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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1971

Page

7

Irrigation Wells On File In Polk County Nebraska

A notice states that the State of Nebraska irrigation well registrations are on file with the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District in Osceola. Interested parties may inspect boring logs through the District Clerk by providing section township and range details to learn about potential irrigation water, well depth, strata thickness and characteristics, and water bearing layers.

State of Nebraska Polk County Polk County Soil & Water Conservation Soil Conservation Office Osceola

Local Dining Guests Share Sunday Meals Across Polk Area

Mr and Mrs P W Aker joined Donald Haggart at Grand Island for Sunday dinner. Herbert Wurtz and family from Clarks also dined there. Amy Hanquist stayed with grandparents Reuben and Mrs. Hanquist Thursday. Reuben Hanquist visited Elmer Hanquist at York Manor and later supper with Mabel Johnson in York. Louie Blase attended Minnie Fensters 97th birthday party at Aurora Hospital.

P. W. Aker Donald Haggart Grand Island Herbert Wurtz Clarks Little Amy Hanquist Reuben Hanquist Elmer Hanquist York Manor Mabel Johnson York Louie Blase Minnie Fenster Aurora Hospital

Swede Plain United Methodist Church Schedule

Sunday worship at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 30. A postponed World Day of Prayer meeting at 2 pm. Sunday evening Bible study at 7 30. Bible study class and family supper night listed for mid March with pastor Alvin Trucano.

Swede Plain World Day of Prayer

Local visits and Farm Bureau gathering in Polk area

Mr and Mrs Stanford Ang visited in Ollie Johnsons home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Joe Augustine of Lincoln visited in Donald Bierums home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Milan Blase spent in Lincoln with Arnold Peters family and visited Bill Nelson and Ryan and Betty Anderson and Aaron. Farm Bureau Meeting at Robert Stricklands near Silver Creek Thursday evening featured guest speaker Mrs Burney recounting her trip to Rome. Sunday dinner hosted by Mrs Wilda Holmes and Robert for Ralph Kissinger of Atkinson Nebraska Vera Davis of Brooksville Miss and S Sgt and Mrs Ray Dawson and children of Plattsmouth. Kissinger and Davis are cousins of Mrs Holmes. Alfred and Darla L Huereux of Kearney spent weekend with parents Harold and Mrs Carlson.

Stanford Ang Ollie Johnson Joe Augustine Lincoln Donald Bierrum Milan Blase Arnold Peters Bill Nelson Ryan Betty Anderson Aaron Dwight Burney Farm Bureau Robert Strickland Silver Creek Burney Rome Wilda Holmes Robert Ralph Kissinger Atkinson Nebraska Vera Davis Brooksville S. Sgt Ray Dawson Plattsmouth Nebr

Calvary Lutheran Church Swede Home events

Calvary Lutheran Church of Swede Home announces a week of services and meetings led by pastor Milan E. Swasko. Events include LCM guest Rev. Oscar Molin der on Thursday, Jr and Sr confirmations Saturday, worship and Sunday School Sunday, choir and lay meetings Monday, Calvary Church Council Tuesday, and midweek Lenten service Wednesday with Word on the Cross.

Calvary Lutheran Church of LCM Oscar Molinder Calvary First Communion York First Lutheran Calvary Church Council Osceola St. Paul Lutheran

Polk Village Board approves fund transfer and bills

The Polk Village Board met March 2 1971 at the Polk Hotel. A 2000 transfer from water to street fund was approved. Bills totaling numerous items from light to ambulance costs were audited and authorized for payment. Several residents visited the meeting and a Sunday visit note follows.

Village Board of Trustees Polk Hotel Myers McNaught Jones Polk Volunteer Fire Department Polk James A. McMeekin Farmers’ Co-op Oil, Inc. Bus and Oi Dick's Standard Service M & S Transfeer Dutton-Lainson Fredrickson Imp. Co K. L. Stewart Agency Public Power Farmers’ Co-op Ari's Citizens State Bank Federal W. H. Tax Polk Progress Lincoln Tel. & Tel Co Sargent& Lowell Deeeeeen Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co Berg Pn Hinkle Pest Control Spray Ceeeses Norstedts Polk Welding, Iron & Weld Citizens State Bank Redman Arnold L. Neuhaus

Monson Elected Head of Pork Producers

Louis Monson of Stromsburg was elected president of the Central Nebraska Pork Producers Association at a York directors meeting held March 2. The group includes swine producers from six south central counties with Monson as Polk County chairman and other directors Ronald Tewell Stromsburg and Paul Walgren Osceola. A March 23 program at 7 30 p.m. in York at the 4 H Building will cover swine futures and Polk County members are urged to join.

Louis Monson Stromsburg Central Nebraska Pork Producers Association York Southcentral Polk County Monson Ronald Tewell Paul Walgren Osceola

Burneys, Visitors Attend Local Gatherings Across Lincoln Area

Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney visited the M J Conkling home in Lincoln on Monday and Mrs Burney co chaired a tea at the Governor s mansion. Dudley Baack of Peru College visited his parents over the weekend with Dennis Baack. They grandly met their great grandmother Anna Wurtz at Covenant Home Stromsburg Saturday.

Dwight Burney Lincoln Mr. Burney M. J. Conkling Mrs. Burney Governora Mansion Dudley Baack Peru College Robert Baack Dudley Dennis Baack Anna Wurtz Covenant Stromsburg

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