Polk Jan 1 1973 crises and the non-doer as saver
A year of crises with reflections on UFO belief, earthquakes, and Kahoutek the comet. Hughes Rudd on cars as symbols prompts nostalgia for Model T days. The Progress column laments overwork, promotes the non-doer as a true conservative and calls for reduced labor and wiser use of resources. Continued on Page 8.
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Hughes Rudd
Channel 6
Hughes
Ourself
Growlig
Chip Dunlap
Beeves
New Orléans
Polk
Chip
Be Sure To Mail Early From Pork Post Office
Donald Wanquilst Postmaster urges customers to mail first class Christmas cards letters and packages by December 8 and airmail items by December 15 to ensure delivery by Christmas Eve. He cites energy and fuel shortages but reports trucks and trains moving mail while asking for public cooperation.
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Pork Post Office
Reminder for Legion Auxiliary bake sale donations
Reminder to all Legion Auxiliary members to bring two dozen homemade cookies or candy or a fruit donation for the meeting on December 10 or to Irene Widga by December 14.
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Legion Auxiliary
Irene Widga
Hospital Report From Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Week of November 26 to December 3 lists a roster of patients in Osceola and nearby towns including Mrs Fern Baer Mrs Tressie Brown Mr George Buchta Mr Ray Conrad Mrs Florence Ekstrom Mrs Laura Hendrickson Mr Edwin L Isakson Mr Carl R H Johnson Mrs Winnifred Lackey Miss Connie Pat Lux Mrs Bernice McClung Mrs Merle Mitchell Mr Arthur S Nelson Mrs Emmy Schlesinger Mr Fred Stoki Mrs Jane Whitmore Mrs Hildur Lundberg. Dismissed include Mr Clyde Ericson Mrs Lavina Kopke Mrs Patricia Osceola Mrs Bessie Reckner Mrs Jane Swasko Mr John W Hellstrom Mrs Reynold Peterson Deceased Mr Hobart Sweenie. Noted transfers and hospital notes mention Mr Meade Bragg in York General Hospital Roy Glasser Sr transferred to Bryan Memorial in Lincoln Mrs Edd Coover in Central City hospital and social visit by Mr and Mrs Lennis Lind to the Russell Fjell home.
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Fern Baer
Osceola
Tressie Brown
George Buchta
Ray Conrad
Florence Ekstrom
Laura Hendrickson
Edwin L. Isakson
Stromsburg
Carl R. H. Johnson
Winnifred Lackey
Connie Pat Lux
Bernice McClung
Shelby
Merle Mitchell
Benedict
Arthur S. Nelson
Emmy Schlesinger
Fred Stoki
Jane Whitmore
Gresham
Hildur Lundberg
Clyde Ericson
Lavina Kopke
Patricia
Thayer
Bessie Reckner
Jane Swasko
Meade Bragg
York General Hospital
Roy Glasser, Sr
York Hospital
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Edd Coover
Central City Hospital
Pat Newton Named Mr 202 For Corn Yield Record
The York Daily News Tim es notes Pat Newton achieved 202.82 bushels per acre on a Nebraska plot planted April 23 and harvested October 16. He used 150 lbs 10-30-10 starter, 200 lbs nitrogen sidedress, rootworm control, and herbicide banding. Harvest population reached 22 000 plants. claimed among the highest in the area.
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Pat
Nebraska
York Daily News-Times
New Library Offers Wide Range of New Books
Public library announces fresh titles including Agatha Christie Elephants Can Remember and Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson. Also listed are Plum Thicket by Hough Giles In One Era And Out The Other by Sam Levenson Mountain Farm by Dutton Raymond and Murder in Waiting by Eberhart. Children's books include Harry the Fat Bear Sky Tonka The Cave Boy and Woman at the Well by Dale Evans Rogers donated by the Polk Woman's Club in honor of P. W. Aker.
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Agatha Christie
Hough Giles
Dougal Robertson
Sam Levenson
Dutton Raymond
Eberhart
Harry
Fat Bear Sky
Birth of Heather Lynn Stromberg in Lincoln
Mr and Mrs Arlan Stromberg of Lincoln announce the birth of a girl on December 3 at Lincoln General Hospital weighing 7 lbs 10 oz named Heather Lynn. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lloyd Stromberg.
