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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
3
Lincoln N C H A campers stayed at Gustafson Camp Ground from Friday afternoon to Sunday for Pork Bean Day activities. Sunday breakfast gathered Mr and Mrs Rolland Stromberg and family, Orrin Alfred of San Francisco, Norris Alfred, and others, as a Community Club check was presented by local supporters.
The Polk United Methodist Church WSCS met in the church parlors on Thursday afternoon September 2. Mrs Arlo Stevens presided as president and led the business session. Mrs Dwight Burney spoke about her two months in Alaska. Corsages for Missions were given to ten ladies, and a Thanksgiving turkey dinner was voted. A pot luck lunch followed.
Polk county residents Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney and Hulda Sagehorn joined Mrs John Ray at Hampton on Sunday for the Dr O M Troester Day. Frank Mueller of Washington DC spoke as guest of honor, honoring the 1971 recipient Glen Hendrix. Wilbur Whitacre hosted and joined Lillie Lind, Pete Peterson, and Denver visitors in Leslie Adelson’s home and later dined with Ralph Johnson in Stromsburg.
The report lists numerous social visits and events including guests at Edwin Nyberg’s home with Alice Nelson and Milford Olson families, a church wedding for Elaine Heny and Lavern Schulze in Powell Wyoming, funeral services for Mrs Arthur Branting in North Platte, and various trips and gatherings. Highlights include Pork Bean Days on Sept 15-16 with a parade and football game Polk vs Leigh, and multiple trips to Grand Island Beauty School, Kearney State College, Lake View Resort, and the State Fair. The piece notes several reunions, birthday observances, and visits among the Ox Creek area families and friends from Riverton, Minneapolis, Dayton, and Chicago.
Mr and Mrs Don Hanquist of Lincoln were weekend guests in the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Donald Hanquist.
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