Brazda Implement Sale in Polk Tuesday
The Brazda Implement Co will hold its semi annual sale of used machinery in Polk Tuesday August 30 starting at 12 00 noon Nineteen used tractors and ten used combines lead the list of equipment offered Pickers and corn heads grain drills plows disks harrows mowers and rakes and other machinery will be sold to the highest bidder Dale Hanna and Henry Bergen conduct the sale A copy of the sale bill is on pages 4 and 5 of this Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazda Implement Co
Polk
Dale Hanna
Henry Bergen
Bean Day Becomes Talk In Polk County Notes
August 1966 Bean Day coverage shows furnace warmup in Progress office and plans for foods like beans and barbecued beef. The column recalls travels west, a Lincoln Journal sign, and a Julia Eisler slumber party printing names on linotype slugs. Polk County Treasurer Carleton Anderson confirms attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Office
Kahler
Julia Eisler
Julia
Progress
Mary Lindburg
Julia Kisler
Mary Jo Widga
Leanne Glad
Leilani Stohl
Carita Jones
Janette Samuelson
Pam Ostberg
Brazda Farmland Auction Set For August 26
The 200 acre Brazda property near Polk will be sold Friday August 26 at 1 30 P M. Located four miles north and fourteen miles west of Polk the land includes a semi modern house and other buildings. Dale Realty Auction conducts.
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Roger Brazda
Polk
Dale Realty Auction
Funeral Services For Albert Sundberg 83 Today
Albert E. Sundberg 83 retired Polk hardware businessman died Saturday in Sterling Colorado while visiting his son Doyle. Funeral services are held today in Polk with burial in Polk Cemetery. Sundberg opened Polk hardware in 1906 and led Sundberg and Son after 1908 retirement in 1964. He served on the village board, led the Polk Municipal Band, and held Masonic and Eastern Star offices, leaving a large family and many friends.
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Albert E. Sundberg
Polk
Sterling, Colo
Sundberg
Doyle
Albert
Thoren and Sundberg
Henry Sundberg
Sundberg & Son
Main St
Polk Municipal Band
Polk Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Jordan
Polk Masonic Lodge
Albert Ernest Sundberg
Henry
Anna Sundberg
Mae D. Shenk
Doyle Sundberg
Mae
Mary Lou
Sheridan
Ore
Oscar
Nathan
Portland
Emma Johnson
Hannah Bodine
Esther Hedeen
Shafter
Calif
Josie
Ellen
Rasmussen Family Visit to Ostrander Home
Mr and Mrs Larry Rasmussen and their baby from St Edward spent Saturday evening with Mrs Frank Ostrander. Lois Ostrander who had visited her sister returned home with them.
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Larry Rasmussen
Baby
St. Edward
Frank Ostrander
Lois Ostrander
Polk Schools Ready for 1966 67 Term On Aug 29
Polk schools open Monday August 29 for the 1966 67 year with a half day session. Full day sessions begin August 30. Teacher workshops occur August 26 and a county institute on August 27 in Stromsburg. Superintendent Walter Nielsen lists elementary and high school faculty and staff including principal John Heywood and librarian Helen Erikson.
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Polk
Stromsburg
Walter Nielsen
John Heywood
Gary Tranmer
Karl Adamson
Allyn Chambers English
Lois Cunningham
Connie Gehring
Eileen Wing
Home Ec
Lawrence Swanson
Jean Nielsen
Lang Arts
Nelda Grady
Pauline Mautz
Hazel Hill
Mildred Sterner
Karlay Heywood
Bonnie Jantzen
Lucille Tyler
Nielsen
Helen Erikson
Erikson
Marquette
Two New Reporters For Polk Progress Begin Monday
Beginning Monday August 29 the Polk Progress adds two correspondents to replace Mrs. Harvey Lind who leaves for a kindergarten job. Mrs. Clymer will cover Arborville and North Blue and Mrs. Hahn will report Polk local news. News must be in by Tuesday noon.
