Bicentennial Ads Spark Local Debate On Freedom And Cars
In a Lincoln newspaper ad a mortuary asks what defines the American way and answers with freedom as the core, tying it to burial choices. Luckenbach, Texas scorns bicentennial excess with buy centennial bad taste awards. Polk debates hitching posts versus cars as the nation nears its next election cycle.
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Lincoln
George Washington
Valley Forge
Luckenbach
Texas
Lincoln Star-Journal
Main St
Hospital Notes: Lampshire, Sundberg Return Home
Mr Gilbert Lampshire came home Tuesday from St Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln and is recovering nicely. Oscar Sundberg returned home from York hospital on Saturday. Murray Nelson is a patient in Aurora hospital.
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Gilbert Lampshire
St.lizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Oscar Sundberg
York Hospital
Murray Nelson
Aurora Hospital
Polk High Cubs Win District Final in Central City
Polk High Cubs beat Hampton 62 to 47 in the Central City district finals to claim the championship trophy. Dana Anderson scored 20, Monte Hudson 13, and Randy Branting and Tom Carlstrom 11 each as Polk led from start to finish. The Cubs face a Friday regional game in Fullerton, with details via Paul Wagner.
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Fleming
Polk High Cubs
Central City
Hampton
Hawks
Cubs
Dana Anderson
Monte Hudson
Randy Branting
Tom Carlstrom
Randy Brantling
Ywampton
Polk
Bradshaw
Page
Brian Bedient
Tom Carlistrom
Stolen Mower Strikes Arborville Cemetery Grounds
A riding mower valued over 1000 dollars was stolen from Arborville Cemetery. The exact theft time is unknown. Fred Bedient found the caretaker building door open on Monday and noticed truck or pickup tracks used to haul the mower. The gate remained bolted though the chain wasn’t hung normally.
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Arborville
Fred Bedient
Fritz
Legion Auxiliary Jewelry Drive Set For March 8 Meeting
Legion Auxiliary members are asked to bring all old jewelry to the March 8 meeting to support a community drive.
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Legion Auxiliary
Break-in Damages Both School Buildings
Burglars damaged Polk high school and elementary building during a Wednesday night to Thursday morning break-in. The incident caused 700 to 1000 dollars in damage and about 100 dollars stolen in cash from both offices. Checks were found. six high school rooms were pried open with no losses. An unknown method opened the elementary building door as an onscreen window was tampered with. Evidence shows intruders entered the cafeteria kitchen via a return window. An apple was eaten and milk consumed with eggs broken on walls.
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Polk High School
Nielsen
Community Hall Donations From American Legion Post 160
The American Legion Post 160 in Polk donated three 12 ft tables fifty folding chairs and a chair cart to the Community Hall. The furnishings cost about forty five hundred dollars and a fifty dollar anonymous donation was received during the week.
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The
American Legion Post 160
Polk
the Legion
Cub Scouts Hold Banquet and Pinewood Derby Night
Cub Scout Pack No 163 held a Blue and Gold Banquet and Pinewood Derby on February 24 at the Polk Community Hall. A pot luck supper fed about 60 parents and guests as Webelos presented the flag. Bobcat Eddie Coover Darwin Love Brian Jones Lance Meerkatz and Wolf Steve Anderson earned badges. Derby winners were Brian Jones Steve Anderson and Jim Fisher.
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Cub Scout Pack No. 163
Polk Community Ha
Joan Fisher
Linda Dose
Bev Coover
Webelos
Bobcat
Eddie Coover
Darwin Love
Brian Jones
Lance Meerkatz
Wolf Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson
Brian Dose
Jim Fisher
Bobby MacDonald
Loren Meerkatz
Steve Norquest
Brian Tenniges
Craig van Housen
Norris Alfred
Arild Swanson
Wolf
West Main Steet
Steven Norquest
Mike Tarr
Craig van Mousen
Tim Fisher
Have You Noticed Ladies A Domestic Control Scene
A mother refashions a chaotic Saturday morning into a family clean up with a flame and a broom used to command order. Basement playroom tidied, toys sorted, and various family members recruit to restore order and invite friends for casual play.
TYE POLK MARKET REPORT FOR MARCH 2 1976
Wheat prices stand at 3.40 per bushel and 3.40 for COMM S soybeans list 4.15 per bushel while Milo shows 4.05 per hundredweight. The figures reflect commodity market values recorded on Tuesday March 2 1976 at the TYE POLK market.
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Fullerton
Community Hall
Paul Wagner
Brian Samuelson
Vernon Tallman
Arborville Cemetery
Cub Scouts
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Jay
TYE Polk Market
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