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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
6
Multiple Nebraskan church notices outline service times for David Beck Free Mission Church Paul E Carlson First Baptist Church and others. Plans note Sunday School at 10 Morning Worship at 11 Evening Service 7 30 and midweek prayers with weather affecting schedule.
Entered as second class matter at Polk Nebraska Postoffice on March 21 1907 under Congress act of March 2 1879.
February 17 1923 Mrs Lillian Brown traveled to Columbus to visit her sister Miss Florence Anderson. Misses Myrtle Beckman and Marjorie Hedbloom of Stromsburg visited the R J Allison home. Mrs Spires arrived from Keeney to visit the Elmer Hanquist home. Dr C R Peterson rode to Norfolk for medical treatment. Alice Myers hosted thirteen friends for her thirteenth birthday with a fishpond valentines theme and refreshments. A carload of 36 horses was shipped to S J Piper. The Woman's Club met at Mrs S D Clifford's home with magazine and book reviews. Mrs Mae Sundberg discussed the magazine. Mrs Alfred led the book review. Mrs Cox reported on Osceola woman voters meeting. Fred Johnson returned from California. Farm Bureau clubs recognized forty eight members including Ralph Peterson and Martha Jones. J E McDaniel and Earl Payne watched the state checker tournament at Central City. Dr Slusser visited the office. Mrs Charles Hill, aged pioneer, died at York last Wednesday and was buried Friday. Fern Myers and Edna Tenney visited from Chapman. Pleasant Home precinct Red Cross funded Near East Relief with $226 after apportionment of $700.
A snapshot of local life includes births in February with Mr and Mrs George A Anderson welcoming a daughter born February 10. Community visits by I T Samuelson A W Shafer Rolland Dahlin and H M McGuffin. 25th wedding anniversaries for Ernest and Esther Flodman with a silver tea set and forks. Polk Odd Fellows lodge initiates in Clarks. Edwin Lindburg sings on KMMJ. Pink eye affects Arlo Stevens. Gatherings and transfers involve Lindburg and Nyberg families. Marie Victoria Nelson wed Ira Glasser in Seward. Families travel to Omaha for medical care and relatives visit in Iowa and Colorado.
Immanuel Lutheran Church holds English service at 10:00 a.m. led by Pastor Wm. Butzke. Swede Plains M. E. Church led by Rev. E. E. Pengelly offers worship and sermon at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. M. E. Church notes include worship and sermon at 11:15 a.m. Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. Song service and sermon at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Raymond Pitcairn notes Pennsylvania voters rejected a state constitution revision as part of a broader trend against quickly remolding the federal charter. He emphasizes that despite political rhetoric, the public backs stable guarantees of liberty under the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, echoing a nationwide caution against untested theories.
Local notice announces low prices for sale bill printing services at the Progress Office. Addresses and dates are not specified but the offer emphasizes affordability and prompt service.
Ernest C Nelson pastor Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Missionary Society meets at the parsonage Wednesday at 2 p m Mrs Ernest Nelson hostess Luther League meets Thursday evening weather permitting Grace Lutheran Church Central City Nebraska services at 9 16 a m and 10 30 a m Livestock hauling to Omaha Market all loads insured rate 20c per hundred Cramer Benson Polk Nebr
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