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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1952

Page

2

Local notes span sports wins births and deaths in Stromsburg

Articles record Polk bench limited to 12 players with Waldon Volz punting four times out of bounds inside the 15 yard line. Also reports of a fishing incident mistaken for a bee bite, baby announcements from Cohagen and Doremus families, death of Mrs. A. W. Halleck, and community events at the Masonic Hall with Irene Peterson leading a program. Pok High beat Osceola 6 to 0, and a new birth for Ray C. Lewis.

Cleo Cramar Joyce Cramer Polk Waldon Volz Butch Mills Butch Gome Frank Cohagen Stromsburg Hospital Ralph Doremus Tobias Beth Ann

Birth. birthday surprise. local obituaries details

Twenty years ago a son was born to Dr and Mrs A E Peterson at Ovid Colorado on September 28. A group of 26 relatives gathered at W A Stevens home on September 25 to celebrate his 62nd birthday presenting a loving gift. Dr J C Malster of Stromsburg is in serious condition after a car overturn on a gravel highway near the York Polk county line. he has facial and head lacerations and chest injury. Judge W W Norton of Osceola attended a football game in Polk Friday.

A. W. Halleck Clarks Cooper Cemetery Leonard Beckman Irene Peterson Pok High Osceola High Ray C. Lewis A. E. Peterson Ovid Colorado W. A. Stevens Steens J. C. Malster Stromsburg York Polk County W. W. Norton Osceola Polk

Midwest Free Church Youth Fellowship Name Change

Notice of August 15 1952 meeting revising the constitution to rename the Evangelical Free Church youth group to The Midwest Free Church Youth Fellowship of the Evangelical Free Church of America. It designates Nebraska and Kansas youths with headquarters at Polk Nebraska and lists officers.

Young Peoples Conference of Nebraska Evangelical Free Church Midwest Free Church Youth Fellowship Evangelical Free Church of America Free j.Church Nebraska Kansas Polk Bible Camp Polk Nebrasky Jos Cup Lee Donald W. Left Istrion Oyion Cu i Urd Anaes Totem

Polk Progress Trade Notices and Post Office Filing

The Polk Progress is an early 20th century Polk Nebraska weekly edited by Alton W. Wilhelms. It notes second class mailing as of March 1907 under postal acts.

the Polk Progress Alton W. Wilhelms Polk, Nebraska Postoffice

Local Social Roundup and Visit Highlights

The column lists visits and travels of local families including Mr and Mrs Will Wurtz Mr and Mrs Robert Baack and family at the Shafer home in Grand Island. Ralph Branting's fishing vacation in northwestern Nebraska and North Platte is noted. Aunt Bryant Greathouse of Wheatland Wyoming visited Harless relatives in Stromsburg. Detloff and Bartratt families are mentioned with Lincoln trips and Covenant Home visits.

Will Wurtz Robert Baack Ralph Shafer Grand Island Ralph Branting Nebraska North Platte Bryant Greathouse Wheatland Wyoming S. J. Harless Harless Karl Detloff Mr. Detloff Covenant Home Stromsburg Fred Bartratt Lincoln

Card of Thanks From Mrs. Lloyd Widga

A note of gratitude from Mrs. Lloyd Widga thanks friends for cards gifts and flowers received during hospitalization and convalescence at home acknowledging lasting kindness.

Lloyd Widga

80th Birthday Thanks From Clark Stouffer

Clark Stouffer thanks relatives and friends for cards letters and gifts on his 80th birthday expressing that their thoughtfulness will be remembered.

Clark Stouffer

Families Return from Various Trips Across States

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bolton and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hoffman returned early this week from a fishing trip to Minnesota. D. Copes of Page came home last week after visiting grandson and family in the Wood home. Mrs. Henry Sandell visited her daughter and husband Arthur Hemmingson at Shafter California. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Johnson and Chauncey Guttafson spent Sunday with friends at Neligh. Henry Cramer and sisters Ella Ruby and Sadie Clark returned from a visit to Sterling Colorado with Dean Nelson family. August Nelson remains in the hospital there but is progressing nicely. Miss Mabel King of Oakland California, Miss Velma King and Mrs. John King of Omaha, cousins of Mrs. Charles Lytle, visited the Lytle home Saturday afternoon.

Frank Bolton Martin Hoffman Minnesota D. Copes Page Richard Wood Henry Sandell Arthur’ Hemmingson Shafter California Ivan Johnson Siis Chauncey Guttafson Neligh Henry Cramer Ella Ruby Grand Island Sadie Clark Dean Nelson Sterling Colorado August Nelson Mabel King Oakland Velma King John King Omaha Charles Lytle Lytle

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