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Osceola	Shelby
Polk (see below)	Stromsburg

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Newspapers of Polk, Polk County, Nebraska

Polking Around.
The Polk Progress.


film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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P75pa       Polking Around. Polk, NE    Est. February 1990 - December, 1991 //

            MONTHLY.

            EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
            Norris W. Alfred, (ed. & pub.), February 1990 - Dec. , 1991.

            REFERENCES:
                 The initial issue of this newsletter was expanded to six pages by the
            happenings during the first week... The March issue will be four pages...The
            newsletter will evolve, month by month... (Polking Around February 1990, 1:1).

            NSHS HAS ON FILM:

Reel 1      February, l990 (v.1, #1) - Nov./Dec., 1991 (v.2, #10)
102
Exposures
#25,480

            Inspec.4/6/92 Js


film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA    1485
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P75p        The Polk Progress. Polk, NE    Est. March 17, 1907 - Dec. 28, 1989. //

            Weekly.

            EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
                J.E. Hill, (pub.),   , 1907 - Sept. 30, 1909.
                Hill & Hammond, (pubs.),
                A.C. Hammond, (ed. & pub), Sept. 30, 1909 - April 14, 1910.
                R.O. Allen, (ed.), (pub.), April 14, 1910 -
                Howard W. Herbes, (ed. & pub.),    , 1937 - October 2, 1947.
                Perry N. Sapp, (ed. & pub.), October 2, 1947 - Sept. 21, l950.
                Alton W. Wilhelms, (ed. & pub.), Sept. 28, 1950 - August 4, 1955.
                Norris W. Alfred, (ed. & pub.), August 4, 1955 - September 1, 1964.
                Dick & Kathy Howe, (pubs.), Sept. 2, 1964 -January 1, 1966.
                Norris W. Alfred, (ed. & pub.), Jan. 6, 1966 - Dec. 28, 1989.

            REFERENCES:
                "Our Printer left as of last Tuesday morning and returned to the smoke
            of the city where there is more life and gaity then was to be found our here
            in the tall grass ... A.C. Hammond." (The Polk Progress, Sept. 30, 1909, 1:6).
                "Salutatory. In assuming the management and publication of The Polk Progress,
            it s deemed proper to outline to its readers briefly the hopes and aspirations
            the editor. A.O. Allen." (The Polk Progress, April 14, 1910 (v.4:2).
                "We say Goodby... This will be the last issue of The Progress under its present
            ownership. After Thirteen years as publishers, it is with regret that we sever connections
            with the paper - Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Herbes." (The Polk Progress, Sept. 25, 1947 1:6-7),
                "Policy of Polk Progress will remain unchanged, Mrs. Green is local Editor... Mrs. Ruth
            Green will continue to be our editor and manger in Polk and any matter concerning the paper
            should be brought to her attention... We will assume management of the Osceola Record -
            Pery (sic) N. Sapp." (The Polk Progress October 2, 1947, 1:6).
                "Alton Wilhelms is new Progess owner. While the ownership of The Polk Progress changed
            hands some weeks ago. Announcement has been withheld until this time because of 'Greetings'
            from Uncle Sam to the new owner, Alton Wilhelms... learned that his application for
            deferment had been granted. - Perry N. Sapp" (The Polk Progress October 5, 1950, 1:4).
                "Norris Alfred is new Progress Editor; will take over August 1st. The new editor of the
            Polk Progress needs no introduction to this community, Norris is a local boy, being born and
            raised here in Polk. - Altori W. Wilhelms." (The) Progress, July 7, 1955, 1:2).
                "To Our Subscribers and Advertisers. This is the first of your Progress under the new
            editor-Publisher. - Norris W. Alfred. (The Polk Progress. Aug. 4, 1955, 1:3).
                "Polk Sold to Norris Alfred. The Polk Progress was sold July 1 to Norris Alfred. Alton
            Wilhelms, former Progress publisher, has purchased the Stromsburg Headlight and took over
            there August 1." (Nebraska Newspaper, August 1955, 15:1).
                "Starting next week, the Progress will be published by the Osceola Publishing Co., Inc.
            and will be edited by Dick Howe of the Osceola Record, Silver Creek Sand, Clarks News - Norris
            Alfred." (The __ Polk Progress August 27, 1964, 1:2).

(Reverse)

DISPOSITION OF ORIGINAL FILES: All current papers being recycled.

    Issues contained on Reels A thru F loaned for microfilming in May 1986, by Norris Alfred,
Publisher of the Polk Progress. Returned June 1986.

film POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA sheet - 2
071
P75p The Polk Progress Continued.

REFERENCES CONTINUED.

