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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
1
A Commercial Club meeting is scheduled for Monday evening at the Schultz Cafe with a post dinner re organization. New officers will be elected and plans for summer entertainment will be discussed. The group may be financed by the Village Occupation Tax fund if approved, potentially waiving this year’s dues.
A parade of guests visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Seymour in Stromsburg for a Sunday gathering including Mrs. William Priest of Omaha Dean Priest of Polk and others. Alice Jane Hultquist celebrated a fifth birthday with family at the Hultquist home. Several families from Osceola Lincoln York Laramie and Genoa visited or hosted meals, with birthday acknowledgments and weekend departures noted.
Out of town attendees at the funeral of Mrs. Axel Renquist included Mr and Mrs J A Renquist of Scottsbluff and Mr and Mrs Donald Marshall and Mr and Mrs A R Marshall of Kimball. Also listed are Miss Greschen Marshall Lincoln G Renquist Milwaukee Wis H Swanson Arshur Neb Rev A W Marshall Berkley Calif and others from Lincoln Greeley Kearney Lexington Omaha and nearby towns.
Miss Rose Johnson was honored at a miscellaneous shower Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Xu Johnson with hostesses Mrs. Harry Jones and Mrs. Gerald Reichwein. Easter color scheme and a mock wedding framed the event as about thirty five relatives and friends attended. The bride to be will marry Easter Sunday to Ellsworth Howe of Central City.
Alex Etting 66 owner of the David City roller mill and uncle of Ruth Etting died at his home in David City Wednesday evening. He was father to Mrs Dana Westfall of this city and survived by his wife three daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held at David City on Sunday.
Methodist churches list Holy Week services at Polk Swede Plain Hordville and YpsCS breakfast devotions and Easter services. Sacrament of Baptism available and Easter music performances noted including a Messiah presentation as Holy Week meditation.
Rev R M Bailey and Rev H R Croucher lead services with Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Evening services 8 p m with special music. WWG presents The Glorious Waster Light Sunday at 8 p m. Details include potluck lunch after the Friday meeting and Easter program practices across April with Bible studies midweek.
Sunday Morning Service at 9 50 with Sunday School at 10 60 a m Prayer meetings in homes Thursday evenings at 8 Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday of the month at 2 30 p m
Mrs Wm Larson will entertain the High Prairie Club Friday April 11. Easter program at church Sunday evening. A group visited Mrs Fred Carlson on Wednesday to help celebrate her birthday. Mr and Mrs Elmer Larson of Sidney attended the funeral of Mrs Larson's aunt Mrs Renquist at Polk. Sidney and Mrs Johanna Larson were Sunday dinner guests at the Wm Larson home. Swede Home ladies visited Mrs Sward on Thursday to help celebrate her birthday anniversary. Anna and Werence Olson of Omaha spent Sunday with their mother Mrs Mable Olson.
A group of boys met Friday evening and decided to form a 4-H garden club sponsored by County Agricultural Agent R. L. Cruise. Ben Zedicher leads the club with officers elected for the coming year including President Billy Zedicher Vice President Bob Sigler Secretary Richard Zedicher and News Reporter Arthur Umshler. Meetings will be held every four weeks.
A near capacity crowd enjoyed the Polk Community Chorus in its first appearance at the High School Auditorium. Fifty voices from town and surrounding communities performed with Robert Strickland at the piano under Carl Steelquist’s direction. Soloists included Mrs Gordon Eno Doris McCoy and others. Rev Longacre gave the opening prayer and benediction with Rev Bailey offering a brief resume of The Messiah. The piece was praised as a worthwhile undertaking and a repeat presentation is hoped for next year.
John Simon Larson born December 3 1869 in Henry County Illinois died April 6 1941 aged 71 years 4 months and 2 days He lived most of his life near Hordville Nebraska with his wife Jennie Peterson Larson who died April 19 1918 They had six children Oliver Franklin Grant Harold Mabel Elizabeth Westland Ivan Delbert Irvin Gilbert and Adrian Leonard all of whom survived along with four grandchildren a sister Hulda Wickstrom of Colorado Springs Colorado five brothers and many relatives He embodied Christian devotion and unselfish sacrifice and guided his family with Gospel principles He moved from Mamne to a home northeast of Hordville in 1908.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held a Thursday meeting in church parlors with about fifty members and guests. Mesdames Theo Stevens A Lindquist and S W Longacre led the devotion and lessons while hostesses Forest Anderson Ervin Anderson Oscar Sundberg and Blanche Stevens served a luncheon.
