Polking Around From Polk Progress Nostalgia and Family Notes
A Polk Progress column recalls 1913 public education beginnings, Mildred Anderson’s reminiscences, and hometown letters. The writer shares memories of Mildred Kathryn Bay, a football Recess memory from a Polk School building, plus a playful family note about a curious toddler Steve who spends time in the office sandbox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Cape Cod
Nebraska
Polk
Mildred (Stevens) Anderson
Mildred
Dad Alfred
Kathryn Bay
Bill Norton
Columbia
University
Polk's First School Building and Rural Classrooms Remembered
Nostalgic readers recall Polk's white brick school from 1908 to 1914 with four rooms and a two-story layout. Alumni list students, teachers, and daily routines, from warm recess visits by Grandpa Plessinger to phonics on Ward's primer and early 20th century classroom life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Evelyn Lindburg
Arthur Peterson
Frances and
Charlott Conger
Blanche Stevens
Sophie Nierman
Viola Brauer
Dana Westfall
Ralph Kahler
Melba Davis
Lillie Rochlitz
Leona McConnell
Donald
Harold Slusser
Paul McDaniel
Erma Gurin
Gertrude Stevens
Chester Troyer
Edna
Mae Tenney
Beulah
Clyde Stevens
Sawyer Twins
Myrtle
Keith Green
Zora Shafer
Irma Plessinger
Gladys
Esther Kahler
Kathryn Bay
Frank Hawk
Blanche
Miss Bay
Grandpa Plessinger
Ira Plessinger
Duane Burney
Polk County
Flood death details in Cove aid Keith Bailey
Details emerge about Keith Bailey and his mother perishing in a flash flood near Thompson Canyon. Neighbors warned residents as a five foot surge washed away their car and home in the Cove, with only two homes on higher ground surviving. Mrs Bailey seeks support at Mead Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Bailey
Polk
Baileys
Thompson Canyon
the Cove
Hospital admissions and transfers across three towns
Ralph LaVelle is a patient in York hospital. Charles Wulbrant of Kelso Virginia entered York hospital on Monday. Ollie Johnson transferred from Osceola hospital to Clarkson hospital in Omaha. Mr Wulbrant is the brother of Mrs Stanford Ang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph LaVelle
York Hospital
Ollie Johnson
Osceola Hospital
Clarkson
Omaha
Charles Wulbrant
Kelso
Mr Wulbrant
Stanford Ang
New York Reader Sends Books to Local Library
Kenny Bedlent of New York City has sent a box of good books to our city library. The note thanks Kenny for remembering us and invites the public to visit and browse the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library News
Kenny Bedlent
New York City
Kenny
Senior citizens card party at Legion Hall
Senior citizens hold a card party at Legion Hall on August 24 at 2 0 p m. The Polk County Historical Society meets August 19 at 8 p m at WeDe Plain Church with Mrs Dwight Burney as guest speaker detailing churches visited in the U S and abroad. Miss Lillie Chindgren and Mrs Irvin Anderson lead the program. church ladies serve refreshments. everyone welcome.
Former Polkite author writes baby themed book
Mrs Donald Iglehart of Stanford California daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Hill of Polk has written Mommy Baby and I published this month in Cambridge England. The 26 page chalk color volume targets mothers expecting a second child and can be a hospital or baby shower gift. Introduction by Dr John W Walsh endorses the work. Sheralie Iglehart, Polk High School and University of Nebraska graduate, studied at Stanford and Oxford and teaches in California. Her husband teaches at Stanford. She donated copies to Polk library and Polk Elementary School library.
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Cambridge
England
Iglehart
Israel
John W. Walsh
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington D. C
Mark
Caroline
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Sheralie Iglehart
Polk High School
University of Nebraska
Stanford University
California
Oxford University of Oxford
Eng
Nebraska
New York
Inglehart
Polk Library
Polk Elementary School
24 Hour a Week Jobs For Seniors In Nebr Green Thumb
The State Director of the Nebr Green Thumb Program seeks 24 hour per week workers aged 55 and over with rural backgrounds. Applicants will be considered at a Tuesday August 24 1976 10:00 a.m. meeting in Osceola City Hall Fire Station. Qualified individuals will serve in roles such as Parkwork Library Aides Teacher Aides Nutrition Aides and more under government sponsorship. The program operated in Nebraska since 1968 and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebr
Green Thumb
Osceola
National Farmers Union
U. S. Department of Labor
Nebraska
Carlson and Kincaid family mark 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harold Carlson with their family attended the 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Harry Kincaid at Hastings on Sunday. They later joined a family picnic in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Carlson
Harry Kincaid
Hastings
Have You Noticed Ladies The Clothes Reveal Family Quirks
A couple discusses a family where each child appears physically misproportioned. They recount shopping for school clothes revealing mismatched body sizes, high costs, and a mistaken belief that one child may be terminal while another buys his own clothes.
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Ben
Jason
Mari
Dani
Matt
Newcomers Arrive in Polk From Grand Island and Loup City
Mrs Melody Thomas and three daughters move to Polk into the home recently bought from Mrs and Mrs Ross Tarr. Mr and Mrs Jack Keezer and family relocate from Loup City to Polk, taking residence in the Ray Myers house, two houses north of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melody Thomas
Grand Isaand
Polk
Ross “Tarr
Jack Keezer
Loup City
Ray Myers
Methodict Church
Guest speaker at Polk Methodist Church outgoing alcohol education council
Don Sybouts of the Lincoln Council of Alcohol Education was guest speaker at Polk United Methodist Church Sunday morning. Dennis Stevens, lay leader, conducted the morning worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sybouts
Lincoln Council of Alcohol Education
Polk United Methodist Church
Dennis Stevens
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Polking
Charlie
Steve
Pork Progress Office
Keith Bailey
Legion Hall
Marsha Redmian
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