Polk High School Banquet Honors Seniors and Faculty
The Polk High School senior class and faculty were guests of the juniors at a Friday banquet in the Baptist church parlors. A six thirty dinner featured five courses with coral and white decor and pink carnation centerpieces. Toasts by Ashbury Strombury and responses by Ira Glasser and Helen Richmond highlighted an evening of entertainment including piano by Winifred Back and vocal numbers by Mrs. Nieman and Mrs. Garretson.
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Polk High School
Ashbury Strombury
Ira Glasser
Helen Richmond
Ira Bryant
Ralph Frazier
Mae Peterson
Martha Jones
Winifred Back
W. F. Nieman
Golden Garretson
Nieman
Garretson
Mae McGuffiin
Naomi Alfreds
Local Notes Mixed with Ads and Visits in Polk County
A collage of community items reports visits by A G C Jones and Alvin Campbell to Osceola and Central City. Ruth Glasser returns from Osceola, while Mrs Minnie Hensley leaves Extra Iowa after three weeks with D C Bauder family. Farmers begin corn planting as Miss Caroline Deuker visits Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Glasser
Osceola
Polk
A. GC. Jones
Alvin Campbell
McGaffin
Carter
Central City
J. Br.nesbee
Minnie Hensley
D. C. Bauder
Extra
Iowa
May Breakfast Guests Lightly Entertained at Sundberg Home
Fourteen guests attended a May breakfast Friday morning at Mrs. Albert Sundberg’s home. Hosts were Mesdames Sundberg McGuffin Clifford and Bauder. The four course meal featured rainbow table decorations and a May pole centerpiece with crystal baskets of sweet peas. Tiny May baskets adorned each place, and guests were seated by winding the May Pole. Mrs. Wickham of Stromsburg attended as an out of town guest.
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Albert Sundberg
Mesdames Sundberg
McGuffin Clifford
Bauder
Wickham
Stromsburg
Thieves Steal $3,200 in Read Store Goods
Intruders pried a grate on Lincoln avenue to access the Read store and removed $1,700 in silk and $1,500 in garments, including five ladies suits and nine bolts of silk. Sheriff Miller and Read sought arrests after securing a warrant from Judge Hopkins. no arrests reported yet.
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Lincoln Avenue
Miller
Read
Grand Island
Train Schedule Change And Local Notices From Polk Osceola
Morning Grand Island train now arrives at 7 22 a m instead of 7 01 a m prompting a twenty one minute delay. Local business ads and notices include depot changes and new carpentry at Elmer Cash shop. Community news covers visitors to Lincoln and Grand Island, farm shipments to Omaha, and a birthday surprise for A J Hanquist family with 30 grandchildren.
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Grand Island
Polk County Democrats Adopt Resolutions and Elect Delegates
The Polk county Nebraska Democrat convention met at the courthouse on May 11. Keene Ludden chaired, M A Mills Jr. was secretary. Delegates chosen for Omaha state convention were F O Johnson, M A Mills Jr., John Lees, Benj S Keck, August W Johnson, and W E Johnson. They approve Wilson administration, ratification of the Peace Treaty without reservations, condemn obstructionist tactics, praise Senator Hitchcock, and instruct delegates to support any state convention resolutions preserving the treaty’s substance.
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Polk County
Court House
Keene Ludden
M.A. Mills
Omaha
F.O. Johnson
M. A. Mills
John Lees
Benj
Keck
August W. Johnson
W. E Johnson
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
Hitchcock
Nelson Evans Wedding in Gothenburg Nebraska
Miss Edith V. Nelson married Chad E. Evans of Gothenburg Nebraska on Monday May 17 at Otchiaha Nebraska. Mrs Evans is the eldest daughter of Mrs. J Nelson and longtime Polk area resident. Evans earned many friends in the city while with his brother Robert Evans at the A O Monson Store.
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Edith V. Nelson
Chad
E. Evans
Gothenburg
Nebr
Evans
Altho
Big Bride
Robert Evans
A. O. Monson
Sugar Stockpiles Reported in Nebraska Factories
The farmer representative noted in Attorney General Palmer's record that each of Nebraska's seven sugar factories held on average 251000 sacks of sugar. At Grand Island the convention heard the sugar trust unloaded three cars of sugar and the factory was filled to capacity. Merchants and others are angered and moving to act, per the Sidney Enterprise.
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Palmer
Nebraska
Grand Island
Sugar Trust
Gore
Sidney
Enterprise
Baccalaureate Services For 1920 Graduates
Baccalaureate services for the graduating class of 1920 were held in the Baptist church. Rev Claudé Neal gave an excellent address and music was by the Baptist choir and Mr Garretson. The class numbers ten with eight girls and two boys. Local social notes mention visits and travels of residents including Fern Myers, Dewey Mincks, A P Miller, Zora Shafer, Neva Hill, Mrs Nieman and others.
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Baptist Church
Claudé-Neal
Baptist Choir
Garretson
Twoydays
Fern Myers
Chapman
Dewey Mincks
York
A. P. Miller
Chappel
Zora-Shafer
Neva Hill
W. F. Nieman
Bank of Polk
House for sale with eight rooms on two lots
Modern eight room house in a good location with two lots for sale. For details call Progress office. Property on market for 20 days. Also listing: Good eleven room house with barn and outbuildings, terms reasonable. Call GC. C. Ruch Bradshaw Neb. Phone 1621.
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Progress Office
Polk
For Sale New 16 27 Case Tractor
Classified note offers a 16 27 Case tractor for sale at 1500 dollars from Rystrom Implement Co Mrs C G Jack and two children visited Garrison Friday to see relatives and friends.
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Rystrom Implement Co
Mra. C. G
Garrison
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Crow’s
Bauder & Son
Caroline Deuker
D. E. Boeker
Baby
Wahoo
Lincoln
Swift
Shafer’s
George Reed
Ale. Sundberg
W. J. Johnson
East Pleasant
J. A. Bonita
Florida
John Adelson
H. G. White
Belleville
Kansas
Golden Rodman
Viking Theatre
Alice Brady
Omaha Weather Bureau
Shafers Grocery
Snodgrass
Ball
Genoa
Ped Nateahedte
Mabel Hearne
C. R. Peterson
George Mitchell
Elmer Cash
State Dental Meet
Mrs. Peterson
Will
Rost
M. F. Smith and Son
R. L
Bernard Schmidt
Ed Johnson
W. E.green
the Banner
Bellwood .Gazette
Bellwood
Harkness
David City
A. J. Hanquist
Jim
Nelson—Evans
Se In Music, Troyer. G. Av Crancer Co
Harry Shafer
Bank of Pork
Dennis N. Mills
Miss Back
Lillian Brown
Graff
Wade
Hardville
Raymond Bottum
Mrs
A. W. Shafer
W&c
Hokenson
Arthur Hokenson
Propr
Modern
Polk, Nebraska
Harry L.shafer
Jeweler
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