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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
6
Crowded week with assorted New Year gatherings across Stromsburg Benedict Lincoln Grand Island and surrounding towns. Visitors included families and friends from York Lincoln Stromsburg Osceola and Denver joining dinners coffees and oyster suppers in multiple homes.
Bradshaw visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Vern Eklund. Clifford Branting and Morris Lindquist of Central City in Aurora hospital after surgery. James Dittmer recovering from eye operation at St. Elizabeth in Lincoln. Joe Ehn helped Mrs. Jess Samuelson celebrate her birthday. Wedding of Don Stewart and Carol Muff at Sacred Heart in Crete. Marlin Adelson of St. Paul visits C. Marvin Fredrickson home.
The Polk United Methodist Church WSCS held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon January 7 in the church parlors. Mrs. Paul Strand Mrs Ollie Johnson and Mrs. Mervin Samuels led the lesson and program. Mrs Keith Shepard of York shared slides and spoke about her Holy Land trip. Guests included WSCS members from Marquette United Church and others. Hostesses were Jo Ostberg Marjorie Lindholm Irene Ring Edith Ehn and Mae Johnson.
Mrs Ollie Johnson and Mrs C Marvin Fredrickson hosted a 1 30 oclock luncheon and bridal shower for Rhonda Fredrickson Richards at Mrs Wm Johnsons home in Stromsburg. Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock and Carol Muff visited Crete and then went to Pawnee City to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Darwin Hahn and their baby of Osceola were Saturday guests of Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle.
In Osceola and nearby areas many residents visited friends and relatives Sunday and on weekends. Marvin Dittmer will return from Viet Nam January 26. Tommie Ostrander is in Lincoln General Hospital while Robbie stays with Gary Harless. Multiple households hosted guests and a New Years Eve party ended with a gift exchange.
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