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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1964
Page
4
Mervin Oberg of the Polk Congregation announced a delegation of eleven to a three day circuit convention in Grand Island from February 28 to March 1. Volunteers will staff farming departments during the event with about 500 attendees expected.
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District urges farmers to finish this year’s farm plans within two months. The message highlights feed grain options, pasture rest with two dollars per acre payment, and protections for farmsteads and fields. An election to fill three district director positions will be held March 16, with petitions due February 25.
O A Johnson is pastor at Sweden Plain and Polk churches. Activities include Boys and Girls Membership Training Class at 9 45 a m, Morning Worship at 9 55 a m, Sunday School 11 a m, MYF Valentine Party at 7 p m, WSCS and choir practices on weekdays, and a church school superintendent presiding. Sunday School 10 a m and Morning Worship 11 05 a m at Polk.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church lists weekly activities led by Pastor Larry Casper. February events include steward ship and education committee meetings, Quinquagesima Sunday services, Sunday School, Holy Communion, confirmation class, choir practice, ash Wednesday service, LCW meeting, and churchmen guest night. Dr Hagen Staack lecture on Moses to air February 9 on NBC Frontiers of Faith Channel 5 at 12 30 p.m.
The notice lists services and classes at First Baptist Church Polk Nebraska with Pastor Elmer Logan and Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor B A Barnell. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. First Wednesday Low at 2 p.m. Tuesday confirmation at 4 p.m. Third Thursday Luther League at 7 30 p.m.
William Pinkernell pastor leads weekly schedule with Family Night Bible Class and Family Bible School. A Trinity Seminary fundraising offer is noted along with the Sunday School Convention announced for Grand Island.
Mr and Mrs M G Lindburg visited former Polk residents while returning from Florida and other states. The gatherings included the Johnsons in Biloxi and other families in Frostproof Ft Myers Biloxi and Greeley. Friends and relatives met for dinners and birthday celebrations as R F Sheaffer prepared to travel to Arizona.
Lincoln Tour and Travel Agency Inc. of Lincoln announces Mrs. Anna Kisler of Polk as its new local appointee to sell Lincoln Tours. Paulding Smith, company president, praises Kisler as a fine addition. Mrs Orpha Davis Due of York, formerly Polk, is an enthusiastic bus traveler and joined Florida and Mexico trips arranged by Lincoln Tours with Kisler.
Ten Polk County Farm Bureau leaders joined the District Farm Bureau Information Meeting in Geneva on January 30. Attendees included Oscar Imm Ansel Fredrickson Walter Berck Ray Nyffeler Bruce Pickett Ben Peterson Ted Wyman William Bryan Henry Galus and Richard Klein. State officials Robert Thompson Bernie Camp Eldon Schnoor spoke on legislative issues programs and membership.
The Swede Plain MYF met February 2 in the church basement. Minutes approved. A Valentine party is planned for February 9 with Dennis Widga and Rodney Beckstrom leading. The program included hymns, scripture, prayer, a panel on Smoking, a Bible quiz, slides of the Rose Parade, and closing prayer. Lunch followed by Mrs. Elmer Garner and Mrs. Walter Stohl. Joyce Widga reported news.
The notice promotes a mail subscription for four weeks at $1 with features from world and Nebraska news, sports scores and columns by Drew Pearson Abigail Van Buren and others. It touts comics Dick Tracy Pogo Mary Worth Donald Duck and more plus women’s club pages and fiction adventure romance. Subscriptions available by mail throughout Nebraska and northern Kansas.
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