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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
3
A hot week with NPPD outage Friday morning causing brief cooling pains. August 15 to 21 brought temperatures from the 60s to the upper 90s and a brief rain on Monday morning, followed by dry heat and fly days as mosquitoes faded. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Ralph Fisher visiting Walter Fisher Friday evening.
The article explains three Medicare payment methods for insured patients: doctor filing for assignment, patient submitting paid receipts, or submitting itemized bills for reimbursement. A Lincoln representative will visit Osceola on Wednesday August 30 1972 on the courthouse second floor from 9 30 to 11 30 am.
The Home Society met at Jo Strand’s home on Wednesday August 16 with twelve members and three visitors. Bunco provided entertainment with Ella Cramer and Ben Johnson winning Hi and Low prizes. Evelyn Shenk received the hostess gift. The group closed with the Lord’s Prayer and lunch was served. The September meeting will be hosted by Myrtle Werner.
Mr and Mrs Glen Hill and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lampshire joined Dr and Mrs Herbert Feidler of Norfolk for a buffet dinner Saturday. Guests included Dr and Mrs Darrold Loschen of York and several doctors and wives from Utica, North Platte, Lincoln and Omaha. Mr and Mrs Roy Trullinger celebrated their 50th anniversary in Shenandoah with Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson and Mr and Mrs Arthur Pinneo of York in attendance. Robert J Alderson returned to Grand Island after a week with the Adelsons. L O Olson of Omaha visited Mrs Elvera Nyberg Monday morning.
Esther Dorsey Morton age 62 of Rock Island Illinois died in Boulder Colorado after a brief illness on July 29 1972 Survived by husband Charles A Morton of Rock Island IL her father W F Robertson of Omaha NE son Thomas Tehen Imperial NE daughter Mrs Richard Townsend Boulder CO stepson Jerome Morton Baltimore MD stepdaughter Mrs Joan Willey Keewanee IL sister Mrs J D Audrey Hill Omaha NE 18 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild Services were held Aug 1 at Crosby Kunold Mortuary Omaha with cremation officiated by Pastor F S Falkenroth She was the adopted daughter of Ernie Dorsey a former Polk resident of about 55 years ago
The column notes light medical recovery for a Mrs from Progress Files with intermittent paralysis in arms and back. It mentions vacations by Mr and Mrs Ernest Lott with Ed Hoffman of Rising City, a fifth birthday party for Greg Wilhelms, teaching posts for Miss Dorothy Whitacre, and travels of Floyd Miller with Lawrence Sundberg to Niagara Falls. Also records a marriage of Raymond E. Johnson and Mrs Genevieve Christensen, funerals for William Lind and Clyde Baker, and past football lettermen practice.
The Reverend Guy Savage of Scotia was the guest speaker at Polk United Methodist Church on Sunday morning. After the service he presented a gift to Nell Aker noting she was a teacher in the school he attended and influenced his life. Reverend Kim and his family are vacationing in California.
Mr and Mrs Ed Dobberstein and Mrs Anna Rau were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ervin Ficken and family in Davenport, also visiting were Mr and Mrs James Brazda. Robin and Roberta attended the Zoubek reunion at Wilbur with 70 people present. Robert Carlson of Marysville Kansas visits grandparents Harold Carlson family.
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