Polking Around and Speed Reading Reflections
A column recalls an impending weekly national paper for busy people and mocks speed reading claims. Carl Carlstrom orders a gift subscription and notes a Japan tool labeled made in Boston. Silver Creek officials discuss basketball manners and post office crowds grow as Christmas mail rises.
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United States
Carl Carlstrom
Progress Office
Japan
Carl
Kroger
Sweden
Boston
Everett Green To Speak At Co op Meet
Everett W Green reelected secretary treasurer after attending the 23rd annual convention of the National Association of State Licensed Warehouse Departments in Atlanta Georgia. He will be the main speaker at the Juanita Farmers Union Coop Association meeting in Juanita on Monday evening December 18.
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Everett W. Green
National Association of State Licensed Warehouse Departments
Atlanta
Green
C. L. Bolton
Lincoln
Everett
Juanita
Polk Cubs sweep St Edward and St Paul in week
Polk Cubs win two from Saints with 75-26 over St Edward and 59-34 over St Paul. Led by Regy Green 17 points and Max Kroger 14, Alvin Kisler 10 rebounds, Polk dominates on the boards 45-17 and rides a 4-0 season start. Dar win Hahn adds 12 and 8 rebounds as Polks defense and rebounding pace a sweeping victory.
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Max Kroger
Polk
St. Paul
Kroger
Cubs
Regy Green
Cub
Darwin Hahn
Alvin Kisler
Hahn
Green
Jim Karloff
Roger O'Neill
Wildcats
Saints
Bob Svoboda
O'Neill
Ron Backman
Lanny Ang
Darwin
Gerald Schenck
Doug Sundberg
Calvin Crow
Dave Fijell
St. Edward
Lynn Hasselbalch
Eisler
Kisler
Sharp
Ang
Beavers
Hasselbalch
Sewer Rates Increase in Polk to Fund Lagoon Project
Beginning January first, Polk residents and businesses will pay $2 monthly for sewer service up from $1, with schools charged $10 monthly from $5. The rise funds a $6,000 revenue bond issue and interest for constructing a sewer lagoon to regulate treated effluent at the north edge. Bond retirement starts November 1963.
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Polk
Village Board
Faithful Workers Christmas Meet at Della Hoffman Home
Fourteen members and one guest gathered for a one o clock hostess lunch at Della Hoffman home on Friday December 15. After a brief business session members presented a program number and exchanged gifts. Mrs Ernest Brockevelt read a Christmas poem honoring local figures and the Faithful Workers club was praised for its community spirit. The piece lists club members and goodwill messages, ending with season’s greetings.
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Della Hoffman
Ernest Brockevelt
Shaw
Kahler
Polk
Main Street
Miller family guests of Longs at Lincoln weekend
Mr and Mrs Don Miller and their children visited Mr and Mrs Roger Long in Lincoln for the weekend staying at the Long residence and sharing time with the family.
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Don Miller
Mrs
Roger Long
Lincolin
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Polking
Silver Creek
Bodine
Bayer
Gerald Stevens
Postoffice
Everett Green
Karp Kahler
Karpie
Dean Myers
Dean
Myers
Harvey Sundberg
Harvey
Doug
Len
Lyle Dornburgh
Lyle
Commercial Club
Charlie Lytle
Santa Claus
Santa
By Barry Nyberg
Polk Swamps
ST ED
Polk Cubs
Polk High School
Norman McIntosh
Norman
Beaver
Faithful Workers Club
Theresa
Ruth
Della
Marie
Erma
Florence
Ela
Winifred
Sharon
Jeanine
Mildred
Esther
Irene
Jerry
Mrs. Eight-ball
Mr. K
Stromberg
Kahler’s
Mr. Shaw
McBride
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