Wurtz Golden Wedding Observed At Clarks
Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz celebrated fifty years of marriage with a large church ceremony and reception in Clarks. The couple married August 23 1922 in Polk. Family and guests from multiple states attended a six o clock buffet at the Kohl home and 300 relatives joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wurtz
Golder
Clarks
First Congregational Church
Tony Touglas
Parker
Any Douglas
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jean Douglas
Janet
Jolene Wurtz
R. J. Strickland
Cedar Rapds
W. H. Kohl, Jr
Laurel
Maryland
Debbie Smeltzer
Montrose
Calif
Julie Wurtz
Carol Douglas
Columbia
Nancy Douglas
Lincoln
Arlyce Kohl
Francis Smeltzer
Bill Wurtz
W. H. Kohl
Ruth Douglas
Hubert Klocek
Alden
Minn
William H. Kohl, Jr
Laurel, Md
Jean
H. L. Wurtz
Phrice
Polk
W. H
Kohl
Barbara
Arlyce
California
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Missouri
Idaho
Iown
Kansas
Marquette
Stromsburg
Kearney
Grand Island
Central City
Omaha
Hardville
Silver Creek
Osceola
Norfolk
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Kohl
Glen and Hazel Hill Mark 40 Years of Marriage
Glen and Hazel Hill celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on September 1 with a family gathering in the park during Bean Day. Granddaughters Amy and Ann Feidler presented watches from their two daughters and families, Dr and Mrs. Donald Iglehart, Kent and Mark Iglehart, and Ann Iglehart of Palo Alto. The Igleharts, in Europe for a month, will return to Stanford September 12 after lectures at Mathematical Congresses in London and Leiden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hill
Amy
Ann Feidler
Donald Iglehart
Kent
Mark
Palo Alto
Calif
Ann
Norfolk
Igleharts
Europe
Iglehart
London
England
Budapest
Hungary
Leiden
Holland
Louvain
Belgium
Stanford
Potatoes and Apples Feature In Local Crops at Progress Office
Urban Spoor arrived at the Progress office with six potatoes weighing seven pounds. One potato weighed 1 lb 90z. He averaged a bushel per row across ten forty foot rows planted. Ed and Gladys Munn displayed two large potatoes in Sportsman's Bar, with the two biggest from Urban and Munns together weighing six pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Munn
Sportsman’s Bar
Urban
Polk County Six Month U S Savings Bonds Sales Reach
Polk county six month sales of U S Savings Bonds totaled 92329 at 73.2 percent of the county goal for 1972. June sales were 18468. Statewide six month sales exceeded 30 million with a 15 percent rise and 1103090 more than June 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S
Polk County
W E Johnson
Polk Happenings and Local Visits Highlight Bean Day Parade
Saturday visitors from Clarks Montrose and California joined the Wurtz and Aker families to view the Bean Day parade. Larry Anderson, graduate of United Electronics Institute Des Moines, now vacationing in Florida. Ruth Kroger of Omaha visited the Glen Babcock home. Community notes include hospital updates and local visits among Hoffmann, Shenk, Reed, and Hudson households. Polk Progress $4 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Douglas
Clarks
Francis Smeltzer
Richard
Debbie
Montrose
Calif
P. W. Aker
Larry Anderson
United Electronics Institute
Des Moines
Iowa
Reuben Anderson
Larry
Florida
Ruth Kroger
Omaha
Glen Babcock
Polk area social notes show multiple visits and gatherings
Mr and Mrs Don Eaton and family of Denver were Sunday and overnight guests in the Melvin Bender home. Evelyn Knerr of Denver visited Irwin Anderson for dinner. Dwight Burney and family spent last week at their Hartington home hosting Dr and Mrs Donald Burney and son Chris of Naperville. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Windsor Central City Columbus Emmaus St Paul Oshkosh and Minneapolis attended birthdays showers and coffee gatherings across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Eaton
Denver, Colo
Melvin Bender
Evelyn Knerr
Denver
Irwin Anderson
Dwight Burney
Hartington
Donald Burney
Chris
Naperville, Ill
Donald
Don Best
Vivian
Windsor, Cole
Alice Best
Central City
Paul Coover
Don Hanquist
Lincoln
John Reckner
Kristin
St. Paul, Neb
Donald Hanquist
York visitors share Sunday dinner with Emory Cramer
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Patraw and Mrs. Florence Shockey of York visited the Emory Cramer home for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Patraw
Florence Shockey
York
Emory Cramer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glen and
Hazel Hill
Walter Ekdahl
Oshkosh, Neb
Dick Harless
Dave Ekdahl
Clarkson Hospital
Zimmatic
Manly
Verg Flodman
del Mar
U.S. Savings Bonds
Nell Aker
Wurtz
Francis Smelter
Martin Hoffamn, Sr
Henry Reed
Aurora Hospital
Mrs
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Harold Hoffman
Marvin Shenk
Don Hudson
Bruce Cramer
Curtis
Ralph Fisher
Rudolph Gustafson
Ernie Moberg
Ray Hutchinson
Chicago
Walter Fisher
Ernest Brockevelt
Virgil Bush
Dolan Hahn
John Lasiak
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Shirley Hahn
Mary Shields
Minneapolis, Minn
Elmer Swanson
Shirley von Uhlen
Randy
John Lesiak
Phil Schick
Columbus
Ohio
Michelle
Charles Todero
Emmaus, Pa
Martin Hoffman, Jr
Joe Ehn
Reuben Hanquist
Hannah Bodine
Chancey Gustafson
Warbex
Pfizer
Central
Merck and Co. Inc
Polk Grain Co
Esas Ls
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