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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1966
Page
5
Local community notes record visits and gatherings across Swede home. Harlan Johnson and birthday celebrations linked with families including Gestrine Hanquist and Jones households feature among weekend and weekday guest lines.
Visitors from Haxtun Colorado Mrs C F Becker and Mrs Wm Vaseipha called on former friends in Polk last Friday. The women are the former Mae and Edna Tenney. Sunday dinner guests in the Lee Anderson home were Mr and Mrs P W Aker, Mrs Irene Aker, and Barbara of Harvard.
Long article notes Mr and Mrs Don Lampshire hosting family gatherings in Hordville with friends and neighbors honoring birthdays and anniversaries. A death in the Necker family is reported, detailing survivor names, funeral arrangements, and interment at Lindale Cemetery near Hordville.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Holm of Osceola were honored Friday evening on their 25th wedding anniversary with relatives gathered at their home. Attending were Mr and Mrs Sterling Nelson of York Mr and Mrs Dean Nelson of Lincoln Mr and Mrs Russell Fjell Mr and Mrs Levert Peterson Jr and son and Mr and Mrs Michael Fjell of Central City.
Mrs. Nettie Carlson was honored on her 75th birthday with a surprise family dinner at Swede Plain church parlors on Sunday March 27. Lennis Lind led greetings. music included mixed quartet Eldon Anderson Elmer Garner Mrs Robert Clymer and Bill LaVelle with Mrs Eldon Anderson on piano, plus solos duets and a trio. William Norton recalled family events and Lois Johnson spoke on The Meaning of Happiness. A large birthday cake anchored the table as ice cream cake and coffee were served.
Rainbow Rebekah Lodge heard Eileen Simmons of Beatrice present a school of instruction. Plans were set for the district meeting in David City on April 4. Myrtle Bush and Bethel King hosted, serving 22 members.
Mr and Mrs eGorge Johnson and Mrs Soneta Prochaska and children of Rockford Illinois visited their mother Mrs Clara Anderson to attend the Shaw Meerkatz wedding Saturday in the area.
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