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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1966
Page
1
Local notes recount trick or treaters at Kahler’s home and a quip on hunting while humor shifts to politics. The Progress weighs page space, jokes about all electric bathrooms, and previews the November 8 election with candidate optimism and Amendment 14 tax ideas.
Polk Cubs defeated St Edward Beavers 27 to 7 on Polk field as Dick Sealey scored three touchdowns and rushed for 138 yards. The win left Polk 7-1, tied for second in the Goldenrod Conference behind leader Clark, with next game vs Silver Creek.
The school hosts a full night of entertainment on Tuesday November 8 at 8 00 pm with small groups including triple trio boys octette mixed octette and trio. The girls glee and boys glee chorus 36 of 67 voices perform along with seventh and eighth grade choruses and a magician from the south.
Natalie Hahn of Polk County was crowned AkSarBen Countess at the coronation as Nebraska's largest social function. She will graduate in 1967 from the University of Nebraska with majors in Home Economics and Journalism and has earned four scholarships.
Former Polk area resident John Heiden died Saturday at his Fort Collins Colorado home 140 Fishback Avenue. Funeral arrangements are pending local notices.
Mrs. Anne Phipps daughter of Mrs. Doris Bodeman of Central City and Donald D Widga son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Widga exchanged vows Sunday October 30 at the Swede Plain Methodist Church near Polk. Rev Willis Patten officiated in the presence of immediate family. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Verland Widga. A lunch followed at the Lloyd Widga home. The couple plans a farm home near Polk where the groom farms with his father.
The Christian Businessmen's Crusade will host evening meetings from November 13 to 18 at Polk Baptist church. Sponsored by Evangelical Free and Baptist churches, speakers will be Christian businessmen from various cities. Music by combined church choirs directed by Pastor Gene Wood. A kickoff banquet is planned for November 12 in the grade school gym.
The Rainbow Rebekah Lodge met October 27 hosting guests from Shelby Gresham and Central City. Pearl Lew sang a solo Dorothy Dahlin read a Halloween story a style show featured fashions for the well dressed lady. Pot luck lunch followed both gatherings.
In County Court to October 28 Douglas J Sheffield Lincoln night time speed $20 $5 Norman W Raymond Canada daytime speed $25 $5 Joseph J Melicher Hastings day time speed $15 $5 Robert M Swanson Stromsburg passing on bill $25 $5 Francis E Osantowski Bellwood overcrowding $10 $5 Gerald Sperling Stromsburg assault and battery $10 $5 restitution damages $50 Terry Senn Osceola stop sign $10 $5 Pedro C Garcia Texas no driver's license $10 $5 Richard W White Aurora carrying loaded shotgun in vehicle $10 $5 George P Remmers Garrison driving while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or drugs $100 5 Michael W Engel Stromsburg carrying loaded shotgun in vehicle $10 $5
Teri Lin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Troester of Hampton was born October 25 at Aurora hospital weighing 6 pounds. Mrs. Troester formerly Bertha Holtorf of Hordville.
After pre Halloween vandalism by a group of Polk County high school students in the early Sunday hours and damage including 81 tires flattened on buses and equipment, the school and village order a 10 o clock curfew starting October 31. Eleven youths, ten from Polk and one from outside, admit to being out that night. both boys and girls involved.
Dan Tyler, Polk High School senior, flew from Grand Island to Colorado Springs on Friday October 28 for a practice cross-country trip. He visited the Air Force Academy, was met at Patterson Field by a major, toured the academy, then continued to Denver for the night before returning to Grand Island Saturday.
The Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital lists patients and a deceased during the week of Oct 25 to Nov 1. Names include Adolph Hiemer and several Stromsburg Osceola Shelby and York residents among those admitted and dismissed.
Jerry J. Lytle aged 20 from Benedict and Vera Jean Burke 19 of Stromsburg wed October 21 in Stromsburg. Donald D. Widga 28 of Polk married Anne C. Phipps 23 of Central City.
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