Polking Around and Bean Days Reflections
A long, humorous column notes Bean-Day Sunday at the 1971 Bean Days event. It praises community efforts led by Verland Widga and Elaine Stromberg, with elaborate descriptions of food stalls and a sing along. Separate snippets mention a Mt Vernon letter, vacation plans, and playful newsroom banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verland Widga
Elaine Stromberg
M:c
Mitch
Nick McNaught
Vern Jones
Col. Babcock
Bean Day and Parade Prize Winners Highlight Polk County Event
Polk Bean Days attracted a large crowd with a morning parade and evening program despite light morning sprinkles. Prizes were awarded in religious, comic, and original categories, with bicycles and savings bonds among the top winnings. a tractor pull and hot rod classes were also listed. School enrollment shows a decline from 250 to 228 students, due to 21 seniors graduating and 10 new kindergartners, with grade by grade totals and officers named for the seventh and eighth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Laundry
Jan Lindburg
Lori Hanquist
Ditloff
Animal Circus
Lundberg’s Hardware
Bradshaw Junior Wranglers
American Legion
Steve Tenniges
Benedict
Mickie ‘Werner
Polk
Larry Rice
Central City
William Kingsley
Judith Jones
Stromsburg
Dennis Garretson
Columbus
Leroy Houdek
Chapman
IHC
Neal van Housen
Ford
Larry Hoffman
Ravenna
Randy Friesen
Harvard
Oliver
Peggy Neeman
David Cerny
Tom Carlstrom
Sec.Treas
Sue Erickson
Monte Hudson
David Creech
Doug Norquist
Pat Friedrickson
Dean Ostberg Killed in Tractor Mishap
Dean Ostberg died Tuesday afternoon when the tractor he operated overturned while hauling an ensilage wagon that had broken down. He was backing up when a chain caught in the front wheels causing the tractor to flip and fall on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Ostberg
Dean
Junior
Hastings Couple to Wed in Spring
Mr and Mrs Gordon Fossberg of Polk announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Kay of Hastings to Phillip Allen Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Thomas of Hastings. Sharon is a Polk High School and Central Nebraska Technical College graduate and bookkeeper for the Hastings Daily Tribune. Phillip is Hastings High School graduate, studied at Kearney State and Hastings College, and works for Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fossberg
Polk
Sharon Kay
Hastings
Phillip Allen Thomas
Lloyd Thomas
Miss Fossberg
Polk High School
Central Nebraska Technical College
Hastings Daily Tribune
Thomas
Hastings High School
Kearney State College
Hastings College
Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance
Coach Owens Builds Nucleus With Thirteen Lettermen
Coach Richard Owens fields a 36 man squad led by thirteen lettermen as a nucleus. Seniors Neuhaus Baack Kennel Glasser Anderson Hoffman and others form the backfield and line, with sophomores and freshmen competing for positions ahead of a season opener against Stromsburg Friday at 7 30 p m on the local field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Owens
Stromsburg
Randy Neuhaus
Dennis Baack
Dave Kennel
Robbie Glasser
Kent Anderson
Brad Albin
Roger Fossberg
Bill Hoffman
Dennis Bjerrum
Rodney Werner
Owen
Victor Bender
Layne Hanquist
Alan Merchant
Brian Tyler
Lawson Reckner
Steve Johnson
Bob Kisler
Bill Miller
Randy Widga
Gale Stevens
Murray Ostberg
Lyn Ramsey
Allen Willits
Mark Anderson
Michael Flodman
Randy Flodman
Gregg Hanquist
Bruce Hudson
Scott Lindburg
Daryl Tenniges
Mike Branting
Roger Carlstrom
Kevin Goertzen
Ricky Hoffman
Ed Ostberg
Duane Bodine
Mothers Get The Pen Pal System For School Notices
A humorous piece describes mothers receiving teacher communiqués via their child’s pinned shirt and later pocket notes. It recalls past notes to teachers about hygiene, nutrition, and homework, illustrating the quirky back‑and‑forth between home and school.
Brother Benny Schmidt Dies in Toppemish Washington
Benny Schmidt died Friday August 27 in Toppemish Washington. The funeral was Tuesday August 31. He was a brother of Con Schmidt of Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Schmidt
Toppemish
Wash
Con Schmidt
Hampton
Blaine Putnam Dies in Lincoln Home Loss
Blaine Putnam died at his Lincoln home on Saturday. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wadlow's Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Putnam
Lincoln
Wadlow
Dittmer Family Attends State Fair Sunday
Mrs Burdette Flodman was surprised on Wednesday afternoon when six ladies came to her home to remind her of her birthday. The Ted Dittmer family attended the State Fair on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Dittmer
Burdette Flodman
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Polking
KE. W. Janson
Mt. Vernon
Janson
Mildred Beckman
Laura Green -Brown
Vancouver Island
Judy
Greece
Jim
Navy
Orrin
Grand Island
GI. Independent
Independent
Resporxis
Immanuel Lutheran
Baptist
Jesus
Owens
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