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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
5
Hordville clubs host a dinner and antique show at Fenner Park with 1974 officers named for the Home Service Club. Local families entertain visitors from Canton and Hampton as PTA and 4-H meetings discuss sewing projects, livestock activities, and fall events.
Mrs Evelyn Shenk visited Stromsburg area guests with Bud Vincent from Thursday to Saturday. Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ferrell were held Monday at the Stromsburg Mortuary. WSCS ladies of Polk United Methodist Church hosted Arborville Missionary Society on Tuesday September 25 with a program and refreshments.
Members held an installation at the home of Marie Henderson with Florence Hoffman assisting. Irene Widga was president, Shar Hudson vice president, Florence Hoffman secretary, Esther Larson treasurer, and Ella Cramer along with Signe Hanquist joined as new members. Secret Pals, Hostess Gifts, and Remember Shut-Ins motions passed. A Take Away Bingo game and a ballpoon sitting contest awarded Esther Larson and Margaret Roosevelt as winner and runner-up.
Mr John Klinker of Lincoln will speak at the Polk County Farm Bureau dinner and business meeting at 7 p.m. at Chat and Chow in Osceola. State Senator and wives attend as guests. Members will pluck a gift from the money tree as a fun event.
Local notices list numerous Friday and Sunday visits across Polk area households. Visitors include Mrs Paul Strand, Mrs Conrad Lindholm, Mrs Glen Newland, Justin of Ravenna, Mrs Margaret Lott, Mr and Mrs Guy Blanchard of Grand Island, Mrs Lilah Elliott of Portland, Ore, and many others. Social calls span birthday parties, luncheons, dinners, and family greetings, with trips to Norfolk, Lincoln, Omaha, Davenport, Pleasanton, Columbus, and nearby towns.
The Arborville Missionary and Aid Society hosted women from Polk United Methodist and Hordville Baptist as guests on Tuesday evening September 25 at the local church. Elizabeth Hoffman of Sutton, a 4 H Caravan leader, spoke with slides about her summer trip to Switzerland. A girls quartet performed, and multiple local families were noted as visitors or hosts at various gatherings surrounding the event.
Mr and Mrs Frank Fonda of Branson Missouri spent Thursday and Friday with Mr and Mrs Harlan Johnson and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Olson. Nell Olson’s 8th birthday was celebrated. Many visitors from Osceola Cedar Bluffs Central City and Mead attended gatherings at local homes. Todd Hanquist spent the weekend in Lincoln for the Nebraska Wisconsin game.
The Annie Jerrey Memorial County Hospital lists patients for the week of September 24 to October 1. Names include John E. Anderson Osceola Carol Green Polk May E Hartson Osceola Ella Koehler Osceola Rose Kresha Osceola Avis Kuhnel and baby Shelby Jay Allen Mentink Osceola Selma Peterson Osceola Gaylen Schmoker Osceola Ernest Shonka Surprise Donald Wiseman Stromsburg Edne M Anderosa David Bonsack Shelby Julie Cuza Columbus Susan Miller Osceola Imogene Brigham Osceola Margaret Huston Osceola Theodosia Fulton Stromsburg William Johansen Osceola Milton Graham Stromsburg Gus E Hartel Osceola Ellen M Larson Creston Anna C Peterson Polk Bertha Schmid Osceola Karen Sterup Osceola Myr Hobart D Sweenie Hardville Craig Westring Stromsburg Jason Sternberg Stacia Shemek Milton Stoll Gresham Gertrude Minnick Stromsburg.
Mrs Mildred Willits spent Sunday with sister Mrs Rena Drewel in Central City. Guests at Richard Sealey's home included Dale indburg and Regina from Kansas City. CYF of the Baptist Church hosted a Sunday evening gathering. Lloyd Stromberg joined a 6 o'clock dinner at Charles Whitney's Aurora home. Ida Shrum and Margaret Bowers of Stromsburg visited Evelyn Bhenk on Sunday afternoon.
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