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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1971
Page
8
J. R. Holmes of the Urban and Secondary Roads Department in Lincoln Nebraska schedules two sessions on January 21 and 28 to discuss urban and secondary road projects and improvements.
The Village Board of Polk met January 5 1971 at 8 00 PM with all trustees present. Minutes read approved. Treasurer and Light and Water Commissioners reports accepted. Bills listed including taxes, fuel, repairs, and ins. Motion to authorize warrants passed. meeting adjourned. Arnold Neuhaus clerk.
Mr and Mrs Ray Werner left Friday to spend the winter months in Arizona. Mr and Mrs Leland Jones and Shirley of Hampton visited Mrs Hilmer Jones on Sunday. Levar Sandell and Elwood Sandell hosted Sunday dinner. Horace Stevens visited the Dennis Richards home in Central City Wednesday. Don Dush of Clarks joined Neal Van Housen after the basketball game Friday. Carroll Flodman hosted the Route 66 Saddle Club for January with guests including Horace Stevens and Dennis Richards. Thursday visitors at Neal Van Housen’s included Lynn Sundberg and Cory.
A sequence of social visits and meals is recorded with neighbors hosting parties in various homes. Events include birthday celebrations for Josephine Samuelson and Mrs Lott, anniversaries for Ostberg and Hoffman, and multiple Sunday dinners and weekend guestings among families in Lincoln, York, Rising City, and Central City.
A humorous roundup notes misprints and oddities from various papers. It cites a local Polkite misquote about President Nixon presenting a plague to the University of Nebraska and mentions quirky items from Parade Lincoln papers and other outlets, including a world worm race and Las Vegas quip.
A bank reports reserves on loans and securities, bad debt reserve setup per IRS rulings, and capital accounts. It lists average deposits for 16 days and average loans for 15 days, with cash totals and sign-off by cashier Dorothy Jean Harless and directors attest. Total assets shown at 1,888,040.69.
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