Flight Memory Edges Toward Denver Mix of Humble Humor
A first time flyer recounts a humorous journey with plane quirks and a bold attempt to maximize a ticket, including misadventures at Denver and a yarn tethered escape. Names mentioned include Mr and Mrs Leslie Hawthorne and Mr and Mrs Ostberg visiting Genoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Rockies
Leslie Hawthorne
Palmer
Dave Moore
Lof Ostberg
Richard Engstrom
Genoa
Community Chorus Beholds Your King Concert
The Polk Community Chorus presents Behold Your King on Palm Sunday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium directed by Richard Bauer with Rev. Stauffer narrating and Mrs Irving Stauffer on piano. Final practices are Saturday 6 30 pm and Sunday 2 30 pm. Members include Paula Bills Annette Creech Debbie Creech Lynette Creech Pam Harless Julia Kisler Gwen Lindburg Mary Sue Lindburg Peg Lindburg Jean Nielsen Janette Samuelson Alice Willits Erma Adelson Lorraine Bauer Wanda Flodman Marlene Hanquist Eilene Hanson Donna Lindburg Carla Myers Cheryl Samuelson Virginia Samuelson Janice Saylor Rey Van Housen Mary Jo Widga Ed Erickson Arne Merchant Bruce Samuelson Rev. Loren Winchester Ron Adams John Nyberg Rev. Phil Thengvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Community Chorus
King
High School
Richard Bauer
Irving Stauffer
Stauffer
Paula Bills
Annette Creech
Debbie Creech
Lynette Creech
Pam Harless
Julia Kisler
Gwen Lindburg
Mary Sue
United Methodist Men Plan Palm Sunday Breakfast
United Methodist Men will hold a Palm Sunday breakfast at the Food Shop at 7:00 a.m. on March 26. Rev. Guy Savage of Clarks United Methodist Church will give brief devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
Guy Savage
Clarks United Methodist Church
Hospital Report from Annie Jeffrey Memorial includes list of patients
During March 13 to 20 the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital lists patients including Mrs. Ben Schmoker Osceola and Mrs Irene Burritt Osceola among many others in Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Polk and Gresham plus several in Silver Creek Aurora Central City and Lincoln areas. Discharged patients include Timothy Jones Silver Creek Henry Smith Shelby and Harry Rodene Osceola with others noted as transferred or deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Ben Schmoker
Osceola
Irene Burritt
Lillie Johnson
Oswald Lux
Shelby
Harlan Younglund
Stromsburg
Warren Campbell
L. C. Williams
LeRoy Brown
Martin Jones
Horace Stevens
Polk
Dorothy Campbell
Walter Peterson
Silver Creek
Belle Miller
Betty Majors
Osce
Herschel Shenk
Aurora Hospital
Marvin Bankson
Lincoln General Hospital
Lincoln
Addie Benjamin
Central City Hospital
Parkview
Local paper runs out of space for ads and letters
The staff explains they misjudged page count and could not fit all correspondence and local news despite extra advertising pulled and tears shed.
Mundt graduates from Reisch Auctioneering College in Mason City
Richard Mundt of Polk joins 131 fellow students in the March 1972 term of the Reisch American College of Auctioneering at Mason City Iowa. He graduates with an auctioneering diploma after studying farm and real estate sales livestock antiques machinery and public speaking among other courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mundt
Polk
Reisch American College of Auctioneering
Mason City
Iowa
Mrs. M W Willert Dies At Yankton South Dakota
Mrs. M W Willert 63 died at her Yankton South Dakota home on Tuesday March 7 funeral held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church March 10. She and husband Meredith ran the Tastee Treat Drive in Yankton for years. Survivors include husband two sons Rev Timothy Vermilion and Richard Yankton a daughter Mrs Terry Lane Springfield four brothers Ed Yankton William Newcastle John Honolulu and Thomas Austin Texas and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Willert
Polk
Yankton
S. D
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Willerts
S. Elizabeth McCluskey
Newcastle
Nebr
Meredith W. Willett
Timothy
Vermillion
Richard
Terry Lane
Springfield
William
John
Honolulu
Thomas
Austin
Texas
