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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1969
Page
2
A large civic turnout viewed an army tank used in the Argonne fighting as it rode a special train through Polk. Tank crew H H Gary and T M Edwards guided the display while Polk’s band played at the station.
A fragment from the Polk Progress shows prices of 4.00 to 5.00 and a comment about 10c per line, with unclear context or dates. The readable bits suggest advertising rates or copy pricing within a local newspaper section.
Polk County ASC reports about 90 percent of farmers signed into the feed grain program since 1961 with 92 percent of feed grain base holders indicating intent in 1969. Total feed grain base is 155,960 acres. signed base is 147,205 acres. Diverted acres total 51,278 on signed farms, 34.85 percent. Wheat farm intentions reach 89.7 percent of Polk's total, with 30,336 of 32,349 county wheat acres on signed farms. Saturday guests at Clifford Branting home include Bob Branting Hastings and Marvin Branting families.
Rainbow Rebekah Lodge No 382 Polk honors Noble Grand Mary Lou Hahn at a farewell party in Stromsburg. Mary Lou receives a remembrance from Vice Grand Vivian Funk as the Hahn family prepares to move to Pennsylvania at the end of May.
Mr and Mrs Martin Baack attend the wedding of their granddaughter Cindy Reetz in Lincoln on Saturday April 26. Various local couples host and visit relatives in Hampton Aurora Stromsburg Osceola Atkinson Herrick Cairo and North Platte with dinners lunches and afternoon coffees.
Sunday gatherings included Harold Hanquist and family honoring Myron on his birthday at the Dale Hanquist home. Delaware visitors Hannah Hahn, Doyle, Ralph Swedenburg, and others joined. John Reckner’s Campbell home hosted Donald Hanquist and kin. Horstman hosted Alvin Rizer, Orlie Miller, and P. W. Aker. Wrights of Osceola and Richard Johnson joined Mrs Minnie Wright for Sunday supper and luncheon.
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