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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
7
The Swede Home Evangelical Lutheran Church marks its centennial with services August 11 and 12. Pastor Milan E Swasko welcomes attendees. Rev Martin Lingwall speaks Thursday and Rev David Sward preaches Sunday morning. Harold LeVander gives the centennial message at 2 PM with a fellowship lunch following. The 8 page program notes 975 confirmands since 1873, 470 living.
Mr and Mrs Dolan Hahn and family visited friends in Minneapolis Minnesota with Mr and Mrs George Swanson and Shirley Hahn. Numerous gatherings occurred at Stromsburg Benedict and North Platte with relatives and friends including the Gustafsons and Flodmans. Diverse hospital and home visits were reported for the week with several trips to Lincoln Armstrong and Halsey for family events.
The Polk Midgets lost 8-6 to Waco in the opening round of the Midget tournament at Shelby on August 2 ending an 11 and 5 season under coach Tony Warnick. The photo lists players Tony Warnick Vic Bender Mike Branting Rodney Swanson Bruce Hudson Monte Hudson Allen Willits Brian Bedient Ed Ostberg Greg Hanquist with Roger Carlstrom and Daryl Tengges absent. three players Vic Bender Bruce Hudson and Mike Branting scheduled for Polk All-Star game August 9.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney and others welcomed Dawn and Diane Pierpont of Heldsburg, Calif., in Lincoln. Franklin Holty and Richard Holty families visited Elmer Nasl in Friday’s trip to Cambridge for a wedding. Lillie Shaw and Harold Shaw with daughter visited Martin Hoffman, Sr., in York and Lincoln. Dwight Burney called for Osceola jury service on Wednesday.
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