Grumbling About Progress and Odd Pasts in the Progress
A Provincetown style column riffs on Alice Pack in Grants Pass and a string of observations on progress, grunting to lie, Blarney Stone lore, and a satire of the national unemployment report. The writer muses on moving schoolhouses, District numbers, and local corrections as part of a broader nostalgia for a backward march.
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Alice Pack
3Rd St
Grants Pass
Oregon
Alice
Charlie
Progress
Steinberg
New Owners For Local Businesses
Duane Burney a Polk area farmer buys Polk Oil Company from Nick McNaught and will run it starting March. Burney auctions farm machinery February 17 with sale ad on Page 3. Cyndee Carlson and Hattie Green of Stromsburg purchase the Snack Shack from Hank and Anita Eisler and plan an opening in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Burney
Polk
Polk Oil Company
Nick McNaught
Burney
Cyndee Carlson
Hattie Green
Stromsburg
Hank
Anita Eisler
Weather snapshot: February cold spells and notes
Weather diary from February 1 to 7 records cloudy days with readings from 30 degrees to 10 below, light snowfall, and warming trends. Mention of groundhog, Lincoln and Washington birthdays, and St Valentine references amid Nebraska winter scenes with birds at Platte feeder.
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A. Lincoln
G. Washington
Potomac
Groundhog
Nebraska
Brrir
Obituary for Joe Lichtenberger of Hampton
Joe Lichtenberger 86 of Hampton died Sunday February 6 after a short illness at York hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at United Lutheran Church Hampton with burial in Plainfield Cemetery near Bradshaw. He was born January 6 1886 near Bradshaw and lived on a family farm. He married Marie Enderle May 21 1908 at Hampton. she died December 29 1960 and he remarried July 7 1964 to Mabel G. Ray at Geneva. He was a member of United Lutheran Church Ma sonic Lodge 245 Scottish Rite Shrine Sesostris Elks of York and was among the first hybrid seed corn salesmen in the area. Survived by his widow a son Allan of Seabrook Maryland four daughters Josephine Smith Grand Island Winifred Oglesby York Jane Hendricks South Gate California and Jean Bracy Downey California a sister Lula Nedrow Jonesboro Arkansas 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
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Joe Lichtenberger
Hampton
United Lutheran Church
Delmar D. Klover
Plainfield Cemetery
Bradshaw
Mr Lichtenberger
York Hospital
Samuel
Sarah Jane Lichtenberger
Marie Enderle
Mabel G. Ray
Geneva
Masonic Lodge 245
Scottish Rite
Lincoln
Shrine Sesostris
The
Elks Lodge
York
Allan
Seabrook
Josephine Smith
Grand Isand
Winifred Oglesby
Jane Hendricks
South Gate
Calif
Jean Bracy
Downey
Lula Nedrow
Jonesbro
Ark
Polk Community Chorus Sets February Meeting at High School
The Polk Community Chorus will hold a meeting on Sunday February 13 at 2 30 p m in the high school auditorium All singers are urged to attend and participate in rehearsals and plans for upcoming performances.
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Polk Community Chorus
Militon H. Anderson dies after illness in 1972
Milton H. Anderson born January 12 1892 Polk County farmer and Methodist member died February 3 1972 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Osceola after a year of declining health. Survived by three daughters three sons in law seven grandchildren one great granddaughter two sisters and a host of friends. Memorial services were held February 6 1972 at Polk Methodist Church with Rev J T Kim. Interment Stromsburg Cemetery.
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Milton H. Anderson
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola
Frank O. Anderson
Anna Christine
Polk County
Catherine Price McCumber
Methodist Church
Blanche
John
Walter
Martin
Clarence
Pearle) Burgeson
Gordon
Maxine) Smith
Lester
LaVonne) Sorensen
Leslie Adelson
Paul Stevens
Jim Lindburg
Richard Sealey, Sr
Russell Fisell
Lennis Lind
Wallace Lind
Stromsburg
Anderson Funeral Chapel
Milton ST Anderson
Dad
Grandpa
Christ
God
Local Births Reported for Shana Marie and Two Brothers
Here I Am Mr and Mrs Ron Holsteen announce the birth of a 7 lb 10 oz baby girl named Shana Marie on January 27. Central City couple Mr and Mrs Steve Blodgett report a boy born February 5 at Grand Island hospital named Jamey Lawrence, 6 lbs 3 oz. Lincoln couple Mr and Mrs Donald Stewart announce a son born February 1 at St Elizabeths Hospital weighing 7 lbs 9 oz named Kerwyn Lee Stewart.
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Ron Holsteen
Shana Marie
Holsteen
Connie LaVelle
Steve Blodgett
Central City
Grand Island Hospital
Jamey Lawrence
Blodgett
Dawn Killion
Polk
Donald Stewart
St. Lincoln
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Kerwyn Lee Stewart
Deadline set for District 72 school board candidates
Candidates must file by Friday March 10. Application blanks are available at the Elementary School building on the second floor. Todd Hanquist was a weekend guest of Tom Flodmaen.
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Board of Education of District 72
Todd Hanquist
Tom Flodmaen
Polk Cubs Roll Over Bradshaw In February Basketball Night
Polk High's Cubs crushed Bradshaw 66 39 on their home floor while the Re serves won 55 32. Osceola edged Polk 47 46 in a thriller as Kent Anderson led Polk with 16 points. Cubs rallied at Palmer to drop a 44 37 decision, marking the end of a seven game stretch.
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Polk High
Cubs
Bradshaw Bulldogs
Osceola
Bradshaw
Polk
Layne Hanquist
Roger Fossberg
Robbie Glasser
Randy Neuhaus
Vic Bender
Kent Anderson
Bruce Hudson
Lynn Bills
Mark Anderson
Bill Hoffman
Roger Carlstrom
Bulldogs
Landon Reckner
Randy Neujahr
Reckner
Bulldog
Jim Carlson
Neujahr
Colin McKeag
Monty Jones
Chris Hayes
Carlstrom
Hanquist
Neuhaus
Kent T Anderson
Lawson Reckwor Hed
Palmer Tiger
Hoopeters
Olympic Daydreams and Everyday Feats in Winter Lore
A humorous sketch imagines a narrator and friend at an Olympic setting where dream of representing country contrasts with comic training mishaps. The piece playful yokes Olympic discipline with ordinary pratfalls and lighthearted kitchen-table philosophy.
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Winnie Adelson
Palmer Tigers
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