Local Social Roundup of Sunday Gatherings
Polk area notes show Donald Hanquist attending a Deacons meeting after church at Rev Stauffer's home. Sunday supper guests included Dolan Hahn and family and other guests from McMinnville Colorado Springs Hastings Silver Creek Central City and two Swedish nephews visiting Mary Nyberg. Additional visits featured Patty Hanson from York with Carroll Flodman and Sterling Ang of Rockford plus Lilja family guests from Pecatonica in the Stanford Ang home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Hanquist
Rev. Stauffer
Dolan Hahn
Donald Paulson
Steve
McMinnville
Ore
John Lesiak
Randy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bill Bridger
Hastings
Ted Swanson
Silver Creek
Jim Swanson
Elmer Swanson LeMoyne
Norman
Central City
Sterling Ang
Rockford, Dl
Larry Lilja
Pecatonica, Dl
Stanford Ang
Polk County Tops State in March of Dimes Giving
Polk County leads Nebraska counties in per capita March of Dimes contributions under Mrs Don ald Rystrom with 69 cents per head in 1973 totaling 415714.86 dollars statewide. Grant County follows at 65 cents, others list lower amounts. Becky Carlstrom visiting in Palmer at Steve Carstrom home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Donald Rystrom
Polk Co
Grant Cunty
Butler
Hamilton
Merrick
Nance
Platte
Seward
York
Groovy Man Groovy A Retro Look At Slang Shifts
A reminiscing poem recalls how hippie era slang like groovy be-in and pot changed meaning. It contrasts old sensible language with new freewheeling terms, noting English is going to pot as words shift and become jargon.
Selective Service Moves To Standby In Nebraska
Lee G. Liggett announced that Inductions cease and Selective Service enters standby. Polk County records shift to the Columbus area office while Polk County board members continue classifications. Elizabeth Pierson retires after fourteen years as Polk County secretary and is honored with a Certificate of Appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee G. Liggett
Nebraska
Polk County
Columbus
Elizabeth Pierson
Elizabeth
Polk Co
Selective Service
Butler County
Mary Jon Mason
Liggett
Selective Service System
Polk, Butler, Nance
Boone, Colfax
Platte Counties
United States
Eldon R. Johnson
Osceola
Virgil V. Bugbee
Romaine T. Pesicka
Shelby
F. W. Richey
F. W. Richey - Polk High School
Polk
J. C. Fowler - Stromsburg
Stromsburg
23Rd St
Social Visit Roundup From Marquette and Utica
Mrs Harlan Nissen of Marquette and grandsons Vaughn and Craig Hammond visited Thursday evening with Mr and Mrs Roger Gustafson and family. Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist visited Sunday with Mrs Tillie Hanquist in York Manor and Miss Mabel Johnson at her home. She had just returned home from St Elizabeth hospital. Mrs Floyd Lyle and daughters of Utica visited Mrs Emma Horstman last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Nissen
Marquette
Vaughn
Craig Hammond
Roger Gustafson
Reuben Hanquist
Tillie Hanquist
York Manor
Mabel Johnson
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Floyd Lyle
Daughters
Utica
Emma Horstman
Polk Happenings Funeral Gatherings and Visits
Relatives traveled from Sko kie Tl Stering Rockford Pecatonica Oshkosh Scottsbuff and Scottsbluff to attend the funeral of David Ekdahl. Pennsylvanians Harlan Smith visited Leslie Adelson and others before leaving for Seattle. Cindy Alderson from Grand Island stayed with grandparents. Henry Reed was honored at a birthday supper hosted by Mae Felton and the Hoffmans and Burneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ekdahl
Max Sunderland
Skokie
Stering Ang
Rockford
Til
Larry Lilja
Pecatonica
Walter Ekkdahl
Oshkosh
Evelyn Ekdahl
Scottsbuff
Don Sleeger
Scottsbluff
Harlan Smith
Pennsylvania
Leslie Adelson
Seattle Wash
Cindy Alderson
Grand Island
Henry Reed
Mae Felton
Martin Hoffman
Dwight Burney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Nyberg
Sweden
Elvera Nyberg
Hilmer Jones
Patty ‘Hanson
Carroll Flodman
Becky Carlstrom
Steve Carstrom
Palmer
Policy Today
Hartford Insurance Company Insurance Company of North America
St. Paul Fire & Marine
Cimarron Insurance Company
Fireman’s Fund Commercial Standard American Casualty
American Empire
Citizens State Bank
Mumber Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Polk, Nebraska
Farmers Coop
Grain Ass
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