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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
4
The Polk Progress with editor publisher Howard W Herbes leads weekly issues. Local reporting covers community events, notices, and regional updates from the Polk area.
The item lists numerous Christmas visitations and travel as residents and relatives visit family homes in Central City Swede Home Adam s and Newman Grove. Notable names include Miss Dorothy Green Dr D H Westfall Mr and Mrs Harry Carlson Mrs John Anderson Mr and Mrs Oscar Sundberg and others with trips to Lincoln Creston Iowa Omaha Amey Iowa and Hollywood California during the holiday season.
Readable excerpts list holiday guests from Lincoln Omaha and Rockyford Colorado plus Stromsburg and Central City and Polk village board proceedings incl bills, licenses and officer appointments from January 1937 through April 1937.
M. D. physician and surgeon lists office hours from 9 to 12 in the morning and 2 to 5 in the afternoon. Phones provided: office and residence numbers 157w2 and 157w3.
Official proceedings document the May 4 meeting with Trustees Isaacson Wurtz Sundberg Brauer present and Sadan absent. Minutes of prior meeting approved. Treasurer Light and Water Commissioner reports accepted along with Marshall and Police Magistrate reports. Appointments were likely listed afterwards.
Meeting of the village board with Isaacson Wurtz Sundberg Brauer present. Minutes of prior meeting read and accepted. Communications from the Commercial Club on advertising distribution tabled. Audit of village treasurer clerk and light and water commissioner reported and accepted. Treasurer's annual report ordered published.
Ordinance No 87 passed and approved by the Chairman and Board of Trustees. Trustee Sundberg introduced the annual expense estimate for the year ending May 1 1938. The Board moved to pass and publish the resolution. Listed are payments to Power Co Lincoln Telephone Co County Treasurer labor Dray net and various individuals and firms including Gust Westlund Phillips 66 Ralph Upton Americana Corp Viking Hall Building Fund and other line items. The session adjourned with R J Allison noted as clerk.
Harold Bailey thanks Mr. Davis and all who voted for him to win the tool chest at Davis' Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Swanson express sincere thanks to the Polk Fire Department and many friends for the assistance provided after their recent fire.
Mr and Mrs Nelson King thank neighbors and friends for helping their son Gerald win a prize in the contest at the Davis iPharmacy.
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