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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
5
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The teacher and pupils of District No. 45 closed their school year with a picnic at Buckley Park in Stromsburg. Neighboring families and residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Will Garling heading to Greeley Colorado for the summer, joined other locals for weekend visits and vacations.
Polk area social life fills pages with family visits church events and celebrations. Residents attend Memorial Day services and plan church programs while birthdays anniversaries and picnics mark the weekend. Local stores advertise hours and subscriptions as families share news from Hordville Osceola and Stromsburg with Polk neighbors.
A playful promotion invites families to shop in Polk for summer wear and foods. It promises low prices on dresses sun suits straw hats and light undergarments with phrases about friendly service and cooperative shopping to make the trip fun.
A group of Stromsburg ladies gathered Tuesday afternoon to honor Mrs. Paul Strand on her birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Louis Berggren, Mrs. Forrest Berggren, Mrs. Leroy Berggren, Mrs. Floyd Lyle and daughter, Mrs. F. W. Metzgar, Mrs. Ed Benson, Mrs. Ed Madison, Rev. E. E. Pengelly and Mary, Mrs. W. C. Steele, Mrs. Adam Deuker, and Mrs. Oscar Strand.
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