Ak-Sar-Ben Grants Aid Polk County Fair Repairs
Ak-Sar-Ben provided a $500 grant to the Polk County Agricultural Society for repairs on the Arts and Craft Building and an addition at the Polk County Fair in Osceola. The grant is part of a one-year spruce-up program funded from pari mutual handle at the Omaha Thoroughbred meet, adding to regular $500 matching grants for Nebraska county fairs. President Henry Galus and Secretary Ray A Conrad note this follows previous aid this year and aims to restore damaged grounds after severe storms and flooding. The program complements ongoing county fair funding and upkeep efforts across Nebraska.
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County Ag Society
Ak-Sar- Ben
Omaha
Polk County
Osceola
Ak-Sar-Ben
Henry Galus
Ray A. Conrad
Polk County Agricultural Society
Nebraska
Polk County 4-H Leaders Banquet Draws 110 Attendees
The Polk County Bankers Association sponsored the annual 4-H leaders banquet in Shelby on Tuesday October 27 drawing about 110 leaders and spouses. Jan Grossnicklaus served as master of ceremonies. Awards honored 15 year and longer pins with KS awards from Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and USDA certificates for five years plus. Mrs. Robert Kander spoke about Australia with slides on family life.
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Polk County
Polk County Bankers Association
Shelby
Jan Grossnicklaus
Shelby Bank
George Cemper
Glenn Augustin
Shelby Cornhuskers
Robert Kander
Australia
Darwin de- Turk
Richard Eller
Homer Green
Leon Nicolas
Kathy Schneider
Glenn Dobberstein
Harold Klingman
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska
USDA
Siglers Chosen to Lead Polk County March of Dimes
Mr and Mrs Dewey Sigler of Osceola are named to head Polk County National Foundation March of Dimes work. Sigler will direct the annual January campaign and Mrs Sigler will chair the year round Chapter program of service and public education. Carleton Anderson of Stromsburg remains treasurer. additional executive committee members will be chosen from active local supporters.
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Dewey Sigler
Osceola
National Foundation
Polk County
Clinton Belknap
Lincoln
Nebraska
Sigler
Carleton Anderson
Stromsburg
Polk County Farm Bureau Attends State Policy Meeting in Lincoln
About 75 people including county, state and national Farm Bureau chairs attended the State Preliminary Policy Discussion in Lincoln on Oct 29 30. Polk representatives were Ansel Fredricksen and Rudolph Nyberg with Mrs H P Tewell also taking part. GRIP HONORS Richard Brockevelt of Polk High was named a prep star of the week by the Omaha World-Herald for scoring 60 and 15 points and rushing 201 yards against Osceola on Oct 23.
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Polk County Farm Bureau
Lincoln
Polk County
Ansel Fredricksen
Rudolph Nyberg
H. P. Tewell
Grip
Omaha Words-Herald
Richard Brockevelt
Polk High
Osceola
LeRoy Wenzel To Speak At Polk County Extension Meeting
LeRoy Wenzel of Lincoln will be the special speaker at the Polk County extension service annual meeting at the Lutheran Church in Osceola on Friday November 13 at 8 00 p.m. He recently completed a Peace Corps assignment in Colombia South America working in agricultural extension and organized three 4S Clubs akin to Nebraska 4H. He will present slides from his Peace Corps tour.
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LeRoy Wenzel
Lincoln
Polk County Extension Service
Lutheran
Osceola
Wenzel
Peace Corp
Columbus
South America
Columbia
Nebraska
Hospital News Dismissals And Transfers Listed
A list enumerates dismissed and transferred patients from multiple area hospitals including Shelby Silver Creek Osceola Stromsburg and Waco. Names include Richard Glatter Christine Paczosa Linda Miller Joseph Imm Connie Thelen Marvin Fredrickson Norma Johnson Alex Podraza Mary Jo Wieseman and many others. Community notices record Polk locals coffee gatherings at Dale Lindburg home and Central City hosts with several households named.
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Richard Glatter
Shelby
Christine Paczosa
Silver
Creek
Linda Miller
Silver Creek
Joseph Imm
Connie Thelen
Marvin Fredrickson
Polk
Tom Reece
Osceola
Robert Linda
Rupert Carlson
Kenneth Hallquist
Stromsburg
Norma Johnson
James Cuda
Chester Baker
Alex Podraza
Columbus
Mary Jo Wieseman
Alton A
Branting Family Attends Funeral for Mrs Wilshusen
Mr and Mrs Ralph Branting attended funeral services Wednesday for Mrs Ernest Wilshusen in Hampton. Mrs Branting is a sister of Mrs Wilshusen.
