Polk Chronicle Highlights 1850 Year of Births and Debuts
January to December records show births of Darwin Joe Neuhaus Millicent Lot and Charles Dennis in Polk. Local events include Halloween decoration wins Oscar Sundberg home, church calls, new pastors, and a busy sports year with Polk High basketball and football teams posting multiple wins and notable players Burdette Flodman Gaylen Holmes and John Holmes earning honors. Community notes cover anniversaries deaths and civic milestones such as sewage plans, store openings, and Rexall sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oie
Arnold Neuhaus
Darwin Joe
Oscar Sundberg
Polk Commercial Club
ML E
Olson
Immanuel ‘Kutheran
Polke Cubs
Osceola
Clarks
Stromsburg
Genoa
Burdette Flodman
Paul Lemke
Little Rock
Minn
Polk
Farmers Co-op Grain Assn
Harvey Wochner
Earl Stevens
Wurtz
John Deere
Fredrickson
John A. Johnson
I. T. Samuelson
Elwood Anderson
Polk Baptist Church
Ernie Gleim
Norfolk Junior College
Polk High
Hampton
Henderson
Robert Baack
Millicent Lot
Shelby
Burg
Mervin Shenk
Charles Dennis
Silver Creek
Scholnick
Raymond Ostrander
Ote
Franc. Ostrander
Arborville
Arthur Whittemore
H. G. Brauer
Roger Long
Gaylen- Holmes
Burdette
Roger
Gaylen
Edwin Doremus
Patty Louise
William Green
George Wurtz
Alfred Gustafson
Edwin Deuker
Polk Methodist Church
Ruth Meline
Edwin Hanson
the Baptist, Parsonage
Daisy Slusser
Minden
Josephine Swanson
Arthur’ Struempler
Sheralee Hill
Benedict
Gunnard Peterson
Polk County
Leota ‘Sneed
Phyllis Behrens
Dorothy Dahlin
Wilbur Whitacre
Floyd ‘Merchant
Alton Wilhelms
Ruth Weston
Eldon Johnson
Lloyd Kroger
Lloyd Stromberg
Marvin Fredrickson
Kenneth Stewart
Lemuel R
Wilcox Post
American Legion
Harvey, Leamons
Arthur Phillips
M. W. Willett
Finney, Feterson
Turlock
Calif
Rexall
Davis Pharmacy
Bernard Land
Citizens State Bank
Dorothy Jean Ehn
Chester Johnson
First Methodist Church
Central City
Frances ‘Elge
Gordon Glad
Lincoln
Ann
Gaylen Holmes
Frank Ostrander
Walden McNaught
Progress
Shelton
Frank Davis
Farmers’ Produce Board of Directors
Vern Jones
Henry Johnson
Lee Bayer
Joel William
Gerald Stevens
Elmer Waak
Immanual Lutheran Church
Polk Fire Dept
Johnson
Ronald Mark
Stromsburg Hospital
Harry Peterson
Nampa
Idaho
Brauer Funeral Home
Jolene Ann
Dean Myers
Polk County Legion
Jemima
Stromberg’s
Grand Island
Edgar
Marlene Shostrom
Miland Hanquist
Sweden Plain Methodist Church
Harvey Zazel
Alan John
Hord Memorial Hospital
Scottsbluff
Richard Duane
Harvey Leamons
David City Hospital
Edward Quick
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Hordville
Polk Merchants
Polk Cubs
Bradshaw
Dudley Robert
Noel Dean
James Batfield
Brainard
Glenn Hill
Ernest Flodman
Leo Wurtz
Immanuel Lutheran Church Activities And Meetings
North Blue News lists Immanuel Lutheran Church events with Pastor C W Long. Schedule includes Sunday School and Bible Study at 10:00 and Divine Worship at 10:30. Quarterly Congregation meeting January 8 at 1 PM and Church Council meeting January 4 at 8 PM. Social mentions honor New Year observances.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
C. W. Long
Church Council
Paul Budnick
Ray Rohde
Hampton
Otto Wilshusen
Carl Mundt
Carl Waak
M. L. Johnson
Hulda .Stach
Elmer Wilshusen
Fifty and Sixty One Years of Married Life Celebrated
In Polk county in 1950 statistics a number of couples mark golden anniversaries. The longest lasting pair lived on a farm south of Polk, celebrating sixty one years together. Other couples in Folie est and nearby towns including Be wed, McClarine, Fossbur, Stevens, Adelson, Johnson and Lind observed golden anniversaries with warm congratulations.
