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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1972

Page

7

Historical Society Plans Annual Banquet and Elections

The Shelby Historical Society met August 17 at Sacred Heart school with 63 members and guests. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nicholas. A history of Sacred Heart Parish was given and birthdays honored for August Carlson and Albert Ryan. The group learned the banquet and officer election will occur September 19 at St. Vincent's Hall Osceola. tickets cost $2 and must be bought by September 15.

the Historical Society Shelby Sacred Heart School Lee Nicholas Chris Handersheldt Nellie Kuhnel Sacred Heart Parish August Carlson Albert Ryan St. Vincent’s Hall Osceola Doris Grossnicklaus Philip Nyberg Cochairmen

Savings Bonds Sales Reach Polk County July Total

Polk county saw E and H Savings Bonds sales of 10 721 in July with W E Johnson noting seven month sales at 103 050 covering 817 of the yearly county goal State totals show 34 224 552 for seven months up 3 781 543 from 1971 and 72 3 percent of the statewide yearly target Mr and Mrs Paul Coover visited Kearney for a weekend with Mr and Mrs Max Kroger and their daughters

Polk County W. E. Johnson

Community social visits and family gatherings noted

Polk residents share weekend visits with relatives in Lincoln Stromsburg Buckley Park and Silver Creek. Local guests include Lind Lindsen Sundberg Nelson Shenk Vincent and Fredrickson families plus Hastings and California connections. A Wurtz anniversary and a Danny Davis show at Ak-Sar-Ben are among events.

Oscar Nelson Hastings Murray Nelson Ernest Bosquet Debra Robert McKilip Barbara Lincoln Willard Lindburg Wurtz Clarks John Adams Wallace Sandell Raymond Hurd Los Adamitas Calif Mervin Shenk Don Hudson Carl Agsten Marvin San Diego Don Hud Bud Vincent Stromsburg Dan Vincent Columbus Korea C. Marvin Fredrickson Arlette Johnson Danny Davis Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha

Official Proceedings of the School Board

A scanned list of payments and purchases in the Omaha World Herald with entries for textbooks subscriptions supplies and publishers. Items include texts from Laidlaw Brothers Fearon University of Iowa and Ginn and Company and subscriptions to National Geographic Instructor World Traveler and Athletic Journal.

Omaha World Herald K. L. Stewart Ins Bond Polk Progress Pioneer Publishing Co Bow Laidlaw Brothers Long’s Book Store Cccsesees Fear Hertzberg Baker and Taylor T. S. Denison Company Eocshesied World Traveler J. B. Lippincott Grossmont Press Ceca Frankles Teaching Aids Inc Triangle School Supply

Fredrickson Family Reunion Held at Buckley Park

The Fredrickson family met Sunday August 13 1972 at Buckley Park Stromsburg for their annual reunion with a 1:00 PM picnic. Officers for 1973 were named and minutes read while family births marriages and deaths from the past year were noted.

Fredrickson Buckley Park Ansel Fredrickson Wesley Fredrickson Wallace Fredrickson Everett Anderson Ollie Johnson Earl Johnson Fredricksons Marvin Fredrickson Genevieve Anderson Gordon Fredrickson Jane Fredrickson Arlette Johnson Jill Suszanne Jodi Lynn Creighton B. Anderson Mark Allen Monty Fredrickson Angela Jean Glen Richards Amy Rae Lavern Gulbrandson Henry Peterson Hedvig A. Gustafson Stromsburg Walter Fredrickson Salley Norman Fredrickson Mark Roger Eric Omaha Scott Engberg Kenneth Peterson Russell Fredrickson

York Lutheran Women Rally Focuses on Youth Theme TNT

The York Zone Lutheran Women's Missionary League hosts its annual fall rally on Monday September 18 from 9 00 a m to 3 30 p m at Zion Lutheran Church Thayer Nebraska The event centers on the theme Today Not Tomorrow with guest speakers from the Impact program and Supt Donald Best of the Youth Development Center at Geneva All women are invited to attend bringing a covered dish and table service.

York Zone Lutheran Women's Missionary League Zion Lutheran Church Thayer Nebr Impact Donald Best Geneva

Local Families Share Labor Day Visits

Mark Albin of Des Moines spent Labor Day weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Albin and family. Tonya Anderson of Lincoln visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Oscar Anderson on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz were visitors in the Leslie Adelson home Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson called Wednesday afternoon for coffee at Chauncey Gustafson home.

Lennis Lind Lincoln John Nyberg Walden McNaught LeMar Lind Michael of Arnold Lloyd Lind LeMar Coaches School Buckley Park Stromsburg Oscar Sundberg Emma Horstman Bruce Cowgill Silver Creek Arthur Wurtz Leslie Adelson Wurtz Lake Arrowhead Calif Mark Albin Des Moines Lloyd Albin Tonya Anderson Oscar Anderson Herbert Wurtz Rudolph Gustafson Chauncey Gustafson

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