Polking Around Vacation Tales In Polk Area
A lighthearted column recounts an employee vacation with jet travel mishaps and office banter. Social chatter includes Kahler’s Coffee Klink, Kahler and Bodine conversations, and a parade of Polk residents discussing trips, crops, and local fund totals. The piece notes a Summer Recreation Fund total of 415.50 and 110000 bushels of wheat reported to the elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knute Johnson
Polk Grain Co
Stromberg
IGA
O. E. Adelson
Dean Myers
Bruce Johnson
Bill Lavelle
The
Polk
Photo Contest at Polk County Fair Opens Entries
The Associated Women of the Polk County Farm Bureau sponsor a children’s photo contest for members’ kids ages 8 to 18 with cash prizes and colored ribbons. Entries must be black and white mounted with borders, titled, and submitted at the Farm Bureau booth on opening day in three categories People, Pets, and Scenery. Each entrant may enter in multiple divisions if desired. judging uses the Danish system awarding Blue Red and White ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Women of
Polk County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ben Peterson
Associated Farm Bureau Women
Polk County
Funeral Service for John Ed Carlson 82
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 00 p m from Wall Funeral Home for John Ed Carlson 82 lifelong Polk resident who died July 31 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial hospital Osceola after four weeks there born December 6 1878 on the Polk farm where he lived his life. Survived by two brothers Andy and Harry both of Polk. Interment in Lindale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
John Ed Carlson
Polk
John Ed
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola
Andy
Harry
Lindale
Band Program Announced for August 5 and March Selections
A notice lists band program items including Your Adorable Special Numbers and On Wisconsin among March pieces. Names such as Ribble Hilliard Weber Purdy Merrill are noted alongside the Honor Band national anthem and a warmup lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearie
Wisconsin
Ribble Hilliard
Weber
Wise
Purdy Fillmore
Merrill Weber Ee
Eres
Two Newborns Reported in Local Hospital Births
Mr and Mrs Don Lampshire announce the birth of a son weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces born July 28 at Litzenberg Memorial Hospital. Formerly Shirley Abernathy. Mr and Mrs Derald Johnson of Wichita Kansas celebrate the birth of a son named Derald Oliver weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces born July 28 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lampshire
Litzenberg Memorial Hospital
Shirley Abernathy
Derald Johnson
Wichita, Kansas
Derald Oliver
Marvelle Howe R. T. Tops 1961 X-ray Class Honors
Marvelle Howe R T Scott Howe graduated from Hillcrest Medical Center School of X ray Technology Tulsa Oklahoma on June 30 1961 with top honors in her class and record high grades in the schools history She also earned one of the highest scores on the American Registry Exam Marvelle a 1954 Polk High graduate is daughter of Iva Scott and the late Foster Scott She and her husband Claude reside in Brookside Tulsa area.
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Marvelle
Scott) Howe
R. T
ARXIT
Hillcrest Medical Center School of X-ray Technology
Tulsa
Okla
Polk High
Iva Scott
Foster Scott
Claude
Brookside
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