Polking Around and Local Happenings in Polk
Mrs Larry Killion asked about the Polking Around column and it returns with notes on kite flying including Larry Killion Don Miller Ed Reckner and Carl Carlstrom buys a house in west Polk. The west Polk area adds families Shaw Widga Killion Hadley and Carlstrom totalling 25 children. Lyman Lampshire is released from Grand Island veterans hospital. Keith Brazda returns home from Central City hospital and plans to resume school. Ray Conrad W Norton buy Strand Lumber Co Osceola yard and plan full supplies between towns. A dog locked in a supermarket samples seven 30 pound bags of dog food. A hawk near Main St is noted. The Solunar Tables for 1963 are discussed and dismissed. Rain falls half an inch in a dry week and bantam chicken sex is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Killion
Don Miller
Ed Reckner
Larry
Killian
Carl Carlstrom
Grandma Widga
West Polk
Polk
Carlstrom
Shaw
Don Widga
Killion
Hadley
Carlstroms
Oscar
Margaret Jones
Lyman Lampshire
Grand Island Veteran's Hospital
Keith Brazda
Central City Hospital
Bill Steel
Lincoln Star
Main St. Anad
Polk High track squad returns seven lettermen for season
The Polk High track squad of 29 has seven returning lettermen including Calvin Crow and Arlan Stromberg. Schedule includes Osceola April 5 and district and state meets in May. At Polk County meet in Osceola, Stromsburg won with 48 points, Osceola 39, Polk 36, Shelby 29, with notable records by Mike Treadway and Dave Anderson and multiple Polk placers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High
Calvin Crow
Arlan Stromberg
Marshall Anderson
Merton Flodman
Max Kroger
John Reckner
Dick Mundt
Roger Morris
Dave Fjell
Doug Sundberg
Eddie Johnson
Dennis Morris
Bob Rahrs
Jay Shaw
Galen Sterner
Don Stewart
Bruce Bedient
Richard Brockevelt
Dennis Carlstrom
Steve Flodman
Gary Johnson
Gary Sagehorn
Gary Stevens
Dennis Widga
Sherman Wilshusen
Don Hanquist
Allan Neuhaus
Dennis Sealey
Lynn Sundberg
Polk County
Osceola
Midland
Fremont
Doane Relays
Crete
eKarney
Columbus
Tromsburg
Vikings
Polk
Polk Cubs
Stromsburg
Shelby
Mike Treadway
Dave Anderson
Dennis Quick
Kent Lind
Shot Polk
Frehsman
All-Sports Banquet Set for May 7 at High School Auditorium
Final plans announced for the All-Sports banquet to be held May 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Bob Devaney, University of Nebraska football coach, will be guest speaker. Tickets cost $1.50 and are on sale from Pep Club members, with 250 tickets available on a first come, first served basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Devaney
Univ. of
Nebr
Polk Schools Set Easter Vacation Dates
Easter vacation for Polk schools runs April 12 to 15 with students returning to classes on Tuesday April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Pinkernell Welcomes Baby Girl With Uncertain Name
A village note reports Rev. Pinkernell’s newborn daughter. The boy and girl residents mention a bantam, a hen and a rooster, while the press lacked exact birth details. The infant’s surname is Pinkernell, but the first name remains unknown as of press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killion
Pinkernell
Spring Music Program at Polk High School Auditorium
The Polk High School Music Department presents a Thursday program at 1 40 pm featuring Mixed Chorus and Girls Glee with several ensembles led by Norman McIntosh and Doug Sundberg. Selections include Triple Trio Conversation for Cornet and Beside Still Waters, along with The Winds in the South and Climbin Up the Mountain. The public is invited to attend.
