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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
4
The clipping combines Polk area notes from 1925 to 1930 including a baby born in Lincoln, a highway collision injuring Dr Westfall and others, a fire in a living room with $700 loss, car sales to local residents, a shower for a bride, hospital injuries from flying metal, a music contest winner, a church wedding near Hampton, hospital admissions and home moves, and a hand injury from a washing machine wringer.
Twenty five years ago on May 6 1920 news reports announce the marriage of Miss Elsa Marks of Atlantic Georgia She later spent months in Polk with sisters Mesdames Hipolite and Davis two years prior G E Schuman left for Nevada Mo after a year in Carnine school district delivering strong baseball work The State Journal lists a marriage license for Arnold Refshauge Polk to Miss Henrietta Whitacre of Dumont Iowa A son was born to Mr and Mrs Pete Schrader on Tuesday Thelmer Desch from York planned gravel roof work on the new bank building The Iler Grand Hotel in Omaha closed after 34 years to make way for the Hill Hotel Mrs J R Willcockson packs to move to Hot Springs SD with her children
Milford Evangelical Free Church Pastor Milford Olson leads 10 am Sunday worship with 11 am Sunday School and a 00 p m Gospel Service. Free Methodist Hordville and Polk Swede Plain churches report morning and evening services for Mother's Day observances and Bible study, with observations and youth programs announced.
Hordville Methodist presides with Nels Pearson as pastor offering Sunday School at 10, public worship at 11 and a Mother's Day sermon on Valuable Contributions of Mothers. Special readings and a family day invite all to attend with family. Woman's Society meets May 17 in parsonage with Mrs. Pearson as hostess.
Notice of hearing requests court to establish a foreign will in Nebraska for Howard Tarman deceased. Petition filed April 21 1945 seeks decree admitting the will and assigning real estate in Polk County with a life estate for Ann Tarman and half interest to Gilbert Blaine Tarman. Hearing set May 18 1945 at Osceola County Court Office, Polk County.
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