Winter Arrives Amid Nebraska Snow and Civic Nonsense
A Nebraska town observes a rare December snowfall as residents note rising heating bills, snow tires in ads, and shifting habits. The piece blends winter prep humor with a tongue in cheek ethics warning from the Economic Development Commission on how to ruin a town, urging civic engagement instead.
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Nebraska
Progress Building
Babcock News Press
Progress Office
Post Office
Platte River
Knute Johnson
Nyberg-Lind
Saylor
Main St
Round Ball Season Opens This Friday
Coach Richard Hoops leads the varsity with 13 players in pre season as the Cubs face Hampton on the local maples. Robbie Glasser is the lone letterman with all positions open. Reserve squad lists 13 players and a 6:30 Friday game starts. admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. seven home games season tickets are five dollars at the door.
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Richard Hoops
Cubs
Hampton
Maples
Robbie Glasser
Hoops
Lawson Reckner
Randy Neuhaus
Kent Anderson
Roger Fossberg
Lynn Bills
Victor’ Bender
Brad Albin
Layne Hanquist
Bruce Hudson
Daryl Tenniges
Mark Anderson
Bill Hoffman
Randy Widga
Dennis Bjerrum
Charles Tewell
Randy Flodman
Allen Willits
Scott Lindburg
Gale Stevens
Gregg Hanquist
Duane Rodine
Rick Hoffman
Kevin Goertzen
Ed Ostberg
Correction fixes All-Conference team listing
A late Progress report adds Roger Fossberg as an All Conference defensive safety after he was omitted last week. Fossberg earns recognition for his defensive play and helps bolster the conference lineup.
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Roger Fossberg
Roger
Dwight Herd Wins Final Five Dollars in Football Contest
Dwight Herd of Murfreesboro Tennessee won the final Progress football contest with 12 correct guesses out of 16. Janice Millsap, also of Murfreesboro, placed second. Upsets ran high as many found the finale hard to predict and some contestants swapped picks like Oklahoma Nebraska after initial choices.
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Dwight Herd
Murfeesboro
Tenn
Janice Millsap
Murfreesboro
Dwight
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Hospital Notes Briefs Link Sagehorn and Reed Updated
Gerry Sagehorn, son of Mr and Mrs Gary Sagehorn, returned home from Aurora hospital on Wednesday. Henry Reed was taken to Aurora Hospital Monday evening.
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Gerry Sagehorn
Gary Sagehorn
Aurora Hospital
Henry Reed
Martin Hoffman, Sr
Kenneth Stewart
Pocatello
Idaho
Harold Anderson
Leroy Anderson
Atoka
Okla
Robert Brazda
Mary Monson
Glen Brazda
Fullerton
Becky
Funeral services held for Evelyn Johnson
Mrs Evelyn Johnson wife of the late Dr Harry Johnson of Central City died suddenly at Corad Hospital Thursday afternoon from a heart attack Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Solt-Byers Funeral Chapel in Central City Burial followed at Swede Plain Cemetery
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Evelyn Johnson
Harry Johnson
Central City
Corad Hospital
Solt-Byers
Swede Plain
Margaret Doremus Dies After Leg Amputation
Mrs Margaret Doremus died Monday morning at 10 oclock in Central City hospital after the amputation of a leg.
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Margaret Doremus
Central City Hospital
Julia Flodman 90th Birthday Observed at Open House
Mrs Julia Flodman celebrated her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 PM at Swede Plain United Methodist Church parlors on Sunday November 28. Her children Curtis Flodman Lawrence Lind Ina Hoekstra Verna Fredrickson Carroll Flodman Algene Stohl Vergil Flodman attended along with 100 guests. The event included a program by Rev Trucano and a shared lunch with cake and coffee.
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Julia Flodman
Swede Plain United Methodist Church
Curtis Flodman
Lawrence
Hazel) Lind
Stromsburg
John
Ina) Hoekstra
Omaha
C. Marvin
Verna) Fredrickson
Carroll Flodman
Polk
Walter
Algene) Stohl
Clarks
Vergil Flodman
Central City
Flodman
Trucano
Don Dahlin
WSCS
John Hoekstra
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Walter Stohl
Carrol Flodman
Verland Widge
Ted Dittmer
Elmer Garner
Don Wischmier
Bob Clymer
Lester Widge
Lawrence Lind
Ford Shenk
St. Paul
Minn
Waldo Rost
Holdrege
Vergil Flodman, Jr
Grand Island
Marland Adelson
Have You Noticed, Ladies
An extended road trip to visit Hope in Montana highlights a family Thanksgiving journey from Polk to Jamestown North Dakota and an Indiana Reservation. The narrative recalls seven travelers in one station wagon covering 850 miles, with kids inventing games and observing wintry weather on the return trip.
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Polk
Jamestown
North Dakota
Mom
Hope
Kansas
Wyoming
Indiana
Jason
Agates
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Polking
Economic Development Commission
Police Department
Fire Department
Chamber of Commerce
Glen Hill
Reuben Wanquist
Norris Alfred
April Nyberg
Cindy Widga
Vera Friedricksen
Paula Anderson
Craig Wize
Robin Brazda
Reynold Merchant
Paul Blender
Giselle Anderson
Kris Hoops
Ben Redman
Hazel Hill
Mr. and
Mrs
Steven Carlstrom
By Marsha Redman
Ralph
Montana
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