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Polk Progress
Harvey Lind
Polk School
Clymer
Arborville
North Blue
Progress
Polk
Hannah Hahn
Hahn
The
Lind
County Court Docket Highlights August 22 1966
In Colorado Lester A. Stroh and several others face day speeding charges with fines ranging from 15 to 35 dollars. Gerald L. Lofberg and Henry Titsworth from Omaha also cited. Ronald J. Cuza faces a truck speeding fine. Dale B. E. Yungdahl of Osceola charged with multiple counts including night speeding willful reckless driving assault and battery and driving with high alcohol. Total fines 425 dollars, costs 27. Marriage license issued August 15 to Gene A Scholz and Linda Carter both 19 or 21 from Shelby.
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Lester A. Stroh
Colorado
Charles A. McLain
Grand Island
Gerald L. Lofberg
Omaha
Henry Titsworth
Ronald J. Cuza
Columbus
Dale BE. Yungdahl
Osceola
Local Hospital News Briefs
Mr. Glen Hill returned home Saturday from York hospital after several days as a patient. Lennart Johnson underwent surgery Monday at Brewster hospital in Holdrege. Albin Benson is hospitalized at Veterans Hospital in Grand Island. Oscar E B Johnson was admitted to Central City hospital Friday morning. Mrs. Levar Sandell returned home a week ago from Central City hospital where she had been a patient for five weeks.
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Glen Hill
York Hospital
Lennart Johnson
Brewster Hospital
Holdrege
Albin Benson
Veterans Hospital
Grand Island
Oscar EB. Johnson
Central City Hospital
Birth Announcement for Bradley Allen King
Mr and Mrs Jerry King of Oxford announce the birth of a boy on August 17 at Holdrege Hospital He weighs 7 lbs 14 oz and will be called Bradley Allen He has an older brother Jeffrey who will be four in December Jerry is the son of Mr and Mrs Nelson King of Polk Sunday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs Milburn Erickson of Hastings Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Wilber Jones of Central City
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Jerry King
Oxford
Holdrege Hospital
Bradley Allen
Bradley
Jeffrey
Jerry
Nelson King
Polk
Raymond Sundberg
Mrs. Milburn Erickson
Hastings
Mrs. Wilber Jones
Central City
Polk Bean Day Set With Parade And Family Fun
Polk this Saturday hosts Bean Day marking 60 Years of Good Living with a 10:00 A M parade led by the Polk High School Band. Events include bean burgers, beef barbecue, afternoon children's races, a Home Talent Show, a bicycle relay, a girls softball game against Clarks, a Hastings Male Chorus concert, a teen dance, garden club exhibit, live music, and carnival rides, plus door prizes and a silver tea. Volunteers and vendors fill Main Street for a full day of entertainment and community activities.
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Polk
Polk Grain Co
Farmers Coop Grain Ass’n
Polk High School
Marv
Polk and
Clarks
Polk Business Houses
Hastings
Sonex
Polk Garden Club
Alfred
Main St
Legion Club Withl
Carl’s Place
Gas Co
Hardville Saddle Club
Polk Commercial Club
Mrs Herbert Feidler Visits Glenn Hill Home Saturday
Mrs Herbert Feidler of Omaha arrived Saturday for a visit at the Glenn Hill residence, spending the afternoon with the residents and taking a tour of the property.
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Herbert Feidler
Omaha
Glenn Hill
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N. Y
Lincoln State Journal
Nebraska
Ed Saylor
Leonard Erickson
Courtland
Kan
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Dean Lindburg
Carleton Anderson
Polk County
Albert Sundberg
Louise Merchant
Charles Norquest
Reuben Hanquist
Laura Bolton
Ethel Ostrander
Margaret Lott
Edward Erickson
Dean Samuelson
Harold Koelling
Don Shostrom
Leonard Warnick
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Sealey
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