Paving Contract Let for Polk Village 250000 Yards
The Polk Village Fathers awarded Murphy and Company of Omaha a contract to pave 250000 yards of black paving. Work starts August 20 and should finish by December 1. Willard Tenny, recently discharged from the U S Army band at Walter Reed, has returned home. Mr and Mrs Falk welcomed a baby daughter Wednesday night. The Baptist church Women’s Missionary Society and World Wide Guild hosted a dinner honoring Mrs A H Nickell wife of the pastor. Rev Nickell and family depart in September for Louisville Kentucky for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy and Company of
Omaha
Polk Village
Willard Tenny
Walter Reed Hospital
Wash
Ington D. C
Local Teachers Visitor and Departures Highlight Week
Miss Phyllis Krahulik of Omaha who will teach in Polk is in town Saturday getting acquainted. Miss Grayce Stevens left for Kearney to spend a few days with her sister Ildred who attends teachers' college there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Krahulik
Omaha
Polk
Grayce Stevens
Kearney
Ildred
Teachers’ College
Bakery Moves to Clarks for First Class Bakery and Lunch Counter
Mr Strasburg relocated his bakery and equipment to Clarks last week to run a first class bakery and lunch counter. Mr and Mrs Arnold Crow and family were guests at Henry Shostrom home Monday for a supper honoring Irene Shostrom and Rosemary Crow's seventh birthday.
Twenty Years Ago August First 1929 Local Notes
Ed Larson and Olof Ostlund remodeled the north door of R H Thesing store, widening the entrance. Wheat yields in Arborville are reported at 15 to 25 bushels per acre. Marion Kealiher was bruised when his hay rake team ran away. C O Eckles and C R Peterson hosted a gathering for Mr and Mrs D B Carter, who moved to Sutton, and Mr and Mrs Pollock who move to Fremont. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Larson
Olof Ostlund
R. H. Thesing
Arborville
Marion Kealiher
Marion
Messrs
D. B. Carter
Sutton
Flying Fingers Sewing Club Meets at Arlene Green Home
The Flying Fingers Sewing Club held a July 19 meeting at Arlene Green’s home with seven members present. The group planned an encampment trip to Riverside and shared lunch at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Fingers Sewing Club
Arlene Green
Laura Jane Taylor
Riverside
High Prairie
Joe Swanson
Cleo Cramer
Joan Demaris
Richard Wilshusen
Elmer Wilshusen
Lutheran Hospital
York
Last Week’s Visitors Across Nebraska Towns
Local society notes record weekend and Friday visits. Families from Grand Island Loup City Central City and Washta Iowa plus Sioux City Iowa traveled to see relatives or stay a few days in homes of Holmes Lindburg Cook Hanquist and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Fredrickson
Janie
Grand Island
Doyle Munn
Liva Munn
Central City
S. A. Ramp
Loup City
Sadie Clark
Donald Haggart
Frank Haggart
P. W. Aker
Lorraine Haggart
Josephine Lindburg
Anna Englund
California
Clarence Bodine
Hordville
Reuben Hanquist
June Janelie Williams
Paul Holmes
Max Cook
Holmes
L. G. Deming
Sioux City
Iowa
Nice
June Janelle Williams
Washta, Iowa
Beryl Gregory
Arcaia
Out of Old Nebraska by James C Olson
In the 1850s Nebraska saw rapid territorial growth with new towns and booming money. Territorial banks issued currency with little reserve, creating wildcat money whose value fluctuated and was trusted by few outside the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Nebraska
James C. Olson
State Historical Society
Territorial
Evan Free Church announcements and historical bank anecdote
Milford note details Sunday services at Evan Free Church led by Pastor Milford Olson with a union gospel service at the Baptist Church. Articles recount 1857 Nebraska bank failures, DeSoto settlement banks, and a Sheriff’s writ listing odd assets from the closed Bank of Nebraska in Omaha.
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Missouri River
New
Bank of
Nebraska
Omaha
Douglas County
Polk Church Services Highlight Regular Weekly Schedule
Local church notices show Hardville Baptist led by Rev. Edick A. Anderson with Bible School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00. Immanuel Lutheran under C. W. Long features 10:30 services and 10:00 Sunday School. Walter Binford slate includes morning and evening worship and weekly prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford E. Olson
Union
The
Baptist Church
Paul Walker
Stranberg
Polk
W. C. Rodine
Roland Rodine
Hardville Baptist Church
Edick A. Anderson
C. W. Long
Charles Snyder
Walter Binford
Summer Sermon Series at Polk Swede Plain Churches
Minister Paul W Walker lists Sunday services for Swede Plain and Polk churches with 10:00 a m worship and 11:00 a m church school at Polk. Arborville Congregational Church under Rev Earle Haton schedules 11:30 a m sermons July 31 through September 4 by Rev Eaton with guest preacher August 21, canticle theme August 28 and Nehemiah topic September 4.
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Paul W Walker
Swede Plain
Arborville
Earle Haton
Floyd Merchant
John Wochner
Harold Bedient
Life’s Hills
Eaton
Nehemiah
July 24 Worship Services at Union and Baptist Churches
The notice invites attendance at a 10 A. M. worship service at S. School, an 11 A. M. service, and an 8 P. M. Union Service at the Baptist Church with Rev. Pearson as guest speaker.
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S. School
Local family gathers for Sunday dinner
Mr and Mrs Don Hernsmeyer and Mr and Mrs Ervin Hernsmeyer and daughter of Scotia and Dr Melvin Hernsmeyer of the U S Navy were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Gordon Fossberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hernsmeyer
Ervin Hernsmeyer
Scotia
Melvin Hernsmeyer
U. S. Navy
Gordon Fossberg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pure Food Grocery
Polk County
Board of County Commissioners
Rialto
William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Comedy America
Bing Crosby
Rhonda Fleming
William Bendix
Sir Cedric Hardwick
Clark Gable
van Johnson
Charles B
Walter Pidgeon
Brian Donlevyickford
Teel
Tae Ae
Tee
Stonz Brewing
Evan. Free Church
Ghumc A
the First Baptist Church
Paul Lemke
God
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Free Methodist Church
Kroger’s Store
Cantaloupes
Osceola Sat
Sun
Dennis Morgan
Janis Paige
Don DeFore
Dorothy Malone
Weaiued
Loretta Young
van Johnston
Rudy Vallee
Betty Lynn
Burt Lancaster
Yvonne DeCarlo
Dan Duryea
Stephen McNally
Hill’s Produce
W.S. Desch
York and
Vern Wilson and His Orchestra
Riverside Park
Central City, Nebraska
Massey-Harris
McMbekin Implement Company
Shelby, Nebraska
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