Polk High Aids, Games and Honors Highlight January Agenda
Installation of officers at Royal Neighbors Lodge opens the page. Polk School hosts a January play from York College and lists upcoming events, band concert details, and a busy sports schedule with Polk Cubs basketball results and standings against Genoa and Clarks Bombers.
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York College
Polk
G. T. Lavery
PHS
Stromsburg
Hampton
Henderson
Polk County
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Rebekah Lodge installs officers at January meeting
The Rebekah Lodge held its January meeting at the Hall Thursday evening with district deputy president Nina Bond and staff from Osceola presiding. New officers include Noble Grand Harold Miller and Vice Grand Oscar Person. A pot luck lunch followed for about thirty attendees.
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Rebekah Lodge
Nina Bond
Osceola
Harold Miller
Noble Grand
Oscar Person
Clifford Cramer
Emory Cramer
Cleo Cramer
Bessie Williams
Laura Green
Laura Merchant
Esther Larson
Guardian
Paul Holmes
Ella Dahlin
Mildred Dornberg
Wilberta Cramer
Wilda Holmes
Marvin Fredrickson Hosts International Show at Polk High
Polk High School auditorium overflowed with about 700 attendees for Marvin Fredrickson's International Show titled The Family Party. Vaudeville acts featured Madeline King Miss Omaha 1947 and a color motion picture of Sun Valley Idaho accompanied by other entertainment from local talent.
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Polk High School
Marvin Fredrickson
Madeline King
Omaha
Sun Valley
Idaho
Married Life of Mrs. Cora Blair and Robert Honess
Friends announce the marriage of Mrs. Cora Cockle Blair to Robert Honess of Ashton Idaho. The ceremony was January 20 at Lincoln and the couple will reside in Ashton after visiting relatives nearby.
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Cora Cockle Blair
Robert Honess
Ashton
Idaho
Lincoln
Honess
Sundberg Attends Frigidaire Preview of 1950 Line
A. E. Sundberg of Sundberg & Son reports Frigidaire’s 1950 line preview in Omaha featuring three refrigerator types, four series, and 10 sizes. New models include Imperial two-door with rocker-top freezer, DeLuxe, Master and Standard series with Loewy styling and bright interiors. Also debut Thrifty-30 ovens, 30-inch ranges, large ovens, and expanded freezers, dehumidifiers, and other appliances.
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A. E Sundberg
Sundberg & Son
Omaha
Sundberg
Raymond Loewy
Frigidaire
Obituary of Reuben F Anderson from Stromsburg
Reuben Frederick Anderson 52 8 26 died after complications from major surgery at Clarkson hospital Omaha Born May 22 1897 near Stromsburg Nebraska son of John H and Emma J Anderson He lived in Stromsburg most of his life serving as school board moderator member of Farmers Union Farm Bureau director of First National Bank of Stromsburg Married Violet Sundberg March 18 1924 They had son Stanley Earl Survived by wife Violet son three sisters three brothers five nieces nine nephews and other relatives Funeral at Evangelical Covenant church Stromsburg with Rev George H Schermer officiating
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Anderson
Reuben F. Anderson
Reuben Frederick Anderson
John H. and
Emma J. Anderson
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Omaha
Reuben
Luther College
Wahoo
Violet Sundberg
Stanley Earl
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
First National Bank of Stromsburg
Clarkson Hospital
Violet
Stanley
Nina Knorr
Mildred Hultgren
Lillian James
York
Norris
Forrest
Irvin
Muieces
Evangelical Covenant Church
George H. Schermer
Reynold Carlson
Calmar Youngquist
Carl Sundberg
Lord
Jewell Morgan
Loyal
Lloyd Knerr
Richard
Paul Anderson
Ralph Hultgren
Stromsburg Cemetery
Polk Team Roster Details Season Lineup and Missing Players
The document lists Polk team members by position with names in back middle and bottom rows including coach Wilhelms and student manager Dennis Cramer. It notes missing players Doyle Hahn Morris Fisher Donald Nyberg and identifies gaps in the roster.
