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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1963
Page
2
Progress Files notes a county wide scrap drive with a goal of one ton for each Polk County boy in the armed forces. Community events include weddings, anniversaries, and local travels as residents contribute to the drive and report local news.
Eight Polk County homemakers attended a kitchen remodeling workshop in Osceola on October 16. Jerre Withrow of the University of Nebraska Extension taught the seven work centers including sink surface cooking mixing refrigerator china oven and eating and discussed minimum space and storage needs. Each attendee received individual help to plan a kitchen incorporating all seven work centers. Attendees included Mrs Roy Glasser Jr and Mrs John Ellis among others from Osceola.
Pfc Eddie Larson of Reno Nevada arrived in Polk Mandy to visit his mother Mrs Ed Larson. Maxine Niehart of Grand Island substituted at the depot last weekend while Earl Rasmussen and family were away. Various visits and dinners noted including Rev R M Bailey and family, the Hanquist, Isaacson, Bates, and Hennie Seymour households. Ten years ago seven school buildings were sold at auction. Roy Glasser Jr placed ninth in a state contest. Jim Reeve died at 81. Mrs Helen Isaacson planned a move to Long Beach California with Mrs Viola Benson.
Sheridan visitors return home after a month with relatives. Lincoln trip for Albert Sundberg and Emma Johnson followed by Swede Plain Church Laymen’s Banquet attendees at Fenner Park Grand Island. Local families host dinners and birthday gatherings across Polk County.
Banker L L Males from Cheyenne Oklahoma will speak November 18 1963 about reviving a declining rural economy through community cooperation. Supervisors of Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District will release further details as plans develop.
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