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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Page
4
The column notes Highway 66’s rough winter like 1949 and urges state highway officials to assess the need for hard surfacing. It discusses Open House teaching humor, Polk Theatre attendance, Wyoming deer hunters returning with six deer, and the Community Hall serving as worship space due to furnace repairs.
Polk residents and contributors to the Community Hall received pins while the Polk Commercial Club presented a Good Neighbor Deed plaque by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. Arborville church plans to use the hall for its first anniversary bazaar and turkey dinner, marking the December 4 dedication.
A pre Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed at the Leonard Feekin home in Crete with families from North Bend Schuyler and Archer. Ruth Werner Ila Mae and Pat Newton visited Lincoln for a football game. Harold Kohtz’s birthday was celebrated by friends and relatives. Various local families hosted visits and attended events including the Hollywood Ice Review in Omaha. Funeral services for Mrs John were attended by neighbors and friends.
Sunday gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schaepler and others tied to Scheapler families plus Mr. and Mrs. Norquest and Mr. and Mrs. Stunkel and Mr. and Mrs. Wurtz. Elmer Wilshusen and their party visited Mrs. Elizabeth Zierott at Hampton.
Polk residents hosted and visited over the weekend with multiple gatherings. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Peter son and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindahl, while others attended a Midwest Implement Dealers convention in Omaha and a State Music Clinic in Fremont.
I thank all who remembered me with cards and gifts since my injury.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rhodes and family and Mrs. Kenneth Stewart and family extend heartfelt thanks for acts of kindness messages of sympathy and floral offerings received during their bereavement.
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