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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1973
Page
3
The Polk Woman's Club gathered at the home of Mary Stauffer on Tuesday September 11 at 6 30 for a fall kickoff luncheon. Eighteen members and one visitor attended and five new members joined. The year’s theme is Our Changing Times with Jo Richey and Verna Fredrickson presenting on changes in education.
Mr and Mrs James Brazda Sr hosted Mr and Mrs Victor Vesely in Wilbur for Mrs Vesely’s birthday. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Edwin Doremus and family, Mr and Mrs Ross Hirschfeld with Kimberly, and Mr and Mrs Joe Ehn for lunch.
Polk local society notes list Friday visits by Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney to Osceola with Mr and Mrs Lee Johnson. Sunday dinner guests include Mr and Mrs Reuben Swanson with the Bob Bran ting family in Hastings. A birthday supper circle gathers at Fullerton for Brenda and James Brazda Sr with multiple Brazda relatives. Various Osceola and York visitors are recorded throughout the week.
The week swings from warm to cold with highs in the 70s and 60s, then down to 40s and 50s. Readings show 74 at Friday’s 4 pm peak, 42 at Sunday 9 am, and a sequence of northeast north winds with rain and cloudy skies across Wednesday to Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Lee Harless were Tuesday evening lunch guests in the Joe Ehn home. Saturday supper guests were Mr and Mrs Wayne Creech of Washington, Mr and Mrs Darrell Scherer and family of Gibbon Minnesota, and Mr and Mrs Ted Pfeifer and family of Lincoln. Mr and Mrs Larry Coover and family were Sunday supper guests of Mrs Vega Ekdahl. Thursday coffee guests included Mrs Arlo Stevens Karen Stevens of Denver, Mrs Gaylord Stevens, and Mrs Vega Ekdahl. Mr and Mrs Martin Jones were Friday evening visitors in the Marvin Fredrickson home, while Mrs Hannan Hahn and Doyle were Monday evening visitors in the Harold Hanguist home.
Swede Plain MYF met at the church Sunday evening September 9. Officers elected were President Mark Clymer Vice President Loren Beckstrom Secretary Scott Dahlin Treasurer Max Clymer. A bowling party was planned for September 23 with scripture reading, prayer, a Bible quiz and a lunch by Verland Widga.
Mrs Marvin Fredrickson and Mrs Martin Jones and Lee Anderson of Atoka Oklahoma were Friday evening callers of Mrs Ruth Aker and Miss Nell Aker. Mr and Mrs Gary Sagehorn and family were Friday evening coffee guests in the Dolan Hahn home after the Polk-Stromsburg football game.
The Polk Scene records callers and visits across several households. Seattle visitors Mr and Mrs Jay Dee Green and daughter called on Mrs Hannah Hahn. Ebba Hanquist of York stayed with the Reuben Hanquist home and Ebba and Mrs Hanquist joined coffee guests with Roger Hanquist. Ebba also visited Don Hanquist. Leland Jackson and daughters of Lincoln were Sunday dinner guests of Ira Glasser. they attended an open house at Gene Glasser’s Wood River home for newlyweds Robert Glasser of Hartford, Conn., en route to Charleston, S. C. where he will serve in the Marines. Laura Bolton was a Sunday dinner guest at the Donald Hanquist home. Fred Bergin of Seward visited in the afternoon.
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