Helpful Neighbors Aid Corn Harvest Near Polk
Burdette Flodman of near Polk, one of the first farmers to finish corn picking, oversaw a neighborhood effort after a recent highway accident left him with a neck brace. Six mechanical corn pickers moved 14 rows at a time into his 10 acre field last Friday with assists from Clarence Meerkatz Leon Meerkatz Dean Ostberg Don Ostberg Ike Ostberg Arlo Stevens Gaylord Stevens Paul Stevens Paul Coover Larry Coover Rueben Anderson Harold W Anderson Dave Meline Ed Hanson Melvin Bender Floyd Larson Robert Shostrom Stuart Nelson Wayland Flodman Curtiss Flodman Don Miller Ed Dobberstein Glenn Dobberstein.
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Burdette Flodman
Polk
Flodman
Jensen couple celebrated Silver Wedding at Polk Methodist
Rev and Mrs Harold Jensen were honored on Sunday afternoon October 25 at Polk Methodist Church for their Silver wedding anniversary. Oscar Stindberg led. music by a ladies trio. Rev Woods read scripture. A skit depicted moments from the couple's life. gifts included a money tree and a church shower.
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Harold Jensen
Polk Methodist Church
Oscar Stindberg
James Lindburg
Eddie Saylor
Ruth Kroger
Woods
Pinkernell
Walter Nielson
Oscar Sundberg
James Lindberg
Mmes
Leslie Adelson
Earl Stevens
Wilda Holmes Paul Strand M
Johnson
Gerald Stevens
Mervin Shenk
Mervin Samuels
Walter Fisher
Lloyd Stromberg
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Osceola Record
Polk Progress
Clarks News
Silver Creek Land
Nebraska
County institutes and skating party planned for students
Kindergarten through sixth grade students have a day off Friday November 6 for a county teacher institute in Osceola. That evening teachers will host a roller skating party for grades 4 through 8 at Aurora from 7 to 9 p.m. Bus departure from Polkigrade School is 6:15 p.m. return by 10:00 p.m. Parents may ride along to sponsor the group. Birthday Club: Mrs Walter Fisher entertained her club Friday with three guests. lunch was served.
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Osceola
Aurora
Polkigrade
Birthday Club
Walter Fisher
Regents exam set for next week and scholarship talk
The top third of the senior class will take Regents exams on November 4 to determine scholarship eligibility for the University of Nebraska and aid placement. Regents scholars listed include Steven Flodman Janice Smith Karen Funk Vance Stoh Pat Ramsey Linda Kisler Sherivan Wilshusen Barbara Glasser Connie Jones and Marlene Coover. John Reckner won last year and attends the university. U N entrants may take the exam for entrance but are not eligible under Regents sponsorship. The Happy Hour Club will sponsor a fundraiser for the Retarded Children School at Columbus with a house to house canvass Tuesday and 3 containers in stores this weekend for contributions.
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University of Nebraska
Steven Flodman
Janice Smith
Karen Funk
Vance Stoh
Pat Ramsey
Linda Kisler
Sherivan Wilshusen
Barbara Glasser
Connie Jones
Marlene Coover
John Reckner
U.N
Regent
Happy Hour Club
Columbus
Polk Cubs Defeat Osceola 20 to 12 in Loop Clash
Polk downed Osceola 20 12 on the home field to extend their winning streak to ten. Richard Brockevelt opened scoring with a 60 yard TD, Dick Mundt added the extra point and Osceola answered with a 5 yard run by Craig Monson. Brockevelt added a 15 yard TD before half, Sealey scored Polk’s last TD and Osceola closed with a 3 yard pass. Dennis Carlstrom and Dennis Widga anchored Polk’s defense.
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Craig Monson
Richard Brockevelt
Dick Mundt
Vance Stahl
Dennis Sealey
Polk
Osceola
Dennis Carlstrom
Dennis Widga
Polk Cubs
Polking Around East of the Mississippi River
Norris Alfred recalls a trip east from Nebraska to Michigan with notes on deer crossings and a driving tour. He contrasts rivers, shelterbelts, and wildlife between Nebraska and Michigan, praising water and rocks while critiquing overly thick forests created during the Roosevelt era.
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Polking
Mississippi River
Norris
Alfred
Ilinois
Nebraska
Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Roosevelt
Parent teacher confabs set
Parents and teachers of pupils in kindergarten through 6th will meet on November 5 to discuss student progress and recent physical exam results. Conferences run 15 minutes with appointment times arranged to cover each child. Call Miss Lind at the grade school if papers were not received.
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Miss Lind
Eastern Star program honors local members in Central City area
Three chapters Three chancers Central City Rising City and Gresham attended a program in the Eastern Star chapter room on Monday evening October 26. Shirley Gustafson led the evening with a corsage presentation for officers. Darlene Shoup and Ruth Kroger sang solos. Anna Belle Wultz, a 50 year member, received a gift. A luncheon followed served by local hosts to 87 members and guests.
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Central City
Rising City
Gresham
Eastern Star
Shirley Gustafson
Darlene Shoup
Ruth Kroger
Anna Belle Wultz
Gilbert Lampshire
Eldon Johnson
Lloyd Stromberg
Vern Jones
Junior Auxiliary plans tags for Christmas gifts
The American Legion Junior Auxiliary held a meeting on Monday October 19 with Linda Myers presiding and 18 members present. They will make 250 Christmas package tags for Veterans Hospital Grand Island and lunch was provided by Mrs Doremus and Mrs Baack.
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American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Linda Myers
Veterans’ Hospital
Grand Island
Doremus
Baack
Mary Doremus
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Hartington
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