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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1971

Page

7

Community Guests Share Meals and Visits in Local Homes

Mr and Mrs Victor Hoffer of Clarks were coffee guests in the Richard Gustafson home after the football game. Families including the Gustafsons Steinkes and Walshes hosted dinners and welcomed relatives from Lincoln Osceola Hardville Fremont and York. Ice Follies attendance and intercity visits marked a weekend of hospitality and family gatherings.

Victor Hoffer Clarks Richard Gustafson Walter Steinke Wolbach Trent Neil Tyler Roger Gustafson Rudolf Andersen Marquette Dolan Hahn Don Hahn Seattle Wash Hannah Hahn Doyle Darwin Hahn Sara Osceola Duane Hahn Hardville Dale Rice Fremont Don Hanquist

Lichtenberger earns Master Angler for striped bass catch

Joe Lichtenberger of Bradshaw caught a 5 lb 6 oz striped bass at Lake McConaughy and received a Master Angler Award in the latest report. The record largest fish weighed 8 lbs 14 oz, all caught at Lake McConaughy.

Joe Lichtenberger Bradshaw Lake McConaughy Lake MccConaughy

Local Social News from Polk County

Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney attended a Wednesday luncheon at Judge Kroger’s Grand Island home. Mrs Wallace Sandell visited Monday afternoon with Mrs Martha Larson. The Burneys also called Monday evening on Mr and Mrs Jay Shumway of Hartington, who shared colored slides from their Alaska trip.

Dwight Burney E. G. Kroger Grand Island Wallace Sandell Martha Larson Jay Shumway Hartington Shumways Alaska

Bridge Course and Adult Education Listings

A collection of classes includes a bridge course for all skill levels and a German-English language course. Additional offerings cover secretarial English, art topics, investment basics, drug education, and an adult basic education program for adults 18 and older seeking a diploma with individualized pace and no tuition.

Local Community Guests Share Weekend Visits Across Nearby Towns

A parade of local residents from Merrick Central City Grand Island Stromsburg Osceola Bradshaw Osceola Henderson Cozad Omaha and Minneapolis gathered for dinners birthdays and Sunday gatherings. Notable visits included Mr and Mrs Clifford Branting hosting multiple groups and the Peterson Gustafson family spending an afternoon with Joe Tyler and boys in Osceola Central City and Stromsburg hosted several family events.

Sadie Clark Merrick Manor Central City Clyde Clark Grand Island Glen Babcock Norman Reckner St. Paul Donald Bjerrum Rudolph Gustafson Grace Leach Covenant Stromsburg Leroy Johnson Osceola Dick Olson Oregon Clifford Branting Clarence Munn Vern Eklund Bradshaw Homer Green Walter Bush Near Osceola Dennis van Housen Virgil Bush Carl Carlstrom Jerry .Wall Craig Henderson Vernalene Eklund Kenneth Carlstrom Terry Charles Cramer Cozad Emory Cramer Elmer Garner Christie Richard Gustafson Emil Steinke C. R. Peterson Roger Gustafson Petersons

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