Polk memories and local legends amid 1920s era anecdotes
The narrators recall Eldon Peterson and the Sure Shot Hog Oiler episode that put Polk on the map, with tales of early work life, milking cows, and a hometown friend who left Polk High School in 1929 to support his family. The piece shifts to a Memorial Day flower theft report and a Chicago reader's letter critiquing McGovern Nixon era politics, ending with a tease to continue on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Peterson
Clarence Peterson
Ray Peterson
Elmer Peterson
Anton Peterson
Eldon
Polk
Hot
Rod Johnson
Polk High School
Dave Anderson
Pure Food Grocery
Alfred
Chicago
McGovern
Nixon
Frost
Nebraska
FBI
Services Thursday for Irvin L. Anderson 73
Irvin L. Anderson aged 73 died Monday at York Hospital after a 10 month illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 00 p.m. at Polk Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Hopkins officiating, burial in Polk Cemetery. Obituary next week.
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Irvin L. Anderson
York Hospital
Polk Methodist Church
Robert Hopkins
Polk Cemetery
Lincoln couple welcome Brenda Lynn born June 3
Mr and Mrs Don Sewart of Lincoln announce the birth of a daughter Brenda Lynn weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces. She was born June 3 in Lincoln Nebraska. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs K L Stewart.
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Don Sewart
Lincoln
Brenda Lynn
Lincoln, Nebr
K. L. Stewart
Polk Woman's Club Honors Mrs Hopkins With Gift
The Polk Woman's Club honored Virginia Hopkins at a Tuesday coffee before her move. President Erma Adelson presented a club gift. In a brief meeting the group voted to sell homemade ice cream bars and cake on July 4.
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Polk Woman's Club
Virginia Hopkins
Erma Adelson
Notable American Dr Lois I Johnson 1976 77 Educator
Dr Lois I Johnson, Polk High School graduate, chosen as Notable American Educator of 1976 77. Selections were made for the Bicentennial Era by a committee of notable Americans. Her biography will appear in the 1976 77 Notable Americans Bicentennial Era. Johnson serves a three year term on the executive board of the Association for Childhood Education International. Father is Philip Johnson of Polk community.
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Lois I. Johnson
Polk High School
Waseen
Dr. Johnson
Association For Childhood Education International
Philip Johnson
Services Held Tuesday For Frank Cohagan 73
Funeral services were held Tuesday June 14 for Frank Robert F Cohagan who died Friday June 10 in a Lincoln hospital. Pastor Willis Pauls and Robert Hopkins officiated with Mrs James Lindburg singing The Lord s Prayer and In the Garden. Interment in Arborville Cemetery. arrangements by Salt Funeral Home Polk. Survivors include widow Edna one son Gerald of Denver three daughters Carol Green Utica Chester Hatfield Denver and Donna Graham Denver along with three sisters two brothers thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven siblings.
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Frank
Robert F.) Cohagan
Lincoln
Willis Pauls
Robert Hopkins
James Lindburg
Janice Saylor
Doyle Hahn
Sal Orlando
Craig Graham
Marlin Cohagan
Virgil Cohagan
Michael Cohagan
Arborville
Security Specialist Budler Arrives at Hill AFB Utah
Security specialist Staff Sergeant William F. Budler arrives for duty at Hill Air Force Base Utah. A 1972 Bradshaw Public High School graduate he previously served at Torrejon Air Base Spain with a unit of the Air Force Logistics Command.
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U. S. Air Force
William F. Budler
Bernard R. Budler
Rt. 1
Bradshaw
Hill Afb
Utah
Budler
Air Force Logistics Command
Torrejon AB
Spain
Bradshaw Public High School
Rainbow Rebekah Lodge Observes Flag Day Programs
Members of Rainbow Rebekah Lodge met at Polk Lodge Hall on May 9 1977 at 8 p.m. The program featured Berniece Austin recounting the origin of Flag Day and flag facts, finishing with poems Hats Off the Flag is Passing By and a Star Spangled Banner organ solo. Dorothy Dahlin attended the social coffee hour hosted by Rob ert Holbrook and Albert Teegerstrom.
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Rainbow Rebekah Lodge
Polk Lodge
Berniece Austin
Dorothy Dahlin
Robert Holbrook
Albert Teegerstrom
Mosquito Aerial Spray Planned Amid Weather Check
Weather permitting the village will conduct an aerial spray for mosquitoes between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. this Wednesday night.
Polk Public Library Fund Drive Cake Sale Planned
Polk Public Library receives a state aid grant of 345 dollars on May 1 toward moving to a new location. The fund drive for July 4 features an ice cream social bake sale bazaar and a cake decoration appeal with proceeds supporting library funds.
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Polk Public Library
Nebraska
Jim Wilsom
Oscar Sundberg
Woman’s Club
Legion Auxiliary
Polk Library Fund
Anne Widga
Polk
Rev Hopkins Family Honored At Farewell Dinner
The Rev. Robert Hopkins family received a 1977 Good Neighbor Award at a farewell service and noon dinner after an 11 am church service in Polk. About 75 attended as authorities Rolland Stromberg Glenn Hill Dwight Burney Marvin Fredrickson Richard Sealey Sr and Mrs Vergil Bush organized the event. A Love Gift was presented to the Hopkins prior to their move this week to Bloomfield to serve Verdigre and Bloomfield Methodist congregations.
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Robert Hopkins
Marquette and
Polk
Hopkins
Bloomfield
Hospital Notes in York Area
Marie Smith of Hearthstone at York is recovering in York hospital after a fall broke her hip on Sunday. Jim Doremus remains a patient at York hospital. Enoch Peterson was admitted to Osceola hospital on Friday afternoon.
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Marie Smith
Hearthstone
York
York Hospital
Jim Doremus
Enoch Peterson
Osceola Hospital
Salvation Army Appeal Starts Polk Drive
The Salvation Army annual appeal, sponsored by the Polk Woman's Club, raised 274.50 with donations from Polk County 86.00, Polk residence 138.50, Polk business 44.00, Country Woman's Club 3.00, and Polk Woman's Club 3.00. The Polk Woman's Club thanks contributors and helpers. committee members are Erma Adelson, Eleanor Stromberg and Jo Strand.
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Salvation Army
Polk Woman’s Club
Polk County
Polk
Country Woman’s Club
Pork Woman's Club
Erma Adelson
Eleanor Stromberg
Jo Strand
Polk Market prices and grains listing
Market page lists grain prices for corn, wheat, Milo, soybeans and oats with per hundredweight figures. The June 14, 1977 Polk Market page shows quoted rates and basic commodity names in a straightforward listing.
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Milo
Have You Noticed Ladies Camping Parody in Family Magazine
A summer issue cover parodies camping life with a chaotic scene of a family camping trip. The text jokes about the chaos of gathering gear, securing a camp site, and the mishaps of loading a car and setting up a tent while a humorous narrator recalls clumsy, enduring camp misadventures.
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Mirror Lake
Mother
Starcraft
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Polking
Swede Plain Church
Swede Plain
Irvin
L. Anderson
Frank Cohagan
Rev. Hopkins
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