Women Own Large Polk County Farmland
A Polk County survey shows women hold 58 407 acres of farm land, about one fifth of the 276 000 total. Tax records list 53 407 acres in women's names, with many local families hosting events and activities around Easter, school district 74 carnival profits, and social visits across Stromsburg Osceola and York areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Allen Ziegelbein
U of N
Mesdames
Cliff Cramer
Lawrence Sundberg
Osceola
Arnold Isaacson
Stromsburg Dar
Gordon
Mesdames Pengelly
C. R. Peterson
Henry Horstman
Oscar Sundberg
R. J. Allison
Ben Peterson
Enoch Peterson
Gloria
Columbus
Charles Jones
Local Visitors Gather in Polk In Respectful Weekend Review
Polk residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Bruce Cramer and family from York visited Emory Cramer. Don Holtorf from Central City joined Chauncey Gustafson for supper. George Swanson family and Kim Julian from Minneapolis arrived for a week with Hannah Hahn. Steve Wilson photo exhibit guests included Irvin Anderson and others at Suhr Museum. Anna Kisler with daughter and Clem Prososki with granddaughter Kathy left for Sacramento to visit Dennis Jacobsen and family. David Jacobsen enlists April 10 and Danny Jacobsen heads to Vietnam later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Cramer
York
Emory Cramer
Don Holtorf
Central City
Chauncey Gustafs
George Swanson
Kim Julian
Minneapolis
Minn
Swanson
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Darwin
Steve Wilson
Suhr Museum
Irvin Anderson
Glen Hill
Dwight Burney
C. O. Bodine
Emma Johnson
Mae Sundberg
Oscar Sundberg
Tom Harrington
Anna Kisler
Clem Prososki
Kathy
Sacramento
Calif
Dennis Jacobsen
David Jacobsen
Danny Jacobsen
Vietnam
Polk area notes include university soloist and local visits
In Polk a cafe hosts an IOOF Hall program while Allen Ziegelbein from Polk was chosen as senior soloist with the University of Nebraska Symphony Orchestra for a April 20 performance. A Polk Stromsburg WCTU joint meeting was at Mission Church in Stromsburg. Waldo Rost of Holdrege visited Robert Stohl. Margaret Merchant sang with York College A Capella Choir which toured eight days visiting four states and performing on the Don McNeill Breakfast Club in Chicago. Orlie Adelson and Roger of Wichita hosted by Willard Adelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Ziegelbein
Polk
University of Nebraska Symphony Orchestra
Polk and Stromsburg
WCTU
Mission Church
Stromsburg
Waldo Rost
Holdrege
Robert Stohl
Margaret Merchant
York College
Don McNeill
Chicago
Orlie Adelson
Roger
Wichita
Kan
Willard Adelson
The Death of Dr King and Racial Hate Reflections
A historical reflection on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and persistent racial bias in the United States. The piece questions compassion and justice for African Americans, cites Vietnam era Negro soldiers, and notes limited legal remedies against prejudice. It cites James Reston’s Washington Times passage on King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King, Jr
Rev
United States
Rev. King
King
James Reston
The
New York Times
Washington
Jefferson Memorial
Local Community News From The Carroll Flodman Circle
Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman receive a letter from Deland Flodman aboard the USS Canberra saying the ship will leave the DMZ in Vietnam on April 9 and spend time in Japan before Pearl Harbor. arrival in San Diego is set for April 29. Mr and Mrs Bruce Churchill and Russell of Swanton visited Mr and Mrs Glen Brazda and family Saturday. Lee Hanson was a Friday guest of the Flodmans. Frances Isaman of Aurora joined Ivan Johnson and family for Friday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Main Street
Joe McMahon
Chapman
Jerold Ruzicka
Harvey Lind
Philip Johnson
Lois
Gloria Adelson
Batpist Young Peoples Society
Angeline Johnson
Jones
Ben Peterson
Mervin Shenk
O. G. Glad
Wilert
Pork Woman's Club
Carroll Flodman
Deland Flodman
Canberra
Vietnam
Japan
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Bruce Churchill
Lee Hanson
Frances Isaman
Aurora
Ivan Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. J. Youmans
Irvin Fossberg
Philip Sack
D. H. Westfall
Hilding Strand
Chas. Crew
Lincoln
Lillian Brown
Edith Anderson
Snider
Clarks
C R. Peterson
W. A. Refshauge
Woman’s Culture Club
Hamilton County
Lorna Alfred
Velma Grovenor
Alice
Grace Lindburg
Grand Island
Thelma Lindburg
Leroy Alfred
Marie
Hahn
Loup City
Bob Baack
State Farm
State
Ralph C, Bond
State Farm Life
Surance Company
Bloomington, Mlinois
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
Ife
Ama Newspaper
IOOF
Boardman’s
Stromsburg, Nebr
Adolf Hitler
Nuremburg
Hitler
Germany
Russell of
Swanton
Glen Brazda
Mogens
AMSOY
James Lindburg
Roger Hanquist
Russell Kries
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