The Polk Progress was purchased by Dick Howe of the Osceola Publishing Company, Inc.
September 1. (Nebraska Newspaper, Sept. , 1964, 20:3):Howe Now. by Dick Howe. That
"polking Around" character Norris Alfred, will take over ownership and operation of the
Polk Progress as of January 1, 1966, the New Year. (The Polk Progress December 23, 1965, 1:1).
"Alfred Again an Editor. Noris Alfred is again operating a Nebraska newspaper. On
September 1, 1964 he sold the Polk Progress to Dick Howe who also operates the nearby
Osceola Record. On January 1, 1966, Howe sold it back to Alfred." (Nebraska Newspaper
February 1966, 10:1).
"Polk Progress... Norris (sic) Alfred again was at the head of this weekly as 1966 began.
Alfred had purchased the paper originally from Alton Wilhelms in 1955. On September 1, 1964
he sold it to Dick Howe of Osceola and purchased it back from Howe a little over 2 years
later. Howe is publisher of the Osceola Record. (Nebraska Newspaper January 1967, 20:2).

Where slower is better - By Chris Anderson of The Lincoln Star.
Each morning, finds Norris Alfred in the peaceful, cramped quarters of the Polk Progress...
FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, Alfred, 74 has printed his weekly paper, laboring 10 hours a day,
seven days a week... (The Lincoln Star June 23, 1987, Lifescape section, 5:1-6.)

DIVERSIONS
"We have been recipient of phone calls and letters since announcing we want to retire
from the weekly newspaper business...(Daily Nebraskan Oct. 12, l989, pp. 5 & 8-9).
NOTICE: The last Polk Progress to be published, after 82 years, will be a day late
and a dollar short due to the Christmas holiday. (The Polk Progress Dec. 21, 1989, 1:4).
A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Features The Bird Watching Report In This Last Polk Progress
... (The Polk Progress, Dec. 28, 1989, 6:1&2).
82 year tradition ends... Polk Progress publishes its last edition today...
(The Grand Island Independent Dec. 28, 1989, 1:1-4).
Polk Progress folds... An 82 year-old legend died Thursday morning when Polk Progress
editor and publisher Norris Alfred turned off his century old Babcock press after its final
run of 800-plus papers. Alfred owned the Progress twice. (The Lincoln Star Dec. 29, 1989, 1:1).

film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA             sheet - 3
071
P75p        The Polk Progress continued.


NOTE:       THE ISSUES ON REELS "A" thru "F" were loaned for microfilming
            in 1986. All these issues will be missing from initial filming.


Reel A      Jan. 11, 1912 (v.5, #44) - Jan. 25, 1912 (v.5, #46)
645 shots   Feb. 8, l912 (v.5, #48) - Aug. 1, 1912 (v._,#22)
1290 pges.  Jan. 11, 1917 (v.10, #47)
#21,399     Jan. 25, 19l7 (v.10, #49) - April 12, 1917 (v.11, #8)
            April 26, 1917 (v.11, #10) - May 17, 1917 (v.11, #13)
            May 31, 1917 (v.11, #15) - June 28, 1917 (v.11, #19)
            August 16, 1917 (v.11, #25)
                NOTE: August 24, 1922 (v.15, #_) was advertenly (sic)
                    filmed with 1917 - the issue is too fragile
                    to refilm in its proper order.
            Nov. 8, 1917 (v.11, #37)
            Jan. 2, 1919 (v.11, #42) sic, 2 pges. only - Jan. 30, 1919 (v.11,#46)                     
            March 20, 1919 (v.12, #1) - November 26, 1919 (v.12, #37)
            December 18, 1919 (v.12, #40)
            January 8, 1920 (v.12, #43) - October 14, 1920 (v.13, #29)

Reel B      Oct. 21, 1920 (v.13, #30) - Dec. 30, 1920 (v.13, #40)
642 shots   Jan. 13, 192l (v.13, #42) - Dec. 22, 1921 (v.14, #40)
1284 pges.  Jan. 5, 1922 (v.14, #42) - Apr. 27, 1922 (v.15, #6)
#21,401     May 11, 1922 (v.15, #8) - Aug. 17, 1922 (v.15, #22)
            Aug. 31, 1922 (v.15, #24) - Sept. 14, 1922 (v.15, #26)
            Nov. 9, 1922 (v.15, #34)
            Nov. 30, 1922 (v.15, #37) - Dec. 14, 1922 (v.15, #39)
            Jan. 3, 1924 (v.16, 41) - Oct. 9, 1924 (v.16, #29)
                NOTE:
                    IF PAPERS HAVE A ROLLED APPEARANCE, THIS IS
                    BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BRITTLE, IRONING DID NOT HELP.

