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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1937
Page
6
Polk Progress is published as a weekly newspaper edited by Howard W. Herbes. It is entered as second class matter at the Polk Nebraska Post Office on March 21, 1907 under the act of Congress of March 2, 1879.
Clifford Cohagan arrived from Wesleyan University to spend the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs C E Cohagan at University Place. Several residents travelled to Lincoln for events including threshermen convention and Lumber Dealers meeting while others visited relatives and treated illnesses. Ross Goethe Jr celebrated his seventh birthday and a surprise anniversary party honored Mr and Mrs Frank Adelson for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary.
Fifteen years ago on February 16 1922 Mrs Howard Herderson and her young son visited her mother and other relatives in Napone. Mrs Katie Galchow of Arborville has been ill. Mrs Liltien Brown went to
Wednesday afternoon reports W H Pollock home transfer from Albert Paterson to Conrad J for 2150. Mrs D H Westfall and sons Dana and Arthur Peterson visited York on Saturday. G M Hill family and Naomi Alfreds visited Tuesday. Mrs Ellen Larson traveled to Hordville Monday then to relatives country home for several days.
The Bystander lampoons the Nebraska Legislature as it debates new tax and Old Age Pension bills, gas taxes, and wage rules. It notes Biff Jones as a new football coach at Anna Versity, plus heavy talk of cuts, committee changes, and restless lobbyists charging through 551 bills with little progress.
Paul E Carlson pastor leads Sunday School at 10 AM and Morning Worship at 11 AM. Evening Service at 7 30 PM. Young Peoples Service and Jr. Endeavor on next Wednesday at 7 30 with choir rehearsal afterward. Attendance remains strong and efforts to maintain SS growth are urged. Additional pulpit announcements planned.
Sunday School at 10, worship 11 15 with sermon. Young People at 6 30, evening service 7 30. District Superintendent Dr B Johansen will preach Sunday morning and evening. Last Sunday night attendance up. Midway through church year with calls for half year church finances Bible study Tuesday, choir Thursday for Easter music.
The piece lists multiple church events with service times across Free Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, and M E Swede Plains congregations. It includes Sunday School at 10, worship at 11, evening services, Tuesday and Thursday meetings, plus pastoral notes and youth gatherings. It ends with a curious verse about end-of-season returns and a closing stanza about a return trip.
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