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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1951
Page
5
Local church listings show service times from Hardville Baptist Immanuel Lutheran Polk Baptist Arborville Congregational Swede Plain Methodist and Evangelical Free. Community notes mention visits and dinners among families including Adelson Goethe Gustafson Williamson and Lott. Christmas Lighting Festival planned for December 1.
The Village Board of Polk met in regular session at the Fire Hall on November 6 1951 at 8 PM The minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved Reports from the Light and Water Commissioner were read and approved The board authorized a five year lease extension on the first story of the Theatre Building to Arnold Nethaus Bills from local firms and individuals were presented and approved for payment including supplies advertising salaries and services The board moved to pay the bills and issue warrants Adjournment followed Village Clerk Mrs Leo Wurtz and Mrs Oscar Jones were visitors from Grand Island on Saturday
Arborville residents attend a town hall meeting on Wednesday November 21 with Dietrich Goertzen providing music and Rev Wantz giving a chalk talk. Pie is requested and all are welcome as four year old Myrna Merchant celebrated a birthday with guests and treats.
Mr and Mrs Merle Simpson of Omaha have spent two weeks with her mother ENa Shenk and her brother Mervin Shenk and family.
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