Fishing Fever and Breakfast Finds Across The Page
The piece blends light humor on fishing timing with notes on fishing affinity figures like Oscar Anderson, then shifts to a breakfast foods survey at Stromberg's and Progress office. It highlights ads offering prizes, coupons, and contest entries, finishing with a warning to skip the section.
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Kearney State Teachers College
California
Florida
Oscar Anderson
Ike
Oscar
Ooaa
Pentagon
Agden
Stromberg
Progress
Mrs. Sagehorn Heads Polk Alumni at 66th Banquet
At the 66th Polk high school alumni banquet Mrs. Gary Sagehorn was named president succeeding Mrs. Duane Blase. Lowell Bills became vice president. Mrs. Lynn Sundberg was elected secretary. aides noted 183 attendees and a ham dinner by Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid.
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Polk High School
Gary Sagehorn
Duane Blase
Sagehorn
Lowell Bills
Lynn Sundberg
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid
Glenn Hill
Roy Glasser, Jr
Raymond Sagehorn
Cenith (McCoy) Penrose
Herbert Wurtz
Central City
Polk Merrick Softball League schedules 8 teams compete
Polk joins a county softball league with eight teams from Polk and Merrick Counties. Games began May 27 with clubs Bert& Dees East Side Stromsburg Augustine Ranch A&B Lounge Clarks Duncan Polk. Polk’s schedule lists contests from June 3 to August 11 against Augustin Ranch East Side Clarks Stromsburg Bert & Dees Polk at home and away venues.
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Polk
Merrick
Bert& Dees
East Side
Stromsburg
Augstine Ranch
A&b
Clarks
Duncan
Augustin
Swanson Couple to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Elmer Swanson of Central City observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 14 at First Christian Church Central City from 2 to 4. Friends and relatives invited without further invitation.
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Elmer Swanson
Central City
First Christian Church
Old Blue the Car I’ll Never Forget
A Nebraska student recalls meeting Old Blue in Polk in 1962 a 1953 Bel Air that cost 300 dollars with nothing down and no weekly payment. She carried him for 150000 miles across farms snow and ice proving stubborn and dependable through eight winters and 85 842 8 miles before an uncertain fate.
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Pete
Old Blue
University of Nebraska
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson
Pete Johnson
Polk
Nebr
Main Street
Blue
Nebraska
Colorado
Lincoln
Recreation Program Seeks Funds After Weather and Fire Loss
Rain disrupted Polk summer recreation softball and baseball scheduling. A fire destroyed the grandstand at the Polk county fairgrounds delaying contests. Richard Hoops coaches the older boys and Ken Carlstrom leads the other group. Five dollars joined $275, totaling $280, with a need for much more funding to run the program.
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Polk
Polk County Fairgrounds
Osceola
Richard Hoops
Ken Carlstrom
The
Legion Auxiliary
McGaffin Book To Be Reviewed By Polk Women
Mrs Oscar Sundberg Polk librarian will review Anything But The Truth by William Mc Gaffin at the Polk County Republican Women meeting on Monday June 8. The Osceola Cafe hosts at 12 30 p m with reservations through Mrs Glen Babcock or Mrs Dwight Burney.
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Oscar Sundberg
Polk Lbrarian
Polk County
William McGaffin
Polk
Polk Progress
McGaffin
Washington
Chicago Daily News
Osceola Cafe
Glen Babcock
Dwight Burney
Minnesota's first nerve transplant performed in Minneapolis
Mrs. Darrell Scherer returned home after a two week stay at University of Minnesota hospital where she underwent a nerve transplant to repair nerves damaged in a farm accident. This marked the first such operation in Minnesota, with prior examples in New York and California. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Johnson.
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Darrell Scherer
University Minnesota Hospital
Minneapolis
Minnesota
New York
California
Scherer
M. O. Johnson
Boys And Families Attend Scout Meeting May 25
The Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout dens held their pack meeting May 25 at the Community Hall. Frank Kraus District Director of York led with 75 boys and families present. The Cub Master Rich Brockevelt introduced den mothers Mrs. Robert Clymer and Mrs. Ernie Brockevelt. The Bob Cat award went to the Webelous and the tenderfoot badge to the Boy Scouts. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kraus
York
Rich Brockevelt
Robert Clymer
Ernie Brockevelt
Webelou
Dave Moore
Francis Tewell
Bob Clymer
Bob Cat
Navy Airman Returns from Western Pacific Deployment
Returned to U S Navy Airman Robert L Blase son of Mr and Mrs Harold J Base of Hardville Nebr has returned to the U S aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger after more than seven months with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific This was the carrier s fifth combat deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Navy
Robert L. Blase
Harold J. Base
Hardville
Nebr
U. S
Ranger
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Gulf of Tonkin
Week of pests and pets at our house
A column chronicles a house full of short term and long term animal visitors. Boots the dog tolerates a coon adopted by the oldest son while Nosey the cat and Boots share household duties with humorous commentary on feeding a sugar craving raccoon and the misadventures with two turtles. The tale ends with the coon sleeping under Boots and a cliffhanger about continued reporting on Page 8.
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Black Dog
Boots
Nosey
Leapy
Momma Coon
Coon
Boot
Pablum
Bachlor
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Polking
Glen Hill
State Game Commission
Polk—Merrick Softball League
Denver Post
By Bartell Nyberg
Page
Scout
By Marsha Redman
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