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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
7
The Polk Woman's Club summer reading program ended with a park picnic as 34 children registered. Weekly sessions at the library fostered reading. some read 30 to 40 books in nine weeks, nine had perfect attendance, and 14 received books for attending six or more sessions.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Anderson and Mr and Mrs Vernon Green fished several days at the Harlan County Dam near Alma. Mr and Mrs Emory Cramer were Sunday guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Patraw at Osceola. Mr and Mrs Clarence Creech and Martha visited Mr and Mrs George Hall at McCool while they observed Mr Hall's birthday.
Grass and seed scientists from Europe Asia Africa South America North America and the South Sea Islands toured Polk County's Operation Bootstrap last Thursday afternoon. They came from Turkey India Cambodia the Sudan Chile Argentina Indonesia and the United States under Technical Leader H V Geib of La Jolla California for a three month viewing tour. They studied at Wilson seed farm watched clip tests by Bootstrap Junior Scientists John Reckner Galen Sterner Kendall Sandell with explanations by Jim Wilson and Harold Klingman and lunch by Alice Wilson. They also visited Elwood Sandell and Leroy Nelson pastures to observe pasture management. The group aims to learn efficient land and water use for forage production as foreign visitors increasingly come to Polk County. The tour will next move to Louisiana to view rice fields.
Social items list visits in Omaha Kearney and Central City and a fishing trip to Pelican Falls. Also notice in Polk County Court of Nebraska about the estate of Walter E. Hoffman with final account, heirship determination, and a hearing set for August 24, 1961 at 10 A.M. before County Judge J. E. Steeple.
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