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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
4
The Campfire Girls have ordered their charter and are ready to work. They cleared $9.00 at their ice cream and cake sale recently. Ludwig Joseph and wife are the proud parents of a new baby girl that arrived at their home Saturday.
Erick A Anderson, Minister presents 10 GO Bible School and 1100 Morning Worship. Bible Studies from the Book of Revelation. All welcome to any and all of these services.
Ten years ago a series of June weddings took place in Scotia Osceola and Polk County with ceremonies at local churches. Miss Pearl Miller and Albert McNeely married June 2 at Scotia Methodist Church. Miss Minnie Stohl and Alfred Yungdahl wed at Valley Church. A small twister caused minor damage in Polk and York counties. Mrs Earl Clark announces Evelyn Warrick and F Glenn Warrick Jr tied in Papillion. Ed Nelson and family move to a new home. Mrs Oscar Stromberg underwent appendicitis surgery in York Lutheran Hospital and is reported in good condition.
Fred Blase re-decorates the Lind Estate interior in anticipation of occupancy by the Ed Nelson family. Historical notes recall June 5, 1930 sales by Reed Bros Motor Co including a Chevrolet coach and truck to Farmers Oil Co. plus local moves and marriages.
Karl Detloff remodels a south side porch with Harold Slusser assisting in the Progress sanctum. Miss Florence Hendrickson of Silver Creek resumes duties as clerk at Polk Mercantile. Brick Larson, formerly with L. P Burke, returned from Arboga Sweden and is August Carlson's brother. Harry Dahlgren and wife depart for Denver then New Mexico for his wife’s benefit.
The notice lists service times for Hordville Methodist Polk and Swede Plain churches Evangelical Free Milford and Free Methodist Church with pastors A C Bates and H M Williamson. It notes a time change for Hordville worship and provides Sunday School and morning worship times, plus Vacation Bible School details and youth fellowship at a camp.
First Baptist Church announces Pastor Paul Lemke leading a 1000 a m church school with Miss Winnie Lind superintendent. Worship at 11900 am and 830 daily vacation bible school with Womens Missionary Society. Dr W B Riley of Minneapolis to speak Thursday 830 pm. See note elsewhere.
I wish to take this means to thank everyone who remembered us in so many kind ways during my recent illness. Mrs Leo Wurtz
The reverend expresses sincere thanks to all who visited sent flowers letters or cards during his illness and offers a thousand and one thanks for the support appeared in a personal acknowledgment from Rev. Nels Pearson.
A brief thanks note expresses gratitude for cards letters and flowers received during a hospital stay. The message from Mrs Oscar Pearson thanks well wishers for their kindness and support. The item also notes that Mr and Mrs Ted Meline of York visited the Bryant family on a Wednesday afternoon.
A long list of social visits and travels fills the page. Miss Rose Ehn, resigning as North Platte telephone operator, plans to seek work in Lincoln after a brief stay with her father Emil Ehn. Numerous families from Liberal Kansas, Omaha, York, and Osceola converge for visits, birthdays, and Memorial Day gatherings. The Methodist WSCS meets June 7 with local hosts and leaders.
The Progress prints names of subscribers for the past week including Roy Erin Richard Sealey J C McClure Gerald B Branting Harold Carlson and Mrs. Alice Nelson.
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