Polk youths secure teaching positions for next year
Three Polk seniors from York college will teach next year. Raymond Peterson will coach at Franklin Nebraska, Walter Ekdahl will coach at Republican City Nebraska, and Wesley Fredrickson will be superintendent and coach at Octavia Nebraska. Peterson and Ekdahl are Polk High graduates.
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POLK
York College
Raymond Peterson
C. R. Peterson
Franklin
Nebraska
Walter Ekdahl
Republican City
Wesley Fredrickson
Axel Fredrickson
North of
Octavia
Nebr
Peterson
Ekdahl
Polk ‘High School
Fredrickson
High Prairie
Norris Alfred to Receive Degree From Doane College
Norris Alfred son of Mr and Mrs Olaf F Alfred is among 36 Doane College seniors receiving bachelor of arts degrees at the June 3 commencement exercises. A chemistry major he leads the campus Epsilon Rho Epsilon club, has headed the college print shop, writes the Ivy Day Poem slated for June 1, and helps the tennis team. Dale Tressider of Coleridge also graduates and will teach at Polk High School next year. The school honors names and a reflection on war follow. Alumni banquet to be held May 31 with over four hundred invitations sent. honored classes are 1920 1930 and 1940.
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Norris Alfred
DOANE
Olaf F. Alfred
Doane College
Norris
Epsilon Rho Epsilon
Dale ‘Tressider
Coleridge
Polk
Polk High School
Fibber and Mollie
Kay Kyser
Polke High School 1940 Commencement Exercises
Polke High School holds its 1940 commencement in the high school auditorium on Thursday evening May 23 at 8 o clock. The program includes processional invocation trumpet solo address presentation of class diplomas scholarships and diplomas and scholarships presented by Principal R J Strickland and Supt BH Horstman. The event features songs by a male quartet and by Oscar Sundberg Dr C R Peterson Wilbur Whitacre and Carl Steelquist with Rev Longacre giving invocation and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polke High School
Strickland
Longacre
Peggy McGinnis
Bailey Song
Oscar Sundberg
C. R. Peterson
Wilbur Whitacre
Carl Steelquist
Prin
R. J. Strickland
H. Horstman
Polk News Social Roundup and Big Broadcast Plans
Miss Vivian Anderson of Torrington Wyoming visits with grandparents and relatives. Local residents attend a Stromsburg News Chorus concert in Benedict. Torrington and Grand Island visitors drop by to see friends. District Executive Board Meeting of Women’s Clubs meets in Lincoln. Alumni Big Broadcast set for Polk High School May 31. Barbara Cantrell recovers after mastoid surgery in Omaha hospital. Various families host guests and enjoy weekend gatherings across Polk.
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Vivian Anderson
Torrington
Wyo
W. J. Green
I. T. Samuelson
Floyd
Harold Bittinger
Stromsburg
Benedict
Fred Prewitt
S. J. Harless
Lloyd Nordstedt
Loup City
Raymond Kauth
Pasadena
Calif
Nordstedt
Tom Bailey
Arlene
Wilbur
Marlin Kroeger
Schuyler
Russel Lindgren
Norman Keuper
Grand Island
Lincoln
S. S. Piper
Lee Rhoads
York
Ilos Ostberg
Oscar Jones
Lois Anderson
Ralph Shafer
Gilbert Benson
Ronald
Max
Sadie Clark
Minmnie Nicholson
Barbara Jean Cantrell
Clyde Cantrell
University Hospital
Omaha
Polk High School
Memorial Day Services at Arborville Town Hall
Memorial Day services set for Arborville Town Hall on Thursday May 30 at 200 p m The speaker will be Rev RM Bailey of Polk delivering the address.
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Arborville Town Hall
RM. Bailey
Polk
Thanks for thoughtful notes during my illness
Mrs Hiding Dahlin expresses gratitude to those who remembered her during illness, noting kindness will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Hiding Dahlin
Pork stores close at nine on Memorial Day
Notice states pork stores will close at nine o clock a m Memorial Day and remain closed for the rest of the day.
Tax League Meeting in Osceola May Twenty Ninth
Osceola hosts a Tax League meeting at the Court House on May 29 at 2 PM. Main topics include tax limitation and re valuation. Citizens urged to attend.
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Osceola
Court House
Memorial Day Observance After Services at Hall
After services in the hall a gathering will convene in the park to salute the dead marking Memorial Day with ceremonial remembrance by attendees.
