Machines and language shape our fragile future
A reflective critique of technology and media shows how translating human life into machine usable form fuels anxiety about progress. The piece laments familiarity with metric measures, fears of automation, and the cost of war while pondering authority and belief in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Lake Lida
Minnesota
Atomic Energy Commission
Vietnam
Hughes Rudd
CBS Morning News
Pentagon
Community Hall Work Progress and Donations Update
Renovation of the Community Hall continued with workers Clarence Rahrs Joe Hahn Duane Burney Norris Alfred Walter Nelson Dennis Johnson Don Miller Glen Babcock Nick McNaught Homer MacDonald Pete Hahn Arnold Neuhaus Ray Werner and Henry Blase. Nine more donations added 480, bringing total to 1659.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rahrs
Joe Hahn
Duane Burney
Norris Alfred
Walter Nelson
Dennis Johnson
Don Miller
Glen Babcock
Nick’ McNaught
Homer MacDonald
Pete Hahn
Arnold Neuhaus
Ray Werner
Henry Blase
Ae Oliver W. Johnson
Lloyd and
Don Widga
Glen and Hazel Hill
Orlie Miller
Fire Department
Lloyd & Eleanor
Eeseeeees
Lyle and
Mildred Dornburgh
Pork Woman's Club
Wendy Redman Enters Lions Talent Contest in Nebraska City
Wendy Redman entrant in district Lions talent contest in Nebraska City this Sunday. Her guitar vocal solo placed third in Senior Division at York Area Contest last Sunday. District winners advance to state competition in Scottsbluff this spring. Wendy is a Polk High School senior, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Redman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy Redman
Nebraska City
The
Lions Club
Wendy
York
Scottsbluff
Ralph Redman
Polk High
Hospital Notes Reflect Local Visits and Homecomings
A series of brief notes records hospital stays and social visits. Mrs Lyle Dornburgh stays at York General Hospital while Mrs Nellie LaVelle returns home from York hospital. Mrs Curtis Hoffman and family visit Willard Henderson. Osceola, Stromsburg, Grand Island, and Venezuela connections appear in visits to Hannah Rodine and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Dornburgh
York General Hospital
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Emmanuel Lutheran Hospital
Omaha
Nellie LaVelle
York Hospital
Nettie Carlson
Lennis Lind
Willard Henderson
McCool
Bertha Galloway
Lloyd Widga
Irvin Larson
Mmes Frank Spires
Wallace Larson
Stromsburg
Forrest Anderson
Irvin Anderson
Verland Widga
Donald Widga
Wilmer Rodine
Ruth Rodine
Reuben Hanquist
Unclear fragment hints at distrust of machines and wariness of enmity
Fragment discusses avoiding enemies and resisting mechanization, framing a worldview from Sunday School days. It mentions pounds inches and gallons and non talking machines, signaling tension between humanity and technology.
Evangelical Free Church 75th Anniversary Celebration
The Evangelical Free Church marked its 75th anniversary with a banquet at Polk Bible Camp on April 5 and special services on April 6. Attendees, including 125 members and friends, joined pastors and leaders in praising the Lord, sharing memories, and reflecting on future spiritual growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Polk Bible Camp
Harold Koelling
Keith Sandberg
Phil Thengvall
Willis Pauls
Dean Samuelson
Reuben Hanquist
Our
Milford Olson
Charles Crabtree
Midwest
William Anderson
Helen Nyberg
Kentucky
Diane Bodine
Elvera Nyberg
Jeanelle Carlson
Holly Bailey
Gene Jones
Columbus
G. Vern Thorell
Folden
Leland Harless
Rudolph Nyberg
Merlin Nyberg
Bill Tallman
Benji
Andrew
Don Bodine
Leonard Nyberg
Harriet Ang
Hannah Meline
Community Club to View Fire Slideshow and New School Pictures
The Polk Community Club will meet Monday evening to view slides of the school house fire and the construction of the new building. Walter Nielsen has compiled a pictorial record and Lauretta Neuhaus filmed the fire. Reports on the soup supper CIP and ball committees will be discussed. lunch will be served.
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Polk Community Club
Walter Nielsen
Lauretta Neuhaus
CIP and Ball
Todaro to study Shingon Buddhism in Japan on fellowship
Dale Todaro of Allentown and Polk namesake family travels to Tenri University Japan to work on an MA thesis about Shingon Buddhism. He received the 1975 76 Indiana University Tenri University Student Exchange Fellowship to continue research on major Eastern religions. He writes and speaks Japanese fluently and aims for a university teaching career in religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Todaro
Charles Todaro
Allentown
Maurice Lindburg
Polk
Tenri University
Japan
Indiana University-Tenri University
Gingham Gals 4-H Club Elects Leaders at First Meeting
On April 9 the Gingham Gals 4-H Club met at Anne Widga’s house to elect officers and plan projects. Pattie Bender is president with Kathie Bender as vice president Becky Brazda as secretary treasurer Cindy Widga as news reporter Lynelle Meerkatz as historian and Anne Widga as leader with Kathie Bender as assistant. The group, numbering eleven girls, chose the new project Decorate Your Dads for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gingham Gals 4-H
Anne Widga
Pattie Bender
Kathie Bender
Treas
Becky Brazda
Cindy Widga
Lynelle Meerkatz
Visitor Guests From Venezuela and Sterling Return Home
Mrs Ruth Bodine of Venezuela and Mr and Mrs Harry Hall of Sterling Colorado were Thursday and overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist. The Halls returned home Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bodine
Venezuela
Harry Hall
Sterling, Colo
Reuben Hanquist
Halls
Have You Noticed Ladies at State Speech Contest
A narrator recounts attending the State Speech Contest in Kearney with Wendy and Mrs Lind. Different informative speeches cover body language heredity antique bottles rabbits and plastic surgery, with humorous personal reflections on own looks and growing up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy
Mrs Lind
Kearney
Sir Lind
Ralph
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LIONS
Evangelical Free Church
Marvin Fredrickson
Aurora H. S
Arlette Johnson
Hampton
Johnson Home
Apel
Milo Prensa Ertrerectos
Gingham Gals
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