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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
8
Miss Grace Bennett and Mrs Rosanna Wheaton of Lincoln are mentioned among Polk area residents. Numerous Sunday visits and birthday celebrations involve local families such as the Gustafsons, Stohs, Lindburgs, Carlsons, Adelsons, and Hustons with outings at Mitchell South Dakota, Sutton, Stromsburg, Wakefield, and Osceola venues.
Senior play Here Comes Charlie is set for November 10 with three weeks of rehearsals. Juniors sell magazines for fundraising with top earners and prizes. pictures, dances, tests and class activities fill the six weeks as freshmen seek better grades.
Lindley J. Cook pastor leads Congregational Church in Arborville with Mrs. Laura Merchant superintendent. Church services at 9 15 A M and Sunday School at 10 15 A M.
Hordville Baptist Church led by Pastor Gorman Foley shows Sunday 10:00 A M Sunday School 11:00 A M Worship 8:00 P M Evening Service. Monthly Ladies Aid held first Wednesday at 2 60 P M at the church.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church lists a Swede Home Rev P Gerald Leaf as Vice Pastor with confirmation instruction Saturday October 28 9 30 to 11 30 a m Sunday October 29 Reformation Sunday with Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m Reformation Day services at Presbyterian Church Central City with Rev Paul DeFresse as speaker Church activities include Calvary Choir practice Monday October 30 8 p m and Sunday School teachers meeting Thursday November 2 8 p m
Pastor O A Johnson leads services with Dr John Campbell speaker for Family Night and Reformation Sunday messages. Choirs and Crusaders meet. Church School times listed. Evangelism and WSCS meetings scheduled. attendance and rehearsals planned through November.
Lester Felker serves as pastor with Sunday School at 10 00 A M and morning worship at 11 00 A M Rev Ward will preach the morning sermon Evening service at 8 00 P M features the Women's Missionary Society Fall Program Bible Study and Prayer on Thursday at 8 00 P M Choir rehearsal Thursday 9 00 P M and Women's Missionary Society meets last Wednesday each month at 2 30 P M
Elmer I. Logan, pastor, invites Polk residents to services and programs. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages with gifts for younger children, 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 6:45 p.m. CYF Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Evening Service. Tuesday 1:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Study on Panorama of Daniel. Thursday 7:30 p.m. Victory Hour and 8:00 p.m. Senior choir prayer time.
Rev. Marvin Gruett presides. Sunday School at 9 45 A M Divine Worship Service at 10 30 A M all times local displayed church calendar notes service details and pastor’s name.
Trinity Lutheran lists worship at 9 30 a m Sunday School at 10 45 a m and Thursday choir practice at 7 30 p m Pastor B A Barnell leads the congregation in these services and activities.
A local column reflects on a political bulletin urging more recruiting as fall arrives. The piece notes seasonal changes, geese southbound, and a joke list from Carl Dragstedt for the Polk Progress Hysterical Museum, including a worn bus ticket to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Five members of the 1926 Polk High School class gathered at the Alfred home Monday afternoon. Attendees were Sylvia Fossberg Sandell, Grace Stevens Hahn, Bernice Stevens Miller, Alice Myers Burke, and Lorna Alfred Dunlap. Anna Anderson Eisler could not attend. Mr and Mrs Rodney Anderson of Rockford Illinois and Mrs Hennie Seymour arrived Sunday evening. Mrs Seymour visited in Rockford for weeks, stopped in Des Moines to see Mr and Mrs Dean McGinnis and family, and Omar stopped in Omaha to see Mr and Mrs Bill Priest. All are Mrs Seymour's grandchildren.
Mrs Ella Rudy hosted a Home Society gathering with ten guests and twelve members. They held a brief business meeting then viewed slides of Arizona and California by Mrs Glenn Babcock. A Bingo take away and a pot luck lunch followed as plans were made to meet in November with Mrs Ernie Lott.
Members and friends of the Evangelical Free Church hosted a farewell reception for Rev. and Mrs. Lester Felker and family at the church on Thursday evening October 19. Reuben Hanquist gave opening remarks and Rev. Are Olsen led scripture and prayer.
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