Best Flodman Wedding Solemnized at Swede Plain Church
Phyllis Best and Pvt Burdette Flodman were married Sunday evening December 20 at Swede Plain Methodist church with Rev Milton O Connor officiating. The ceremony featured palm stands seven branch candelabra and music by Mrs Willard Adelson and Lewis Adams.
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Phyllis Best
Carl E. Best
Central City
Burdette A. Flodman
Curtis Flodman
Swede Plain Methodist Church
Milton O’connor
Willard Adelson
Polk
Lewis Adams
Belgrade
Ida Mae Coover
Wayne Best
Omaha
Wayland Flodman
Leaders Named for Polk County March of Dimes Drive
Polk County campaign leaders gathered in Osceola at Mrs. Edith Heilman’s home to outline plans for 1965. They target a $1.00 per capita goal and a total of 26.5 million dollars for the Fourth Front polio prevention program, with regional leaders named for Osceola Polk Rural Shelby Stromsburg and others.
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Polk County
Osceola
Edith Heilman
Carl Bowman
Open House for Mr and Mrs Joe Monson 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joe Monson observe their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their Clarkston home on Sunday December 27 1953. Friends and neighbors are invited to call between 2 and 5 p.m.
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Joe Monson
Clarks
100 Attend Natural Gas Meeting Last Friday
A crowd of about 100 gathered at Polk Community Hall to hear plans for natural gas. Kansas Nebraska Gas Co. representative Mr Seigel outlined that the company would not invest in lines. farmers would lay pipe from a main 1144 miles south of Highway 34 at about 3000 dollars per mile for a 2 inch line. Each mile would serve roughly 144 irrigation wells at about 1000 dollars per well, with three farm homes equaling one well. The company serves 170 towns with under 1000 residents and may begin piping next summer if feasible.
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Polk
Mr. Seigel
Kansas-Nebraska Gag Co
Hastings
Nebraska
Bradshaw
Seigel
Christmas Programs Highlight Evangelical Free Methodist and Baptist Churches
Christmas programs at the Evangelical Free Church under Sunday School Superintendent Gilbert Glad featured pictures narrated by Larry Nyberg, with the Junior Choir and Mrs. Edwin Nyberg at piano. The Methodist Church presented The Child Jesus cantata directed by Wesley Reisiag with organist Janice Sundberg and narrator Gaylen Holmes, plus multiple soloists and a Christmas poem read by Sheralee Hill. The Baptist Church offered Lord of All cantata directed by Rev Elwood Anderson with music by Mrs. Robert Merchant and several soloists, including a clarinet offertory by Mr. Reist.
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Evangelical’ Free Church
Gilbert Glad
Larry Nyberg
Edwin Nyberg
Methodist Church
Childe Jesus
Wesley Reisi
Janice Sundberg
Gaylen Holmes
Albert Sundberg
Milton
Lorenz Guests Dinner at Victor Larson Home
Mr and Mrs Carl Lorenz of Marquette were dinner guests Sunday in the Victor Larson home, sharing an informal visit and meal.
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Mrs
Carl Lorenz of
Marquette
Victor Larson
County Treasurer Clarifies Vehicle Fee Ad Date
County Treasurer Carleton Anderson said the motor vehicle fee collection will not begin on the date shown in the advertisement. Fees will start Monday January 4 due to the Court House closure on January 2.
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Carleton Anderson
Progress Sets New Subscription Record
The Polk Progress reports a strong year end as many new gift and new subscriptions are listed with donors from John Nyberg to Mrs. Viola Benson and beyond. Readers are wished a Merry Christmas and continued enjoyment of the publication throughout the year.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Person Visit Burke Home for School Program
Mr and Mrs Oscar Person and their daughter attended a Friday evening visit to the George Burke home and observed the school program in which Eva Burke is a pupil.
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Oscar Person
George Burke
Eva Burke
Cubs Miss Narrow Upset of Stromsburg Five
Polk Cubs nearly toppled strong Stromsburg Vikings in a close 53 52 defeat on a crowded home night. Den ny Cramer sparked Polk early as Mardell Lind and Kenny Werner traded late buckets while Burg capitalized on 28 free throws to Polk's 13. Gaylen Lind led Polk with 10 points and strong rebounding.
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Polk Cubs
Stromsburg
Burg
Polk
Viking
Kenny Werner
Bure
Gaylen Lind
Falso
Bowers
Widga
Werner
Shenk
Light
McNaught
King
Acreage Report Forms Available To Farmers
The Polk County ASC Office urges producers planning corn in 1954 on farms with no prior corn plantings in 1951 1953 to apply in writing for a 1954 corn acreage allotment by January 15 1954. Blank applications and Acreage Report forms are available at the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office for filing requests.
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Polk County
ASC
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
The
PMA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leaders For
March of Dimes Campaign
Ars
Dale Nyberg
John Nyberg
R. C. Kauth
B. W. Hahn
Doyle Sundberg
Harold Hogfoss
Ben Peterson
J. M. Relist
Wesley, Reist
Roger “Werner
Ray Werner
Forrest Saint
Clarence Newton
Bill Williams
R. B. Williams
Glen Green
Hi” Green
Emil Person
Esther Johnson
H. B. Johnson
Norman Reetz
Ervin Blase
Martin Baack
Darrell Scherer
M. O. Johnson
Helen Isaacson
Viola Benson
Gordon Glad
Edwin Glad
J. R. Stroup
Wm. F. Smith
Chas. H
Foster Scott
C. A. Whittemore
Philip Nyberg
James Stufft
Leland Bills
Raymond Houdek
Mrs. J. Be, McDaniel
Harold Kohtz
A. H. Ramsey
Ray Stunkel
CUBS
Denny Cramer
Mardell Lind
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