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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1919

Page

1

Community Dinner Supports Good Roads Initiative

Seventy seven tickets were sold for a Community dinner at the Hotel Hokenson last Friday. sixty five attended due to rain. The event included a three course dinner served by five young ladies and five young men, followed by a talk on good roads by Mr. Woltz of Fremont at the Viking theatre. The evening aimed to foster active interest in good roads and closer community ties. Also notes on Eckles Variety Store fireworks and visits by Mrs. Cliff Doremus, Judge Campbell, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. McBeth.

Hokenson Viking Theatre Woltz Fremont Picures

Arborville Church Notes and Community Happenings

Attendance at church was good on Sunday though weather hot. Mrs Bowers of Pawnee City visiting in W A Bowers home. Earl Pickerel left for Kansas to work in a store. Jas Pickerel and wife dined with John Seymour last Friday. Alfalfa crop early cutting praised but worms worry farmers. Mrs Lynn departed for the Dakotas after visit with relatives. Grace Chapel attendees noted Rev Fletcher away. Semi annual business and preparatory service set for Saturday July 5 at 2 p.m. Everyone urged to attend. Special services next Sunday include welcome, talks, and returned soldier participation. Sunday School at noon, basket dinner to follow, then afternoon service. no evening service. Service hours updated to 11 a.m., 8 p.m., and 12 m old time now changed to new time 12, 1, and 9.

Earl Pickerel Kangas Jas. Pickerer John Seymour Lla

Fireworks at Eckles Variety Store and local notes

Fireworks at Eckles Variety Store in Venango details spend weeks in the area. Personnel changes and travels noted: Art Gustafson and wife en route to Osceola. J Evans buys a new touring car from Bauder Sons. R L Cox on a Wyoming business trip. many local residents visit towns like Lincoln Central City Stromsburg and York. A death by suicide near Benedict is reported with minimal detail. Additional items include public notices on road paving costs and rural mail carrier raises, plus assorted social visits and upcoming events.

Eckles F. E. Peterson Venango Art Gustafson Osceola J. Evans Axwell Bauder ‘& Son

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Our Erators Florence Harlan T. Frazier Polk, Nebraska Lightning Raider Pathe News Pathe Review Cliff Doremus Colunbus Judge Campbell Campbell McBeth Polk Arborville Jas Pickerel Mrs. Lynn Della Rockwell The Dakotas Grace Chapel Rev Fletcher R. L. Cox Wyoming H.C. Graves York Ed Cohagan Clara McReynolds Hordville Florence Anderson Lincoln Lillian Brown Chas. Burgess Baby Central City Motors A. W. Shafer Harry Raymond Bottum Ictor Bures Union Pacific Schuyler John Sjoblom C. A. Frasier Silver Creek Ruth Castile Alma Wright Sven Halden Stromsburg C. O. Eckles D. H. Westfall Dana Josephine Primmer Mildred Myrtle Merchant Helen Kingston Arcadia W. A. Kingston James Myers C. A. Jennings T. A. Lundberg Robert Jennings Lundberg Benedict York, Nebr Gertrude Schoch Réy* ‘Schoch J.S. Howard Ed Schultz Valparaiso Fairfield W. F. Nieman C. C. McCune Gon Haxtun Colo York and Polk Alice Grace Lindburg Columbus Frank Hall Hall Messrs. J. S. C Green and Lera Beetum Henry Hartman Leona Sedami Helen Green D.H. Westfall Dana QO. F. Alfred Naomi Federal Road Fund Tiee Crow’s Lillie Sundberg S. McGinnis Oscar Carlyon Ieee Nebraska Polk Band
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