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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
2
A long issue notes the 75th anniversary services at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Swede Home with 2300 attendees and over 550 dollars raised for Lutheran World Action. It also lists local events, visits, and community notices including weddings, tours, and hospitalities across Polk County.
The Polk Progress lists price figures showing a range from four to five dollars with small cents recorded as 10c and 56c, indicating catalog or market values for items.
Polk locals note Mr and Mrs Marvin Beckstrom and daughters from Omaha spent weekend at Irvin Beckstrom home. Kathy Beckstrom visits during the week. Redondo California couple Mr George Porter and Mrs Dick Harless with children join Da vid Ekdahl’s home for coffee. Wayne Ross family from Savannah arrive to visit Anna Kisler and relatives. P W Aker attends a 40th wedding anniversary in Red Cloud then visits Mabel Lucado in Hastings and coffee with Russell Aker in Harvard.
Julie Larson and A Philip Bond wed in Polk United Methodist Church on July 27 with Rev L J Cook presiding. The couple, from Polk and McNeal Arizona, plan a Coolidge Arizona life where they teach, following a Rockies trip reception at the church.
Sunday visitors include Mrs Anna Kistler and the Wrights with Kathy Prosaski at Richard Johnson’s home. Coffee guests of Mrs Julia Flodman were Mrs Marvin Fredrickson and Jane and Mrs Waldo Ross from Holdrege. An overnight guest list features Mr and Mrs Robert Irwin of Toledo with Harold Anderson. Birthday honors for Lamoyne Darnall noted at the Darnalls’ home with Omaha and Clarks guests.
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