Bird Watching Trip Yields Thirty-Eight Species Count
A lone observer logs 38 species during a Sunday afternoon birding along the Havens bridge and Platte river road. He notes bird activity at Swede Lind’s farm, inclining toward dawn and dusk viewing, with multiple sightings of woodpeckers warblers kingfishers and bluebirds amid quail and thrashers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Morris
Melvin Bender
Rags Carlson
Walden
Joan McNaught
Patrick
Ray
Mary Shipman
Scott
Mary
Platte River
Lee Morris
Lee
Mrs Burney Sails Alaska Trip Highlights Canada Visit
Mrs Dwight Burney returns from a month long journey across Canada and Alaska by bus train and ship via the Inside Passage. She toured the University of Alaska at Fairbanks saw musk oxen and noted the Alaska highway's rapid progress. In Anchorage she met former Polk County residents and saw family gatherings and post office connections during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Burney
Canada
Alaska
Fairbanks
University of Alaska
McKinley
Port Glacier
Mantanuska River
Anchorage
Burney
Polk County
Gary Stromberg
Bessie Senff Hackel
Polk
Maria, Johnson
Stromsburg
Elmer Berger
Scottsbluff
Roger Berger
New Baby
FHA reports loans in Nebraska for 1973 year
Raymond M. Hauser Jr County Supervisor of Farmers Home Administration said the 1973 fiscal year ending June 30 saw the Nebraska FHA assist 3 448 families with credit over 60 million dollars in rural areas and on farms. Loans and grants funded sewer and water improvements for about 2 088 rural families, plus 9 4 million in housing loans and 911 5 thousand for rural rental housing. The mutual effort with private lenders supported 30 million to farming families and 18 5 million in cooperative financing. The program aided young families starting farming and can be reached through Mr Hauser at the David City office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Hauser, Jr
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Nebaska
Hauser
Nebraska
Farmers Home
David City
Nebr
Manning
Building
4Th
Streets
Friendship Birthday Club Honored by Alice Jones Host
On Wednesday afternoon Alice Jones hosted the Friendship Birthday Club at her home. Emma Anderson visited and all members attended a luncheon featuring sandwiches salads and sweets. Sherbet and cake followed with Emma making an angel food cake enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jones
Friendship Birthday Club
Emma Anderson
Local Families Dine Together at Rudolph Gustafson Home
Rev and Mrs Lauren Winchester of Saston Minn and Mr and Mrs Vern Nelson of Central City were Sunday afternoon luncheon guests in the Rudolph Gustafson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauren Winchester
Sasston, Minn
Vern Nelson
Central City
Rudolph Gustafson
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Marjorie Fedderson
Arm
Strong
Iowa
Wilda Holmes
Mrs. Burney
Olliene
Claude Snenk
Benedict
Mon
Legion Auxiliary
Comunity Club
Legion
Citizens State Bank
Polk Local
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