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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1961

Page

3

Polk Commercial Club Seeks Hard Surfaced Highway

Polk residents and local leaders plan a drive to Lincoln to press for a hard surfaced road from Polk to Highway 81 and possibly to Central City and Hardville. The push includes support from nearby towns as officials and citizens rally for improved county infrastructure.

Edick. Anderson Lincoln Polk Polk Commercial Club Central City Hardville

Crowded Weekends Highlight Area Family Visits

Lincoln guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Berg and Robert Berg visiting daughter Dwayne Miller. Osceola visitors Mrs Selma Carlson and families joined Virgil Bush and Cheryl. Local gathering noted at Central City with Charlie Johnson. Others hosted include Floyd Miller Don Miller John son family and Gustafson at Oscar Jones home. Ellen Nyberg and Barry Nyberg visited in Lincoln and Aurora hosted Junior Auxiliary roller skating. Hospital trip seen as Mrs Rehrs and party visited Omaha. Community helpers aided Hilmer Jones farm event with multiple locals.

Dana Westfall Washington Ruth Benson Bluff Fred Johnson Paul Wurtz Otto Wilshusen Chas. Wilshusen Will Kroger Raymond Sundberg Milburn Erickson August Garling Martin Hobbs Central City Glen Geen Harry Stultz Fremont Ethel Flick Margaret*Emken Teachers’ Institute Lincoln Henry Berg Robert Berg Arthur Deinert Dwayne Miller Walter Bush Willard Bush Selma Carlson Osceola Virgil Bush Cheryl Bill Wright Willard Adelson Willard Adelson Wallace Johnson Charlie Johnson Floyd Miller Don Miller Roger Gustafson Oscar Jones Victor Newman Fred White Stromsburg Ollie Johnson Dean Samuelson Rose Nyberg Barry Nyberg Ing Aurora Henry Reed Wayne’ Ramsey Lester Rehrs Rehrs Omaha Hilmer Jones Don Shoup Dean Lindburg Neal Bankson Rudolph’ Nyberg Ray Stinkel Hugo Person Reuben “Hanquist Kenneth’ Clayton Wilmer Bodine Clarence Blase Willard Lindburg Nancy Newton Bradshaw Ernest’ Lott Polk

Family visits and upcoming sales mark week in Polk

Hampton family guests at Chas Stettner home. Paul Strand heads to Grand Island to attend Business College. Maud Aldrich spoke to high school. Martha Jones and Ralph Frazier visited from Grand Island for the weekend. Darrow announces a large closing duty sale starting Friday. Ester Lackey couple suffered loss of forty shoes after dogs vaccinated reveal theft and mysterious watchdog shooting. Ira Plessinger and Hawkins from Idaho arrive with a carload of apples. Chas McGinnis visited from Lincoln to see old friends.

Hampton Chas. Stettner Paul Strand Grand Island Maud M. Aldrich Martha Jones Ralph Frazier B. A. Darrow Ester Lackey Ira Plessinger Will ‘Hawkins Buhl Idaho Polk Chas. McGinnis Lincoln

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