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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
6
The Progress weather notes a string of mild days with temperatures ranging from 26 degrees in the early mornings to highs near 40s.Tuesday and Wednesday opened with 26 degrees and calm, sunny conditions, while a north wind and brief snow flurries arrived with February, bringing winds, variable skies, and a swing to 40 degrees by afternoon.
Polk local news notes visitors and meals with Elwood Sandell and Rudolph Gustafson at a Monday luncheon. Walter Stohl called on Julia Flodman in Central City Sunday afternoon. Richard Fenster and Wayne of Aurora joined Glen Stevens for Friday night supper.
Mrs Ed Coover of Park View in Central City was a Sunday guest in the home of her son Mr and Mrs Paul Coover. Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman visited his mother Mrs Julia Flodman Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Roger Gustafson visited her mother Mrs C R Peterson Sunday evening at the Osceola hospital.
Mr and Mrs James Brazda Sr and granddaughter Roberta joined Mr and Mrs Glen Brazda and girls of Fullerton for Sunday supper and evening. Ed Connely of Broken Bow, Mrs Joe Craig of Denver, and Mrs Sadie Clark of Central City were Sunday overnight and Monday guests of the Lowe Blase home after the funeral of Mrs Carolyn Blase. Rudolph Gustafson was Thursday afternoon and supper guest of Mr and Mrs E Blase.
Paradise Mills Historical Society increases board from five to seven members at a recent meeting. In addition to the Visitors Day dates May 20 July 21 22 and September 10 the society will hold its first Member Activity on April 29. Committees for May and July events are forming and volunteers are urged to contact the society.
Mr and Mrs Lee Hanson and family of Stromsburg were Sunday dinner and supper guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman.
Mr and Mrs Paul Coover hosted at their home with their daughters from Kearney visiting the Kroger household. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ernest Brockevelt and Roger plus Mr and Mrs Harold Lenz in Virgil Bush’s home on Friday evening. Mrs Shirley Von Ohlen of Central City and Mrs Dolan Hahn visited Mrs Don Kramer in Omaha. Larry Cramer and Emory Cramer hosted Saturday supper in Stromsburg. Richard Gustafson attended a Sunday wedding reception at Central City Episcopal Church for Theodore V. Rodowitz Jr of California, whose wife is the former Maxine Skinner.
The Methodist Fellowship met Sunday evening at the church for a pot luck supper. Marvin Fredrickson, hospital board chairman, spoke on hospital operations. Dennis Stevens sang with his guitar. Mrs Leslie Adelson presided. Entertainment featured Mr and Mrs Paul Strand, Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson, Mr and Mrs Marvin Fredrickson, and Mr and Mrs Larry Coover.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Johnson were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Lyle Dornburgh Tuesday evening. The visit included a call at the Reuben Gustafson home in Hordville Tuesday evening.
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