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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1940

Page

4

Local Notes From Polk County Community Events

A survey of brief items reports a treasure appointment entertaining Polk residents at 15 dollars per whirl in the air, Huston family occupancy in east Polk since last Friday, G M Hill preparing to sell Fords for A Bauder and son, Harold Meerkatz nine delivery of tonsils removed by doctors Fouts and Westfall, weekly costs to maintain grading and paying staff at 1400 dollars, A G Lindburg 28th wedding anniversary celebrated with a family gathering, and a Fifteen Years Ago note dated June 11 1915 noting the marriage of Catherine Hayden daughter of Walter L Hayden of Lin.

N Airplane Polk Huston East Polk M Hill Bauder Harold John Meerkatz A. G. Lindburg Diss Catherine Hayden Walter L Hayden Lin

Polk Village Notes and Local Official Actions

Polk Nebraska items cover a wedding in Council Bluffs. A 9 pound boy born to Mr and Mrs Clark Snodgrass of Stromsburg. Local alums picnic at Buckley park. An expense estimate for Polk village funds and an upcoming sheriff sale of land in Polk County. Ordinance fixes salaries for village officers including Clerk and Treasurer and sets hourly rates for night watchman.

J. A Falk R L Peter Stromsburg High School Buckley Park Ree Seymour Robert E Stromberg Oscar Stromberg Benjamin Franklin University Washington dC Emmagoual Lutheran Church Viola Brauer Sam Wall Brighton Cole First Baptist Church of Polk Vivian Moses Kaliher Holger Larsen Marquette Julia McClure Edward Larson Alsa Sar+n Washington TC Fern Williams Vweounders Fred Williams Francis Nordberg Stromsburg Lincoln Nordberg Margaret Peterson Forrest Berggren Sromsburg Edlaron H E Larson Nebraska

Home Killed Beef and Pork Picnic Hams Sale

Local ad lists prices for meat cuts including beef and pork items such as picnics 6 to 8 pounds at 15 cents per pound pork chops or steak 15 cents per pound pork roast 13 cents per pound salt white fish seven for 25 cents herring two for 25 cents pork sausage 25 cents per pound ground beef 35 cents per two pounds bologna 15 cents per pound Weiners 20 cents per pound lard four pounds 25 cents bacon per pound 8 cents slab bacon 20 to 25 cents per pound pork luncheon ham 25 cents per pound minced ham 18 cents per pound oleo 18 cents per pound Kraft cheese 2 pounds 49 cents cold storage locker boxes available for meat cutting and wrapping.

Locals Share Weekend Visits Across Nebraska Towns

Dare Mean Stevens returned to Ewing Nebraska after a week visiting relatives here. York guests Mr and Mrs H Brumback visited the Stark home Sunday. Otto Meyer from Oklahoma stopped by the Henry Smith residence before part of the week. Forrest Hecht of Grand Island visited Mrs Frank Larson's home Sunday. L C Orendorff joined Emil Person Thursday evening. Fremont relatives Mr and Mrs E Schultz visited Harold. R W Keuper and family dined with L E Blase family. Merle Pate of Kearney stayed with Henry Horstman Saturday night. Albert Sundberg and Mrs Ella Shenk visited Eulala Stromberg at York Lutheran hospital Sunday.

Dare Mean Stevens Ewing, Neby H. Brumback York Lester Stark Otto Meyer Oklahoma Henry Smith Forrest Hecht Grand Island Frank Larson L C Orendorff Emil Person E . Schultz Fremont Harold R W. Keuper L. E. Blase Merle Pate Kearney Henry Horstman Albert Sundberg Ella Shenk Eulala Stromberg Lutheran Hospital

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