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Polk
iMosti
Venjoy
Folie Thest
Bewed
S. Lind
J. C.mcclariene
Frank Fossbur
Angi
John Deere Show Slated at Polk Theatre January 9
Leo Wurtz, local John Deere dealer, announces the annual John Deere show at the Polk Theatre. The feature picture One Man's Family will be shown at 1:00 PM with free admission and door prizes. Farmers and families are invited to attend this free event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Wurtz
Polk Theatre
Farewell Party for Walter Harbour and Family
Neighbors honor Mr and Mrs Walter Harbour and family as they plan to move to Long Beach California. A farewell gathering was held at the schoolhouse on a Wednesday evening with games visits and lunch. A gift was presented to the departing family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Harbour
Homer
Long Beach
Californias
Farm Sale Set by C A Scheapler on January 16
C A Scheapler will hold a public farm sale on his farm Tuesday January 16. The sale includes a full line of farm machinery cattle poultry and many household articles. Worth of Seward will conduct the sale with Citizens State Bank serving as clerk. A complete goods list will appear in the January 11 Polk Progress.
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Cc. A. Scheapler
C. A. Scheapler
Seward
Citizens State Bank
Polk Progress
Watch Night Service at Evangelical Church
Sunday watch service at the Evangelical Free Church featured a film by the youth titled The Prodigal Son, an organ solo by Gilbert Glad, and a vocal duet by Mr and Mrs Gilbert Glad. Devotions ran from 11 30 to 12 with refreshments served to Wilshusen at York. Dudley Robert Baack, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Baack, was baptized at Immanuel Church with sponsors Mrs Max Jones and Erwin Blase. Families gathered for New Year’s Eve visits and a Sunday dinner in honor of the baptism with numerous relatives listed from the Baack, Blase, and Germeroth families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Gilbert Glad
Wilshusen
York
Dudley Robert
Robert Baack
Immanuel Church
Max Jones
Erwin Blase
Alvin Smith
Dick Sagehorn
Gilbert Driewer
Lester Rohde
Virgil Blase
Seward
Dudley
Martin Baack
David
Norman Reetz
Co. W. Long
Oscar Jones
Lowell Bills
Will Wurtz
Ervin Blase
Elmer Wilshusen
Pee Kitian
Saya eRehse
Sundberg
Alriss
Legion Auxiliary and Woman's Club Send Christmas Packages
The Woman's Club and Legion Auxiliary coordinated a drive delivering 15 Christmas packages to Polk County service members. Volunteers organized and prepared gifts to honor those serving away from home.
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Legion “Auxiliary
Polk High School Leads In Conference Boy Participation
The Nebraska High School Activities Association bulletin ranks Polk High as the smallest in boys participation with 33 to 36 boys in the conference. Osceola Genoa Stromsburg and Creek also show notable enrollments with 75 boys at Goldenryd Conference noting Polk as a key member in the athletic classifications.
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Nebraska
Polk
SPO
Paulins
Thes
Goldenryd
Osceola
Genoas
Stromsburg
Creek
Spolk
American Legion invites cooperation for toy drive
The article notes arrangements for people to leave their toys for the Legion project. Toys may be dropped at Wurtz Implement or Green's Clothing and Appliance Store, inviting community participation in the charity effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Wurtz Implement
Green’s Clothing
Swede Plain Church WSCS to Meet January 10
The WSCS of Swede Plain Church will meet on Wednesday afternoon January 10 at the church. Hostesses are Mrs. Walter Stohl and Mrs. Robert Willits. Mrs. Roland Bodine will oversee the program.
