Coldest Inaugural Weekend Prompts News Hole Theories
The piece mocks nonstop media coverage of odd events as anchors report from Washington on a chilly inauguration while a farm pond hole in New Hampshire draws scarce official attention. It notes the National Guard and Civil Defense involvement, and ridicules lingering fears about a mysterious hole and cold conditions.
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New York City
Washington, D. C
Jimmy Carter
George Washington
Delaware
New Hampshire
National Guard
William McCarthy
Lincoln Journal
China
United States
Polk Boys Advance to Goldenrod Tourney Semi finals
Polk High boys, 9-2, beat Palmer 73 58 to reach the Goldenrod Conference semi finals next Thursday. Mark Clymer 23 Tom Carlstrom 20 led scoring while Tom and Mark grabbed 16 and 10 rebounds. Polk meets the Clarks Fullerton winner in the semi final at 6 30 p m. Polk girls fall 41 36 at Hardville with Sandell 10 leading scoring and lead ing rebounders Bankson 8 Lindburg 7.
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Polk High
Goldenrod
Mike Fleming
Basketeers
Palmer
Cubs
Polk
Tom Carlstrom
Dave Schenk
Vernon Tallman
Scott Hudson
Bill Carlstrom
Tom
Mark
Marquette
Clarks
Marquette Cubs
Polk Cubs
Flemings’ Laddies
Cub
Hordville
Bulldogs
Hardville
Michel Sandell
Jan Lindburg
Laurie Buechner
Darla Sterns
Deb Bankson
Denise Sterns
Bankson
Lindburg
Sandell
Darla
Kim Clymer
Lynelle Meerkatz
Michelle Anderson
Polk Girls
Silver Creek
Open House for 40th Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hoffman
Mrs and Mrs Lawrence Hoffman celebrate 40 years with an open house on Saturday January 29 from 7 to 8 pm. A dance follows at the Legion in Hampton hosted by their children and grandchildren Mr and Mrs Larry Hoffman Scott and Rhonda Holdrege. Friends invited, no gifts.
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Lawrence Hoffman
Legion
Hampton
Larry Hoffman
Scott
Rhonda
Holdrege
Local Hospital Movements Report
Mr Russell Fjell is a patient in Lincoln General Hospital in Lincoln. Mrs Dennis Van Housen returned home Monday from St Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. Mrs Tlof Ostberg entered Lincoln General Hospital on Wednesday. Jim Doremus is a patient in Lincoln General Hospital. Robert Stohl of Stromsburg entered Clarkson Hospital in Omaha and underwent hip surgery Tuesday. Clarence Rahrs returned home Sunday from Central City Hospital.
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Russell Fjell
Lincoln General Hospital
Lincoln
Dennis van Housen
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Tlof Ostberg
Jim Doremus
Robert Stohl
Stromsburg
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Clarence Rahrs
Central City Hospital
Bedient Couple to Mark 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Bedient will be honored at an open house on Sunday January 23 from 24 p.m. at the Arborville Fellowship Hall. Friends and relatives are invited without further invitation. No gifts please.
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Fred Bedient
Arborville Fellowship Hall
May announces birth of son David George
Mr and Mrs John May announce the birth of a son named David George on January 4 1977 at Aurora Hospital weighing 8 lbs 5 oz Paternal grandmother Mrs Ross May of Kearney Maternal and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Willis George of Aurora Great grandmother Mrs Glenn Lewis of Aurora He has one brother at home
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John May
David George
Aurora Hospital
Ross May
Kearney
Willis George
Aurora
Glenn Lewis
Local visits and family gatherings reported
Polk community notes list Tuesday visits by Mr and Mrs Harold Lenz to the Leonard Orendorff home and Friday visits by Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman for lunch. Also several relatives and friends visited in homes of Ostberg Rodine Saylor Samuelson and Sundberg with a birthday dinner for Duane Rodine.
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Harold Lenz
Leonard Orendorff
Carroll Flodman
Paul Ruch
Haxton
Don Ostberg
Rolland Stromberg
Hannah Rodine
Roland Rodine
Duane
Alfred L'Heureux
Genoa
Alvena Lind
Wilmer Bodine
Jan Samuelson
Lincoln
Wekend
Dean Samuelson
Rod Hanquist
Brent
Gene Bauer
Sutton
Oscar Sundberg
Edward Saylor
Senior Citizens Card Party at Legion Hall Tuesday
Senior Citizens Card Party scheduled for Tuesday January 25 at 2 00 PM. Event held at the Legion Hall invites local seniors to join and socialize.
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The
Legion Hall
Social notes from Stromsburg area visits and gatherings
A long list of Sunday and weekday calls, visits, and family gatherings around Stromsburg, Central City, Hastings, Lincoln, and York. Notable names include Forss, Johnson, Lindgren, Willits, Stohl, Lind, Neuhaus, Nelson, Beins, Ang, Sorensen, Munn, and Samuels among many others, with birthdays and a funeral attendance mentioned.
Have You Noticed Ladies Fashion Mistakes and Prices
A woman recalls shopping for clothes with Christmas money, navigating size changes from 14 to 12, and enduring a figure consultant who prescribes a 32AA pre teen bra. The tale ends with a costly fitting and a banana split to ease ego hurt.
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Boxholm
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Chadron State College
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Brian
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Bill Hoffman
Don ‘Ostberg
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