Polk County Notes Highlight Local People and Events
Local items report Mrs Rose Smith becoming UP station agent in Osceola with Wayne Glasser starting at Madison station. Jimmie Sundberg had tonsils removed in Central City. July 5 births and a 98th birthday celebrated for Grant Willits. REA power outage near Columbus briefly interrupted service. repairs connected to Osceola Consumers Power. Flood rains stop after seven days. crops improving with weed removal underway.
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Loup
Columbus
Osceola
Clyde Rice
Erie
Kans
J. C. McClure
Rosalie Nelson
Ohme
A. C. Bates
Methodist Church
Russell Bowers
Alaska
Bowers
Clarks
Lt. Bowers
Mississippi
Russell
Charles Smith
Polk
Rose Smith
Wayne Glasser
Madison
Nebr
Smith
Everett Smith
Leonard Warnick
Conrad Hermsmeyer
Scotia
Gordon Fossberg
Esther Whitacre
Iowa
Lynn Baldwin
Des Moines
Ron Teller
Sioux City
Paul Strand
Carlyn
Carolyn Hayman
Shelton
Strand
Colorado, Springs
Albenque
N.M
California
Utah
Grant Willits
Grant
Farmers Battle Wheat Second Growth Threaten Yields
The report notes drought stress where water drowned the fields yet yields look decent elsewhere. Wheat crops face a second growth problem with green heads protruding on ripe heads. Mr and Mrs Wayne Tyler hosted fifty relatives and friends to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Virginia Lytle from Augusta Kan visits her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Ollie Johnson. Mrs Cliff Penrose and her sons from Madison Ind left after visiting her mother, Mrs Lovette McCoy and other relatives.
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Wayne Tyler
Virginia Lytle
Augusta
Kan
Ollie Johnson
Cliff Penrose
Madison
Lovette McCoy
Harold W. Myers 80 longtime Providence teacher and coach
Harold W. Myers 80 a prominent Providence school coach and history teacher died June 23 1977 at his home. He taught at Commercial High Mt. Pleasant and Moses Brown and coached track noted for sprint work. A Brown University alumnus he received a 1927 master’s and earned study at Harvard. He was active with the Quakers and served in WWI. He is survived by his wife two sons three sisters and four grandchildren.
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Harold W. Myers
Providence
R. I
Mary (Ferguson) Myers
Clarks
Nebr
Harrison and
Hannah Myers
Nebraska Central College
Nebraska
Brown University
Brown
Harvard University
Myers
Commercial High School
Commercial
Central
Mt. Pleasant
Moses Brown School
Mt. Pleasant High School
Society of Friends
Quakers
France
American Friends
Gerald E. Myers
New York City
New London
Sun. City, Calif
Leona Schofield
Waco, Tx
Polk Tops: Weight Loss Week At Car Wash Fundraiser
The Topps NE NO 48 Polk unit reports total weight loss of 1314 nine bons with 12 members weighing in. Kerry Graff had the best loss. Fourth of July started with a bank and a no gain weigh-in. Thanks to everyone who brought cars to the car wash. the event was a real success.
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Kerry Graff
Trinity Church Nebr Be Aid By Pastor Clifft Lindgren
Sunday July 10 9 00 am morning service and Wednesday July 6 8 pm LCW. Reuben H home guests included Marie Anderson of Medford Ore Warieiga sister of Lavina Hanea Elaine Komaposed Eva Mac Arlyce Kornstedt Medford Marilyn Hult of Wausa Dororthy Gleim of Lincoln and Wilmer Rodine afternoon callers Norma Rodine Dianne Le Heureux and Hannah Rodine
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Reuben H
Marie’ ‘Anderson
Medford
Ore Warieig
LaVina Hanea
Elaine Komaposed
Eva MaccArlyce Kornstedt
Human rights as a guiding issue for Carter era policy
A columnist argues human rights define U S policy and morality from abortion to warfare and chemical risks. It contrasts civilized aims with bomber ethics and urges broad U S compassion for Vietnamese refugees, while linking energy, Israel, and oil to rights and global responsibility.
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Carter
Minneapolis Tribune
Lake Lida
Minnesota
United States
Colombia
U. S
S.o.b
Israel
Nazi Germany
Germany
Buchenwald
Human Rights
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Margaret Lott
Max Peterson
Bank
U.P
Maxine Bottum
A. W. Shafer
Hazel Nelson
Mary Janssen
Charles Ang
Ed North
Esther Hatchinson
Rockford
Clarence Anderson
Colorado
Gustafson
Dana Westfall
Ray Morgan
Service Auto Co
Toheka
Camp Franklin
Haax Peterson
C. R. Peterson
Citizens State Bank
H. H. Hahns
Duane Newton
Cecil Newton
Polk Band
Stromsburg
Gladys Swanson
Crete
Jimmie’Sundberg
Central City
Floyd Morris
P. A. Hanquist
Elmer
Reuben
Ebba Hanquist
Robert Lindburg
Itopeka
Carl
Perryville
Baptist Church
REA
Butler
Seward
York Counties
Sweet Electric
The
Klein Insurance Agency
Richard T. Johnson
Norris W. Alfred
Rich Bicker
Trinity
Be Aid Church
Cliffort Lindgren
LCW
Linsay’s
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