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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
5
A brief advertisement promoting Jersey milk from Lindburg Dairy. It emphasizes health benefits from milk from tested cows and provides a contact phone number and location at Polk Avenue.
Local notices list numerous dinner and visiting guests across Polk Nebraska including Mr and Mrs Lester Rehrs in Hampton Mrs Berniece Blase in Lincoln and the Stevens family reunion attendees. A baby girl Deanna Lynn was born Thursday June 14 with Detloff and Bartratt families noted.
The Polk Municipal Band directed by S A Ramp presented the opening concert at the band shell on Main Street Wednesday evening. Ramp led a talented group of young musicians, mostly high school students in their first season with the band. Next Wednesday's program is listed elsewhere.
Royal visitors from Turlock Osceola and Hordville attended at Clarence Rodine’s home in Hordville. The Baptist Missionary Society met in the main auditorium with Mrs Ed Larson presiding and Mrs Henry Horstman leading the inspirational program Thy Spirit Kindles the Flame of Love. Tea followed in decorated parlors with hosts Messrs Miller Larson Lar son and Lind guiding refreshments. Reverend Okken announced soon departure for the Belgian Congo Africa as a guest of Rev Lemke. Mrs Ball of Los Angeles, a Tinker daughter-in-law, visits the Tinkers.
Market prices list No 2 Yellow corn No 2 White corn 4 oats Hogs Omaha top 14. Chickens hens 22c leg 20c eggs 30c cream 49c For sale boys bicycle inquire at the Progress office.
Classified items list agricultural machinery for sale including a Dempster Duck Foot with Lister, two International Listers, a one year old Chester White male pig, and an Auto Hay Sweep with an International Field Ensilage Cutter. Social notes mention numerous local visits and a drag line business sale to Art Anderson of York.
Mr and Mrs Willard L Lindburg announce the engagement of their daughter Adelaide to Cpl Ernest Bousquet son of Mrs Irene Bousquet of Jersey City New Jersey The couple have spent the past two weeks in New Jersey with the latter's mother.
A Polk editorial scolds residents for missing the 7th War Loan Drive and urges citizens to purchase bonds without solicitation. It notes no bond auctions locally and questions merchants asked to donate goods for bond sales, calling for patriotic action at Citizens State Bank or the post office before the weekend.
Dr. and Mrs W B Riley presidents of the Northwestern Schools of Minneapolis Minnesota were guests of Rev and Mrs Paul Lemke for a two day visit. They were hosted at dinner at the Ames Lind home and Dr Riley spoke to a large church crowd. A reception followed with roses punch cake and singing by local pastors. The group included several Central City residents and guests from Chapman Clarks and Lincoln for a Friday trip where Dr Riley spoke.
The notice lists Alois Ruzicka Mrs Mable Dornburgh S. A Ramp Marjorie Warnick Lorraine Larson and Mrs Stanley Peterson on a progress honor roll, noting their names in the local school record.
Hordville oversubscribes its quota of 8500 with last week sales totaling 14987.50 while Polk hopes to lead in the 7th War Loan Drive. Citizens of Polk are urged to act and push Polk over the top.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Larson and daughter from Stromsburg visited Mr and Mrs Pete Stromberg in Clarks with their family. Mrs Don Springer and family from St Paul arrived Thursday to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs J McCoy and other relatives.
A June 27 program lists pieces including Deauville March Full O’ Pep Medley Campus Memories Marine Hymn Passing in Review Serenade At Dusk Pride of the Regt and Star Spangled Banner. The Rex band performs with selections from marches waltzes and songs as the audience enjoys a evening concert.
Over 60 relatives gathered for the Stevens family reunion at Polk Methodist Church with a basket dinner and program including a saxophone solo by Vance Sundberg and recitations and songs by Stevens family members. The oldest member was James Green, 77, and Karen Stevens marked the youngest at five months.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Stromberg and sons ate Sunday dinner with Mrs Davenport at Aurora and visited Miss Elvina Engelhardt in Chicago at the Jack Wiebe home. Leo Wurtz attended the funeral of his grandmother Mrs Anna Scheapler in Hampton on Tuesday.
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