Fourth of July winds and fishing on the sandhills
The writer recalls a windy Fourth on sandhill lakes, Kahler catching crappie, and rough gravel roads testing a car. A storm roared through with 80 to 100 mile per hour wind, toppling trees and leaving debris. Polk offers cleanup assistance for stacked branches.
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Kahler
Catfish Kahler
DAR
United States
Dean Myers
Don Miller
Marv Fredrickson
Grand Island
Polk
Local Social Calendar July Events Listing
Social calendar entries list July events for community groups including Rebekahs Happy Hour Club Auxiliary Masons Firemen's Meeting Home Society and Community Club Oddfellows with dates Thursday July 9 through Thursday July 16.
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Rebekahs
Happy Hour Club
Masons
Firemen’s Meeting
Home Society
Oddfellows
Classified Bargains On Last Page
Local paper highlights bargain ads on the final page featuring discounts on household goods clothing and small electronics. Readers find sale notes from several merchants with limited stock and promotional prices.
Windstorm Knocks Out Power Shuts Polk Streets
A Tuesday morning wind and rain storm left Polk streets strewn with limbs and debris. Electrical and phone service were disrupted as hot wires arced in several locations. Crops suffered wind damage across rural areas as TV aerials chimneys and small structures were damaged. Rain totals ranged near 4.20 inches nearby with additional showers adding 0.40 inches. June rainfall for Polk totaled 4.45 inches versus 5.91 inches last year.
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Polk
Reuben Hanquists Entertain Houseguests
Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist hosted several visitors over the weekend. Mrs Marie Anderson of Medford Oregon and her daughter Mrs Don Hult with children of Wausau joined guests Jane Atkinson of Lincoln Shawna Stan Hanquist and Shawna North Platte. Afternoon callers included the Rodines Hanquist and Bodine families. Anderson departed Sunday. Hult family and Stan Hanquist family left Monday for their respective homes.
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Reuben Hanquist
Marie Anderson
Medford
Ore
Don Hult
Wausau
Jane Atkinson
Lincoln
Hults
Stan Hanquist
Shawna
North Platte
Hanquist
Hanquists
Wilmer Rodine
Clarence Rodine
Roger Hanquist
Roland Bodine
Anderson
Oregon
Hult
Stan Hanquists
Hospital Reports Burdette Flodman Surgery and Dismissal
Burdette Flodman underwent surgery at Osceola hospital last Thursday. He was discharged and returned home Tuesday.
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Burdette Flodman
Osceola Hospital
Lavelle Plans Week Baseball and Softball Schedule
Coach Bill Lavelle outlines games for the coming week with Shelby and Hampton. Younger boys play Thursday, older boys Sunday, girls softball Monday, and a boys doubleheader Thursday. Lavelle notes strong practice turnout and slow fundraising, with a total of 302.00 collected from multiple donors.
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Shelby
Clarks
Hampton
Bill Lavelle
Glen Stevens
Dick Sealy, Jr
Don Osberg
Robert Baack
Legion Auxiliary
Village of
Polk
Want More Readers At Summer Program
Emma Horstman describes a summer reading push by the Pork Woman's Club to prevent vacation boredom. The piece notes a steady and eager crowd at the local library every Wednesday at 3 30 pm and urges parents to have children read daily for thirty minutes to an hour, with reading becoming rewarding over time.
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Emma Horstman
Pork Woman's Club
Oklahoma Family Visits Mother Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bills and family from Oklahoma City visited his mother Mrs. Ruth Bills and other relatives over the weekend returning home Tuesday. On Fourth of July evening they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Bills and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Bills and family at Mrs. Bills home.
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Leroy Bills
Oklahoma City
Ruth Bills
Mrs
Lowell Bills
Leland Bills
Oklahoma
Bills
Mrs Elwyn Yungdahl Named Polk First Grade Teacher
Mrs. Elwyn Yungdahl also known as Donna Mentink has accepted first grade teaching duties for the coming term at Polk Schools. She is a Osceola High School graduate class of 1961 and studied at Kearney College 1961 to 1963. Previously she taught first grade at Overton School. She and her husband Mr Yungdahl were married June 20 of this year and reside on a farm northeast of Polk.
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Elwyn
Donna Mentink
Yungdahl
Polk
Schulze Couple Welcome Shellie Renee at Henderson Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ervin Schulze announce the birth of a daughter named Shellie Renee on July 1 at Henderson hospital weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. The newborn joins the family as the couple’s first child.
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Ervin Schulze
Henderson Hospital
Shellie Renee
Band Rehearsals Start Next Wednesday Evening
Hans Willadsen will direct the band with rehearsals for Saturday night concerts starting next Wednesday at 8 00 p m in the Community Hall. Musicians both in and out of school are welcome to join.
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Hans Willadsen
Willadsen
Special Memberships Granted At Woman's Society Meeting
Mrs Irvin Anderson was recognized for reading 74 books and periodicals in the past year at the July meeting in the Methodist church basement. Special memberships were presented by Mrs N E McNaught to three members, with baby memberships to two daughters. 20 members read a total of 471 books in the past year.
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Irvin Anderson
Methodist Church
Wilfred Stephens
Hannah Hahn
Leslie Adelson
James Lindburg
Virgil Eisler
Paul Strand
Karen Stevens
Cheryl Anderson
Lloyd Hahn
Verl Fitz
Alvin Dahlin
Natalie Hahn
N. E. McNaught
Arthur Adelson
Frances Skinner
Oscar Gustafson
Lisa
Leroy Anderson
Debra
Dick Larson
Jill Ann
William McNaught
Conrad Lindholm
Polk County ASCS Details Program Impact and Leadership
Polk County ASCS outlines major soil and water conservation problems and program benefits. Last year 242 farmers adopted practices with about $44,000 in public funds, supporting soil resources and local living standards. The text notes price support loans aiding market timing and wool payments to 95 producers totaling about $3,700, tying farm programs to county prosperity. Committee members are Leo Cockson Ernest E. Lees and Richard C. Sealey Sr, with Eugene V. Sterup as County Office Manager.
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Polk County
ASCS
Leo Cockson
Ernest E. Lees
Richard C. Sealey
Richard C. Sealey, Sr
Eugene V. Sterup
Local Classified Ad Snapshot From Polk County
Pages show ads for Gooc's Co op Zlomke's store Polk Oil Firestone tires Sundbergs aluminum ladders Polk Lumber aluminum windows Corner Cafe fried chicken Stromsbergs pup tents and grocery specials including frozen pies cherries spuds margarine and more Polk Grain fly checkers Henry Dittmer winnings Progress scratch pads and Progress listings Special buys on farm equipment at Fredricksons IH dealer advertising classifieds buy or sell assistance
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Sundbergs
Polk Lumber
Stromsbergs
U. S. Army
Polk Grain
Henry Dittmer
Fredricksons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polking
Reuben Hanquists
Mr. and
Dennis Johnson
Elwyn Yungdahl
Woman’s Society
Eugene Sterup
Congress
Gooc
Zlomke
Polk Oil
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