Max Peterson, secretary of the Polk Phillip Oilers, announced the Friday April 18 game with the all girl team is postponed indefinitely. Readers should watch this paper next week for a new date.
The Guild Girls present The Glorious Easter Light at First Baptist Church at 8 p m on Sunday evening and invite all to attend this solemn service featuring hymns readings and reflection.
The Government Forrestration service unloads 104000 trees near the city water standpipe in Polk for shelterbelt planting. The shipment includes many varieties and sizes to boost local farming defenses.
The Polk Fire Department held its regular monthly meeting at the fire hall Tuesday evening. Bill Williams was the only candidate for admittance and after a stiff initiation was admitted with unanimous approval. The meeting adjourned to the Schultz Cafe for a Dutch lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henderson, former Polk residents, were instantly killed in a car accident near Perryville Missouri on Monday. Mrs Henderson was Gwen dolyn Hanquist, daughter of Carl Hanquist formerly of Polk. Carl Hanquist is son of P A Hanquist of Polk. Ebba and Reuben Hanquist left for Perryville Monday evening. Details of the wreck are unavailable.
O F District No 35 met in Shelby on April 8 1941 with Fullerton Clarks Silver Creek Columbus Schuyler Polk Osceola and Shelby represented Dr C F Hollenback Grand Master and Will A Sapp Grand Secretary spoke on Odd Fellowship The Rebekahs served a banquet followed by music from a high school chorus and band Attendees included I T Samuelson Dr F B Slusser and G M Hill with next meeting set for Schuyler Nebraska.
Eight Polk County adjusters are processing about 12 to 25 fields daily to settle 1888 wheat crop insurance policies. Officials say roughly 90 percent may incur losses, with Pleasant Vale and Stromsburg precincts hit hardest. The team, including Lee Campbell and Leo Kresho, aims to complete the program this week as farmers seek decisions on oats and barley as well.
Mrs. T. J. Nelson of Polk, 66, died suddenly at a York hospital last Wednesday afternoon likely of a heart attack after a fall weeks earlier. She leaves a husband, one son and five daughters, ten other grandchildren, a brother Ed Johnson of York, and a sister predeceased. Funeral services were held Friday at the Polk Baptist church with Rev. R. M. Bailey officiating.
Nebraska joins national push for wildlife conservation stamps during National Wildlife Week April 14 to 18. Stamps, showing twenty wildlife species, fund local and national conservation work with 40 percent staying in Nebraska. Purchase channels include local officials, stores, or out of state coordinators in Superior Lincoln and Omaha. A sheet costs 1.00 or 1.50 with a 1941 album and wood duck picture.
Alberta Berck of Osceola receives a Nebraska Wesleyan University scholarship valued at 75 per year, totaling 300 for four years. She is one of two statewide 4-H members to be honored, after six years in 4-H with cooking sewing and girls room projects and active roles on the Junior Fair Board.
The Schick Test for diphtheria inoculation will be administered at the Polk schoolhouse on Wednesday morning April 16.
The Progress announces two new features: a personal column titled My Week by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and a brief Hordville news summary appearing in the newspaper each week.
Relatives announce the marriage of Miss Laura Johnson and Mr. Hiram Green in Polk. The couple, children of Henry Johnson and Mr and Mrs Walter Green, will reside in Polk for the time being.
The calendar confirms April with two showers adding moisture. A Wednesday shower produced nearly an inch, while Sunday night rain lingered for days, bringing almost two more inches. The region looks to a traditional wet spring.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid gathered at Mrs. H. C. Blase’s home last Wednesday afternoon with roll call reciting an Easter verse. Mrs. EB Klingsphorn led the program featuring a song and two duet performances by Mrs. Fred Laessle and Mrs. Ervin Light. A lunch was served afterward.
The Progressive Sheep and Dairy Club met at the LaVelle home with 26 members. Members voted to hold a sheep demonstration and judging day next Friday at 1 30 PM and discussed lessons on Care of the Bred Ewes and Seed For The Dairy Heifer. The next meeting is set for April 25 at Stanley Anderson’s home.
Neighbors and friends gathered Friday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Parl Stevens. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bank and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kroger, Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Miller and family, Mr. Hjalmar Shostrom, and Glen Horace and Raymond Stevens. The group enjoyed cards followed by a lunch prepared by self-invited guests.
Hordville High School won the traveling trophy for the ninth time at the Regional Music Contest in Hampton Auditorium on Friday April 4 with the number Dear Land of Home performed by Odette and group. Students from Hordville also participate in Luther College A Capella Choir sacred concert, with named members listed.
Central Electric Hatchery promotes electric brooders with special terms and a contact phone number 63 in Polk.
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