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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1965

Page

3

Polk County Almanac Highlights Past Three Decades

A 40 year travel through local history lists mail dispatches from the Polk post, new pastors, store changes, marriages, obituaries, and relocations. It notes 20 years ago Okinawa Marines and a Swedeburg wedding, and 10 years ago highway work in Lincoln with shifting Progress leadership.

T. J. Nelson Edwin Swanson Polk Mercantile Lillie Swansen Carl J. Lind Augusta Swanson Hordville Carl Henry Lind J. N. Norton Lincoln Norton St. Paul Minn Gretchen Kihlander Sweden Agda Johanson Albert Nelsons Arthur Peterson Omaha McCutchen Gary Indiana M. EB Polk Charles Smith Freddie Okinawa Tvan Cramer Philippines Army Robert Stevens Leila Reed Lester Rehrs C. A. Carlson Phyllis Freeman Lloyd T. Anderson Swedeburg Polk High School Ladies of the Baptist Church Berniece Wilshusen Roger Gustafson Doris Binford Gwendolyn Stevens Capitol Building Alton Wilhelms Progress Stromsburg June Skaden Myrna Skaden Lincoln Beauty Academy RoDonna Lindholm Don Dahlin Vernette Kingsley Bill Kingsley Nels Pearson

Polk County 4H Junior Leader Club Formed and Activities Planned

Polk county junior leaders organized a 4H club led by Rodney Beckstrom as president and Connie Stromberg as secretary. Other officers include Bop Dittmer as VP, Mary Hartel as treasurer, Laurel Rystrom as news reporter, Penny Swanson as program chair, and Vera Jean Burke as recreational chair. Sponsoring couples are Mr and Mrs Robert Tooker of Silver Creek and Mr and Mrs Raymond Burke of Stromsburg. The group meets monthly with education and recreation, 26 older 4H members are involved, and district and state camp plans plus ongoing pasture and weed control advice are discussed.

Gary Garey Polk County Rodney Beckstrom Stromsburg Connie Stromberg Osceola Bop Dittmer Mary Hartel Laurel Rystrom Penny Swanson Vera Jean Burke Robert Tooker Silver Creek Raymond Burke

Anniversary notices and death obituary details

Anniversary May 22 at the Memorial Home in Holdrege. Mrs Wayne Hill died May 31 at Henderson Hospital after a lingering illness.

Holdrege Wayne Hill Henderson Hospital

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Dean Nelson The Pure Food Grocery David Anderson A. G. Lindburg F. O. Dahlberg Irene and Carroll Greeley Colo Robert Dahlberg E. A. Flodman East Polk P. M. Lindburg Wahoo Rev. Lindburg Luther College Fridhem Lutheran Church Ralph Upton Torrington Ida Bill Bece Upton van Bush Farm Lynn Ann Kreis Halsey Seward Colfax County National Forest REA Polk County 4H East Tancela Beverly Wieserman Diane Lux Chris Carlson Mary Doremus College of Agriculture Sudan O. C. Burnside University of Nebraska Agronomist CDAA Ralph Swedenburg Clarks Harold Hanquist Dale Hanquist Hannah Hahn Doyle Harold W. Anderson Hansen Pawnee Park Columbus Ivan Johnson Polk and Aurora Carl Herrum Mary Lou Sandell Elwood Sandell Joan Carmen Jémna Kisler Sacramento Calif Dennis Jacobsens Denise Kearney KSC Harold Jensen Camp Fontenelle Fremont Ak-Sar-Ben Hammond Everett Cable Nelson Dietze Music House St. Lincoln, Nebr Sundberg Sundberg & Son
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