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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
1
A humorous column muses on birds surpassing people in numbers, pollution fears from breathing, fishing quirks, toilet paper square footage, and changing world views from hair wigs to war debates. The piece riffs on statistics, personal experiments, and odd clippings.
A planning meeting for Arborville Memorial Day Services will be held at Arborville Town Hall on Monday May 3 at 8 00 p m All interested persons are invited to attend.
May 6 is Kindergarten Round-Up Time at Polk Grade School. Parents of children enrolling this fall who did not receive a letter should come Thursday May 6 at 9:00 to visit Kindergarten and register in the grade school gym.
The United Methodist Church Men announce a church social with a pot-luck supper on May 2 at 7 00 p m at Polk Church.
The Pinewood Derby is scheduled during the regular scout pack meeting on Monday May 3 1971 at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Hall.
Following a driver resignation the five routes are reduced to four with operation starting May 3. Mr Shostrom’s route stays unchanged. Mr Foote begins new work May 1. Routes list Bus No 1 includes Erickson and numerous others. Bus No 2 features Samuelson and Reed among names. Bus No 4 lists Stauffer Hanquist and Brazda among others.
Mr and Mrs Darold Ortegren welcomed daughter Renee Diane born April 26 at Aurora Hospital weighing 8 lb 3 oz. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Roy Ortegren of Hordville.
The Polk High School 440 relay team of Melody Albin Joann Stevens Carita Jones and Marla Branting captured first place at the Goldenrod conference meet in Stromsburg on April 20 despite rain and mud. Albin finished second in the 440 Branting took fourth in the long jump and third in the 100 Carita Jones placed fourth in the 50 yard dash.
In a humorous家庭 reminiscence a narrator recalls horseradish grinding with Ralph Matt and relatives in a garage. The piece offers step by step instructions from patch digging to grinding with a wind or open garage, vinegar and salt, jars, and storage. It highlights family cooperation, pioneer spirit, and claimed sinus relief.
Kent Sandell of Lincoln is spending a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs Wallace Sandell. Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock returned home on Sunday from a vacation spent at Phoenix California.
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