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Jack Myers
Bob Peterson
Ralph Kahler
Dennis Light
Ronald Nyberg
Jim Klingsporn
Vern Samuels
Frank Ostrander
Wilhelms
Dennis Cramer
Doyle Hahn
Morris Fisher
Donald Nyberg
Farmers Coop Grain Holds Annual Meeting
Polk Farmers Coop Grain Association held its annual meeting with John Eidam of Omaha and Jim Hanson of Fremont as guest speakers. Ben Peterson presided, Harvey Wochner was elected to a five year board term, Earl Stevens to a one year vacancy, and Dean Myers manages with Kenneth Upton as elevator man. The group reported 1950 net savings over 7500 dollars and grain handling totals including 75,000 bushels of wheat and 219,000 bushels of corn among 350 members.
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John Eidam
Omaha
Jim Hanson
Fremont
Polk Farmers Coop. Grain Association
Eidam
West Central Grain Company
Mr. Hanson
Hanson Audit Co
Swede Plain Church
Harvey Wochner
Earl Stevens
Ben Peterson
Dean Myers
Kenneth Upton
P. W. Aker
Frank Bolton
Roy Glasser
Polk Free Church to Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary
The Evangelical Free Church of Polk marks 50 years since organizing in 1900 near town, relocated in 1909 in Polk. A week of services from January 31 to February 5 features past and present pastors, officers, and visiting speakers from Nebraska Minnesota Michigan and beyond.
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Polk Free Church
Evangelical Free Church of
Ivan Carlson
Arthur W Larson
Milford E. Olson
Henry E. Nyberg
Marquette
Nebraska
Ladies’ Aid Society
Paul E Carlson
Kearney
W. Westlund
Little Falls
Minnesota
Young People’s Society
Ivan T. Carlson
Wallace
Michigan
Paul W. Nelson
Stromsburg
Paul E. Carlson
Country Woman's Club Annual Party Held at Polk City Hall
The Country Woman's Club held its annual party at Polk City Hall to entertain their husbands. Twenty eight members attended the program led by Mrs Raymond Sundberg with Pitch providing entertainment. A lunch was served by hostesses Mesdames Ilof Ostberg Orhe Miller Ben Peterson Robert Willits and Paul Coover. The next meeting is January 26 at Mrs Calmer Johnson's home in Stromsburg.
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Country Woman’s Club
Polk City Hall
Raymond Sundberg
Mesdames Ilof Ostberg
Orhe Miller
Ben Peterson
Robert Willits
Paul Coover
Calmer Johnson
Stromsburg
From Here N There Delights and Dilemmas at Osceola Socials
A nostalgic column recounts a Canasta evening in Osceola with friends, jokes about aging and slow molasses, and playful notices about a Polk County resident known for charm and activity. It also mentions Mrs Hennie Seymour as a bright hospital room partner choice and notes I T Samuelson’s hospital improvement and cheerful life.
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Osceola
Polk
Hennie Seymour
I. T. Samuelson
Stromsburg
Polk School Board
Samuelson
Polk Resident Dies Sudden in Home Basement
Polk resident John Johnson about 70 years old was found dead by his wife in the basement of their Polk home on Tuesday around 1 30 p m He had gone to fix the furnace and presumably died of a heart attack while descending the stairs His death leaves a wife and five children Muriel of Elorado Springs Mo Willard of Chicago Martha of Underwood Iowa Woodrow of Dennison Iowa and Glen of Cedar Rapids Iowa
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John Johnon
Johnson
Willard
Chicago
Martha
Underwood, Iowa
Woodrow
Dennison
Iowa
Glen
Cedar Rapids
Bouquet At Pole Salutes Clarence Johnson
This week’s bouquet praises Clarence Johnson for allowing Chevrolet dual control cars for high school students. He owns the car used by learners and the district incurs only maintenance, gas, oil, insurance costs. The gesture enables learning proper driving, mechanics study, and accident awareness.
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Chevrolet
Clarence Johnson
Clarence
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