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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1947

Page

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Outstanding Western at Polk Theatre This Week

Pursued will be shown Thursday Friday and Saturday at Polk Theatre. The Western film is praised as a standout. Sunday and Wednesday feature the comedy Love and Learn with Jack Carson.

Polk Theatre Jack Carson Wall

Local notes from Scottsbluff region mark visits and events

Local items note visits from Scottsbluff and North Platte residents, Halloween parties led by Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen, church events, Sunday school gatherings, and family visitors. Notables include the death of Rev. J. Lundberg in Pennsylvania and burial in Cleveland.

Robert Myers Scottsbluff Matsen North Platte J. B. Myers Carl Mundt Stromsburg Walter Glaiver York Ruth Green Bob Anderson North Plate Flof ‘Ostberg Walter Nelson Marvin Hastings Hardville Hall Jake Harding Wroyd Hahn Vern Jones Hern Myers Gothenburg Airs Karl Burke Juiuny Strominsburg Marla Lye Willi HaCildid Naiuwo Ib Lee Ana Geant Nawuge Euwile Gleen Ituun Rrsgay Allvernoon Guess Linker Bill Seward Wm. Seward Dau Wilu Wu Tal Utte Waver Wait Weiner Herbert Mundt Ana Ours Ana Famuy Hamynun Utto Tleury Munutdir Wateer Juansuu Venzil Denver Loe Nuu Hetty Glasser Weiner Rouse Orville Roellrs Barbara Hampton Henry Mundt Will Stunkel Marie J. Glack Ellen Tinker Paul Lemke Clarence Peterson Ebba Hanquist Wil Lindberg Herbert Wurtz Havong Rey Glasser Rolland Bamesvergeer Aurora Walter Johnson August Nelson T. A. Stevens Wallace Sandell Gordon Fosaberg Frank Fossberg Albert Sundberg Ray Warner Earl Rasmussen Mean Kent Sandell John Adams J. Lundberg Pennsylvania Cleveland Ohio

Farmers urged to report conservation practices promptly

Farmers who completed conservation practices under the 1047 farm program should immediately report to the county agricultural conservation committee. Delays in reporting hinder payments and tying up funds. Each farmer must provide evidence of completed practices to avoid missing seed or work payments and to allow funds to be allocated to others as needed.

County Agricultural Conservation Committee Agriculture Engineering Department

Polk High Defeats Silver Creek 13 to 6 in Rainy Friday

Polk High earned its fourth straight win beating Silver Creek 13 to 6 on a wet Wednesday. Volz returned after an injury but Polk struggled early with a stalled drive on the 12 yard line before a late rally powered by passes to Upton and Williams and a second TD from Volz.

Polk High Silver Creek Walden Volz Polk Volz Kenny Upton Beryl Williams Ernie Gleim Don Forss Eugene Klingsporn Burdette Flodman

Social notes from Stromsburg weekend visits

Miss Clarice Austin spent Saturday with Mrs. Donald Doremus and many townsfolk visited relatives and friends in Omaha Lincoln Gothenburg and Chicago. Teachers College students and area residents attended conventions, visited families, or traveled to meet kin in Nebraska Kansas and Illinois during the weekend.

Henry Sandell Stromsburg Earl Rasmussen Gary Adele Mueller Central City H. S. Mueller Spalding Walter Johnson J¢nan Plessinger Denver Ella Shenk Karl Detloff Afernoon Hennie Seymour Grafton Ed Dotberstein Clarence Meerkatz Roy Meerkatz Mary Liedthe Lewis Helden Rodger Hill Billings Montana Lloyd Kroger Gust Mayo Garden City Kansas Leenad Bert Warnick Mayo Emma Warnick Oscar Guntalson Lioy? Hahn Ed Rochutz Big Springs Will Green Lloyd Stromberg Frank Benke Aurora Ernest Flodman Marvin Fredrickson Jane Gordon Smith Rodger Beverly Rising City Milton Anderson LaVonn Gerald Stevens Lincoln LaVonne Clarence Burgeson W. T. Shoup Omaha Dizzie Elmer Johnson Denzil James Newell Jimmie Harry Johnson Kenneth Johnson Hastings Harlan Johnson Victor Johnson Oscar Johnson Lawrence Peterson Clarks Harry Osceola C. Marvin Fredrickson Chicago Robert Stoh Daugher Janice George Johnson Rockford Olua Anderson Clarice Austin Donald Doremus Corrine Johnson Business College Byron Johnson Esther Mattson Gothenburg A. R. Mattson Edith Fred Amna Lundquist Norfolk Robert Love Whiting A. R Edith Blakeney Ogallata Pearl Blakeney Levena Hazel Sundberg Ilinois Edna Olson J. L. Olson Carl Hoffmaster Fort Collins Colorado Walter F. Nelson Alex Swan Harold Swan Kay Marie W. G. Hermann Allan Herrmann Joyce Leo‘oard Heiss Page Nebraska Ira W. Ready Lizard Malm Olof Larson Gunnar Carlson Sonja Illinois W. H. Seward Ina Mae Lynn Topeka Morris Johnson J W. Thompson Amy Myers Dana Shostrom Emma Dahl W E. Benson Howard Johnston Duane Swanson Marion Strong Silver Creek M. D. Strong Wallace Strong Manhattan Kenneth Strong

