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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1966
Page
4
Reading lessons cover word sounds and poetry while students read and record to gauge oral reading. Seventh graders study the Eastern Hemisphere and early civilizations in SRA Reading Lab as new pep club tryouts and fall activities begin.
A group of relatives were entertained at Rudolph Gustafson's home on Saturday to view slides by granddaughter Diane Weimer. She spent the summer in Europe, studied German in July, and toured several European countries with a Lincoln group. Diane is a University senior.
Mrs James Wilson and Mrs Dwight Burney attended a Republican ladies coffee at Mrs Wayden Anderson's Stromsburg home on Wednesday afternoon. About 90 ladies were present.
Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle visited Mr and Mrs Morace Baker in Stromsburg to mark birthdays with a lunch. Mrs C Marvin Fredrickson and Mrs Julia Flodman called on Fred Johnson and Freda Newman at the Good Samaritan Home in Osceola. Carroll Flodman and Robin visited Fred Johnson then Robert Stohl in Osceola, with Carroll attending a shower for Miss Lonna Jones in Stromsburg on Oct 9 with co host Mrs Verlin Johnson.
At a Monday meeting the Legion Auxiliary planned their annual Hallowe'en party for preschoolers and early grades. Twenty members attended as a high school trio performed music with piano and cymbals. A memorial service for Velma Stephens was held, and Lauretta Neuhaus reported on the Ashland district convention. Members are asked to bring empty bottles to fund Home at Beatrice, and old records will be accepted.
The 23rd annual Social Work Institute convenes Thursday and Friday on the University of Nebraska campus to discuss continuing education for welfare workers. Polk County Public Welfare attendees include Marian M. Cotter Avis J Kuhnel and Dianne R Tyner. Dr Donald Clifton will open the session and Friday luncheon features gubernatorial candidates Sorensen and Tiemann speaking on social welfare policy.
The York zone LWML executive board met at Emmanuel Lutheran Church York. Pastor Walter Landgraf led devotions and council. Mrs. Hilmer Smith presided. Plans were made for the All Officers Institute and Christian Growth Workshop to be held at St Paul Church Utica on April 24 1967.
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