Polk Community News Highlights Local Clubs and Events
Polk Garden Club met at Mrs. James Wilson home to study tree branches with Mrs. Mervin Samuels assisting. Neighborhood Birthday Club honored Mrs. Chas Lytle with a lunch and gifts. Several Polk High School classmates gathered for reminiscing. The Old Quiz recounts Rev Milton O Conner’s ministry path. RosIE the cow dies after producing eleven calves. DDT rootworm notes follow. Early tillage increases wheat yields by six bushels per acre, says UNL agronomist. Kennedy proclaims July 23 29 as a national observance.
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Polk Garden Club
James Wilson
Mervin Samuels
Ester Lackey
Orlie Miller
Polk Territory
Chas. Lytle
Neighborhood
Lytle
York
Robert Hardin
Holdrege
Donald Dahlin
C. R. Lindholm
Maxine Kingsley Alstadt
California
Polk High School
Bob Schlondorf
Clarks
Ronald Glasser
James Kiser
Wayne Creech
Aldstadt
Bill Kingsley
John Smith
Kearney
Leonard Jamroy
Ed. Ostberg
Wood River
Ilof Osberg
Don Ostberg
Dean Osberg
Ilof Ost
Wayne Lindholm
Russel Willis
Lincoln
C. H. Lindholm
Paul Stevens
Lynn Benson
Timothy
Rochester
Minn
Stevens
Paul Sagehorn
Ardean Kohtz
Lawrence Coffer
Omaha
Milton O’conner
Arcadia
Polk
Swede Plain
Tyron
Bertrand
Loomis
Irvin Anderson
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Glenn Hill
Karen Stevens
Natalie Hahn
Linda Stromberg
Steven Gustafson
Billie Nelson
Gary Stevens
Marlene Coover
Gary Johnson
Cheryl Anderson
Vergil Leach
Inland Methodist Church
Trumbull
Leach
Grand Island
Hardy
Nebraska
Inland-Trumbull
Elwood Sandell
Ft. Collins, Colo
Corn Rootworm Shows Resistance to Several Insecticides in Nebraska
Extension Entomologist reports Western Corn Rootworm resistant to Aldrin Heptachlor BHC and Dieldrin in irrigated Nebraska corn. Infestation remains severe in some areas though soil treatments reduced damage. DDT remains most effective against adult beetles at 1 to 1.5 percent per acre. monitoring continues with Washington DC pesticide officials.
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Extension Entomologist
Nebraska
Extension Entomology Department
Pesticide Registration Division
Washington D. C. Fo
National Farm Safety Week Promotes Family Focused Safety
The 18th annual National Farm Safety Week co sponsored by the U S Department of Agriculture and the National Safety Week Council promotes the theme Safety Is A Family Affair with daily topics from Reverence for Life to Recreation Safety Beginning Sunday July 23. The program urges farmers to prevent accidents by turning off machinery refueling away from heat and wearing simple work clothing and notes eggs cost 40 to 45 cents per dozen in Nebraska stores while simple paint can reduce heat and extend roof life improving hen comfort and egg production.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Safety Week
National Safety Council
John Skinner
University of Nebr
Extension Poultryman
Poultryman
Miss Judy Koehler Returns From Vacation Tour
Miss Judy Koehler resumed her work Monday after a two week vacation through Colorado Hastings and Lincoln Nebraska.
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Judy Koehler
Colorado
Hastings
Lincoln
Nebraska
Community Notes from Columbus and Surrounding Areas
District 18 residents and local families share visits and gatherings through mid July. Social visits include Mr and Mrs Flamme in Columbus, Valeria Smolenski and Rosalie, and multiple couples from Dallas Lincoln Osceola Creston and Loup City. Baptism, dinners, and picnics mark weekend events with numerous friends and relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flamme
Fredrick Flamme
Columbus
Valeria Smolenski
Rosalie
Edward Lisko
Osceola Occasion Guests and Family Updates
Osceola residents note visiting relatives from Omaha Stromsburg and Stromsburg areas. The Tilers and Schmoker Bonnes and families were Sunday guests of Roy Fer. Carol Lee Iler returned home with her parents after a week with grandparents. Bruce Pickett attended a ball game with Ada Howland hosting Sunday evening.
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Marvin K. Tiler
Omaha
Sonja Hallquist
Stromsburg
Ben Schmoker
Ed. Bonne
Roy Fer
Carol Lee Iler
Bruce Pickett
Ada Howland
Bruce
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Byron Johnson
Herbert Anderson
Wallace Sandell
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Osceola
Rosie
Bill Stromberg
W. T. London
J. C. Swinbank
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
Rollin Schnieder
University of Nebraska Extension
John F. Kennedy
Richard Klein
Nebr
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Te Insurance Company
Fs Sderat 2
Towa
Joe
Osceola Feed Mill & Eley, Inc
Thos. Hofbauer, JR
Foxbilt
Harry
The
Travelers Safety Service
J. C. Bishop
Dallas
Texas
Eva Fenney
Leslie Hohndorf
Clarence Leimser
Ben Zedicher
Janet Morton
Robin
Neal Hasselbalch
Sherry
J. F. Ernst
John Micek
Jerry
Mike Swan
Bob Hohndorf
Fred Flamme
John Johannes
North of Columbus
Eugene Johannes
Creston
Eugene
Bob Jablonski
Loup City
Alfred Bernt
Lee Iwansky
Susan Kay
Iwansky
Jablonski
Mr. Bernt
Marvin Luchsinger
Doris Fyfe
Nebraska City
Emil Koziol
Alfred Otte
Don Murray
Duane Gabel
Osceola High
the Legion Hall
Firestone
Dantyexny
Osceola, Nebr
Osceola News
State Farm
Petrus Nelson
Stromsburg, Nebr
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois