Polk Post Office Master Appointed in 1907
Howard W. Herbes served as second class master at Polk Nebraska Post Office beginning March 21 1907 under the act of Con visces dated March 2 1879.
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Polk, Nebraska
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
4
When Twenty Five Years Ago March 19 1920
Twenty five years ago Mrs Z F Myers underwent a minor operation at Central City Nebraska. On March 5 Alfred Gustafson’s children surprised their father on his 68th birthday. Rev Butzke’s son fractured his arm playing at school. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Geo Wright on Ireland. Seth Piper received a Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel from Amenia New York worth 53 dollars. A near accident at the street crossing by the Baptist Church left Miss Mildred Nelson with a broken collar bone and Martha Jones bruised after a car collision with Francis McMurrin.
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Z. F. Myers
Central City
Nebraska
Alfred Gustafson
Rev Butzke
Whilsg
Geo. Wright
Ireland
Seth Piper
Miss Jones Ined Clothing And Town News
A mixed column recalls Miss Jones clothing plans and local moves. Harry Jorgensen will depart for Denmark around April first to visit his father. Also notes on residents’ health, marriages, births, deaths, census postings, and recent local price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jones
Harry Jorgensen
Denmark
Local Sports Dominate Weekend Notices
A record shows local basketball teams lost only eight regular season games in three years and won 32 of 40. A baby girl arrived at the Hanquist home Saturday and Mrs. Will Hanquist is ill. Rudolph Gustafson’s fifteenth wedding anniversary was celebrated at their home with relatives and friends. Clarence Anderson’s child born March 15 weighed 4 1 2 pounds. Chas Smith injured his thumb loading freight. A small son of the Hoffmans bit his tongue while playing at home. Sam McConnel had surgery at Lincoln Veterans Hospital last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Schmidt
Bernard Schmidt
Hugo Person
C A Jerner
Polk
Bradshaw
Charles G. Dahlgren
Ada Gullion
Mr. Dahlgren
Rolland Dahlin
Platte
Reuben Anderson
Stromsburg
J Fred Anderson
Julesburg
Colorado
Floyd Quick
Brockway
Montana
Ian Anderson
Will Hanquist
Rudolph Gustafson
Clarence Anderson
Chas Smith
Martin Hoffman
Sam McConnel
Veterans Hospital
Lincoln
Local residents visit and call on neighbors
Miss Lois Cockle of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Blair of Arborville attended Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Virgil Kisler. Also listed are Mr and Mrs A L Gibson of Central City and Mrs Frazel Carlson and daughters, plus Mesdames Phillip Johnson and Lennis Lind visiting York for business last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Cockle
Lincoln
Lloyd Blair
Arborville
A L. Gibson
Central City
Frazel Carlson
Virgil Kisler
Phillip Johnson
Lennis Lind
York
Free Methodist and Horeville Baptist Church Services
Rev H M Williamson leads Sunday School at 10 00 and Morning Worship at 11 00. Evening Service at 8 00. Horeville Baptist Church with Edick A Anderson minister offers Bible School at 10 30 and Worship at 8 00 p m Prophetic Bible Studies from Revelation. All welcome.
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Free Methodist Church
H. M. Williamson
Horeville Baptist Church
Edick A. Anderson
Evangelical Free Church Weekend Schedule
Rev Milford E Olson conducts Bible instruction class Saturday at 2 00 pm Sunday School at 10 00 am Morning Worship at 11 00 am Gospel Service at 8 00 pm Special music and song at services. Thursday and March 29 at 2 30 pm Ladies Aid at church with Mrs A Glad and Mrs W C Rodine serving.
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Evangelical Free Church
Milford E. Olson
A. Glad
W. C. Rodine
Polk and Swede Plain Methodist Churches Palm Sunday Programs
Polk and Swede Plain churches issue notices for Holy Week events. A Polk Ministerial Union Good Friday service at Baptist church from 1 to 2 30 pm features Rev Randall of Osceola. Next Sunday Palm Sunday lists Polk service at 10 30 church school 11 30 morning worship 7 pm youth fellowship 8 pm senior service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk and
Swede Plain
Polk Ministerial Association
Polk
Baptist Church
Randall of
Osceola
Polk Methodist Church
Palm Sunday and Easter Services at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church Paul Lemke lists Sunday services at 10 30 am worship and 11 30 am Sunday School with Palm Sunday 8 pm service. Guest speaker Rev V L Peterson of Midwest Hebrew Mission St Paul Minnesota. Tuesday youth fellowship at Bryant home. Good Friday service 1 pm. Easter hours revert to 10 00 11 00 and 8 30.
