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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
3
Arborville Youth group hosted an Easter Sunrise service at the church with seventy five participants from Trinity Lutheran United Methodist MYF Polk Swede Plain United Methodist and Arborville churches. Devotions special numbers a seven o clock breakfast and fellowship followed the program.
Sunday dinner guests at Marvin Branting home included Mr and Mrs Terry Branting with Adam and Mrs Leslie Branting and Norman of Lincoln and Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson with Denny of David City. Hastings and Central City families visited. Fremont guests Amy and Ann Fiedler stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Glen Hill.
At the Swede Plain MYF gathering on Monday April 3 at the church, Mrs Verland Widga led the lesson The Resurrection after the business meeting. Each member participated and Mrs Widga then presented Three Men You Should Meet showing how three different people felt about Jesus and church. Lunch followed served by Mrs Lloyd Widga. Randy Widga reporter.
Social Security beneficiaries with earnings over 1680 in 1971 must file an annual report if they had benefits, were under 72 for any 1971 month, or did not receive full checks for all 1971 months. Deadline is April 17, 1972. Lincoln representative visits Osceola Courthouse Second Floor April 12, 1972 9:30 to 11:30 A M.
Polk area social notes list several households as guests for Easter Sunday including Leonard Beetem and Lucy Beetem of Central City, Mari Lyn Geertzen and family of Omaha, Howard Romsdale group, Matt Hoffman of Bradshaw, Vern Jones hosts Paul Coover home lunch, and Loren Winchester and Rudolph Gustafson are among Sunday dinner visitors. Additional visit by Dolan Hahn and family to Vern Von Ohlen in Central City.
The Board of Education met with all members present to review and approve numerous bills totaling payments to publishers, suppliers, and service providers. Vendors include Polk Progress, American Education Publications, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Tel and Tel, and Polk Light and Water among others. Secretary Harold W. Anderson chaired.
Week long visitors included Mrs Conrad Lindholm Mrs Margaret Lott Mrs Blanche Fitz and families from Central City and Lincoln plus Mr and Mrs Everett Green of Lincoln and others. Social visits continued with Hannah Hahn Dolan Hahn Ester Lackey and Gary Harless households hosting guests and coffee gatherings throughout the period.
Social notes include multiple weddings on April 13 and April 4 at Swede Plain Church Immanuel Lutheran Church and others. Recipients mention Arlene Van Ostrand wed Wayland Flodman, Ruth Ziegelbein wed Donald Wright, and births of Bradley Dee Johnson and Andrea Diane Smith. Also listed are political candidates Martin Dahlin and W R Donelson for District 3 commissioner and local visits and events at Polk and Columbus communities.
Polk County residents hosted and visited in York and surrounding towns with gatherings at Florence Shockey, Roy Glasser, and Carroll Flodman homes. Guests included Emory Cramer, Floyd Patron, Lee Hanson, Arnold Merchant, Robe rt Glasser family, and judges Kroger with Dwight Burney. Numerous Sunday coffees and fondue celebrations marked a busy social span.
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