Reel C      Oct. 16, 1924 (v.16, #30)
657 shots   Oct. 30, 1924 (v.16, #32) - Dec. 18, 1924 (v.16, #39)
1314 pges.  Jan. 6, 1927 (v.18, #41) - July 5, 1928 (v.20, #12)
#21,410     July 19, 1928 (v.20, #15) - Aug. 16, 1928 (v.20, #19)
            Aug. 30, 1928 (v.20, #21) - Oct. 4,1928 (v.20, #26)
            Oct. 18, 1928 (v.20, #28) - Dec. 20, 1928 (v.20, #37)
            Jan. 2, 1930 (v.21, #40) - May 15, 1930 (v.22, #7)
            May 30, 1930 (v.22, #9) - Oct. 9, 1930 (v.22, #24)

Reel D      Oct. 16, 1930 (v.22, #29) - Oct. 23, 1930 (v.22, #30)
660 shots   Nov. 6, 1930 (v.22, #32) - Sept. 28, 1933 (v.26, #15)
1320 pges.
#21,422

Reel E      Oct. 5, 1933 (v.26, #16) - Dec. 26, 1935 (v.28, #26)
531 shots
1062 pges.
#21,437

film        POLK, POLK COUNTY NEBRASKA
071
P75p        The Polk Progress (cont.)


Reel F      Jan. 2, 1936 (v.28, #27) - Jan. 16, 1936 (v.28, #29)
545 shots   Jan. 30, 1936 (v.28, #31) - July 16, 1936 (v.28, #45)
1090 pges.  July 30, 1936 (v.28, #41) - Sept. 17, 1936 (v.28, #45)
#21,438     Oct. 1, 1936 (v.29, #4) - Nov. 12 ,1936 (v.29, #10)
            Nov. 26, 1936 (v.29, #12)
            Dec. 10, 1936 (v.29, #14) - Dec. 24, 1936 (v.29, #16)
            Jan. 2l, 1937 (v.29, #_) - Feb. 25, 1937 (v.29, #25)
            Mar. 11, 1937 (v.29, #27) - Apr. 1, 1937 (v.29, #30)
            Apr. 15, 1937 (v.29, #32) - Apr. 22, 1937 (v.29, #33)
            May 6, 1937 (v.29, #35)
            Aug. 19, 1937 (v.29, #49) - Aug. 26, 1937 (v.29, #50)
            Oct. 27, 1937 (v.31, #7) - Nov. 10, 1938 (v.31, #9)
            Dec. 29, 1938 (v.31, #16) - Dec. 28, 1939 (v.32, #16)
            Feb. 7, 1946 (v.38, #22)
            Mar. 14, 1946 (v.38, #27)
            May 23, 1946 (v.38, #37)
            Aug. 1, 1946 (v.38, #47)
            Aug. 29, 1946 (v.38, #51)
            Oct. 10, 1946 (v.39, #5)


            Reels A,B,C,D,E and F positive rec'd 7/18/86




filmS       LOCATED ON FILMSTRIPS ROLL #34
071
P75p        June 20, 1907 (v.1, #14)


film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA     Sheet - 4

071
P75p        The Polk Progress (cont.)


Reel 1      Aug. 19, 1909 (v.3, #23)
431 shots   Sept. 30, 1909 (v.3, #29) - Dec. 23, 1909 (v.3, #41)
862 pges.   Jan. 6, 1910 (v.3, #43) - Feb. 24, 1910 (v.3, #50)
#13,153     Mar. 17, 19l0 (v.4, #1)
            Mar. 31, 1910 (v.4, #3)
            Apr. 14, 1910 (v.4, #5) - May 19, 1910 (v.4, #10)
            June 2, 1910 (v.4, #12) - June 16, 1910 (v.4, #14)
            July 7,1910 (v.4, #17) - Dec. 8, 1910 (v.4, #39)
            Dec. 22, 1910 (v._, #_) - Dec. 29, 1910 (v.14, #42)
            May 13, 1937 (v.29, #36) - June 30, 1938 (v.30, #42)
                MUTILATIONS:
                    Aug. 19, 1937; Sept. 16, 1937


Reel 2      July 7, 1938 (v.30, #43) - Oct. 20, 1938 (v.31, #6)
692 shots   Nov. 17, 1938 (v.31, #10) - Dec. 22, 1938 (v.65, #15) sic
1384 pges.  Jan. 5, 1939 (v.31, #17) - June 22, 1939 (v.31, #41)
#13,132     July 6, 1939 (v.31, #43) - July 27, 1939 (v.31, #46)
            Aug. 10, 1939 (v.31, #48) - Sept. 14, 1939 (v.32, #1)
            Sept. 28, 1939 (v.32, #3) - Aug. 28, 1941 (v.33, #51)
            Sept. 11, 1941 (v.34, #1) - Nov. 27, 1941 (v.34, #12)
Reel 3      Dec. 4, 1941 (v.34, #13) - July 1, 1943 (v.35, #43)
681 shots   July 15, 1943 (v.35, #45) - June 22, 1944 (v.36, #41)
1362 pges.  July 6, 1944 (v.36, #43) - March 1, 1945 (v.37, #25)
#13,133


