08 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1976
Page
1
A visiting community celebration in Polk featured exhibits, food, games, a quilt by Helen Samuels, a flag theft incident, and a large morning church service. Attendees recalled a cheerful, if imperfect, event with wide town involvement and casual levity.
The Polk Bicentennial Fourth of July started with an 11 am joint worship service in the high school auditorium led by Pastor John L. McCurdy with several area pastors and local musicians. Activities included a Kiddies Parade won by Kelly and Shad Adams, a pony wagon ride, a flag ceremony, Cub Scout carnival, puppet show, games, a dunking tank, a band concert, and patriotic songs by the Mother Singers. Almost 400 signed the register. prizes were awarded and proceeds from cake sales totaled funds for the Summer Recreation Fund.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson received word Monday night of the death of Geneva Beckman of Denver. She died at her home on Sunday, July 4. Burial will be Friday in Mount Vernon, Washington, the home of her sister Mildred Janson and husband J. W. Janson, 1319 Quentin Ave. Mount Vernon 98273.
The Polk Woman's Club releases local Salvation Army Annual Appeal totals totaling 308 with donations from American Legion 25 Country Woman's Club 3 Polk Woman's Club 3 and 53 from business districts and Polk residence fund items. Club members conducting the drive included Erma Adelson Alma Lampshire Doris Stewart Josephine Strand Janice Widga Marie Clymer Lyla Meer Katz Helen Samuels Jia Nelson Bertha Brazda Janelle Lindburg Mary Stevens and Carol Stevens.
Floyd Bittinger returned home Friday afternoon from York hospital. Mrs Harold Carlson is a patient in Lincoln General Hospital having had major surgery on Friday. Mr Oscar Johnson is a patient in Litzenberg hospital in Central City. JoElla Stromberg returned home from Osceola hospital on Friday and is recuperating at the home of her parents, the Rolland Strombergs. Mrs Lyle Widga returned home Monday from York hospital.
A reader recounts a twenty four hour motorcycle endurance race over the Fourth of July weekend. Dad and Matt rode the bike while the narrator served as pit crew and vigilante, keeping gear in check as rain turned the track to gumbo. The Redman Starcraft team finished fourth amid mud, fatigue, and celebration.
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