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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
5
Local church schedules list services for Hordville Immanuel Polk Baptist Arborville Swede Plain Cottage Grove and Evangelical Free churches with their pastors and service times. The report covers weddings funerals Red Cross drive details Thanksgiving gatherings and community events in Polk County along with political notices and national election appeals.
Thirty two years ago Charlie Bowers and wife living southwest of town are the parents of a son born Saturday October 25. Dr and Mrs B Matheny of Bellwood Nebraska are the parents of a daughter born recently. Mrs Matheny was formerly Ruth Cooper a music teacher at Polk Chas Leach and family and his mother visited with Rev Harvey and family at Arborville Sunday November 23. G M Will will hold a public sale December 8. Mr and Mrs Henry Becker are the parents of a daughter born Monday November 24. Edwin Lindburg attending school in Des Moines came Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with his parents B K Crow and wife of David City were Sunday guests of their son Arnold and family. Roy Mitchell received a badge from the U S government for services on the Mexican border and a badge of honor for being a crack shooter.
Mr and Mrs August Nelson celebrate their 25th anniversary. Donald Hanquist underwent an appendicitis operation at St Francis Hospital Grand Island. Sylvia Fossberg teaches near Archer. John Cohagen injured in a fall and taken to York Hospital. Ida Monson died November 11 leaving two daughters and five sons. Vera Hill to marry Gerald Brownfield November 26 at the couple’s Polk home. Mary Whitacre left for Kansas for the winter. Floyd Larson went to York to work for the telephone company.
Ten Ynaits ago Mr and Mrs George Otte welcomed a daughter Ard yce born Sunday November 2. Kenneth Bowers, son of Mr and Mrs Leand Bowers, underwent an appendicitis operation at York on Monday November 3. Mr and Mrs A G Glad celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Sunday November 2. Mervin Runquist serves in the Army Air Corps in North Carolina.
Notice of probate announces a petition to appoint Frances E Stromberg as administratrix of Ivan Branting deceased with a hearing set for December 7 1951 at 10 am in Polk County Nebraska court. The seal bears L M Merrick County Judge.
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