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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1973
Page
2
The Polk community mourns Gertrude Nelson 40 with funeral services at Polk Baptist Church conducted by Rev. R. M. Bailey and burial in Lindale cemetery. Nearby notes report family updates and local events including football, cattle slaughterhouse progress, and social visits.
Funeral services for Remina Blase 84 a former Polk resident were held at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev Stephen Stohlmann officiating Burial followed at the church cemetery She was born May 10 1889 near Clarks to Meine and Fenje Menssen Her husband Hermann Blase died in 1945 She is survived by daughter Malinda Schultze Batavia Ill son O L Blase Detroit Mich brother Raymond Merced Calif six grandchildren and six great grandchildren
The Polk County Historical Society sponsored a hobby show at Swede Haven Stromsburg on November 15. Pres Mildred Prod wman oversaw arrangements. Displays featured dolls wood carving pictures stamps and other crafts plus wartime and local memorabilia. Four Stromsburg grade school boys participated and Elizabeth Miller performed piano numbers. A December 23 old fashioned program at Valley Church is planned with refreshments by Swede Haven members led by Myrtle Anderson.
A columnist reviews Loren Hise ley’s The Immense Journey noting the era’s drug culture contrast and urges a renewal of the brotherhood of man through religion and leadership. It critiques Nixon’s energy plan as insufficient, urging global solidarity and shared oil burdens to prevent war and protect Israel.
Residents celebrated Mrs Arnold Neuhaus's birthday and enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Neuhaus home. Attendees included many families from Clarkson Winside Humphrey Lincoln Grand Island and surrounding towns. Additional guests joined Mr and Mrs Galyn Lind Axtell and other households for Thanksgiving Day meals.
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