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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
4
Social visits and birthday observances across Arborville Polk and Stromsburg include Mrs T D Otte hosting, relatives gathering for anniversaries, and local churches hosting meetings. Births, hospital visits, and public notices intertwine with travel to Grand Island and Lincoln.
Students from Polk High School and district participants performed in the Goldenrod Declamatory Festival in Polk with events trimmed by threat of weather. District contest set for March 24 at Benedict with ratings for participants. Also listed are top honor roll students across grades and a magazine subscription drive by the Pep Club.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Shaffer and Mr and Mrs Fred Glade hosted Saturday at the Leiderkranz for the birthday anniversary of O E Jones. Polk guests included Mr and Mrs O E Jones Mr and Mrs Ben Peterson Mr and Mrs N E McNaught and Mr and Mrs Earl Stevens.
A Polk Nebraska card expresses gratitude for kindness during bereavement and after hospital stays. Names mentioned include Will Green and family Ella Frost Lee E Green C E Giauque Glen Green Walter Green Harvey Lind and Elwood Sandell with Kendall.
The message expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors who sent cards gifts and visited during a hospital stay. It notes that Rev and Mrs Henry Nyberg hosted dinner last Tuesday with dinner guests including Mrs Robert Willits Beverly Kaye Rev and Mrs Milford Olson and family.
A dinner at the Yancey Hotel hosted by Judge E G Kroger featured Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kroger and Mr and Mrs Orville Eggert of Grand Island. The Baptist Young People group met at Marvin Nelson's home with Miss Lavonne Lyle leading a program and a play The Second Coming of Christ performed by several girls. Rev. Anderson spoke, songs were sung, and lunch was served. The obituary mentions many distant mourners attending Will Green’s funeral. A birthday gathering honored Mrs O Jones and others with canasta and refreshments later.
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