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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1964

Page

7

Polk County Wildlife Club Holds Osceola Meeting

The Polk County Wildlife Club held its annual meeting at City Hall in Osceola on February 2. New officers are President Norman Fintel and Secretary-Treasurer Jack Headley. Board of Directors include Dale Hiemer Norris Larson Jack Tindahl and Lawrence Bowe.

Polk County Wildlife Club Osceola Norman Fintel Jack Headley Dale Hiemer Norris Larson Jack Tindahl Lawrence Bowe

Local Visitors and Social Gatherings Round Polk

Mr and Mrs Joe Monson of Clarks visited Mr and Mrs M O Johnson on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Edward Hafer of Lincoln stayed with the Flodman family over the weekend. Alvin Kisler of York joined Sunday supper at the Norquest home. Charles Norquest hosted a card party Saturday night. Don Ostberg and coffee guests visited the Meerkatz home after the basketball game. Rita Dawn Shenk spent Friday with her grandparents the Flodmans.

Joe Monson Clarks M. O. Johnson Edward Hafer Lincoln Carroll Flodman Alvin Kisler York Charles Norquest Don Ostberg Clarence Meerkatz Rita Dawn Shenk

Village Caucus Schedule Polk Nebraska Trustees Nominations

Notice to legal voters of Polk County Nebraska that a village caucus will meet Tuesday evening March 3 1964 after the school caucus in the Grade School Auditorium for nominating candidates to the Village of Polk board of trustees for terms two years. February 20 1964.

Polk Polk County Nebraska

Community Visits and Family Gatherings Reported

Local residents recount weekend and recent visits with relatives and friends from Stromsburg Osceola Lincoln Hastings Archer Palmer Central City and Norfolk. The group includes Schaepler Harless Sundberg Appleton Heckman Lindholm Bills Norquest Shenk Sandell Harless Ostrander and others with travel to Omaha Polk and a seed corn dealers meeting.

Frank Schaepler Delta S. J. Harless Albert Sundberg Dean Stromsburg Chauncey Gustafson Ralph Appleton Anna Appleton George Heckman Kent Osceola Genine Heckman Lincoln Max Jones Clarence van Ostrand Neal Sandell Wallace Sandell Dianne Sandell Hastings Roger Hawke Archer Kent Sandell Marvin Shenk Omaha Ella Shenk Merle Simpson Polk Shenk Simpson Gary Harless Dale Fredrickson Cheryl and Doug Palmer Clifford Kelley Central City Robert Ostrander Norfolk

East Side Birthday Club Meets at Mrs Will Steel Home

Mrs Will Steel hosted the East Side Birthday club Saturday with visitors Mrs Lennis Lind and Mrs Neil McNaught. After a social afternoon, lunch was served by the hostess.

Will Steel East Side Lennis Lind Neil McNaught

Polk Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs C R Christensen and Jolene of Lincoln along with the Christensens and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Nelson were Sunday dinner guests. Ed Larson Connie and Ed Franz of York visited Polk and Crete families hosted dinners and open house events. Wilbur Jones silver anniversary event drew relatives from Bradshaw and nearby towns.

C. R. Christensen Jolene Lincoln Martha Larson Christensens Leroy Nelson Ed Larson Connie Ed Franz York Walden McNaught Crete Polk Carl Blase Sam Richert Will ‘Blase Margaret Houston Osceola O. F. Alfred Henry Worth Paul Sagehorn Wilbur Jones Central City Vern Jones Verland Widga Larry Jones Howard Romsdal Bradshaw

Reverend Edick Anderson 74 obituary of Hastings pastor

The Rev. Edick Algot Anderson 74 died February 8 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. A Polk County native and Baptist minister for 48 years, he served in Illinois Iowa California Arizona and Nebraska before retiring to Good Samaritan Village Hastings. He supported First Baptist Church Hastings during retirement and visited sick residents. He is survived by wife Pearl sons Edick A. Jr Ralph daughter Marjorie Sorenson and six grandchildren, along with a sister Edith and brother Walter. Services were held February 11 at First Baptist Church Hastings with clergy from the church and state convention represented.

Edick Algot Anderson Alfred and Sophia Peterson Anderson Mary Pearl Edick A. Jr Barbara Foreign Service United States Stuttgart Germany Ralph McLean Marjorie Sorenson Earl Whittier Calif Edith Walter Anderson Grand Island First Baptist Church Hastings Harry Cowles Thomas Murray Dale Kamrath First Baptist

District Caucus Set for March 3 in Polk County Nebraska

NOTICE OF DISTRICT CAUCUS The legal voters of School District 72 Polk County Nebraska will meet at Grade School Auditorium Tuesday March 3 1964 at 8 PM to nominate candidates for two three year school board seats. Top two votegetters for each seat to be caucus nominees and printed on ballots at next municipal election. Gerald A Stevens Secretary. Also social note mentions Mr and Mrs Willard Adelson Mr and Mrs Lloyd Widga guests after Palmer Polk game.

Polk County Nebraska Gerald A. Stevens Willard Adelson Lloyd Widga

Polk church interment honors local resident

The service included an interment at Polk and pallbearers were boyhood friends Willard Lindburg Elmer Hanquist Wilbur Whitacre Stanford Ang Roy Glasser Sr and Maurice Lindburg.

Polk Willard Lindburg Elmer Hanquist Wilbur Whitacre Stanford Ang Roy Glasser Sr Maurice Lindburg

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