Polk County News Highlights in 1921 1922 School Year
Polk School faculty list for 1921 1922 includes D Huston as superintendent Laura Johnson principal Ida Mc Clintock assistant principal Jane Pressley languages Neva Hill 8th grade Edna Tenney 6th and 8th grades Tressa Hill 4th and 5th grades Lucy Robison 2nd and 3rd grades Kathryn Bay primary Dr Leibee athletic coach. Martha Martin and Oscar Jones visit Lincoln for State Fair. Polk Junior Legion team wins county fair baseball. Polk High wins county fair play. Numerous teaching moves funerals birthdays and local visits noted along with construction and business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk School
D. Huston
Laura Johnson
Ida Mc.Clintock
Janet Pressley
Neva Hill
Edna Tenney
Tressa Hill
Lucy Robison
Kathryn Bay
Leibee
Martha
Martin
Oscar Jones
Lincoln
Carl
Emma Nelson
Raymond
Lawrence Sundberg
A. E. Wilcox Place
Arborville
Polk
Dr. Sesbee
Orphan Trains Carried Children to Nebraska History
The piece details the orphan trains or orphan cars that brought hundreds of homeless children from the East to Nebraska between 1896 and 1906. It notes origins in New York City institutions, transportation by Erie and Burlington, and adoption efforts led by figures like Rev J W Swan. A 1962 reunion drew over fifty orphans. the Nebraska State Historical Society seeks additional material on the topic.
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Nebraska
Burlington Railroad
Oswin Keifer
Bostwick
Nuckolls County
Val Kuska
Burlington
Lincoln
New York City
Children's Aid Society
Protestant Episcopal Orphan Home
Foundling Hospital
J. W
Grand Island
Howard V. Kingdom
Harry Karl
Debbie Reynolds
The
Nebraska State Historical Society
Kuka
Marvin F. Kivett
Polk Progress Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
The Polk Progress lists postage and postal matter classifications and charges. Advertising per column inch 70 cents. Obituary poetry per line 10 cents. Card of thanks 10 cents per line with $1 minimum. Subscriptions Nebraska four dollars yearly. elsewhere five dollars. Six months two dollars fifty, three months one dollar fifty. Single copy price.
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Polk
Nebraska
Mission speaker from Nigeria to give Immanuel Lutheran Festival address
Mr. Okon D. Umoh of Holy Cross Lutheran Church Ukwo Eket Nigeria will speak at Immanuel Lutheran Church Festival service at 10 30 a m. He is a teacher and youth organizer in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Nigeria Youth Organization and a senior at Concordia Teachers College Seward. He is married with four children and will also speak at Zion Lutheran on September 19 at 9 00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Okon D. Umoh
Nigeria
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Ukwo Eket
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Nigeria
Umoh
Concordia Teachers College
Seward
Immanuel
Zion Lutheran
Local Social News from Polk County Highlights Family Visits and Events
Mrs Leslie Adelson and Mrs Fi wnh Johnson of Greeley Colorado visited the Roger Gustafson home Sunday afternoon. Wayne Person and family, Dolan Hahn and family visited Sunday. Chauncey Gustafson hosted Sunday dinner guests Wilmer Bodine and Arnon Dover. Rev Harold Jensen and Mrs Jensen of Andrews North Carolina dined with the Irvin Andersons Monday. Larry Anderson of Des Moines visited his grandparents Friday. JoAnn Stevens placed 2nd in the barrel race at the Nebraska State Fair 4-H Horse Show after advancing to finals. Mrs Horace Stevens and JoAnn stayed with Ira Lehr in Lincoln Tuesday. Tom Stevens traveled to Kearney Wednesday for Kearney State College activities. Mrs Lillie Johnson celebrated a Sunday birthday with Edwin Glad and others. Thursday supper guests at Alvena Lind's included Jeanette Widen of St Paul Minnesota and Clara and Emma Anderson of Stromsburg.
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Leslie Adelson
Fiwhn Johnson
Greeley
Colo
Roger Gustafson
Wayne Person
Dolan Hahn
Hannah Hahn and
Doyle
Des Moines
Iowa
Oscar Anderson
JoAnn Stevens
JoAnn
Horace Stevens
Ira Lehr
Lincoln
Tom Stevens
Kearney
Kearney State College
Lillie Johnson
Edwin Glad
Stromsburg
Gordon Glad
Wilmer Rodine
Fred Stellars
Roland Rodine
Alvena Lind
Jeanette Widen
St. Paul
Minn
Clara and
Emma Anderson
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State Fair, Jr. Legion
Winnie
Lillie Lind
Rystrom
York
Benedict
J. A. Sedan
Nettie Johnson
York Hospital
Beulah Stevens
Oshkosh
Edna
Bertha Kingston
White River
Cedar Butte
S. C
Mary Kingston
Center
Nebr
Adam Deuker
Edwin
Oscar
Amel Larson
Omaha
Emil S. F. Johnson
Amel
John Stohl
Victor Blase
George Reed
O. F. Alfred
Norris
Rev. S. A
Orrin
Crete
Philip Sack
Wisconsin
Gladys Swanson
Amherst
Max Peterson
Citizens State Bank
State University At
Walter Green
Duane Nyberg
Doris
Vera Stevens
Rockford
Ill
Duane
Wilbur Whitacre
Irene
Wheaton
Louella Smith
Central City
R. W. Keuper
Los Angeles
Ruth Meline
Chicago
Reuben
Cliff Cramer
Victor Johnson, Jr
Marguerite Johnson
Derver
Everette Cramer
Carl Steelquist
Phyllis
Sylvia Lindquist
Marie Weburg
Marie Branting
Hord
Corinne Carlson
la Vaughn Adelson
Salem Lutheran Church
Thure Peterson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Esther
Donald
Burdette
Jim Sundberg
Jim
Lowery Field
Colorado
James McClure
Norco
Calif
Chief Industries
Ken Lager
1St St
Aurora
Member
Nebraska Association
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