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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1968

Page

8

Letter from Mary Fern Myers aboard Iberia detail travel notes

A travel letter from February 1968 describes a voyage on the S S Iberia with Mary Fern Myers aboard in tourist class. She discusses slow surface mail, switching from Australian to English currency, and daily tours at each port with guides. She plans to reach Southampton by April 11 and asks for old Progress issues to be sent to her new English address.

Norris Freemantle Mary Fern Myers

By mail offer for Lincoln Journal Sunday issues

The Lincoln Journal promotes a by mail offer for a four week trial in Nebraska and northern Kansas with a parade magazine supplement and Focus TV preview section. Pricing lists four week daily rate one dollar, monthly rates two dollars, and annual thirteen dollars for Daily Sunday package.

By-Mail-Offer Lincoln Sylvia Porter Blondie Orphan Annie Steve Canyon Emmy Lou David Lawrence William R. Frye Associated Press United Press International Dr. Alvarez Nancy Walter Lippman Norman Vincent Peale Roscoe Drummond Fischetti Mutt and Jeff Abbie Slats Mark Trail Ann Landers Ralph McGill William S. White Freddy Oliphant Potomac Feaver Dolly James Kilpatrick Art Buchwald The Giants Flo Max Lerner Lincoln Journal Parade Magazine Focus By-mail Nebraska Kansas Lancaster County

Card of Thanks from Swede Plain church member

The writer thanks friends neighbors and relatives and the WSCS of Swede Plain church for visits gifts and cards during a hospital stay and after returning home.

WSCS Swede Plain

Polk County Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Birthdays

Polk residents hosted and visited relatives across multiple towns. Verland Widga and family dropped by the Romsdal home Saturday. Goertzen hosts welcomed Widga and kin Saturday evening. Several families from Lincoln, Kearney, Juniata, Hastings and St. Edward visited Polk households. Abe Martin’s birthday was noted with Grace Baptist Church Open House in Omaha honoring him and Mrs Martin.

Kenneth Bell Tom Flackman Lincoln Bob Brooke Kearney Jim Jerkovsky Juniata Jim Wolfe Hastings Horace Stevens Walter Nielsen Kay Fred Fetrow Blake Fearows Polk Fetrow University Wilbur Whitacre Grace Baptist Church Omaha Abe Martin Whitacre Grace Baptist Martin Ralph Redman Doyle Klingsporn Hope Heiden Hampton Lee Harless Pam Josephine Samuelson

Local Social Notes Record Lincoln Visitors and Guests

Carmen Sandell of Lincoln visits her parents Mr and Mrs Elwood Sandell. Grace Leach of Ord is hospitalized. Leach and Barndons host guests from Ord and Burwell. Karen Stevens of Burwell visits Arlo Stevens family. Edd Coover birthday dinner honors guests from Stromsburg York and Sioux Falls. World Day of Prayer participants attend Arborville service. Elmer Anderson and Joe Ehn host and guest meals. Walter Nelson family Arcadia hosts visitors. Dwayne Johnson of Stromsburg stays overnight with Loren Beckstrom.

Carmen Sandell Lincoln Elwood Sandell Grace Leach Ord Kenneth Leach Ed Coover Edd Coover Ben Stromberg Stromsburg Roy Miller Ruth Klinzman York Alma Oliver Central City Max Kroger Sioux Falls S. D Larry Coover Eddie Arlo Stevens Karen Polk Methodist Church Arborville Congregational Church Lloyd Stromberg E. McNaught Mervin Samuels Lovethbe McCoy C. Marvin Fredrickson Don Miller Ollie Johnson Leslie Adielson Oscar Sandhers Conrad Lindholm Grace Harless Joe Ehn Nell Aker Willis Patten Mae Sundberg Eddie Saylor James Lindburg Floyd Miller

Polk Methodist Sr MYF discusses Sub-district Rally plans

Thirteen members met Thursday evening February 29 in the church basement. New business covered plans for the coming Loup Sub-district Youth Rally held Sunday afternoon in the church basement. Lessons and devotions preceded refreshments. By Becky Stevens.

Polk Methodist Sr. Myf

Faithful Workers Club Plans Omaha Trip

The Faithful Workers club met at Mrs Ernest Brockevelt's home with 12 members answering roll on sales tax views. They voted to tour Omaha on March 27, and Mrs Darold Hoffman led the program. Hostess gifts went to Mrs Noel Kealiher and desserts were provided by Mrs Emory Cramer and Mrs Ernest Brockevelt.

Faithful Workers Club Ernest Brockevelt Omaha Darold Hoffman Noel Kealiher Emory Cramer

Wallace Sandell Home Hosts Hawke Family

Mr and Mrs Roger Hawke and their Archer son visited the Wallace Sandell residence Sunday evening in a friendly family gathering.

Roger Hawke of Archer Wallace Sandell

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