Cowboys and cowchips spark old prairie memories
A reminiscence recalls late 1880s buffalo chip fuel and a playful contest among boys near Hordage, while modern claims of a world cowchip throw record surface from Harold Smith of Forgan, Oklahoma and disputed by Carl Engel of Odessa, Texas.
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Holdrege
Midwest
Lincoln Journal
Harold Smith
Forgan
Oklahoma
Carl Engel
Odessa
Texas
Beaver
Oklo
Beaver Herald Democrat
Home Society Meets at Mrs Johnsons Home
Home Society gathered April 18 at Mrs Myrtle Johnsons residence with eight members and three guests. Irene Widga presided as Bea Johnson won the presidency in officer elections. A pot luck lunch followed with bingo prizes and a hostess gift to Bea Johnson. Visitors James Lindbury Mary Sue Miller and Floyd Miller joined the Harl Stevens family for Sunday evening calls.
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Home Society
Myrtle
James Lindbury
Mary Sue
Floyd Miller
Harl Stevens
Calvary Lutheran Choir Presents Easter Cantata
The Calvary Lutheran Church Choir of Swede Home will perform the cantata An Easter Message by Albert Scholin on Sunday at 11 oclock in the morning, April 29. The public is invited to attend.
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Calvary Lutheran Church Choir
Albert Scholin
Sixth Grade Cartographers Win Map Contest
The sixth grade mapmakers produced Nebraska maps with cities highways rivers dams and tourist sites. Kevin Sandell Scott Hudson David Shenk and Keith Tallman won first place while Lisa Wurst and Darla Sterns were runners up.
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Nebraska
Kevin Sandell
Scott Hudson
David Shenk
Keith Tallman
Lisa Wurst
Darla Sterns
Columbus
Platte College
Loup Power House
YMCA
KTIT
Neal Sandell
Roger Werner
Easter Guests At the Stevens Home In Chappell
Mrs Douglas Smith and children of Chappell joined Easter dinner at the Earl Stevens home with Mr and Mrs Dennis Stevens and Mrs Ida Fredrick. Mrs Fredrick is staying at the Stevens residence for a period.
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Douglas Smith
Chappell
Earl Stevens
Dennis Stevens
Ida Fredrick
Fredrick
Stevens
Danny Reed Elocution Ends Local Spelling Bee Run
Danny Reed of Polk County reached the oral rounds in the Midwest Spelling Bee at Omaha, finishing among the six finalists before being eliminated by elocution. Greg George of Sutton won the contest. Reed earned a bronze medal for the written exam.
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Danny Reed
Polk County
Omaha
Greg George
Sutton
Danny
Deryl Reed
Polk
Savings Bonds Rise in Polk County First Quarter
Polk county sold 38867 dollars in U S Savings Bonds in the first quarter achieving 244 percent of the county goal for 1973. March sales totaled 13086 dollars. Nebraska’s first quarter sales reach 30 percent of the state goal as statewide sales top 5 600 742 dollars for the third straight month. Sunday dinner guests included Mona Gordon and Ritchie Dahlin of Lincoln plus R E Dahlin Alvin Dahlin and Vernon Williams of Broken Bow. Dudley Baack and Dennis Baack visited from Peru State College and Lincoln, staying with the Baack family for the weekend.
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U. S. Savings
Polk County
W. E. Johnson
Nebraska
Donald Dahlin
Mona Gordon
Ritchie Dahlin
Lincoln
R. E. Dahlin
Alvin Dahlin
Vernon Williams
Broken Bow
Dudley Baack
Peru State College
Dennis Baack
Robert Baack
Nebraska Historical Society seeks Polk Progress microfilming copies
The Nebraska Historical Society requests residents and libraries to provide copies of the Polk Progress dating from 1925 through 1937 for microfilming. The project aims to preserve early issues and make them accessible for research and public interest.
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Nebraska Historical Society
Polk
March Of Dimes County Totals 4500 In Donations
The March of Dimes county fundraiser reports 4500 in receipts with multiple precincts and groups listed. It notes missing breakdowns for Polk Town and Stromsburg City whose totals are included in Teen Action Program and Walk-A-Thon sums.
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March of Dimes
Hackberry
Clear Creek
Stromsburg
Pleasant Home
Valley
Island
Osceola
Canada
Platte Precinct
Shelby Town
Polk Town
Stromsburg City
Spring Tea and Style Revue at Polk High School
The 7th 8th and 9th grade girls Home Economics classes host a Spring Tea and Style Revue on May 7 1973 at 4 00 PM in the Polk High School gym. Mothers and friends urged to attend.
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Polk High School
Hospital Report Week of April 16 23 Annenie Memorial
List of patients in Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital and several nearby facilities for the week ending April 23 includes Joseph Alt Rising City Glenn Anderson Osceola Mary Bahr Shelby Lewis Berggren Stromsburg George Buchta Osceola Thelma Burke Osceola John Gonka Columbus Ronald Hoeft York Clara Johnson Osceola Bertha Kehhn Stromsburg Lorena Leaver Rising City Mathilda Lewis Osceola Duane Mangelsen Osceola Fern Pulliam Osceola Marie Rosdahl Stromsburg Ruby Rystrom Stromsburg Josephine Samuelson Osceola Ben Schmoker Osceola A E Swanson Polk Kenneth Cornish Osceola Virginia Kronberg Stromsburg Hannah Boden Osceola Bradley Johansen Osceola.
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Joseph Alt
Rising City
Glenn Anderson
Osceola
Mary Bahr
Shelby
Lewis Berggren
Stromsburg
George Buchta
Thelma Burke
John Gonka
Columbus
Ronald Hoeft
York
Clara Johnson
Bertha Keehn
Lorena Leaver
Mathilda Lewis
Duane Mangelsen
Fern Pulliam
Marie Rosdahl
Ruby Rystrom
Josephine Samuelson
Ben Schmoker
A. E. Swanson
Polk
Kenneth Cornish
Virginia Kronberg
Hannah Boden
Bradley Johansen
Noreen Lux
Clarence Jones 83 Dies in Salem Oregon
Clarence Jones aged 83 of Salem Oregon died after a short illness. He leaves two children Carroll Erickson of Hordville and Sherman Jones of Hastings, three brothers and four sisters. Sister Mrs Willard Lindburg also survives. A gathering at the Widga home for Easter dinner included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Widga and Mr and Mrs Verland Wilga.
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Clarence Jones
Salem
Oregon
Carroll Erickson
Hordville
Sherman Jones
Hastings
Willard Lindburg
Lloyd Widga
Verland Wilga
Leslie Widga
Kids Bits Reflections On Adoption Fostering In Nebraska News
A Nebraska Welfare Newsletter shares humorous and poignant KIDS BITS observations from foster and adoptive families. Entries cover diverse experiences from preschoolers asking about "Ameri can" babies to stories about adoption procedures and family life, ending with a note that the feature continues on another page.
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Nebraska
Korea
Viet Nam
Daughter
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Paula Bills
Layne Hangulist
Bob Kisler
Mark Ahtmann
Koln TV
Mary Ernst
Sue Sweet
Richard Owens
Dan Gilson
Brad Albin
Vic Bender
Mark Anderson
Rick Hoffman
Bruce Hudson
U. S. Savings Bonds
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Marvin Ghenk
Aurora Hospital
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Hannah Bodine
Ester Lackey
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Ray Sundberg
York Hospital
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