Open house at Methodist parsonage for Christmas tea
A Christmas tea at the Methodist parsonage hosted church members from Polk and Marquette churches. Red and white carnations centered the serving table with cookies nuts mints coffee and punch. Mrs Ed Saylor president of Polk UMW led eight helpers serving from 2 to 5 p.m. They also celebrated Alice Hopkins’s 15th birthday. Patronize Progress Advertisers.
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Methodist
Polk
Marquette
Ed Saylor
Polk Umw
Alice Hopkins
Polk Local News Social Visits Highlight Rural Ties
Mrs Martha Driewer of Oregon Wisconsin spent several days last week with sister Mrs Hulda Sagehorn. Mrs Anna Rau and Mrs Anna Kisler were Wednesday supper guests of Mrs Sagehorn. Osceola visitors Mrs Herta Schleifer and daughter Renate were Sunday guests in Stephen Gustafson home. Mrs Stephen Gustafson hosted a Thursday coffee guest, Rudolph Gustafson.
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Martha Driewer
Oregon
Wis
Hulda Sagehorn
Anna Rau
Anna Kisler
Sagehorn
Herta Schleifer
Renate
Osceola
Stephen Gustafson
Rudolph Gustafson
Faithful Workers Club Meeting and Gift Drive
The Faithful Workers Club met at Deloras Miller’s home on November 23 with eleven members and one visitor. President Ella Cramer led the session, with Marie Carlson preparing the program presented by Margaret Brockevelt. Sharon Hudson received the hostess gift, Mildred Dornburgh the specialty. members brought gifts for the Nebraska Children’s Home. Luncheon planned at Evelyn Shenk’s home for next meeting.
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Faithful Workers Club
Deloras Miller
Ella Cramer
Marie Carlson
Margaret Brockevelt
Sharon Hudson
Mildred Dornburgh
Nebraska Childrens Home
Evelyn Shenk
Thanksgiving Guests From Far and Wide Share Polk Homes
A long list of visitors and locally hosted Thanksgiving guests fills Polk area homes. Residents welcomed relatives and friends from Nebraska, Missouri, Washington, York, Stromsburg, Aurora, Bradshaw, Van Coover, and beyond for meals and church services.
Open Letter to the Governor Continues From Page Two
An ink letter jokes about crop rotation at school and the governor's path to the U S Senate. The writer Lloyd Norris Alfred praises cautious strategy used by the incumbent opponent and wishes the governor luck.
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Senate
Norris Alfred
Five Eagles Seen as Duck Hunting Lags in Nebraska Trip
A Nebraska river walk yields five bald eagles and many songbirds but poor duck hunting. The narrator and Swede Lind trek along Blue River from Polk Bible Camp to Glasser farm, spotting Harris sparrows, tree sparrows, cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, goldfinches, junco varieties, and mallards. Duck blinds yielded only one duck flight.
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Lind
Blue River
Nebraska
Polk Bible Camp
Glasser Farm
Platte River
Polk Local Family Gatherings Mark Belated Thanksgiving
Carl Brown and family celebrated a birthday dinner at A. M. Brown home in York with Gus Brown and Troy joining. R. B. Darnell hosted a belated Thanksgiving dinner in Grand Island for many relatives including Harold Anderson and Kent Anderson from Lincoln, Bess Peterson from Clarks, and Julie Anderson from Osceola. Anna Kisler joined Wednesday dinner with Mrs Oscar Johnson.
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Carl Brown
A. M. Brown
York
Gus Brown
Troy
Harold Anderson
Joel
Dana
Kent Anderson
Lincoln
Joe Monson
Bess Peterson
Clarks
Linsay Darnell
Polk
Julie Anderson
Osceola
R. B. Darnell
Hazel Schriner
Darnell
Grand Island
Anna Kisler
Oscar Johnson
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Aaron Dodson
Univer
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Lee Summit
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James Dodson
No. Platte
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Betty) Stapelton
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Stromsburg
Willard Henderson
Hoffman
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Duane Newton
Bradshaw
Margaret Lott
Delores Aringdale
Leslie
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Aringdale
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