Polking Around: Norris Alfred to Run The Polk Progress
Norris Alfred will take over ownership and operation of The Polk Progress starting January 1. The current publisher reflects fondly on 15 months with Polk readers, praises the community, and notes editor Larry Johnson will leave for navy service in January. Polk basketball remains undefeated and the holiday schedule includes a Dec. 28–29 tournament at Marquette.
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Polk
Harvey Lind
Larry Johnson
Larry
Navy
Santa Claus
Cubs
Marquette
Santa
Polk Cubs Stay Unbeaten In Victory Over Genoa Orioles
Polk remains undefeated after an 80 69 win over Genoa with Don Sealey scoring 27 and Allen Neuhaus 17 for the Cubs. Genoa’s L Pilakowski led with 20 as Polk’s reserve unit also won 48 47. The Junior Varsity beat Genoa B 56 30 while St Edward pins Polk to 33 percent shooting and Polk’s second team defeats St Edward’s B. Country Woman’s Club held a Christmas party at Ollie Johnson’s home with 15 members and 3 guests.
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Polk
Genoa Orioles
Cubs
Genoa
Don Sealey
Allen Neuhaus
Orioles
Dick Sealey
Don Hanquist
Steve Saylor
Norman Reckner
Nets
L. Pilakowski
S. Moseley
D. Rood
Charles Schenk
Allen Tenniges
St Edward
Beavers
Rod Wightman
Steve Roberts
St. Edward’s
Ken Carlstrom
Country Woman’s Club
Ollie Johnson
Johnson
Polk County Weather and Community Notes
Rainfall for the week ending Saturday .10 inch. Surface and subsoil moisture short. All crops 100 percent harvested. winter wheat in good condition. Range and pasture feed hay and forage average. feed grain supplies above average. Colder weather with a trace of moisture. Open fall weather aids fall pasture corn stalks and milo stubble. East Side Birthday Club met Dec 10. 12 members and 1 visitor. gift exchange and Christmas carols. Engaged Joyce Ann Stewart, daughter of K L Stewarts of Polk, to Sam P. Baird, son of Minor P. Baird of Simeroik. Both to graduate in June. Joyce from Nebraska Wesleyan, Sam from University of Nebraska. early summer wedding planned.
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East Side Club
East, Side
Ester Lackey
Joyce Ann Stewart
K. L. Stewarts
Polk
Sam P. Baird
Minor P. Baird
Simeriok
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Phi Mu_ sorority
Baird
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Psi
University of Nebraska
Polk Countian Aided Stellar Star Navigation Study
First Lieutenant John I Molinder of Stromsburg helped develop STAFF, a stellar and inertial guidance system tested by a Special Air Force Systems Command team from Norton AFB at Cape Kennedy. Using the North Star, the missile with a Polaris A 1 booster could correct its flight path and reach precise trajectories amid simulated adverse conditions. Molinder, a McPherson high school graduate with degrees from Nebraska and the Air Force Institute of Technology, is married to Janet Ahlquist of Osceola.
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Stromsburg
U.S
Molinder
Ude
John W. Browning
AFSC
Ballistic Systems Division
Norton
Air Force Agency
McPherson
Kan
Kansas State University
University of Nebraska
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright ‘Patterson Afb
Ohio
Janet
Verner Ahlquist
Osceola
Christmas Program Shines At Polk High Gym
A large Polk High gym crowd enjoyed Monday night’s Christmas program by Larry Johnson. The event featured standard choir numbers and skits, with kindergarten and first grade parts delighting the audience. Teachers and Mrs. Cunningham earned praise for organizing a memorable show that encouraged the young performers.
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Larry Johnson
Polk High
Cunningham
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