Wayback Coffee Circle Remembers Local Figures and Pranks
In a crowded restaurant memory circle, patrons recount quirky tales of Walt Johnson, Pat Crow, Shorty the printer, and Doc Westfall. They recall egg tricks, a lightning bolt at a Chautauqua show, and a shoe repairman who hoarded tacks to mend soles, leading to a vivid trip through local history.
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Pat Crow
Crow
Walt Johnson
Walt
Vic
Pat
McGuffin
Shorty
Chautauqua
Mac McGuffin
Doc Westfall
Main St
Crow’s Pharmacy
Doc
T. J. Nelson
Weather Log week review from March including Nebraska snow and milder days
A week long weather diary notes March days with 42 degree mornings, a wet Nebraska night, delayed warmth with 50s, and intermittent snow. It records frost, icy mornings, and a midweek thaw followed by cooler winds, totaling 1.02 inches of moisture for the year per Dennis Johnson. The writer hopes for a wet spring.
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Polk
Nebraska
Dennis Johnson
Baby Melanie Kay Cox Born At Aurora Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bernard Cox announce the birth of their daughter Melanie Kay on Monday March 27 at Aurora Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Howard Cox of Hardville.
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Bernard Cox
Melanie Kay
Aurora Hospital
Howard Cox
Hardville
Polk Public Schools Close for Easter Holidays
Polk Public Schools will be closed March 31 and April 3 for Easter observances.
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Polk
School Honor Roll For Third Nine Weeks
The list shows seniors Den nis Baack Lynn Bills Leanne Glad Robbie Glasser Carita Jones Julia Kisler Mary Sue Lindburg Alan Merchant Randy Neuhaus Pam Ostberg Jan Samuelson Lolly Stohl Brian Tyler Mary Jo Widga. juniors Layne Hanquist Nancy Kealiher Bob Kisler Deb Miller Phyllis Ostberg Lee Sundberg Paula Bills. sophomores Melody Albin Marla Branting Lynette Creech Rodney Hanquist Pam Harless Kevin Graves Charles Otte Marilyn Rosno Cindy Tewell Allen Willits Linda Swanson. freshmen Luann Bills Mike Branting Debbie Creech Terri Harrington Gail Samuelson. eighth Pat Bender Lana Bills Tammy Fisher Monte Hudson Byron Miller Brian Samuelson. seventh Sue Erickson Peg Neeman Lori Hanquist Danny Reed.
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Kent Anderson
Dennis Baack
Lynn Bills
Leanne Glad Robbie Glasser
Carita Jones
Julia Kisler
Mary Sue Lindburg
Alan Merchant
Randy Neuhaus
Pam Ostberg
Jan Samuelson
Lolly Stohl
Brian Tyler
Mary Jo Widga
Layne Hanquist
Nancy Kealiher
Bob Kisler
Deb Miller
Phyllis Ostberg
Lee Sundberg
Paula Bills
Melody Albin
Marla Branting
Lynette Creech
Rodney Hanquist
Pam Harless
Kevin Graves
Charles Otte
Marilyn Rosno
Cindy Tewell
Allen Willits
Linda Swanson
Luann Bills
Mike Branting
Debbie Creech
Terri Harrington
Gail Samuelson
Pat Bender
Lana Bills
Tammy Fisher
Monte Hudson
Byron ‘Miller
Brian’Samuelson
Sue Erickson
Peg Neeman
Lori Hanquist
Danny Reed
Polk County Spelling Contest Winners Named
For Sth and 6th grade winners are Amy Johnson Osceola Diane Johnson Stromsburg Melanie Oquist Osceola and Jean Soukup Osceola. For 7th and 8th grade winners are Peggy Leu Stromsburg Toni Treon Shelby Tobin Anderson Stromsburg and Kent Rodene Osceola. Peggy Leu to District Spelling Con test in Seward April 4 1972 and Midwest Spelling Bee entrant April 22 1972 with Toni Treon as alternate.
