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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
1
Nine to twelve year olds harvest corn east of town amid winds and dirt. Thanksgiving notes describe turkey scarcity, chicken meals, and warm sunny weather. Community updates mention new homes, local visitors, and family gatherings across numerous households.
The 1949 Polk County 4-H Achievement Day gathered 95 registered members and leaders at Osceola Lutheran basement. Bonnie Sherwood led girls and Bobby Lamoree led boys in a name-collecting activity before a varied program of music, talks, and demonstrations. Prizes, club awards, medals, and certificates were presented, followed by slides, a film, and a planned 1950 officers training session.
The 1949 polio outbreak strains the Infantile Paralysis Foundation and state chapters with medical costs and emergency aid. Polk County Chapter cites national support and local needs, noting 40 000 cases nationwide and Nebraska receiving over 98 162 dollars. The March of Dimes meeting covers funding, research, and epidemic response.
Gerald Stevens son of Mrs. Elsie Stevens is transferred to the Polk rural mail carrier post effective January 1, 1950. His family has long served on the Polk route with his father grandfather and relatives preceding him. Thanksgiving gatherings and local civic events are noted, including scholarship honors for Doyle Gustafson of Polk and community visits across Osceola Palmer and Malcolm.
The Evangelical Free Church hosted a Union Thanksgiving service led by Rev. M. E. Olson with a sermon by Rev. Nels Pearson of Hordville. A male quartet and soloist Wilbur Whitacre performed as offerings supported the American Bible Society. The event was organized by the Polk Ministerial Association and weekend visits and dinners followed among local families.
The Polk School Honor Roll lists students across grades with Barbara Walker and Marilyn Shostrom achieving all A’s. The December calendar includes class play on December 2, basketball games, a Christmas musical, and a Christmas vacation from December 23 to January 2. Local relatives celebrated Mrs. Creech’s birthday and Highway Engineer Olmstead visited Polk noting highway east of Polk is finished but road hazards persist with gravel and mesh proposed to improve settling.
Rev. Paul Walker of Polk Methodist Church earns extra money by gleaning corn left by mechanical harvesters. He leads the Intermediate Fellowship Group to collect for Polk’s $1600 Methodist quota and the Gerald Sumners Fund Nebraska mission project.
Walter Binford traveled to Council Bluffs after the sudden death of his brother in law Ted Cunningham aged about 45. He is survived by his wife and daughter Miss Violet of St Louis Missouri.
Mr and Mrs T A Stevens will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday December 11 at Polk Methodist Church visitors greet relatives and friends from two to five p m at the church parlors. Visitors welcome at their home in the evening. Also noted are Thanksgiving dinners and other local family visits including Mr and Mrs Leo Wurtz at John Wall home Hampton and Mr and Mrs Elmer Hanquist in Milford for a 50th anniversary and local travels and student visits from Kearney College over the holiday.
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