School Bill Listing and Regular Board Meeting Actions
A detailed bill list shows numerous teaching and office supplies, subscriptions, utilities, and repairs totaling hundreds to thousands of dollars from vendors such as Carrington, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Laidlaw’s, and Sargent-Welch. The December 3 board meeting approved the bills and adopted the state requested handicapped children policy LB403 with motions by Duane Miller and Harold Anderson. Secretary Roger Hanquist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Press Inc
Scott, Foresman and Company
Nebraskaland
Biog. Yricks
Stromsburg’s
Home
Romans,Wiemer &' Achuis
Puditing
National Geographic Society
Art
Science & Dramatics
RMI Educational Films, Inc
Melody Albin
D. O
Becky Miller
Hammond & Stephens Co
Wigits Srveces
Creative Village
Sargent-Welch Scientific Co
Central Scientific Co
Science Department
Fisher Scientific Co
Polk Oil Co
Co-op Oil, Inc
Polk Light and Water Dept, Utilities
Torvesseene
the Lincoln Telephone Co
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Colonial Research Chemical Corp
Overland Sand & Gravel Co
Baer’s
Welch Can Be
Cece Sescessetnece
Earl J. Ruby
W. A. Biba Engineering Co
Sundberg & Son Hardware
Duane Miller
Harold Anderson
Dale Lindburg
Roger Hanquist
Hordville Happenings And School Basketball Outlook
Local notes report Dorcas Bible Study and Advent banner work at Fridhem Lutheran Church. PTA and Homemakers groups meet December 10 to 11, with Christmas party planned. Nancy Garrett undergoes Omaha hospital surgery after August auto crash. Upcoming high school games set for Shelby and McCool Junction with reserve and varsity matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Bankson
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Don Bankson
Ruth Circle
Don Quick
Quick
Dorcas
Linda Jones
Merry Mothers’ Home Extension Club
Hordville
Central City
Elgin White
Nancy Garrett
Orville Garrett
Univer
Omaha
Nancy
Stanley Turpin
Elton Flodman
Stockton
Kansas
Shelby
McCool Junction
Hamilton County
Marquette
Lincoln
NSEA
NEA
PTA
Lynn Wilcox
Quotes and columns mix in a 1960s era sampling
The snippet blends quotes from a TV news interview to columnist notes with mentions of Gov John Love, Agnew consulting, Sagan, and a travel by Omaha visitors. It reads like a collage of public discourse and personal notices with no single event dominating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl] Sagan
Milky Way
Galaxy
Nixon
Polk Area Socials Highlight Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Floyd Larson at Marquette. Mr and Mrs Robert Clymer and family and Mr and Mrs Merle La Velle were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Elmer Garner Monday. Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Larry Bengtson and Kari in Grand Island Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Shostrom were Sunday evening visitors in the Lyle Widga home. Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock spent time with relatives at Pawnee City and Humboldt last week. Mr and Mrs Wm Wright of Osceola were Sunday afternoon and supper guests of Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
Floyd Larson
Marquette
Robert Clymer
Merle la Velle
Elmer Garner
Larry Bengtson
Kari
Grand Island
Robert Shostrom
Lyle Widga
Glen Babcock
Polk High School concert clinic and Christmas programs
The Polk High School choir attended the Goldenrod Conference Vocal Clinic at Stromsburg High School with a Lincoln clinician and prepared a four-number concert. A swing choir from Lincoln East closed the event. Preparations continue for a spring conference band clinic and school celebrations include teacher gifts and a student council Christmas party with gift drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Peterson
Lincoln 1St High School
Lincoln East
Polk High School
Christmas Concert at Polk High School December 13 1973
Polk High School Music Department presents its annual Christmas concert on Thursday December 13 at 7 30 p m featuring the mixed chorus and concert band Selections will honor Christ birth and winter festivities The band closes with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen arranged by George Strombeck The public is invited no admission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High School
Christ
George Strombeck
Holley Bailey
Elementary Christmas Program at Everson Elementary Gym
The Christmas program will be held Thursday December 20 at 7 30 pm in the Elementary Gym. Everyone is welcome. The kindergarten class will sing carols and the first and second grades will perform songs from Twas.
School Lunch Menu Week December 10 to 14
The menu lists holiday week lunches with daily items. December 10 offers hot dogs with buns, water, tots, cookies and milk. December 11 features meatloaf with potatoes gravy tomato juice and sandwiches. December 12 includes toasted cheese sandwiches green beans with ham and banana nut bread. December 13 serves creamed dried beef on potatoes con peaches crisp and sandwiches with Christmas cookies. December 14 plans beef and noodles subject to change.
Birthday Supper Honors Walter Nelson Guests List
A sequence of social gatherings is noted with Walter Nelson honored on his birthday at a Central City home hosted by Mr and Mrs George Burke. Various relatives and friends from Stromsburg Grand Island Omaha Henderson and Osceola attended multiple dinners and visits across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nelson
Mary Salchow
Nina Burke
Stromsbury
Clara Johnson
Grand Island
George Burke
Central City
Dora McDaniel
Stromsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marie
Clayton
Bulldogs
Home Service Extension Club
Ray
Gwiford
Don Shoup
Bertha Anderson
Joe Tyler
Baptist Bible Study Group
Harry Jones
Beverly Gustafson
Pep Club
TV News
John Love
Agnew
Frank Jameson
United States
James J. Kirkpatrick
Francis Widga
Bill Ferrand
Rockford, IL
Sundberg
POLK
Stromberg’s
PROM
Osceola
Hampton
York
Silver Creek
Mr Grumpy
Alan Gray M. Campbell
Carl Carlstrom
Jerry Wall
Sons
Henderson
Tom
Raymond Stevens
Aurora
Cole
Earl Stevens
Frances Widga
Glennis
LéMian Ferrand
Don Widga
Mary
Sydney Widga
Charles Reeves
Jason
Willard Adelson
Wm. Wright
Harvey Sundberg
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