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Arlan Stromberg
Lincoln
Lincoln General Hospital
Heather Lynn
Lloyd Stromberg
Gustafson Brother Dies in California
Chauncey Gustafson of the local family learned on Friday that his brother David Gustafson had died in San Bernardino California.
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David Gustafson
Chauncey Gustafson
Chauncey
David
San Bernadino
Calif
Polk Market Wheat Soybeans and Oats Prices
Market notes show wheat at 2 20 per bushel, soybeans at 5 70, oats at 1 30. Price entries are read as rough OCR with several letters unreadable.
Open House for Pastor and Mrs. Irving Stauffer
Pastor and Mrs. Irving Stauffer invite friends and church members to an open house at the parsonage on Sunday December 9 with visiting hours 2:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon and 8:30 to 10:00 in the evening.
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Irving Stauffer
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid Society Christmas Party
The Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid Society held its annual Christmas party Sunday in the church parlors. About eighty five guests enjoyed a carry in supper. Mrs Gary Sagehorn MCd a program with Christmas hymns. Miss Sharon Schulze led children in singing Away in a Manger. Mrs Lavern Schulze read the Christmas story. Santa distributed gifts to the children.
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Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Gary Sagehorn
Sharon Schulze
Lavern Schulze
Sagehorn
Santa
Correction: Clarence Driewer sale date revised
Last week's Progress incorrectly listed the sale ad date for Clarence Driewer. The correct date is Friday December 7, replacing the earlier Saturday notation.
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Clarence Driewer
Multiple Nebraska court fines list deer, speed and theft violations
County Court records from Stromsburg and nearby towns show fines for deer permit violations, day time speed, intoxication and disturbing the peace. Other entries include trespassing, minor in possession, loaded gun in vehicle, hunting with artificial light, reckless driving and following too closely. Dinner guests Rudolph Gustafson hosted by Sterling Nelson at York.
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Arthur .H. Lambert
Stromsburg
Lee Hanson
John A. Nelson
Omaha
Gary L. Cockle
Lincoln
David R. Johnson
Judith Zelaney
Norfolk
Steven Senn
Osceola
Ed McCain
Bartlet
Robert Johnston Osceola
Randy Wentz
Columbus
Timothy Tomlin
Shelby
Earl Wieseman
Robert Hopwood
Dennis Day
Loup City
Gary Peterson
Gresham
Gary Hattan
Wahoo
Calvin Martin
Genoa
Neal Miller
Silver Creek
Michael Peterson
Elton
Bob) Peterson
Steven McCollum
Terry Westring
James Kaboneck
David City
Rudolph Gustafson
Sterling Nelson
York
Sunday Supper Debates at Home End in No-Pleasant Victory
A writer describes the family dinner wrangle over Sunday supper. Each member offers preferences from pickles and cold cuts to hot dishes and chocolate cake, with anonymous note cards revealing tastes. The author tests a paper-plate buffet and leftover ideas, but final verdict remains elusive.
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Jason
Wendy
Ben
Matt
Ralph
Dani
Mrs Eldon Beckstrom Dies At 47 In Grand Island
Mrs Eldon Beckstrom 47 of Grand Island died suddenly Friday night. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Trinity Methodist Church Grand Island.
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Eldon Beckstrom
Grand Island
Trinity Methodist Church
California visit and hospital calls noted in Osceola
Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson were Monday evening guests of Mr Enoch Peterson and daughter Glor ia Griffen of California. Mr and Mrs Russell Fiell visited Joe Fijell in the Osceola hospital on Monday afternoon and later were coffee guests in the Wallace Peterson home.
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Richard Johnson
Enoch Peterson
Gloria Griffen
California
Russell Fiell
Joe Fijell
Osceola Hospital
Wallace Peterson
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Donald Wanquilst
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Lennis Lind
Russell Fjell
Pat Newton
J Mr. and
Mrs
Steven Johnson
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