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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1953
Page
8
Local items list births and marriages at Stromsburg and nearby hospitals. An elderly man died after illness, and detasseling work occurred with Polk youth. School, church, and public activities faced interruptions during late August.
Polk County items report a polio epidemic with two deaths, fall births at area hospitals, anniversaries and marriages, and local sport scores. Notable names include Bot Steenbock named Polk Co Commander, engagements between Phyllis Best and Burdette Flod, and W.A. Stevens’s obituary at York General Hospital.
November results show Polk defeating Grand Island St Marys 20 to 12 in the season finale and topping St Paul 19 to 9 for a 7 win, 1 loss record. Lois Miller crowned football queen and Gaylen Holm es king.
Polk tops Bradshaw 57 44 Henderson and Silver Creek 73 42 Stromsburg 40 33 Brainard defeats Polk 59 31 A community resuscitator benefit dance raises 400 Dec 4 Swede Plain W S C S hosts 400 at Smorgasbord Dec 10 Miss Helen Bush and Everett Blender wed Dec 1 near Arborville Mrs Ida Paterson and Mr Nels Hall wed in Kearney Dec 20
Notice from Merrick County Nebraska that the Polk County Court will hear January 23 1953 at 10 a m on the administrator s final account and petition for final settlement and distribution in the estate of Joe S Johnson deceased contest allowed heirship and discharge of the administrator sealed by the county judge Dated January 6 1953 progress January 8 16 22
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