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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1970
Page
4
Elmer Wilshusen is a hospital patient in Hastings. Marie Smith’s birthday is honored with a large group from Osceola, Bradshaw, Hampton, York and surrounding towns attending dinners and gatherings. Dozens of visits fill weekends with relatives and friends in Hordville Grand Island Phillips Kearney and Chapman communities.
Mr and Mrs Roger Morris and Dana of Curtis were Saturday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Raymond Sagehorn. Joe Hahn and family visited the Gary Sagehorn home Saturday evening. Clarence Meerkatz guests in Carroll Flodman home Sunday. Hilmer Smith of York visited Leona Scheapler and Delta Wednesday evening then called on Henry Blase. Carl Mundt and George Wochner hosts at Sunday dinner with their spouses. Gordon Johnson and children helped Rudolph Gustafson celebrate a birthday Saturday afternoon. Elton Driewer and grandson Brian Driewer visited Elmer Wilshusen Sunday evening. Victor Blase of Central City joined Duane Blase for coffee. Elmer Wilshusen at Mary Lanning hospital Hastings Tuesday evening. Orval Roehrs Dennis and Sharon. Roland Ramesberger and Shelly of Hampton visited Carl Mundt Sunday evening. Arlyce Lind and Ed Johnson of Lincoln were guests Sunday evening of Sherman Wilshusen. Raymond Sagehorn visited Elmer Wilshusen Thursday evening.
Arborville Missionary and Aid Society members quilted to donate with Laura Merchant in charge and daily pot luck lunches. Local residents hosted and visited each other across Arborville, Clarks, Exeter, Lincoln, Stromsburg, Aurora, Osceola, and Kimball, with a community hall cleanup and a wedding attended by Carol Lynn and Arthur DeLancey in Belgrade.
A letter from Ray Phillips admirer in Moline Illinois encloses five dollars for a yearly Polk Progress subscription. The writer praises the paper and recalls Ray Phillips painting a porch scene near Polk. The sender requests reinstatement of Marsha Redman’s column and expresses appreciation for local news.
During the week of April 13 20 the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital listed patients including Wallace Kinney Shelby Roy Steele Osceola Clara Frizzell Silver Creek Mabel Gillmor Osceola Walford Hellstrom Stromsburg LeRoy Brown Osceola Milo Chapman Shelby Lewis Schott Osceola Carl G Johnson Osceola Larry Lux Shelby Hermina Kant Stromsburg Jack Steeple Osceola Rex Wieseman Osceola George McMeekin Shelby and transfers Fred Swanson Stromsburg Anita Hollister Stromsburg Dismissals include Clarence Johnson Osceola Beda Noyd Stromsburg Co Guy Anderson Stromsburg Ralph Linkswiler Stromsburg Lillian Logan Osceola Mary Gardes Osceola Elmer Kilgore Stromsburg Cory Lienemann Osce-
The Rev Skinners recall receiving many Progress issues from a Polk Baptist pastor and relate that a daughter of Mrs A E Swanson, not a subscriber, passes papers along. The letter notes the paper circulates widely through informal exchanges.
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