Bean Days Worries Meld Into Weekend Fun in Polk
In Polk the Bean Days festival arrives as a season of nerves from national politics to inflation. Readers joke about Nixon Agnew and the Republican convention while gardeners fret over peppers, corn, and a sputtering car as Orrin Alfred of San Francisco visits for an over Bean Days trip to his old hometown.
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Pres. Nixon
Agnew
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
United States
George Meany
Meany
Charlie Wolverton
Ralph Kahler
Kahler
Queoo Orrin Alfred
San Francisco
Polk Progress
Polk
Polk Garden Club Meets at Doris Stewart Home
The Polk Garden Club gathered at Doris Stewart's residence on Tuesday August 15 with fifteen members and one visitor. President Carol Stevens led the business session and opened with the club song and collect. Committees were formed and plans laid for flower and vegetable exhibits. Bean Day Garnet Miller and Betty Branting led the program. Bingo yielded prizes and a lunch was served by Doris with help from Janice Saylor. He Harless received the hostess toast.
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Polk Garden Club
Doris Stewart
Carol Stevens
Garnet Miller
Betty Branting
Doris
Janice Saylor
He Harless
Bedient-Samuels Wedding in Kimball Nebraska
Mary Jane Bedient and Vern Samuels exchanged vows at 5 p.m. August 5 1972 in the First United Presbyterian Church Kimball Nebraska with attendants Alfreta Bedient and Myron Norquest. Rev Richard Melin officiated and Karen Robinson played organ. Families attended and a church dinner followed.
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Mary Jane Bedient
Vern Samuels
First United Presbyterian Church
Kimball
Nebraska
Alfreta Bedient
Lincoln
Myron Norquest
Polk
Richard Melin
Karen Robinson
Vernon Atkins
Mervin Samuels
Polk Businesses to Close for Bean Days and Labor Day
Most Polk businesses will close Saturday for Bean Days and Monday for Labor Day. Farmers Co op Grain Assn and Polk Grain Co urge customers to plan feed needs through Tuesday September 5. Stromberg's IGA will close Saturday Sunday Monday. Mr and Mrs C Marvin Fredrickson were guests of Mr and Mrs Russell Fredrickson for a steak fry Saturday night.
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Polk
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass'n
Polk Grain Co
Stromberg’s
IGA
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Russell Fredrickson
Edward Larson 56 Died After Mowing Lawn in Polk
Funeral services held for Edward Leroy Larson 56 at First United Methodist Church York with interment in York Greenwood Cemetery. A York native born October 25 1915 he served in WWII Air Transport Command. Survived by wife Constance daughter Connie mother Martha Larson and uncle Leroy Nelson.
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Edward Larson
York
First United Methodist Church
Edward
York Hospital
Martha Larson
Polk
Keith Shepard
Melvin Ammen
York Greenwood Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Edward Leroy Larson
Martha Nelson Larson
York College
Air Transport Command
Army Air Corps
Whittier
Calif
Constance Darlene Franz
Lushton
Methodist Church
al Makkah Shrine
Los Angeles
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Long Beach
Sesostris Temple Legion of Honor
Nebraska
Veteranis Free-masons Ass'n
York Sertoma Club
United Commercial Travelers
Bolton Post 19
American Legion
National Board of Realtors
Larson-Watson Realty
Connie
York Manor
Leroy Nelson
Hordville
Here We Are Nyberg Twins Tracy And Stacey Born
Mr and Mrs John Nyberg are proud parents of twin sons born August 23 weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces. They have been named Tracy and Stacey.
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John Nyberg
Tracy
Stacey
Anderson Stevens Engagement Announced in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderson of Stromsburg announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Jean to Joel Stevens son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Stevens of Polk. The wedding is planned for Saturday November 4. Shirley Jean Anderson works in Lincoln and Joel Stevens a University of Nebraska senior majoring in Physical Education.
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Gilbert Anderson
Stromsburg
Shirley Jean
Joel Stevens
Gerald Stevens
Polk
Miss Anderson
Lincoln
Stevens
University of
Polk High Football Roster Faces Opener at Stromsburg
The 1972 Polk High football squad lists 22 lettermen under coach Richard Owens. Veterans include seniors Bill Hoffman and Victor Bender plus a host of juniors and sophomores as the team trains for the September 8 opener at Stromsburg.
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Polk High
Richard Owens
Stromsburg
Bill Hoffman
Victor Bender
Dennis Bjerrum
Brad Albin
Layne Hanquist
Rodney Werner
Mark Anderson
Mike Flodman
Randy Flodman
Gregg Hanquist
Bruce Hudson
Scott Lindburg
Murray Ostberg
Gale Stevens
Daryl Tenniges
Allen Willits
Roger Carlstrom
Mike Branting
Ed Ostberg
Duane Bodine
Kevin Goertzen
Rodney Swanson
Ricki Hoffman
Polk Garden Club Sponsors Exhibits During Bean Days
Polk Garden Club takes over the front of Ed Reckner's building to sponsor a display of flowers vegetables crafts and hobbies during Bean Days weekend. Exhibits should be brought Friday 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. A Silver tea is planned Saturday afternoon and visitors will register at the door for prizes.
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Polk Garden Club
Ed Reckner
Reckner
Polk Volleyball Schedule and Coaches
The Polk volleyball schedule lists games at St Edward Stromsburg Silver Creek Palmer Osceola Genoa with start times from 6 30 to 7 00 pm The conference tournament will be at Palmer the week of October 23 Coaches are Principal Ritchey and Susan Banks.
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St. Edward
Stromsburg
Silver Creek
Palmer
Osceola
Genoa
Polk
Ritchey
Susan Banks
Have You Noticed ladies the school starts again
A group of mothers discuss back to school feelings and tensions. Marge laments school disrupting family harmony while Lavern worries about ecology and population control. They joke about summer habits and crave routine as they brace for the new term.
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Laverne
Marge
Junior
Sissy
Petie
Cathy
Lavern
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Bedient-Samuels Wedding
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Mrs
Lauren Glasser
Bill Miller
Clyde Carlson
Brian Bedient
Dana Anderson
Monte Hudson
Rick Flodman
Byron Miller
Randy Wise
Mark Glad
Brian Samuelson
Max Clymer
David Creech
Lavern Ziegelbein
Doug Norquest
Kurk Sterns
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