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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
4
One hundred Attend. Miss Florence Meerkatz honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by her aunt with about fifty attendees. The guest of honor received many presents and celebrations reflected local social life.
A historical notes column recalls births, marriages, and local happenings from July 8 to July 14 1920 including a baby Imogene Hanquist born eight and a half pounds and a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs Andrew Ang. C L Nissen installed a shoe stitcher in Polk area shop. Dr Slusser works with cane after dislocated hip. May also notes a shower for Bertha and Martha Schultz and a 21st birthday with ruby gift for Wesley Lindahl. Polk Realty sells Orlie Olson farm for 3106 per acre and amputation of Mrs Grundy’s foot at Clarks. A fifteenth year item mentions Elaine Garling illness Clarence Peterson buying land and mule accident involving Manley Fisher. Chas Bodine finger injury and Mrs John Robinson death after appendicitis operation.
The notice catalogs multiple churches including Hordville Baptist Free Methodist Methodists Swede Plain Polk and Swede Plain Evangelical Free and First Baptist with service times Sunday School Morning Worship Union Services and midweek events. Names of pastors and event details such as a gospel movie and Ladies Aid meetings are noted.
Homemakers dream of modern first floor kitchen and laundry layouts to cut work. Capper's Farmer describes a sample electric kitchen laundry with power ironer washer dryer and dishwasher. The design aims to eliminate basement trips, streamline ironing and dishwashing, and place storage and counter space near the sink and range.
Local residents and families held visits and dinners across Grand Island and nearby towns. Attendees included Carl Wilson, the Orendorf and Stevens families, and many others at Auror a Lincoln Beatrice and Stromsburg area events. An anniversary celebration for John and Myers and a birth announcement at Silver Creek were noted.
Nebraska enacts a financial responsibility law effective August 0 requiring adequate automobile liability coverage to preserve driving rights. Those without protection risk license suspension until damages are paid or proof of responsibility is filed within sixty days. State Farm Mutual offers expedited coverage for Nebraskans, serving 1.1 million policyholders and saving over 50 million dollars in premiums. Local agent Petrus C. Nelson, Stromsburg, phone 2912, urged to call today.
Alfield E. Franzen pastor announces Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with Rev. Floyd Lauerson from Luther College as speaker. Vacation Bible School Wednesday July 25 at 9 00 a m 2 30 p m Women Missionary Society meeting in church parlors business meeting reported from Genoa. Let us have your order for The Lincoln Journal or The Omaha World Herald.
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