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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1940

Page

5

Community Visitors Share Weekend at Local Homes

A sweep of social visits spans Sunday and weekend gatherings. The Bryant, Knerr, Lytle, Anderson, Flodman, Wurtz, Shafer, Madison, Pickrel, Shafer, Stevens, McClure, Strand, Carlson, Werner, Liedtke and related families plus friends stopped by Swede Home, Stromsburg, Grand Island, Clarks, Omaha, Central City, Columbus, Deschler and other nearby locales for birthdays, anniversaries, and family time.

Esther Lamb Stromsburg Algene Flodman Robert Stohl Marcia Clarks W. A. Wurtz Oscar Jones Ralph Shafer Grand Island Lynn Horrock Ed Stevens Lodgepole Archie Stevens J C. McClure James Central City Oscar Strand Paul Strand Carlyn Merrill Strand Columbus Bud Carlson Fremont Polk

Town News Highlights Local Gatherings and Visits

Community notices mix social events and travel. Anniversary celebrations honor Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Lampshire with about fifty relatives attending a Polk Park picnic while relatives from Hastings Osceola and Fairbury join funeral visits and Bible conference plans unfold. Local clubs arrange county convention programs as residents note milk health ads and local business trips.

Lindburg Dairy Leo Wurtz Minnesota Polk Park J. W. Nelson Lyle Lampshire Los Angeles Lampshire Nelson Art Scholz Freddie Osceola John Adams Hastings Paul Cash Fairbury S. Stark Bradshaw Lester Stark County Federation of Woman’s Club O F Alfred Ralph Upton Arthur Emken R. Bryant Bobby Elmer Hanquist Imogene Donald R M Batley Grand Island

Insurance protection and local village board notes

State Farm offers more auto insurance protection. Local items include visit notes by Luther College student Miss Phyllis Steelquist, for sale of a Hereford bull Lester Rehrs, and official Polk Nebraska village board proceedings from September 1940 with adjourned meetings and various payments listed.

State Farm Mutual Ins. Co Petrus C. Nelson Stromsburg Phyllis Steelquist Luther College Wahoo Wasa Carl Steelquist Lester Rehrs Polk Phc Elmer Hanquist Clyde Rick W A. Stevens Blanche Harold Bedient Arborville C. J. McCoy Kenneth Holmes Eunice Grinde Scottsbiiff Pete Ehn Board of Trustees Polk Nebraska M. R. J. Atalison Isaarson Carlson Sundberg Hill and Wurtz Light and Water Commissioner Marshall

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