Polk area society notes fuel local life and changes
The Progress lists community happenings from Polk including new births and anniversaries, school class officer elections, social visits, church events, farming and land sales, local sports honors, and plans for infrastructure like Direct Distance dialing. Notable items: Dr. R. L. Peterson to begin veterinary practice, twin births, class officers for Sophomores and Freshmen, Golden Wedding anniversaries, and Polk Band playing the national anthem at a state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Peterson
Kansas City Veterinary College
Barber Quillen
Polk
Ruth Smith
Lincoln
Morace Smith
Alice Tewell
Aquila Cohagen
Leta Fruide
Mildred Samuelson
Lilian Benjamin
Fern Myers
Treas
Mildred Smith
Rev Westlund
Marvin
Omaha
Westlund
Henry Mundt
B. A. Darrow
E. M. Burke
California
Arnold
L. A. Beckman
Kansas City
Polk High
Norman McIntosh
Ed Dobberstein
Glen
Farmers Union Co-op Oil Ass'n
York
Vicky Ehn
Reuben Ehn
Osceola
Obituary and classified rates from Polk Progress page
The Polk Progress lists second class matter status for Polk Nebraska. It shows advertising charges per column inch and subscription rates per year with Nebraska and out of state options. Card of Thanks lines and obituary poetry pricing are noted with minimum charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Nebraska
Mr. Alfreds
Democrat
Florida
Wallace
New York City
Maine
Miami
Ben
Confucious
George Washington
Ho Chi Minh
George Wallace
MacNaughts
Stevens
Nick Figgers
of Florida
Polk Social Roundup Highlights Bridge Party and Visits
Mrs Harry Brown hosted a Bridge party Tuesday with prizes won by Mrs Eugene Ortgeisen and Mrs Ron Meerkatz. Nearby gatherings included the Harless and Ortgeisen families hosting guests, Emma Johnson hosting dinner for Mae Felton and Hannah Bodine, and visits to Emma Horstman in Osceola Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. James
Stromsburg
Myra Cox
Egelhoff
Shelby
Guy Rosenberry
Gilbert Benson
Harry Carlson
Harold Cramer
Leland Widga
Wolbach
Ed Widga
Edith Finecy
Osceola
Grant Willits
Charles Williams
West Plains
Missouri
T. A. Stevens
August Nelson
Orlie Adelson
Adeline
Kansas
Vern Zimmerman
Fort Riley
Frank Adelson
Fred Rhode
Delores
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clarence Bryant
R. M. Bailey
Hope
Ralph Upton
Fred Johnson
Baptist Church
Fighting Fisher
Z. F. Myers
Earl Burke
LeRoy Nelson
The
Baptist Sunday School
Elmer Hanquist
Clarence Creech
M. G. Lindburg
Irvin Anderson
Panama City
Panama
Havana
Cuba
South America
Bill Wright
Arlene Wright
Geneva
Natalie Hahn
Legion Auxiliary
Lincoln
Bonnie Hanquist
Doug Sundberg
American Legion
Calvin Crow
Mary Etta Miller
Osceola Methodist Church
A. Johnson
Polk
Ray E. Hankin
Osceola Cemetery
Kenneth Ziegelbein
Harry Brown
Eugene Ortgeisen
Ron Meerkatz
Gary Harless
Chad
Emma Johnson
Mae Felton
Hannah Bodine
Oscar Sundberg
P. W. Aker
Emma Horstman
Osceola Hospital
Herbert Wurtz
Clarks
Russell Aker
Harvard
Larry Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Lyle Johnson
Noel Kealiher
Martin Hoffman
Harold Bishline
Grand Island
Letters and Answers From Crestview Florida 1972
A handwritten exchange includes Ben and Nell Peterson in Florida sending a humorous note about weather politics and a subscription, plus letters from Susan L Hahn and Norris Alfred reflecting on POW rights and Vietnam war concerns with a Pacific Northwest reply and bird-watching appreciation, ending with a prompt to continue on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
International Red Cross
Susan L. Hahn
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
My Lai
Calley
Mother For Peace
Norris
Martha Ostenso
Antonis
Also Mentioned on This Page
King Coal
Will McDaniel
Floyd Miller
Bauder and Son
Nellie Harless
Farmers Union
R. J. Allison
Clifford Branting
Westfall
Evelyn Lindburg
Frank Fruide
Wm. Fetters
Harley Whitacre
Winfield
Wilbur Whitacre
Whitacre
E. B. Kneer
W. C. Williams
A. J. Hanquist
T. 3A. Stevens
Anna Sundberg
Swedish Mission Church
F. O. Dahlberg
Polk Cemetery
Claus Peterson
Chas. Jones
Irene
Esther Hixon
Gothenburg
Dick Myers
Glenn Pickerel
Central City
I. N. Shenk
Albert
Swede Plain Cemetery
Addie Foster
Bockoven
J N Shenk
Karl Dethloff
Lucille
Sophie Reed
Ree Seymour
Floyd Pontine
Ruth
E. A. Stett
Saronville
Hilding Dahlin
Dist
Carl Dose
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Hampton
Norris W. Alf
Publi
Sher
Nebraska Association
Nzing Aber Association
Crestview, Fla
McNaughts
Nell Peterson
Osceola, Nebraska
Susan
Norris Alfred
Grants Pass
Oregon
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