Polking Around Notes and Local Snippets Scroll Through
A collage of light notes and headlines from Lincoln State Journal and York Daily News-Times. Skims include misread headlines, Agate Springs fossils, a note on wet topics, and local brief items about Polk County patrolman Francis Tewell, Army basic trainee Rodney Johnson, a baby chewing a news sheet, bridge repairs, and the death of Mrs. E J Youmans in Oregon after prior Polk ties.
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oOan
Lincoln State Journal
Fremont
York Daily News-Times
Agate Springs
Agate
Arnold Neuhaus
Arnold
March of Dimes Teen Dance Draws Large Crowd
The Polk county event at the grade school gym featured the Soulful Satellites donating music and all door proceeds to the March of Dimes Fund. About 250 teens attended and $352 was raised with king and queen candidates crowned by town.
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Pork
March of Dimes
Amercan Legion Post No. 160
Polk
Stromsburg
Mike Engle
Lonnie Brumbaugh
Osceola
Janet Girard
Webb Cotter
Lynda van Osland
Allan Neuhaus
Shelby
Sharon Schlesenger
David Rosenberry
Community Chorus Plans Friday Practice at Polk High
The Community Chorus will meet Friday at 7 30 p m in Polk High School for rehearsal.
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Polk High School
Fertilizer Plant Planned at Polk by Cities Service
Cities Service plans a dry mix fertilizer plant at the west edge of Polk with facilities for anhydrous ammonia. A spur track grading is done, first a tank for anhydrous handling, expected operation soon. Dry mix building due by June if plans stay on schedule. Polk Grain Co will handle the fertilizer business.
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Polk
Cities Service
Polk Grain Co
Elmer Neeman Patient at St. Francis Hospital Grand Island
Mrs. Elmer Neeman was a patient at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island from Monday until Thursday.
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Elmer Neeman
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Early dairy progress and egg candleing methods documented
The note recalls an initial license for cream testing and a price of 40 cents per pound for butterfat. It also mentions learning faster egg candling techniques to assess freshness as hens laid eggs.
All Sports Banquet Speaker Bob Zenner Set for April 4
KOLN-TV announcer Bob Zenner will headline the All Sports Banquet on April 4. Tickets are sold by Senior Weigh School girls, with the Polk Commercial Club and the American Legion sponsoring tickets for high school athletes.
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Bob Zenner
Koln-Tv
Polk Commercial Club
The
American Legion
Polk High Alumni Plan 52nd Banquet
The 52nd Polk High School Alumni Banquet will be held at the Polk H S auditorium on Saturday May 28. Committees for program decorations invitations dishes tables and chairs dance nominating and RSVP are listed with chairmen and assistants. Alumni officers include President Wayne Ramsey and Vice President Mrs Lyle Widga, secretary treasurer Mrs Walter Stohl.
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Polk High School
Polk H. S
Edward Saylor
Ralph Johnson
James Lindburg
Vivian Funk
Mary Salchow
Rolland Swanson
Gerald Stevens
Glenn Hill
Calmar Johnson
Dean Donelson
Robert Clymer
Milan Blase
Wallace Sandell
LaVaughn Adelson
Louis Heiden
Lloyd van Housen
Ervin Blase
Max Jones
Dick Harless
Don Ostberg
Roger Hanquist
Dennis Carlstrom
Glenn Dobberstein
Gary Sagehorn
Owen Bedient
Sherman Wilshusen
Donald Widga
William LaVelle
Vern Samuels
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Leland Harless
Emalyne Blase
Anna Kisler
Wayne Ramsey
Lyle Widga
Sec
Treas
Walter Stohl
Legion Auxiliary Card Party at Legion Hall
The Legion and Auxiliary host a card party in the Legion Hall on Thursday March 31 at 8:00 p.m. Auxiliary members are asked to bring a pie.