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V. L. Peterson
Midwest Hebrew Mission
St. Paul
Minnesota
Bryant Home
The Swede Home Church Palm Sunday and Easter Schedule
Rev. Alfield E Franzen leads Palm Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 am. Good Friday services run 12 to 3 pm with musical numbers and Easter Sunrise at 6 am featuring Rev. C. E. Franzen assisting in a service centered on the seven last words on the cross.
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Alfield E Franzen
C. E. Franzen
Hordville Methodist Church Schedules Palm Sunday Services
Nels Pearson presides as pastor with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and public worship at 11 a.m. Palm Sunday theme centers on a shouting multitude and a weeping Savior. Good Friday service at 8 p.m. features Rev. BE Anderson of the Baptist Church and a Union choir. First Sunday after Easter Henderson Winds Chorus to sing with testimonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville Methodist
Nels Pearson
BE Anderson
Paptist Church
Henderson Wens
Local Tales From Polk and Nearby Areas
Local notes report visits in Fremont with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kroger and Miss Jeanellie. V J Johnson plans a two week Denver stay at his daughter’s, with Mrs Johnson running the cafe. Mrs Jane Deeds, 55, dies in Bird City Kansas, formerly of Stromsburg. Loans totaling 102266 on 16212 bushels of corn in York County. Polk street cleaning crews active. Miss Jocelyn James to wed Merle Stromberg March 29 in Polk at Palmer. Army physicals for local inductees Alton Worth Rolland Bodine Leonard Jisa in Leavenworth. Polk schools revert to 9 am start. Extension meeting in Osceola. Howard Herbes Harley and Martha Westfall weekend in Nebraska City. Caucus notice controversy notes poor prior publication.
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Lloyd Kroger
Jeanellie
Fremont
Robert Strickland
V J Johnson
Denver
James Newell
Johnson
Bird City
Kansas
Jane Deeds
Stromsburg
W A Newton
Polk
York County
Jocelyn James
Merle Stromberg
Palmer
Alton Worth
Rolland Bodine
Leonard Jisa
Leavenworth
Ilof Ostberg
Willard Adelson
Osceola
Howard Herbes
Harley
Martha Westfall
Nebraska City
Dana Westfall
Card of Thanks from Mrs Robert Stohl
A hospital stay prompts a grateful thank you note from Mrs Robert Stohl for the cards letters and gifts received. Her relatives and friends are thanked and her appreciation is sincerely stated.
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Eeveers
Robert Stohl
Waste paper drive urges community to aid processing
The Pork Woman's Club asks residents to deliver waste paper to the old fire hall behind the post office. Volunteers will wrap and ship the material to a processing plant, urging everyone to participate.
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Pork Woman's Club
Notice of Final Report in Ang Estate Polk County
In the County Court of Polk Nebraska the administrator with will annexed files a final account and report and petitions for final settlement and heirship decree. Hearing set for April 13 1945 at 10 a.m. to contest the matter. Dated March 20 1945. (Seal) L. M Merrick County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Charles H. Ang
L. M Merrick
Polk Village and School Board Election Notice
Election to be held in Polk Village Nebraska on April 3 1945 to elect two trustees for two years and two school board members for two years. Voting at Viking Hall polls open 8 am to 8 pm. Village Clerk John H Stohs posted March 15 22 29.
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Polk
Polk County
Nebraska
School Board of School District No
Viking Hall
John H. Stohs
Polk County Nebraska Legal Notice of Estate Proceedings
Polk County Nebraska notices a deceased resident Josephine Stromberg died intestate on February 19 1931. On March 12 1945 Lloyd Stromberg filed a petition in the above matter asserting estate ownership and describing real estate assets in Polk County Nebraska and notifying creditors and heirs of the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Josephine Stromberg
Lloyd Stromberg
Polk County Nebraska Heirship Decree Petition
Josephine Stromberg died leaving heirs Oscar Stromberg Robert Stromberg Lloyd Stromberg Hazel Stromberg Marvin Stromberg Rolland Stromberg Merle Stromberg Eulala Stromberg and Leonard Stromberg all of legal age except Leonard. The petition seeks a court decree determining death time heirs kinship and right of descent of the estate with an April 6 1945 hearing before the Polk County Nebraska County Court and notices dated March 12 1945.
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Polk
Nebraska
Josephine Stromberg
Oscar Stromberg
Robert EB Stromberg
Lloyd N Stromberg
Hazel Stromberg
Marvin Stromberg
Rolland Stromberg
Merle Stromberg
Polk County
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