Polk Girls Sponsor Charity Plays at Home
Three plays will be staged at the home of Miss Glen Johnson on Friday July 16 to benefit the Omaha Bee-News Free Milk fund. Sponsors and performers include Ruth Nelson Laura Johnson Shirley Peterson and Glen Johnson. Admission prices are 10 cents for adults 5 cents for high school students and 2 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Johnson
H. B. Johnson
Omaha Bee-News
Ruth Nelson
Laura Johnson
Shirley Peterson
Osceola News: weddings, sales, and local events
Osceola notes report a Lincoln marriage between Miss Vallette Fredrickson and Bernie Hickie on June 23. A 320 acre farm changed hands for 24000 dollars with Elmer Horst selling to Ed Krenk of Abie. Local residents host visits, table setting demonstration, and a fire call to a wheat stubble blaze near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Wieseman
Ethel Tasler
O'Neil
Nebraska
Chris Wieseman
Stephen Brooks
Sidney Graham
Rex
Silver Creek
Richard Brooks
Elmer Horst
Earl Bond
Ed Krenk
Abie
Litten
Rip
Arline
Gloria Pearson
Margaret
Aleene Kelly
Gloria
Elinor Highland
Gilbert Johnson
Vallette Fredrickson
Bernie Hickie
Lincoln
Denver
Fair Grounds
Ben Johnsson
Ran Ware
Weekend visits anchor Arborville notes with many households
Curtis Bennett from Norfolk visits the Lackey home for a weekend stay. Dozens of local residents travel to and from Shelby Elm Creek Polk Grand Island Mackinaw Waco Unadilla Hordville for family, club, and social visits, with multiple gatherings and a 4 H Club meeting noting July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Bennett
Norfolk
Ester Lackey
Frank Bennett
Eugene Bennett
Lackey
Ethel Flick
Yellowstone Park
Robert Lytle
C. R. Peterson
Lyle Cockle
Fred
Jim Riley
Idaho
M. Henderson
Shelby
Elm Creek
H. A. Cramer
Cliff Cramer
Polk
Betty Braniting
Cleo Cramer
H. J. Wright
Grand Island
Charles Dahlgren
J. C. McLure
Mackinaw
Illinois
Gertrude Flick
Viola Wessel
Marcella Burgess
Elinor
Margaret Taylor
Dan McSwan
Unadilla
Frank Merchant
Frank Otte
California
Theo Otte
W. E. Bedient
Waco
Fred Bedient
H. J. Bedient
York
Lewis Stark
Aurora
F. W. Bedient
Harold Bedient
Charles Flickenger
Marjorie
Dorothy Mundt
Verdena Stouffer
A. V. Erickson
Angeline
F. C. McMurrin
Near Hordville
C. C. Burgess
Charles Burgess
Marcella
Robert McMur
Vin
Hordville
Henry Blase
Frank Scheapler
Henry Mundt
Beverly Schoolglan
Elinor Taylo
Rose Bedient
Marie Mundt
Floyd Merchant
Much Wheat Coming Into Polk Elevators
Manager Carl Steelquist of the Farmers Co-Op Grain Association says the Polk elevators stay open evenings since July to handle wheat. Harvest is lighter this year with 8 to 12 bushels per acre and test values around 50 to 53. state yields and tests vary by locality with some areas reporting higher results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POLK
Carl Steelquist
Farmers Co-Op
Grain Association
Card of Thanks and Funeral Notice
Mrs Lyle Ostberg Ramona and Mr and Mrs Will Kroger thank friends for gifts cards and letters during illness and hospital stay. They attended a relative's funeral at Grand Island Sunday. he was killed at Yellowstone Park last week. They also visited the home of Mr and Mrs George Reed at Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Ostberg
Ramona
Will Kroger
Grand Island
Yellowstone Park
George Reed
Hilding Dahlin
Dorothy Ann
Central City
Emory Cramer
Larry
H. A. Cramer
Arborville
Gordon Eno
Lincoln
F E. Eno
Eno
Iowa
Be On the Lookout for Grass Fires
Several grass fires have been reported in various communities as extreme heat dries weeds and stubble from harvest. Residents are warned to monitor property to prevent loss and dispose of dry wild oats before serious fires start.
