Funeral Services For Frank Gestrine The First World War Hero
Funeral services were held for Frank Levert Gestrine age 22 the first Polk County youth to die in World War I in France. The ceremony took place in the Viking theatre under American Legion auspices with Edith Anderson and sister Lillian Brown later planning a Yellowstone trip. The issue also reports community events from Polk County including social gatherings, school milestones, and local job changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gestrine
Frank Levert Gestrine
Polk County
France
Viking Theatre
American Legion
Edith Anderson
Lillian Brown
Yellowstone Park
Clarks
Polk Colts
Ed Johnson
Polk
Howard Nelson
Dennis Mills
A. A. Shockey
C. A. Falk
Stromsburg
John Falk
Peter Bergman
Mildred Nelson
Julia Stevens
Enore Alfred
Osceola
Wm. Wurtz
Pleasant Home Precinct
Albert Benson
Henry Sandell
York
Letters on Vietnam War and public discourse
Readers in Norfolk and Nebraska discuss Vietnam policy, war ethics, and civic letters. The exchange includes concerns about war costs, civilian impact, marijuana use among service members, and calls for policy change with references to legislative actions and editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Navy
Armed Services
Hong Kong
Ernie Chambers
A Letter On Idealism And Democracy In Vietnam
A 1971 letter discusses idealism versus power in U S involvement in Indochina. The writer critiques democracy as a justification for war, notes illusions of saving a country, and argues violence hardens opposition while questioning motives behind intervention in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Vietnam
New York State
Nebraska
United States
Indochina
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Polk High School
High School
Herbert Wurtz
Lloyd Cole
Irma Smith
Naomi Alfred
University of Nebraska
College of Arts and Sciences
Lloyd Kroger
Homer Branting
W. J. Newton
John Meyer
Bert Bay
Cherry County
Hazel Rice
Beryl Smith
Verbena Brauer
Elizabeth Allison
Ethel Flick
Myrtle Merchant
Peru State Normal
Olof Nyberg
Rudolph Nyberg
Clarence Bodine
Martha and
Nels Hall
Emil Stranberg
Hordville
Sybil
George Otte
Mark Ramsey
York High School
Donald Hahn
Harvey Hahn
Lincoln
Lela Binford
Durant
Lennis Lind
Esther Menssen
Chris Christensen
Wolbach
Howard Wilcox
Omaha
Hilton Steelquist
Davis Pharmacy
Hilton
College of Pharmacy
Ilinois
High Prairie Bible School
High Prairie
Central City
E. Galusha & Sons Auctioneers
Ziomke Furniture
Dick Munn
Central
Nebraska Association
Nzin Aper Association
Norfolk
Virginia
Norris
Sam
Norris Alfred
America
Asia
Dick Littleson
P. S
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mr. Alfred
Sincerely, Cynthia Pemberton
Alfred
the Star
Pollution Commission
Nathan Peterson
Englewood
Colo
Rodney Anderson
Rockford, NL
Donavin Widga
Edna May
Newton) Otte
Boulder
Hazel (Flodman) Lind
Ree
Seymour) Anderson
Rockford, Ill
Lela (Kroger) McNaught
Margaret Peterson
Englewood, Colo
Vivian (S Halleck) Erickson
Excelsior, Minn
Eva (Cramer) Nelson
Dean Nelson
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