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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1962

Page

4

Youth Fellowship Elects Bruce Bedient President

Arborville Youth Fellowship group met Sunday evening and elected Bruce Bedient president. The event followed a busy week of visits from local families, with several guests at the Per k ins home and a lunch served by Mrs Kennel.

Youth Fellowship Group Bruce Bedient Logan Roy Glasser, Jr Harry Kennel Fred Bedient Floyd Merchant Kennel L. D. Perkins Dale Perkins Central City Myron Norquest Lowell Bills Elmer Piper Stromsburg Arborville Church Merchant Fred W. Bedient Bruce Edith Chas. Burgess Melvin Bender Mrs

Luncheon Guests Visit and Departing Family News

Luncheon guests Tuesday evening included Mr. and Mrs. Leon Meerkatz and Lynelle. Clarence Meerkatz and family, Chas Lytle and children of Wichita Kansas left Friday for home after a week with Ollie Johnson and Chas Lytle. Bob Branting family of Hastings and Vern Eklund family with daughter visited Cliff Branting Saturday evening.

Ralph Fisher Columbus Vernon Cline Ronald Ellison Stromsburg Bobby Cline Charles Shenk Robert Merchant Roger Clough Yutan Tom Gnauden L. D. Perkins Laura van Housen Central City Lloyd van Housen Leon Meerkatz Lynelle Clarence Meerkatz Chas. Lytle Wichita Kan Ollie Johnson Bob Branting Hastings Vern Eklund Cliff Branting

Tin Mine Lake History Near Chico Washington

Jeff Wilson describes Tin Mine Lake southwest of Chico Washington. The site hosts eight tin mines two of which are dug, one opened October 26 1962 and about 60 feet long. six others drilled to 600 feet remained in green granite. Two gold mines exist one opened filled with debris and water about eight feet deep. the other gold mine not found. Green granite was mined around 1900 by blasting with dynamite. Uranium was mined in 1958 last mining at the site. The speaker notes cleanup work and plans to stock fish after lake restoration.

Tin Mine Lake Chico Wash

Veterans Day Review Highlights VA Achievements in Nebraska

VA Regional Office Manager A H Duxbury notes 156000 living Nebraska veterans and their progress in civilian life across professions. He cites GI education and training loans and VA hospitalization for disabled veterans, with 88300+ using education benefits and a rise in national schooling levels.

A. H. Duxbury Lincoln Nebraska Congress Duxbury United States Census Bureau

Afternoon visitors at Mrs. Larry Jones home

Monday afternoon guests included Mrs. Glen Brazda and Renee, Mrs. Leon Meerkatz and Lynelle, visiting in the home of Mrs. Larry Jones.

Larry Jones Glen Brazda Renee Leon Meerkatz Lynelle

North Blue Doings Oyster Supper Entertainment

Raymond Sagehorns hosted an oyster supper Tuesday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs James Stufft and daughters. Numerous local residents from Galesburg Hampton Seward and Fremont visited the area for various social occasions during the weekend and in honor of birthdays anniversaries and family gatherings.

Raymond Sagehorns Harold Nelson Galesburg Ill Elmer Wilshusen Marvin Bankson Lorna Mae Smith Lincoln Martin Smith Gwynuel Johnson Louis Bamesberger Hampton Gwynuel Elton Reetz Seward Land Clarence Rahrs Bobby Janice Jeanelle Smith Lois Werth Bradshaw M. L. Johnson Gordon Johnson Lavern Bamesberger Gloria Dissmeyer Ed Klingsporn Duane Blase Stanley Hoover W. D. Richardson Ray Stunkel Edna Stu

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Arborville News G. E. Steam & Dry Iron T. V. Trays Bissell Frigidaire Sundberg TIN Mine Jeff Wilson Ing Washington State Veterans Day North Blue Doings Fredrickson Impl. Co Polk
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