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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1945

Page

4

Births and visits skim in two decades notes

A 1920s and 1925 society recap records births visits and travel. Mr and Mrs Gustafson celebrate a new son born September 30. Mrs Bodine resumes work at Polk Mercantile. Dornburgs return from Shaw Colorado. Local residents visit Osceola Bellwood and Geneva. fishing trip on Loup. baby girl born October 1 to W E Anderson. In 1925 Strand to Florida. Keith Green ships cattle. Mills Shockey Knerr visit Omaha. Hardville visitors and Grand Island trips noted.

Arthur Gustafson Freeman Ranquist Marie Bodine Polk Mercantile A Dornburg Shaw Colorado A. C Crow Henry Knorr Loup Ruth Glasser Osceola Edith Anderson Bellwood W E. Anderson Oscar Strand Florida Keith Green Burwell Omaha D. N. Mills Fred Shockey Jr Henry Knerr Legion D. H. Westfall Crow W . Steele C . Jack Geneva Theo Larson Ed Larson Edward Ana H E. Larson Grand Island

Fifteen Years Ago Highlights From October 9 1930

Recap of local social visits and travel notes. Mr and Mrs Alex Etting and family visited Polk Sunday with Dr Westfall. Etting and Joe Schramek inspected farm holdings. Genoa’s football team beat the visiting squad 13 to 0. Several residents planned trips to the national show in St Louis stopping in Kansas City and St Joseph. Family reunions and motor trips to Cairo and Grand Island are noted along with various Sunday guests.

Alex Etting Alice Alex David City Polk Westfall Etting Joe Schramek Gilbert Genoa Berniece Stevens Earl Clark Omaha George Otte Mark Ramsey St Louis Kansas City St. Joseph Martin Baack Herbert Wurtz P T Wurtz Lizzie Goldfish Cairo Oscar Williams J W Godown Broken Bow Z E. Marvel Grand Island S. S Piper Davis Reuben Anderson Oscar Anderson J B Williams Harold Nelson Hazel Gertrude Nelson Amy Myers Stromsburg Hartwig Flodman Frie Forslund Robert Steinbeck

Polk County Farmers Co op Loan Benefits Highlighted

Polk County Farmers Co op loans outline advantages for farm loans and farm home purchases through the 2415 year Federal Land Bank. Contact Joan Lee, W J Stead, or Henry Osan towski, secretary treasurer, fieldman, for details at the Osceola office on the east side of the square. Telephone number 6.

Polk Farmers’ Coopers Federal Land Bank Oon Polk County Farmers’ Cooperative Joan Lee W J. Stead Henry Osantowski Fieldman Polk County National Farm Loan Association Osceola Nebraska

Local social roundup notes visits and moves

Mrs C McClure and friends visited in Oscar Gustafson’s home. The Flodmans and Lymans visited in Hordville. Fredrickson family joined Petersons near High Parkie. Ed Benson and Carlson hosted Johnson family guests. Van Bush hosts Hunt Bush for dinner. Rev E A Peterson and family moving to Buffalo Center. Faithful Workers Club met at Helen Larkin’s with refreshments by Shrum and Cocker. Mary Berggren led with Animal Mothers. Herbes family attended Nebraska Minnesota game in Lincoln. Ansel Lindquist and Piper visited Lincoln. S A Ramp and wife welcomed a seven pound baby boy at Stromsburg hospital. Ramp is a local music instructor.

C. McClure George Dorsey W A. Stevens Glen Will Oscar Gustafson Virgil Flodman Lyman and Son Lampshire Hordville Marvin Fredrickson Kenneth Peterson High Parkie Ed Benson Harry Carlson Nina Cocker Mary Berggren H W Herbes Lincoln Nebraska Ansel Lindquist S S Piper S A Ramp Stromsburg Mr Ramp

Card of thanks to friends and relatives

The sender expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards flowers and gifts during a hospital stay and after returning home also thanking for birthday messages and memorial wishes in a warm personal note.

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Progress Honor Roll and Farm for Sale Notice

Progress honor roll lists renewals for readers Frank Bolton Marie Dobberstein Earl Rasmussen Ed Dobberstein Harald Nelson Karl Detloff Virgil Flodman Wm Ziegelbein Otis Waack. Farm for sale or rent offers 306 acres near Silver Creek with good improvements New Barn 167 cultivated acres 50 native hay balance pasture priced at 46 dollars per acre. James W Reed Central City Nebraska. Notice of final report Polk County Nebraska estate of Fred W Blase executrix files final account hearing October 19 1945. Ordnance Polk Village sale notice under Ordinance No 113 dated October 2 1945.

Frank Bolton Marie Dobberstein Earl Rasmussen Ed Dobberstein Harald Nelson Karl Detloff Virgil Flodman Wm Ziegelbein Otis Waack Silver Creek James W. Reed Central City Nebraska Polk County Fred W Blase L. M Merrick Polk

Polk Village approves sale of parcels to William J Kroger

The Village of Polk Nebraska sells Lot 6 Block 3 and Lots 1 2 3 Block 4 Original Town to William J Kroger for 3500 cash with warranty deed and tax responsibility. Ordinance No 113 requires 30 percent electors to sign remonstrance within thirty days to delay sale for one year.

Wiliam J Kroger Polk County Nebraska Sall Village Polk State of John H Stohs Marvin Fredrickson

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