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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Page
8
The Larson and Nelson families express gratitude to friends and relatives for cards flowers donations to the memorial fund and other kindness shown after the death of Theo Larson. Mrs Martha Larson and Mr Leroy Nelson join in the thanks.
A resident expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for visits cards and letters during a hospital stay in Osceola and after returning home. Special appreciation to Rev. Johnson and the hospital nurses for their care and thoughtfulness.
Swede Plain church notices list O A Johnson as pastor. Activities include choir rehearsals on Thursday at 7 30 and 8 p m, a boys and girls membership training class at the parsonage Polk at 9 45, Sunday worship at 9 55 and 11, Sunday School at 11 00, and Crusaders at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Walt Stohl with co hosts Mr and Mrs Reuben Ehn. A midweek choir rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday January 29.
A humorous continuation notes a January warming trend and a sequence of snow and clear days based on lunar and planetary positions. It also parodies wind descriptions with odors and outdoor facility jokes, ending with exaggerated weather terms and a vanished word.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevens returned Wednesday by train after a monthlong western trip. They spent Christmas with their daughter and family on the Shoshone Indian Reservation at Owyhee Nevada and toured from Elko to the California coast visiting relatives in Manteca Los Angeles and San Diego. They continued home via Las Vegas stopping with the Orendorffs and Edith Anderson.
Polk Nebraska church calendar lists Elmer Logan as pastor with January activities at First Baptist Church. Victory Hour and CYF slated for Jan 23 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school and worship on Jan 26, with board meetings Jan 27 and 30 and Ladies Bible Study Jan 28. Boy's Club on Jan 31.
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor B A Barnell lists Sunday School at 10 a.m and worship at 11 a.m. First Wednesday LCW meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday confirmation class at 4 p.m. Luther League meets third Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Annual Congregation Meeting set for January 19 at 7 30 p.m.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church announces events led by Pastor Larry Casper. On Sunday January 26 the third Sunday after Epiphany includes Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Worship at 11 a.m. Monday January 27 features Confirmation Class at 7:30 p.m. and Choir Practice at 8 p.m. Wednesday January 29 lists Sunday School teachers meeting at 2 p.m.
Harold Davis of Osceola leads the Polk County 4-H Council signing a repaint project. Four signs have been refreshed, with two placed and two more set for early spring. The 1951 52 effort funded by Polk County Farm Bureau Farmers Union and Co op Council.
The Polk village board met in regular session January 7 1964 at 8 p m with most members present. Minutes reports and treasurer were read and accepted. A contract with Baburek Metal Preserving Co to paint and clean the water tank was approved and listed bills were authorized for payment.
The Kings Couples of the Baptist church met in the church parlors Tuesday January 14 with Wayne Creech and Roy Glass Jr as hosts. Mr and Mrs Dale Lindburg led devotions and Pastor Logan spoke on the Ecumenical movement. Seven of the groups presented numbers at the two rest homes in Osceola Sunday.
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