Jig-saw Craze Sweeps Area as Winter Weather Intensifies
Local notes blend a national trend with area events. Jig-saw puzzles gain popularity, with bridge games halted in some places as households gather to assemble pieces. A fatality is reported: William T. Rockwell, 77, dies suddenly near Arborville. Community members host a shower for Ervin Hahn, recently displaced by a home fire, and several social visits unfold at homes across the region. The weather record shows an official 20 degrees below zero as the harshest winter condition in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
William T. Rockwell
Arborville
Gertrude Nelson
Irene Jones
Lincoln
Hazel Nelson
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Ben Berger
Ison
Osceola
W. P. Miller
Ervin Hahn
Phyllis Alfred
Elizabeth Allison
Rev Peterson
L. Sundberg
Bernice Stevens
Mercury
Merle Wats
Valentine
Watts
Wilmetta Steel
Polk
August Nelson
Dean Nelson
Sterling, Colo
Lillie Johnson
Linnea
Dorothy Woodman
Helen Lormiller
Erma Nelson Sr
Clifford Penrose
Manhattan
Kan
Cc. J. McCoy
Mervin Samuels
Augusta Johnson
Harold
Ed Johnson
York
Henry Horstman
Alfred
A. E. Sundberg
O. FE. Sundberg
Stromsburg Hospital
Sunday Dinner Guests and Local Visits Reported
Polk residents hosted dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Albert Sundberg and others. A Tucson boys choir concert in Grand Island drew attendees from the Sundbergs, Petersons, Johnsons, and Hills. Diane Sandell from Minneapolis visited relatives, with Roger Hawke of Archer also noted. Diane departed Sunday afternoon for Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sundberg
C O Rodine
Emma Johnson
Oscar Sundberg
JoAnn Barney
Lydia Peterson
Dorothy Johnson
Glen Hill
Tucson Boys Choir
Grand Island
Horace Stevens
Gerald Stevens
Diane Sandell
Minneapolis
Mis
Wallace Sandell
Roger Hawke
Archer
Diane
Storms Leave Area Powerless and Disrupt Lines
Storms last week damaged power and telephone lines in the area causing outages. Several families sought shelter with relatives as services and daily life were disrupted. Clyde Willits of Silver Creek died January 19 at Hastings. former Polk residents. Community notes: Commercial Club met, Merle Stromberg elected 1953 president with Arnold Neuhaus and Vern Jones as aids.
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Clyde Willits
Silver Creek
Hastings
Willits
Polk
Commercial Club
Holmes Cafe
Merle Stromberg
Arnold Neuhaus
Vern Jones
Theo
Local Community Guests and Family Visits Highlight Week
A flurry of social visits fills a weekend and midweek in the community. Ed and Mrs Coover hosted at dinner with Paul Coover family. Charley Johnson visited Adelsons. Emory and Cramer families welcomed guests for birthdays and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Coover
Paul Coover
Charley Johnson
Central City
Willard Adelson
Emory Cramer
Charles
Marcene Garner
Larry Cramer
Susan
Sadie Clark
Bruce Cramer
York
CarlaCrlstrom
E. C Cramer
Floyd Patraw
Patraw
Osceola
Judy Adelson
Lincoln
Leslie Adelson
Lloyd Widge
Emma Horstman
Elmer Hanquist
Imogene
Ben Peterson
Parker
Horstman
Mervin Shenk
Clarence Johnson
Michael Lampshire
Holdrege
Merlin Lampshire
Ronald Bein
Aurora
LaVaughn Adelson
R. E. Shostrom
Omaha
Bill Shostrom
Methodist Hospital
Roy Miller
C. Marvin Fredrickson
the Baptist Church
Lynn Benson
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Dodge and Dart
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Weener-Clausen
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Nebraska
Barre Guild
Bank
FDIC
State Bank
Polk, Nebraska
the Polk Progress
Norris W. Alfred
Congress
National Editorial Association
National Editorial
Jasgbciation
Poriakde ‘Disc Roller
Duane Johnson
Kearney
Lee Pasco
Paul Stevens
Karen Shostrom
Judy Crouse
Karen
Darrel Shostrom
Patronize Progress
Vanda
A. M. Grubaugh
Mer
Federal Land Bank Ass
N. David City
Petrus C. Nelson
State Farm
Stwel Autowoble Insurance
C~— Mae Glico
Meemingtes, Liliesia
Stromsburg
Prema
Stilbestrol
Farmers Coop Grain Ass
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