Community notices and obituaries from Progress Files
Funeral details for Mrs Sherman Jones and Chaplain Henry Nyberg return from service. Frog Pond picnic draws out of town guests including C D Wythers and others. Dwayne Hahn heads to Washington state after furlough. 30 years ago two local figures dies at 80 and 89, C W Lumadue moves to Polk County, David Kneer dies at 89, local ministers Montzingo and Beck move appointments, Shafer couple hosts 50th anniversary open house.
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Sherman Jones
Henry Nyberg
European’ Theatre
Mary Nyberg
Frog Pond
City Park
C. D. Wythers
Colorado Springs
John Jones
Marquette
W. J. Hipolite
LaHabra
Calif
Sam Kisley
Stromsburg
Ida: Olson
Grand Island
Neva Hill Bright
Sterling,Co
Josephine Benson
Hordville
PFC
Dwayne Hahn
Washington State
Hannah Hahn
David Kneer
Polk County
Montzingo
Ansley
Nebr
The
Free Methodist Church
David Beck
Douglas
A. W. Shafer
Ain't Necessarily So Letters Debate Size in Texas Circus
A 1976 letters page notes disagreement with the idea that bigger is better. A Texas circus is reported to advertise the “biggest midgets in the world” on advance billboards, prompting discussion of smallness versus bigness in public perception. Norris and others are cited in responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Polk Progress Obituaries and Local News Roundup
Ed Benson dies at 85 in Polk and other notices detail a mixer of local events including a miscellaneous shower for Marilyn Lind in Stromsburg and Ed Hoffman hosting visiting relatives. Rising City coach Darwin Newton returns from summer school in Colorado. A local printer and school board picnic are noted alongside funeral services for Albert Sundberg. Polk celebrates its 60th anniversary and Bean Day with a barbecue on August 27. An opinion piece by Charlie laments big vs small scale, praising small farms but warning of inefficiencies and obsolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Benson
Polk
George Larson
Marilyn Lind
Harry Christensen
Stromsburg
Dale Nyberg
Marie la Velle
Miss Lind
Dean Donelson
Ernest Lott
Darwin ‘Newton
Ed Hoffman
Rising City
Darwin
Greeley
Colo
Rising City High School
Orrin Alfred
Supt
Mrs Johnson
Efhe Johnson
Albert Sundberg
Sterling
Doyle
Polk Cemetery
The
Polk Progress
Harvey Lind
Polk School
Clymer
Arborville
North Blue
Hannah Hahn
Hahn
Progress
Nettie Carlson
Ellsworth
Wallace Lind
Loren
Leanne
Oneida
Ill
Agnes Gustafsen
Gerald
Walter Bush
Williard Bush
Dennis van Housen
Tom Volz
Walden Volz
Marilyn Johnson
Kingdom ‘Hall
Omaha
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
General Motors
Ford
Chyrsler
China
West Virginia
PTA
Charlie
Polk Local Socials Highlight Weekend Guests
Vance and Leilani Stohl of Lincoln visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs Walt Stohl Monday. Mrs Conrad Lindholm hosted Thursday visitors Mrs Gaylord Stevens. Calvin Gertsch of Columbus stayed with the Lindholms Friday. Elmer Naslund and Anna Guthrie dined with Mrs Lola Naslund Tuesday. Dean Myers and Mary Bock of Ravenna visited Loyette McCoy Tuesday. Virgil Sorenson and Pam Green joined Lovette McCoy Thursday. Roland Rodine hosted Thursday supper guests Eugene Jones Columbus Wilmer Rodine Alfred L Heureux Brenda Bankson. Levar Sandell and Glen Rose hosted Cozad visits Wednesday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Sorenson
Pam Green
Lovette McCoy
Roland Rodine
Eugene Jones
Columbus
Wilmer Rodine
Alfred L'Heureux
Brenda Bankson
Levar Sandell
Glen Rose
Cozad
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Mons
Polk and
Hardville
University Hospital
C. W. Lumadue
Central City
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Lincoln Telephone
Charlie Andre
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Norris
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