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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1963
Page
1
A Salem Oregon era column blends light humor with community updates. Sam Sundberg ages 73 comments on aging and ink as dirt while campus events feature Rockefeller and Goldwater speeches. Local anecdotes, school memories, milo harvest changes, and a mistaken hospital moment cap a busy Polk community bulletin.
Gary Gustafson of Osceola is the new manager for the Polk Lumber Co as of October 1. Bob Detmering the former manager is no longer connected with Polk Lumber Co. Gustafson plans to move from Osceola to Polk November 1 with his wife and their six year old daughter Peggy. They will reside in the house formerly occupied by Mrs Louise Wurtz.
A heated quarrel erupted as a man and his wife driving combines harvested the same milo rows from opposite directions, prompting authorities to intervene in the family dispute.
Polk Cub football dominates Palmer 46-0 to move to 3-2 on the season. Max Kroger scores twice and finishes with 108 rushing yards, while Galen Sterner adds a 76-yard bootleg. Dennis Carlistrom, Dennis Sealey, and Dick Mundt contribute as Polk piles up 425 total yards. Palmer musters 65 rushing yards and 28 passing.
Hordville rushes past Waco 40 0 in front of home crowd as Larry Johnson scores six touchdowns and a bonus point. Johnson intercepts a Waco pass for a 43 yard return and a TD one play later. Next Friday Hordville meets Trumbull to defend unbeaten mark.
The article notes a dry spell with no rainfall this month, while September totals 3.83 inches overall. Rain in early and late September included 1.19 inches on the 10th and 1.40 inches on the 22nd, with year to date rainfall at 22.89 inches.
Sterner scored 80 and Mundt 37 as Jim Babensky rushed 32 yards. Bob Lemmerman completed five of 12 passes with two intercepted. Defensive effort from Neuhaus and Sage Horn stood out among reserves while Don Sealey Jay Shaw and Dennis Widga were standout varsity players. Polk heads to Henderson Friday for a 7 30 start.
Genoa leads the Goldenrod Conference at 4-0 with Stromsburg second at 3-0-1. An Oct 23 showdown between Genoa and Stromsburg could decide the crown as both teams remain undefeated outside league play. Polk, Silver Creek, Clarks tied for third at 2-2, Osceola sits 1-1-1, while St Edward and Palmer are winless in league action.
A group of 120 ladies from Nebraska Evangelical Free Churches gathered at Polk Evangelical Free Church on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Women’s Missionary Society hosted a luncheon led by local chairwoman Mrs. Elvira Nyberg. At 1:30 p.m. Missionary William Carlson discussed the Congo situation. Special meetings with Rev. Herb Kyrk of Minneapolis begin Thursday October 17 through Sunday October 20.
Palmer defeated Polk 12-0 in second-string action as Mundt led Polk with 92 rushing yards and a 14 carry effort. Palmer amassed 187 total yards and nine first downs while using eight varsity players in uniform. Next Polk game is Monday October 14.
The Arborville Congregational Church will hold a Fall Rally this Sunday at 7 P M. Delegates from the area United Church of Christ meeting will report briefly. Bill and Betty Schutz of Central City Friends Church will share their United Nations trip with photos. The evening ends with a social hour and refreshments.
A high school girl returns home sniffing and coughing. Her mother asks the cause and the daughter blurts out that all the kids have it. The mother retorts that she mimics others, a wry commentary on peer influence and trends.
Hospital records show Kevin Shenk son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shenk underwent a tonsillectomy at Central City hospital Friday morning.
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