County Extension News details 1947 48 4-H and farm programs

The Carl Sundberg farm septic tank demo on October 21 drew 41 attendees. 4-H clubs, vocational agriculture students, and teachers from Osceola and Stromsburg high schools participated. Livestock exhibits at Ak-Sar-Ben totaled 5274.71 with several awards and prizes, plus notes on 1948 club enrollments and tree orders, crop varieties, and farm home plans. Social visits followed at multiple local homes.

Carl Sundberg Enoch Anderson Loyal Knerr Old Detmer Stromsburg High School Deano Ahlquist Dennis Anderson Deland Kinberg Gerald Stoki Maynard Anderson Glenn Twarling Roderick Gulbrandson Roger Wyatt Doyle Dahlin Donald Jones Jim Harless Joe Wegmann LeMar Noyd Frank Steffen Donald E. Monson Osceola High School Lee Adams Burton Brazee Max Hennings Bob Johansen Richard Johnson Adrian Kresha Grant Zedicher Tom Steup Eugene Rhoades Victor Mangelsen Ronald Loseke Lincoln Papers

Nebraska Vehicle Registrations Rise Sharply for 1947

The Nebraska Petroleum Industries Committee cites U S Public Roads Administration figures showing 1947 motor vehicle registrations in Nebraska up 35 percent from 1946 to 43 475 vehicles. The PR A estimates national registrations at 37 164 405, up 9 percent from 1946 and 7 8 percent from 1941, with 360 000 passenger cars 740 buses and 91 000 trucks in Nebraska.

Nebraska Petroleum Industries Committee Lincoln John A. Ainlay U. S. Public Roads Administration Washington Nebraska P.R.A Ainlay Ip.r.a

Project Club Meets at Arborville Homemakers Event

The Arborville Homemakers club hosted husbands at a Oct 21 meeting at Mrs Ester Lackey home. The program included a skit Untangling Property tangles and a quiz game on Legal Lingo. A discussion on avoiding financial and property tangles followed with refreshments served by Mrs Cline Norquist and Lackey. Next meeting is Nov 18 at Mrs Norquist with textile painting lesson.

Arborville Homemakers Club Ester Lackey Ernest Salchow R. E. Merchant Ted Otte Cline Norquist Lackey Ernest A. Salchow

The Lincoln Star Subscription Offer and Show Listing

Lincoln Star promotes money saving subscriptions with daily and Sunday rate plans for Nebraska and Kansas readers. The note advertises wirephoto images and Nebraskan agricultural coverage along with a Polk Theatre screening of Pursued over Thursday to Saturday.

Lincoln Star STAR Voice of Nebraska Agriculture Lincoln Nebraska

Mrs Anna Cecelia Stark Johnson 1874 1947 obituary

Mrs Anna Cecelia Stark Johnson daughter of Anders Magnus Johansson Stark born February 21 1874 Osceola Illinois died October 11 1947 at Lutheran Peoples Home Fremont Nebraska aged 73 years 7 months 25 days. Survived by seven children seven grandchildren three sisters and one brother. Funeral at Fridhem Lutheran Church Hordville October 19 conducted by Rev Chindwall with music by Mrs Kroger and Mrs Johnson.

Anna Cecelia Stark Johnson Anders Magnus Johansson Stark Esco Illinois Lutheran Peoples Home Fremont Nebraska Johnson Geneseo Iinois Stark Hordville Peter Johnson Spalding Wm. Wright Osceola John Kinnier Nebr Wm. Britton Kennewick Washington Harry Britton Willows California Leonard Johnson Pasadena Gilbert Johnson Baptist Church Greeley, Nebraska Melvin. Hill Frank Adelson Polk Chas. Johnson Hardville Charles Hanquist Fridhem Lutheran Church

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