Local Polk County Notes and Social Items
Dee Pete Blows A Mean Trombone and Coleman spoons offered at a Cohagen shower. Miss Ruth Salchow engaged. Enore Alfred married Charles Wakely in Council Bluffs. Residents attend Legion meeting in Grand Island. several moves and visits documented. Total Clarke McNary trees ordered for Polk farms rise to 10 375. Community events include baptisms, anniversaries, sorghum club, and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Peterson
134Th Infantry Regiment
York
C. A. Scheapler
Ruth Salchow
H. E. Larson
W. H. Pollack
Alice Benjamin
Enore Alfred
A. T. Alfred
Charles Wakely
Mullen
Irene Widga Hosts Polk Garden Club Meeting
Irene Widga entertained the Polk Garden Club on a February 18 gathering with twelve members and three visitors. Violet Sundberg led business, Winnifred Lackey and Edith Anderson presented “How to Succeed With House Plants” with nature slides, five new members joined, and a lunch followed the social hour. Mr and Mrs Ollie Johnson visited Cen tral City residents Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Widga
Polk Garden Club
Violet Sundberg
Winnifred Lackey
Edith Anderson
Winnifred
Marjorie Lindholm
Anniversary weekend visitors gather for Baptist Church
Stromsburg were Sunday evening visitors in the Lloyd Hahn home. Rev and Mrs Roscoe Bailey and Keith of McPherson Kansas were houseguests in the Elmer Hanquist home during the anniversary weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Lloyd Hahn
Roscoe Bailey
Keith
McPherson
Kan
Elmer Hanquist
Baptist Church
Three Polk County Registrants Inducted February Twenty Five
Three Polk County registrants from Local Board No. 75 were forwarded to Omaha on February 25 for induction into the Armed Forces. Effective February 1 inductees go to Fort Ord for basic training. Jack Richard Anderson Lewellen Clarence Nielsen Norman Dean Branting presented with New Testament by Gideon Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Omaha
Fort Ord
Calif
Jack Richard Anderson
Richard N. Anderson
Lewellen Clarence Nielsen
Clarence Nielsen
Stromsburg
Norman Dean Branting
Marvin Branting
Polk
Roland Bodine
Rudolph Nyberg
Gideon Society
Junior 4-H Leaders Meet in Polk County
The Polk County Junior 4-H Leaders met at Carol Augustin’s home on Sunday February 16 and planned the year ahead. After lunch they sledded in the hills and noted the next meeting would be in March. The Bloodmobile will visit Polk on March 12 at the Community Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a 70 pint quota, sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Peterson
J B Williams
Ralph Upton
American Legion
Grands Island
Gilbert Benson
Denver
Russell Fjell
Dean Nelson
Karl Dethloff
Ed Larson
T A. Stevens
Paul Strand
Lyle Cockle
Laramie
Wye
Cora Cockle
Lois
Polk County
Carol Augustin
Augustin
Bloodmobile
Polk
Legion Auxiliary
Medicare enrollment period ends this month
The enrollment period ending in March targets those born before October 2, 1901 who never joined or dropped out of supplemental medical insurance. Eligible persons should contact Social Security before March ends to obtain protection. current Medicare enrollees need not act. Eugene D. Hotz will visit Osceola March 10 from 9:00 to 11:30 A M at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Office
Medicare
Eugene D. Hotz
Lincoln
Osceola
Gustafsons Visit Ollie Johnson Home Thursday Evening
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson were Thursday evening visitors in the Ollie Johnson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Gustafson
Ollie Johnson
Polk County Livestock Feeders Plan New Association
Polk County livestock feeders and interested parties are invited to an organizational meeting for the new Polk County Livestock Feeders Association at the Recreation al Society Clubhouse on Thursday March 13 at 7 00 p m Dinner is free for those paying 1969 dues Others may attend and buy their own meals Jerry Bush former head basketball coach and pro player will present a short humorous program after the meeting The effort follows a meeting with Paul Johnston of the Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association and County Extension Agent Ken Krieg to form the new group supporting sheep hog and cattle feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Polk County Livestock Feeders Association
Ken Krieg
Paul Johnston
Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association
Krieg
Polk County Recreational Society
Jerry Bush
Nephew Dies in Vietnam Signals Sargent Funeral
Mr and Mrs Harold Carlson received word that their nephew Spec 4 Leroy E. Sheldon was killed in Vietnam. Leroy was the son of Mr and Mrs Wilson E Sheldon of Sargent. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Carlson
Leroy E. Sheldon
Vietnam
Leroy
Wilson
Sheldon
Sargent
Osceola Visitors Pay Short Hospital Call
Mr and Mrs Irvin Anderson and Mrs David Sundberg visited Mrs Bertha Binford at Osceola Hospital Sunday evening where she remains a patient. Mr and Mrs Leland Jones Donna and Shirley of Hampton visited his mother Mrs Hilmer Jones Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Anderson
David Sundberg
Bertha Binford
Osceola Hospital
Binford
Leland Jones
Donna
Shirley
Hampton
Hilmer Jones
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Dee Pete
Cohagen & Son
A. Kahler
Kahlers
Clarks
C R. Peterson
Ludwig Joseph
D C Dornburgh
Polk Progressive Sorghum Club
Maurice Lindburg
Arlo Stevens
Clarence Bryant
Art Emken
Indianapolis
Ind
Clarke-McNary
Milton O. Johnson
Lillie Johnson
Rho Chi
National Honorary Pharmacy Society
University of Nebraska
Rosalie Ekstrom
Wahoo
First Baptist Church
Orlie Miller
Orlie Johnson
Richard Widge
Wallace Sandell
California
Floyd Lyle
South
Bessie Jung
Kearney
Horstman
Walter Nelson
Herbert Anderson
Boardman’s
Stromsburg, Nebr
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
Bill Kingsley
Central City
Larry Cook
E. 6Th St. Stromsburg
State Farm
Insurance
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
State Farm Is
Cathy Hiemer
Randall and
Shari
Dick Harless
Dale Frizzell
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