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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
6
First quarter U S Savings Bonds and Freedom Share Notes sales in Polk County totaled 41542 with March sales 13243 bringing the county to 17.9 percent of the 1969 goal. Statewide March sales reached 3293,699 and quarterly total 11924788 placing the state at 23.6 percent of the year.
Mr and Mrs Max Kroger and Michelle of Kearney joined Mr and Mrs Larry Coover and Eddie for Sunday dinner in the Paul Coover home. Dr and Mrs C M Fredrickson visited Stromsburg hosts C Flotman and Calvis Flotman. Osceola guests Dr and Mrs C R Peterson visited Roger Gustafson. Luann Gustafson of Hastings weekended with her parents the Gustafsons. Carroll Flodman and Robin visited Merton Flodman in Osceola Wednesday evening.
Horace Ia Clair Willits born October 13 1884 Polk County Nebraska died April 30 1969 Osceola Nebraska at 84 years 6 months 17 days married Eva Shahk November 29 1906 they had seven children and 62nd anniversary last year He lived on a High Prairie farm retired to Stromsburg in 1963 served 19 years on district No 42 school board Baptized First Baptist Church Polk 1923 survived by wife Eva four daughters eight sons numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and relatives Services May 3 at First Baptist Polk with Rev Gene E Wood songs were sung by Mrs Robert Rahrs organist Mrs Robert Merchant Bearers were Willits relatives interment Polk Cemetery.
Mrs Bill Wallace was celebrated by Mr and Mrs Roger Gustafson Tina and Debra among others at a Lincoln reception Sunday. Mrs Wallace is daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Reetz. Coffee guests Saturday afternoon included Mrs A. E. Swanson Emma Anderson and Lillie Lind for Mr and Mrs Wilbur Whitacre.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Swedenburg of Clarks hosted coffee guests in the Joe Erin home on Saturday. Mrs Verl Fitz attended the Elementary School Musical Program in St Paul Friday and visited friends there Saturday. Mr and Mrs Guy Shenk were Sunday visitors in the Carol Flodman home. Emma Anderson joined a bridal shower for Vanita Holms Saturday evening at the Swede Plain church parlors with hosts Mrs Sterling Nelson Mrs Russell Fjell and Mrs Dean Nelson. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson were Sunday luncheon guests of Elwood Sandell. Mr and Mrs Darwin Hahn of Lincoln were weekend guests of Mrs Hannah.
Faithful Workers Club met at Mrs Willard Henderson's home on April 23 with fifteen members and one visitor present. In the president's absence, Mrs Myron Norquest led the meeting and program, with Mrs Lawrence Larson delivering a specialty. Hostess aides included Mrs Clarence Van Ostrand, Hahn and Doyle. attendees also joined Connie Jones and Lanny Ang's wedding. Dolan Hahn and family joined Sunday meals at the Hahn home. Wilda Holmes and Robert attended Larry Benedict's funeral in Lincoln, Benedict's brother-in-law John Holmes was a casket bearer.
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