Polk Progress Reflects on Rural Image and Modern Influences
The column examines how Polk and similar rural areas are perceived by nonresidents and discusses urban to rural migration, safety notions, and the impact of Coca Cola culture. It notes crime rumors, a case of corn garden destruction, and observations from residents about city life versus village life.
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Progress
Polk
Nebraska
City Life
City Daily
City Living
Polk Progress
Thomas Hardy
Neeman’s
Neeman
Towa
Polk Schools Open 8:30 Monday for 1976-77 Term
The 1976-77 Polk Schools term starts at 8:30 a.m. Monday August 30 with a half day and short class periods. Full day sessions begin Tuesday with lunch. buses follow May schedules and will return students home by noon on opening day.
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NSIA
Four Polk County 4-H Members Shine at District Dairy Show
Four Polk County 4-H members competed in the District Dairy Show in Grand Island on August 6. Purple and blue ribbon winners qualify for Ak-Sar-Ben Dairy Show in September. Patti Bender earned multiple honors including blue ribbons and Dairy Queen candidate. Terry Bender earned red ribbons in several Holstein classes.
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Polk County
4-H
Grand Island
Ak-Sar-Ben
Sharon Wendell
Patti Bender
Terry Bender
Lynelle Meerkatz
Hospital Notes With Surgeries And Tests
Roger Gustafson of Hordville underwent surgery at the St. Francis hospital in Grand Island last week. Russell Fjell entered York hospital on Sunday for tests.
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Roger Gustafson
Hordville
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Russell Fjell
York Hospital
Funeral for Julia Jones 85 in Polk
Julia Jones 85 died Sunday morning at Osceola hospital. Funeral services 10:00 am Wednesday August 11 at First Baptist Church Polk with burial at ONeill. She was sister of Enoch Peterson and Esther Morgan of Polk. An obituary will appear in next week's Progress.
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Julia Jones
Osceola Hospital
First Baptist Church
Polk
O'Neill
Enoch Peterson
Esther Morgan
Gustafsons and Sundbergs Visit Conrad Lindholm Home
Polk items note Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson visiting Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Oscar Sundberg spent the afternoon as a coffee guest of Mrs Conrad Lindholm. Gary Wheeler of Lincoln visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs Wilmer Johnson for the week.
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Rudolph Gustafson
Conrad Lindholm
Oscar Sundberg
Gary Wheeler
Lincoln
Wilmer Johnson
Two New Teachers for Polk Fifth Sixth Grades
Two new teachers join the Polk faculty for 1976 77. Miss Susan Ockinga from Kearney High School and Kearney State College will teach secondary art and fifth grade. Miss Patricia West, a Pleasanton High School and Kearney State College graduate, will teach sixth grade with a special interest in piano.
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Polk
Susan Ockinga
Kearney High School
Kearney State College
Patricia West
Pleasanton
Summer Rec Fund Benefit Ball Game Receipts
The Summer Recreation Fund ball game Friday added 184.37 total with 157.50 at the gate and 26.87 from the popcorn shack. Other donations noted include Eva Agsten 50.00 Herschel Shenk 10.00 Marvin Bankson 25.00 Don Shostrom 15.00. There may be additional contributions not listed.
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Eva Agsten
Calif
Herschel Shhenk
Marvin Bankson
Don Shostrom
Eeee
Polk County Picnic Set in Fort Collins Park
Annual Polk County Nebraska picnic scheduled in Fort Collins City Park Colorado on August 22 from 12:00 noon to 5 p.m. Attendees should bring a picnic dinner and table service for their family. Coffee will be furnished and all Colorado residents or visitors are invited.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Fort Collins City Park
Fort Collins
Colorado
Drive Planned for Crop Fund Drive in Polk County
A house to house solicitation for CROP is planned for Thursday August 12 in Polk County. Raymond Sagehorn and Dick Munn lead the Pleasant Home precinct drive while Mrs Dwight Burney heads the Polk drive for funds.
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Polk
Raymond Sagehorn
Dick Munn
Pleasant Home
Dwight Burney
Polk Drive
Mrs Ruby Niebur Visitors at the Stephens Dinner
Mrs Ruby Niebur of Ravenna visited Mr and Mrs Wilfred Stephens Saturday and was their dinner guest.
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Ruby Niebur
Ravenna
Wilfred Stephens
Polk Community Club Meeting Scheduled for Monday
Polk Community Club will meet Monday evening August 16 at 8 oclock. All members urged to attend.
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Polk Community Club
Wanda Flodman and Allen Tonniges Wed
Wanda Flodman and Allen Tonniges united in marriage at Faith United Methodist Church Grand Island in a 5 o'clock ceremony Friday August 6 with Dr Donald R Baker officiating Attendees included Virgil Tonniges Wayland Flodman and Rick of Polk Dave Kennel of Grand Island A dinner followed at Driesbachs to honor the couple
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Wanda Flodman
Allen Tonniges
Faith United Methodist Church
Grand Island
Donald R. Baker
Virgil Tonniges
Brian
Wayland Flodman
Rick
Polk
Dave Kennel
Schulze Family Benefit Receives $6400 Check
The local AAL branch presents Mrs Marvin Schulze with a 6 400 50 donation from a Bar B Que held at Immanuel Lutheran Church and matching funds from the Aid Association for Lutherans Coop Benevolence fund. The three sponsoring AAL branches thank all who helped make the event a success.
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Marvin Schulze
AAL
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Aid Association For Lutherans Coop
Manley Ray Fisher obituary from Blair Neb
Manley Ray Fisher died at his Blair home Friday July 30 at age 80. Born February 26 1896 in Bradshaw Neb he married Mary Mabel Porter May 5 1917. Survived by wife two sons two daughters sixteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral August 3 at Blair Congregational Church with interment in Blair Cemetery.
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Manley Ray Fisher
Blair Friday
Bradshaw
Neb
Thomas
Annie P. Fisher
Mary Mabel Porter
Seward
York County
Blair
Fisher
Mabel
Paul M. Fisher
Rogers, Ark
Wayne M. Fisher
Alden
Mary Margaret
Warren W. Peter
Wichita, Ka
Billie Jean
Adrian C. Flynn
Blair Congregational Church
John Fritzmeier
Karen Flynn
Ardian Flynn, Jr
Patrick Flynn
Bruce Fisher
Mark Fisher
Gregory
Peter
Robert Fisher
Capt
William Fisher
John Fisher
Bradley Peter
Paul Fisher
Monte Flynn
John Flynn
Blair Cemetery
York visitors share supper with Stromsburg hosts
Orpha Due and Ruth Kroger of York visited Mrs Lovette McCoy on Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Grant Johnson and Margaret Bower of Stromsburg were supper guests of Anna Guthrie on Wednesday evening.
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Orpha Due
Ruth Kroger
York
Lovette McCoy
Grant Johnson
Margaret’ Bower
Stromsburg
Anna Guthrie
Have You Noticed Ladies Garden Chaos and Laughter
A humorous reflection on domestic gardening misadventures by a non gardener wedged with a dozen peculiar peppers and spaghetti squash. The narrator mocks her husband Ralph’s ambitious garden while admitting her own culinary disposals and strange horticultural disasters. Mr and Mrs Vern Jones and Mr and Mrs Paul Coover visit Sutton for Sunday and join in the Coover home later.
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Vern Jones
Paul Coover
Sutton
the Jones
Coover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patricia Vest
Polk CO
Fort Collins, Colo
Schulze
Manley
Ray Fisher
By Marsha Redman
Ralph
Medical Center
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