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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1954

Page

3

Polk Village Board Adopts Salaries and Appoints Officials

Polk Nebraska village board met May 4 1954. Fredrickson elected permanent chairman. annual financial report approved. Citizens State Bank named official depository. Trustees set salaries for village officers and approved a detailed 1954 55 pay scale and itinerant labor rates.

Board of Trustees Fredrickson Stewart Stromberg Peterson Wurtz Fredricken Wilhelms Eldon Johnson Light and Water Citizens State Bank Polk W. A. Wurtz Arnold Neuhaus Lucille Johnson Everett Green Board of Health C. L. Anderson Library Board Henry Horstman A. B. Sundberg Street & Alley Committee Stromberg & Wilhelms Lloyd Stromberg BABY Wendell Shaw Polk Progress, Printing & Supplies Balaty C. Marvin Fredrickson Salaly Seecanseeenseweeeenen H. G. Whitacre Lincoln Tel Tel C. Gustafson Lloyd Lyle Strand Lumber Co Edith Stellars VADOT Polk Fire Department O. F. Alfred Saiaty Lyle Widga CAF Cseseeeeceeens Chas. L. Peterson Stewart Read Nebraska

School Board Proceedings May 8 1954 and Probate Notice

Regular school board meeting held May 8 1954 with Supt Warren present. Bills approved totaling many items. Board reorganized with Adelson and Norquest reappointed, salaries set. notices for teacher payout and book audits approved. Probate notice announces hearing for Amelia J Flodman estate set for June 8 1954 in Osceola Nebraska.

Board of Education Warren Aker Wilbur Whitacre Polk Oil Co Glenn Hill Don Hanquist Polk Progress Ptocemings Farmers Union Oil Bus Xpense Ralph Lavelle Lees Brodhead-Garret Osceola Transfer Freight Floya Lyle ‘Bug E Lincoln Tel & Tel. Co Sepvicg Eens Tees Village of Polk Utilities Macmillan Co BOXER University Publishing Co SUPP University of Nebraska, Schoo Molzer Music Co Willard Adelson Charles Norquest P. W. Aker Floyd Merchant Everett W. Green Wilard Adelson Merchant Everett Green Polk County Nebraska Amelia J. Flodman Curtis W. Flodman Osceola L. M. Merrick

Local visits feature Hall and Sandell families in Conad

Mr. Vernon Hall of McCool and Mrs. Levar Sandell and Mark visited Conad to see Mrs. Sandell’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rose. The Rose home hosted a week long stay with Miss Charlotte Rose RN of Lincoln returning to duties. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jones visited J A Jones in Hordville and Mrs. Jones’ mother Mrs. Lucy Beetem in Central City in the evening.

Vernon Hall McCool Levar Sandell Mark Conad Glen Rose

Obituary of Mrs J B Collison in Osceola and Ord

Erika Matelda Lindquist Collison born Sweden 1869 came to the United States at age one. She married John S. Collison in Osceola 1889 and raised seven children across Polk Valley Campbell Ord and Bruning. She died May 1 at 84 years. Funeral services were held in Osceola and Ord with Rev. Randall and Rev. Shepard assisting. burial in Old Cemetery.

J. S. Collison Osceola Kepner’s G. A. Randall Hastings-Paerson Ord Fort Hartsuffin Valley Albin Lindquist Grand Island Fern Collison Sadie Willard Cornell Collison Christian Church

Lampshire Receives Tarr Award For Nebraska Engineering

Wayne Lampshire son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lampshire Polk receives the W. A. Tarr Award honoring the outstanding graduating engineering student at the University of Nebraska. The award was presented by the National Geology Professional Honorary Fraternity. On June 21 he will start as a geophysicist with the Carter Division of Standard Oil Co of New Jersey.

Wayne Lampshire Gilbert Lampshire Polk W. A. Tarr University of Nebraska National Geology Professional Lampshire I Carter Division Standard Oil Co New Jersey Will Kroger Frank Nelson

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