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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1966

Page

11

Fifth Grade Finds Joy In Poetry And Projects

Fifth graders, twenty six strong, describe busy work on social studies maps made of flour and water about the Southwest Territory. They study English settlement history, arithmetic with millions, and decorate their room with cooperative bulletin boards. Third graders, twenty three, explore homes worldwide, blueprints, and SRA reading. Fire prevention week yields Jr Fire Marshal badges. Upcoming calendar includes football games, institute days, and conferences.

Southwest Territory America SRA

Home Society Meeting Vote Supports Nebraska Children's Home

Ten Home Society members and one visitor met October 18 at Mrs. M. O. Johnson's home. They voted to send 5 to Nebraska Children's Home for Thanksgiving and read a note from shut in Esther Steele. A batch of 25 diapers was distributed for hemming by November 16 at Mrs. Richard Johnson's home.

The Home Society M. O. Johnson Nebraska Children’s Home Esther Steele Richard Johnson Evelyn Shenk

Polk News Items Dinner Guests Visit Swede Plain Leaders

Mr and Mrs Dale Nyberg and boys of Central City dined with prants Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson on Sunday. Hastings couple Mr and Mrs Robert Branting visited Clifford Branting. Chas Lindgren and Ramsey Nelson of Clarks stayed with Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson after Swede Plain services. Weekend guests were Wullbrandt family from Denver and Titusville visitor Mrs Howard Wullbrandt.

Dale Nyberg Central City Prants Richard Johnson Robert Branting Hastings Clifford Branting Chas. Lindgren Ramsey Nelson Clarks Leslie Adelson Swede Plain Stanford Ang Wullbrandt Denver, Colo Howard Wullbrandt Titusville, Fla

SCS Personnel Tour Polk County Terraces

SCS personnel from Clay Center Aurora Grand Island Hastings York Geneva Hebron and Osceola toured Polk County to observe push up grass back and flat channel terrace systems on 12 farms highlighting grass back and flat channel terraces first built 1964 and 1966.

Soil Conservation Service SCS Polk County Clay Center Aurora Grand Island Hastings York Geneva Hebron Osceola Ralph Jones Dave Richards Gilbert Lampshire Polk Charles Walgreen Howard Sundberg Rudolph Nyberg

Pork community notices include travel and visits

Mr and Mrs Paul Strand left Wednesday for Kasson Minnesota to visit their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Gary Bruening. Mrs Anna Kisler went to Omaha to attend a Children's Hospital benefit concert where granddaughter Kathy Prosaski of Omaha played an accordion solo.

Paul Strand Kasson, Minn Gary Bruening Anna Kisler Omaha The Children’s Hospital Kathy Prosaski

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