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Legion Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Pastor Joseph Hu Accepts Call to Yuma Church
Pastor Joseph Hu and his family will move to Yuma Arizona where he becomes pastor of Christ Lutheran Church at 25th Place and Engler Ave. He will assume the pulpit in April after serving three years at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Polk.
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Joseph HU
Yuma
Arizona
Ariz
Christ Lutheran Church
25Th Place
Engler Ave
Pastor Hu
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Polk
Polk High Dramatics Group Shines At District II Contest
Polk High dramatics earned two firsts by attending the District II Speech Contest at Papillion High School on March 19. Students: Connie Lavelle Betty Morris Dan Tyler Jean Larkin Wayne Heiden Lynda Van Ostrand Nancy Kisler. Sponsor Mr Booth and Mrs Kisler aided transport.
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Polk High
Papillion High School
Polk
Goldenrod
Conni LaVelle
Betty Morris
Connie
Betty
Dan Tyler
Viet-Nam
U. S
Dan
Jean Larkin
Kennedy
Wayne Heiden
Wayne
Robert Brome
Lynda van Ostrand
Nancy Kisler
Lynda
Jean
Nancy
Polk High Dramatics Group
Booth
Ann Otte Wins First In County Spelling Contest
Polk seventh grader Ann Otte took first place in the 7th-8th grade division at the County Spelling Contest held in Osceola on March 19. Sharleen Haack placed second as a 6th grader last year, and Sharleen finished fifth this year. The event featured 19 rounds of ten words with six contestants closely matched.
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Ann Otte
Polk
Osceola
Ann
Sharleen Haack
Sharleen
Stromsburg
Janet Jackson
Karen Donelson
Roger Hollister
Debra Luft
Larry Neujahr
Dist
Gregory Kresha
Heart Fund Drive Totals $238.91 Local Support
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsorship of the Heart Fund Drive in February raises $238.91. Town collections total $111.16 and rural collections $92.25, with contributions from the American Legion $5.00, Legion Auxiliary $5.00, Polk Woman's Club $3.00, Country Woman's Club $2.50, Happy Hour Club $2.00, and Faithful Workers Club $1.00.
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eHart
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Polk Woman’s Club
Country Woman's Club
Happy Hour Club
Faithful Workers Club
Possible School Mergers Explored At Marquette
Polk Hardville Benedict Bradshaw and Hampton school boards met at Marquette on March 17 for an exploratory discussion of potential mergers. Dr. Melvin E. Zichek chaired with a color map presentation by Ardean Andersen. Attendees considered enrollment and Class 6 opportunities while county and district leaders urged statewide planning.
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Boards of Education
Polk
Hardville
Benedict
Bradshaw
Hampton
Marquette
Melvin E. Zichek
Ardean Andersen
Marquette Board of Education
E. Clyde Cox
Grand Island Northwest High School
G. G. Hansen
Hamilton County
Board of Education
Zichek
Open House to Honor 80th Birthday in California
Mrs. Goldie Krader Norfleet will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house on Sunday April 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Royal Crest Mobile Estates Recreation Room in Fortuna California. A Wishing Well will welcome greeting cards and coins. Co-hosted by her children and grandchildren.
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Goldie Krader Norfleet
Clarks Area
McFarlan St
Eureka
Calif
Royal Crest Mobile Estates Recreation Room
Fortuna California
Mrs. Clara Anderson Returns Home to Convalesce
Mrs. Clara Anderson, after weeks as a patient at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, has returned home to Pork and is convalescing at the home of her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones.
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Clara Anderson
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Oscar Jones
District I spelling winners head to Seward contest
The eight winners, including Vickie Gillespie from Sacred Heart School, qualify for the District I Spelling Contest in Seward on April 5. Ann Otte advances to the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha on April 30, with Larry Neujahr as the alternate.
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Vickie Gillespie
Sacred Heart School
Seward
Ann Otte
Omaha
Larry Neujahr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polking
Dada Rodney Johnson
Hot Rod
E. J. Youmans
Strand
Polk High Dramatics
California
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