Progress Box Letters Highlight Community Ties and Reach
Readers share updates on moving to York, renewing subscriptions, and gratitude for the Polk Progress. Notices mention Pinehurst area readers in California and Arizona sending thanks, with editorials from Sacramento Fresno Modesto and Santa Barbara cited as showing rail issues affecting Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Brantings
Lincoln
Mervin
York
York Ave
Progress
California
Sacramento
Fresno
Modesto
Railway Commission
Polk
George Hollister
East
Pontiac Way
Fresno Bee
Stromsburg
Allison
Emma
Wilson
Osceola
Santa Barbara
Jim Wilson
Local Visitors From Nearby Towns Share Weekend in Polk
Mr and Mrs Marvin Branting were Saturday afternoon visitors in David City. They spent the afternoon with her sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rumery and were supper guests of her parents, Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson. Miss Debra Gustafson is visiting her sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs Leroy Smelker at Colorado Springs, Colo. this week. Mr and Mrs Jerry Rowe of Riddle, Ore. were guests of his aunt, Mrs Emma Horstman last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Branting
David City
Kenneth Rumery
Carl Wilson
Debra Gustafson
Leroy Smelker
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jerry Rowe
Riddle, Ore
Emma Horstman
Hannah Bodine
Larry Coover
Alice Best
Ed Coover
Central City
Paul Coover
Shelly
Cindy Kroger
Max Kroger
Kearney
Bern
Kansas
Max
Emory Cramer
York
Florence Shockey
Gilbert
Weather Notes Highlight Dry Harvest Periods
The Progress weatherman reports no rain since July 4 5, with a dry spell lasting through July 13. The week brought heat with daily 90s, calm skies, and a south west wind reducing coolness. Milo and crops ride a bumper potential while dryland farmers fear delayed rain. Ollie Johnson notes milo heading toward Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Ollie Johnson
Milo
Polk
Local residents visit relatives and note changing weather
The report lists numerous family visits across York Plainview Holdrege and Stromsburg with extended stays at grandparents, weddings, birthdays, and hospital returns. Weather notes describe a dry cool front moving in and a warm afternoon reach 80s with light breezes.
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O. R
Elizabeth Allison) Robertson
Sun City
Bill
Liz
Norris
Leo
Verbena Brauer) Wurtz
Golden
Brighton
Dan
Polkites
Catalina
Pontiac
Barber’s Service
LeMans
GMC
Arthur Piinee
Leslie Adelson
Scott
Ginger
Jill Albin
John Horn
Plainview
Lloyd Albin
Renée
Kent Albin
Madison
Gail Albin
Glen Babcock
Clarence Joanson
Holdrege
Merlin Lampshire
Ollie
Joe Ehn
Frank Cohagen
Don Lindholm
Butch Mills
Murray Nelson
Kenneth Cramer
Robin Brazda
James Brazda
Robin
James Brazda, Jr
Jim
Vergil Busa
Morris Lindquist
Leon Meerkatz
Dennis van Housen
Carleen
Sara Brown
Carl Brown
Ansley
Harold Carlson
Farm Machinery
Allis Chalmers Combine
IHC
THC
van Brunt
Gulbransen
Morris
Apt
Philco
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