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Polk Progress in Polk, Nebraska

07 Jan 1954

Page 4

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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1954

Page

4

Polk Fire Dept Praised For Quick Call Response

Mutterings by Mook notes Polk firemen arrived within five minutes of the call last Monday noon. Fire Chief Chuck Peterson is credited for reinvigorating the department and improving response. A small trash fire at Mr. and Mrs. John Sweenie’s home prompted quick aid, easing embarrassment for Mrs. Sweenie. Residents urge better dog control on business streets and decry lingering Christmas decorations despite New Year’s.

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Polk Fire Dept Chuck Peterson John Sweenie Fire Dept
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New Year Socials and Visits Highlight North Blue News

The North Blue News notes New Year’s Day visits with the Rahrs and Gerkensmeyer families in Seward and Lincoln, dinners and suppers hosted by Blase and Kerker families, and weekend gatherings with Rahrs guests from Hampton and Washington. Cecelia Jisa’s first birthday is also recorded with the Bah rg family visit.

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Kenneth Wayne Person Will Garling V. L. Kerker Walter Scheele Lincoln Clarence Bahr3 Robert Ernest Salchow Carl W. L. Kerker Harold Reed York Alvin Rahrs Norman Reetz Art Dose Harold Blase E. T Brisack Cecelia Jisa Clarence Bahrg Jisa
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Mook Polk Arnold Neuhaus Chauncey Gustafson Main Street Polk Progress Office Oscar Sundberg Doyle Sundberg Osceola Gene Bauer Sutton Albert Sundberg Janice Sundberg Central City Arthur Ekdahl Janet, Scottsbluff David Ekdahl Floyd Cohagen Frank Cohagen Tae Gett Emile Frigidaire Pade General Motors Sundberg & Son North Blue News W. Long Sun School Clarence Rahrs Walter Gerkensmeyer R.S.P. Cherries Heinz Baby Foods Peanut Winesap Apples Sunkist All Brands Coffee Peterson Market
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