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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
4
Miss Edna Malm from Stromsburg visited friends last Friday. Polk-ball team traveled to Waco last Sunday and defeated them 13 to 6.
A home maintenance note urges banishing dirt by bringing fuel ashes to the basement and saving the wife from long cleaning hours. It promotes washing the air with moisture to keep the family healthier and happier by installing a system.
The marriage took place Wednesday evening at the Glad home with a wedding march by Mrs. Lewis Glad. Edith Glad served as bridesmaid and Oscar Sundberg as best man. Rev S Green officiated with ring ceremony. The couple to reside in Polk after July 19 1920. Out-of-town guests from Omaha Shelby Hordville Osceola and more attended.
The paper lists subscribers who renewed since the last issue. Names include C. N. Peterson, Mrs. Wm. Ice, Harry M. Johnson, A. M. Flodman, F. A. Gustafson, John Adelson, R. C. Jackson, J. N. Norton, A. Lindburg.
The Baptist Church notes Sun day School thermometer reached 160 last Sunday and urges individual effort to maintain it. Morning and evening worship at the usual hour. B Y P U 7 15 P M. Special music by the choir. Claude Neal, Pastor.
Miss Ethel Beckman rode to Stromsburg on Wednesday afternoon. R L Cox remains at his parents’ York home recovering from illness, expected home soon. Mr and Mrs J P Hooker, Mrs C J Miller of Evansville Indiana, Mrs Irene Wells and daughter Dorothy of Indianapolis Indiana, arrived Tuesday and are guests of Rev Claude Neal.
Misses Josephine Lindburg and Martha Jones hosted the G. G. club on Wednesday June 29 in the Lindburg home. A Fourth of July red and white luncheon followed a brief business meeting. Guests received Roman candle replicas as souvenirs and plans were made to meet July 15 with Misses Tressa Hill and Josephine Lindahl.
In Polk County Nebraska a petition to appoint Walter J Lewis as Administrator of the estate of Martha O Lewis has been filed. The hearing is set for July 17, 1920 at 10:00 A M. Dated June 28, 1920.
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