Progress Notes and Local School and Family Updates
Minnie Wright spent a birthday gift on a Progress subscription. Mrs. Forrest Anderson bought a gift for her son Lt. Dale Anderson in Viet Nam, who helps farmers there. The kindergarten classes feature Old MacDonald and mermaid songs, with Towel O Matic towels and bathroom tissue quirks noted. Polk businesses closed early Saturday, and Senior High planned play dates around November 22. The Fourth Graders query leaf color changes, explaining chlorophyll bleaches with fall. Continued on Page 8.
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Minnie Wright
Progress
Forrest Anderson
Dale Anderson
Vietnam
Anderson
Dale
Lt. Anderson
Jay Shaw
Goda
Old MacDonald
Concord
Mass
Dick Neeman
Polk
Lloyd Stromberg
IGA
Progress Office
Main Street
Goa
Polk High School
Polk County Receives $250 Centennial Betterment Award
Polk County placed second in the Centennial County Betterment Contest for 6000 to 12000 population and received a $250 check at the Centennial Banquet in Lincoln Pershing Auditorium. Bob Bryan accepted for the county as groups from Shelby Osceola Polk Stromsburg and Mildred Flodman’s book highlighted local projects.
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Polk County
Pershing Auditorium
Lincoln
Bob Bryan
Raymond Burke
Glen Krohn
Jim
Erikson
Shelby
Osceola
Lions Club
Stromsburg
Polk
Mildred Flodman
Eddie Saylor
Burke
Thirty-two Hopefuls Out For Basketball
Coach Karl Adamson trains a 32 player squad for the season opener at Hampton on December 2. Eight seniors lead the group with a ninth returning letterman junior Joel Stevens and a strong sophomore and freshman contingent. The schedule lists 14 games from December to February with several home and away dates.
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Karl Adamson
Hampton
Polk Cub
Wayne Heiden
Dennis Stevens
Dick Sealey
Russ Wing
al Tonniges
Steve Saylor
Dan Tyler
Norm Reckner
Joel Stevens
Tom Stevens
Ken Carlstrom
Charlie Shenk
Randy Wing
Arnie Merchant
Alf L’he
Blase Couple To Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Louie Blase invite friends and relatives to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at St Pauls Lutheran Church Central City on November 27 from 2 30 to 4 30 P M The couple request no gifts.
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Louie Blase
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Central City
Here I Am Baby Lisa Kay Born At Central City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harold Ortegren are the parents of Lisa Kay born November at Central City hospital. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs Ortegren was formerly Donna Shoup. Mr and Mrs Ed Klute of Hampton were Sunday evening visitors in the Jim Lindburg home.
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Harold Ortegren
Lisa Kay
Central City Hospital
Ortegren
Donna Shoup
Ed Klute
Hampton
Jim Lindburg
Polk Methodist WSCS Turkey Dinner This Friday
The Polk Methodist WSCS serves its annual Turkey Dinner in Polk Community Hall this Friday evening November 18. Serving begins at 5:30 pm with adults priced at 1.50 and children under 12 at 0.75.
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Polk Methodist Wscs
Polk Community Hall
Servicemen Mail Flown From USA Under New Rules
Postmaster announces airlift for first class mail personal sound recordings and parcels up to 5 pounds not exceeding 60 inches in length and girth to military post offices overseas. Dulski Military Mail Act covers weekly publications to be airlifted from San Francisco to forces in Viet Nam.
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Clarence Modine
United States
Johnson
San Francisco
Viet Nam
Clarence Bodine
Post
Pastor Rowoldt Set for Installations at Trinity and Zion
The Rev. Paul L. Rowoldt will be installed Sunday at 4 00 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church and at 7 00 p m at Zion Church in Benedict Nebraska Synod official Rev Dr Reuben Swanson will preside Friends of Zion and Trinity invited to both services Rowoldt from Egg Harbor City New Jersey and son of Rev Paul M L Rowoldt and Emma Garrick Married Marian Meyer of Lincoln in 1952 they have two children Timothy Paul and Ruth Elaine The Rowoldts reside at the Benedict parsonage
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Reuben Swanson
Nebraska Synod
The
Lutheran Church In America
Friends of Zion
Trinity
Trinity Lutheran
Zion
Benedict
Paul Rowoldt Hales
Egg Harbor City
New Jersey
Paul M. L. Rowoldt
Emma
Garrick) Rowoldt
Pastor Rowoldt
Midland College
Fremont
Central Lutheran Theological Seminary
Marian Elaine Meyer
Lincoln
Nebr
Timothy Paul
Ruth Elaine
Kansas
Polk
Rowoldts
Nit Wits leads Senior Class Play at Polk High School
The Senior Class Play titled Nit Wits will be staged on November 22, 1966 at Polk High School. Cast includes Tommy Winter Russ Wing Emily Winter and many others with roles such as Miss Constance Dinwiddie and two asylum guards.
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Polk High School
Nit Wits
Tommy Winter
Russ Wing
Emily Winter
Margaret Rosno
Nellie
Dorothy Anderson
Steve Grinnell
Wayne Heiden
William W. Winter
Lenny Warnick
Jean Hammond
Carolyn Kealiher
Lou Prentice
Cheryl Sagehorn
Constance Dinwiddie
Wierd
Liz Flodman
Henry Short
Dr James Maly to Speak at Central City Meeting
The Central City Jr. Woman's Club invites all to a lecture by Dr James Maly of Fullerton on his return from a Brazilian jungle mission. Indians and monks saved him and his wife after a wrecked plane voyage two years ago. Event at City Hall club rooms at 8 p m November 21 with no charge.
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Central City Jr. Woman's Club
James Maly
Fullerton
City Hall
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Polking
Silver Creek
Genoa
St. Edward
Clarks
Goldenrod
Bradshaw
Palmer
Waco
Mrs
USA
Clarence
Mx, and
Dwight Herd
Rowoldt
Trinity Church
Paul L. Rowoldt
Trinity Lutheran Church
Zion Church
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