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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1972

Page

6

County Commissioners Hold Regular Session in Polk County

Osceola Nebraska July 5 1972 Polk County Board meets in regular session at 10 60 AM audited claims and issued warrants in General and Road Funds totaling numerous entries. Actions include contract with Husker Steel for a bridge bond approval for Anton Pokorney Veterans Service appointments and adjournment set for July 18 1972.

Osceola Nebraska Board of County Commissioners Polk County Transfer, Inc Malek Midwest Agr. Warehouse Co Minnesota Warner Co Dean Myers Osceola Drilling Co Ceva Eller District Court Eldon R. Johnson Dale Frizzell Johnson Husker Steel Peterson Anton M. Pokorney Veterans Service Committee Burdette A. Flodman

Polk Village approves housing study and ordinances in July 1972 session

The Polk Nebraska village board met July 6 1972 at the Polk Hotel for regular business. Officials approved minutes treasurer light and water reports and authorized advisory services to study low rent housing. Ordinances 172 and 173 on sale of property and liquor dispensation were read amended and passed. Bills were audited and paid before adjournment.

Village Board of Trustees Polk Hotel Norton Myers Dornburgh Jones Redman Light and Water Commissioners Polk McNaught Polk Progress Polk County Nebraska Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co., Gos Aceesseesaes Sundberg & Son Hardware Nebr Public Power Dist Dutton Lainson Gales Redman Well Service Overland Sands& Gravel Essa Wela Polk Oil Co Griffolyn Co James McMeekin Ceeses W. H Lincoln Tel. & Tel Citizens State Bank Social Security Bureau Union Pacific R. R Leas Caertt

Eastside Birthday Club holds July gathering at home

Polk county notes show the Eastside Birthday Club meeting at Mrs Joe Ehn’s home on Wednesday with seven members present and lunch served. A sequence of visits, dinners, and weekend gatherings involve numerous local families and guests from Syracuse Illinois, Marquette Michigan, Lincoln Nebraska, Sutton and Aurora along with trips to Glas ser’s Dam and Lake Erickson for July 4 activities.

Eastside Birthday Club Joe Ehn Art van Ostrand Syracuse Ill Mary Monson Richard Johnson Clarence Guthrie Don Bierrum Norman Reckner Ron Adams Roy Glasser Marla Branting Glasser Martin Hoffman Leonard Stindt Sutton Henry Reed Calvin Lockwood Saginaw Mich Keith Henry Rome Italy Emma Horstman Fritz Otte San Diego Calif Henry Horstman Howard Rowe Tucson Ariz Clarence Johnson LaVaughn Adelson Ronald Beins Aurora Roger Gustafson Lake Erickson Wayne Person Trent Tyler Allan Pickrel Clarks Clyde Travis Fullerton Heber Wagner Central City C. R. Peterson Osceola Tommie Jensen

July Fourth Visitors Highlight Small Town Gatherings

Thursday July 13 1972 residents recalled a busy holiday period. James Brazda Sr and family hosted a birthday gathering for Kim and Robin Brazda while cousins Glen Brazda and family joined the event. Other guests included Tom Volz Dennis Van Housen families and local residents. Patricia and Lynn Ramsey vacationed in Estes Park Colorado and visited Henry Reed in Omaha. In towns nearby Emory Cramer spent time in York with Florence Shockey. Bonnie Knost from Los Angeles stay with Gordon Fossberg and family.

James Brazda Kristi Stromsburg Robert Brazda Kim Robin Glen Brazda Fullerton Roger Tom Volz Patricia Lynn Ramsey Estes Park Colo Henry Reed Omaha Grace Harless Calvin Gertsch Columbus Stanley Harless Deloris Hengelfelt Leland Harless Pam Vera Shay York Donald Hanquist Don Hanquist Lincoln Elmer Hanquist Laura Bolton Bonnie Knost Los Angeles Calif Gordon Fossberg

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of County Commissioners General Fund Leo Albers Donna Marie Anderson Richard Anderson Anderson Annie Jeffrey Memorial Co City of Osceola Dodds Homes Hammond & Stephens Co Carl R. H. Johnson Lincoln Regional Center Virginia McVeigh Nebr. Assn. of Co Omaha Printing Co Osceola Ins Agency Don Osentowski The Paymaster Corp Redfield & Company, Inc Mary E Rempe Stephenson School Supply Supreme School Supply, Co Harold D. Thayer Thorco Louise S. Timm Co. Treas Cecelia Wagner West Publishing Co Law Books Deryl J. Reed Leland Bruckner Utilities City of Stromsburg Co-op Oil, Inc Cuddy’s Elk. & Welding Farmers Co-op Business Assn Rodney C. Larsen Lewis Mobil Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co Lloyd’s Sinclair Bravel Yen Wesh Malek’s James A. McMeekin Nahrstedt’s Nebr. Public Power Dist Rinke-Vickers the Island Supply Co Weed Fund Ralph L. Buss Carl J. Carlstrom Lone Star Sand & Gravel Co Johnson Machine Shop Johnson Service W. V. Kosh Lepp & Larsen, Inc Lewis Mobil Service Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co Beatrice State Home Polk County Welfare Office Lowell Hanson Lucile Hohnbaum Avis J. Kuhnel the Village Board County Housing Authority Light & Water Dept Petty Cash Sesssee Dick’s Standard Service Luther League York County Court House Bradshaw Ray L. Svehla Bradshaw Polk Road ASCS Charles J. Knight Hide House & Garden Spray Sundberg Holiday Inn South Locust Grand Island Heinzman Irrigation Ken Lager Mobil
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