Summer news bits mix law worry and tech dreams
A Lincoln Sunday Journal-Star column notes many witnesses before the Ervin Committee are lawyers implicating colleagues. Grand Island Independent reports Aurora resident builds an electric powered bicycle aiming for 75 mph with hopes of motorcycle company interest. State conservation warns against keeping fawns as pets after two months with motherless young often rejoining mothers. Wind up power cars and non polluting energy ideas highlighted as 1974 models loom. Page continues with featured items and jokes.
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Richard Worsnop
Lincoln Sunday Journal-Star
Ervin Committee
Richard Widga
Grand Island Independent
Aurora
Fred Salak
Polk's 10 11 PeeWees Win Tournament in Waco
Polk's 10 11-year-old PeeWees captured the tournament in Waco with a 9-4 win over Utica. Pitcher Ron Baack worked three innings allowing three hits and three walks with six strikeouts while Russell Winshusen closed with two innings, one hit and three Ks and contributed a double and two triples.
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Polk’s
PeeWees
Polk
Waco
Utica
Ron Baack
Russ Winshusen
Doug Shenk
Randy Harless
Display of quilts features historical society meeting
Polk County Historical Society met July 19 at 7 30 p m in Stromsburg s Viking Center to view twenty five or more old quilts including one pieced in 1898 Other items included lace curtains embroidered pieces and crochet Work from Myron Arlofsky of South Salem New York was discussed as he writes a book on American quilts to be published in fall 1974 by McGraw Hill and American Heritage The Osceola Fire Department plans to display a 1929 fire engine at the museum with a fire bell to be mounted on the grounds The group urged members to submit biographical material for a book expected in 1974 Meetings next August 16 at Shelby United Methodist Church were planned and about 35 people attended with Mildred Flodman presiding and Eva Kelly in charge of the program
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Polk County Historical Society
Viking Center
Stromsburg
Myron Arlofsky
South Salem
New York
McGraw-Hill
American Heritage
Osceola
Bernie Gissler
Polk Co
Lillie Chindgren
Mildred Flodman
Shelby United Methodist Church
Eva Kelly
Enoch Ekstrand
Hospital Notes From Osceola And Central City
Mrs Nora Gustafson entered the Osceola hospital on Thursday. Mrs Sadie Clark entered the Central City hospital on Thursday. Mrs Elmer Naslund is a patient in the Central City hospital. Mrs Ralph LaVelle is a patient in the Central City hospital. Mrs M. G. Lindburg and Mrs P. W. Aker visited Mrs Lloyd Lind on Friday afternoon. Coffee guests of Mrs Roger Gustafson on Tuesday morning were Mrs Rudolph Gustafson and Mrs Lloyd Albin. Ginger and Jill.
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Nora Gustafson
Osceola, Hospital
Sadie Clark
Central City Hospital
Elmer Naslund
Ralph LaVelle
M. G. Lindburg
P. W. Aker
Lloyd Lind
Roger Gustafson
Rudolph Gustafson
Lloyd Albin
Ginger
Jill
Polk Market Tops July Soybeans Price Report
Market brief notes Polk County prices for soybeans on Tuesday July 31 with values around 3.70 per 100 and related entries. Unclear lines reference MO price and a package deal, with fragmented figures like 1.00.
Union Services Begin In Polk Churches
Baptist and Evangelical Free Church sponsor annual union services for the Polk community starting Sunday evening August 5. Missionary to Japan Mr Harry Prins will speak about his 18 years in Japan at 7 30 in the Evangelical Free Church. A film Sound of the Trumpet and a gospel singing group are also planned. All are invited.
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Baptist and Evangelical Free Church
Polk
Japan
Harry Prins
Prins
Evangelical Free Church
Here I Am Granddaughter Born to Mr and Mrs Kim Dahlin
Mr and Mrs Kim Dahlin of Hallam are the parents of a daughter. The little girl is the great granddaughter of Alvin Dahlin.
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Kim Dahlin
Hallam
Miss
Alvin Dahlin
Engagement announced for Mary Ernst and Thomas Stevens
Mr and Mrs Glenn Ernst of Columbus announce the engagement of their daughter Mary to Thomas A Stevens son of Mr and Mrs Horace Stevens of Polk Miss Ernst is a University of Nebraska alumna and home economics teacher at Polk High School He is a graduate of Kearney State College and farms near Polk A November 23 wedding is planned.
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Urban Spoor
Donagin Widga
Syd Whiga
Marquette
Charles Reeves
Central City
Mary Jo
Richard Widga
Peru
Nebr
Spoor
Peru State College
Polk
Glenn Ernst
Columbus
Mary
Thomas A. Stevens
Horace Stevens
Miss Ernst
University of Nebraska
Polk High School
Kearney State College
Have You Noticed Ladies Sixteen Years Since My First Baby
A first person reminiscence recounts a nurse delivering a newborn that turned out to be a wrinkled 102 year old man. The author recalls disbelief, maternal instincts, and later acceptance as she cares for a baby with impetigo and colic. Local visitors in Stromsburg drop by the Wallace Peterson home.
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Ralph
Marsha
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Mark Clymer
Joel Anderson
Tom Carlstrom
Benedict
Cubs
Innning
Donald Hanquist
Denise Schulze
Pam Ostberg
Mary Jo Widga
Historical Society
By Marsha Redman
Russell Fjell
Wallace Peterson
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