Polking Around Elmer Anderson Rejoins Polk Life
Elmer Anderson renews his Progress subscription after hospital stays and a months long stay at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Grand Island. He praises the home but prefers Polk with its cleaner odor free environment. He notes funding for his year and mentions local thrift and campus scenes, water roughness, and a snowy January memory compared to 1969.
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Elmer Anderson
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Grand Island
Elmer
Polk
Easter Seal Child Tea At Governor's Mansion Honored JoElla Stromberg
Over 300 guests attended the Easter Seal Child tea at the Governor’s Mansion in Lincoln on Saturday March 1 honoring JoElla Stromberg. The event raised Polk County’s drive funds with donations from the Polk County Community Club and local residents totaling over 400 dollars.
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Governor’s Mansion
Lincoln
JoElla Stromberg
JoElla
Polk
Omaha
Osceola
Wahoo
Clarks
Columbus
Stromsburg
Battle Creek
Iowa
Norbert Tiemann
Polk Legion
Polk County
Dann
Waster Seal Committee
Don Miller
Jim Majors
Nancy Armstrong
Nebras
Susan Hernan
Wilbur
Channel 3
Susan Iving
Gilbert Lampshire
Ella
Lancaster County
Kathy Zarver
Zoln-Tv
Battleship
Nebraska
Jo Ella
Ellis Jann
Clarence Rahrs
Irvin Anderson
Oscar Sundberg
Glen Babcock
Betty Majors
Community Club
Mrs Tiemann
JoEla Stromberg
Dale Frizzell
Dean Myers
Polk Village Board
American Legion Post No. 160
Ellis Dann
Governor's Mansion
Duane Burney
Rolland Stromberg
Susan Herman
Burdette Flodmay
Allym Chambers
Play-Dough Clay Recipe Passed On For Home Use
In a reader response, a homemade Play-Dough Clay recipe is shared using flour salt oil alum and boiling water with optional food coloring. The writer reflects on childhood toys and family memories while thanking a contributor for boosting morale.
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Karen Merchant
Easter Seal Fund Drive Tops Five Hundred Dollars
The local Easter Seal Fund Drive exceeded 525 dollars with more than 300 contributed in a week. Donors include Mr and Mrs Noel Kealiher, Harry Guidinger, Irvin Gestrine, Blanche's Beauty Shoppe, and others. Continued on Page 4.
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Irvin Gestrine
Polk
Main St
Irvin
Noel Kealiher
Harry Guidinger
Blanche
Birth announcement for Mark Wade Dunse in Lincoln
Mr and Mrs John Dunse of Lincoln announce the birth of their son Mark Wade, two weeks old, at home. The mother is the former Mary Jean Guidinger, with maternal grandfather Harry Guidinger of Polk.
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John Dunse
Lincoln
Mark Wade
Dunse
Mary Jean Guidinger
Harry Guidinger
Polk
Polk High Cubs win district tournament in double overtime
Polk High defeats Gresham 58 to 54 in a double overtime to advance to the state tournament in Lincoln. Steve Carlstrom led the Cubs with 18 points as Polk erased a third quarter deficit and pulled away in the second overtime with free throws and rebounding. The game featured late 4th quarter momentum shifts and clutch scoring from Darwin Neuhaus Rayl Lindgren and Mike Lindburg.
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Gresham
Polk
Steve Carlstrom
Cubs
Lincoln
Carlstrom
Darwin Neuhaus
Rayl Lindgren
Tom Williams
Randy ‘Tenniges
Boomer
Tenniges
Mike Lindburg
Dewaine Butcke
Lindburg
Coblemen
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Polking
Dwight Burney
Lloyd Stromberg
Glenn Hill
Rilene Hanson
Merle Stromberg
Chas. Stromberg
Gov. Tiemann
Jo Ella Stromberg
By Marsha Redman
Patronize Progress
Polk High Cubs
David City
Aquinas High School
Aquinas
York News-Times
Clarence Bodine
Jim Wilson
Clarence
Lee Bayer
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