Bean Days Highlights and Community Fun Across Polk
The Polk Nebraska community enjoyed Bean Days with football between Polk and Stromsburg and a clean, penalty free game. Volunteers carried coffee for hours at the noon picnic while parade entries were registered. Be barbecue served beef by Henry Washington and Arlan Stromberg along the parade route as fans savored the meat. A note on errors in a prior issue and a reader letter from Vera Ogden recounts Earl Bay's death and May Bay Scottsville, a busy ranch home for hunters and fishermen. Dick Myers now handles Nebraska weather in Lincoln.
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Polk
Stromsburg
Main St
Laura Bolton
Ruth Bills
Son Bud
Bolton
Daughters
Henry Washington
Arlan Stromberg
Vera
Bay) Ogden
Lakewood
Calif
Earl Bay
May
Bay) Scott
Edwards, Cole
Scotty
Scottsville
Chet
Dick Myers
Lincoln
Nebraska
Santa Ana doctor donates for summer recreation fund
Dr. R. O. Peterson known as June Pete from Santa Ana sent $5 for the summer recreation fund, via his sister Mrs. Roger Gustafson. The note notes worry over reporting and confirms a $7 post-Bean Days deposit to start next year’s fund.
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R. O. Peterson
Santa Ana
Calif
Pete
Polk
Roger Gustafson
June Pete
Farmers Coop Grain Introduces Coop Feeds Blitz
On next Wednesday September 18 the Polk Farmers Coop Grain Assn will launch its Coop Feeds line with a Coop Feed Blitz. A four dollar per ton discount applies to all Coop Feed purchased that day as advertised on page 3.
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Polk Farmers Coop Grain Ass’n
Coop
Farm Equipment Auction Next Saturday Near Coop Elevator
A sale of farm machinery and miscellaneous items starts Saturday at 1 00 P M on a farm a mile northeast of the Coop elevator. Hanquist and Merrick will auction. Mrs Lloyd Hahn is the owner. Another sale by Reuben Hanguist of irrigation equipment and hay will be held Wednesday near Polk. Merrick and Engel auctioneers.
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Coop
Hanquist
Merrick
Lloyd Hahn
Reuben Hanguist
Polk
Merrick and Engel
Polk Bean Days Draw Big Crowd For Fun Beans And Beef
About 1500 people attended Polk Bean Days with large crowds for beans cooked in open pots and 500 pounds of barbecued beef plus 1500 buns served at noon. Dinsdale Bros supplied the beef at no cost, prepared by chef Henry Washington of Grand Island, while a football game and parade energized the day led by Hans Willadsen.
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Polk
Nick McNaught
Commercial Club
Henry Washington
Grand Island
Blases Celebrate Golden Anniversary At Immanuel Lutheran
Mr and Mrs Will Blase observed their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Immanuel Lutheran Church. About 254 guests attended as Rev Enno Schuelke led the program and readings. Children grandchildren and relatives shared songs poems and a “This is Your Life” rendition. The couple the oldest male member of the church and their six children from Hordville received a television set as a gift.
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Will Blase
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Enno Schuelke
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of
Hampton
Gilbert Driewer
Carl Blase
Rev. Schuelke
David
Clarence Blase
Elmer Wilshusen
Clarence
Lawrence
Hordville
Crete
Lincoln
Seward
York
Aurora
Polk
Conservation Air Tour in County Monday
An upcoming Conservation Air Tour offers residents a bird’s-eye view of local conservation work. Sponsored by the Soil Conservation Service, the event invites farm and home owners to register for an area air tour on the upcoming Monday, with details in the page 7 advertisement.
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Soil Conservation Service
Stromsburg Tops The Cubs In Final Period
Stromsburg mounted a second half surge to defeat Polk 12 to 6 in the season opener. Calvin Stream rushed for 162 yards and both Stromsburg touchdowns while Polk struggled in the heat and faded after a strong first quarter.
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Stromsburg
Vikings
Polk
Calvin Stream
Stream
Cubs
Burg
Max Kroger
Dennis
Sealey
Richard’ . Brockwelt
Kroger
Galen Sterner
Page
Garden Club Show Draws 148 Viewers
Polk Garden Club thanks volunteers and contributors for a Bean Day flower show. Four hundred eighty people registered over Friday and Saturday to view exhibits. A silver tea was held. two door prizes went to Mrs. Glen Babcock and Mrs. Frank Schaep ler. Corsages were given to the two oldest registrants, Mrs. Ella Shenk and Mrs. Grace Brauer.
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Florence Hoffman
Polk Garden Club
Gas Company
Glen Babcock
Frank Schaepler
Ella Shenk
Grace Brauer
James Earl Bay dies in Washington at 60
James Earl Bay formerly of Polk died August 27 1963 in Ocean Park Washington. He was a son of Rev J M Bay founder of Polk First Baptist Church charter member of Lemuel R Wilcox Legion Post 160 and Polk Odd Fellows. Burial was at Ocean Park. Survived by brother Bert Bay Tampa sister Ellen Bay Edwards Colo four nieces Evelyn Davis Albright Boise May Bay Welms Scott Edwards Vera Ogborn Lakewood Ruth Davis Hrdy Walthill.
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James Earl Bay
Polk
Ocean Park
Wash
Earl
J. M. Bay
First Baptist Church
Lemuel R. Wilcox Legion
Polk Odd Fellows Lodge
Bert Bay
Tampa
Fla
Ellen Bay
Edwards, Colo
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Polking
Brazda Farm
Lincoln Star
Ooodo
Darrell Berger
Elmer Berger
Ft. Collins
Colo
The
South College Association
Farmers Coop Grain
Adden
Jack Dinsdale
Dinsedale Bros. of
Palmer
Don Stange
Gary Tranmer
Polk Cubs
Legion and Firemen
Kiddie Rides, Inc
Omaha
Hans Willadsen
Arborville 4-H Club Rough Riders
Hordville Saddle Club
Beverly Hillbillies
Hadley
Dean Myers
Inecart
Iburro
Kisler Tribe
Connnie Lavelle
Glee
Mrs
Conservation Air Tour
James
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