04 Oct 1962
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
1
A columnist muses on space exploration sparked by fish scarcity and fishing demand, then blends light humor about schoolgirls and local quirks. The piece notes prankish money saving tips and a clock caretaker fixing the town clock amid wet weather and a playful clockwork conclusion.
Polk Womans Club schedules Sabin Oral Type II vaccination Sunday October 14 from 1 to 5 PM at Polk High School. Existing registrants for Type I need not re register. others must call Mrs Arnold Neuhaus at 765 3181 by October 6 to be counted. Aorris shortage noted. vaccine total to be recorded. future Type III due in 6 to 8 weeks.
Special service held Sunday September 30 at Polk Evangelical Free Church marking a renovation. Attendance exceeded 150 as Rev. Donald Leff delivered a message in the newly decorated auditorium with Fruitone pews and updated furnishings. The project, run by an Improvement Committee, cost about 3400 dollars with pledges toward pews and furniture from a small membership.
September brought variable moisture with 2.06 inches total. A heavy Sept 8 rainfall of .62 inch, Sept 9 adds .39, Sept 10 adds .09, and Sept 17 rain ends dry spell. Harvest weather returns after 12 dry days, then Sept 29 brings .52 inch, continuing wet into Oct with .23 on Oct 1 and .19 on Oct 2 for a .42 total.
The piece humorously laments constant hourly timekeeping and contrasts football bands between the Clarks Bombers and Polk. It proposes switching daily papers to a weekly format to reduce sensational headlines, joking that the weekly could publish monthly instead.
The GMG of the Baptist Church will hold a rally at Hordville Baptist Church on Saturday October 6 with a noon luncheon. Polk attendees should meet at the Polk church at 11 30 am.
Clarks capitalized on Polk fumblitis and weak pass defense to win 14-6 last Friday at Clarks. Max Kroger opened with an 81 yard run for Polk’s lone score, but Clarks recovered from early miscues to control the game and force turnovers. Ric Strickland’s 6 yard TD pass to Jon Dexter, followed by Bill Booth’s extra point, provided the Bombers’ early spark.
A daughter named Carol Annemarie weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces was born Friday September 28 to Mr and Mrs Marlin Junge Kathleen Holmes of Fort Collins Colorado. The couple already has two daughters Paula and Julie.
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