December Snow Brings Witty Warnings and Local Notes
A light Christmas season near Polk features a snowstorm, a mock warning about slow drivers on Nebraska roads, and a humor column noting the too-short day of December 24. The piece mentions Mrs. Lindley Cook recovering from heart attack, a jar of cheer capsules, and Rev. Lindley Cook’s fund pledge anecdote. The Polk Progress editorial reflects on subscriber numbers and space for two Christmases.
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Nebraska
Lindley Cook
Arborville
Rev. Cook
Polk Progress
Effie Saylor Holiday Visit With Central City Family
Mrs. Effie Saylor of Central City spent the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Saylor and family.
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Effie Saylor
Central City
Ed Saylor
Harless Leads Polk Commercial Club With New Secretary
The district’s Commercial Club appoints Dick Harless as head with Glen Levering ton as secretary treasurer. Retirement plans surface for Mayor Fredrickson and Marvin Fredrickson. Numerous local births deaths engagements and community notices fill the week.
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Dick Harless
Fredrickson
Veterans of World War I Install Officers at Polk County Barracks
The Polk County Barracks No. 2651 held the annual Installation of officers and Christmas party at the Legion Club in Stromsburg. Officers installed include Commander Elmer Kilgore and others. Auxiliary officers are headed by Mrs. George Blaine. Gifts were exchanged and members recall old times during the festive evening.
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Polk County Barracks No. 2651
Legion Club Rooms
Stromsburg
Elmer Kilgore
Rolland Dahlin
Elmer Hanquist
Polk
Martin R. Anderson
Osceola
Enoch Ekstrand
L. Vance Sharp
Fred T
Early Delivery Set for Resale Corn Loan Stock
Announcement for 1962 and 1963 crop corn in reseal loans to meet CCC needs and disaster livestock feed program. ASCS will issue delivery instructions February 3. farmers may redeem loans later or deliver to satisfy price support. Storage payments apply through month before redemption. corn used to meet program needs and not stored locally.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Richard C. Sealey
ASC
ASCS
CCC
Polk County 1966 Bond Sales Hit 90 Percent Quota
November E and H bond sales in Polk County reached 19 371 dollars as reported by local chairman W B Johnson. Year to November 1966 total sales stood at 358 052 dollars, achieving 90 4 percent of the county quota. Mr and Mrs George Swanson and family and Shirley Hahn arrived Friday to spend the holidays with Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle.
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Polk County
W. B. Johnson
George Swanson
Shirley Hahn
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Polk Businesses Set New Year Holiday Closing
All local businesses will observe New Year’s holiday by closing Monday January 3. Normal hours resume afterward, city officials say.
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Polk
Aliens Must Report Addresses In January
Mr. Grove K. Callison of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service announced the January address reporting period. Most aliens in the United States must report their addresses to the Government, with forms available at post offices and INS offices. Willful failure to comply may bring serious consequences.
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Grove K. Callison
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Callison
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Hospital Week Visits and Discharges Across County Facilities
The Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital reports patient activity for the week of December 20 to December 26. Deceased: Mrs. Jane Calhoun Osceola. Dismissed: multiple patients including Mrs. Edward Sobieszyk and baby, Mr. George Barber Stromsburg, and others across Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Polk Silver Creek Gresham Columbus.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Jane Calhoun
Osceola
Eli Johnson
Stromsburg
Edward Sobieszyk
George Barber
Stanley VanHoosen
Victor Altberg
Clara Peterson
Shelby
Fred Bernt
Albin E. Bodine
James Langer
Tony Micek
Silver Creek
Mark Kreis
James Brazda, Sr
Polk
Todd Berggren
Henry
Josephine Stachura
Col
Irene Anderson
Julia Johnson
Adolph Carlson
George Korger
Marla Lott
Agnes White
Martha Wasserman
Charles Nuttleman
Gresham
Darrell Dorsey
Harvey Middaugh
Stomsburg
Bertha Doremus
Mercie Smith
Rudolph Swanson
Aster Kessler
Polk Christmas News Belated Dinner Guests
Monday guests for a belated Christmas dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Myers and family included Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bock and family of Appalaichia New York Mrs. Louis Bock of Paul Mr. and Mrs. Elder Bock and family of Pleasanton Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Heermann and Kent of College Park Maryland Miss Anna Heermann of Scribner and Lynn Sundberg. Christmas Eve guests were Mr. and Mrs. William McNaught Jill Ann Will Kroger Mr. and Mrs. Walden McNaught and family of Lincoln. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Gaylen Holmes and family and Mrs. Ruth Kroger of Sioux Falls joined.
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Dean Myers
Leo Bock
Appalaichia
N. Y
Louis Bock
Paul
Elder Bock
Pleasanton
Reuben Heermann
Kent
College Park
Anna Heermann
Scribner
Lynn Sundberg
William McNaught
Jill Ann
Will Kroger
Walden McNaught
Lincoln
N. E. McNaught
Gaylen Holmes
Ruth Kroger
Sioux Falls
S. D
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Polking
Aod
Review OF the News
Norris Alfred
Dick Howe
Doyle Klingsporn
Jane Allison
Gordon Johnson
Hartwig Flodman
Osceola Hospital
Petrus Ne
Leonard Orendorff
Martin Jones
State Railway Commission
Wallace Englund
Tracy
Calif
Carl Steelquist
Hordville
Jean Larkin
University of Nebraska
Donavin Widga
Marvin Shenk
Polk Commercial Club
Glen Leverington
Milton Wilcox
Columbus
Joan Lynn
Wilcox
Frank Ostrander
Charles Ekdahl
Dave, Ekdahl
Kansas City
Pearl Jack
Ames
Iowa
Bonnie Shaw
Kenneth Meerkatz
Kathleen Tyler
Richard Trotter
Robert Nelson
Grand Island
Charlie Johnson
Carolyn Drucker
Leonard Anderson
Cubs
Strombourg Vikings
Bradshaw
Gissler
Morris Fisher
Leanne Marie
Wallace Lind
Public Housing Administration
Steve Saylor
Boys State
Max Krog
Polk Cubs
Palmer
Henderson
Rev. Koelling
Farmers Coop Grain
Charles Necker
Nadine Shultz
Eugene Waring
Brazda
Marvin Fredrickson
Gene Fowler
Polk Lumber Co
Clarks
Bonnie Hanquist
John Reckner
Bonnie Burhoop
Larry Hoffman
Carolyn Kealiher
Alvin Smith
Polk School
Hardville
Sundberg’s Hardware Nets
Ann Otte
Polk High
Wayne Ramsey
Polk High Dramatics
Bob Zenner
Larry Coover
Armed Service
Marvin Bankson
Nettie Carston
Fred Dittmer
Dorothy Hahn
Henry Galus
Minnie Mier
Henry Ditmer
Charles
L. M. Bowers
Kenny
Kim
Kevin
Milan Blase
Troy
Tom Cunningham
Gaynelle Marie
Willis Patten
Judy Marie
Ralph Lavelle
Janet Warnick
Elmer Warnick
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