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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs Roy Glasser Jr and family were Sunday afternoon lunch guests of Mr and Mrs Hillis Sterner. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Stanley Peterson of Harvard and Mr and Mrs Harry Alexander Jr of Hastings.
Lois Willis achieved the highest score in the Driver Education examination and received the Winner's certificate at a student convocation. State winners earn 200 dollars each and the national winner 5000 dollars. Union Carbide plans to make the program annual.
Christmas services are announced at Swede Plain and Polk Methodist Churches. Swede Plain holds morning worship with special choir music and a Christmas Program in the evening at 7 30 with Sunday School presenting a first part of the program. Polk Methodist plans a morning cantata Love Transcending by John Peterson with Mrs Glen Hill as narrator. A Christmas Program by the Sunday School is set for Monday evening at 7 30. O A Johnson is pastor.
Thursday evening callers in the Marvin Shenk home were Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shenk. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ostberg and family were Thursday evening visitors in the Walter Binford home.
The Polk County Nebraska District 72 board met December 2 1963 with all members and Supt Land present. Minutes approved. Bills listed include utilities supplies bus expenses and various vendors such as Polk Progress Triangle School Service Lincoln Telephon Co and State of Nebraska surplus property supplies.
The Baptist Mission Circle met in the church parlors on Thursday December 12 with Mrs Dean Lindburg leading devotions. Mrs Lloyd Lind presented the Christmas story through poems scripture and music aided by a ladies choir. Guest hostess was Mrs Oscar Jones as the parlor was decorated and a center piece enhanced the serving table. Lunch hostesses included Mrs Clarence Creech Mrs Elmer Logan and Mrs Larry Killion. Barber Shop open all day Monday December 23 and Monday evening until 830.
Petition for probate of the last will and testament of Seth S. Piper deceased and for appointment of William H. Norton as executor. Hearing set for January 9, 1964 at 10 a.m. in the County Court Room Osceola Nebraska. Dated December 13 1963. J E Steeple County Judge
A list of dated line items includes Hauff Sporting Goods aspirin 1.70, Huntington Laboratories custodial supplies 104.04, School Specialty Supply towels 94.70, and Ralph Lavelle hauling coal and junk 12.00, alongside other entries such as Dutton-Lainson IAMPS and miscellaneous amounts. The fragment reflects a procurement or expense ledger with multiple vendors and small totals.
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