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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
3
Mrs Natalie Henry of Rome Italy visited Mrs Anna Wurts and Mrs Sigrid Alfred at the Midwest Covenant Home and Miss Anna Sundberg of Stromsburg on Thursday to call on local residents.
Army Private Jack L. Thorpe 26 son of Mr and Mrs William Thorpe 1110 Schmid Drive Scottsbluff Neb recently finished an eight week combat engineer course at Ft Leonard Wood Mo He learned to support combat units with road and airfield construction field fortification and bridge erection His wife Andrea resides in Stromsburg.
The Polk Village Board met July 6 at the Polk Hotel with Trustees present and Jones absent. They approved minutes, heard committee reports, and set August 3 as bid opening date for street improvement project No. 499 and as the budget hearing date. Bills totaling numerous local suppliers and services were approved for payment. The meeting adjourned with Arnold N. Neuhaus as clerk.
Friday evening caller Alvena Lind visited the Emma Anderson and Lillie Lind home. Sunday guests included Don Hanquist Lori and Rodney with Mrs Laura Bolton. Supper guests were John Reckner Kristine of St Paul. Clifford Branting attended a St Paul family picnic. Lucy McCune of Ord joined Branting family for a visit. Vern Eklund home in Bradshaw hosted Thursday evening visiting.
Highlights include visits by Fredrick Dornburgh and Gerald Cline serving in the Seventh Fleet, open house for Walter and Elizabeth Johnson’s 40th anniversary in Denver, and anniversaries and birthdays in Clarkson and Polk community. Rev. Lester Felker returned from a Minnesota Wisconsin trip after a conference at Green Lake.
Calvary Lutheran Church of Swede Home lists morning worship at 9 00 a m Sunday School and Adult Fellowship at 10 00 a m Worship schedule includes Friday July 16 4 pm Jr Choir practice and Tuesday July 20 8 30 pm Church Council meeting led by Pastor Milan E Swasko.
Mr and Mrs P. W. Aker Mrs M. G. Lindburg and Peggy visited Dale Lindburg in Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln on Sunday Sunday evening dinner guests of Emma Anderson and Lillie Lind were Mr and Mrs Wilbur Whitacre and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lind.
Four 4th graders Millie Baack Penny Kenny Paula and LuAnn Bills enjoyed a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson in Loveland Colorado. They stopped Friday night and Saturday at N E H McNaught home after visiting son Douglas in the Navy in Memphis Tennessee. Also Saturday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs W J Kroger at the McNaught home. Walter Ekdahl and family of Oshkosh visited Mr and Mrs Dave Ekdahl and Beverly on their way home after visiting in Lincoln.
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