Snow turns Polk roads to mud as winter lingers
In Polk the snow melts into muddy roads and a failing highway threatens local life. Residents worry about trucked-in food supplies and potential closures if the chuckhole east of Main Street grows, while a snowplow operator vents daily frustration at Kahler’s Koffee Klink.
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Kahler
George Ditloff
Polk
Chis Son
Main St
Polk Oil Company
Polk Oil Company. That Chuck Hole
Chuck Hole
Stromberg
Polk Honors Easter Seal Child Jo Ella Stromberg in Lincoln Tea
Polk residents rally to support Nebraska Easter Seal Child Jo Ella Stromberg with a Meet the Child Tea at the Governor's Mansion on Nebraska Day March 1. Anna Wurtz created a red, white and blue dress for the event. Mesdames Rahrs Lampshire Sundberg bake cookies. 175 attendees expected. Polk High School Camera Club produced posters. A basket reflects over $40, a 96 year old donor Pa Hill adds a birthday note, bringing total donations to about $120 in the Progress this week.
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Anna Wurtz
Jo Ella
Governor's Mansion
Lincoln
Nebraska
Clarence Rahrs
Gilbert Lampshire
Oscar Sundberg
Polk
Polk High School Camera Club
John Hegwood
Wayne) Hill
Jo Billa
Hallowe'en
Easter Seal Drive ad corrected total amount
An Easter Seal Drive advertisement on page 7% printed 00.00 instead of 104. The correct total was not known during setting, and the insertion was overlooked. Contributors indeed gave 104 in total.
Easter Seal Fund Ad Names Donors
A local Easter Seal Fund ad lists contributors including Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lampshire and several couples: Legion Auxiliary, Mr and Mrs Harold Anderson, Mr and Mrs Oscar Sundberg, Mr and Mrs Ed Saylor, Mr and Mrs Don Miller, and Mr and Mrs R Kahler. The group donated an additional $29.
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Gilbert Lampshire
Legion Auxiliary
Harold Anderson
Oscar Sundberg
Ed Saylor
Don Miller
R. Kahler
Polk Community Chorus Plans Palm Sunday Cantata
The Polk Community Chorus will meet Sunday at 2 30 for practice in the high school. Ronald Foote will direct the cantata No Greater Love as the annual Palm Sunday concert depends on everyone’s cooperation.
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Polk Community Chorus
Ronald Foote
Mrs Bertha Binford Remains Admitted At Osceola Hospital
Mrs Bertha Binford is a patient in the Osceola hospital according to local health notes. The report confirms her ongoing admission status and care at the facility.
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Bertha Binford
Osceola Hospital
Services Are Friday For Mrs Betty Ang 94
Betty Ang 94 longtime Polk area resident died at Midwest Covenant Home Stromsburg She was born in Smoland Sweden September 7 1874 and came to the United States in 1900 She married Andrew Ang April 13 1910 and lived on a Polk farm until his death in 1939 Survived by three sons Stanford Polk Stanley Vancouver Wash Sterling Rockford Ill two daughters Venette Sundeland Skokie Ill Vega Ekdahl Polk 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren Funeral services Friday Feb 28 at 2 00 p m Evangelical Free Church with Rev Harold Koelling and Rev Paul Backlund officiating Interment Laclede Cemetery Body at Wall Funeral Home Polk
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Betty Ang
Midwest Covenant Home
Stromsburg
Ang
Smoland
Sweden
United States
Chicago
Nebraska
Andrew Ang
Polk
Mr. Ang
Stanley
Vancouver
Wash
Sterling
Rockford
Ill
Venette Sundeland
Skokie
Vega Ekdahl
Evangelical Free Church
Harold Koelling
Paul Backlund
Laclede
Wall Funeral Home
Poor Turnout At Local and School Caucuses
Twenty two attended the school caucus and eighteen participated in the village caucus. School ballot nominees were Gerald Stevens incumbent Don Bjerrum Harold Anderson and Roger Merchant with Robert Willits declining renomination. Vacancy committee members are Karen Harrington Lauretta Neuhaus and Marsha Redman. Village ballot nominees include Dean Myers incumbent Ralph Redman Dick Harless and Dave Moore with Norris Alfred M. F. Stewart and Lloyd Stromberg on the vacancy committee.
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Gerald Stevens
Don Bjerrum
Harold Anderson
Roger Merchant
Robert Willits
Karen Harrington
Lauretta Neuhaus
Marsha Redman
Dean Myers
Ralph Redman
Dick Harless
Dave Moore
Norris Alfred
M. F. Stewart
Lloyd Stromberg
Family gathering spans multiple Nebraska towns
Mr and Mrs Harold Anderson and family of Oak, Mr and Mrs Larry Bengtson of Kearney, Mr and Mrs Galen Sterner of Trumbull and Dorothy Anderson of Lincoln spent Sunday with their parents, Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson.
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Harold Anderson
Oak
Larry Bengtson
Kearney
Galen Sterner
Trumbull
Dorothy Anderson
Lincoln
Harry Anderson
Have You Noticed Ladies By Marsha Redman
A humorous winter reflection describes cramped homes, crabby family members, and cluttered living rooms as cold weather wears on. Kids dislike overshoes and lost mittens while Dad hauls in trophy specimens. Pets and crafts fill the indoors as schools pause. Spring can’t come soon enough.
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Dad
Mom
Cubs Rally To Top Benedict In District Opener
Polk Cubs defeat Benedict 57 to 48 in York, avenging an earlier loss. Carlstrom led with 21 points and 15 rebounds, Lindgren added 13, Wood 9, as Polk builds a 26-12 halftime lead and holds on after Benedict’s late push. Foote and Lindburg contribute on the floor. Eagles’ Lynn Richardson led Benedict with 18. Polk advances to face Gresham Bulldogs next.
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Polk Cubs
York
Eagles
Benedict
Cubs
Polk High
Polk
Carlstrom
Lindburg
Ray Lindgren
Mark Wood
Steve Carlstrom
Lindgren
Palmer
Tigers
Mike Lindburg
Wylli Foote
Cub
Bob Davis
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Pagoo
San Francisco
Ben Peterson
Ben
I. Nuit
U. Nuit
Nuit
Nell
Jo Ella Stromberg
Easter Seal Fund
Hank Eisler
Bobby
Julie
Albin Yard
Abe Lincoln
Baptist
Contractor Legal
By Marsha Redman
Wendy
Matt
Palmer Tigers
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