Higher Shoes And Shorter Skirts Is Fashion Fifty Years Ago
A slice of Polk community life recalls fashion trends from the past with notes on shoe tops and shorter skirts. Mentions of local residents, job shifts, and social events pepper the column along with a Theodore Roosevelt death mention and multiple social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reed
Fords
Charlie Bodine
Clarence
Naomi Gustafson
Crow’s Drug Store
Gladys Kahler
Theodore Roosevelt
Swede Plain MYF Meets in Church Parlor
Swede Plain MYF met January 5 in the church parlors with President Ritchie Dahlin presiding. Minutes were read and approved. A roller skating party was planned for January 30. Lesson topic A Maze of Bible Days by Janice Widga. Leader Mrs Lyle Widga spoke on Entering the Gates to the New Year. Deborah Reed, Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MYF
Ritchie Dahlin
Janice Widga
Lyle Widga
Donald Dahlin
Deborah Reed
Polk Progress editor and publisher listed as second class matter
The Polk Progress editor and publisher is recorded as second class matter at the Polk Nebraska post office under the March 1879 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Nebraska
Joyce Blase Honored By KOPS In December
Snow and social events marked December as KOPS honored new member Joyce Blase with a graduation exercise. Shirley Lampshire and Alice Elingsborn won the six week weight loss contest. A Christmas party at Parma Werner’s featured Secret Pals, new pledges, and games. Queens for the month were Ann O'Shea and Parma Werner. Alice Klings born was EKOPS Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Blase
KOPS
Shirley Lampshire
Alice Elingsborn
Parma Werner
Ann O’shea
EKOPS
Alice Klingsborn
NASA
Local Residents Share Visits Across Polk County
Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz and Mrs Ruth Douglas of Clarks called at the P. W. Aker home Friday after delivering Carol Douglas to Missouri. Lee Harless and Pam visited Oscar Anderson’s home after church. Larry Coover Eddie visited Stanford Ang’s home Monday evening. Stanford Ang visited Ollie Johnson in Osceola hospital and later guests at Don Johnson’s home. Bob Branting and family from Hastings joined Clifford Branting for a Sunday visit at Marvin Branting’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wurtz
Ruth Douglas
Clarks
P. W. Aker
Carol Douglas
Missouri
Lee Harless
Pam
Oscar Anderson
Larry Coover
Eddie
Stanford Ang
Ollie Johnson
Osceola
Don Johnson
Community Families Reach Out With Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Willard Bush and family visited the Virgil Bush home Sunday afternoon. Many guests gathered for birthdays and social calls including Mr and Mrs Joe Ehn Mrs Lee Harless and Pam and others visiting in Grand Island Giltner Central City and Omaha areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Bush
Virgil Bush
Mervin Shenk
Ernie Lott
Joe Ehn
Lee Harless
Pam
Josephine Samuelson
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Wm. Garling
Omaha
Ford Motor Company
C. H. Jenssen
St. Paul, Minn
F. B. Jenssen
C. C
Ed Larson
Bill McGaffin
Lester Lackey
Lincoln
Lester
Ernest Johnson
Chicago
Ed Benson
Maurice
Bertha Nyberg
Raymond Lindquist
Columbus
Methodist
Bill McGuffin
Ed Ziegelbein
Grand Island
Progress Office
John Elving
Chas. Lindahl
L. A. Kahler
The
Progress
Taxpayers Alliance
Fire Department
New City Hall
Stuart Pengelley
Kenneth Davis
Hilton Steelquist
Ted Alfred
Merle Pate
Kear
Ney
Neal Gallant
York
Hennry Horstman
Hills Bros
American Legion Auxiliary
Alfred
Ivan Cramer
Sylvia Sandell
Ernest H. Newton
Kansas City
van Bush
Ray Sterner
Lutheran Hospital
Jerold Ruzicka
Alois Ruzicka
John Exkwall
Seward
Paul Walker
Cairo
Hannah Gabrielson
Polk Womans Club
Dean Myers
Emma Horstman
Albert Sundberg
James Lindburg
Robert Merchant
Gordon Fossberg
Scotia
Hermsmeyer
Bruce Cowgill
Silver Creek
Oscar Lundberg
Ruth Kroger
Max
Josephine Johnson
Stromsburg
Willard Adelson
Johnson
Polk County
Boardman’s
Stromsburg, Nebr
Patronize Progress
Norris W. Alfred
Cen Nee
Association
Walter Fisher
Clinton Bahensky
John Lastovica
Dave Ekdahl
Central City Hospital
Melvin Bender
Lowell
Milan Blase
Blanche Nelson
Don Man
Giltner
Richard Gustafson
Rudolph Gustafson
Gary Sagehorn
Dolan Hahn
Lloyd Hanquist
Walter Stohl
Leilani
Julia Flodman
Ralph Fisher
Jim Swanson
Central City
Tom Gonnerman
Darold Hoffman
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass’n
Polk, Nebraska
Polk Community
Harvey Sundberg
Custom Farm Services
Nebraska Fertilizer Institute
Jesse Taggart
Martson Ag
Polk, Nebr
Ericofon
Birdland
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
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