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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1971
Page
3
Adolph Erickson, 68, a Hardville farmer, died at home Tuesday. Funeral Friday at Salt and Bryers Chapel with Rev. James Newby. burial in Central City cemetery. Survived by widow Esther. brother Emil of Hordville. Piano and vocal music provided. pallbearers listed.
Lincoln based Claims Representative Marie E. Raeder will tour Osceola to answer Social Security questions. She appears in the courthouse second floor on Wednesday November 24 1971 from 9 30 to 11 30 A M. Mr and Mrs Ralph Fisher hosted guests Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher.
Mrs and Mrs Ames Lind and Mrs Emma Anderson visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Gustafson and Mrs Hannah Gabriels on Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held for Mrs Lillian V. Brown from the Hines Funeral Home in Washington D C on November 2 with Dr Idris Jones officiating. Edith and Walter Anderson of Grand Island and Rev Edick Anderson attended her funeral service. Mrs Harold Anderson of Lincoln visited in the Oscar Anderson home on Saturday. Harold had recently left for overseas with the 28th Infantry Division. Three members of the unheated Polk Cub football squad were named on the All-Conference team namely Regy Green Darwin Hahn and Lanny Ang. Miss Darlene Hansen and Milton Johnson were married November 6 at Colorado Springs Colo. Frederic Dornburgh returned to San Diego Calif aboard the radar picket ship U S S Southerland following a seven month cruise with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. A supper featuring venison was enjoyed in the Lee Anderson home on Saturday evening. Guests included the Lowell Bills family Ed Hanson family Ed Beckner family and Mr and Mrs Fred Bedient and Bruce. Pictures of the Wyoming deer hunting trip were shown after the feed. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Van Housen entertained 10 of Neal's classmates at a roller skating party in Aurora in honor of his birthday. They returned home later where a birthday lunch was served. Mr and Mrs Robert Lindahl Mr and Mrs Hollis Stromberg Mr and Mrs Lloyd Barnes of Clark and Sally Norquest were luncheon guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Kisler and family after the senior class play Friday night. Mr and Mrs Raymond Mason of St Anthony Idaho parents of Mrs Owen Bedient were visiting in the Bedient home.
Local notes list numerous visitors to Henry Reed's residence in the past week including Martin Hoffman Sr Dwight Burney Don Miller Mae Felton Selah McNaught Faye Stevens Mildred Johnson Irene Ring Louie Blase Lester Rehrs Royce Killion Mary Brazda Robin Frances Tenniges Wayne Ramsey Lyn Chas Norquest and Ray Sundberg Mark Albin spent the weekend with his parents in Des Moines. Also noted are Iof Ostberg Leslie Adelson Robert Lindahl and Robert Baack attending a Funk G Seed Corn Meeting in Grand Island.
Nine eager first graders explore American Indian history through a wigwam door council fire and peace pipe ceremony. They display a large Indian culture collage and prepare a First Thanksgiving tasting party with foods from early colonial tables.
Wayne Heiden a 1967 Polk High School graduate was elected to TAU BETA P an engineering honor society and ETA KAPPA NU an electrical engineering honor society Heiden the son of Mr and Mrs Louis Heiden is a senior at Long Beach State College in Long Beach California
Osceola upset by Genoa 15-12 15-8 as Goldenrod Conference tournament action moves to Genoa on November 8. Palmer wins title with Genoa runner up and Silver Creek in third. all tournament team lists Robin Stallings Stromsburg Rosalie Brand Denise Schipparrel Silver Creek Denise Fisher Genoa Mary O’Hare Palmer Margie Simonson Osceola. Honorable mentions include Chris O’Hare Palmer Cathy Johnson Stromsburg and Jacque Carter Silver Creek.
Mr and Mrs Henry Blase and Del ta Scheapler visited Mr and Mrs Louie Blase on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Ward Ostberg of Monroeville Alabama spent last week in the Ostberg home.
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