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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
7
Community notes from Hordville detail Richard Bauer accepting a call to Hardyville Baptist Church and a busy schedule of visits and gatherings. Extensions, 4‑H, church dinners, graduations, and family visits span June events and local travel, with several residents hosting guests and attending celebrations.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Widga host a few days at his parents home in Polk prior to departing for work in Columbus Ohio. Mr and Mrs Lawrence James of York visited the Widga home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs David Fjell of Columbus stayed with Mr and Mrs Russell Fjell.
Local notes report visits and social events in Swede Home. Sunday honors mark Mr and Mrs David Jones 40th wedding anniversary with Evan Nordstrom, Duane Jones, and family attending. Several families host relatives from Fremont Aurora Columbus Central City and Iowa towns for weekends and summer stays.
A long list of Carlson Slaikey Gustafson Johnson families and relatives attended a reception in Lincoln following Bonnie’s commencement at Pershing Municipal Auditorium. Visitors included the Roy Glasser Jr and several Osceola York Manor and Columbus residents with various family gatherings across Nebraska.
Vacation Bible School runs June 5 to June 9 from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Arborville Congregational Church with an open house Sunday evening, June 11. Numerous local visitors and social calls are listed, including multiple families visiting in various homes and travels to nearby towns.
Mrs Evelyn Young with Sarah and Mrs Irene Griest of Julesburg Colorado were Monday night guests of Mr and Mrs Willard Adelson. Other guests included Adolph Forss Harold Johnson and Raymond Johnson. Nettle Carlson and Ellsworth visited Gordon A Carlson Sunday evening. Clay Henricson and Fremont family joined Russell Fjell for supper Saturday. Lloyd Widga Verland Widga Lyle Widga and families attended the Donelson picnic at Buckley Park Stromsburg Sunday.
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