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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
6
Local Nebraska weekly paper notes its 1907 postoffice entry and registration details. Historical archival line confirms publication status and mailing class documentation for Polk Nebraska.
The report lists visitors including Hilding Strand and Earl Stevens to Stromsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Tenny welcoming a son Friday October 22. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Newton host guests then return from Red Wood Falls Minnesota where they hosted Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Streeter. Mrs. Ed Widge suffered a hand injury from a Maytag washer requiring fifteen stitches.
Henry Johnson becomes proprietor of the highway hamburger shop, taking possession Monday from Clyde Willets. Community notices list local residents traveling for events and visiting relatives, including trips to Free Methodist Conference, Lincoln football game attendance, and visits among Larson, Hecht, Leach, and Sanders families.
Free Methodist Church led by Pastor L J Montzingo lists Sunday School at 10 00 and class meeting at 11 00 next Sunday morning Evangelistic Service at 7 30 with Rev C E Foe visiting November 13 15 for the first quarterly meeting of the Conference Year Visitors welcome The M E Church notes by E E Pengelly show Sunday School at 10 A M Worship at 11 15 and Young People at 6 30 Evening services at 7 30 with a sermon on Far sighted Folk from Ezekiel 12 22 28 All services offered to invite attendance and gospel preaching
Free Mission Church details morning worship at 11 and Sunday School at 10. Pastors and services listed include Paul E. Carlson and a Swedish mid week service on Thursday. A church meeting of the Sunday school board is noted at the Parsonage after Friday church service. Ladies Aid Society meets Wednesday afternoon. Junior Endeavor and Young People meet on Wednesday evening.
Sunday School at 10 am and Divine Worship at 11 am led by Ernest C Nelson. Pastor Paul M Lindberg to deliver sermon. Luther League Program Sunday at 8 pm. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 2 pm with Mrs Chas Johnson and Mrs H M Benson as hostesses. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 pm.
Rev Carl F Juergensen leads 1000 morning English service with Lutheran Hour program. Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 1000 Worship 1100 BYPU 645 Evening 730. Oyster supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Larson. York visitors and weekend visits noted. Gerald Coheren stayed with aunt in Central City. Donnel Springer and Dan Graves welcomed in Lincoln and Central City visits.
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