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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
3
The Progress Files notes Henry and Harold Reeb sold their Polk Ford dealership to A E Sodegren of Bertrand. A roundup lists community visits, fishing for pheasants, a church shower, and local social calls including Omaha guests and Lincoln football outings.
Mrs Ellen Tinker and the Will Stinkel family hosted guests on Wednesday. Eldon Anderson and family visited the Will Green home. Burke families from Stromsburg visited Walter Nelson. Emory Cramer attended a Deere tractor school in Omaha. Lloyd Kroger and daughter and N B E McNaught witnessed the Notre Dame Nebraska game. Bill McGaffin sails as Chicago Daily News foreign correspondent to the South Pole. Albert Sundberg to speak at Methodist service. Corn pricing under farm allotment differs by compliance. Steenbeck hosts 25th wedding anniversary reception. CYF Fall Rally gathered from five Baptist churches at Polk Church. Calmer McCune and Jim Wilson visiting Haxton Colorado area.
Polk residents share visits and meals with family friends this week. Clarks visitors include Mr and Mrs Mike Harris and Leigh Ann Gustafson, while Roger Gustafson hosts and hosts again with Bud Person and Edith Benson guests. Lincoln and Omaha connections appear in weekend gatherings and dinner events.
Mr and Mrs Harold Bedient attended a social gathering with Mrs Stanley Richardson, Kathy, and Mrs W D Richardson as guests of Serena Meerkatz at York on Wednesday.
A dated letter from Jim Green describes his boot camp experience in San Diego California. He praises the food and rest periods while noting the strict laundry routines and bucket brigade sand chores as the worst part.
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