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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1970
Page
2
Horace Stevens thanks friends and relatives for cards and visits during hospital stay and after returning home. He appreciates all who helped and offered assistance with the work.
Swede Home News notes a funeral attended by Mr and Mrs Edgar Peterson for their aunt Mrs George Krong in Lindsay Nebraska. Several families share visits and suppers including Gestrine, Oquist, Olson, Ekstrand, Ramsey, Sarow, Bowman, and Johnson households with multiple gatherings and weekend activities.
Local residents and families made several weekend and Thursday visits across Polk. Roy Glasser Jr and Robbie visited Ron Adams in York on Sunday. John Reckner and Kristi of St. Paul visited Donald Hanquist on Saturday. Rodney Johnson and family dropped by Ron Johnson and family then Robert Willits Saturday evening. Lloyd Anderson of Bard California visited Paul Stevens and L. C. Orendorff. Sharon Benson and her children from Kearney stayed with Paul Stevens Thursday to Sunday. Glen Kelley Tom and Gary Harless with Roni and Marvin Dittmer James visited Robert Ostrander Saturday evening.
Oscar Imm and Elwyn Yungdahl of the Polk County Farm Bureau attended the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation preliminary policy development discussion in Kearney on October 29 30. The meeting aimed to consolidate 663 recommendations from 87 county groups for 1971 policy and to prepare a slate for the November state convention in North Platte. Delegates Oscar Imm Henry Strickland and Walter W Berck represent Polk County at the 1970 convention.
A series of Sunday and midweek visits links families from Ord Elwood Stromsburg Central City and Lincoln. The gatherings include the Mercants Leachs Berg Sandells Green Ostbergs Brockevelts Jacobsen Shenk and Swanson families with relatives from Fort Knox Cannon Air Force Base and the University in town.
The article discusses pheasant population trends and the preseason count, noting birds never equal those of the dry 1930s and the Game Commission’s mixed policy on habitat and season length. It includes a nostalgic photo of The Polk Progress editor with his wife and a dated portrait of Mac McGuffin highlighting 1920s fashion.
Mr and Mrs Art Dose hosted Mrs Alvina Dose at Hamilton Manor Aurora Thursday evening. Several couples and families visited in Osceola York and Central City over days including Mr and Mrs Roger Morris Dana and others. Dennis birthday party honored Michael with classmates as guests.
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