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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1974
Page
6
Hordville High School sophomores plan a gas raffle at halftime of the Hordville Bradshaw basketball game with two 25 gallon certificates at 50 cents a ticket. A bake sale follows on December 21 at the Town Hall. proceeds support the class and activities.
Twenty eight members and guests attended a pot luck Christmas dinner at Trinity Lutheran Church after the Wednesday meeting. Rev. Paul Rowoldt led Bible study. A Christmas program with games and a white elephant gift exchange followed. Mr and Mrs Ray Guilford of Central City visited Thursday afternoon in the Oscar Johnson home.
Miss Tamara Schwartz of Denver Colorado was honored at a bridal shower hosted by the Roger Merchant home on Friday afternoon December 6. Mrs Robert Merchant presented a family tree and read poems while gifts were given in a teapot centerpiece. Tamara will become the bride of Alan Merchant. Hostesses included Mrs Robert Merchant Mrs Roger Merchant and Mrs Roger Clough who served a green and yellow luncheon.
The Pork Woman's Club hosted a Christmas party last Tuesday in York with a 7 pm dinner for members and husbands. Genese Munn won the ladies high prize, Irma Adelson the long, Robert Clymer the men’s high, and Bill Munn the low. Thirty attended and a gift exchange closed the evening.
Mr and Mrs Don Dahlin and Harry Dahlin joined an oyster soup supper at the Alvin Dahlin home Saturday. Heather Stromberg's first birthday was celebrated with dinner guests Mr and Mrs Lloyd Stromberg and Mr and Mrs Arlan Stromberg in Lincoln. Elmer Garner and Merle LaVelle attended Thursday supper at the Bob Clymer home.
Philip Kaczor and daughter Susan are recovering satisfactorily after a house fire. The section lists many Lincoln visits and local social gatherings, church events at Calvary Lutheran Swede Home, and December service and meeting times. Local residents, guests from Comstock and Norfolk are mentioned along with Christmas hopes and homecomings.
Mr and Mrs Ted Dittmer and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bob Dittmer and family. Mr and Mrs Robert Shostrom visited Mr and Mrs Hans Nelson in York on Sunday. Roy Carlson hosted Thursday evening guests at Stromsurg.
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