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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1974
Page
8
Three seats on Polk School Board open with filing due by March 15. Applications available from board secretary Roger Hanquist or Mrs Ehn at the school office. Also highlights from calendar and student activities including jazz band, girls track, and a space themed first grade math contest.
Mary Nyberg aged over 95 died early Saturday February 46 1974 after a long life on a Polk farm. Born Mary Sjoblom in Sweden June 22 1878 she came to America in 1902. She married Olof Nyberg in 1906 and raised five sons and a daughter. survived by Edwin Philip Henry Leonard Helen, 19 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren. Final services were at Evangelical Free Church Polk February 19 1974 with burial at Swede Plain cemetery.
Delores Tewell describes a lunch box method using ham burger molds as stacked keepers. she fills one with jello, seals it, and snaps it atop another keeper filled with ice to keep the treat cold and tasty.
The Faithful Workers held their annual Valentine party at the Food Shop in Polk with a dinner and card games. Clarence Van Ostrand and Esther Larsen won high prizes for men and women while Alma Lampshire and Lawrence Larson took low prizes. Larson also received the traveling prize.
Elsie Mae Ang Stevens born October 29 1901 Lincoln Nebraska daughter of Frank and Frieda Ang married Clyde J A Stevens December 8 1921 Polk Nebraska two sons Robert and Gerald lived Polk then Lincoln died February 16 1974 age 72 services February 19 1974 United Methodist Church Polk Dr John T Kim organist Mrs Edward Saylor led music casket bearers Paul Arlo Joel Gregory Douglas and Mark Stevens interment Polk Cemetery memorial details include two sons daughters in law grandchildren great grandchildren sisters in law and brothers in law and local relatives
The anecdote recalls a locked railroad station door in Seattle due to few passengers and late night trespass by vagrants. Lloyd Stromberg hands his business key to Homer MacDonald after 40 years of work, expressing an odd feeling at not entering the shop. Mr and Mrs Conrad Lindholm visited Holdrege with Mr and Mrs Robert Harden and family.
The Village of Polk Nebraska invites sealed bids for Storm Sewer and related street improvement Project TM M-499(7) RF-666(1001)572 in Polk. Bid deposits, performance bond, and required documents must accompany proposals due March 5, 1974 at the Polk Hotel Lobby. The engineer's estimate is 32000 dollars.
Notice states automatic renewal of two retail liquor licenses for one year from May 1 1974. Licenses: American Legion Post No 160 Lot 9 Block 3 Original Village Polk Nebraska and William W Genese Munn co partnership Lot 24 Block 11 Original Village Polk Nebraska. Protests by residents due by March 15 1974 with hearing if three or more protests filed. Published February 21 1974.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Dahlin and Mrs Ella Dahlin of Stromsburg attended the wedding of Sheryl Stevens and Mike Sloup of Rising City at the Lutheran Church in Lincoln Saturday evening.
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