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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
1
A look back at Polk Bean Days recalls Nick McNaught's idea to cook beans in iron kettles served free. Early efforts used kettles hauled from unlikely places, cooked with beans and liquid smoke, then distributed in Polk amid high interest and evolving recipes.
Waco captured the Polk Small Girls softball tournament defeating Benedict in the final. The oldest girls placed third in the district tourney. Gresham beat Shelby for third. Polk and Osceola exited early, while Benedict and Clarks posted notable district results.
The Polk Community Club voted against holding Bean Days this year citing lack of carnival, uncertain supplies including beans, and rising barbecue costs over 1000 dollars. They aim to resume next year if conditions stabilize.
The Polk Woman's Club sponsors the Salvation Army annual drive and lists contributions from Am. Legion Auxiliary 5.00 Polk Woman's Club 3.00 Residential area 92.95 Business District 65.00, totaling 165.95. The club thanks all who contributed and urges support of progress advertisers.
Carl Colwell buys the Polk on the highway property long associated with Grandma Kahler. Colwell, previously from Council Bluffs Iowa, acquired the house after Ross Tarr bought it from George Scott.
The Polk County Fair opens July 26 to 29 in Osceola with an Auto Demolition Derby offering cash prizes and trophies. Drivers with valid licenses and operable cars enter heats for the feature event while safety rules are minimal. Ray Conrad, fair secretary, invites entries and notes Sherwin Linton and the Cotton Kings will headline July 27 with gates at 7:00 and show at 8:00.
Walter Nielsen superintendent of Polk Schools has been chosen as one of twenty five participants in the Advanced EPDA Institute in Career Guidance and Counseling to be held in August 2010 at Wayne State College.
Market brief lists wheat price at 2.25 per bushel and corn at 1.82 per bushel with a mile rate of 3.00 per hundred. Read as a raw commodity snapshot from Polk Market dated Tuesday July 17.
Mrs Minnie Wright entered Lincoln General hospital on Sunday for surgery. Mrs Merle LaVelle is a patient in York hospital.
A narrator wakes at five thirty to drive the kids to work or school. The rural morning scene unfolds with cold air, empty streets, deer in the road, a lonely town, and a crew of weed-pullers as dawn breaks.
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