Progress office cools as detasslers return to heat
The Progress office installs air conditioning to cope with summer heat while detasselers arrive from fieldwork. Raymond Ziegenmeyer helps dust duties, Dad refuses dusting praise, and Dudley Baack finds dusting talent lacking. The popcorn stand handles a busy softball tourney crowd with growing nightly sales and a wary Don Miller covering costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Raymond Ziegenmeyer
Raymond
Dudley Baack
Dad
Clarks Girls Capture Polk Softball Tournament Title
The Clarks girls softball team defeated David City 15-7 Sunday to win the Polk Tournament final. Earlier games saw Polk’s Marilyn Sorensen win 2- run opener over Columbus, and Columbus lose in semi finals to Clarks. Total crowds grew each night with collections of 17.32, 20.76 and 28.33, while expenses stood around 60. The boys will continue play through July and August, with a Polk 10-11-12 year tournament planned for August.
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David City
Clarks
Polk Gals
Marilyn Sorensen
Columbus
Central City
York
Polk
Bill LaVelle
Lavern Schulze
Legion Auxiliary
Weees
Emil Larson
Fredrickson Impl. Co
Carl Mundt
Pag Ices
Hospital Notes on Omaha and Grand Island Patients
Mrs Verland Widga entered Clarkson Hospital in Omaha on Friday. Mrs Levar Sandell is a patient at Litzenberg Memorial Hospital in Central City after a collapse last Thursday. Mrs Martha Westfall of Grand Island is recovering from a fractured hip at St Francis Hospital. Mrs Clara Anderson and Mrs Blanche Fitz are patients at St Francis Hospital in Grand Island. Verland Widga and Mr and Mrs Vern Jones visited Mrs Widga at Clarkson Hospital on Sunday.
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Verland Widga
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Levar Sandell
Litzenberg Memorial Hospital
Central City
Martha Westfall
W. Koenig
Grand Island
St. Francis Hospital
Clara Anderson
Blanche Fitz
Vern Jones
Man from snow-free California discovers coal rock
Raymond, a resident of a snow-free California area, had never seen a snow shovel. A day later he produced a rock from his pocket and asked for identification. It turned out to be a chunk of hard coal.
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Raymond
California
Nephew Chip Buys Washing Machine After Honda Sale
Lorna Dunlap reports from New Orleans that Chip, newly married, sold his Honda and purchased a washing machine. The note records a simple domestic swap within a family update.
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Ood
Lorna Dunlap
New Orleans
Chip
Honda
Farmers Host African Agriculture Officials in Area
A 15 member group of cooperative officials from seven French speaking African countries will visit Polk York and Hamilton counties on Saturday July 16. The Nebraska Farmers Union in cooperation with Farmers Union International Assistance Corporation sponsors the event to study observe and train on U S agricultural cooperation. Host families include Max Jones Sy Mamadon H Marauna Maurice Flick Papa N'Diaye Ted Otte Rene Alfa and M G Lindburg and guests from Mauritania Senegal Togo and Niger.
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Polk
York
Hamilton Counties
Africa
United States
Nebraska Farmers Union
Farmers Union International Assistance Corporation
A.D
Max Jones
Sy Mamadon H Marauna
Mauritania
Maurice Flick
Papa N’dia
County Court Notices and License Issuance Summary
In County Court Virgil E. Sergi of Omaha faces night speeding fines of 20 dollars with 5 dollars surcharge. Robert Walter Simon of Iowa and Verna Heier of Ceresco face day speeding fines of 15 dollars with 5 dollars. Michael Cole of Taylor and George B. Barner of Illinois face day speed penalties. William L. Steck of Omaha cited for failure to wear life preserver. Darold M. Ottergren of Hordville faces night speeding fine. Marriage license issued to Robert R. Dittmer and Bonnie L. Krol, Stromsburg.
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Virgil E. Sergi
Omaha
Robert Walter Simon
Iowa
Verna Heier
Ceresco
Michael Cole
Taylor
George B. Barner
Illinois
William L. Steck
Darold M. Ottergren
Hordville
Robert R. Dittmer
Stromsburg
Bonnie L. Krol
Vacations in East with Lytle Family and Friends
Miss Jane Fredrickson spent two weeks in the east visiting Whippany New Jersey and Huntington Long Island with Mr and Mrs Chas A Lytle and family. They joined by Mrs Ollie Johnson and Mrs Leslie Adelson and attended Huntington High School graduation where Suzanne Dryden was valedictorian. They toured Rockefeller Center Radio City Music Hall Fifth Avenue St Patricks Cathedral and other sites in New York before Jane flew home to be met by her parents.
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East
Jane Fredrickson
Chas. A. Lytle
Whippany
N. J
Ollie Johnson
Leslie Adelson
Lytle
Johnson
Huntington
Long Island
James Dryden
Harrisburg
Virginia Lytle
Jane
Huntington High School
Suzanne Dryden
Suzanne
Polk School
Lavern
Fredrickson) Dryden
New York
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Fifth Ave
St. Patrick
Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz Visit In Clarks Sunday
Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz of Clarks visited Sunday evening in the Orlie Miller home.
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Herbert Wurtz
Clarks
Orlie Miller
Senior Band Tryouts At Polk High Schedule This Month
Polk High School announces senior band tryouts for the coming year. Reed instruments compete Monday July 25 at 7 30 p m and brass instruments Tuesday July 26, with scales chromatic work and sight reading required. Parents encouraged to attend and uniforms may be exchanged if needed.
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Polk High School
Cunningham
Servicemans Address for Moris at Naval Hospital
Servicemans address listing W. Roger Morris with service number 919-12-70 at U S Naval Hospital Box 14 Ward A c/o FPO San Francisco California 96650.
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Roger Morris
Sin
U. S. Naval Hospital
Ward
Ac/o FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Sunday dinner guests listed for Mrs. Laura Bolton
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hanquist and family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bolton and daughters from Lincoln visiting Mrs. Laura Bolton.
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Laura Bolton
Donald Hanquist
Clarence Bolton
Lincoln
Summer School Six Weeks Ends in Polk Schools
The first session of summer school in Polk Schools closed after six weeks of Language Arts Spelling Remedial Reading and Health Safety with Phys Ed. Attendance was excellent overall though the final week saw high absenteeism among older students during detasseling.
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Polk
Mrs Hills Sterner Named Third Grade Teacher
The school board at its July 5 regular meeting hired Mrs. Hillis Sterner for Polk Elementary's third grade for 1966 67. She has taught in Polk schools and is now attending summer school at the University of Nebraska. The same meeting added Mrs Harvey Lind as Kindergarten supervisor.
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Hillis Sterner
Polk
Sterner
University of Nebraska
Harvey Lind
Unseasonal Heat and Rain Mark June and July Weather
The record notes extreme heat with a power outage on Monday causing fans and AC to fail. June precipitation totaled 3.32 inches. July began with no rain until July 12 when a downpour dropped 0.32 inch, followed by a cooler evening shower that wetted the ground.
Glasco, York visitors call on Elmer Hanquist home
Dr and Mrs Claude Harwood and family of Glasco Kansas and Miss Ebba Hanquist of York along with Rodney and Lori Hanquist visited Sunday afternoon at the Elmer Hanquist residence.
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Claude Harwood
Glasco, Kans
Ebba Hanquist
York
Rodney
Lori Hanquist
Elmer Hanquist
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polking
Progress
Pork
Glen Babcock
Nick McNaught
Don Miller
Don
Dollah
Green Acres
Tarver
Polyhar
Osterling
Morrissey
BLASE
W. C. Blase
West Polk
Refshauge Realty Co
Aurora
Frank Harding
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