Sleeping sickness vaccines spread among Polk County horses
Polk County farmers vaccinate their horses against sleeping sickness as eight inches of snow covers ground. The story notes the toll of the disease over the past year and mentions local people and events including a May breakfast of the Pork Woman's Club, a Boy Scouts fundraiser, a home talent show, and visits by residents.
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Polk County
Pork Woman's Club
Mission Campgrounds
Henry Horstman
Orlie Miller
Howard Herbes
Polk Progress Per Year Ad Rates Nebraska and Nearby
The notice lists subscription and advertising rates for the Polk Progress: per year in Nebraska four dollars and five dollars elsewhere per year. six months three months and single copy ten cents. Card of thanks ten cents per line with a minimum charge of one dollar. Obituary poetry per line and advertising per column inch.
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Nebraska
Community Notes and Visits Across Polk County
Sunday visitors filled Polk County homes including Sherman Jones in Grand Island and Louise Jack with Ruth Gustafson families. A 9 1/4 by 8 1/2 inch egg attracted Polk shoppers after Walter Fisher delivered it to town. Legion Post 160 welcomed Robert Steenbock with a lifetime membership. The Ladies Aid marked their 50th anniversary at Immanuel Lutheran as the Country Women’s Club hosted Tunisia slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Johnson
Harold
Ebba Hanquist
Charles Carlson
Sanard Anderson
McPherson
Kaw
C. R. Peterson
Osceola
Roger Gustafson
Lester Graves
Olga Graves
Central City
Earl Bates
Arthur
Lincoln
Ralph Doremus
A. C. Bates
Elmer Hanquist
Imogene
Henry Horstman
Bailey
Mead
Polk
Walter Fisher
Pure Food Grocery
Charles A. Lytle
Augusta
Kan
Robert Steenbock
American Legion Post
Legion
G. M. Hill
G. F. Brownfield
Ladies Aid
Immanuel Lutheran
Country Woman’s Club
Dre Miller
James Wilson
Tunisia
Ernest Flodman
Britt
Iowa
Nellie Rydson
Soil Stewardship Week Observed in Polk County
Soil Stewardship Week will be celebrated May 11 18 with the theme Confronting the Issues. Polk County SWCD and about 3000 districts nationwide sponsor the observance highlighting stewardship of soil water and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Burke
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Polk County
SWCD
Polk County Swcd
Swcd Board
Stromsburg
Robert W Bryan
Silver Creek
Maurice Newcomer
Gresham
Rudolph Nyberg
Richard Hiemer
Shelby
Local Family Visits Highlight Melvin Bender and Nelson Homes
Sunday evening guests at the Melvin Bender home included Gerald Brauer and family from Garland and Paul Bender from Clarks. Blanche Nelson hosted Sunday guests Merton Springer and Charles Nelson with families from Grand Island and Central City, and Milan Blase with family. Virgil Bayne from North Platte and Ronny Bayne from Carlsbad Calif. joined Monday dinner at Joe Ehn. Roy Cramer of Osceola also attended with Ed Connelly’s relatives from Broken Bow. Sadie Clark and Ella Rudy were among other guests. Sadie Clark stayed on indefinitely.
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Melvin Bender
Gerald Brauer
Garland
Paul Bender
Clarks
Blanche Nelson
Merton Springer
Grand Island
Charles Nelson
Central City
Milan Blase
Virgil Bayne
North Platte
Ronny Bayne
Carlsbad Calif
Joe Ehn
Roy Cramer
Osceola
Sadie Clark
Ella Rudy
Ed Connelly
Broken Bow
Wallace Wedding Reception At Trinity United Church Lincoln
Polk News items report a wedding reception for Mr and Mrs Bill Wallace formerly Lucinda Reetz at Trinity United Church Lincoln with Millie Baack in charge of gifts and Margaret and Jonita Baack as waitresses. Mrs Wallace is a Martin Baack granddaughter. Later guests included the groom’s parents Herbert Wallace. In Stromsburg, Carroll Flodman and Robin Flodman with Merton Flodman visited Lee Hanson’s home for Candy’s first birthday.
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Martin Baack
Robert Baack
Ervin Blase
Bill Wallace
Lucinda Reetz
Trinity United Church
Lincoln
Millie Baack
Margaret
Jonita Baack
Wallace
Martin
Robin
Merton Flodman
Lee Hanson
Stromsburg
Candy
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Boy Scouts
Maxine Kroger
Jens Jenson
Polk Produce House
Asa Smith
H. Lindburg
Omaha
Arthur Nilson
Marquette
Maurice Lindburg
Polk Progressive Sorghum Club
M. G Lindburg
Orville Emveart
Glen Hill
Ansel Bodine
Lawrence Sundberg
Martin Jones
Gothenburg
Ogallala
Pete Schrader
Arborville
Funk
Bob Baack
Ak-Sar-Ben
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska Association
Ausanttee
Fred Shockey
Sherman Jones
Louise Jack
Lyle Ostberg
Ramona
Rudolph Gustafson
Nelson King
Gerald
Cook
Abbie Green
Bessie Green
Homer Green
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Green
Harold Green
Hastings
Ivan Johnson
Edmund King
Aurora
Polk’s
Royce Killion
Redman’s
Werner
Matt
Carlson-Huffman
Cc. R. Carlson
Jim Chenault
York
Ogre. Ge
Ilof, Ostberg
Dean Ostberg
Pioneer
Floneer Hi-Bred Company
Des Moines
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