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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
4
A crowded weekend of social visits fills area homes as Bernard Litty and Gary Eberhardt visit Kansas City for The World of Fun. Families including the Van Ostrands and Shockeys host and greet guests from Benedict Grand Island Dawson Crete and Hastings with multiple Sunday calls.
Sunday dinner guests at Dean Myers home included Eld er Bock, Mary Bock of Ravenna, Hokenson family of Lincoln, Sund berg family, Carlstrom family, and Mundt family to honor April birthdays. Nearby visits included Conrad Lindholm and Calvin Gertsch at Behren hospital, plus fruit of coffee at Gertsch, with several other local hospital and manor visits across Osceola Central City Stromsburg and Bethesda Manor.
The Trinity Lutheran Church in Polk Nebraska lists confirmation class on April 23 at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. on April 24 with a morning worship at 11:00 a.m. A confirmation service is planned for May 1 with a time change to 9:00 a.m. worship and 10:00 a.m. Sunday School.
Swede Home news lists weekend visits and gatherings across Creston, Fremont, Clarks, Grand Island, Lincoln and Omaha. Dozens of families including Andersons, Nordstroms, Utleys, Garretsons, Hanquists and Schnoors attended baptisms, anniversaries, dinners, and open houses over Sunday and nearby days.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Keezer and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with his uncle and aunt Jack Keezer. Ruth Lindburg visited Lincoln for a week and attended Easter dinner with Robert McKillip and others including Dean Lindburg and family from Hordville. Additional guests joined Mrs Alliane Lott for Easter dinner at Stromsburg. Anna Kisler and Anna Rau shared meals with Hulda Sagehorn and others. Lovette McCoy hosted Mildred Norquest and Ruth Kroger among York visitors. Larry Lukas and family visited Farwell and Boelus with Powlaski relatives. Murray Nelson traveled with Kenneth Wilhusen to Nelson and Superior, visiting Freda Hamel and Elsa Grove. Arnold Neuhaus and family visited Madison and Omaha, seeing Mary Beth Scarpellino at the hospital and Randy in Omaha.
Calvary Lutheran Church Swede Home hosts Pastor Milam E. Swasko with services April 24 the Third Sunday of Easter at 9 45 for U S and adults and 11 00 for worship. Church cleaning April 25 at 8 30 and choir at 8 00. Nebraska Synod Convention April 25 27 at Augustana Omaha.
Hordville Home Extension Club to hold a noon luncheon at Miller and Paine Tearoom Grand Island next Tuesday. Temple Baptist Rockford youth staged Son Life at the school gym, sponsored by First Baptist Church. Community Club served lunch to fourteen seniors, then bingo, May meeting plans uncertain. Local families gathered for a Lawrence Erickson–Hanquist family supper. Members of Baptist WMS and LCW activities noted with Easter theme program. Hardville High boys track third at Shelby Husky Relay. records set in discus high jump and girls events.
At York on Friday the Great Plains Baptist Conference drew Pastor and Mrs Magnusson along with Donald Hankquist Walter Nelson Elwood Sandell Wallace Sandell Mrs Dale Lindburg and Robert Merchant. Saturday overnight guests in the Ted Dittmer home were Jody Greg and Kirk Dittmer, children of Mr and Mrs Bob Dittmer.
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