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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
4
The Polk Progress presents weekly local news and community notices under editor Howard W. Herbes. This brief listing summarizes the publication identity and leadership of the newspaper.
The marriage of Miss Anna Dahlgren and Byron W Tatlow was celebrated at the Dahlgren home with Rev George Weber officiating. Other notes include injuries from farming accidents and a damaged finger from a lawn mower during a recent Polk electrical storm.
A noon lightning strike demolished the depot chimney and knocked out electric wires but caused no further damage. A. W. Shafer sold his grocery stock to his son Shannon who will continue business at the same location. The note recalls a fiftieth birthday anniversary for W. A. Wurtz with about sixty five visitors and a luncheon.
E C Janssen and daughter Mary Arnold Beckman AYR lyn were injured in a head on collision when a Dodge sedan by Mr Marker of Rising City struck Janssen’s Chrysler. Janssen suffered a cracked rib and bruises Beckman had cut hands and a finger slashed to the bone, both daughters bruised. Gilbert Benson returns from Grand Island hospital after appendicitis surgery and Forrest Sedan returns from Montana to work.
Paul Strand of this place and Miss Josephine Berggren escaped injury when Strand’s Chrysler coupe collided with a Wall & Shockey truck between Utica and Seward Saturday night. The car sustained $175 in damage. Esther Butzkey is clerking at Felton's drug store during Nina Tenney’s absence.
Polk residents report weekend visits and dinners across Osceola Hampton Arborville Lincoln Stromsburg Benedict Benedict area. Guests include Mr and Mrs Nyberg Osceola Mrs Bodine Hordville Sandell Wall Wall Hampton and many others with extended stays and Sunday dinners.
Des Moines, Ind Bay area residents hosted and visited friends across Arborville over the weekend. Several families including Bedients, Hoffmans, Merchants, Beckners, Flicks and Nobles hosted or traveled to towns such as York, Lincoln, Denver and Atlantic for visits and picnics.
J B Williams listed as a physician and surgeon with office hours from 9 12 a.m. and 2 5 p.m. and phone numbers for office and residence.
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