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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1964
Page
4
In Nebraska after bowling or winding down at the local bowling center, beer is a natural sociable companion. The piece touts beer as part of personal freedom and a pleasant reminder of Americans’ right to enjoy beer and ale.
The Friendship Birthday Club gathered at Mrs. Lydia Petersons home on Tuesday March 3 for a belated party. Attending were Mmes Thede Stevens S J Harless Gilbert Gertsch Charles Whittemore Martin Jones Emma Anderson Elmer Anderson Floyd Miller and Winnie Lind A carry in luncheon followed the social afternoon.
Mrs Albert Sundberg hosted the Methodist Bible Study last Thursday with helpers Mrs Glen Babcock and Mrs Verna Fredrickson. Sunday guests included Mrs Nora Simpson and Mrs Ella Shenk of the Shenk family and Mr and Mrs Marvin Shenk and Charles. Grand Island visitors Mr and Mrs Guy Blanchard joined the Orlie Millers Sunday afternoon. Elmer Neeman and family visited Edgar on Saturday. Robert Willits and Columbus children spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Grant Willits. Sundbergs dined with Mr and Mrs Don Hudson and boys Sunday evening. Vern Eklund and friends marked their 16th wedding anniversary Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs R C Werner return from a two month vacation in Arizona and California with five weeks in Phoenix where they found unusually cold weather. They met Mr and Mrs Richard Sealey Sr in California and visited Denver Loveland and Fort Collins on the way home.
Attending the funeral were Vertigre residents Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Flod man Mrs. Paul Coover and Mrs. Alice Best as services were conducted Thursday afternoon for Frank Dobry in Verdigre.
The column paints winter beauty with snow covered evergreens and fading seasons, notes a prairie dog hunt near Palmer with an owl shot in jest, and a plumbing mishap ending with a starling in the sewer. It quotes Dr. Max Rafferty urging patriotism and ends with a sobering proverb about criticism arising from silence and inaction.
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