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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
1
The Polk Legion Post invites all ex service men to report to Commander Maurice Lindburg Jr. to join a new Legion basketball team. Urgent call for interested players to sign up promptly.
Mr and Mrs C Marvin Fredrick announce the arrival of a daughter born October 24 1946. The infant weighs 12 pounds 8 ounces and is five months old.
Rexall One Cent Sale starts next week at Davis Pharmacy running four days. The event offers two articles for the price of one and one cent, featuring nationally advertised drug items for four pennies. Look for the large ad in this issue.
George Volney Dorsey born February 27 1865 in Shelby County Ohio died October 21 1946 at Stromsburg Nebraska aged 91 years 7 months and 34 days He settled in Arborville Township York County with his family and married Kate C Latham in 1881 He served as Bradshaw postmaster and was a longtime church worker and chorus leader His wife died in 1919 and he later lived with relatives before his funeral at the Methodist Church with burial in Arborville cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Carol Donelson Stromsburg announce the birth of a six pound baby girl named Diane Jean born Sunday October 27 at Stromsburg hospital. Several local residents are listed as visiting guests and relatives in the week’s social notes.
A found pocket knife was turned in and logged with the Progress office. The finder reported the item and details for possible owner identification and return.
A flurry of weekend calls and dinners linked residents from Chula Vista to Hastings and Denver. Visitors included Ed and Mrs Anderson, Paul Stevens, Dick Sealey, Clem and Sid Scout, with many dropping by the Orendorf home and W. J. Johnson residence. Local trips covered Kansas City for a Chevrolet meeting and Omaha for business, while memorials note hospital visits and showers.
The article argues preventable deaths are rising in younger and older groups but postponable diseases like heart disease cancer and nephritis remain. It urges healthful practices including diet rest recreation medical care and exercise and stresses regular checkups with a family physician to reduce illness in middle and older years.
Thursday sales at 1 pm will offer any item at the sale barn run by Elmer Galusha Auctioneer in Central City Nebraska. Listings advertise flexible sale times or locations and invite public participation.
A county extension note details Hubam one year sweet clover trials with oats in spring 1945 and shows corn on Hubam ground outperforming manured ground with fertilizer. Farmers and Polk County Crop Improvement Association members promote crop study and offer an Osceola Fertilizers meeting on December 3. Also celebrates 4 H Fix It projects by Danny Burritt earning 1218 points, with premium checks mailed to leaders.
Sunday services listed at Salem Lutheran Church include Sunday School 10 a m Holy Communion 11 a m and Reformation Festival 3 p m Public examination of senior confirmation class at 8 15 p m This week Confirmation classes Saturday at 15 a m Next week Dorcas Society 8 p m Choir rehearsal also Thursday Recital 8 p m Refreshments served Proceeds fund camp for boys and girls next summer
Osceola voters in a special election rejected a bond proposal to buy the Consumers distribution system. Ward tallies: First Ward 66 for 111 against. Second Ward 104 for 125 against. Osceola items also note football progress, Legion election, accidents, births, and visits across the community.
Mr and Mrs Will Cline announce Nora Mae Cline of Lincoln engaged to Gordon D Johnson of Lincoln. No wedding date set. Several local families and guests visited, with numerous social calls, dinners, and anniversaries noted among residents including the Stouffers, Fisher, Jensen, and Norquist families.
Judge L. M. Merrick issued licenses to wed three couples last week. Donna Marie Twarling, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Twarling living southeast of here, wed Richard Anderson of Stromsbore. Mary Neal and Emil Chioupek, both of Rising City, married at Sacred Heart Church in Shelby. Clara Marie Mueller of Columbus and Frank A. Lisko of Osceola also received licenses.
Central City and Stromsburg residents attended church and school events. The Baptist Sunday School hosted a Halloween frolic and wiener roast on the parsonage lawn. Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen held a hard time party at Hardville Hall with prizes for men and women. Local families and visitors gathered for dinners, trips to Lincoln for the Nebraska-Indiana game, and theater events.
The Arborville Homemaker Club met Tuesday afternoon October 22 at Mrs. R. E. Merchant's home. After the business session, Mrs. Ted J. led the discussion on issues to be voted on in the November 5 election. The group adjourned to meet November 19 with Mrs. Lloyd Blair. Refreshments were served.
News notes from Polk Schools report the district reopening after teacher institute at Lincoln and Omaha. Polk beat Silver Creek 13 to 0 with touchdowns by LeRoy Anderson and Jimmie Suntberg. A key conference clash at Stromsburg on November 1 targets strong attendance. The Polk band earned a Grand Island Harvest of Harmony certificate, to be framed. Senior photos were taken by Haberman Studio Hastings with proofs due in two months.
Veterans with NSLI policies without named beneficiaries should designate immediate primary and contingent beneficiaries. Prior to August 1 1946 the proceeds defaulted to a surviving spouse and other relatives. After that date undesignated policy proceeds go to the veteran’s estate and may be claimed by creditors. See your Veteran's Service Officer.
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