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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
4
Milton Johnson of York spent the weekend with his mother Mrs F O Johnson. Frank Stetner of Hordville notes he has purchased a new McCormick Deering ensilage cutter and will offer custom grinding services.
Mr and Mrs Ed Widge visited Grand Island on Friday with their son Leland from Wolbach who attended the Teach ers' Convention there and returned for a weekend visit. Polk High School teachers attended State Teachers Conventions in various cities on Thursday and Friday last week. Fern Schweitzer LaVerne iedrickson Dorothy Wood man and Robert Strickland were in Omaha. Henry Horstman Bruce Cowgill and Ferdinand Sandion were in Grand Island. Tresidder was in Norfolk and Maggie Christensen in Lincoln. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Widga and son of Stromsburg and Mrs Ed Widga visited friends in York Thursday.
A miscellany of events from October 27 1921 including JoN Plessinger's stock sale from Denver, hog losses from cholera at a local farm, Axel Sidwell purchasing a confectionary store at Axtell, and W W Felckey moving to a Benedict area farm. A wedding, a road accident at Mills garage, and community updates on health, births, visitors, and local business moves.
The Polk village board met October 9 1941 at 730 pm with Chairman Isaacson and trustees Wurtz Sundberg Carlson absent Hill. Minutes treasurer and light and water reports heard and accepted. Audited bills listed and paid from respective funds with amounts for public power district Lincoln Tel Co Capitol Supply Co etc. There was no further business and the board adjourned.
An advertisement from Davis Pharmacy in Polk pitches Adlerika for gas and lazy bowels. It claims the product contains three laxative and five carminative ingredients and suggests keeping it on hand. The message includes a testimonial about long term use.
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