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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1968

Page

8

Hearing Set On Reassignment Of School District Lands

Public hearing will be held in Polk County Office of the Superintendent of Schools on Monday October 21 1968 at 2 pm. The petition seeks to set off NE4 and NEY SE%4 of Section 24 Township 13 Range 5 Merrick County from School District No. 61 Hamilton County and attach to School District No. 72 Polk County as provided by Nebraska law. Date Oct 7 1968. Betty J Majors Polk County Superintendent and C G Hansen Hamilton County Superintendent sign.

Polk County Asceola Nebraska Merrick County Hamilton County Betty J. Majors C. G. Hansen William J. Kroger Lela McNaught Osceola

Gustafsons Attend Hastings Good Samaritan 10th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Reuben Gustafson and Mrs and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson attended the Hastings Good Samaritan Village 10th anniversary on Sunday and visited Mrs Beulah Gustafson and Mrs Pearl Anderson. They were dinner guests of Mrs Beulah Gustafson at her apartment. M and Mrs Oscar Jones spent Sunday evening in the Earl Stevens home.

Reuben Gustafson Rudolph Gustafson Good Samaritan Village Hastings Beulah Gustafson Pearl Anderson Oscar Jones Earl Stevens

Polk Progress Ownership Statement

The Polk Progress records ownership by Norris W. Alfred Polk Nebraska for a weekly publication. It lists circulation figures including 670 total paid copies and 700 average press run for the preceding year with 710 as the near filing date run.

Polk Progress Polk Nebraska Acts of Congress Norris W. Alfred

Polk Area Social Notes Show Local Family Visits

A series of Sunday visits and gatherings highlight the week in Polk area towns. Times feature Mr and Mrs Guy Blanchard of Grand Island visiting Orlie Miller, Elmer Naslund visiting Chas Whittemore in Central City, and numerous family meals and receptions among the Naslunds Redmans Shenk and Samuels clans, plus hospital and funeral attendance in Omaha and York birthday celebrations for Lucille Collberg.

Guy Blanchard Grand Island Orlie Miller Elmer Naslund David Sundberg Stuart Nelson Diane Benedict Dean Ostberg Reuben Anderson Harold Anderson Ed Buresh Great Falls Montana Chaaence Munn Central City Clifford Branting Chas. Whittemore Park View Doyle Klingsporn Ralph Redman Merle Redman Mervin Shenk Omaha Edward Cockerell Nora Simpson Ella Shenk Claude Shenk Clarks Kenneth Samuels Chappell Mervin Samuels Myron Norquest Vern Samuels C. Marvin Fredrickson Jane Martin Jones Rudolph Gustafson Dr. Doyle Gustafson Dr. Gustafson Minnie Wright Stromsburg York Lucille Collberg Lincoln Wright

Polking Around Rife With Alearned Confusion From Prof

A weekly paper hires a former acquaintance nicknamed Prof to write features. He misuses terms like passed away as passed out and calls Polk Local News Polk Loco News. After many editing struggles the team fires him, noting his long study did not improve clarity and his refrain remains I don't know.

Page 1 Fort Prof Polk Polk Loco

Obituary of Jessie Peterson lifelong Nebraskan Denver area resident

Jessie nee Garretson Peterson born March 25 1878 in Marshfield Indiana died October 2 1968 in Englewood Colorado at age 90 6 7 after a life in York County Nebraska Polk Nebraska and finally Colorado She married Frank E Peterson February 23 1898 near Arborville Nebraska They had seven children and she was preceded in death by her husband an infant and a daughter Mae Funeral services were held October 4 in Aurora Colorado and October 5 at Evangelical Free Church Polk burial Polk Cemetery She belonged to the Free Methodist Church and left a Christian legacy through her family Continued surviving children Ralph Lloyd Charles Margaret Nathan and others with many grandchildren great grandchildren and relatives.

Jessie Nee Garretson Peterson Frank Jane Garretson Mrashfield Indiana Englewood Colo York County Nebraska Frank E. Peterson Arborville Nebr Mae Colorado Free Methodist Church Polk Denver Ralph Columbus Lloyd Charles Margaret Nathan Aurora Evangelical Free Church

Johnsons celebrate 60th anniversary with callers

Mr and Mrs Oscar Johnson received greetings on their 60th anniversary from family and friends. A sister and family in Sash Canada and Bud Carlson with his wife in Jackson Mississippi sent wishes, plus a niece, Virginia Peterson, from Scottsbluff.

Oscar Johnson Sash Canada Bud Carlson Jackson Miss Virginia Peterson Scottsbluff

Also Mentioned on This Page

Custom Farm Services, Inc Martson Ag-Service Fertilizer & Farm Chemicals Burg Refrigeration GMC E. T. Parminter Mason Bob Baack Clervisoft Armers Mutual OF Leland Harless Central City Veterinary Clinic Barnett C. R. Johnson Harimans Crete Midwest Free Church Youth Fellowship Evangelical Free Church of America Polk Bible Camp Evangelical Freer Church of America Larry Cook STATE F.ars Suranc Custom Farm Services CFS Martson Ag Polk, Nebr Gordon Glad Elmer Sandburg Reed Ekwall Oscar Segred Johnson York Hospital Covenant Home Rose Nyberg Fire Dept Mick Hoffman Amy Roger Marlene Hanquist Gunnard Stahl American Legion Legion Auxiliary Eldon R. Johnson Jessie Garretson Peterson
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