Arborville Congregational Welcomes Rev. Lindley Cook
The Arborville Congregational Church greeted Rev. Lindley Cook at Sunday services after his two month visit with his son Ralph in Camden Maine. Local families and friends hosted and joined a reunion picnic at the Arborville Church park with many Bedient relatives attending from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Cook
Bedient Family
Arborville
Bobby Stephens
Ron Gray
Amana
Iowa
Francis Tewell
Elwood Tewell
Central City
Lindsay
Burwell
Ed Johnson
Polk County Social Roundup Residents share visits over weekend
Mr and Mrs Robert Willits and family visited the Martin Lundstrom home Sunday evening. Mrs Richard Bacbock and Mark of Greeley Colorado and Ray Stevens of Aurora Colorado were Friday guests in the Horace Stevens home. Wayne Stevens of Ewing stayed overnight Saturday at Horace Stevens. Paul Strand joined Forrest Berg in Stromsburg Sunday. Dr Edwin Swanson and wife left for San Jose California after days with his mother A E Swanson. Wesley Lindahl of Omaha visited Willard Adelson Saturday. Joyce Widga of Lincoln spent Labor Day weekend with her parents Lester and Mrs Widga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Willits
Martin Lundstrom
Richard Bacbock
Mark
Greeley
Colo
Ray Stevens
Auurora
Horace Stevens
Wayne Stevens
Ewing
Paul Strand
Forrest Berg
Stromsburg
Edwin Swanson
Polk High School Enrollment Increases
The Polk district reports total system enrollment at 241 for 1970-71, down 16 from last year, with Polk High School at 91 students 53 boys and 38 girls. The graduating class was 17 last June and 25 freshmen this fall, while rural population decline is noted in county data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Polk
Gary Warden
Richard Hoops
Ronald Foote
Laurence Swanson
Dennis Johnson
Harry Brown
Helen Eriksen
Evelyn May
Connie Hilligas
Thorpe
Jean Nielsen
Jr. High
Irene Sundberg
Beth Hansen
Jane Nyberg
Lincoln State Fair attendance and social notices
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Widga attended the State Fair in Lincoln on Sunday. Mrs. Verl Fitz was a dinner guest of Mrs. Grace Harless on Monday. Dennis Widga and Jim Taylor of Lincoln were weekend guests at the Lloyd Widga home. The wedding of Mike Tracy and Janet Moore occurred at the United Methodist Church in York on Saturday, August 29. Mrs. Emma Horstman and Mrs. Oscar Sundberg attended the Republican noon luncheon at Stromsburg on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Brockevelt
Clovis
New Mexico
Wilfred Stephens
Marie Hansen
Beaver Crossing
Laura Merchant
Mildred Sterner
Fred Bedient
Fred
Freda Shockey
Harold
Floyd Bittinger
A. A. Shockey
Harry Kennel
Virgil Tenniges
Leland Bills
Lincoln
Edwin Deuker
Morris Fisher
Caroline Smith
York
Ralph Fisher
Orville Nouzovsky
Grand Island
Carroll Shenk
Carl Gorsuch
Lyle Widga
Verl Fitz
Grace Harless
Dennis Widga
Jim Taylor
Lloyd Widga
Mike Tracy
Janet Moore
United Methodist Church
Emma Horstman
Oscar Sundberg
Stromsburg
Bean Day Parade Hosts Dinner Guests
Saturday's Bean Day Parade drew Mr and Mrs Robert Baack entertaining about 30 guests from Lincoln York Stromsburg Hardville and Polk for dinner after the event. Monday dinner guests of Mrs Bessie Green included Mr and Mrs Leonard Warnick and granddaughter Alicia who ate supper at a cafe in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baack
Lincoln
York
Stromsburg
Hardville
Polk
Leonard Warnick
Alicia
Bessie Green
Central City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arborville News
L. D. Perkins
Ted Janky
Larry Cramer
Susan
Art Emken
Benedict
Fred Benedict
Owen Bedient
Teresa Bedient
Marvin Peninger
Newton
Kansas
Roger Merchant
Bruce Bedient
Shawn
Herbert Bedient
Bradshaw
Bedient
Arborville Church Park
Harold Bedient
Carl Bedient
Wichita
Eldon Anderson
Gerald Stevens
Bruce S Bedient
Ron Brockevelt
Mrs
Aluminum
Sundberg
Polk High School
Hazel Hill
Pearly Gate
Ilene Good
Lucille Tyler
Robert Merchant
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Eugene Ortgiesen
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