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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1946
Page
4
Howard W. Herbes Editor and Publisher lists annual subscription prices for Polk territory and elsewhere. Service men receive a discounted rate when paid in advance.
Robert Aldrich and family plan a move from Walbach to Polk soon. Miss Alice McClue will clerk in Crow drug store upon returning from Lodgepole. Dr. C R Peterson has been ill with stomach trouble and missed dental duties. Vivian Alfred broke her right arm while pole vaulting at home. Mrs. Carl Steelquist had surgery at a York hospital last Monday. Arthur Gustafson and family left by auto to visit relatives for a couple of weeks. Twenty years ago notes: Edith Anderson to teach at Rising City. baby girl born to E A Darrow. Myrtle Meredith to marry. Betty and Joann Carter visiting Tilden. Ladies Aid Society gatherings. Emma Lind visiting Omaha. Fifteen years ago: Polk’s Silver Anniversary draws two thousand attendees.
A large gathering here honored Mrs Schultz with refreshments and a farewell party before she and Ed Schultz move to Cortland for a railroad position. Family and friends including Erwin Forbes and others celebrated Gail Marie Forbes birth, Olson reunion, and local events with notices of hospital exams, church recitals, and civic meeting actions.
The Village Board met July 2, 1946 with all members present. Minutes and reports were read and approved. A resolution transferred 1 138 806 from Intersection paving and 111 262 from Sinking to General Fund. Ordinance No. 1/7 The Annual Appropriation and Tax Law was passed and approved. Bills listed include labor supplies and salaries for Lillie Johnson Floyd Lyle Green's Appliance Lincoln Tel Co and others.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Deeder announce the engagement of their daughter Helen May to Robert Yost son of Mr and Mrs Herman Yost of Omaha. Yost has returned from thirty four months of Navy service in the South Pacific. No wedding date has been set.
A notice warns children to stay out of yard areas near multiple churches. The missive, signed by Edick A. Anderson and church leaders, lists services at Strand Bros Hordville Baptist and several nearby churches including First Baptist, Hordville Methodist, Free Methodist, Evangelical Free, and Swede Plain Polk Churches. It urges strict adherence to posted boundaries and directions for worship and study times.
In The County Court Of Polk County Nebraska a petition to probate the last Will and Testament of Oscar Strand deceased and to appoint Paul R Strand and Merrill O Strand as executors has been filed. Hearing set for September 13, 1946 at 2 o'clock PM. Dated August 17 1946. Seals I M Merrick County Judge Aug 22 29 Sept 5.
State finances have strengthened with debt down over 25 percent and local governments holding more than 5 billion in surplus investments. Unemployment compensation reserves exceed 6 billion by war’s end, yet taxpayers gain only minor relief as federal debt remains vast and top tax rates stay high to balance the budget.
The Swede Home Church lists events for the 12th Sunday after Trinity with morning worship at 10, service at 11, junior confirmation at 5, Doreas Society at 9, junior choir, and upcoming meetings. A work bash Monday seeks 20 men to build a fence, trim trees, and perform concrete work around the well.
Work has begun on a new 50 by 80 foot stone and brick front garage in Osceola built by Bob Sigler. The site lies north of the old Standard Oil station just south of the square, purchased by Sigler about a year ago.
The Administrator has filed a final account and report for the Harold W. Davis estate in Polk County Nebraska and asks for final settlement and discharge. A hearing to contest or confirm occurs September 20, 1916 at 10:00 AM before the County Court, with the claim that heirship and distribution will be determined.
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