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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1974

Page

8

School News and Activities Calendar Highlights

Wendy Redman reports student council selling candy across campus as the Senior class announces a market arrival. Calendar items include an instrumental clinic in Osceola, a Crete one act play, the March of Dimes Dance in Shelby, a Youth Rally at the Baptist Church, and a Girls Invitational Track Meet in Kearney. Candy comes in many varieties and seniors urge purchases through class members. limited quantity noted for Murry.

Osceola Crete Shelby Baptist Church Kearney Murry

Varsity Faculty Basketball Game Lights Up Campus

The annual Varsity-Faculty game sponsored by the Sophomore class ended with the Faculty beating the Varsity by three points, 50. The event featured a cake raffle and students enjoyed ice cream sandwiches sold by the Student Council at noon.

Wendy Redman

Polk County March of Dimes Dance Crowns 1974 Royalty

The event will be held in Shelby with Polk candidates Maria Branting and Gregg Hanquist representing Polk. The dance runs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with an admission price of 1.00 dollars.

Shelby Polk Maria Branting Gregg Hanquist Polk County

Hospital Report List of Patients At Annie Jeffrey s Memorial County Hospital

Week of March 11 13 lists patients from Osceola Stromsburg and surrounding towns including Nettie Alt Orpha Blaine Esther Boden George Buchta Teresa Campbell Ruth Cornish Ted Dittmer Florence Exstrom Bessie Green Janice Gulbrandson and baby Tammy Hiemer Lydia Johnson Walter Koehler Russell Kreis Joyce Kronberg and baby boy Nean McKeag Carita Peterson Grace Runquist Arthur Senkbeil irk Sterns LaVerne Stevens Clara Suhr Ruth White Wir William Wright William Bender and others Dismissed include William Carlstrom Rebekah Dunn Marlene Mickey Verna Davis Yvonne Wright Ronald Carson Alma Anderson Orval Gildersleve Nola Gustafson Wallace McKeag Judy Moon Edgar Peterson Elva Peterson Letha Soll Glen Stevens Herman Thelen Leland Peterson Glenn Richards Ted Dittmer noted as patient Clarance Pete Johnson returned home Clarkson Omaha surgery Osceola hospital referenced.

Nettie Alt Osceola Orpha Blaine Stromsburg Esther Boden George Buchta Teresa Campbell Ruth Cornish Ted Dittmer Florence Exstrom Mirs Bessie Green Janice Gulbrandson Tammi Hiemer Lydia Johnson Ruth P. White William W. Wright William Bender William Carlstrom Polk Sophie Schaf Shelby Rebekah Dunn Marlene Mickey Verna Davis Yvonne Wright Ronald Carson Alma Anderson Orval Gildersleve Nola O. Gustafson Wallace McKeag Judy Moon Edgar Peterson Elva Peterson Letha Soll Columbus Glen Stevens Herman Thelen Leland Peterson Glenn Richards Steve Georgeou

Local Family Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings

Mr and Mrs John Nyberg hosted Sunday dinner with family while Roxanne Lyons and Vance Stohl from Lincoln joined, along with Joe Clarke. Walter Stohl hosted Saturday and Sunday guests and Marland Adelson visited from St Paul for Sunday dinner. Lewis Blaser from Columbus and Leona Imohoff of Osceola joined Minnie Miers for Friday supper. Ray Werner attended a relative's wedding in Yutan Saturday night.

John “ Nyberg Dean Samuelson Roxanne Lyons Vance Stohl Lincoln Joe Clarke Walter Stohl Marland Adelson St. Paul Marvin Fredrickson Lewis Blaser Columbus Leona Imohoff Osceola Minnie Miers Ray Werner Yutan

Polk School District Special Election on April 16 1974

Notice to Polk Nebraska electors announces a special district election on April 16 1974 with Proposition 1 for a 375000 bond to build an elementary school and furnish it plus a tax levy to pay interest and principal. Proposition 2 asks 24000 for a shop building with furnishings and a tax levy to cover interest and principal. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm at the Polk Village hotel lobby. Harold Carlson president and Roger Hanquist secretary. March 21 28 April 4 11 dates listed.

Polk Nebraska Board of Education Harold Carlson Roger Hanquist Polk County Rasea Mervin H. Shenk Evelyn Shenk Myr D Edstrom Eldon R. Johnson

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