Polk Residents Attend Social Visits and Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Donald Hanquist and family had Sunday lunch with Mrs Laura Bolton. P W Aker joined a Harvard Lincoln reunion at Warren Methodist in Lincoln. Mrs Leslie Adelson visited Thursday and Friday with her daughter Mrs Sharon Larson in Lincoln. Louie Blase and family were Aurora visitors and stopped to see Mrs Lydia Blase and Mrs Clara Blase at Hamilton Manor.
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Donald Hanquist
Laura Bolton
P. W. Aker
Warren Methodist Church
Lincoln
Leslie Adelson
Sharon Larson
Louie Blase
Aurora
Lydia Blase
Clara Blase
Hamilton Manor
Winding Time and a Missed Clock in a San Francisco Letter
A writer recalls a 40 year detachment from watches and shares a childhood memory in Polk where he won a seven jewel Elgin watch on a technicality. He describes the contest, Heavy Shultz, and postmaster Amos Shafer, then notes the watch traveled with him through printing work until lost in San Diego decades ago.
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Hamilton’s
Elgin’s
Ingersoll
Switzerland
Lincoln
Y.M.C.A
Polk
Harold
Heavy) Shultz
Harry Shafer
Polk’s
Heavy
Amos Shafer
Amos
Peripatetics
San Diego
Harry Shultz
GOP freshmen exposed in aid to education vote
The Lincolnn Star notes the House approval of the aid to education bill 294 to 122 with 43 of 59 new GOP members voting yes. It critiques Rep. Robert Denney of Nebraska for opposing Social Security support and aligning with conservatives seeking to restore earlier era policies.
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House
United States
GOP
Kentucky
Michigan
California
Nebraska
Robert Denney
Representative Denney
Denney
Social Security
Mossbacks
Congress
Polk couple leaves Polk after weeklong visit
Mr and Mrs Howard Herbes de parted for their Glen Dale California home on Thursday June 1 after a week with friends and relatives in Polk and Osceola. In Polk they stayed with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Stromberg.
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Howard Herbes
Glendale
Calif
Polk and
Osceola
Polk
Lloyd Stromberg
Harry's Parting Note Clarifies What He Means by Treat
A brief farewell from Harry ends with a wry remark on language as he explains his use of the term treat. The closing line signals departure and a casual tone to Orrin.
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Harry
Orrin
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San Francisco
Dear Norris
Midwest
Purina
Polk Grain
Co. Polk, Nebr
The
Lincolnn Star
William C. Dobler
Dick Harless
Rodney Larsen
Stromsburg
Amoco
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