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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
7
Progress Files recounts Thanksgiving gatherings at multiple Polk County homes including Rahrs, Gerkensmeyer, Sundberg, Johnson, Lindahl, Dooley, Binford, and Scherer households. Events include visits, farewells, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, a birth, and a public farm sale setup, with travels to Lincoln, York, and other nearby towns.
The Modern Millies Extension Club met at Mrs Virgil Tenniges home. Members answered roll call with their favorite pork dish. Final plans were made for a Christmas party at a cafe in Aurora. Mrs Roger Merchant and Mrs Morris Fisher presented the lesson New Pork. Next meeting will be in January.
Polk locals gather for Thanksgiving at the Merlin Lampshire residence in Holdrege with Mr and Mrs LaVaughn Adelson and family, Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson, and Mr and Mrs Ronald Beins and family of Aurora. The Beins visited Clarence Johnson’s home for Mrs Johnson’s birthday. Leslie Adelson and family attended the Curious Savage play in York with nephew Mark Albin of Des Moines in the cast. Iowa relatives visited the Lloyd Albins over the weekend.
Jim Green aboard USS America CVA 66 writes from on board about fuel costs and daily consumption while at sea and in port. He recalls visits to Spain Greece Italy France Mallorca and a Cannes house project for handicapped children. He questions cost vs influence and thanks Norris for Progress.
Joe Seacrest, longtime Lincoln Journal owner and editor, was named Emeritus Member of Honour of the Supreme Council Scottish Rite. The honor, shared by only eight worldwide, was celebrated at a Friday dinner at Cornhusker Hotel and a reception at the Masonic Temple with KCCH and 33rd degree Masons and dignitaries from across Nebraska.
Polk area social notes list Thanksgiving Day guests at the Leland Harless home including Mr and Mrs Dean Samuelson and family and Mr and Mrs Gary Harless. Additional visits include Mrs Robert Geer and Margaret Cooper from Lansing, Mich visiting Bessie Green.
Mrs Roger Hanquist and Amy were Tuesday afternoon coffee guests of Marsha Redman. Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Dale Nyberg, Kevin and Craig at Central City. Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle and Berniece Erickson of Stromsburg were Sunday evening visitors in the Harold Hanquist home. Mrs Grace Harless was a Thanksgiving dinner guest in the Laird Hengelfeldtt home in Stromsburg. Mr Harold Green and Elizabeth Kuhn of Hastings visited Hessie Green on Saturday.
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