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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
7
The Polk Progress weekly newspaper details its second class mailing status at Polk Nebraska with March 21 1907 entry under the 1879 act. The note cites postal designation and formal registration in the early 20th century press record.
R H Thesing and wife visit York with Mrs R J Allison on a Friday. Raymond Bottum and family travel to Benedict to visit relatives. Walter Johnson skips feed and stays home at Cafe. Miss Marks spends weekend in York. bob sled party last Wednesday. Miss Marks injured after the party. Paul Stevens elected football captain for 1927 after Stromsburg game. Riverside defeats Polk High. rematch set this Friday. W A Stevens visits Ed and family at Chappell. Frank Adelson travels near Brule. Dr Westfall reports a baby girl born December 12 to Mr and Mrs Ed Noraine. Kenneth Samuels advertises sale west of Palmer this afternoon. John Falk, Frank Adelson and Leo Hahn return from business trip to Chappel. Wesley Stark loses a horse. G Youngland loses two to cornstalk poisoning. J G Felton moves from Stevens property to I B Cypher property.
Spinning tops on the pavement amused townspeople on Monday. Dr and Mrs R Westfall hosted friends at an oyster stew Saturday evening. John Ed Carlson of Clarkes was a Polk visitor Monday. Mrs J L Stouffer has been ill for two weeks. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Gust Eklund on Friday. Julia McClure is ill with scarlet fever. Benedict visitors and Central City guests were seen in local notes.
Church notices list service times for Free Methodist Swede Plains and Free Mission churches, with Sunday School at 10:00 and worship at 11:00, Youth services, and midweek Bible study. Christmas Eve changes include no prayer meeting this week. The week closes with Merry Christmas wishes and a year-end sermon theme Rivers that run into the sea.
The M E Church lists Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 15 with a 6 30 Young People's Service. The Baptist Church shows Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11, BYPU at 6 45, Evening Service at 7 30 and a Tuesday prayer meeting. A Christmas cantata drew a large crowd and thanks are given to the director and organist. The sermon topic for Sunday is Gods Wondrous Leading.
The SM Lutheran Church lists Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services with a 7:30 PM children's program, English services at 10 AM on Dec 25 and 27, and German service at 10 AM on Dec 26. Visitors welcome. Family dinner plans note relatives from Ord Hastings and Hordville.
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