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Forty Alumni Banquet and Electrification Milestone Highlight Polk County
The Progress Files reports a Polk County alumni banquet at the Baptist Church parlor with 40 guests and a 4 course dinner. Mrs Elsena Austin, age 89, switched on electricity to 325 farm homes via the Rural Power District. The issue also notes graduates, hires, and local travels including Bill McGaffin in Germany and Donald Johnson taking over the Chevrolet garage at Loup City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Morton
Elmwood
William Parkinson
Polk
Wesleyan
Amusement Company
Kansas City
J. N. Norton
Indiana
W A. Wurtz
Herbert Wurtz
Omaha
Polk County
Elsena Austin
Ellen Larson
Bill McGaffin
Germany
Bill
H. M. McGaffin
the Progress
Donald Johnson
Chevrolet
Clarence
Loup City
Rex Hancock
Clifford Branting
Branting
Polk Park
Clarence Munn
Central City
Vern Eklund
Bradshaw
Emory Cramer
Raymond Shockey
York
Floyd Patron
Bruce Cramer
Carroll Flodman
Robin
Merton Flodman
Osceola
Lawrence Shenk
Denver
Red Rock Park
Roosevelt National Park
Estes Park
Carrol Flodmans
Flodman
Jayne Christensen
Carrol Flodman
Virgil Flodman
Lowell Bills
Ralph Redman
Bessie Green
Vern Walden
Valley
George McClure
Forrest Anderson
Irvin Anderson
Glen Hill
Walter Ekdahl
Oshkosh