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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
3
Polk reports the Dunne Harimay children Cindy and Jane ages 3 and 2 were taken to a Omaha hospital with polio. Local notes recount community dinners, lodge meetings, visits, and travel as residents share news of family, church events, and neighborhood gatherings.
A compact listing from Polk area churches with service times and pastors. Hordville Baptist led by Harry Ratzleff offers 9:45 prayer, 10:00 Sunday School, 11:00 morning worship. Immanuel Lutheran led by W Long holds 10:00 Sunday School and 10:30 Divine Worship. Other churches include Polk Baptist, Arborville Congregational, Swede Plain Methodist, Evangelical Free, and Park and Swede Plain with morning worship, Sunday School, Bible study and midweek prayer sessions.
The Soil Conservation District reports recent work on Oscar Anderson Hernbom Lamson Eiton Revel Phil Campbell Neal Pret and Mrs Nellis Hecker farms. Structures on Cis fe Stromberg Severt Oquist farms slowed runoff after a five inch rain, reducing erosion and protecting cropland. Oquist drains about 37a acres and drops runoff 70 feet. Stromberg covers about 60 acres. Hecker divertions redirect water to a grassed waterway, preventing new ditches. The district provides guidance design supervision and assistance to Polk County farmers.
Relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Sadie Clark on Thursday and Friday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. Guests served lunch and offered remembrances and wishes for many more birthdays ahead.
Pleasanton couple Mr and Mrs Daniell Hoffman visited Oscar Person’s home on Thursday and called on the Adelson family whose children had been guests. Lincolns visitors included Mr and Mrs Bill Stromberg and Mr and Mrs Donald Ostberg. Other guests were Mr and Mrs S A Ramp with Mrs Sadie Clark, and Mr and Mrs Ernest Donelson Rockford Illinois Clinton Donelson Stromsburg and Mrs Flora Haverland Osceola visiting Ed Widge’s home Thursday afternoon last week.
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