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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
6
A group of friends hosted a surprise farewell at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson. The Jones couple plan to move to Gilrey Colorado and were joined by Mr and Mrs Leon Meerkatz Mr and Mrs Glen Brazda Mr and Mrs Dolan Hahn among others.
Mr and Mrs Walden McNaught from Crete spent the weekend in Polk as their visiting children headed home with them.
The American Legion Auxiliary met in Legion Hall Monday. Elaine Miller reported on the Disaster Fund with 46 dollars donated at York National Bank. Elaine Stromberg was named chairman and Beverly Bills cochairman for the June 22 Legion steak feed. Grand Island convention dates were announced. Officers for the coming year were installed by Margaret Jones. Seventeen members attended a lunch hosted by Anita Kisler, Ella Dahlin, Beverly Bills, Margaret Jones, and Edna Steenbock.
Ella Rudy, Sadie Clark and Mrs. Neil McNaught visited on Monday afternoon at the Good Samaritan Home in Osceola. William Garling and wife stay weeks in Gardner Kansas with their daughter. Walter Scheele and Merwin Smith family from Kennewick Washington join John Smith household. John Burek of Loup City and Harry Worth with son and daughter-in-law were Sunday guests.
The annual Hordville Alumni picnic was held June 7 in the town park with about 120 attendees from Sioux City Ravenna Mead and Grant among others. Highlights included a bridal shower for Mrs Marcene Cramer and birthday observances for Mrs Nell Lavelle of Clarks.
Houseguests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fisher are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berger and their son from Minneapolis Minnesota visiting in Polk.
In charge was Mrs. Albin Benson as Sunt assisted by six teachers and four helpers. Teachers were Mrs. Marie Clayton Mrs. Dorothy Quick Mrs. Marjorie Ericksen Mrs. Delores Weburg Mrs. Irene Hahn Mrs. Agnes Andreason. Helpers were Vick Shoup Bonnie DeMaude Linda Andreasen and Allerita Bankson. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Nelson were Sunday visitors in the Harry Nelson home in Grand Island.
A local notice invites readers to bring their public sale printing to The Polk Progress for an attractive bill at reasonable cost. The ad stresses affordable rates for printing public sale notices and related notices in the newspaper.
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