Letter From Calcutta Amid Calcutta's Communal Unrest
A correspondent documents Calcutta's five curfew days with soldiers, looting, and sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims. She describes fear near a Muslim slum, aid to an Ayah, and the army as the only effective control while daily life gradually resumes.
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Calcutta
Kashmir
East Pakistan
Decca
Ted
Dehli
Criminal Court
Ayah
Norris
Palm Ave
Rainbow Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers for New Year
Officers of the Rainbow Rebekah Lodge were installed at the regular meeting on Thursday evening. Pearl Leu became Noble Grand, Josephine Strand Vice Grand, Helen Bayer secretary, and Irene Kinburg treasurer, with Arlene Eklund receiving a Past Noble Grand pin. The install ing officers came from the Osceola Lodge.
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Rainbow Rebekah Lodge
Osceola Lodge
Pearl Leu
Josephine Strand
Helen Bayer
Irene Kinburg
Arlene Eklund
Polk Cubs Win Goldenrod Tourney
The Polk Cubs defeated the Stromsburg Vikings 73 to 65 to claim the Goldenrod Conference tournament trophy. Max Kroger led Polk with 24 points and 25 rebounds while Bob Rahrs added 20 points, and Dennis Sealey contributed 16. Stromsburg's Dave Anderson led the Vikings with 21 points. Greg Wilhelms added 15.
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Polk Cubs
Goldenrod
Stromsburg Vikings
Stromsburg
Don Stange
Cubs
Vikings
Bob Rahrs
Rahrs
Max Kroger
Cub
Viking
Greg Wilhelms
Kroger
Dave Anderson
Dennis Sealey
Polk
Sealey
Galen Sterner
Dennis Carlstrom
Joe Bennet
Page
Jerry Gdowski
Genoa
Doug Cowgill
Silver Creek
Ken Westring
Readers seek two copies of Progress dated March 21 1963
The newspaper asks readers to help locate two copies of the March 21 1963 Progress issue. It requests readers who own a copy to contact the newsroom. The appeal emphasizes locating the specific dated edition.
Polk Alumni Assn Plans Golden Anniversary Banquet
The Polk High alumni association announces plans for its golden anniversary with a May 22 banquet at the high school auditorium at 6 30 p.m. Tickets cost 2 00 and a Community hall dance follows. Souvenir trays will mark the event and numerous committees coordinate invitations decorations and activities.
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Polk High Alumni Association
Polk
Vergil Bush
Wayne Creech
Lennis Lind
Irvin Anderson
Russell Fjell
Wallace Sandell
Dick Harless
Richard Sealey Sr
Pete Ehin
Marvin Bankson
Larry Cramer
Roy Glasser Jr
Morris Fisher
Myron Norquest
Lawrence Shenk
Dean Samuelson
Roland Bodine
Edith Otte
Nell McNaught
Vivian Funk
Irvin Andersen
Lawrence Larson
Lenn Brazda
Don Miller
Roger Werner
James Lindburg
Dean Lindburg
Frank Ostrander
Duane Johnson
Léonard Anderson
Arlan Stromberg
Gaylord Stevens
Gaylord Dose
Duane Blase
Irvin Blase
Robert Baack
Lloyd Hahn
Harold Bedient
R.S.V.P
Anna Eisler
Hordville Bulldogs Win CNC Title in Narrow Final
The Hordville Bulldogs defeated Giltner 75 to 67 to claim the CNC Conference tournament championship. L. Johnson led with 24 points, Bernard Cox added 19, and Ron Jensen scored 18 as the team notched its 13th straight win.
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Hordville Bulldogs
Giltner
CNC
L. Johnson
Bernard Cox
Ron Jensen
Long-Time Polk Resident Theodore Larson Dies
Theodore Larson aged 81 died suddenly at his Polk home Sunday evening. Born on a farm west of Polk near Stark, he married Ellen Nelson on December 23, 1908 and lived in Polk since. An honored Mason with Bronze Jordan medal and 40 year pin, he was preceded in death by his wife two weeks earlier. Services were held at First Baptist Church Polk with Masonic graveside rites at Lindale Cemetery near Hordville.
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Theodore Larson
Polk
Mr. Larson
Stark
Ellen Nelson
Larson
Ellen
August
Marie Larson
First Baptist Church
Lindale
Hordville
Tailoring Workshop Planned for February
A series of tailoring workshops will be held February 11 25 and March 10 17 24 31 starting at 730 p.m. Each session lasts about two hours with no definite venue yet. Interested persons should contact the County Agent's Office in Osceola for details and space is limited to twenty.
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Osceola
Joe Fisher Initiated Into Kearney Mu Epsilon Nu
Joe Fisher a senior at Kearney State was among 12 men initiated into Mu Epsilon Nu on Sunday January 26. Membership requires enrollment in teacher education 45 college credits and a 25 grade average.
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Kearney State
Mu Epsilon Nu
Joe Fisher
Pastor Logan Accepts Call To Wyoming Church
Pastor Logan and family plan to move from Polk to Albin Wyoming. The Logans have led the Baptist Church here for years, guiding growth, baptism, and youth activities. He will preach his first sermon as pastor of Albin on March 1, continuing Nebraskan outreach.
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Logan
Wyoming Church
Barbara
Betty
Andy
Baptist Church
Polk
Becky
White House
Logans
Royal Ambassadors Boys Club
Young People’s Group
Platte Valley District
Pastor Logan
The
Platte Valley Baptist Conference
Albin
March of Dimes Campaign Urges Local Contributions
The March of Dimes launches a rural outreach and door to door drive this week to fund birth defect and arthritis research and poliomyelitis relief. Nationally 70 treatment centers aid victims. locals may send contributions to Mrs. James Brazda Sr. or Dale Frizzell.
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James Brazda
Dale Frizzell
Hospital Updates in Central City Area
Mrs Verland Widga underwent surgery at Central City hospital Monday morning. Darwin Neuhaus was released from Central City hospital Monday after several days there last week. Mrs Elwood Tewell was discharged from York General Hospital Tuesday morning and returned home. Clarence Bodine was admitted to Aurora hospital Monday.
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Verland Widga
Central City Hospital
Darwin Neuhaus
Elwood Tewell
York General Hospital
Clarence Bodine
Aurora Hospital
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Rebekahs
PEARL
Dave Ekdahl
Beverly Ann
Larry Coover
Paul Coover
Clarks
Kearney
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