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Sth
Amy Johnson
Osceola
Diane Johnson
Stromsburg
Melanie Oquist
Jean Soukup
Ith
Peggy Leu
Toni Treon
Shelby
Tobin Anderson
Kent Rodene
Seward
Polk County
Bloodmobile Recovers 58 Pints At Visiting Drive
Fifty eight pints of blood were donated at the latest bloodmobile visitation. Gratitude extended to donors, Dr. Breiner, workers, legionaries and food contributors. Pins awarded to Dolan Hahn Anita Eisler for one gallon and to Leland Harless John Nyberg Harold Anderson Fern Myers Paul Moore for two gallons. Donald Hanquist earned three gallons. Kent Anderson joined the 18 to 20 Club. First time donors included Ron Adams Lanny Ang Wayne Tyler. A long list of additional donors and workers is acknowledged.
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Breiner
Dolan Hahn
Anita Eisler
Leland Harless
John Nyberg
Harold Anderson
Fern Myers
Paul Moore
Donald Hanquist
Kent Anderson
Ron Adams
Lanny Ang
Wayne Tyler
Layne Hanquist Picked for Cornhusker Boys State
Layne Hanquist son of Mr and Mrs Roger Hanquist has been accepted for Cornhusker Boys State to convene in Lincoln next June. He is sponsored by American Legion Post 160 of Polk.
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Layne Hanquist
Roger Hanquist
Cornhusker Boys State
Lincoln
American Legion Post
Polk
Polk Co op Council Banquet Brings County Leaders Together
The Polk Co op Council Banquet at Polk Community Hall drew seventy four attendees including managers directors employees and wives. Kent Anderson executive secretary of the State Council spoke and Walter Janssen state council president addressed the group. Jerome Gabel Shelby is president DeVon Johnson Stromsburg secretary treasurer and Wesley Peterson Osceola named new director.
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Polk Co. Co-op Council
Polk Community Hall
Polk County
Kent Anderson
State Council
Lincoln
Jerome Gabel
Shelby
DeVon Johnson
Stromsburg
Sec.Treas
Wesley Peterson
Osceola
Walter Janssen
Utica
Polk County Good Friday Service at United Methodist Church
Four Polk churches hold a combined Good Friday service at Polk United Methodist Church on March 31 at 7 30 p m. Everyone is invited.
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Methodist Church
Polk
Polk United Methodist Church
Easter Sunrise Service at Arborville Youth Fellowship
The Arborville Youth fellowship hosts an Easter Sunrise Service on April 2 from 6:00 to 7:00 am followed by breakfast.
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Arborville Youth Fellowship
Bring Me Back Something A Tale Of A Brief Sabbatical
A narrator recounts a short trip with family, shopping for gifts in a Mexican themed shop, chasing memories and bargains. The piece details odd purchases a shopping spree and a wild return home with unexpected souvenirs and humorous exchanges with companions Dee and Joe and a flight mishap.
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Wendy
Ben
Jay
Matt
Denver
Hong Kong
Dee
Bryn Mawr
Joe
New Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polking
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Faitful Worker's Club
Country Woman's Club
Polk Woman's Club
Community Chorus
King
High School
Dick Bauer
Jean Nielsen
Arne Merchant
Phil Thengvall
Irving Stauffer
Mary Stauffer
Dalyce Rousseau
Harry H. Anderson
Lowell Bills
Francis Carlstrom
Verland Widga
Shirley Shostrom
Dick Harless
Ellsworth Carlson
James Brazda
Marcia Carlstrom
Lauretta Neuhaus
Dorothy Ang
C. Gordon Carlson
Leonard Anderson
Lucille Tyler
Shirley Wagner
Margaret Brockevelt
Ralph Simpson
Vern Samuels
Alvertus Jones
Leo Larsen
Lennis Lind
Ed Erickson
Neal van Housen
Larry Killion
Theresa van Ostrand
Irene Sundberg
Leon Stromberg
Anita Norquest
Don Ostberg
Everett Geertzen
Arnold Neuhaus
Dean Myers
Beverly Bills
Richard Bedient
Dean Samuelson
Della Hoffman
Bruce Bedient
David Stromberg
Glennis Simpson
Doris Ostberg
Verlene Anderson
Morris Johnson
Walter Nielsen
Maxine Hanquist
Gwen Lindburg
Ku Kim
Louise Logston
Jeanelle Lindburg
Irma Adelson
Betty Branting
Grace Shostrom
Fran Litty
Elaine Miller
Jo Strand
Caryl Glasser
Nona Ostberg
Ann O’shea
Mildred Johnson
Elaine Stromberg
Irene Widga
Sylvia Sandell
Myrtle Johnson
Joyce Baack
Janice Saylor
By Marsha Redman
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