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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
6
A bustling weekend shows Ralph Wright visiting in Cotesfield with his uncle, while Osceola guests join local families. Various gatherings include house warmings, Sunday dinners, and local shopping, with multiple trips to Lincoln Sutton and York. A new baby arrives in the Berg family and local sales ads announce ranges for sale.
Polk Nebraska village trustees meet August 1 1939 with Chairman Isaacson and four members present. They sign an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Engineering and Irrigation to route a highway through Laclede Street from the north limits to Highway 66 using Park Avenue. Bills from local utilities and vendors are approved.
Dallas visitors Mr and Mrs Earl McClure and Mickey arrived for a family visit with O. F. Alfred. Raymond Crew won first in the first flight and Ray Peterson first in consolation of the second flight at a Central City golf tournament. Genoa and Omaha travelers join relatives for weekend activities and a Little World Series trip. Diane Megarry and Don Anderson from Kansas City spent time with Miss Emma Warnick and family, rekindling 50 year gaps.
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