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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1969
Page
8
The American Legion Post No 160 expresses gratitude to all who supported the grand opening and extends special thanks to Carl and Frances for the flowers.
The Home Bible Study gathered Tuesday evening at Roy Glasser Jr to discuss Jesus calming the storm and the nature of faith. It notes eternal life comes through trust in Jesus and invites attendees to the next meeting at Harold Carlson home.
Dinner was served to 90 guests after morning services at Trinity Lutheran Church in honor of nine Polk High School seniors and their families. Seniors honored were Steve Adelson Dudley Baack Kenny Brazd Steve Carlstrom Darwin Neuhaus Millie Baack Susan Hoffman Donette Jones and Cheryl Tonniges.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Swede Home posts events for Holy Week and Easter. Good Friday service is at 12 30 to 2 30 pm at United Methodist Church Stromsburg. Easter Sunday services follow with Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11. Choir and unit meetings run April 7 to 10.
Polk area families held confirmational and social gatherings. Jody Heiden’s confirmation at Zion Lutheran Hampton drew Mr and Mrs Ralph Redman and kin, while coffee guests joined the Rudolph Nyberg home afterward. Visitors included the Stohl and Lind families in Stromsburg, and Dennis Widga stayed with his parents in Lincoln.
The Country Women’s Club met at Mrs Robert Steenbock’s home in Hampton on Thursday March 27 with twelve members present. Officers elected were Ollie Johnson president Frances Widga secretary and Clem Meerkatz treasurer. Program leaders demonstrated flower making and a lunch was served.
A string of social visits and family gatherings unfolds across Polk and nearby towns. Neighbors host birthday celebrations confirmations and Palm Sunday services while relatives and friends travel from Lincoln Arcadia Haxtun and Miami for meals, church events, and weekend gatherings.
Students across grades 3 through 5 earn 95 or better in subjects including Social Science Spelling Arithmetic English Writing and Reading. Names highlighted include Erickson Sayer Trennepohl Werner Cerny Hudson Clymer Branting Chambers Erickson and many others for high achievement.
Rebekah District 14 held its 42nd session at the Rising City IOOF Hall on March 29 with 90 in attendance. Seventeen members from Polk Lodge attended and Laura Merchant was among the 42-year members present. District officers from Polk Lodge were Warden Pearl Lea and Conductor Ruth Miller. The Polk Drill Team performed the Initiation Drill in the afternoon. Notables included Assembly President Thelma Newhirter of Scottsbluff, Mr. and Mrs. Carter of York, and past president LAPM Mildred Teegerstrom. Bellwood Lodge will host the 43rd annual session. A social hour with refreshments ended the meeting.
Polk High School principal John Hegwood visits Lincoln for the 15th annual Freshman Principal Conference. Former students now freshmen at the University of Nebraska attend sessions on college transition. The program includes university faculty presentations and a luncheon in the Nebraska Union followed by an address from Dr. Joseph Soshnik, university president.
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