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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
1
Principal Richey announces new programs for elementary and secondary students. Lunch will be home packed with milk at 5c, and learning spaces move to churches in a staggered setup. No school for K-6 on Jan 2, 7-12 attend. assembly at 8:30 AM Thursday followed by busing to locations.
A personal reminiscence recalls a white Christmas with snowdrifts piling over Nebraska towns. Chuck Lytle predicts bad weather for Monday as snow from earlier days adds inches. Kids on Main St. stage impromptu snowball battles while Santa distributes candy and nuts, and musings on Santa’s origins evoke cultural notes.
A fire roared through the Pork Elementary School shortly after 1 am on a Saturday, destroying the gym addition and main building. Polk’s Volunteer and nearby departments from Stromsburg Hardville and Central City fought the blaze. flames breached the roof, windows melted, and although crews redirected water and protected nearby houses, the structure burned to rubble with few chances to save records or contents.
A man in a ski mask robbed the First State Bank of Hordville Wednesday around 12:50 PM. Employees Valli Killion and Cecilia Carnes were inside. a note demanded cash and a gun was implied. About $4,000 to $5,000 was taken. Dick Anderson alerted authorities. the suspect fled but was halted near the Interstate by 2:30 PM.
The Polk School Board will meet in the High School Library at 8:00 p.m. to discuss projected enrollments bond issue site location and consolidation possibilities. A brief executive session will follow at 9:00 with the public invited to attend the discussion.
Saturday drawings of the Community Club five dollar gift certificates list winners including Mrs Don Dose Hidie Wishmeier W C Flodman Robert Brazdin Monica Werner Jo Richey Esther Peterson Lesley Jones Jonita Baack Marge Lind Billy Blender Layne Hanquist Gale Ziegelbein Scott Albin Elaine Anderson Kevin Goertzen Peg Lindburg Jason Redman Reuben Hanquist Grayce Burney.
Martin Jones entered Aurora hospital on Monday and is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack.
A late night fire tears through the Polk grade school as firefighters battle flames spilling water through windows. Residents crowd the streets watching embers fall while families relocate to safer areas and reporters note the impact on history and the neighborhood.
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