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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
6
Polk residents share weekend visits and travel noting Harold and family from Stromsburg with the Andersons. the Murray family from Denver to Lincoln and Indianapolis. numerous West Point and Lincoln engagements. travel to Loup City and Hastings. care arrangements for Sheralyn Meerkatz with Elizabeth assisting at Mary Lanning hospital.
Two Polk gardeners exhibited blooms at the York County fair last week. Mrs. Walter Green won three firsts and two seconds on her entries. Mrs. Oliver Baker captured nine firsts and three seconds from twelve entries.
Mary Lou Kendall and Carmen Sandell of Lincoln stayed August 1 to 4 in Oklahoma City as guests of their uncle Rev. Robert Tupper. Joan Sandell returned to Polk with them after three weeks at the Tupper home. The Glen Brazda home hosted Mr and Mrs Burdette Jones and boys and Mr and Mrs Bruce Churchill from Lincoln. Lillie Johnson returned August 13 from a month and a half visit with her children in Michigan and Illinois. Harlan Johnson Eddie Arlyce Lind Oscar Johnson visited Lincoln at the Gunnard Stohl home. Pastor Gene Wood and family returned from a ten day vacation with his parents in Ft Collins Colorado and he officiated at his niece Marcia Wood s wedding on Sunday afternoon August 9. Milton Johnson of Colorado Springs arrived Tuesday to visit Lillie Johnson and other Nebraska relatives.
Becky Flodman returns home after a Colorado visit with the Don Best family. Dornburgh Applegate wedding guests visit in Cozad and travel through the Black Hills. Barbara to accompany them home from Camp Maranatha. Olive Gruber of New York visiting sister Bessie Green. Local coffee guests and visitors share small town events. Norquest family dinners honor Mrs. Kisler’s birthday with relatives from Nebraska and beyond.
Den nis Widga and Diane Lux were named 4-H King and Queen at the County Fair. Attendants included Anne Dunn Beth Monson Charles Erickson and Rodney Beckstrom. Last year's royalty were Lynn Ray Anderson and Sherill Erickson.
The county fair 4-H show handed out Special awards to winners amid strong public interest from local businesses and civic groups. Top calves sometimes outsold expectations, with several calves fetching more than Omaha market prices. Homer Ingalls Dick Merrick and Ted Cannon served as auctioneers and ringmen. First National Bank of Stromsburg acted as clerk and settling agents for the sale.
Mrs. Veryl Fitz arrived home Wednesday after visiting her sons and their families in Berkley and Los Angeles, California.
The 4 H Council members and the Beef Sale Committee express appreciation to packet buyers local businesses and civic groups for their participation and generous support, noting the sale could not have been a success without them.
Beverly Wiseman was crowned district show queen at Seward on August 10 and will compete for Ak-Sar-Ben Show Queen in Omaha on September 18. She placed second in showmanship. Penny Swanson won the top purple award for her Holstein cow and received a purple award for her Holstein junior herd.
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