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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
5
Attendance at the Baptist church revival grows with big crowds and early closing hours for local businesses. Freemont visitor H F Brown and multiple families visit nearby towns while Reed Bros. receive a carload of new Chevrolets. Other residents travel between Osceola Stromsburg Grand Island and Columbus for visits and business.
Business Men United announce early closing from 7 30 to 9 30 P M during Union Evangelistic services at the Baptist church from March 24 to April 7 inclusive. Signatories include David Anderson A O Monson Co Theodore J Nelson Roy Morgan W P Miller Dr J B Williams J G Felton and others listing a wide range of local firms and tradespeople.
Three weeks of union evangelistic services led by Violet J Heefner and Sudenga have drawn large crowds at the Polk Baptist church. Miss Heefner speaks Sunday at 11 A M and 7 P M with Miss Sudenga at the piano, inviting all in Polk and vicinity to attend and receive a blessing.
A Des Moines Tribune note from 1926 profiles Violet Heefner now 22, an evangelist who declined a stage career to pursue religious work. She trained at Moody Bible Institute and has preached across Iowa Missouri Nebraska, returning to Polk to lead a three week revival at Gatchel Memorial church and advocate clean youth activities.
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