Undertime and the antiwork ethic in modern society
A columnist critiques the zeal for constant activity and new gadgets, praising undertime and minus productivity as remedies to overproduction. He cites Charles Wolverton on goofing off to curb waste, Nixon era work myths, and a shift toward zero hour weeks to dampen consumer-driven overreach. The piece warns of a brink of indeterminate deluge as technologies fail and old methods vanish.
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Charles Wolverton
Vancouver
B. C
Charlie
Art Buchwald
Nixon
Maurice Erans
Cubs Absorb Two Losses Over Weekend
Polk Cubs lost Friday 52-47 to Wolbach and Saturday 64-57 to Stromsburg Vikings. Robbie Glasser led Polk with 14 points. Carlstrom 13. Neuhaus and Albin 7. Stallings led Stromsburg with 17. Parminter 13. Cubs travel to Bradshaw, Osceola, and Palmer next.
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Polk Cubs
Wolbach
Cub
Stromsburg Vikings
Burg Moor
Roger Carlstrom
Milford Shepherd
Polk
Robbie Glasser
Carlstrom
Randy Neuhaus
Brad Albin
Lawson Reckner
Kent Anderson
Scrub Cubs
Stromsburg
Viking Juniors
Varsity Cubs
Donnybrook
Vikings
Brad Stallings
Viking
Bill Parminter
Cubs
Layne Hanquist
Lawson Recknord
Bruce Hudson
Bob Parminter
Bradshaw
Osceola
Palmer
County Red Cross To Meet In Polk County
Polk County Chapter of the American Red Cross schedules a February 21 meeting at the Viking Center in Stromsburg to reorganize and revitalize the county unit. Six people attended the January 25 session, sparking a call for better turnout from chairman James Westring. He asks all able members to attend and contribute time.
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Polk County
The
American Red Cross
Viking Center
Stromsburg
James Westring
Westring
Services for Mrs F Benke in Aurora
Mrs Frank Benke died suddenly at her Aurora home Friday morning. Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm Monday at Higby Mortuary. She was sister to Mrs Lloyd Stromberg. Mr and Mrs Wilmer Johnson visited the Adelson home Sunday. Lloyd Stromberg attended the funeral for Mildred Benke, 58, of Aurora, in Aurora Monday.
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Frank Benke
Aurora
Higby Mortuary
Benke
Lloyd Stromberg
Wilmer Johnson
Lloyd Adelson
Mildred Benke
Co op Grain Reports Net Savings at Annual Meeting
At the Farmers Co operative Grain Assn annual meeting in Polk Community Hall on January 26, Dean Myers reported 44300 in savings on 1738000 in total sales. The cooperative purchased 1200 bushels of grain. Roland Bodine and Don Widge were elected to the board for three and five years respectively. Four percent stock interest was paid with per unit dividends on grain fertilizer feed and chemicals.
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Farmers Co-operative Grain Ass'n
Polk Community Hall
Dean Myers
Evangelical Free Church
Gib Erickson
Lincoln
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Roland Bodine
Eric Anderson
Don Widge
Paul Stevens
March of Dimes Drive nets $126.60 in rural precinct
The rural Pleasant Home Precinct March of Dimes drive completed with $126.60 reported to Precinct Chairman Mrs Irvin Anderson. Early canvassing was led by Mrs Lloyd Widga and Alvin Dahlin on the first day. Co Chairman Mrs Donald Rystrom joins Mrs Anderson in thanking contributors and workers including Mrs Larry Coover Mrs Paul Stevens Mrs Elton W Peterson Leonard Johnson Ralph Simpson Mrs Lawrence Larson Mrs Harold Carlson Roger Warner Alvin Dahlin and Mrs Lloyd Widga.
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March of Dimes” Drive
Irvin Anderson
Lloyd Widga
Alvin Dahlin
Donald Rystrom
Anderson
Larry Coover
Paul Stevens
Elton W. Peterson
Leonard
Birthday Social at Methodist Church slated for February 6
Mrs Marvin Fredrickson chairs the Fellowship Dinner and Social at the Methodist Church Sunday evening February 6 at 6 30 P M Birthday observances will honor all present at special tables with each sharing why their birth month is best A serving and program committee lists Messrs and Mesdames Fredrickson Adelson Flodman Burney Strand Stewart Nielsen McNaught Stromberg Johnson Coover Sealey Sr Jr and Shenk.
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Marvin Fredrickson
Methodist Church
Messrs
Fredrickson
Leslie Adelson
Wayland Flodman
Duane Burney
Paul Strand
Kenneth Stewart
Walter Nielsen
Neal McNaught
Rolland Stromberg
Lyle Johnson
Larry Coover
Richard Sealey, Sr
Richard Sealey, Jr
Mervin Shenk
Weather diary records bitter cold to warmer spells in Polk area
A sequence of daily weather notes from late January covers freezing rain and icy conditions then gradual warming. The entries refer to associated farm impacts, animal concerns, and local residents such as Kemp from Ord visiting Polk.
Scout Troops to Reorganize Meeting Set
A meeting will be held Thursday February 10 at 7 30 PM in Polk Community Hall for the re organization of the Boy Scout Troop. Boys age 11 and over and their parents are invited to attend.
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Polk Community Hall
Funeral Services for Harry Jones of Wyoming
Funeral services for Harry Jones formerly of the Polk vicinity were held Monday in Central City. He died in Cheyenne Wyoming and was buried in Central City cemetery.
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Harry Jones
Wyoming
Polk
Cheyenne
Wyo
Central City
Birthday b b gun quest yields unexpected mouse tale
A boy named Jason asks for mousetraps for his sixth birthday to help his brother Matt control a rabbit and mouse problem in the tool shed. The traps lead to a learning curve, an injury, and daily mouse deliveries for the cat, with a humorous tone from a family diary.
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Jason
Matthew
Matt
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Moon
County Red Cross
F. Benke
Donald Fredrick
Kearney
Mary
Gaylord Stevens
Arlo Stevens Hardville
Frederick
Columbus City
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Methodists
Glenn Hill
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Pastor Stauffer
Floyd Miller
Frank Ostrander
Platte Valley
Kemp
Ord
W. J. Newton
Donald Newton
Delvin
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