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Ralph Branting
Ernest Wilshusen
Hampton
Branting
Wilshusen
Overseas Christmas Mail Guidance and Local Social Notes
Postmaster Lowell Hanson outlines deadlines for surface parcel mail to Armed Forces overseas from now to Nov 10 and airmail parcels from Dec 1 to Dec 10. Greeting cards for overseas services should be mailed before Nov 10 with secure wrapping and a contents list. Post Office staff assist with Customs Declarations and item restrictions. Jane Fredrickson and Gaylen Sterner visited Kearney State Teachers College after time with family. Mrs. Charles Dunlap was honored at a Stromsburg Cafe dinner hosted by several classmates. Jane Fredrickson spent Thursday with her father, C Marvin Fredrickson.
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Lowell Hanson
Post Office
Jane Fredrickson
Gaylen Sterner
Kearney State Teachers College
Charles Dunlap
Stromsburg
Wallace Sandell
Floyd Miller
Anna Kisler
Earl Burke
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Polk blanked St Edward in high school football
Polk rolled to a 32 0 win over St Edward at home as Richard Brockevelt Dick Mundt and Gary Sagehorn connected for multiple scores and Dennis Sealey closed the game with an 85 yard TD final play. Carlstrom and Neuhaus led the Cubs defensively.
Sundbergs Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Oscar Sundberg observed their 40th wedding anniversary at home with a family dinner Sunday November 1. Guests included C Bodine Albert Sundberg Emma Johnson Emma Horstman Ed Saylor family and several out of town friends and relatives from Fairbury Adams Sutton and Central City.
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Oscar Sundberg
C. ©. Bodine
Albert Sundberg
Emma Johnson
Emma Horstman
Ed Saylor
F. S. Zuver
Fairbury
Herb Krause
Ken Krause
Karen Krause
Zelma Waldron
Adams
Effie Saylor
Central City
Gene Bauer
Les Bauer
Sutton
Births Report from Oshkosh Columbus and Waco Areas
Birth announcements note Shannon Todd Sutherland born Oct. 20 to Tom and wife of Oshkosh with Elmer and unnamed grandmother. Finecy twins born Nov. 2 in Columbus weighing 3 15 and 3 9 at Lutheran Hospital. Cedric Finecy grandparent. Clark Brian Gruber born Nov. 1 to Paul and wife of Waco at Annie Jeffrey Hospital. Thomas Brennan Kelly born Nov. 3 to Cornelius and wife Shelby. Kelly faculty at Osceola High. Wayne Creech hosted Sunday dinner with J B McQuinn family of Clarks.
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Paul Gruber
Waco
Kelly
Cornelius Kelly
Shelby
Thomas Brennan
Osceola High
Polk County Votes Cast in Presidential and Gubernatorial Picks
County results show Lyndon Johnson leading for president with 1663 votes to Goldwater 1561 while Senate choice Hruska 2023 ahead of Arndt 1109 and Governor Morrison 2116 over Bur ney 1096. Local figures list Kremer 1468 Reeves 1290 for Legislature and Johnson 1755 Sapp 1354 for county judge. Soil Conservation totals include Anderson 583 Bryan 679 Linton 394 Monson 607 Newcomer 660 Nyberg 640 Wieseman 474.
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Polk County
Lyndon Johnson
Frank Morrison
Dale Frizzell
Johnson
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Firemen
LEA
Rebekahs
Happy Hour Club
Fran Howe
Oklahoma
Osceola Record
Polk Progress
Clarks News
Silver Creek Land
Siglers
March of Dimes
Hospital News
Dale Lindburg
Don Hanquist
Roy Glasser Jr
Dorland Danhauer
Dennis
Martha Larson
Mmes
Roy Larson
Earl Larson
Douglas Stevens
Earl Stevens
Blue Key
University of Nebraska
Theta Chi Fraternity
Overseas
Cubs
St. Edward
Falk St. Edward Eaees
Sundbergs
Wayne Creech
J. B. McQuinn
Clarks
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