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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
1
In a town within a thousand miles, 27 businessmen paid 27 dollars for 360 cardboard fans bearing their names. The promoter pocketed a small sum, while printing and selling costs consumed the rest. The scheme aimed to exploit local advertising but yielded little value to participants.
E. E. Pengelly, minister, will lead worship at 10:00 with Sunday School at 11:00 at the Swede Plains M and E Church. The message stresses that Sabbath is for man, not merely worship, urging attendance for spiritual reflection.
IM. Lutheran Church invites visitors to German services at 9 30 A M and English services at 10 30 A M next Sunday with Candi date A Burroughs from Grand Island as speaker. Ladies Aid gathers next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Carl Waak and Mrs Otis Waak as hostesses.
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11 with a 7:30 evening service. Last Sunday's morning service by the W.F/MS was fine. The sermon topic will be Religion as Experience. The Quarterly Conference is set for August 16, and the Annual Conference year will send for all Bonn Keeping Purposes. Come to church and worship on Sunday.
Sunday School at 10 morning worship at 11 YPMS at 7 15 P M Evangelistic Service at 8 Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 o clock P M Free Mission Church Paul E Carlson Pastor Evening Services at 8 Ladies Aid meeting Wednesday July 27th at 2 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs Lillie Johnson and Mrs Edwin Glad Young People Prayer Service Wednesday at 8 p m everyone is invited to attend.
Rev R M Bailey outlines Jr and Sr BYPU at 715 PM Tuesday prayer meeting 800 PM Thursday choir practice 800 PM Guild Girls picnic Monday August 1 with pot luck lunch and study Vine Covered Widows. Monthly business meeting to follow midweek praise service. Union Service at Evangelical Free Church Sunday evening with Rev Paul Carlson preaching.
Five Polk county farmers purchased 80 acre tracts under the Farm Security administration loan program. Leo Kresha of Osceola bought 80 acres from John Burgess in Silver Creek for 6800 dollars. August Fischer of Silver Creek bought 80 acres from Dr. D. J. Smith in Osceola for 7750 dollars. Harry Bodine of Stromsburg bought 80 acres from Herman Carlson in Osceola for 17500 dollars. Marvin Samuels of Polk bought 80 acres from his father Allan Samuels for 8000 dollars. Charles Massie of Osceola bought 100 acres from Nettie Thelander in Osceola for 8900 dollars. Mr and Mrs Nels Wilson were Thursday evening guests in the Binet Renquist home near Benedict.
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs. P. E. Shostrom were held Sunday at her farm home and Swede Plain Church after a sudden heart attack. She lived in the area most of her life, owned Polk county land, and is survived by two daughters Mable and Mrs. Curtis Flodman, four sons Henry William Dana and Robert, with her husband having died ten weeks earlier.
Arborville notes show Daniel Graves Jr visiting grandmother in York and Lois Cramer vacationing with Wilburta Stenbeck in Stromsburg. Families from Lincoln Oklahoma City Bradshaw and Michigan join local residents for dinners, visits, and a Young People class party at Arborville church with Edith Merchant serving refreshments. Mr. Crow visited Hordville for business.
Polk will host a simple local picnic celebration this year after a commercial club meeting. Plan includes small entertaining events like ball games by local teams, concerts by the high school and city bands, contests and races, and possibly a free evening dance or showing. Officials emphasize affordable, local entertainment and eschew lavish carnivals and gambling wheels.
Rasmus G. Nelson born in Sweden on May 30 1847 came to the United States in 1866. He settled near York County and later Stromsburg moving to Los Angeles in 1913 where he resided until his death on July 12 1938. He was married to Anna Louise Palmblad in 1876 and had two sons and four daughters with several grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in York with interment at Stromsburg Cemetery beside his wife.
Mrs Glenn Hill of Polk won first in the Polk County Farm Bureau Speaking Contest held Saturday in Osceola district court. Miss Shirley McMeekin of Shelby was second and Mrs Arvid Peterson of Osceola third.
A concise profile of Robert Koch born 1843 in Klausthal Germany. From a small town practice he built a tiny laboratory and discovered the germ causes of anthrax in 1872 tuberculosis and Asiatic cholera, shaping modern microbiology through persistent inquiry and limited means.
Polk county USDA crop insurance supervisor Lynn Brigham warns that August 1 is the deadline for 1939 all risk wheat insurance applications. With 135 applications so far, he urges farmers and landlords to visit the county AAA office to avoid last minute congestion while noting policy may be assigned to secure loans and that most applications will seek three fourths coverage.
Mrs C O Fredrickson hosted a quilting party with neighbors and relatives including Ollie Johnson Fred Johnson Rudolph Gustafson Kenneth Peterson Evelynne Peterson and LeRoy Peterson of Davenport Nebr. Various other gatherings followed with Elmer Carlson Marvin Fredrickson Polk Petrus Nelson Camp Sheldon Bible Camp visits and family dinners in Havens Hordville Omaha Lincoln and nearby towns.
Superintendent Henry Horstman leads Polk Schools with Robert Strickland as Principal and Music Maggie Christensen. Dorothy Pearson directs Normal Training and Dramatics. Lauren Biffar handles Mathematics and Athletics. Grades listed from 7 8 Bruce Cowgill to 1 2 LaVerne Fredrickson. School begins Sept 8.
Sophia Hattie Adleson Shostrom died July 20 1938 at age 78 in the Swede Plain Methodist faith. Born in Sweden January 22 1875 she came to the United States in 1873 with her parents Andrew and Johanne Adleson married Peter E. Shostrom December 20 1886 and celebrated a Golden Wedding Anniversary December 20 1936. Survived by six children Dana Henry Willie Robert Mable Amelia seven grandchildren three daughters in law one son in law and siblings John Frank Aleck Adileson sister Mrs Albert Hult Stromsburg and a Sweden half sister. She died after a heart attack following a doctor visit.
The Shostrom family expresses sincere gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for assistance during illness and after the death of Beach Mother. They thank singers ministers and flower senders and include a heartfelt verse about reunion beyond the shadow land and Palms of Victory.
Readers are told the newspaper delivers about 37 000 words weekly and nearly two million yearly, equating to about 20 books. The Progress printed 224 local residents in personal items last week, highlighting 112 entries. Merchants advertise daily items at reduced prices, offering value to subscribers.
Mrs. W. M. Aubry of Council Bluffs Iowa arrived in Polk Monday to visit her twin sister Mrs. John Cohagen. They are known as the twin daughters of David Judd and on Tuesday marked their 66th birthday with friends and relatives at the Cohagen home. Mrs Aubry is mother of Walter Binford of this vicinity.
Mr and Mrs McLain Wilson and Woodrow Wilson left Sunday by auto on a western vacation trip. They plan to visit Col orado and other western points, and expect to be away about 10 days.
Polk County Farmers Union gears up for its annual picnic on August 11 in Polk. events include forenoon softball, noon picnic dinner, Polk School Band concert, a keynote speaker, 3:00 baseball match between two county teams led by Wesley Fredrickson and Norris Johnson, and a Tug o War among four locals. Hof Ostberg trains a heavyweight team for Polk with generous prize offerings in contests.
William H. Fetters aged 93 returned from Gettysburg where he joined 2000 veterans including 500 Confederate soldiers for the 75th anniversary. He travelled with his granddaughter Ruth Larson, noted the friendly reunion, and recalled the solemn dedication of the sternal light memorial by President Roosevelt.
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