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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
1
A local column humorously assesses a run of years with mixed crops and prices citing 1966 as good and 1967 as not bad. It parodies the Polk Progress reception and readers' yawns, mocks sleep aids, and quips about a clipping titled George in Charge from the State Journal.
Polk High Cubs opened holiday play at the Stromsburg four team tournament with a 58-48 loss to Centennial and a 48-46 overtime defeat to Clarks. Centennial defeated Clarks 70-46 to claim the title as Polk looks ahead to further season matchups.
ABC 4 H Club met at the Daniel Graves home December 11 with demonstrations on head bandage application by Teresa Be dient and square knot tying by Kevin Graves. Denny Ditloff showed his first aid kit and the group voted to prepare a kit for the Community Hall. Mrs John Wochner discussed fire-proofing Christmas trees. the meeting closed with carols and lunch served by Mrs Graves. The next gathering is January 8 at the Lee Morris home.
Mo and Mrs Leonard Nyberg and Carol of Rockford Tr and Miss Helen Nyberg of Kentucky spent a few days with Miss Mary Nyberg and other relatives during the Christmas holidays.
Beginning Sunday January 7 stamp licking will be more expensive with a 6 cent lick needed for a first class letter and a 10 cent tongue swipe to send it to its destination. Airmail postcards rise to 8 cents, making postage nearly as high as during Lincoln's era. The post office department says patrons still get a bargain, though not as good as before January 7.
Sgt Donald R Krader son of Lloyd Krader Fortuna is a radar technician with the 666th Radar Squadron at Mill Valley AFS California. He serves in the ADC 26th Air Division which won the General Frederic H Smith Trophy at Adair AFS Oregon on November 7.
Public sale of Willard Lindburg farm machinery miscellaneous property hay pigs and pickup will be held next Wednesday January 10 at the farm location Y% mile east 134 miles south from Polk. Sale starts 1:00 PM. Ben Peterson sale of farm machinery household goods milk cows pigs chickens hay and pickup will be held Tuesday January 16 starting 11:00 AM. Idoyd Hanquist and Dick Merrick will cry the sales. The Willard Lindburg bill on page 6. Ben Peterson bill next week.
Miss Joan Sandell of Lincoln was honored at a personal bridal shower hosted at the C. Marvin Fredrickson home on December 31. The afternoon featured bridal games and opened gifts. Refreshments from an aqua and white decorated table were served by hostesses Mrs Gary Ernest, Misses Jane Fredrickson, Martha Creech and Carol Carlstrom. Miss Sandell will wed Jerry Jones of Hastings in January.
Carl W. Salchow ATR2 returned to the United States on December 4 after his second tour aboard the USS Constellation in the Seventh Fleet. He served as electronic technician and supervisor of the squadron’s Electronic Shop with Flight Squadron 143 aboard the carrier in the South China Sea.
Mr and Mrs Verland Widga and family were New Years dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Widga. David Fjell of Columbus spent Christmas with his parents, Mr and Mrs Russell Fjell.
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