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WSCS
Swede Plain Church
Walter Stohl
Robert Willits
Roland Bodine
Former resident Hugh Hurd dies in California
Relatives report the death of Hugh Hurd formerly of this community at his home in Huntington Park California. Mr and Mrs Hurd recently visited here. Burial took place in California. Mrs Mervin Shenk is a niece of Mr Hurd.
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Hugh Hurd
Huntington Park
California
Hurd
Mervin Shenk
Mr. Hurd
Local families host holiday gatherings and visits
Christmas and New Year social rounds fill the week with gatherings. Zierott and Klute households hosted a Christmas dinner, while August Johnson and Wendell of Amarillo visited M L Johnson. Dose Rohde and Kohtz families joined Art Dose for New Year’s Eve. Ken Wilshusen traveled to Lincoln to see relatives. Mrs Light spent Christmas week with Don Johnson and visited Ervin Light family. Wm Collett and Arnold Werth families shared New Year’s Day dinner at Alvin Smith’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Sagehorn
Virgil Blase
Kenneth Wilshusen
Lincoln
Mary Light
Don Johnson
Christmas Reunion Marks 28th Family Gathering
Christmas guests at the Rolland Dahlin home included Marilyn and Delores Dahlin of Lincoln and Miss Matilda Erickson of New ard Wisconsin. After Christmas the Dahlin couple and Miss Erickson visited Oberlin Kansas to see the ladies brothers. A sister from Denver joined, ending a 28 year gap since the family last gathered.
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Rolland Dahlin
Marilyn
Delores Dahlin
Lincoln
Mrs. Dahlin
Miss Matilda Erickson
Neward
Wisconsin
Big International: How to Be Sponsored by Fredrickson
An item notes a sponsored program by Fredrickson titled How to Be Sponsored at an auditorium event. It mentions a January 12 start time and a Polk location with weight readings likely tied to the event. The readable fragments suggest a promotional or instructional notice with unclear details.
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BIG International
Fredrickson
Othe Polk
Srelock
Engagement announced for daughter of Lincoln couple
Local notice announces the engagement of the daughter of a Lincoln couple to Scotty Willoughby of the same city. Details are limited due to the fragmented OCR text.
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Eannis
Scotty
Willoughby
Lincoln
Wesley
Charles Lytle Wins New Refrigerator Prize
Charles Lytle wins a new refrigerator and is praised as a staunch supporter of Old Storekeeper razor blades. The article notes his 15 years of using the blades and references a New Year’s Eve service at the Methodist Church with a candle light and film program. It lists attendees and family visits around the holiday period.
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Charley
Norma Jean Moors Bride in Kearney Nebraska
Miss Faustar Laidigse of ity Nebraska served as bridesmaid while the groom’s mother Mrs Nicholai of Craea attended the ceremony at Eaton pastor Gregorial Church. Rev tookipla officiated as the couple formed a home together after the wedding.
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Eaton
Tookipla
Faustar Laidigse
Ity
Nebraska
Asec
Craea
Sonic
Polk Snooker Artists Win and Lose in Odd Match
Polk snooker artists split results with one win and one loss. Daya isd notes unclear scores and ages. Stanford runner up honors hint at a separate result. The next game is scheduled for Geneva on January 2.
