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Mook Notes on Boy's State Reservations and Local Notables
The column notes early reservations by the local American Legion Post for a Boy's State representative at the University of Nebraska in June. It praises irrigation efforts by Ray Werner aiding fields and football turf, mentions Verland Widga representing Polk, and humorously recounts Leo Wurtz’s alleged car swap story during a Seattle vacation.
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American Legion
Boy’s State
University of Nebraska
Verland Widga
Polk
Ray Werner
Ray
Grand Island
Kearney State Teachers College
Leo Wurtz
Wusrtz
Puget Sound
Leo
Seattle