Ray Peterson Drove 512 Miles In One Day
Progress Files notes Ray Peterson and family left Polk, drove 512 miles to Laramie Wyoming then 350 miles on day two en route to Idaho Falls. He compared driving to a home plate hit in a game. Also mentions 25th wedding anniversaries and various local business transfers and moves.
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Ray Peterson
Harry Carlsons
Irene Shostrom
Rosemary Crow
A. K. Crow
Henry Shostrom
M. E. Bittner
Osceola
Wm. Kroger
Polk
Pete Schrader
Arthur Wurtz
Laramie
Wyo
Pacific Fruit Express Co
A. H. Peterson
Wm. Lindahl
Stockham
Johnson Bros
Lester Stark
Burlington, Co
Idaho Falls
Raymond
Polk Progress Notes Local Events And Obituaries
Community items include personal moves purchases and celebrations in Polk Nebraska. Notable entries report Johnson Bros planning a future location and Hank Johnson selling his trucking firm to Maurice Johnson. Golden wedding anniversary open house and a 73rd birthday are noted along with an emergency appendectomy and highway 66 work progress. Continued on Page 3.
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H. B. Johnson
Leo Wurtz
Moline
Alois Ruzicka
P. T. Wurtz and Son
Charles Lytle
York Hospital
J. G. Felton
Utica
York
Sundberg
Reed Bros. Chevrolet Co
Albert Sundberg
Pfc
Doyle Sundberg
Germany
Doyle
Cliff Branting
Grand Island
Cliff
Henry
Hank) Johnson
Polk
Maurice Johnson
Johnson
C. R. Peterson
Robert Lytle
Arnold Isaacson
Johnson’s Lake
Lexington
John Cohagan
Cohagan
Glen Hill
Howard Wilcox
South Polk
James Green
Grant Matson
Walter Funk
North Platte
John Myers
Walter Nelson
St. Francis Hospital
Nelson
Reflection on Art Controversy From Armory Show to I 80 Sculptures
A commentary compares the 1913 Armory Show with today’s I 80 sculpture controversy noting public outcry and media abuse. It cites artists like Cézanne Picasso van Gogh and Matisse and recalls Hal l County officials opposing Erma's Desire at a Grand Island rest stop. The piece argues tolerance is essential to avoid national arrogance.
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New York City
Sheldon Cheney
New York
America
Paris
Cezanne
Picasso
van Gogh
Matisse
Kandinsky
Lehmbruck
Brancusi
Braque
Whistler
Ryder
Twachtman
Robinson
Marin
Hall County
Erma
Grand Island
James Michener
Community visitors gather at Central City park and homes
Sunday and Wednesday social visits span York, Columbus, Deshler, Stromsburg, and Central City. Families including Jones, Guthrie, Burney, Anderson, Gustafson, Hahn, Timmons, Harless, Lott, Johnson, and Branting share meals and conversation. Thirty attended the Clifford Branting picnic in Central City park.
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Eugene Jones
Connie and
Craig
Columbus
Hilmer Jones
Clarence Guthrie
Richard Johnson
Dwight Burney
Sharon Benson
York
Oscar Anderson
Sweden
Sacramento
Calif
Central City
Harold Small
Ruby Larson
John Weburg
Litzenberg Hospital
Sterling Nelson
Rudolph Gustafson
Hannah Hahn and
Doyle
Dolan Hahn
Ernest Timmons
Grace Harless
Margarett Lott
Lillie Johnson
Clifford Branting
the Park
van Bush
Vergil Bush
Glen Hill
Forrest Anderson
Stromsburg
Leslie Adelson
Arthur Pinnee
Herbert Wurtz
Clarks
Ruth Aker
Nell Aker
Willard Lindburg
Evelyn Shenk
Ernest Bousquet
Lincoln
Lloyd Albin
Curtis Burney
Duane Mauer
Marci
Polk County Budget Hearing Scheduled for August 5 1975
Polk County Nebraska public notice announces a budget hearing August 5 1975 at 10 00 AM at the Polk County Courthouse. Taxpayers may attend to offer support opposition criticism or observations and to suggest amendments. Budget detail available at the County Clerk’s office. Dale Frizzell County Clerk.
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Polk County
Suport
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