Rural Electrification Progress in Polk County
At a State Railway Commission hearing on July 3 permission was granted for the Polk County Rural Public Power District to build transmission lines. About 75 miles are staked in the northwest, with construction to start by August. Farmers show strong interest in connections. REA only funds construction, future extensions paid by each connecting party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railway Commission
Polk County
REA
Stromsburg
Cor
Polk County Fair Preparations Begin At August 24 Opening
Secretary Jay Hastings leads Polk County preparations for the annual fair at the fair grounds starting August 24. The event will open with a Miss Polk County beauty pageant to advance to the state show in Lincoln, with multiple acts already contracted and a motto of Bigger and Better Than Ever. Gate admission rises while the quarter stretch is free. Locals including Forrest Bowker and Lemuel Appun families visited Riverside Park with Asa Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Hastings
Polk County
Wll
Lincoln
Medical Facts From Josk County Society On Safety Efforts
An article outlines the American Journal of Safety starting publication to reduce automobile fatalities, the American Red Cross Highway Emergency First Aid Program with 1501 stations and 3347 more planned, and health measures in Englewood New Jersey enforcing twice yearly exams for servants to curb venereal disease. It notes tuberculosis signs and the ongoing high mortality from TB, plus a social note about a Columbus Pawnee Park picnic involving the Smith and Hogsett families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For Motor Vehicle Safety, Inc
American Journal of Safety
Association
Brooklyn
New York
Board of Health of
Englewood
New Jersey
Stromsburg Farmer Injured Contacting High Tension Wire
Andy Freeman, 50, a Stromsburg area farmer, was critically injured Tuesday afternoon when his arm touched a high tension electric wire while threshing. He is in critical condition and faces possible amputation. he is married with four sons and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Freeman
Stromsburg
Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Swede Home Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Sunday guests visit Will Kohl home include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Monson Miss Elsie Kohl and Alvin Peterson. Many locals attend dinners showers and club meetings across Swede Home as Esther Larson returns from Kearney and Betty Branting visits Terisa Nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Monson
Elsie Kohl
Alvin Peterson
Will Kohl
Myra Fredrickson
York
Esther Larson
Kearney
Swan Larson
Lilbert Toline
Swede
Axel Fredrickson
Iver Osterman
Clarks
Ansel Fredrickson
Axel Anderson
U. C. W. Club
Harlan Johnson
High Prairie Pig Club
Little’s Island
Evelyn Hughs
Luther League
Marvin
Betty Branting
Polk
Terisa
Earl Fredrickson
Richard Robertson
Lincoln
Happy Needle Workers Sewing Club
Tressa Bush
Lenard Smith
Local Notes From Hardville and Nearby Towns
A montage of social news reports from Hardville and surrounding areas. Birthdays anniversaries visits and callers from Omaha to York plus local employment and community club activities. Also mentions a baby boy born to Van Miller family and a Hardville teacher’s memory. Subscriptions for The Polk Progress advertised.
Complaint Filed Against Omaha Baking Company
Sheriff Worthy Woods of Adams county served a complaint on B. F. Peterson Baking Co. of Omaha. Filed in county court last Friday, the suit by Edmund Nuss cites Nebraska fair trade practices act. It alleges bread sells for 6 cents in Adams and two neighboring counties versus 8 cents in Douglas county. The company denies the charge, calling the Adams loaf a special competitive bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthy Woods
Adams County
B. F. Peterson Baking Co
Omaha
Edmund Nuss
Baking
Peterson Baking Company
Adams
Douglas County
Rain and hail hit farms near town with wind damage
Farmers northeast of town reported about 1.5 inches of rain on Monday evening. E. I. Samuelson said hail damaged wheat and other crops. Strong winds on the Mike Smith farm five miles northeast blew down several buildings and caused further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. IE. Samuelson
Mike Smith
Harvest Pace Boosts Farmers Amid Hopeful Corn Outlook
Harvest is in full swing with farmers working day and night. Weather remains favorable for corn, with growers reporting yields higher than expected despite hail grasshoppers and rust. A timely rain could push the crop to a bountiful season.
Platte River Bridge widening on Highway 11 bid notice
Lincoln Department of Roads and Irrigation advertised for bids to widen the Platte river bridge west of Polk on Highway 14. The 16 to 50 foot span of the concrete arch bridge will be widened with incidental work between Hamilton and Merrick counties. Plans and specifications are not yet available and the project scope is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln
Platte River
Polk
Hamilton
Merrick
Highway 14
Humorous Scribbles and Jokes from a Local Page
A collage of cartoon caption style humor and quips from a community page. It features safety warnings for a warden and doomed prisoner a church bazaar gag about selling kisses a nudism dig a dumb Indian imitation a landlady rule misfire jokes about orig inal sin and a baby birth notice with local names.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk Girls
Charles Smith
Freddie
Charles Bowers
Elmo Scott
Forrest Bowker
Claude Bowker
Lemuel Appun
Bradshaw
Charles Wyatt
Asa Smith
Riverside Parle
Josk County Medical Society
R. L. Smith
Pawnee Park
Columbus
Jesse Hogsett
LeRoy Hogsett
Frank Chandler
Battle Creek
Beryl Smith
Alvina Earl
T. G. Slater Drug Store
Clifford Benson
C. C. Bodine
Charles Johnson
Wallace Johnson
Annette
Effie Holmes
I. J. Lampshire
Frank King
Robert Nelson
Dora McDaniel
Hastings
T. Ortegren
Ivan Anderson
Anderson
Emil Stranberg
Rudolph Nyberg
Merlin
Berneice Ehn
Mil Stranbergs
Stranberg
Iver Ortegren
Miller
Cohagen
Lois
Henry Ortegren
E. Stranberg
Frank Madison
Sweden
Naomi
Mildred Nyberg
Charles Erickson
Liberal Commission
Progress Office
Omaha Baking Company
yYes
O. K
Brudder Jones
Brudder.Jones
Henry
Village House
Apollo
Jimmy
Tommy
Betty Jane
Brandon
Wallace
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