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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1953
Page
1
Donald Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stewart, broke his right leg in a Wednesday incident while playing at the Charles Peterson home. He remains in a cast but hopes to use crutches soon.
The Hallowe en party committee reports on a community night of collecting clothing and money. Over 400 pounds of clothing reached Nebraska Indians after freight, leaving a $35 balance. The funds support Korean milk aid and several American orphanages plus Nebraska Indian children.
Polk residents Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lindholm and Mrs. Anna Appleton hosted birthday and Christmas Eve events at Rudolph Appleton and Reuben Gustafson homes. Guests included families from Lindholm, Appleton, Bousquet, MecKillip, Lindburg, Miller, Sundberg, Johnson, Bodine and Sundberg. Lincoln guests stayed through Sunday with the Lindburgs.
Alvin Dahlin announces the engagement of his daughter Marion to Wally Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Ted Johnson of Osceola. No wedding date has been planned.
Multiple church groups staged Christmas programs with children recitations songs and solos. The Swede Plain choir directed by Mrs. Clfford Carson performed on Wednesday. Baptist Sunday School and Immanuel Lutheran also hosted large audiences with choirs soloists and pageants. Treats were distributed to children at each event.
Social notes from Harvard Sutton Lincoln Grand Island and surrounding areas recount Christmas Eve dinners and holiday visits. Families including Aker Appleton Johnson Binford Ostberg Bodine and Worth share meals with relatives and friends across multiple households and towns.
Sundberg's Hardware selects winners for a children's photo contest judged by 20th Century Studios. Winners named include Roy Glasser Jr Harold Miller Bill Lavelle Leslie Adelson and Roger Gustafson. The selected children become eligible to compete in the studio's national contest.
Mr and Mrs Al Larson were guests Sunday evening in the John Ericson home at Hordville.
The Community Hall hosted a Saturday evening grab bag party attended by about fifty people including high school students and alumni. Rhythm Ramblers provided music for dancing while organizers Mr. Paul Stevens and Mr. Jake Harding offered refreshments of pie and coffee.
Mr and Mrs Emil Person of Lincoln spent the weekend in the Willard Adelzon residence, enjoying time away from home and visiting with hosts.
A Polk newspaper column critiques the Nebraska Attorney General actions banning prize giving in guessing games while permitting horse race betting. It urges legal changes, cites 1953 local stories in Progress coverage, and notes notable Polk developments including a hospital proposal and a community band revival.
The March of Dimes camp will open on Saturday January 2 reflecting the community’s track record of meeting quotas. It notes substantial funding for polio cure and prevention research and urges January contributions to continue progress.
A playful exchange between a mother firefly and a father firefly notes their son’s brightness as a lighthearted family moment.
The Polk Fire Department mailed 285 questionnaires to farms in the planned Polk Rural Fire District two weeks ago and has 110 responses so far. It seeks full cooperation for a zero cost district formation, promising faster, more efficient firefighting once established.
The columnist thanks readers as 1953 ends and the staff wish everyone a happy new year and a prosperous 1954. The note expresses hope the coming year will be the best yet for all.
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