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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1969

Page

8

Mrs Grant Willits Hosts Sunday Dinner Guests

Mrs Grant Willits entertained a Sunday dinner and lunch with guests including Mr and Mrs Robert Willits and family Mrs Rodney Johnson and children Mrs Bob Rahrs and Jeff Mr and Mrs Neal Van Housen and family Mrs Lena Johnson and Robert of Stroms burg and Mr and Mrs Martin Lundstrom.

Grant Willits Robert Willits Rodney Johnson Bob Rahrs Jeff Neal van Housen Lena Johnson Robert Stromsburg Martin Lundstrom

Polk County Extension Service Annual Meeting

The Polk County Extension Service holds its annual meeting on Tuesday November 25 at 8:00 PM at the Recreation Society Club House west of Osceola. New board members will be elected from Platte Pleasant Home and Island precincts. The gathering is joint with the Soil and Water Conservation District. Dr James Mary of Fullerton will present the program.

Polk County Extension Service Polk County Recreation Society Osceola Platte Pleasant Home Island Soil and Water Conservation District James Mary Fullerton

Polk County Social Roundup Delights Local Guests

Community notices list Sunday visits and weekend guests across Polk area homes. Names include Gene Jones, Rodine family, Forss, Sandell, Shenk, Beckstrom, Carlson, Wheeler, Lindgren, Sundberg, and others.

Polk Woman's Club Holds November Meeting at Emma Horstman Home

The Polk Women's Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Emma Horstman's home with 14 members present. Members shared Thanksgiving family traditions while Mrs. Paul Strand led the business session and plans to remember shut ins at Christmas were discussed. A Thanksgiving program was presented by Mrs. Mae Felton and Mrs. Lloyd Stromberg followed by lunch hosted by Mrs. Horstman and Mrs. Dave Moore.

Polk Women’s Club Emma Horstman Paul Strand Mae Felton Lloyd Stromberg Horstman Dave Moore

Social Guests Tour Nebraska Towns and Events

Mrs. Ann OSh ea and Mrs Clara Anderson visited Mrs Lovette McCoy and Mrs Laura Merchant on Friday. Mrs Laura Merchant stayed with her granddaughter in York from Monday to Wednesday night. Shelley Ramsey and Pat Brooks from Omaha joined Wayne Ramsey for weekend visits. Henry Reed joined Sunday dinner. Dwight Burney attended the KRVN station annual meeting in Lexington where a talk outlined 1970 travel plans. Mrs Beulah Gustafson of Hastings accompanied the Burneys for luncheon with Mrs Max Huestle. En route they visited Rodney Stevens in Shelton and the Guy Blanchard home in Grand Island. Mrs Levar Sandell and her mother visited friends in Grand Island on Sunday.

Ann O'Shea Clara Anderson Lovette _McCoy Laura Merchant Roger Clough York Shelley Ramsey Pat Brooks Omaha Wayne Ramsey Henry Reed Dwight Burney KRVN Lexington

Methodist Juniors Visit Shut-ins for Thanksgiving Favors

The Polk United Methodist Church Junior High group spent Sunday afternoon visiting shut-ins. About 200 Thanksgiving table favors and nut cups were delivered to residents at the Good Samaritan Home in Osceola, Covenant Home in Stromsburg, and Osceola Hospital. In Osceola Home rooms, devotions were held and each person received a candy box, with a gift to Mrs. Ella Shenk for her 92nd birthday. Lunch followed the visits.

Polk United Methodist Church Good Samaritan Osceola Covenant Home Stromsburg Osceola Hospital Mabel Stevens William Shostrom Victor Johnson Lillie Lytle Fred Johnson Ella Shenk JoElla Stromberg Becky Miller Randy Michael Becky Flodman Eddie Murray Ostberg Mark Anderson Bruce Hudson Mary Sue Lindburg Marla Branting Lynette Tommy Wanda Sheila Flodman Burdette Flodman Rolland Stromberg Glenn Hill Wayland Flodman Irvin Anderson

Local Visitors and Dinner Guests Around Polk

Mr and Mrs Enoch Peterson visited the Richard Johnson home Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Merle Smith of Cordova Alaska visited Mrs Wendell Shaw on Wednesday. Dinner guests Sunday in the Ted Dittmer home were Mr and Mrs Wesley Jones and Pam and Mrs Otto Dittmer. STOP AND SHOP AT MOORE Lumber Co. Your Discount Lumber and Television Company Stroms burg. Phone 764-4441.

Gene Jones Columbus Wilmer Rodine Roland Rodine Enoch Peterson Richard Johnson Merle Smith Cordova Alaska Wendell Shaw Smith Shaw Moore Lumber Co Your Discount Lumber and Television Company Stromsburg Ted Dittmer Wesley Jones Pam Otto Dittmer

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