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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1951

Page

10

Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Homemaking Guests

Mrs Pearl Jack returns from Ames with her granddaughter and husband. Eugene Alderern visits Rock Island after two weeks with Naslund and Anderson homes. Weekend guests include Betty Taylor and friends of Lincoln, plus the Cramer and Sealey families. Supper guests and luncheons feature Sandell Leach Willits Gustafson groups. John Nyberg, stationed at Ft Riley, Kansas, spent the weekend with relatives.

Eugene Alderern Rock Island, Ill Wm Naslund Elmer Anderson Richard Sealey Sr Betty June Taylor Lincoln Richard Cramer Richard Sealey Jr Elwood Sandell Virgil Leach Grand Island Grant Willits Rena Mae Robert Willits Francis Johnson Larry Central City Clarence Vincent Vernie Hoffer Nora Willits J. C. Gustafson John Nyberg Ft. Riley Kansas

Polk Churches Schedule Promotes Services and Study

Hordville Baptist Church hosts 10:00 Bible School and 11:00 Morning Worship with all welcome. Polk Baptist Church follows 10:00 Bible School and 11:00 Morning Worship, plus 7:30 Evening Service, 7:30 Wednesday Bible Study, and 8:00 Thursday Choir Practice led by Pastor Elwood Anderson.

Hordville Baptist Church Polk Baptist Church Church Bible School Elwood Anderson

Arborville Church Schedule with Earle Eaton Minister

Arborville Congregational Church lists Rev Earle Eaton as minister and Sunday events at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School with Mrs Harold Bedient and 11:30 a.m. Divine Worship.

Arborville Congregational Church Earle Eaton Harold Bedient

Polk and Swede Plains Churches Service Times

Paul W. Walker conducts services at Swede Plains and Polk churches with two morning worships and Sunday School sessions listed for both locations. Swede Plains holds worship at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Polk hosts Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m.

Evangelical Free Church Polk Nebraska Schedule

Pastor Clifford A. Smith leads services at Polk Nebraska with 7:30 Pre Service Prayer Meeting 8:00 Evening Gospel Hour and weekday activities including Tuesday 2 30 p m Cottage Prayer Meeting and Thursday 8 60 Hour of Power.

Evangelical Free Church Polk Nebraska Clifford A. Smith

Local social guests visit area families this weekend

Mr. and Mrs. Russel Fjeil and family were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs Roy Fjeil near Swede Home. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ostberg were entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schipppreit of Silver Creek.

Russel Fjeil Roy Fjeil Dean Ostberg Mrr Donald Schipppreit Silver Creek

Local items: births moves and sales from area residents

Thirty two years ago Miss Hilah Plessinger left for Lincoln to attend business college. A Kalona Iowa card announced Robert Edick Anderson born Sept 12, 1919. Chas Johnson of Burke purchased Annie Dahlgren property for 2950 and plans to move to Polk. Mildred Smith went to Lincoln for State University. William Earl Cockle offers piano and voice lessons at Mrs Lingston's residence. At Havens Platte River bridge table beets 1.50 per bushel and other produce priced. Wayne Hill family returned from Colorado auto trip via Julesburg. John Newman, army foreman, visited his sister L O Glad. Rev and Mrs Cope will move to Red Cloud. Rev Kunkel assigned Polk charge.

Hilah Plessinger Lincoln Business College E. A. Anderson Kalona Iowa Robert Edick Anderson Chas, Johnson Burke Dak Annie Dahlgren Johnsons Polk Mildred Smith State University William Earl Cockle M. E Wayne Hill Colorado J. A. Theiss Julesburg John Newman L. O Glad Cope Red Cloud Kunkel

Local News Bits From St Edward And Nearby

Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs J A Lister of St Edward visited Mr and Mrs P J Garten. Mrs J B Jones from South Gate Calif visits her father Olaf Ostlund. H E Larson dies aged 58. funeral at Larson home with Rev Hedblooom. Kealiher and Merchant enter York College. Pickerel to Nebraska Central. John Erick Johnson dies at North Platte hospital aged 74. funeral at sister Mrs A W Samuelson. Ed Schultz moved from Cortland to Fremont. Arthur Ekstrom weighs eight pounds at birth. Ed Quick hosts picnic for son Floyd in Montana. Miss Lorna Alfred attends Chicago University.

J. A. Lister St Edward P J. Garten Lister J. B. Jones South Gate Calif Olaf Ostiuhnd H. E. Larson Edle Larson Larson J. Lt. Hedbloom Marion Kealiher Floyd Merchant York College Glenn Pickerel Nebraska Central Central City John Erick Johnson North Platte Hospital A. W. Samuelson Ed Schultz Cortland Union Pacific Fremont Arthur Ekstrom Floyd Montana Lorna Alfred Chicago University

Local Briefs Highlight Weddings Farewell Passings and Visits

Eldon Anderson leaves for Lincoln to take a position at the Agriculture College. Miss Algene Flodman and Walter Stohl wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. S W Longacre officiating and a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. Mrs Ed Cohagen dies in Oakland California with interment in Corvallis Oregon. Harvey Wochner visits Homer Ramsey at Veterans Hospital in Lincoln. A miscellaneous shower honors Mrs Earl Curry at her sister’s home. The Bedients travel from California to visit York relatives and plan to settle there.

Eldon Anderson Lincoln Agriculture College Algene Flodman E. A. Flodman Walter Stohl John Stohl Methodist S. W. Longacre High Prairie Ed Cohagen Oakland Calif Corvallis Oregon Clifford Harvey Wochner Homer Ramsey Veteran’s Hospital Earl Curry Reuben Hanquist Mesdames Wilmer Bodine Clarence Bodine W. E. Bedient Audrey California Fred Bedient Will York

Farm hail wrecks 48 window panes on Albert Reed’s place

Albert Reed, a farmer west of town, reported 48 panes of window glass broken from last week’s hail storm. Daniel Graves of Omaha spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Graves. Katz and family visited Floyd Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fossberg on Sunday. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Lindburg last week included Mr. and Mrs. Horace Stevens and Tommy on Monday evening and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Peterson on Tuesday evening.

Albert Reed Daniel Graves Omaha Dan Graves

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