Johnson-Creech Wedding Rites Performed Sunday
Miss Annette Johnson and Wayne L. Creech wed in a 3:30 p.m. Sunday ceremony at Polk with 125 guests. Rev. Elwood Anderson officiated, flowers and music featured, and guests included numerous relatives from Polk and surrounding towns. The couple, Polk High graduates, plan a teaching career and a postnuptial move to a farm east of Polk after a Black Hills honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Johnson
Ivan Johnson
Polk
Wayne L. Creech
Clarence Creech
Elwood Anderson
Robert Merchant
Marka
Solene Johnson
Betty Creech
Retha Creech
Marcia Johnson
Maid of Honor
Little Jamice Creech
Polk High School
Black Hills
D. D. Creech
Grand Jet
Colorado
Kenneth Hall
la Mesa
Calif
Marvin Creech
Topeka
Kan
Carl Hall
Rising City
Willard Wall
Fairmont
Darrell Ronne
Lushton
Jarry Bickert
Velma Chapin
McCool
Dean Perkens
Fred’ Miltner
Carol Denton
York
Don Miltmner
Maxine Kingsley
Lincoln
Leater Dietsch
Bradshaw
Emil Monson
Wm. Wright
Osceola
Merlin Wright
Geneva
Darrel Scherer
Utica
Polk Edges Burg 6 to 0 In Season Opener
Polk beat Burg 6 to 0 in the season opener at the Viking field. Gaylen Holmes scored the only Polk touchdown in the second quarter. Bob Renquist anchored the Polk defense, thwarting Burg breakaways. Stromsburg’s Lind and Marlin Johnson stood out on offense for Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Burg
Gaylen Holmes
Stromsburg
Bob Renquist
Bob
Gaylen Holmeg
Renquist
Lind
Marlin Johnson
Polio Cases Rise in Community Health Update
Polio cases increase since last Progress edition with Shirley Gordon, Chuckie Peterson as early victims. Regy Green was declared polio patient last Thursday morning. The Sid Crow family lost three children to polio, Calvin hospitalized in Lincoln, two lighter cases at home. Kendall Lambdell, son of Mr and Mrs Sandell, Polk’s seventh victim, hospitalized in Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Gordon
Chuckie Peterson
Regy Green
Sid Crow
Calvin
Lincoln
Kendall Lambdell
Dlwooll Sandell
Polk
Grand Island
William Kingsley Suffers Hand Injury at Silo
William Kingsley sustained a severe hand injury while filling a silo. His left thumb’s first joint was severed when it was caught beneath a wagon box as it was lowered into position, requiring amputation back to the first joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kingsley
Kingsley
Polk High Sets Football Admission Rates for Conference
After surveying charges among conference schools Polk High announced rates matching most peers with adults 60 cents and high school students 35 cents while charging 15 cents for grade students. The table lists Osceola 50 and 35, Polk grade 16, St Paul 30 for high and grade 30, Silver Creek 60, Stromsburg 60, and Genoa not shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High School
Genoa
Osceola
St.Paul
Polk
St. Paul
Clarks
Silver Creek
Stromsburg
Polio Assistance Urged Through Polk County March of Dimes
Edith Heilman of the Polk County National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urges families with a diagnosed polio case to contact the Orceola chapter. The Polk chapter provides patient care funds with half of March of Dimes receipts kept locally for aid, and the rest sent to national HQ for research and education. Local funds can be supplemented by national support if needed. Telephone numbers listed as 5351 and 4661.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
National Foundation For
Leland Bills Returns Home From Army Service
Leland Bills arrived home Monday morning after nearly two years of active duty in Korea. He was among 3480 Korean veterans who docked at San Francisco last week and saw front line action for many months. He was discharged at Camp Carson Colorado and now rests in inactive reserve. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Bills of the Arborville Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Bills
San Francisco
Leland
Korea
Camp Carson
Colorado
John Bills
Arborville
World Doyle Appleston birth at Stromsburg Hospital
World Doyle Appleston weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces born to C W C and Mrs Raymond Poland at Stromsburg Hospital on Tuesday September Y. Mrs Poland formerly Agnes Appleton resides with her mother Mrs Anna Appleton until joining her husband stationed in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Appleston
C.W.C
Raymond Poland
Stromsburg Hoapital
Poland
Agnes Appleton
Anna Appleton
Garmany
Polk Houses Change Ownership
Two houses changed ownership last week. Merle Stromberg bought the Helen Isaacson house across from the Methodist Church. Clarence Bodine acquired the Strombergs' former home one and a half blocks east of the hotel. Both plan to move in sometime in the next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Stromberg
Helen Isaacson
Methodist Church
Clarence Bodine
Mere Stromberg
Election of officers across high school classes observed
The week featured officer elections for Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen with scores of names including Ervin Schulze Allan Ziegelbein Lois Light Beverly Feetzke and Janice Wilshusen among others The Pep Club also elected officers Miss Hunt sponsored the club The Thursday snake dance rally drew many students and townspeople with football fans riding Marvin Tredrickson's truck to the rally and Polivos Stromsburg game excitement noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Schulze
Gaylen Holmes
Bob Renauist
Leon Stankel
Harriet Bush
Warren
Allan Ziegelbein
Shirley Stevens
Kathleen Holmes
Anita Samuels
Janice Wilshhusen
Miss Lucado
Marvin Tredrickson
Kenneth Stewart
Everett Grean
Jake Harding
Marvin Fredrickson
Leo Wurtz
Phillips
Leon Stunkel
Dean Lindburg
Bacon
Stromsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roland Hall
Duane Johnson
Neal Sandell
Willard Hall
Frank
Clara Blase
Erwin Haton
LaMar
Iowa
Otto Rochlitz
W. C. Holtons
Central City
Worl
Susan ‘Anim
Ward Schrock, Jr
Denver
Schrock
Norma Jean Moors
Viking
Polk Games
Polk Houses
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