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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
7
Local notes recount weekend gatherings and dinners across Lincoln Osceola Stromsburg and nearby towns. Families including Lindburg Willits Hanquist Gleim Rodine and Sundberg are listed hosting visiting relatives and attending church events and birthdays.
Mrs Wilbur Whitacre attended the Mother-Daughter Banquet at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg last Wednesday evening. Mother's Day guests in the La Vaughn Adelson home were Mr and Mrs Merlin Lampshire and family of Holdrege, Mr and Mrs Ronald Beins and family of Aurora and Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson. Mr and Mrs Dick Howe of Minnesota and Mrs Emma Horstman were Saturday dinner guests in the Parker Aker home. Mr and Mrs P. W. Aker were among other guests for Sunday dinner in the Bill Wurtz home at Clarks, Mr and Mrs Vern Jones were callers in the Raymond Sundberg home Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Stanford Ang visited Mrs Mabel Widga Tuesday evening in the Aurora hospital.
Ha and were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Jerry Smith. Rev. and Mrs Stauffer were supper guests in the Levar Sandell home Friday evening.
Chronicle notes a span of wet and dry days from May 9 to May 15 1972. Temperatures range from 45 to 80 degrees with rain forecasts and river flooding concerns. May 13–15 bring intermittent sun and escalating optimism as crews anticipate planting.
A sixth grade field trip visited Saunders Archery Company Police and Fire Stations Pawnee Park Platte College and KJSK Radio Station. Students learned archery production toured the stations viewed weapons and equipment and saw the college science and fine arts buildings cost five million dollars with reporters Mark Clymer and Randy Branting present.
Saturday dinner guests in the Don ald Bjerrum home included Mr and Mrs Joe Augustine Mrs Arva Bjerrum Vivian and Mrs Anna Garland all of Lincoln. Sunday guests at Cecil Bolton home in York included Mr and Mrs Donald Bjerrum and family Mr and Mrs Norman Reck ner of St Paul and Mr and Mrs Willard Bolton of Benedict.
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