Polk Fire Department Honors Chief Brauer At Banquet
The Polk Volunteer Fire Department plans a banquet on November 9 to honor Chief H. G. Brauer who has served as fire chief for twenty seven years. Entertainment and serving committees include Arnold Isaacson and others as listed. The item notes community members traveling visitors and various local happenings in the Polk area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Volunteer Fire Department
H. G. Brauer
Arnold Isaacson
C. R. Peterson
Lloyd Kroger
Gordon Eno
Leo Wurtz
del Newton
Wm. Wright
Polk Progress Classified Advertisement Rates
The notice lists newspaper mailing details for Polk Progress with editor and publisher, post office status, subscription rates for Nebraska and elsewhere, 6 months and 3 months rates, single copy price, and rates for card of thanks and obituary poetry per line, plus advertising column inch rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris W. Alfred
Polk
Nebraska
Polk Cubs Triumph 14-6 Over Osceola on Friday
In a clean hard fought game Polk High Cubs defeated Osceola 14 to 6 last Friday night. Local fans witnessed a strong contest with decisive Cubs pitching and timely hitting at the local field.
Weekend visitors mark 40th wedding anniversary event
Polk local notes list weekend guests including Walter Ekdahl Oshkosh and Lloyd Hanquist couple in celebration. Sunday diners at Emma Horstman hosted RP W Aker Nell Aker Rev Gene Wood and family and M G Lindburg. Edith Benson and Esther Peterson visited Oscar Anderson. Ollie Baker Hillis Sterner and Cyril Sterner of York visited relatives in Columbus Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Ekdahl
Walter Ekdahl
Oshkosh
Lloyd Hanquist
Emma Horstman
RP. W. Aker
Nell Aker
Gene Wood
M. G. Lindburg
Edith Benson
Esther Peterson
Oscar Anderson
Ollie Baker
Hillis Sterner
Cyril Sterner
York
Columbus
Dana Westfall Dies At Grand Island
Dr. D. P. Westfall a 62 year old dentist of Grand Island died after a long illness in a local hospital. He practiced in Grand Island for 10 years and is survived by his widow Ollie Etting and a son Daniel E. Westfall. Funeral services were conducted at St Stephen's Episcopal Church and burial followed at Arborville Cemetery. Wall Funeral Home Hamp ton handled arrangements. He was born February 25 1905 in Lindsay Nebraska and served with the Public Health Service during World War II after stints with Doane College and the University of Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Westfall
DDS
W. Koening
Grand Island
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Arborville
Polk
Wall Funeral Home
Hampton
Dr. Westfall
Lindsay
D. H
Martha (Primmer) Westfall
Doane College
University of Nebraska
Ollie Etting
David City
National Fish and Wildlife Commission
Pribiloff Islands
Alaska
Public Health Service
Moore Field
Mission
Texas
Nebraska
Daniel E. Westfall
Social Visits Corner From York to Oshkosh and Wurzburg
Saturday supper guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Pinneo in York with Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson. Friday coffee guests after the Polk-Osceola game were Mrs Larry Coover and families, Mr and Mrs Dick Harless, and Mr and Mrs Walter Ekdahl of Oshkosh. Mrs Coover met in Omaha with Dick Harless and Dave Ekdahl. Mrs Coover has spent seven months in Wurzburg Germany with her husband Specialist Larry Coover. he expects to return in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Adelson
Arthur Pinneo
York
Dave Ekdahl
Larry Coover
Dick Harless
Walter Ekdahl
Oshkosh
Omaha
Coover
Wurzburg
Ger
Local Families Visit Hosts After Football Game and Dinners
A sequence of social visits fills a weekend in the community. Melvin and family hosted Roger Werner guests after the game. Richard Johnson and family visited the Benders. Clifford Branting hosted a dinner honoring son Leslie on leave from Georgia base. Verland Widga and family visited Glen Brazda. East Side Birthday Club met at Mrs. Robert J. Anderson’s home. Andersons plan to move to Polk near his father. Further gatherings included birthday parties for Mrs Glen Brazda hosted by Mrs James Brazda Sr and Mrs Robert Brazda. Paul Coover hosted supper guests from Sioux Falls and Fort Collins. Sunday visitors included Rolland Stromberg, Jo Billa, Wilda Holmes, and Alice Best. Hanquist family visits from Missouri and York. Kroger guests from Sioux Falls. multiple dinners and birthday dinners noted at Orpha Due’s home in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Cubs
Silver Creek
Hi Green
Lee Bayer
Green
Clara Blase
van Nuys
Calif
Bob Burgess
Ben Peterson
Gunnerfeldt
Chicago
Elmer Hanquist
Don Lindburg
Salem
Dre
Dale
M. G. Lindburg
Fraley
Baby
Wm. Lavelle
Elaine Stull
Costa Mecca
John Myers
Robert Stromberg
Washington, D. C
Melvin Bender
Roger Werner
Richard Johnson
Clarks
Clifford Branting
Marvin Branting
Leslie
Georgia
Verland Widga
Glen Brazda
Robert J. Anderson
East Side
Robert Anderson
Polk
James Brazda
Robert Brazda
Paul Coover
Larry Coover
Max Kroger
Sioux Falls
Bill Stromberg
Linda
Vicki
Fort Collins
Colo
Rolland Stromberg
Jo Billa
Wilda Holmes
Robert
Alice Best
Central City
Donald Hanquist
Carl Hanquist
Terryville
Ebba Hanquist
York
Reuben Hanquist
S. D
Lydia Peterson
Loretta McCoy
Grace Harless
Lillie Johnson
Anna Kisler
Mabel Dornburgh
Orpha Due
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Polk Fire Department
Chief Brauer
Andrew Ang
Rockford, I
C. H. Lindburg
Harry Pollack
David Carlson
R. J. Allison
Lillian Brown
Zora Shaffer
Harry Schultz
C. O. Eckles
Walter Johnson
Donald
Montrose
John Plessinger
J. S. Gustafson
Charles Wahl
C. V. Lind
Nina Tenny
Helen Lind
Lincoln
Elsie Lobaugh
California
Whitacre
Vivian Myers
North Platte
Harry Carlson
Ray Peterson
Giltner and
Stockham
Kenneth Samuels
Hardvile
A. H. Sidwell
Wausa
Imogene Hanquist
Goldie Swanson
R. M. Bailey
Young Peoples
Dixie Pfeiffer
Carl Pfeiffer
Polk County
Boardman’s
Stromsburg
Nebr
Halp
Dalton
Wegner
Central City, Nebraska
Polk Lumber Co
Polk, Nebraska
WBE
Nebraska Association
asGp Cfqrian
Polk High Cubs
Osceola
Henry Lind
Albert Carlson
Harlan Johnson
Gien Green
Mop
Chas. Riddlemoser
Gerald Cohagen
Dana Westfall
Aheganegai
AeSy
Farmers Coop Grain Ass'n
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