Polk Around The Bend A Patchwork School And Club News
In Polk the Friday basketball game featured one sided play with benches emptied and an odd passing style noted. The Bachelor Club held its New Year banquet electing Shorty Widge president Norris Alfred secretary and Hilding Strand treasurer and sending a sympathy note to John Nyberg. The club also donated a fried eggs guide to the library and discussed snail watch groups and weather watchers amid light community chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bachelor Club of
Polk
Shorty Widge
Norris Alfred
Hilding Strand
John Nyberg
Goldenrod Conference Play Opens At Polk High School
Polk and Osceola are seeded one and two for the Goldenrod Conference tournament at Polk on January 16 17 19 and 20 First round games Tuesday and Wednesday feature Polk vs Palmer and Clarks vs Silver Creek Genoa vs St Edward and Stromsburg vs Osceola Wednesday Second round Friday and finals Saturday all games at 7 00 and 8 30 Trophies for first second and third place and an all tournament team will be announced after the finals Fans urged to stay for presentations after Saturday night games.
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Polk
Osceola
Goldenrod
Palmer
Clarks
Silver Creek
Genoa
St. Edward
Stromsburg
Polk County School Reorganization Committee Election
A meeting will be held in the Polk County District Court room January 18 1962 at 8 p.m. to elect nine members to the Polk County School Reorganization Committee. Voters must be elected Class I or Class II school board members. The meeting is open to the public. Members serve four years.
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Polk County District
Polk County
Bloodmobile to Visit Stromsburg on January 19
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Stromsburg Lutheran Church social room on Friday January 19 from 10:00 A M to 1:00 P M. Polk County donors are urged to meet the quota as more blood is needed each year and young donors could help reach it.
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Red Cross
Stromsburg
Stromsburg Lutheran Church
Polk County
Weather Tests for Heat and Cold in Old Sayings
Weather watchers joke about measuring heat through simple tests. They describe hot weather as when an egg sizzles on the sidewalk and cold weather as when a car won’t start. The wind ranges 15 to 50 mph and temperatures swing from 5 above to 15 below zero.
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Lloyd Hanquist
Meline
Brazda
March of Dimes Drive Aims for Polk County Funds
Solicitors will ring 300 doorbells on Monday January 15 in a PTA driven effort to raise Polio Arthritis and birth defects funds. Over 25 workers will solicit in Polk County with a goal of 500 dollars. Linda Johnson and Darwin Hahn chair the Teen-Age March of Dimes drive and will work at the school. A polio film was shown January 8 at the school. A checkin of funds is set for Saturday January 20 at the Hotel Lobby from 2 to 4 PM with coffee for workers.
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March of Dimes
PTA
Polks
Linda Johnson
Darwin Hahn
Edith Heilman
Polk Co
Polk
Obituary of John A Jones Pioneer Farmer and Family Leader
John Alfred Jones born December 9 1874 in Hollands Law Sweden left at 16 for America, settled near Hordville Nebraska with his wife Dora Rudson. He united with First Baptist Church Hordville in 1918 and lived in Aurora later. He died January 5 1962 at age 87, survived by three sons three daughters 19 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral held January 9 at Hardville Baptist Church conducted by Rev Gorman Foley and Rev Harry Ratzlaff with a quartet accompanying.
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John Alfred Jones
Bengta
Hollands Law
Sweden
América
New York
Central City
Nebraska
L. P. Jones
Hordville
Dora Rudson
First Baptist Church
Emer Jones
Crystal Lake
Vern Jones
Polk
Wilbur Jones
Raymond Sundberg
Clifford Quick
Hardville
Milburn Erickson
Hastings
Two Candidates File For Unicameral From Polk County
P W Aker of Polk and Walter W Berck of Osceola entered the race for the 25th Unicameral District covering Polk Hamilton and Clay. Aker has eight years on Clay County Supervisors nine on Harvard and Polk boards and five on the Polk Farmers Coop board. Berck, Osceola County Farm Bureau president, resigned to run and to leave Farm Bureau duties to Ansel Fredrickson who will become president.
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P. W. Aker
Polk
Walter W. Berck
Osceola
Hamilton
Clay Counties
Clay County Board of Supervisors
Board of Education
Harvard
Polk Farmers Coop Grain Association
Farm Bureau and Farmers Union
Hans Jensen
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau Federation
Ansel Fredrickson
County Farm Bureau
County Judge Reports on 1961 Activities
The summary reviews 12 months ending December 31, 1961, comparing activities to the same period in 1961. It covers official duties, fiscal matters, court operations, and administrative actions within the county government.
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Justice Court
J. E. Steeple
Hospital admissions list for Lincoln and Osceola area
Mrs Elsie Burgeson of Stromsburg entered Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln on Saturday. She is sister of Chauncey Gustafson. Marie Stankel entered Osceola Hospital Friday afternoon. Clifford Carlson admitted to Osceola Hospital Sunday evening.
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Elsie Burgeson
Stromsburg
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Chauncey Gustafson
Marie Stankel
Osceola Hospital
Clifford Carlson
Sunday Visit Highlights Ramsey Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Robert Brazda and Becky Jo visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Wayne Ramsey and family. The note records a social visit among local residents.
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Robert Brazda
Becky Jo
Wayne Ramsey
Ceremony Honors Local Death with Song and Burial
Son Mrs Ronald Solt, Robert Erickson and Lennart Johnson sang Beyond the Sunset and In the Sweet Bye and Bye. Organist Mrs Paul Jones. Pallbearers Milburn Erickson Jr Harvey Sundberg Dale Quick Larry Jones Gerald Jones Roswell Erickson. Interment in Lindale Cemetery.
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Ronald Solt
Robert Erickson
Lennart Johnson
Paul Jones
Milburn Erickson, Jr
Harvey Sundberg
Dale Quick
Larry Jones
Gerald Jones
Roswell Erickson
Lindale Cemetery
Polk Cubs Crush Cedar Rapids in 83-21 Victory
Polk Cubs sprinted to an 83-21 win over Cedar Rapids for their 14th straight win and sixth undefeated this year. Darwin Hahn led with 18 points as Polk dominated rebounding 44 to 10 and held Cedar Rapids to 7 field goals. The Cubs next play at Clarks Friday and host Bradshaw on January 30.
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Barry Nyberg
Polk
Cedar Rapids
Cubs
Cedar Rapid
Jim Karloff
Varsity
Cedar
Darwin Hann
Lanny Ang
Regy Green
Alvin Kisler
Max Kroger
Doug Sundberg
Cedar’s
Kroger
Hahn
Cub
Max
Darwin
Ang
Green
Eisler
Jim New
Cleo Loeffler
Jerry Demuth
Sundberg
Calvin Crow
Primrose
Cedar Seconds
Clarks
Bradshaw
Stromsburg
Methodist WSCS Meeting Highlights From January 4
The WSCS of the Methodist church met in the church parlors with 34 members and 5 visitors. Mrs. Mervin Samuels presided, a dinner committee was named for the Farmers Coop Elevator event on January 17, and the program on Alcohol and Christian Living featured a panel with Mrs. Ollie Johnson, Mrs. Ester Lackey, and Mrs. Don Hudson.
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WSCS
Mervin Samuels
Farmers Coop
Ollie Johnson
Ester Lackey
Don Hudson
Don Lindholm
Leslie Adelson
Gilbert Lampshire
Anna Eisler
Albert Sundberg
Oscar Sundberg
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Polking
Clarence van Ostrand
Clarence
Peterson
Nyberg
Karloff
Christian Science Monitor
Society of
Weatherwatchers Club
Polk High School
Bloodmobile
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