Coffee Crisis Prompts Bold Budgeting in Pressink Column
In a satirical column Ralph Kahler laments white gas shortages for cleaning fluids and presses. He riffs on alternative fuels, a looming energy crisis, and a fanciful plan to unite coffee producing nations to avert economic collapse, while poking fun at President Nixon and energy policy.
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Ralph Kahler
Grand Island
Lincoln
Philip Meline
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Cour
Brazil
New York
EEE
Polk High Cubs 8 1 season cap off strong football year
Coach Richard Owens led Polk High to 8 wins and 1 loss finishing third in Class D. The Cubs piled up 2146 rushing yards and 820 passing while scoring 268 points to 78 for foes. Hoffman topped rushers with 1064 yards and 108 points, while Carlstrom threw for 765 yards and caught 35 passes for 479.
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Richard Owens
Cubs
Rick Hoffman
Bruce Hudson
Roger Carlstrom
Randy Flodman
Hoffman
Hudson
Flodman
Kevin Goertzen
Rick
Dana Anderson
Gale Stevens
Daryl Tenniges
Carl
Strom
Allen Willits
Carlstrom
Gregg Hanquist
Mike Branting
Mark Anderson
Rod Gwanson
Ed Ostberg
Alan Willits
Brian Bedient
Branting
Lincoln
Omaha
Owens
Thanksgiving Weekend Guests Across Omaha and Nearby Towns
An extended Thanksgiving report lists numerous families visiting relatives and hosting dinners across Omaha, Lincoln, and surrounding towns. Guests include Markt Dunbar, Tarrs, Nielsens, Neuhauses, Holmeses, Guthries, Harless, Hoffman, Shenk, and others, with trips to Cape Girardeau and Stromsburg and celebrations from mid November through the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markt Dunbar
Omaha
Ross Tarr
Walt Nielsen
Darwin Neuhaus
Cape Gerardeau
Wildam Holmes
Robert
John Holmes
Michael
Lincoln
Galyn Holmes
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Ruth Kroger
Wayne Ross
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Clemens Prososki
Clarence Guthrie
Dean Samuelson
Lee Harless
Pam
Martin Hoffman
Harry Obrist
Stromsburg
June Hoffman
Darold Hoffman
Evelyn Shenk
Charles Shenk
Howard Romsdahl
Vern Jones
Marie Romsdahl
Bradshaw
Matt Hoffman
Bud Vincent
Neal McNaught
Bill McNaught
Edith Steelquist
Pleasanton
Mary Bock
Ravenna
Wm. Hokenson
Lf Lincoln
Ken Carl
Mary Fern Myers Dies at Gothenburg
Mary Fern Myers 77 former Polk resident died at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital after several months illness. Funeral services pending at Gothenburg with interment in Arborville cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Earl Burke of Stromsburg brother Dick Myers of Lincoln and aunt Mrs John Myers of Polk.
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Mary Fern Myers
Polk
Gothenburg Memorial Hospital
Gothenburg
Arborville
Earl Burke
Stromsburg
Dick Myers
Lincoln
John Myers
Senior Citizens to Meet for Bingo at Legion Hall
Senior Citizens plan a Wednesday December 5 meeting at 2 00 p m at the Legion Hall to play bingo with attendees invited from the community.
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Legion Hall
Nyle W. Sealey 52 Dies in Salt Lake City Hospital
Nyle W. Sealey aged 52 died Tuesday in a Salt Lake City hospital after a monthlong illness. Funeral services are set for Friday, Nov 30, in Salt Lake City with interment there. He was the youngest brother of Richard Sealey Sr. of Polk and is survived by seven children. An obituary will be published next week.
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Nyle W. Sealey
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nyle
Richard Sealey, Sr
Polk
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Nancy Kealiher
Nancy Kealiher was honored at a bridal shower on Saturday evening November 17 at the First Baptist Church. The event, hosted by the Ladies Mission Circle, included a short program and games, with Nancy opening many gifts. Lunch followed and Mrs Orlie Miller, grandmother of the bride, poured coffee.
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Nancy Kealfiher
First Baptist Church
Ladies Mission Circle
Nancy
Orlie Miller
Lincoln Tel and Tel reports storm disruption and restoration
The Lincoln Tel and Tel Co. says 188 customers, or 36 percent of area users, were without service after last Tuesday's ice storm. There were 200 wire breaks and 9 poles replaced. Crews from 12 exchanges, some from Tecumseh, worked in Osceola Stromsburg and Polk areas. Service was restored by Saturday evening.
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Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co
Tecumseh
Osceola
Stromsburg
Polk
4-H Leaders Banquet Honors Polk County Members
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lampshire Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney Mr and Mrs Verland Widga and Mr and Mrs Rolland Stromberg attended the Osceola banquet. Mrs Burney received a plaque for her daughter Natalie Henry 1973 top Alumni 4-H.
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Gilbert Lampshire
Leslie Adelson
Dwight Burney
Verland Widga
Rolland Stromberg
Osceola
Burney
Natalie Henry
Widga
Stromberg
Polk County
Hospital Notes In Grand Island Reported Heart Attack
Orlie Miller is a patient at St. Francis hospital Grand Island after a heart attack on Saturday. Mrs. Enoch Peterson has been transferred from the hospital to Osceola Good Samaritan Home.
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Orlie Miller
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Enoch Peterson
Osceola Good Samaritan Home
Why I Left the Tea Kettle On and Missed My Lincoln Appointment
A worried driver recalls racing to a Lincoln appointment while fearing she left the tea kettle on. She calls a friend for smoke checks, discovers the kettle and house are safe, but finds the car battery dead after rushing to a phone.
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Nixon
Kris Kristofferson
Wil Walt
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Turkey
Terry
Pick Mundt
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M. O. Johnson
Duane
Ted Pfeifer
Anna Ray
Margaret Lott
Kenneth Stewart
Sam Baird
Minor Baird
Superior
Don Stewart
Brian Tyler
Richard Trotter
Rapid City
S. Dak
Wayne Tyler
Donald Hudson
Wendy Redman
Ceresco
Don Miller
Mervin Samuels
Vern Samuels
Lisa
John Kim
Lovette McCoy
Co. E. Penrose
Matteson
Wallace Sandell
Kent
Gordon Fossberg
Daryl Fossberg
Roger Hawke
Palmer
John Adams
Keith Myers
Dean Myers
Ken Caristrom
Lynn Sundberg
Dick Mundt
Mae Andrews
Lois Myers
Wm. Munn
Thomas Munn
Ryan
Holdrege
Myron Munn
Carl Christensen
Doyle Munn
Mickey
Lakewood
Colo
Roland Rodine
Gene Jones
Craig
Columbus
Wilmer Rodine
Alma Swanson
Goldie Swanson
Nancy Kealiher
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