Polling News and Local Happenings in Polk County
Only one candidate filed for the Polk school board race as terms expire for Richard Sealey Jr. and Dale Lindburg, with four seats total and a Friday March 13 filing deadline. Bruce Cowgill will present a wildlife program at Polk Community Hall on March 17 at 8 00 pm with a short film and an emphasis on wildlife beyond shooting.
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Oor
Richard Sealey, Jr
Polk School Board
Sealey
Dale Lindburg
Dwayne Miller
Harold Anderson
Roger Hanquist
Gerald Stevens
Goo
Platte
Butch Mills
Katfish Kahler
Bruce Cowgill
Polk Community Hall
Co op Oil Reports Savings Over 100000
The 43rd annual meeting of Farmers Union Co op Oil Association of Polk County met at Polk Community Hall. President Neal Sandell led the session with speakers Senator Maurice Kremer Adolph Helbusch Cliff Wegner. Net savings reached 100131.65 dollars, and changes to articles and by laws were discussed including a name change to Cooperative Oil Incorporated. Duane Burney was elected to a five year board term, replacing Sandell.
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Farmers Union Co-op Oil Association
Polk County
Polk Community Hall
Polk
Neal Sandell
Maurice Kremer
Aurora
Adolph Helbusch
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Cliff Wegner
Farmland Industries
Cooperative Oil, Incorporated
Duane Burney
Grass Group Organizes Local Leaders in Nebraska
A grass planting effort to curb marijuana in Nebraska formed Friday in Lincoln. Elsworth Carlson, head of the Nebraska Agri culture Weed Division, is administrative chairman with Becky Stevens and Jerry Zitterkopf named youth co chairmen.
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Omaha World-Herald
Lincoln
Nebraskans For A Better World
Elsworth Carlson
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Becky Stevens
Polk
Jerry Zitterkopf
Scottsbluff
Miss Stevens
Jim Wilson
Wilson Seed Farms
Polk County
Carlson
D. E. Hutchinson
Soil Conservation Service
Bruce Cowgill
Game and Parks Commission
Acres For Wildlife
Latest Filings for County Office
Raymond Beebe of Gresham filed for County Commissioner District 1 on the Democratic ticket. Betty Majors filed for County Superintendent on the non political ticket. Eugene Kosch filed for Director Polk County Rural Public Power District Subdivision 2 on the non political ticket.
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Raymond Beebe
Gresham
Betty J. Majors
Eugene R. Kosch
Polk County
Serviceman's Address Noted For Pvt Robert Brockevelt
Pvt Robert Brockevelt 508602725 of Co B 2nd Bn Sch Bde TVM No 30 Fort Knox Kentucky 40612-? listed for official forwarding during active service.
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Robert Brockevelt
Sch
TVM
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Land plot saved for wildlife by youths and groups meet
A group of mainly young individuals set aside at least one acre of land as a wildlife cover. Attending the meeting were Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Future Farmers of America Nebraska Association of Soil Conservation Districts Nebraska Association of County Commissioners University of Nebraska Nebraska Council for Alcoholic Education and others.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Future Farmers of America
Nebraska Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Nebraska Association of County Commissioners
University of Nebraska, Nebraska Council For Alcoholic Education
Polk Community Club Meeting March 16
The Polk Community Club meets Monday March 16 in the Community Hall. A chili supper for members at 7 is free. The program includes a drawing for four quarters of beef to raise funds for the Warren Bedient Fund. All members urged to attend.
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Polk Community Club
Warren Bedient
Warren Bedient Fund Shows Strong Weekly Gains
The Warren Bedient Fund gained momentum this week with 205 dollars from a Corner Cafe soup supper and 57.90 from Pins & Pans 4-H Club bake sale. The total fund stands at 4,960 dollars with multiple local contributions and notes on related fund drives and upcoming events.
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Warren Bedient
Corner Cafe
Pins & Pans 4-H Club
Have You Noticed Ladies Recipe Humor on Family Meals
A humorous column by Marsha Redman on family dinner dining habits. The author notes husbands and children prefer familiar meat and potatoes with standard vegetables and desserts, detesting sauces and experimental dishes. She shares kitchen woes, a foolproof outcome trick, and ends with a liver stuffed pepper recipe idea.
Heart Fund Drive Nets $227 in Polk
The American Legion Auxiliary reports 227 dollars and 50 cents collected for the Heart Fund Drive in Polk during February. Funds came from Polk and country collections plus several local clubs and groups. chairman Mrs. Lyle Widga thanks all contributors and helpers.
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Heart Fund
Polk
American Legion Auxilary
Heart
Legion Auxiliary
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid
Polk Woman's Club
Faithful Workers Club
Happy Hour Club
Sale Eas
Country Woman's Club
Seadb Ds
Lyle Widga
Baby Nancy Lee Trotter Born February 20
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Trotter of Henry Nebraska announce the birth of a daughter Nancy Lee on February 20. The baby weighed seven pounds. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wayne Tyler of Polk.
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Richard Trotter
Henry
Nebr
Nancy Lee
Wayne Tyler
Polk
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