Polk High Center Hosts Football Team Dinner Fifty Years Ago
A report from fifty years past describes Mervin Dahlgren hosting seventeen Polk High players and Coach Leibee for a three course dinner at his parents home. The note lists assisting hostesses Enore Alfreds Julia Stevens Vera Hill and Hazel Adelson. Other items mention local visits, church events, and community changes.
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Mervin Dahlgren
Polk High
Leibee
Harry Dahlgren
Enore Alfreds
Julia Stevens
Vera Hill
Hazel Adelson
Village Treasurer Annual Statement for Polk Nebraska 1971
The annual statement lists the village treasury balance totaling 137740.45 and certificates of deposit of 28000.00 at Citizens States Bank Polk Nebraska. Jean Harless certifies the statement as true and complete to July 31 1971, sworn September 16 1971 before Notary Public K L Stewart.
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Polk
Nebraska
Citizens States Bank
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Jean Harless
K. L. Stewart
Polk County
Polk Co
State of Nebraska
Polk Rural Fire District
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Kan
Nebr. Gas Co
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Polk Volunteer Fire Dept
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General Fund
Citizens State Bank
Old Time Friends and Community News Note Card
Relatives and friends visit in Osceola Arborville and nearby towns with deaths, marriages, and local business notes. Names include Alm, Lindburg, Hanquist, Miller, Samuels, Kingston, Merchant, Stevens, Johnson, Doremus, Henderson, Petersons, Strand, Glasser, Van Housen, Nelson, Kroger, Glasser, Jones, and locals at Ft. Riley and San Diego Marine Base. A cafe ownership change and wedding anniversaries mark the wrap. Continued on Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alm
A. H. Samuels
Robert Lindburg
Marilyn
Ebba Hanquist
Topeka
P. A. Hanquist
Orlie Miller
Kenneth Samuels
Phyllis
Fred Burke
Osceola
J. A. Gabrielson
Winnie
Lincoln
Polk
J B. Kingston
Albuquerque
Mex
Arborville
Frank Merchant
C. J. McCoy
Iva Stevens
Marguerite Johnson
Mae Doremus
Maxine Henderson
Anton Peterson
Clarence Peterson
Norfolk
Elmer Peterson
Oscar Strand
Strand Lumber Company
Paul
Hilding
Warren
Marjorie Glasser
Lloyd van Housen
Lutheran Parsonage
Carl Juergensen
Claus Peterson
Chester Morgan
Denver
Colo
O'Neill
Carl Steelquist
Homer Branting
Hordville
W. J. Johnson
Victor, Jr
U. S
Marine
San Diego
California
R. M. Bailey
Edgar Bailey
Omaha
Iowa
Charley Carlson
Harry Carlson
Harold Carlson
Gilbert Benson
Albert Benson
John Carlson
Letter to Senator McGovern on Vietnam and policy
Norris Alfred writes to Senator McGovern praising his 1972 campaign focus on Nebraska and Vietnam policy. He critiques US actions in Vietnam, argues against Pax Americana, and cites sources and campus discussions as evidence of dissent. He asserts McGovern’s one issue critique is a compliment, not a flaw.
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Mr. Alfred
Polk
Nebraska
Senator McGovern
Polk Elementary School
United States
Vietnam
McGovern
Washington
Karen Funk
L. Clayton DuBois
America
United States Senate
House
Tacitus
Hatchery Hunting Closed Near Valentine Over 1080 Poison
The Game and Parks Commission has temporarily banned hunting on lands of the State Fish Hatchery near Valentine due to possible 1080 poison in game. The closure affects the fall turkey season opening October 30 and may be lifted with the deer season. Six turkeys died, blamed on poisoned bait for rat control. hatchery site placed off limits to minimize risk to people.
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Valentine
Game and Parks Commission
Birthday Dinner Hosts Honor Marvin Fredrickson
Mr and Mrs Marvin Fredrickson were entertained to dinner Friday at the Walter Stahl home in honor of Marvin's birthday. Arlette Johnson was a Saturday dinner guest of Mr and Mrs C Marvin Fredrickson and Jane.
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Marvin Fredrickson
Walter Stahl
Marvin
Arlette Johnson
Jane
Polk Happenings Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Mrs P W Aker visited sister Mrs Evelyn Haggart at Lutheran Hospital in Grand Island on Wednesday. The Hanquist, Larson, Adelson, Meston and Fredrickson families hosted and toured from Grand Island to Wyoming and many western states. Reuben Hanquist surprised by the Friendship Bible Class for his birthday with sixteen attendees and refreshments.
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P. W. Aker
Evelyn Haggart
Lutheran
Lloyd Albin
John Meston
St. Paul
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Lawrence Lind
Stromsburg
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Myrl Stewart
Stewart
Polk
Friendship Bible Class
Evangelical Free Church
Reuben Hanquist
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Holmes
Chuck’s
Per Johnson
Spalding
Wm Wright
Nettie Johnson
York
A. J. Hanquist
Polk County Court House
Arborville Church
Clark Stouffer
John Light
LT. Samuelson
I D Huston
J M. Bay
Ellen
Laura Johnson
George Carter
Polk Methodist Church
Irma Smith
Selah Kroger
Mary Burke
Ruth Benson
Teachers Institute
Rolland Dahlin
Hazel Dahlin
Alvin Dahlin
Emanuel Alm
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Nels Nyberg
Norars W. Alfred
Aeeere
Nebraska Association
Chuck’s Cafe
Yours, George McGovern
Norris Alfred
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