Memorial for Mrs L P Jones of Grand Island Neb
Josephine Benson Jones born September 13 1869 in Knnrud Sock en Hallan s La Sweden came to America at age three and died May 13 1940 in Grand Island Neb She was a Swedish Baptist Church member of Hordville for 34 years mother of ten children 22 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Hordville with Rev R M Bailey officiating Interment followed at the Swedish Baptist Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Benson
John
Johanna Benson
Knnrud Socken
Hallan’s la
Sweden
Grand Island
America
Hamilton County
Nebraska
Hordville
Swedish Baptist Church of
C. A. Anderson
Louis Pete Jones
Mrs. Jones
Charles
O'Neill
Clarence
Harold
Orion
Ill
Hilmer
Ruth Lindberg
Polk
Norma Gustafson
Wordville
Myrtie Hasgel
Evangeline Ericksen
Hampton
Lawrence
Grandma Jones
Baptist Church
R. M. Bailey
Swedish Baptist Cemetery
Variety Demonstration Plot On Hedlund Farm
Polk County farmers may inspect a variety demonstration plot on the A. Hedlund farm 11 4 miles west and 1 mile south of Osceola. Eight barley varieties Velvon Trebi Spartan Ezond Club Mariout Lico Short Comfort Flynn and six oat varieties Brunker Burt 518 Trojan Fulton Coker No 3 Togold will be labeled. Ray L Cruise County Extension Agent says signs will be up soon and invites farmers to view during the season and at harvest.
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Hedlund
Polk County
A. Hedlund
Osceola
Extension Service
Flynn
Brunker
Burt
Trojan
Fulton
Coker No. 3
Togold
Ray L. Cruise County Extension
Mrs Anna Butzke obituary notes life in Nebraska towns
Anna Marie Wilhelmine Degner Butzke born January 17 1874 in Norfolk Nebraska baptized in Christ's Lutheran Church confirmed 1887 married Reverend William Butzke 1884. They lived in Millard Shelton Polk Seward and finally moved to Seward 1936. Eleven children seven grandchildren survive. Died May 11 1940 at age 66 years 3 months 24 days with funeral services listed in Seward Polk and Glendale communities.
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Anna Marie Wilhelmine
Julius and
Wilhelmine Degner
Norfolk
Nebr
Rupprecht
Christ’s Lutheran Church
Mayer
Wm. Butzke
Millard
Polk
Seward
Walter
Utica
Neb
Reuben
Snyder
Martha ‘Wasserman
Esther
Hawthorne
Nevada
Adela Nicolaus
Julesburg
Colorado
Metalwick
Staplehurst
Fred Nammacher
Oconomowac
Wis
Julius Degner
Glendale
Calif
F. Nammacher
I C Heinecke
H Mayer
Gresham
Carl F Juergensen
4 H Club organized in Arborville May meeting
A group of boys girls and parents met May 9 at the Study Room Arborville to organize the 44H Club. P B McMullen county agent presided. Officers elected Marshall Riley president Carol Sterner vice president Charles Riley secretary Marold Dean Hoeft news reporter Charles Perkins yell and song leader. Constitution adopted. Next meeting May 28 at 8 at Charles Perkins home to name club. Members signed as charter: Marshall Riley Charles Perkins Carol Sterner Theodore Gordon Charles Riley Lawrence Gordon Marold Dean Hoeft George Gordon Duane Sterner Bobby Hoeft Max Gray Benny Gray. Harold A Wilcox is club leader.
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Arborville
P. B. McMullen
Marshall Riley
Carol Sterner
Charles Riley
Marold Dean Hoeft
Charles Perkins
Lamching
Theodore Gordon
Charles ‘Riley
Lawrence Gordon
George Gordon
Duane Sterner
Bobby Hoeft
Max Gray
Benny Gray
Harrold A. Wilcox
Mrs Ed Dissmeyer Dies at 30 in Nebraska
Mrs. Ed Dissmeyer aged 30 died in Hastings Nebraska on Sunday. Funeral services were held at her Denman home then at the Polk Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. She is survived by her husband, her parents Mr and Mrs John Cohagen of Polk, five brothers and three sisters.
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ED Dissmeyer
Hastings
Denman
Neb
Polk
Dissmeyer
John Cohagen
Fern Marie Johnson to Wed Gerald Reichwein in Central City
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs E W Johnson of Central City for Fern Marie and Gerald Reichwein of Central City. Bride to be Fern Marie, son of Mrs Stella Reichwein of Bellwood. Wedding set for June 16 at the bride’s parents home.
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E. W. Johnson
Fern Marie
Central City
Gerald Reichwein
Reichwein
Stella Reichwein
Bellwood
York College Coach Neal Gallant Resigns for Ravenna Move
Neal Gallant resigns as York College coach and athletic director to accept a Ravenna high school coaching post. A York College graduate of 1982, he led York since replacing Polk high school three years earlier. Resignation effective June 1 with Ravenna duties starting September 1. Gallant to wed Jean Haner of York, a Bloomington nurse trainer, at end of term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Gallant
York College
Ravenna High School
Gallant
Polk High School
Ravenna
Jean Haner
York
Bloomington, Ill
Luther League to Meet and District Convention at Genoa
SWEDE HOME Luther League will meet Thursday in the church parlors. Luther League District Convention to be held at Genoa on May 31 to June 2. Mrs Olaf Nyberg honored with lamp at a District 70 gathering. Nyberg recently moved to Polk from a farm. High Prairie Alumni meet Saturday. Emil Thelander and daughter of Denver attend funeral.
