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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1974
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Ira Glasser visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs Ralph Glasser at York hospital. Mr and Mrs Mike Harris Robbie and Mickie of Central City were Sunday supper guests in the Richard Gustafson home.
Polk residents are invited to a series of union services on Sunday evenings in August. The first service was at the Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Stauffer leading singing and Rev. William Anderson delivering the message. Next Sunday August 11 the Union service moves to First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m with singspiration and music from both churches.
Mr and Mrs Russell Aker of Harvard and Mrs Mary Jane Rice with granddaughter Natalie of Williamsport Pa. were Sunday afternoon coffee guests of Mrs Ruth Aker and Nell Aker. The piece lists numerous social visits among local families including Branting, Brazda, Hanquist, Bolton, Reckner, Fisher, Johnson, Snodgrass, Glasser, Hahn, Widga, Fer rand, Monson, Hafer and others visiting in homes across Osceola, Hordville, Central City, Lincoln, Omaha, Minerva Ohio and beyond.
The First Baptist Church of Polk invites Mr H. Kay Sawyer as guest speaker for the 10:30 worship on Sunday August 11. Sawyer is music instructor and principal at Nebraska Christian High School in Central City. Pastor Stauffer attends Basic Youth Conflicts institute August 5–10 in Denver Colorado with seven Life Principles taught for practical living.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shenk and family of Ashland visited Monday morning at the Carroll Flodman home in a friendly local gathering.
Neighbors report demo with High Octane Complete Chow versus conventional grain ended early as hogs on the new high energy ration used less feed and looked better. Growers switched all hogs to the High Octane ration, touted as a complete feed for growing and finishing hogs.
Sunday evening guests at Rudolph Gustafson's home included Mr and Mrs Ernest Timmons of Hordville and Mr and Mrs Ollie Johnson along with Mr and Mrs Stanford Ang. Friday afternoon visitors were Mr and Mrs Reuben Anderson and Mr and Mrs Dennis Anderson and Mr and Mrs Joe Ehn at Arthur Swedenburg's home in Clarks. A son of Lincoln joined supper at Oscar Anderson's home Saturday, followed by Mr and Mrs Leonard Anderson and family.
The diary style report tracks a cool period with days near 70 degrees and a drizzle of rain. It notes southeast winds, a few warmer afternoons, and a pattern of dry land conditions with several mentions of temperatures from the upper 50s to mid 70s, ending with a forecast of heavier rain next week.
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