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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
4
The Polk Progress highlights Davis Pharmacy slogan Save With Safety At Your Rexall Drug Store in Polk Nebraska. The weekly paper edited by Howard W. Werbes notes its post office dating from March 21 1907 under federal act.
Miss Margaret Stouffer injured on narrow steep steps and Ruth Stouffer also hurt recently. Mrs D E Boelter and child visit from Wahoo to help Mr Boelter at Polk Mercantile Co. Whittemore family moved into Magnuson property. W E Green bought four feeder cars in Custer County. Wedding of Gladys Trivelpiece and Charles Mincks at Gibbon. both grads of York HS 1917. New baby for Charlie Bowers family Oct 25. Wurtz family trip to Lincoln to see Clifford Wurtz at university.
The document lists weekly services and events for several churches. Smoky schedules include morning worship and Sunday School times, choir practices, W F M S meetings, district conventions, Bible conferences with visiting ministers, and midweek prayer and study sessions across First Baptist, Swede Plains M E, Lutheran, Evangelical Free Mission, and related congregations in Hastings and Omaha areas.
Raymond Shockey celebrated his 22nd birthday Sunday October 27 with a gathering at his parents’ home. Guests gave gifts and a midnight lunch was served. Kof Ostberg attended a cattle sale in Grand Island Monday, buying 31 head of feeders for his feed lots, arriving Tuesday afternoon.
The Soverign Service Fall Round Up aims to protect cars against cold weather with proper oils greases fuel anti freeze and battery checks. Cliff Cramer touts quick service to ready vehicles for winter and urges car owners to bring in stray or open range cars for protection.
The undersigned sells at public sale at the Peter G Nelson farm two miles north and six and a half miles west of Stromsburg and one mile south and three miles west of Swede Home. Sale begins 1 30 P M on Thursday November 16. Two head of horses five head of cattle eight head of hogs and farm machinery to be offered. Howard E Deeter owner Wallace Strong auction Citizens State Bank clerks. Banks closed Armistice Day Saturday Nov 11 due to holiday.
Dr J B Williams announces office hours from 9 to 12 a m and 2 to 5 p m with office and residence phone lines listed as 157w2 and 158w3 for appointments and inquiries.
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