This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
4
Social visits fill Lincoln and surrounding towns as families host relatives from Missouri California and Colorado. Attendees include the Bottums Cooper Sundbergs Linquists Widgas and Wurts with church events and a birthday club gathering noted along with a funeral attendance in Salina Kansas.
Hardville Baptist Church led by Rev Edick A Anderson holds 1000 Bible School and morning worship at 11 00. First Baptist Church under Paul Lemke lists four study worship and delight hours plus a midweek Power session. Rev Eaton announces Lent sermons from Palm Sunday to Easter and Holy Communion on April 3.
Rev Charles Snyder presides with Sunday School at 10 a m led by Walter Binford Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Evening Worship at 8 00 p m and Thursday evening prayer meeting at 8 00 p m.
Nels Pearson leads at Hordville Methodist with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Welcome to worship.
The WSCS will hold their April meeting Friday April 1 with Mrs Cenith Penrose as guest speaker on Christian Work in Japan It will be an all hostess meeting Menu sandwiches cake and salads Swede Plain services at 10 a m worship and 11 a m church school Polk services with 10 a m church school and 11 a m morning worship
Classified notices list Baldwin pianos uprights grands and electric organs with trade in and credit terms from York Furniture Exchange. Also sewing machines new and demo options with phone contact. Bids invited for a used safe at York High School with delivery and bid deadlines. John Deere disc and cattle bulls advertised. shelling and hay baling services offered. Local social visits noted with residents from Clarks Osceola and Central City.
Milford Free Church announces a Sunday schedule with Bible instruction at 2 p m Saturday morning Sunday School at 10 a m and Graduation Exercises for the Bible Instruction Class at 11 a m. Gospel Service at 8 p m Sunday. Tuesday 8 p m Quarterly Business meeting and Thursday 8 p m Bible Study and prayer with choir practice to follow.
St Vincent Church Osceola Nebraska announces Masses on Passion Sunday April 3 at 8 30 and 10 30 a m with weekday Mass at 7 30 a m Catechetical instruction Saturday at 10 a m Lenten devotions Saturday at 8 p m confessions Saturday 5 5 30 and after evening devotions all weekdays are fast days Wednesday and Friday are days of fast and abstinence Father John H Howe pastor
Mr and Mrs Vergil Kisler and Patty joined Mr and Mrs Chas Dobberstein for Sunday dinner in Omaha. Ida Green and Sylvia return to Central City after a month in University hospital. Arlo Stevens and family visited Ed Coover’s home. John Holmes Mac Gleim and Darrel Shostrom stayed with N E McNaught. Frank Nelson and sons from Gothenburg saw Ice Capades in Omaha. sons stayed with relatives in Polk. Chauncey Gustafson visited Mrs Martin Smith and Mrs Gilbert Blase. Harvey visits Valentine with Edwin Ducker family. Anna Appelton Ralph visited Con Lindholm.
Earl May Seed Company promotes garden seeds lawn seed and bug dust this year. Various local residents including Elmer Anderson and Doris visited Mrs. Hennie Seymour. Frank Anderson of Grand Island entered Veterans Hospital in Lincoln. A 4-H Leaders Banquet at Osceola was sponsored by Polk County Bankers with multiple couples in attendance. Families from Lincoln and Seward visited Central City and Hamilton County sites. A seven pound four ounce baby boy was born to Don and Melba Herbig in Central City. Winnie Gabrielson’s funeral drew Lincoln relatives and friends. The article lists hospital stays and family visits across the region.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.