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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
4
A Citizens State Bank of Polk Nebraska reports assets of 464 441.89 and total deposits of 124 965.64 at June 30 1941. Board members Oscar Strand Andy Carlson and Chas Carlson certify the statements. Social notes mention Omaha visitors Mrs Roy Benson and relatives.
The article explains food poisoning origins from botulism and other germs, noting botulinus in improperly canned foods and signs like dizziness and swallowing trouble. It warns of epidemics from picnics, urges discarding contaminated dishes, and stresses medical consultation for severe cases. It also mentions visits of Mr and Mrs Ed Coover to Stromsburg and Hampton residents visiting the Wurtz home.
Items record visits and travels of local families including Rev and Mrs Hedblooms and daughter in Colorado. Birth announced for H J Bedient’s family. Local movers haul gravel for Abel Construction. Various church schedules listed with pastors and service times.
Lincolns Lucein Carlson spent the weekend at home. Lincoln residents Gladys McCoy and Shirley Cramer joined several families for visits and a Riverside picnic. Beatrice guest Shirley Peterson visited in the W L Lindburg home. Community groups met at the Lutheran Walther League and Baptist Church with social events planned. An ice cream social was announced for July 15 at the Methodist Church lawn with quart sales. 4-H Merry Cooks Club added two members and elected leaders. B D Madison returned from hospital care in Omaha.
Community notes list Art Scholz and wife returning from Laramie claim and planning to farm the John Adelson place next season. Several families and individuals are noted for visits, outings, and arrivals in Julian Omaha Lincoln and Colubus areas. A baby girl joins Otto Wirshusen's home July 4.
An unreadable OCR fragment shows currency marks and numbers with questions about value or price. The readable portions offer little context for a full event or person.
The piece lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or visiting priority through weekend events. It notes callers at the Oscar Gustafson home and Fourth of July gatherings hosted by May Austin and Wm Lindburg with attendees from Bridgeport Fremont Omaha and Des Moines and a Columbus Pawnee Park picnic. A York York Dr Walter Roehrn and Joyce are noted along with a shower for Cleo Cramer at the Baptist Church hosted by the Women’s Society.
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