Silver Wedding Anniversary for Rev and Mrs Willis Pauls
Rev and Mrs Willis Pauls celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday June 5 at the Evangelical Free Church in Polk. About 100 guests attended including Mrs Pauls mother Mrs Irene Becker of Enid Oklahoma and friends from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Pauls
Willis “Pauls
Sunda
Evangelical Free Church
Polk
Saundra
Don
Pat Lofquist
David
Alfred L’heureux
David Pauls
Saundra Pauls
Pat
Don Lofquist
David-Pauls
Ann Bedient
Marie Carlson
Norma
Rodine
Marie Brown
Jean Harless
Dorothy Ang
Valerie Shostrom
Connie ‘Nyberg
Shirley Nyberg
Paul
Irene Becker
Enid, Oklo
Polk News Items Highlight Local Visits and Celebrations
Mr and Mrs Willard Adelson visited Friday with Mrs Arthur Adelson in Osceola hospital. They later joined Mrs Noma Wright and others for coffee. The Brazdas attended Wilbur events, including a 50th anniversary alumni banquet with 30 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Adelson
Arthur Adelson
Osceola Hospital
Noma Wright
John Nyberg
Matt
Grant and
Ogalatla
Elmer Cox
Grant
Gordon A. Carlson
Buckley Park
James Brazda
Wilbur
Brazda
Victor Vesely
Tops NE. No. 48 Polk weighs loss report and car wash
Our total loss this week was 1314 lbs. Our best loser this week was Vicki Reckner. Vicki also reached her goal weight with this week's weight loss. Our car wash is June 17 in front of the high school. The cost will be $2 for a wash and $3 for a wash inside and out. Diane Johnson gave a quiz on food nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicki Reckner
Vicki
Diane Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary Dinner Set for June 13
The American Legion Auxiliary invites all eligible members to a membership dinner at 7:00 p.m. Monday June 13. Attendees should bring a salad while the committee furnishes the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Swede Home News Social Happenings Include Memorial Day Visits
Swede Home area social notes recount Memorial Day weekend visits to the Krol and Dittmer homes by family and friends from Silvis Montery Carmel Mead and Lincoln. Nearby gatherings include confirmations anniversaries and church group activities at Calvary Lutheran Swede Home with residents and visitors from Olathe Kearney Grand Island and Webster City.
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Calvary Lutheran Church of
Swede
Milan E
Swasko
Vincent Krol
Luther League
Stanley Oquist
Abigail
Sven Carlson
Hannah
Alma Jones
Dorcas
Mabel Hinkle
Ramsey Leads KSC Golf Team to Fifth Straight Crown
Lyn Ramsey helps Kearney State College win the 36 hole event with a 599 score for four players. Coach Leslie E. Livingston leads the Lopers to the NAIA Nationals at Saginaw Valley Bay City Michigan after completing their fifth consecutive conference title. Participants include Lyn Ramsey John Sajevic Bill Ball Gordon Hope Mike McKean. The team also visits Shelly Carlson in Sodus Michigan during the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney State College
Fremont Midland College
Leslie E. Livingston
NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Bay City
Mich
Saginaw Valley
KSC
Lyn Ramsey
John Sajevic
Kearney
Bill Ball
Crete
Gordon Hope
Aurora
Mike McKean
Lyn
Shelly
Randy Carlson
Sodus
Visitors Drop By In Local Homes Last Week
Mrs Russell Fjell of York visited Lenrlis Lind on Tuesday afternoon. Lois Johnson of Lincoln visited Wallace Lind on Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Darrell Shostrom and Raymond of LaSalle Colorado arrived Friday for a week’s visit with Robert Shostrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Fjell
York
Lenrlis Lind
Lois Johnson
Lincoln
Wallace Lind
Darrell Shostrom
Raymond
LaSalle
Colo
Robert Shostrom
Weekend Gatherings Honor Local Families in Polk County
Dudley Baack and Dennis Baack visited their parents Mr and Mrs Robert Baack as relatives from Omaha and Iowa attended a Sunday dinner. A shower for Pat Bradley at Immanuel Lutheran followed by lunch with guests highlighted a busy family weekend in Polk. The 59th wedding anniversary of Martin Baack was celebrated with relatives from Lincoln and nearby towns. An indoor picnic honored Lowry Rodine of California with several Rodine, Hanquist, and Gleim relatives. H P Tewell joined Dwight Burney for Sunday supper.
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Stanley Krol
Joe Krol
Kevin
Jolene
Silvis
Anthony Zumaris
East Moline
Victor’ Krol
Vincent Krol
Bob Dittmer
Wilbur Olson
Reuben Johnson
Monterey
June Turner
Carmel
Calif
Norman Gustafson
Mead
Nellie
Jan Bankson
Verlene Larson
Ozarks
Frank Fonda
Branson
Harlan Johnson
Levert Oquist
Jim Wise
Lincoln
Brenda Paulus
Tony Peterson
Duane Jones
David Jones
Stephen Fredrickson
Troy
William Phipps
Jerry Phipps
Camille
Lindsay
Dennis Johnson
Ron Swanson
Webster City
Harold W. Johnson
Ruth Gestrine
Wayne Johnson
Roger Harquist
Evan Nordstrom
Fremont
Lillie
Sander Chindgren
Victor Krol
Dudley Baack
Verdigre
Dennis Baack
Omaha
Robert Baack
Howard Bradley
Villsca
Pat Bradley
Bloomfield
Rick Bell
Valerie
Bradshaw
Margaret Jones
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Villisca
Meta Hahn
Howard Hahn
Hampton
Norman Reetz
Marvin Louthan
David Blase
Bill Wallace
Lisa
Waverly
Martin Baack
Ervin Blase
Paul
Lowry Rodine
California
Reuben Hanquist
Rodines
Hannah Rodine
Wilmer Rodine
Roger Hanquist
Miland Hanquist
Dorothy Gleim
Roland Rodine
Donna
Duane
H. P. Tewell
Dwight Burney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waldo Flickinger
Oklahoma
Parors
Purina
Polk Grain Co
Purina Res
Swede Home News
Vega Ekdahl
Stanley (Lela) Ang
Port Orchard
Wash
Oscar Johnson
Olathe
Kans
Carl Salchow
Mary Salchow
Salchow
Kansas City
Moffett Air Field
Clara J. Johnson
Grand Island
Champ
Cliff Huffman
Benedict
Dean Wheeler
Osceola
Dave Williams
Stromsburg
Varkommen
Nebraska
Sun
Dale Thomas
Grandma’s Kitchen
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