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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
4
Howard W. Herbes, editor and publisher, is entered as second class matter at the Polk Nebraska Post Office on March 21, 1907, under Congress act of March 2, 1879.
Summary of local notes dated March 11 1920 shows Earl Becker returning from Monroe to resume his Polk Milling Co. post. Martin Jones serves Frog Pond district in Neva Hills absence. I P Cypher moves to town into G L Dorsey property. Doty of Bradshaw takes job with Rystrom Co. Guy Sherwood suffers severe hand injury. A D Neal and family to move to Beatrice for higher pay with Union Pacific. Roy Mitchell joins R H Thesing. Five years earlier mentions Wells hotel owners from Madison visiting Pork. Miss Julia McClure convalescing after appendicitis.
Mrs Nellie Nelson underwent an operation at Wise Memorial hospital in Omaha. Orlie Miller was taken to York for an appendectomy. The American Legion banquet at Hotel Hokenson launched Auxilary organizing efforts. George Wickstrom sold his barber shop to Norm Moomey and plans to move to Kearney after school ends. The Wickstrom family marked George Reeb’s 74th birthday with local guests. Lloyd Peterson married Gertrude Peterson and Golda Mae Watkins wed in Grant. Milford Johnson and Gertrude Stach married in Polk. Maurice Nyberg and Warren Strand suffered a car crash near Stromsburg. Warren sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized in York. A birthday party for Mrs M. Hill was held at her home.
Several church notices and an ordinance summary fill a Polk Nebraska page. The key action is Ordinance No. 97 authorizing sale of Lots 15 through 20 in Block 1 of the Original Village of Polk to Margaret Filter of Goshen County Wyoming for 6000 dollars, with conditions and publication deadlines. The document details payment, deed terms, title and tax responsibilities, and repeal of conflicting ordinances.
A mixed local notice lists candidate filings on both major parties in Polk County and provides a detailed Grand Island livestock sale report for March 11 1946. It shows candidate names Emil S Peterson and I T Samuelson, plus district notes and varied hog and cattle price ranges and market activity.
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