Reel 4      March 8, 1945 (v.37, #26) - June 7, 1945 (v.37, #39)
643 shots   June 21, 1945 (v.37, #41) - Dec. 13, 1945 (v.38, #14)
1286 pges.  Dec. 27, 1945 (v.38, #16) - Jan. 3l, 1946 (v.38, #21)
#13,134     Feb. 14, 1946 (v.38, #23) - March 7, 1946 (v.38, #26)
            March 21, 1946 (v.38, #28) - May 16, 1946 (v.38, #36)
            May 30, 1946 (v.38, #38) - July 25, 1946 (v.38, #46)
            Sept. 5, 1946 (v.38, #52) - Oct. 3, 1946 (v.39, #4)
            Oct. 17, 1946 (v.39, #6) - April 15, 1948 (v.40, #34)


Reel 5      April 22, 1948 (v.40, #35) - March 22, 1951 (v.43, #29)
629 shots
1258 pges.
#13,135


Reel 6      March 29, 1951 (v.43, #30) - May 20, 1954 (v.46, #38)
705 shots
1410 pges.
#13,136

Reel 7      May 27, 1954 (v.46, #38) - Oct. 31, 1957 (v.50, #9)
746 shots
1492 pges.
#13,137

Reel 8      Nov. 7, 1957 (v.50, #10) - June 15, 1961 (v.53, #38)
746 shots       NOTE:
1492 pges.          May 5, 1960 (v.52, #38) pages are not numbered correctly.
#13,138

film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA     Sheet - 5
071
P75p        The Polk Progress (cont.)


Reel 9      June 22, 1961 (v.53, #39) - Dec. 9, 1964 (v.57, #16)
750 shots
1500 pges.
#13,139


Reel 10     Dec. 16, 1964 (v.57, #16) - May 23, 1968 (v.60, #35)
752 shots       NOTE:
1504 pges.          Title changed to "The" Polk Progress, Mar. 10, 1965 (v.57, #29)
#13,140

Reel 11     May 30, 1968 (v.60, #36) - June 20, 1968 (v.60, #39)
740 shots   July 4, 1968 (v.60, #41) - Aug. 15, 1968 (v.60, #47)
1480 pges.  Aug. 28, 1968 (v.60, #49) - Aug. 29, 1968 (v.60, #49)
#13,141     Sept. 12, 1968 (v.60, #51) - Sept. 19, 1968 (v.60, #52)
            Oct. 3, 1968 (v.61, #2) - Sept. 16, 1971 (v.64, #2)

Reel 12     Sept. 23, 1971 (v.64, #3) - March 8, 1973 (v.65, #27)
357 shots
714 pges.
#13,164

Reels #1-#12 positives received 9/20/73

Reel 13     March 15, 1973 (v.65, #28) - February 5, 1976 (v.68, #22)
744 shots
1488 pges.
#17,694

Reel 14     Feb. 12, 1976 (v.68, #23) - Sept. 8, 1977 (v.69, #52)
543 shots
1086 pges.
#17,695

Reels #13-14 positives received 12/4/78

Reel 15     Sept. 15, 1977 (v.70, #1) - Feb. 28, 198O (v.72, #26)
813 shots
1626 pges.
#19,082

Reel #15 positive received 2/11/81

Reel 16     March 6, 1980 (v.72, #27) - May 27, 1982 (v.74, #39)
742 shots
1484 pges.
#1575

Reel #16 positive received 8/3/83

Reel 17     June 3, 1982 (v.74, #40) - June 13,1985 (v.77, #42)
756 shots
1512 pges.
#21,189

Reel #17 positive received 9/19/85

film        POLK, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA     Sheet - 6
071
P75p        The Polk Progress (cont.)


Reel 18     June 20, 1985 (v.77, #43) - June 9, 1988 (v.80, #42)
686 shots       NOTE:
1372 pgs.           June 12, 1986 pg. numbering [sic].
#22,499             Feb.12, 1987 pgs.7&8 filmed in reverse.
                    March 17, 1988 pg. numbering [sic].

Reel #18 positive received 29 July 88 

Reel 19     June 16, 1988 (v.80, #43) - December 28, 1989 (v.82, #19)
353 shots
706 pgs.
#23,841

Reel #19 positive rec'd 2/15/90

                 Inventory Supplement


071         Polk, Polk County, Nebraska
P75p        The Polk Progress


NOTES:

            Reel Number: CI    Control Number: 0028968   Type:
            1/3/1929     through   12/26/1929
            1/23/1936    through   0/0/0
            7/23/1936    through   0/0/0
            9/24/1936    through   0/0/0
            11/19/1936   through   0/0/0
            12/3/1936    through   0/0/0