Polk County News in Brief Highlights Local Events
Fire destroys a farm home near Polk as Mervin Brantting is burned while fighting the blaze. R. H. Thesing sells his implement business to Marvin Fredrickson after fifty years in Polk, while Mrs A L Streeter dies aged 85. Community notices include births, anniversaries, visits, and church calls with several residents traveling to Omaha, Denver, or California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Thesing
Marvin Fredrickson
A. L. Streeter
W. A. Newton
Polk
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Swede
Thesing
Alex Scott
Stromsburg
Baptist Church
Marty Beckman
Mildred
Denver
Emory Cramer
Omaha
Mir Ed Madison
Marie
Della Mae
Hastings
Neal Gallant
York College
Lloyd Kroger
Charles Graves
Valley
Oscar Jones
Lloyd Hahn
Mervin Brantting
Branting
Charles Johnson
Wayne Hill
California
Gene Glasser
Gothenburg
Ira Glasser
North Platte
Hard~ville
Harvey Sundberg
Douglas
Raymond Johnson
Kathleen Holmes
Patty Kisser
Ila Mae Werner
M. G. Lindburg
James Lindburg
Teeseewar Financial Totals and Balances
A brief item records scattered figures: 70,789.89. 5,354.84. 123,275.64. 2,850.00. No accompanying names, dates, or clear context.
Social Security Visit Planned in Osceola
A social security representative from Lincoln will visit Osceola on January 22, 1968. He will be on the second floor of the courthouse from 9:00 to 11:30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Osceola
Army helicopter pilot trainee completes course at Ft Wolters
Warrant Officer Candidate James D. Carpenter, 22, son of Mr and Mrs William G Carpenter of Stromsburg Route 1, finished a 16 week helicopter pilot course at the Army Primary Helicopter School Ft Wolters Texas on December 8. He learned to fly Army helicopters and perform tactical maneuvers and will proceed to advanced flight training at Ft Rucker Alabama where he may be appointed a warrant officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Carpenter
William G. Carpenter
Route 1
Stromsburg
Army Primary Helicopter School
Ft. Wolters
Tex
Army Aviation School
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Guests
Polk area social items list Monday supper guests Mr and Mrs Larry Coover and son, Sunday visitors to the Stanley Peterson home in Harvard, and lunch guests at Donald Hanquist home after church with Elwood Sandell and others. Also ads note 1968 RCA Zenith TV stereo sale, Moore Lumber, and birthday honors for Mrs Josephine Samuelson with Dean Samuelson and family among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Coover
Paul Coover
Roy Glasser, Jr
Hillis Sterner
Stanley Peterson
Harvard
Donald Han
Quist
Elwood Sandell
Clarence Creech
Martha
Pastor Wood
Walter Nelson
Wilbur Whitacre
RCA
Zenith
Moore Lumber Co
Stromsburg
Leland Harless
Josephine Samuelson
Dean Samuelson
Dick Harless
Joe Ehn
Ivan Johnson
Clarence Holm
Mason City
Letter notes missed issue and Christmas greeting
A reader from Golden writes that mail is returning to normal after receiving the January 4 Progress. They mention missing the week of December 21 and the December 14 issue with Laura Green Brown's Christmas Greeting and request including a spare in the next mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Laura Green Brown
Friday Evening Visitor Reported in Local Note
Mrs Mary Monson was a Friday evening visitor of Mrs M. O. Johnson, according to a brief society item in the local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Monson
M. O. Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Westlund
van Bush
Jan
Addie Vandaline
Ellie Alfred
Mullen
Alfred
Frank Adelson
Ed Widge
Rev
E. R. Peterson
Sumner
H. Lindburg
Elmer Logan
Brighton
Iowa
Baptist
Alex Adelson
Kenneth Stewart
Parker Aker
Six Marys
Jim Peterson
Greeley, Cole
University of Nebraska
G. M. Hill
Yeadership
Wegner Monument Company
Central City
Nebraska
Citizens State Bank
United States
Eonce
Stewart
K. L. Stewart Joyce A. Baird
Harold L. Carlson
Doris M. Stewart
Norris W. Alfred
Tai Cfr Bi Eek
Christian
Science Monitor
Monitor
Lute
The
Christian Science Monitor
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
U.S.A
U.S
James Carpenter
Golden, Cole
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Ralph C. Bond
Nebr
State
Faria
Redman Well Service
Mr. Farmer
Polk Grain Co
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