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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1950

Page

5

Card of Thanks and Community Notices

Card of thanks expresses gratitude for flowers cards and gifts after the passing of a husband and father naming Rev Henry Nyberg and Rev H Sandberg and the pallbearers. The Country Woman's club held an annual picnic at Osceola Park with ten families attending and swimming in the pool.

Henry Nyberg H. Sandberg Emil E. Samuelson Louise Hilmer Dean Samuelson Leland Harless Country Woman's Club Osceola Park

Lutheran Church Service and Picnic Notes from North Blue News

The church service at North Blue Lutheran begins 8 45 a m next Sunday with Rev M Schalbacker of Central City delivering the sermon Sunday school and Bible class follow at 10 a m Pastor C W Long heads to Milwaukee after attending Centralia and a synodical convention Wilshusen family June Picnic at Stromsburg park brings together numerous relatives from Hampton Atlantic Iowa St Libory and Lincoln A long social list details visits and family gatherings among local residents during the week

Imanual Lutheran M. Schalbacker Central City C. W. Long Centralia Ill Milwaukee Wis Wilshusen Stromsburg Park C. A. Wilshusen York Henry Mundt Orville Roehrs Gilbert Roehrs Herbert Mundt Alton Driewer Hampton Antone Steffens Marvin Dick Borchers Atlantic Iowa Fritz Oberschulte St. Libory Bill Lavelle Carl Blase Bud Person Otto Wilshusen Erwin Light Emil Wilshusen Annette Kenneth Koleen Kerns Erwin Emma Zierott Hulda Stach Henry Schulz Edgar Ziegelbein Lincoln L. E. Blase Bill Ziegelbein Alvin Smith Martin Smith Wm. .Ziegelbein

Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Gatherings

A flurry of social visits fills weekend pages as Seward residents host and visit relatives including Norman and Fred Reetz, Driewer and Dose families, and others. Attendees travel to Fremont York and Bradshaw for festivals and family events while church groups plan meetings and birthdays are noted.

Fred Reetz Seward Norman Reetz Ernest Driewer York Hospital Imanual Lutheran Ladies Aid Henry Blase Raymond Stankel Fremont Luciel B Bob Bregenson Walter Lovejoy Lincoln Leo Wurtz Bob Strickland Clarks Danny Viola Benson Helen Isaacson Sam Wall Ann Hampton Lester Glee Sunland California H. G. Brauer Gloes Gloe Brauer Berdeena Rau John Rau Otis Waak Hooper Clara Mahnken Waak Dick Sagehorn Paul Sagehorn Walter Gerkensmeyer Marvin Sagehorn Nickerson Jerry Klule Allen Harlen Dose Clarence Roehrs Robert York Alton Driewer Erwin Light Elmer Wilshusen Janis Jerry Klute Vera Lovercamp CTC

Polk Churches Schedule Bulletin

Local church listings include Yordville Baptist Immanuel Lutheran Evan Free Polk Baptist Swede Plains Methodist and Hordville Methodist with service times Sunday school and worship and note guest speaker Olaf Alfred of Polk at Hordville service.

Polk Paul W Walker Swede Plains Olaf Alfred of

Arborville Congregational Church Service Details

Rev. Earle Saton pastor Floyd Merchant chorister Kenneth Bedient organist Sunday School at 10:00 a m Worship service at 11:30 with sermon Princely Preparedness and sermonette Stations of Salvation Confession led by the church members and staff.

Earle Saton Floyd Merchant Kenneth Bedient Harold Bedient

Waak and Noe Families Visit in Midwest Tour

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Waak and son from South Bend Indiana joined Mrs Sophie Noe of Constantine Michigan for a day with Mr. and Mrs Fred Laessle. The group then visited Mr. and Mrs Max Jones Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noe and Mrs Sophia Noe left for Scottsbluff to visit the George and Herman Laessle families.

Carl Waak Fred Noe South Bend Indiana Sophie Noe Constantine Michigan Fred Laessle Max Jones Sophia Noe Scottsbluff George Laessle Herman Laessle

Local residents visit in Nebraska and Iowa communities

Sunday visits span Clarkson hospital Omaha to Polk farm and Lexington family ties. Nor ton and Lincoln families from Washington DC and New York City converge on Nebraska. Rev Nyberg moves to a Storm Lake Iowa pastorate. various dinner and guest gatherings noted including McNaught and Hanquist households. A York area accident left Leroy Anderson with scratches and bruises after his car was badly damaged north of York.

Wayne Lindholm Clarkson Hospital Omaha Margaret Newton Duane Stuhr Clarks E. E. Campbell J. N. Norton Washington, DC Polk Norton Agriculture Dept Washington H. W. Lincoln New York City Lincolns Lexington Henry Nyberg Mary Nyberg Mamre Iowa Storm Lake Agnes Nickerson Colorado H. F. Haverland Stromsburg Ed Widge

Community Thanks From Mrs Emma Mayo

Mrs Emma Mayo expresses gratitude to all who helped when her store faced trouble. The note recalls lasting appreciation for the kindness shown. Vance Sundberg of Rockfeet Ill spends the summer with his aunt Mrs Jasnes Lindburg and family.

Emma Mayo Vance Sundberg Rockfeet Tll

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