Polk Pulse Reports A Week Of Illness And Fishing Plans
A humorous local column notes a week of flu in Polk and explains why Easter news wasn’t printed. It recalls a sick relative who demanded privacy, jokes about abnormal psychology, and shares fishing plans for Sherman dam with ref to nightcrawlers and boat prep. Dale Peterson visits Polk to buy Model A parts and shares Ford enthusiasm.
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Polk
Sherman Dam
Main St
Joe Hahn
Hank Eisler
Stromberg Iga
IGA
Dave Moore
Progress Office
Ood Oo
Dale Peterson
Lincoln
Hastings College Leader to Speak at Polk All-Sports Banquet
Dr. Lynn Farrell athletic director head basketball coach and associate professor of physical education at Hastings College will be the Polk All-Sports Banquet speaker this Saturday evening in the high school auditorium. Afterward the program opens to the public for speeches and the 1969 All-Sports King and Queen presentation.
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Lynn Farrell
Hastings College
Wounded in Vietnam Sergeant Branting Is Reported Wounded
Mr and Mrs Marvin Branting received a telegram from the Secretary of the Army announcing that their son Sergeant Leslie W Branting was wounded in Vietnam on April 3 during combat operations. He sustained a wound to the right knee and will be returned to duty.
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Marvin Branting
Secretary of the Army
Sgt
Leslie W. Branting
Vietnam
Polk Community Club Meeting Focuses on Disaster Safety
The Polk Community Club gathers Monday April 21 at 8:00 P M in the Community Hall. A Red Cross representative will discuss disaster and safety precautions, with additional entertainment numbers on the program.
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Polk Community Club
The
Red Cross
Kindergarten Round-Up Sets Friday April 25 Morning
Kindergarten roundup for the 1969 70 year opens with visitation by new students and mothers Friday April 25 at 9 00 A M. Registration follows from 9 45 to 10 36 in the elementary gym with coffee and rolls served.
Polk Summer School Focuses on Remedial Reading
Polk Public School launches a six week summer session starting May 27 through July 5 with two classes Remedial Reading and Language Arts. Instruction emphasizes individualized help and test percentiles grade averages and teacher evaluation to identify needs. Bus transportation is provided for rural students and classes run 8 30 to 11 20 with trips outside the school on two days.
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Polk Public School
Dawn Killion Highlighted in Junior Play Cast
Correction: Dawn Killion was omitted from the junior play cast list. She played the part of Jody Tucker.
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Dawn Killion
Dawn
Jody Tucker
One Death to Save 100 Million Reflections on War and Honor
A reflective piece compares Christ’s crucifixion and the hypothetical 100 million deaths in nuclear war. It questions noble sacrifice, notes Pentagon forecasts of mass casualties, and challenges belief that nations or ideologies justify collective death. It urges global restraint over violent solutions.
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Jesus Christ
United States
U. S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Russia
School Board Adopts New Lunch Policy
The Board of Education announced a new policy for free and reduced price lunches in Polk Public School District No. 72. Superintendent Nielsen noted meals cost about 50c but are charged at 30c, with subsidies and donations covering the rest, and that needs are determined by local authorities.
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Board of Education
Nielsen
Polk Public
Supt
Have You Noticed Ladies and the House We Visit
An observant reader explains how to judge a household from yard clues and door details. Green lawns suggest no children or kids playing elsewhere, while toys and debris hint at age groups. Signs like frayed wires or old tools imply older children or adults. Diaper pins and pablum indicate a baby. Sales approach is discouraged.
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Buddlig Electronic
Father
End to School Visits Announced for Current Year
The school announces there will be no visits for the rest of the year following a long-standing practice. Field trips and end of year schedules will fill class periods, with tests noted as taking significant time.
Adamses announce birth of son Kelly Gene
Mr and Mrs Ronald Adams of Denver Colorado announce the birth of a son named Kelly Gene born April 11 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces Mrs Adams is formerly Beverly Glasser daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Glasser Jr
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Ronald Adams
Denver
Colo
Kelly Gene
Adams
Beverly Glasser
Roy Glasser, Jr
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