Irvin Gesttrine exhibit and a weather misprint row
A fragmentary diary style column notes Irvin Gesttrine’s potato record for posterity and a humorous exhibit title. It then quotes a Grand Island weather notice about fronts from North Dakota and western Nebraska, followed by a sampler of local humor and reader letters with snatches of gossip and reminiscences.
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Irvin
Grand Island
Weather Bureau
Pacific
North Dakota
Nebraska
Polk Community Club Meeting Apr 15 Plans Pot-Luck and Music
The Polk Community Club will meet Monday April 15 at 7 30 PM with a pot-luck supper and live music from the high school music department. All members are urged to attend and guests are welcome.
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Polk Community Club
Polk Community Gathers for Jones-Ewert-Wendy Tribute
Seventy four relatives and friends gathered in Polk Community Hall on Sunday April 7 to honor Elner Jones, Milton Ewert, and Wendy of Crystal Lake Illinois. Attendees traveled from Lincoln Omaha Hastings Central City Hardville Bradshaw Kearney Polk Fort Morgan Cole and Crystal Lake.
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Polk Community Hall
Elner Jones
Milton Ewert
Wendy
Crystal Lake, Ill
Jones
Raymond Sundberg
Vern Jones
Lincoln
Omaha
Hastings
Central City
Hardville
Bradshaw
Kearney
Polk
Ft. Morgan
Cole
Crystal Lake
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Cheryl Sagehorn
Miss Cheryl Sagehorn was the honored guest at a shower Sunday March 31 at the home of Mrs James Wochner. Fifteen classmates and friends participated in bridal games and gifts. A dainty lunch was served by hostesses Carolyn Kealiher, Marie Carlson, Dianne Bodine and Mrs James Wochner. Miss Sagehorn will be the bride of Roger Morris Saturday April 20 at the Immanuel Lutheran church in Polk.
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Cheryl Sagehorn
James Wochner
Carolyn Kealiher
Marie Carlson
Dianne Bodine
Sagehorn
Roger Morris
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Polk
Tears and tunes drift through a light front page
The column notes pop music’s ongoing tearful ballads with crooners still singing heartbreak, yet the words shift to modern woes. A song about a lover who left both love and money is referenced with a punchline about crying all the way to the bank.
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Ken
Qaqoogo
Polk High Alumni Banquet Committees Named
The Polk High School Alumni Banquet will be Friday May 31 in the high school auditorium. President Don Manquist announced committees including Program chaired by Mrs Richard Sealey with several members, Decorating led by Mrs Roger Merchant, Invitation chaired by Mrs Don Dahlin, RSVP by Mrs Anna Eisler, Dishes led by Mr and Mrs Wayne Ramsey, Tables and Chairs with Burdette Flodman as chairman, Nominating chaired by Norris Alfred and Lloyd Stromberg.
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Polk High School
Don Manquist
Richard Sealey, Sr
Kenneth Meerkatz
Morris Fisher
Dean Lindbury
Larry Coover
Sam Wall
Glen Stevens
Neal Mec-Naught
Roger Merchant
Gary Sagehorn
Kenneth Strong
Fred Bedient
Bill LaVelle
Lloyd Lind
Don Dahlin
Roger Gustafson
Walter Stohl
Jim Wochner
Reuben Ehn
Irvin Anderson
R.S.V.P
Anna Eisler
Wayne Ramsey
Wayland Flodman
Kenneth Wilshusen
Dale Lindburg
Gordon Johnson
Burdette Flodman
Lyle Widga
Verland Widga
Kenneth Meerskatz
Neal van Flousen
Larry Klingsporn
Darwin Hahn
Norris Alfred
Lloyd Stromberg
Polk Women’s Club Meets at Mrs Aker Home
The Polk Women’s Club gathered at Mrs P W Aker’s home on Tuesday afternoon April 2 with 13 members and 2 visitors. President Kathy Brazda led the business session as plans for a spring outing were made and a Easter program was presented by Mrs Lloyd Stromberg and Mrs Aker with music by Mrs Verland Widga and Mrs Brazda. Refreshments were served by Mrs Oscar Sundberg and Mrs Leslie Adelson.
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Polk Women’s Club
P. W. Aker
Kathy Brazda
Lloyd Stromberg
Aker
Verland Widga
Brazda
Oscar Sundberg
Leslie Adelson
Hospital Report Names Read in Regional Patient List
A hospital report lists patients and dismissals across Stromsburg Osceola Gresham and Benedict. Names include Mrs Mamie Steever Mrs Alice Swanson Mr Andrew E Peterson Mrs Clarence Carlson Mr Phillip Waller and others with several discharged entries and a baby girl to Benedict.
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Mamie Steever
Stromsburg
Andrew E. Peterson
Osceola
Clarence Carlson
Alice Swanson
Mary George
Phillip Waller
Lee Rein
Betty Ang
Charles Nuttleman
Gresham
Verle Hedrick
Wilmont Crozier
Gladys Buchta
Marie Flageman
Hjalmer Bloom
Robert D. Miller
Benedict
William Cuda
Robert Sigler, Sr
Daniel Magnuson
Polk County SWCD Offers Conservation Scholarships
The Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District will offer conservation scholarships again this summer to teachers living or teaching in Polk County. Applications are handled by Mrs Betty Majors at the County Superintendent's office in Osceola.
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Polk County
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Polking
Tudor Cordage
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Shaker Lake
Johnson
United States
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Iowa
Kenneth W. Sand
Don Miller
Des Moines Register
Ken Sand
Bill Steel
California
Los Angeles
Bill
Long Beach
Community Club
Palm Sunday
Polk Community Chorus
Ellen Spray
Patricia Stranberg
Hordville
Harold Chader
Ann Otte
Edith Naslund
Eugene Anderson
Moline
Elmer Anderson
Duane Nelson
Elmer Nelson
Tony
Julie Rogers
Moline, al
Monti
Ester Lackey
Dean Samuelson
Alvin Stranberg
John Nyberg
Dale Nyberg
Elwood Sandell
First Baptist Church
Jerry Jones
Mary Lou
Carmen
Paul Sagehorn
Mervin Shenk
Ella Shenk
Good Samaritan
Harold Bedient
York
Gerald Stevens
Chas. Whittemore
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
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