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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Page
5
Polk county residents bought 535 655 dollars in E and H savings bonds last year, reaching 91.3 percent of the 1963 quota. County chairman A. E. Bodine noted 46 525 dollars were purchased in December. Statewide December sales were 23 percent higher than 1962, totaling 83 029 172 dollars for 1963, at 101.6 percent of the Nebraska quota.
Mrs Floyd Quick of Circle Montana and Mr and Mrs Ester Lackey hosted guests Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Ray Ruge of Central City visited in the Ernie Lott home. Dean Myers and family welcomed his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Myers of Grand Island for Sunday dinner. Mrs Carl Carlstrom entertained Polk school first graders to celebrate Roger's seventh birthday.
The Calvary Lutheran Church of Swede Home held its 90th annual meeting on January 13 and elected a 15 member council. One year terms went to Ansel Fredrickson Raymond Johnson Harold Johnson George Heckman and Raymond Gestrine. Two year terms went to DeVon Johnson Gerald Holm Gustaf Peterson Vance To line and Wallace Fredrickson. Three year terms went to Paul Anderson Roger Hanquist David Jones Horace Stevens and Vernon Thelander.
The baptism of Christine Ann Wright, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Wright, was held in Lincoln with Janice and Janelle Smith of Lincoln as sponsors. The Wrights hosted dinner with the Smiths and Mrs. Viola Ziegelbein after the ceremony.
The Baptist CYF met in the church parlors last Monday evening with Lorraine Reckner leading devotions and Eric Otte providing games. They discussed plans for the winter Rally at Arcadia in February and Roy Glassers Jr. hosted lunch for the group.
Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock and Mr and Mrs Neil McNaught returned Saturday from a Southern tour that featured the Orange Bowl in Miami New Years Day a Packers Browns game and a Jai Alai match They also saw oysters prepared for market at Apalachicola and enjoyed a four hour tour of New Orleans while visiting relatives and friends.
Rev and Mrs O A Johnson visited Everett Green at St Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln and reported his progress was satisfactory. Mrs Johnson is sister of Major Chrvall. The Johnsons also called on Major and Mrs C W Ohrvall and family in Lincoln. Clarence Bodine and Rev and Mrs William Pinkernell were dinner guests in Harold Carlson’s home.
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