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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1973
Page
6
The Progress weather report notes persistent wet conditions easing with a brief stretch of dry weather around March 20 21. Temperatures ranged from frosty starts to mid 50s, with rain returning by March 23 25 and a farm sale postponed due to forecasted rain.
Polk county reports February Savings Bonds sales totaling 15 518 dollars led by W E Johnson. Statewide sales show a 22 percent increase for the month with 11 323 472 dollars and Polk county reaches 25 781 dollars statewide progress beats last year’s pace and county goal stands at 16 2 percent of annual target.
The American Legion Junior Auxiliary Department of Nebraska District Level will hold its sixteenth annual conference on Saturday April 7 in the Scribner High School Gym. The event begins at 11 30 with registration and lunch, Miss Jane Dahl Jr District President to open at 12 30. Dr E Berens of Dodge Neb will be main speaker. Craft demonstrations skits music business meeting workshop election installation of new officers door prizes. All District Seven Junior Members advisors and Senior Members urged to attend along with department officers District Presidents and Department Chairman. Also listed are Miss Dahl and other junior officers Christe Houdersheidt Barbara Moeller Leonard Meyer.
The Polk County Historical Society gathered March 15 1973 at 730 pm in the Osceola Lutheran Church with over sixty attendees. Linda Kinzle from Duncan Nebraska shared color slides and notes on his December 1972 Peru trip including the Lost City of the Inca. Kathy Howe announced new Polk County Historical Museum brochures and plans to furnish the Little White House south of the sod house, with volunteers to assist in cleaning painting cataloging and exhibit setup.
Mrs Mae Felton of Ida ho Falls Mont was honored at a coffee party hosted by Mrs Dwight Burney on Wednesday evening. Attendees included Mrs Irvin Anderson Mrs Blanch Sundberg Mrs Glen Hill and Van Johnson Felton's nephew. Felton attended her brother Yvan Johnson's funeral and was a former Frog Pond school teacher. The group later visited Henry Reed's home. Derald Johnson and family from Philipsburg Kansas were weekend guests in Ollie Johnson's home.
Members prepare for the May 27 museum opening with sod house dedication during Osceola Old Times Day. On April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Polk County Historical Society meets at Stromsburg Viking Center hosting officers from six neighboring counties for a seminar. Hosts are Miss Allegra Johnson Mr and Mrs James Hatfield and Mr Enoch Ekstrand. March meeting ended with fellowship and coffee. hosts were Mr and Mrs Willam Buhl and Mr and Mrs Martin Jones.
Sunday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney were Mr and Mrs Guy Blanchard of Grand Island. Mr and Mrs Emory Cramer spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs F R Patraw in York.
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