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Luther League
Edwin
Albert Jones
Genoa
Clifford Johnston
Geraldine Carlson
Chicago
Ruth Alice Moline
Stromsburg
Linnea Nelson
Theodore Nelson
Rock Island
Ill
Alfred Dailey
Josephine Newman
Los Angeles
Stromsburg Social Roundup Includes Birthdays and Visits
Mr and Mrs Don Johnson of Polk visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Olson. R E Nuquist spoke at the High School in Alba. Numerous locals attended Golden Spike Days in Omaha. J L Olson hosted visitors and Rose Erickson came from St Paul to visit. Stromsburg Male Chorus performed at the High School. Mrs Mattis Olson celebrated her eighty seventh birthday with relatives. Birthday gatherings noted for Mrs Hilma Flodman and friends.
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Don Johnson
Polk
Herbert Olson
R. E. Nuquist
High School
Alba
A. B. Bosserman
Lake Eriegon
Omaha
A. C. Morrill
Hazelle Hedbloom
Mary
Margaret Buckley
Jennie Stanton
C. F. Moore
Paul
Gust E Carlson
Adelaine Dahlstedt
Merle Watts
Osceola
J. L. Olson
Rose Erickson
St Paul
Minnesota
Alfred Erickson
Stromsburg
Benedict
Mattis Olson
Olson
Hilma Flodman
Do. J Arnold
Biner Swanson
Clarence Fusby
Clarks Masons Honor 50 Year Mason Fred Brown
Solar Lodge No. 134 hosts a special communication with nearby lodges for Fred Brown marking 50 years as a Mason. Grand Master William J Breckenridge delivers the history address, Past Grand Master Walter R. Raecke presents a 50 year service pin, and local members Wurtz Larson Dahlin Reckner Samuelson Bittinger Samuels attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks Masons
Solar Lodge No. 134
Fred Brown
Solar Lodge
William J Breckenridge
Hastings
Walter R. Raecke
Central City Lodge
W. A. Wurtz
Theo Larson
F. Dahlin
Clarence Reckner
I. T. Samuelson
Piege Bittinger
Mervin Samuels
High Prairie Alumni to Hold Reception at School House
The annual High Prairie Alumni Reception will be held at the school house on Saturday evening May 25 at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Prairie
First 1940 wheat checks arrive in Polk County
The first group of wheat parity payment checks arrived at the A C P office in Polk County. A total of 482 checks ranged from 14c to 156 dollars, totaling about 23 000 dollars. The small checks cover payments after insurance premium advances. crop insurance advances totaled over 8 000 dollars. More checks are expected in coming weeks.
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Polk County
A.C. P
1941 Wheat Allotments Soon Released
Preliminary 1940 average wheat yields for Polk County are calculated and sent to the State AAA committee for review. County figures enable early calculation of 1941 average farm yields for insurance and payments under the 1941 AAA program. Polk County's share of Nebraska's 1941 wheat acreage allotment of 3,553,082 acres will be determined soon.
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AAIA
Robert C. Taddiken
Polk County
AAA Committee
State Aaa Committee
Lincoln
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Taddiken
Nebraska
Mothers Tea Honors New Girl Reserve Officers
The Girl Reserves hosted a Mothers Tea on Monday evening May 20 with mothers and council members present. New cabinet members installed: President Delores Sundberg. Vice President Gwendolyn Stevens. Secretary Maxine Pickrel. Treasurer Arlene Wright. News Reporter Jo Ann Lindburg. Miss Christensen presented seniors with a G. R. pin and Laura Johnson with a bracelet. The code of the Girl Reserve was described and pledged. Shirley Peterson performed a solo as ice cream wafers were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Sundberg
Gwendolyn Stevens
Maxine Pickrel
Arlene Wright
Jo Annn Lindburg
Miss Christensen
G. R. Ping
Laura Johnson
G. R
Ernest
Shirley Peterson
Polk County Boosts 1940 Pasture-Forage-Livestock Drive
Polk County enrolls 31 farmers as P-F-L cooperators and demonstrators for 1940. They will plan pasture forage and livestock operations with agent Ray Cruise, keep summer records, and have results shared at district clinics and a fall Extension finish-up in Omaha. A local banquet is planned before district and state clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Elton Berck
Walter W. Berck
Arthur Deeter
Frank A. Bard
Henry Olson
Paul Monson
Gilbert Johnson
W. F Brandt
Chas. L. Walgren
Wallace Fredrickson
Gordon Fredrickson
E. A. Hedlund
Herman A. Jones
John M. ‘Staroscik
Osceola
R. L. Smith
M. G. Lindburg
van Bush Lloyd Hahn
Jerold Ruzicka
Polk
August Thelen
Omer Brigham
Robert
Omaha
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War
O. F. Alfred
Polk News
Polk City Hall
L. P. Jones
Anna Butzke
Mothers
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