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Daya Isd
Ole Ave
Ehigh
Postea
Age
Aera
OLE x
Geneva
Progress Sent as Present For Christmas Subscribers
A list of Polk Progress subscribers who sent the paper as Christmas gifts includes Mrs. Virgil Bush to Walden Volz Mrs. H G Brauer to Mrs W A Stunkle Mrs H G Brauer to John Kruse Mrs Cleo Cramer to Mrs Frank Loveland Mrs Frank Cohagen to Lee Abbott Mrs Earl Waak to Albert Thonen Mrs N E McNaught to Mrs Frank Nelson Mrs L E Orendorff to Ed Anderson Ed Widga to Leland Widga
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Polk Progress
Virgil Bush
Walden Volz
H. G. Brauer
W. A. Stunkle
John Kruse
Cleo Cramer
Frank Loveland
Frank Cohagen
Lee Abbott
Earl Waak
Albert Thonen
N. E. McNaught
Frank Nelson
L. E. Orendorff
Ed Anderson
Ed Widga
Leland Widga
Sunday School Christmas Program At Evangelical Free Church
The Evangelical Free Church Sunday School presented a Christmas night program before a large congregation led by Superintendent Gil bert Glad. Readings and musical numbers comprised the evening’s program.
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The
Evangelical Free Church
Gilbert Glad
Mrs Linnie Shafer Hosts Christmas Day Family Visit
Mrs Linnie Shafer was host to her children on Christmas Day. Attending were Mr and Mrs Lynn Horrocks and Shannon Shafer of Omaha, Mr and Mrs Stanley Cooper of York and Harry Shafer of Emporia Kansas.
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Linnie Shafer
Lynn Horrocks
Shannon Shafer
Omaha
Stanley Cooper
York
Harry Shafer
Emporia
Kansas
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John Holmes
American Legion Post
Red Cross
Thomas Alan
Horace
Stevens
Byank
Davis
Leonard Jisa
Ben Kuroki
York=Republican
Roy Blender
Wm. Blender
Richard Sealey
UNE
Miss Hope Gwendolynne Eaton
Sgty la Verne Nicholson
Polk Municipal Band
Clarence Reckner
Orpha Ekstrom
Joseph Fjell
Calvary Lutheran Church
Nels Pearson
E. E. Samuelson
Donna Lee Sundberg
Gene Bauer
Sutton
Shelly Ann
Wayne Ramsey
Maribelle Lyle
Kenneth ‘Upton
Ray Werner
H. Gil Brauer
Marcia Stohl
John Waldo Rost
John A. Gustafson
Arthur Gustafson
Wyoming U
J. E. McDaniel
Oscar
Fern Myers
Richard
Ireland
Lyman Lamp
Shire
Kroger
Harold Green
Beverly Louise
Lowell H. Bills
John Bills
Dorothy, Johnson
Doyle Gustafson
Iva Cramer
Nona Thomas
Dean C. Ostberg
Ruth Maie
Donald Ostberg
Polk Softball League
North Blue
Roger Werner
Kenneth Werner
Bud Cramer
St. Paul
Gordon Johnson
Cornelius Doremus
Lois Marie Johnson
Kildare
Okla
Cecil Newton
Noel Kealiher
Mary
North Blue News
Evangelical Church
Charles Lytle
Hilding Dahlin
Dorothy
Esther Newman
Jim Reeves
Godfrey Lindahl
Charles Todaro
New York City
M. G. Lindburg
E. W. Hahn
Clarkson Hospital
George Tianden
Norman
Columbus
Trene Kuenzli
Salt Lake City
Lyle Dornburgh
Dornburgh
Lawrence Larson
Roy Elliston
Irvin Anderson
Glen Hill
Harold Miller
Alvin Dahlin
Harry Dahlin
Doyle Dahlin
Patty Williams
Matilda Erickson
Wis
Robert Stevens
Ollie Johnson
Chas. Lytle, Jr
Robert Steenbeck
Sidney Crow
Alvina Fenster
Clyde Carnes
Aurora
Crow
Lawrence Anderson
Arlo Stevens
Norma‘ Jean
Kearney
Keviy “F A
Nancy
Rio
Jane Powell
Ann Sothern
Barry Sullivan
Irma
John Lund
Corrine’ ‘Calvet
Diana Lynn Dein Martin Marie Wilson As
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