Polk Progress Notes Local Events And Plans
A local mass meeting at the Baptist Church boosts a new $20,000 church building while plans to expand Polk High School include an extra teacher. Dr R L Peterson, a Kansas City veterinary graduate, will open an office in Stevens barn, and a new German Lutheran parsonage is under way. The community reports various visits, travels, and small incidents including a runaway team, road-drags for Pleasant Home precinct, and upcoming marriages and contracts for baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Polk
Polk High School
C. K E. Harless
A. W. Shafer
R. L. Peterson
Kansas City
Stevens Barn
Lula Benjamin
Grand Island
Benjamin
C. Calhoun
Confirmation at Kronberg Lutheran Church
David Jacobsen was confirmed at Kronberg Lutheran Church. Sunday dinner guests at the Jacobsen home in Marquette included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson and Mrs. Anna Kisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Dennis Jacobsen
Kronberg Lutheran Church
Jacobsen
Marquette
Richard Johnson
Anna Kisler
Polk Notes and Local Happenings from Fremont Area
A retro Polk County snapshot covers a beaver sighting on Main Street 20 years ago with Ben Peterson and Vic Johnson taking charge. Legion Post hosted a Polk County banquet with Arnold Isaacson as emcee. Don Widga reports army life from Camp Crowder Missouri. Wayne Ramsey injured in a rear end collision near York. Polk Woman's Club tours Omaha and promotes a District 72 school immunization program with the Health Department.
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Polk’s
Main St
Ben Peterson
Vic Johnson
Harold Schultz
Cliff Branting
Polk American Legion Post
Legionnaires
Polk County
Arnold Isaacson
Don Widga
Camp Crowder
Wayne Ramsey
Phinney
York
Omaha
Polk Woman’s Club
Polk Woman's Club
State Department of Health
Local Community Socials and Visits Highlight Easter Week
Mr and Mrs Gary Bruening arrive from Denver to spend a 10 day Easter vacation with Paul Strand’s family. Virgil Bush hosts a party with numerous guests including Vern Eklund Harold Miller Chas Norquist Wendell Shaw James Brazda Sr Martin Hoffman Jr Lawrence Larson. Families share meals and attend chorus events and showers across Stromsburg Hastings and Lincoln with many local hosts and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Bruening
Denver
Colo
Paul Strand
Virgil Bush
Vern Eklund
Harold Miller
Chas Norquest
Wendell Shaw
James Brazda
Martin Hoffman
Lawrence Larson
Bush
Walter Binford
Irvin Anderson
Stromsburg
Beverly Nyffeler
Fed Johnson
Leslie Adelson
Judy
Dick Larson
York
Art Pinnee
Anna Appleton
Wendell Appleton
Karen Ang
Lincoln
Stanford Ang
Lanny
Cliff Branting
Bob Branting
Hastings
Rex Hancock
Bob
Mrs. Hancock
Broken hip leads to hospital admission in Aurora
A broken hip last Saturday required Mrs. Fred Blase to be admitted to Aurora hospital. Ewald Klingsporn and spouse celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with family and friends over dinner and evening lunch. Bridal shower honored Miss Marge Borgan who will wed Galyn Lind on June 10. Wakefield visited his parents Chas Lytle for the weekend. Kenneth Ziegelbein arrived for a 30 day furlough from military duty at his parents' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Blase
Aurora Hospital
Ewald Klingsporn
E. D. Shnasse
Greg
Lloyd Lind
Arlyce
Galyn
Ted Borgman
Hildreth
Marge Borgan
Galyn Lind
Wakefield
Chas. Lytle
Myra Gillespie
Genoa
Or. Alfred
Pfe
Kenneth Ziegelbein
Wm. Ziegelbein
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Beaver
F. Myers
Earl Listy
Gresham
Carl Jones
Elma Studevent
Bridgeport
Raymond Peterson
Glen Griffin
Mothers’ Club
E. F. Graff
Martha Jones
Gust Turngren
Ethel
Rockford, Il
F. A. Gustafson
The
J. L. Hedbloom
E. R Peterson
Harry Schultz
Fremont
Billy
Crystal Debler
Progress Office
Hazel Stevens
Ruth Benson
Twentieth Century Club
Dan Graves
Chas. Lytler
T. Dotte
Nebraska
C. J. McCoy
A. O. Larson
Geneva
Evelyn Beck
Albert T
Clay, Hamilton, Polk Counties
American Legion
Floyd’s
Uuessi
Norris W. Alfred
Uur
Webraskm
Vwtsss Association’m
National Editorial Association
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Man
Albert McNeely
Citizens State Bank
Carleton Anderson
Bill Stromberg
Ben Stromberg
Rudolph Gustafson
Edith Benson
Stanford
H J Bedient
Mrs Owen Bedient
Wegner-Clausen
Monument Co
Central City
Barhe Guild
Blair
McMeekin
Shelby
Nebr
Maurice Kremer
Funks G Hybrid
Bob Baack Polk
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