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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
8
Wr and Mrs Earl Rasmussen and their boys along with Mr and Mrs Harold Green and family spent a Sunday river picnic, sharing food and good company in a casual family outing.
Mr and Mrs Grant Willits and Mrs Edith Finley accompanied by Clair Willits attended funeral services in Silver Creek. Mrs John Carson and Mr Mrs E C Cramer and Emily visited the Patraw home in Columbus. WM G Lindburg attended an REA conference in Washington DC with Claude Wickard and visited relatives in New York City.
The Home Society gathered last Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Gilbert Benson's residence for a pot luck lunch. A brief note mentions piano lessons in early June and a contact line for Arthur G Bates.
County records show federal aid funds allocated for culverts guard rails and a 9.6 mile graded earth road under the Polk East Federal Aid Secondary Project No S-285. It lists tentative quantities for excavation water, sand gravel surface, con crete sections, culverts and pipes with a call for sealed bids on grading surfacing and bridge work.
Plans and specifications for road work in Polk County Nebraska are available at the County Clerk in Osceola or the Department of Roads and Irrigation in Lincoln. Bidders must provide 100 percent performance bonds and a five thousand dollar bid check as good faith. bids may be rejected or waived. publication dates May 26 June 2 9.
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