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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
2
The Pork Municipal Band launched the 49th annual Wednesday evening summer concert series. Delegates from Polk and nearby areas attended conventions, church groups discussed activities, and residents planned travels to Omaha and Rochester for medical and family events.
The Polk Progress lists subscription prices: Nebraska $4.00 yearly, elsewhere $5.00 yearly, six months $2.50, three months $1.50, and single copy 10¢. Card of Thanks 10¢ per line with $1.00 minimum. Obituary poetry 10¢ per line. Advertising 63¢ per column inch.
Polk residents enjoyed weekly band performances directed by Robert Strickland as Rev. Paul W. Walker began serving the Polk Methodist and Swede Plain churches with his family. The item notes weddings, anniversaries, vacations, and social events including a bride dinner, a queen at Bryan Memorial Hospital formal, and a reunion in Hastings with community members and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Roger Gustafson attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Dean Weimer in Lincoln on Sunday. Galen Holmes and family of Sioux Falls visited Mrs Wilda Holmes and Robert. WWI vets celebrated the 40th anniversary of their division return. A large group from 15 states held a picnic. Mrs Clyde Willits of Silver Creek died in California while visiting. Ruzicka farewell party held as they prepare to move to Los Angeles. Navy veterans Donald Widga and Glen Brazda home from Alameda. Religious and family events filled the week with visits, weddings, showers, and Fathers Day gatherings across several towns.
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