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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
5
The Happy Hour Club met Friday at Mrs. Roger Werner’s home for a business session and social hour. Refreshments were provided by the hostess and co-hostess Mrs Hap Johnson of Central City for eleven members and one visitor.
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Big Springs for John Skoglund 22 of Big Springs who was killed in a car accident Sunday. He was the son of Henry Skoglund and a student at Kearney State Teachers College. Attending were Mrs. Julia Larson and family of Mason City Iowa and Mr and Mrs Willard Larson among others. He was a nephew of Mrs Julia Larson.
The King's Couples from the Baptist church visited Mamre Mission Church near Hordville to hear Evangelist Bud Peterson speak on a Marriage Clinic. They returned to Polk for a business meeting and refreshments hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lindburg and Mr. and Mrs. Don Shostrom.
The Wide Awake Sunday School class of the Methodist church and their teacher Mrs. Irvin Anderson visited Gilbert Lampshire Sunday morning. They presented a gift box to be opened one package per day. Mr. and Mrs. Walden McNaught and children of Crete were weekend and Sunday dinner guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Lind. Other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. N E B McNaught and Mr. and Mrs. W C Steel.
Mr and Mrs P W Aker and Herb Wurtz plus Mrs Emma Horstm an return from a Colorado vacation. James Ostrander hosts a Columbus guest and Frank Ostrander family share Sunday dinner with Milton Wilcox Silver Creek. Harold Ostrander Benedict visits Ostrander home. Clarence Creech hosts Sunday supper for Roger Johnson Melba Sidney Hanson Mark Tromsburg Carl Hall Velma Chapin Roger Hoffman rising City Wayne Creech family. Dinner honors W Creech on his birthday.
PTA plans a meeting and teachers reception in the school auditorium on September 18 at 8:00 p.m. Officers include President Mrs. Alvin Strandberg, Vice President Mrs. Don Quick, Secretary Mrs. Dale Hanquist, and Treasurer Mrs. Carl Johnson. The notice invites all residents to attend.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Burke of Osceola Mr and Mrs Noel Kealiher and family were Sunday guests of Orlie Miller after the game Friday night. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Floyd Waak and Steven of Cheyenne Wyo Mrs Agnes Waak of Hooper and Clara Mahnken for lunch at the Miller home.
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