Polk area page notes Navy enlistment and springlike weather
Donald Slusser leaves for a four year Navy term with training in San Diego. Nebraska enjoys a warm spell with temperatures in the 60s and children playing marbles on sidewalks as families mark new moves, obituaries, birthdays, and local events across Polk Stromsburg and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slusser
Omaha
Donald
Navy
San Diego
Calif
J. N. Norton
Norton
Sterling Nelson
Fred Johnson
Arwine
Polk
C. E. Cohagen
Polk Women's Club Meets on American Indians Topic
Eleven members joined at Jo Strand's last Thursday as Doris Stewart and Verna Fredrickson presented on early origin and settlement of American Indian tribes. GeneSe Munn co hosted and pictures were shown. A Walk a Thon in April for the March of Dimes and Senior Citizens Bingo on Wednesday were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Women’s Club
Jo Strand
Genese Munn
Doris Stewart
Verna Fredrickson
Polk Local Celebrations and Birthday Gatherings
Sunday supper and birthday party gatherings reported in Polk with guests from Clarks Osceola and nearby towns. The Merton Flodman home hosted a birthday event with cake and ice cream provided by attendees. Also noted are visits by Mrs Royce Bellows and a Friday stay in Grand Island with Dick Alderson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Coover
Warren Wegner
Carroll Flodman
Wesley Jones
Raddy Pollard
Clarks
Lee van’ Winkle
Osceola
Merton Flodman
Merton
Royce Bellows
McCool
Grace’ Harless
Leslie ‘Adelson
Grand Island
Dick Alderson
Polk Progress Classified Rates and Post Office Note
The Polk Progress lists advertising rates per column inch at 77 cents and obituary poetry at 15 cents per line. Card of thanks is 20 cents per line with a $2 minimum. Subscriptions: Nebraska $6 per year, six months and three months not fully shown. elsewhere $7 per year. single copy price unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris W. Alfred
Polk
Nebraska
Inch
Weather in February: cold snaps and stubborn snow
The piece chronicles a week of frigid days and snow, detailing temperatures from 38 to below zero, shifting winds, and snow events. It notes public gloom, rising prices, and indoor coping as residents watch the sky and wait for milder weather to arrive.
Family Farm Debate Sparks Reflection on Land Use
The writer discusses the meaning of family farm and land use in Nebraska's legislature. It critiques absentee ownership and large corporate farming while stressing land wisdom and long term stewardship for a liveable landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Center For Rural Affairs
Walthill
Nebraska
Burbach
Platte River
Middlewest
Weekend Visitors and Mild Weather Noted in Polk Local News
Clear but chilly morning with 16 degrees at 6 am. South wind cooled the day, though it was warmer than Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolton of Lincoln were weekend guests of his mother Mrs Laura Bolton. Mr and Mrs James Brazda Sr visited Vergil Bush on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Anderson
Rodney Anderson
Charlie Ang
Rockford
Mildred Meerkatz
John Meerkatz’s
Polk
Willard Richardson
York
William Butzke
Bob Sigler
Clyde Stevens
Carrier Eckler
P. J. Garten
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
E. R. Peterson
August Nelson
Karl Detloff
Ruth Nelson
Lincoln
Paul White
Central City
Charles Funk
Arborville
Robert Baack
Norman Reetz
Grand Island
Baack
Brazda Implement Co
Orville Bedient
Idaho
Raymond Stunkel
Hordville
Brauer Funeral Home
Stromberg
GNP
Egrees
Frank Cohagen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donald Slusser
Donald Hahn
Raton
Sa. Pacific
Harvey Hahn
Martin Lundstrom
Grant Willits
Lena Johnson
Guy Blanchard
Chesterfield
Keene Hueftle
Paul Stevens
Pork
Bradshaw
Polk Veterinary Office
C. R. Johnson
Judy Ann O’shea
Betty Croker
Polk High School
Walter Binford
Binford
Gust E. Seaquist
Salt and Byers
Thomas Holcombe
Robert Burke
Stromsburg Methodist Church
Lester Anderson
Stromsburg
Sweden
Wilbur Whitacre
West Coast
Glen Carlson
Don
Prairie Valley
Prairie’ Valley
Leonard Anderson
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