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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1939

Page

8

Polk County October 1939 official proceedings and juries

Polk County Nebraska Board of County Commissioners audits and approves claims. authorizes Champlin Refining Company telephone line project across Polk County highways. sets October adjournment and November jury lists including 1939 petit and grand juries with numerous precincts and members.

Board of County Commissioners Polk County Nebraska John I. Anderson R. M. McDonald Food R. Russell Moon Food Stromsburg Grocery Bridge Fund Strand Ray Lumber Columber Owen McClung Edward Sehlesnger Com. Dist A. S Nelson Fitch Benjamin Foreman Nace Ee Lincoln Road Equipment Co J. B. Myers Storage Branting Repair Shop C. W. Moon Food Wu Nordstrom Grocery Food Harry Pratt Pure Food Grocery A. J. D. Lockard Rent A. C. Twarling W. H. Bovey & Son Clifton FE. Johnson Will Wright T Wurtz & Son Rudolf Sandin the National Refining Co Sinclair Refining Co Anchor Oil Corporation Eaettle County Board of Commissioners Champlin Refining Company Nebraskatown Chamovlin Refining Company Paneo Nick A. C Twarling John S G. L. Irland E. J. Krumbach Robert Nelson South Canada Arvid E. Anderson W. H. Kelly Harry E. Miller Ogal Miller John W. Scott North Canada John Rasp John Langer Wallace J. Logan Karl Lux Frank McMeekin Archie Marsden Colmar Creek Harold Ingalls Carl Dornan Frank Jaax George Korger Island Roy Cofey

Death of Samuel A Dahlgren barber noted in Holdrege

Samuel Alfred Dahlgren died at a Holdrege hospital three weeks after surgery at 63. He was a former York barber with many local ties and is survived by a daughter four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held in York and interment was at Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Samuel Alfred Dahlgren Holdrege York Charles Polk Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Tax limitation petitions circulate in Polk County

Polk County Farm Bureau and allied groups begin circulating petitions to amend the Nebraska constitution to cap farm property tax at 7 mills and urban property at 15 mills. About 47 district and county Farm Bureaus join the effort, with 10,000 petitions projected for the 1940 general election. Warle Wiltse cites need for public funding of schools as taxes are scrutinized.

Polk County Farm Bureau Lincoln Nfbf Board Warle E. Wiltse York Public Schools Nebraska Parent Teachers Association Alliance Garret

Tax System Needs Reorganization Says Wiltse

Wiltse criticizes property tax as antiquated and unsuitable as sole school support. He calls for a reformed tax system, arguing property today signals inability to pay taxes and urging modernization.

Wiltse

Nebraska University brief notes on study topics and science

University of Nebraska reports debunking the belief that smart students prefer Latin and math and notes little difference in subject choice among good and poor students. Other items cover groundwater, drug-test diet research, botany on weeds, and the stroboscope capable of slow motion footage up to 4000 cycles per second.

Teachers College University of Nebraska University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy

Also Mentioned on This Page

OF County Commissioners Osceola East Stromsburg C. M. Bennett Ernest G. Ericson W. Fred Johnson J. W. Newman A. F. Nordstrom R. W. Anderson Karl R. Burke Merwin Carlson Isedore E. Olson LeRoy Nelson Charles S. F. Johnson West Stromsburg Elmer E. Fusby Henry A. Parker I. E. Stever A. G. Thorstenson Arthur Ahilquist C. A. Baker Hugh A. Johnston Emil Monson Victor Vanl Horn Fred A. Anderson Fred Case E. A. Hedlund W J. Hermmann John W. Johnson North Osceola J. H. Gustafson S. J. Tilley Herman A. Anderson Elton L. Berck Gust Boden G. Clarence Carlson August Fischer Andrew Nelson Valley Oswald Bernt Calmar Dunn Joe Gryva, Jr Verner Walter Bush Oscar " Imn Martin Lundstro A and Leland Harlesg Hackberry N S Abolt L. T. Bloom H. J. Duren Dwight Newcomer Elmer C Rasp G. G. Spalding C. J. Stephenson George E. Abis Wallace E. Kinney H.C. Brazee Harvey M. Johnston Walter Watts A. I. Scott Homer Brigham Henry Grossnicklaus John Huggier H. W. Johnson Wm. H. Ko Arthur Sundberg W. Gabriel Harry Herrman East Pleasant Home A. A. Allison Ed E. Anderson L. A. Burg West Pleasant Home Harry Dahlin Edwin G. Glad Roy Glasser William L. Kingsley Guenther Mueller Paul W. Stevens R. C. Widga Charles A. Carlson Freeman Johnson Platte J. W. Toline John Stohl Henry N. Peterson Petrus C. Nelson W. B. Dake Gordon C. Mace A.C Twarling Ladies Aid The Methodist Church Arnold Isaacson C N Peterson Lloyd Kroger W J. Johnson P. J Garten Glen Hill Donna Lee Sundberg Lawrence Sundberg Geanelle Clik Oasasy Sophia Kresha Ruth Stewart LeRoy M Smith Phil B Campbell James Cook Carleton Anderson Naomi Pearson Clerical State Journal Strand-Ray Lumber Reece K-B Printing Co Avent Joel Hanson Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co Oliver McBeth L. M. Merrick Co Lillian Timm Gunnard Peterson Anderson Merc. Co City Market & Grocery Food Crouse-Tex Drug Coiss City of Osceola Water Food Forslund Grocery Co Farmers Union Oil Co Farmers Union State Rrao Food Center J. Garten FFE Sundberg Rexall Doug Sherer Rexall Drug Wih Sale Hee Se Nase Riker's Petrofol Bouquet Ramee Magnesia Ve Sos Priscilla Medford Rexale Lee Snes Mek Sgt Drug Store Nkae Peel Lee Midway Havens, Nebraska Havens Lincoln Highway Clarks Silvercreek Kay Mills Paul Robertson Cliff Keyes L. S Jack” Evans Dwight Walkup York County
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