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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
2
Whisker Club organizes for Polk's 50th as Cox and McGuffin return from a 40 year car trip. Local residents visit friends, attend weddings including Myrtle Flodman and R A Hull, and travel to Lincoln, North Platte, and Wyoming. Mentions of church events, baptisms, and a heat related road hazard on highway 30 near the mill.
The Polk Progress lists postal classification and rates including Nebraska yearly four dollars and five dollars elsewhere, six months two fifty, three months one fifty, single copy ten cents, card of thanks ten cents per line with minimum one dollar, obituary poetry ten cents per line, and advertising at fifty six cents per column inch.
Mrs Wurtz reports three of four family members in hospital with emergency surgery and medical care. She asks for addresses for old neighbors Wilma Youmans and the England girl in Denver, notes missing Progress issues, and includes a fund check for another year of The Polk Progress.
Family and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hill of Hastings spent Sunday with the Lloyd Kroger home. Don Lindburg arrived from Salem Oregon to visit Maurice and Edwin Lindburg family. The Whisker Club opens Sunday July 1 and runs through Polk’s 50th anniversary in September. LaRita Flodman wed Lawrence Shenk at Polk Methodist Church with Rev Birmingham officiating. Clarence Bodine attended the postmasters convention and banquet in Norfolk June 11. BE Lindburg of Sioux City Iowa visited sister O F Alfred and Norris Alfred. they attended Rev Nels Pearson’s funeral at Holdrege. Rev Nels Nelson and family from Balsam Lake Wisconsin were guests of Wilbur Whitacre. John Gustafson of Puenta California stayed with his mother Mrs Arthur Gustafson. Paul Gustafson and family also visited.
A Monday evening June 6 bridal shower for Joyce Stewart took place at Polk Methodist Church. Guests enjoyed blue and white decorations and a lunch after Joyce opened gifts and played bridal games hosted by Mrs. Harold Rhodes Mrs. Robert Rhodes of Utica Mrs. Leslie Adelson Mrs. Nick McNaught Mrs. Glen Babcock and Mrs. Marvin Fredrickson for 32 attendees.
Cheryl Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Forrest Anderson returned home after a week in Washington D C as winner of an essay contest sponsored by Polk County Rural Public Power Dist for an expense paid trip Her essay placed second in the state contest earning a $25 savings bond The trip featured a Rose Garden address by President Johnson and a handshake with the president his wife and daughter Lucy Cheryl accompanied by her parents visited in the nation capital
Rev and Mrs Dave Olson and three boys of Waukegan Illinois were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Elmer Naslund. They left Tuesday for the General Baptist Conference in San Jose California. Reuben Hanquist attended the Carlson Tonack wedding in Holdrege and visited Vern Thorall and Walter Carlson homes. Ralph Glasser and family visited Roy Glasser Sr. in Clarks. Donald Hanquist and family and Laura Bolton attended Connie Bolton graduation exercises in Lincoln. Connie is the daughter of Bud and Mrs Bolton.
Polk High School varsity cheerleaders for 1966 67 attend a training clinic on Chadron State campus from June 13 to 16. Attendees include Kay Nielsen rally captain Connie LaVelle Nancy Kisler and Bev Willits.
Miss Judy Adelson of Aurora Colorado spent Sunday to Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson and sister Mrs Sharon Larson and girls of Lincoln and attended the Stewart Baird wedding Sunday evening. Cindy and Debbie Larson of Lincoln spent Thursday to Monday with their grandparents the Leslie Adelsons and returned to Lincoln with their mother.
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