Polk Local Guests and Visitors Highlight Weekend
Polk residents hosted relatives and friends across multiple towns including Mc Cool Bradshaw and Shelton with dinners church services and family visits. A bake sale by Arborville Missionary and Aid Society is set for Saturday April 13 at 4 00 a.m. in the hotel lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester Lackey
Curtis Hoffman
Martin Hoffman
Darold Hoffman
New Baby
Elmer Wilshusen
Zion Lutheran Church
Ivan Driver
Bradshaw
James Dryden
Susan
John
Mark
Huntington
N. Y
Ollie Johnson
Will
Bob Brashears
Shelton
Dolan Hahn
Don Ostberg
Wayland Flodman
Polk
Arborville Missionary and Aid Society
Celebrate Golden Wedding Date
Mr and Mrs Otto Wilshusen marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an Open House at Immanuel Lutheran Church Polk. About 275 relatives attended. They married April 2, 1913, at Immanuel Church. They farmed in Polk 41 years then moved to Crete. They have four children Ralph Norman Berniece Melba Ann plus 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wilshusen
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Polk
Immanuel Church
Butzke
Crete
Ralph
North Bend
Norman
Schuyler
Berniece Feeken
Melba Ann Ortegren
Palmer
Polk Woman's Club Hears About Parks
The Polk Woman's Club met April 2 at Mrs. Emma Horstman’s home with Mrs. Wallace Sandell assisting. A new flag was dedicated by Mrs. Arnold Neuhaus and Mrs. Norman McIntosh. The meeting covered Our National Parks presented by Mrs. Oscar Sundberg and Mrs. Sigrid Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Woman’s Club
Emma Horstman
Wallace Sandell
Arnold Neuhaus
Norman McIntosh
Prks
Oscar Sundberg
Sigrid Alfred
Sunday Visitors Share Meals and Church Socials
Sunday afternoon callers at the Lloyd Sromberg home included Mrs. Beda Stromberg of York and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baker of McCool. The Baptist Church ladies sextet met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Dwayne Miller. members include Mesdames Don Hanquist Dale Lindburg Wayne Creech Gordon Fossberg Roy Glasser Jr. and Robert Merchant. Mr. and Mrs. John Adams and family of Hastings were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Gordon Fossberg and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Sromberg
Beda Stromberg
York
Harold Baker
McCool
The
Baptist Church
Dwayne Miller
Don Hanquist
Dale Lindburg
Wayne Creech
Gordon Fossbrg
Roy Glasser, Jr
Robert Merchant
John Adams
Hastings
Gordon Fossberg
County Gives $1886 To March Of Dimes
Mrs Edith Heilman Polk County chairman for the March of Dimes expresses appreciation to area leaders for raising funds despite bad weather. Special thanks are given to county teenagers for their strong response to the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
March of Dimes
Edith e¢Hilman
Polk Co
National Foundation
Heilman
Final Dates For Wool and Wheat Marketing Programs
final date april 30 1963 for 1962 wool applications covering shorn wool and unshorn lambs for the period april 1 1962 through march 31 1963. May 21 1963 set as the election date for the 1964 wheat marketing quota referendum with allotments near 1962 or about 90 percent of 1963. Farms with less than 15 acres receive reduced allotments and price support if joining 1964 program under a two price plan of 2.00 per bushel for 80 percent and 1.30 for the rest.
Heart Fund Drive Total Collected in February
The Heart Fund drive conducted by the Legion Auxiliary collected 169.74 dollars in February. Reported by chairman Mrs. Don Widga the campaign raised from organizations businesses and containers and house to house efforts totaling 169.74 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Don Widga
Polk
Hospital Admissions And Surgeries Reported
Alex Adelson was admitted to Osceola hospital last Thursday. Leonard Orendorff underwent surgery Friday morning at St. Marys hospital in Columbus. Keith Brazda has been a patient at Central City hospital since Tuesday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Adelson
Osceola Hospital
Leonard Orendorff
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Keith Brazda
Central City Hospital
Easter Hymns of the Cross Service at Baptist Church
A special Easter service titled Hymns of the Cross will be presented at the Baptist Church on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. A colored film strip portrays scenes at the cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
the Cross
Birth of Sonia Teresa Negron to Mr and Mrs Negron
Here I Am A2ce and Mrs Felix Negron announce the birth of a daughter Sonia Teresa weighing seven pounds three ounces on March twenty second. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gerhardt Dose J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Negron
Sonia Teresa
Gerhardt Dose J
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Ray Conrad
W. H. Norton
Strand Lumber Co
Knute Johnson
H. S. Auditorium
Polk H. S. Music Dept
America
the Beautiful
Adoramus
Christe
Aube
Boston
Douglas Sundberg
Cornet Myrna Merchant
Delores Willits
Gail Giles
Amparito Roca Symphony No
Davorak
Ove Ev Aae
Climbin
Mountain Boys
Karen Stevens
Connie Jones
Myrna Merchant
Arlyce Lind
Gilead
Carrol Flodman
Donna Tleen
Lincoln
Ale Edward E. Hafer
Charles W. Hafer
Minerva
Ohio
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Rolland Hanniman
Shelby Ce
Cere
Scientific Research Fund
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