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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1962
Page
6
The Polk County Historical Society schedules a Thursday meeting on March 15 at 8:00 p.m. at Mrs Curtis Flodman’s home. Old-timers are invited to share memories and recount Blizzard of 1888 stories.
Helen Evelyn Wochner born Helen Evelyn Ramsey on March 20 1908 in York County grew up in District 81 and York High School. She married Harvey H Wochner on February 28 1925 and had two daughters Evelyn Jean (deceased) and Donnabelle plus son James. Funeral at Arborville Congregational Church featured songs In the Garden and Beyond the Sunset. Interment Arborville Cemetery with pallbearers named. She leaves husband Donnabelle James and two grandsons Eddie Joe and Thomas Lee.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist returned Saturday evening from a five week visit to Alameda California and Denver Colorado. In Alameda they visited daughter Mrs Ernie Gleim and her sons. Ernie Gleim left on an aircraft carrier for Japan before their return to Denver.
Nebraska marks 4-H Week March 3 10 as 4-H adult leaders receive expanded training to guide youth. Elaine Skucius notes about 6700 volunteers with half in first or second year and outlines training tiers from county level basics to national forums. Four-H projects number around 40 and focus on youth development rather than commodity programs. Leaders say leadership is an art shaping youths at formative ages and requires tailored approaches for each member.
About 320 Polk County youths observe National 4-H Club Week March 3 to 10. Nebraska reports 34,279 4-H members with a 4.4 percent year over year gain. A Washington D C team will present the annual 4-H Report to the Nation highlighting achievements and projects.
Houseguests stayed a week with Rev. and Mrs. O. A. Johnson as Mr. and Mrs. Wm Loftin and children from Bellfort Nebraska joined. A Farmers Union sponsored trip to Hawaii hosted a York gathering with 26 attendees and slides by Ed Siber Milton Anderson and others. Earlier, Mr and Mrs Robert Vandegrift and family and Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher visited Omaha. Donna Flodman of Lincoln weekended with her parents.
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