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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1971
Page
2
Osceola Polk area residents engaged in birthdays, gatherings, travel, and farm activity this week. Notable items include a 21st birthday surprise for Earl Waak, visits to Lincoln and Omaha for football games and shopping, a new Brauer Funeral Home opening, and Polk Cubs defeating Henderson 28-0.
Market notes show Polk Progress with mixed prices for May including 70 cents and small increments such as 10 cents per line. The listing reflects varied rates and small changes in cost across items.
Local residents attended visiting hours at the Osceola Hospital and a Columbus Reading Workshop led by Cushenberry and Akers. Social visits included the Harless and Kneer families in Stromsburg and Leland Harless gatherings, plus a trip to Norfolk to see the Feidlers.
Mr Lyman Aker of Harvard was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Lee Anderson and Tonya. Mr and Mrs Oliver Baker visited Mrs Henry Mackey at Bancroft. Mrs Nettie Carlson and Ellsworth visited Mr and Mrs Sidney Johnson and Mr R C Weist at Kearney. Larry Bengston celebrated a surprise birthday at Hordville town hall Friday evening hosted by senior classmates and sponsor Jerry King. N B McNaught and Alton Wilhelms of Stromsburg attended the Nebraska Syracuse football game in Lincoln. Fred Williams held a public farm sale of machinery and livestock on his farm on October 26.
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