Gaylen Holmes
Sioux Falls
Father-Son Banquet Draws 150 To Hordville Auditorium
The Hordville area community held a PTA sponsored Father-Son Banquet in the school auditorium drawing about 150 attendees. Toastmaster Carrol Ortegren led, with Invocation by Pastor Loren Winchester, and toasts by Glenn Hartsock and Kevin Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ortegren
Royal Neighbors’ Lodge
Harold Hanquist
Hannah Hahn
Polk
Home Service Extension Club
Carroll Erickson
Elton Flodman
Richard Anderson
Luther Leaguers
Fridhem
Grace
Central City
Super Star
Lincoln
Doug Hahn
Scott
Bill Anderson
Dale Timmons
Ritchie Persons
Karol Bankson
PTA
Carrol Ortegren
Loren Winchester
Glenn Hartsock
Kevin Irwin
Sharon Garrett
Albin Benson
St. Patrick’s
Clarence Blase
Don Bankson
Ralph Bannister
Delano Chader
Richard Gustafson
Dale Monahan
Sharon Ivers
Alvin Strawberg
Kenneth Wilshusen
Gerald Larson
Dwayne Hahn
Gene Fowler
Neil Bankson
Merlin Guilford
Loyal Necker
Merlyn Fowler
Duane Blase
Ervin Blase
Bernard Andreasen
Norvan Persons
Don Shoup
Marwin Rogers
Wayne Person
Richard Weburg
Five enrollments rise as Stern family moves in Polk
The L. E. Stern family bought Ollie Baker residence in south Polk noting Polk school enrollment increases by five. Karen 16 a sophomore Kirk 14 an eighth grader Denise 12 seventh grade Darla 10 fifth grader Mark 8 third grade. Angela one month old will attend later. The Sterns previously lived near Marquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Stern
Ollie Baker
South Polk
Polk
Karen
Kirk
Denise
Darla
Mark
Angela
Sterns
Marquette
Steve Flodman Named To Law Honor Society
Steven James Flodman of Polk Nebraska, a University of Nebraska Lincoln student, named to the Order of the Coif in the College of Law. He received the honor at the Honors Convocation in the NU Coliseum and is noted as student articles editor for the Nebraska Law Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven James Flodman
Polk
University of Nebraska , Lincoln
Order of the Coif
College of Law
Nebraska Law Review
Funeral set for Art Smith 59 in Omaha
Funeral services for Art Smith 59 are scheduled for Wednesday March 22 at 2 p.m. at Rock Brook Methodist Church in Omaha. The Polk native worked for Jerold Ruzicka and later for Paul Stevens. Survived by wife Elvira and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Smith
Rock Brook Methodist Church
Omaha
Polk
Art
Jerold Ruzicka
Paul Stevens
North 59Th
Elvira
Community Socials and Visits Across Swede Home Area
The Swede Home area hosts multiple social visits and family gatherings. Guests include Mrs Adolph Forss hosting, Edna Gestrine, and Harold W Johnson. several Oquist and Gestrine family events. and a 50th wedding anniversary celebrated at Ceresco with Ed Ang. Other travels bring Miss Vivian Carlson and Douglas Jones visiting from Nebraska towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Forss
Milan Swasko
Nellie Olson
Ellen Oquist
Edna Gestrine
Harold W. Johnson
Wilbur Olson
Levert Oquist
Stanley Oquist
Lester Gestrine
Rising City
Ruth Gestrine
Olson
Rupert Carlson
Osceola
Vivian Carlson
Venango
Nebr
Douglas Jones
Kearney
Milton Anderson
Myron Jones
Hal Gordon
Roger Hanquist
Amy
Myron Larson
Verlene
Nadine
William Larson
Hilma Toline
Midwest Covenant Home
David Jones
Duane Jones
Nordstrom
Fremont
Willard Adelson
Ceresco
Ed Ang
Ruth
Martin Gestrine
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By Marsha Redman
Chester A. Shockey
Murray Nelson
DeLane Chader
Nelson and Chaders
Rudolph Nyberg
Arvid Stranberg
Minnie and
Edith Stranberg
Aurora
Philip Nyberg
Mary Nyberg
Merlin Nyberg
Hordville
En Winchester
Robert Carlson
Victor Erickson
Leslie Solt
Helen Solt
Lennart Johnson
Rodney Blase
Harold Blase
Todd Andreasen
Karla Irwin
Bud Irwin
Scott Anderson
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Lena Hultman
Sweden
Krystal Johnson
Hultman
Dennis Johnson
Krystal
Johnson
Lundgren
Axtell
Raymond Nygren
Mead
Elton Flodmans
Extension Service
Steve Flodman
Law Honor Society
Swede Home News
Rolland Ekstrom
Karlene
Vance ‘Teegerstrom
Timmy
Steven Teegerstrom
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