Polk area notes include birthdays weddings and school events
The column records Mrs Wurtz turning 80 with open house, a 45th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Deuker, naval graduates at Fort Schuyler, a birth in Stromsburg, and local arrivals and visits. It notes Polk Cubs football beating Cedar Rapids 19 to 0 and mentions Judith Cross and Stanley Hanquist’s September 14 Lincoln wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hu
Polk
Pastor Hu
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Polk High Cubs
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Wurtz
Oscar E. Jones
Douglas Stevens
Gary Stromberg
Joyce Stewart
Lincoln
Polk Progress 10 Cent Line Update
A compact note from Polk Progress shows pricing details including a ten cent line and a four hundred dollar figure alongside a five dollar amount. The fragment lacks full context but lists monetary values for transactions or services.
Local Socials Highlight Omaha Rodeo Attendance and Travel News
Mr and Mrs Ed Dobberstein and Mr and Mrs John Rau attended the Ak-Sar-Ben rodeo in Omaha Monday evening. Clarence Creech returned home from Grand Junction Colorado where he attended his mother Mrs D. D. Creech's funeral. Mr and Mrs Lennis Lind returned Thursday from Harbor City California after visiting their daughter Mrs Jean Willoughby and two granddaughters. Mrs Edith Benson and Mr and Mrs Ernest Johnson of Chicago Illinois were Sunday visitors and lunch guests of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson. About 60 relatives and friends gathered at Polk Community Hall Sunday to honor Mrs and Mrs Lyle Lampshire of Los Angeles California on their 25th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Ed Schultz
Fremont
Schultz
Harry
Harold
Polk
Ray Werner
Sam Wall
Hampton
Joe Lichtenberger
Bradshaw
Minnesota
Canada
Ollie Johnson
Walter Nelson
Marvin
R. E. Burke
Stromsburg
George Burke
Central City
Burke
Nina
Kenneth Joanson
Marquette
Ernest Salchow
Carl
Asa Smith
Louella Smith
Lincoln
van Bush
Smith
Lovette McCoy
Wilfred Stephens
Frank Davis
Kenneth Ziegelbein
Woods
Overton
France
Ed Dobberstein
John Rau
Omaha
Clarence Creech
Grand Junction
Colo
D. D. Creech
Lennis Lind
Harbor City
Calif
Jean Willoughby
Edith Benson
Ernest Johnson
Chicago
Hil
Rudolph Gustafson
Polk Community Hall
Lyle Lampshire
Los Angeles
Legion Auxiliary gathers for meetings and plans
The American Legion Auxiliary met in the Legion Hall on September 10 at 8 p.m. led by President Louise Logston. New program booklets were distributed. The Junior Auxiliary met September 17 after school. The group debated cemetery crosses for Memorial Day, offered immunization help, and noted the Parent and Teacher Conference at Polk Elementary on October 5 with details to follow. WSCS hosted Senior Citizen Bingo on September 5. County Women's Club to host October meeting. Three new members were welcomed and lunch served to 28 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Louise Logston
Polk
WSCS
County Women's Club
Genese Munn
Sigme Hanquist
Susan Sundberg
Lauretta Neuhaus
Connie Ang
Sue Sweet
Francis Litty
Donna Werner
Local Family Visits Highlight Polk County News
Polk residents report a sequence of weekend visits from Lincoln and Minneapolis guests. Ronald Johnson and family visited Richard Johnson’s home Friday evening, while Dolan Hahn and family called on Hannah Hahn. Michael Swanson from Minneapolis spent the weekend with his grandmother Mrs Hahn and visited Kearney with Darwin Hahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Johnson
Lincoln
Richard Johnson
Dolan Hahn
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Michael Swanson
Minneapolis
Minn
Thengvall
Benjamin
Darrel Stark
Holly Bailey
Reuben Hanquist
M. G. Lindburg
Sarah
Ruth
Water Pollution Questions in Nebraska Agriculture Study
The letter references a Nebraska Water Resources Bulletin by Professor Robert A. Olson with colleagues Edwin C. Seim and John Muir, examining if farming, fertilizer use, and urbanization affect surface and groundwater quality. Findings show some nitrate and phosphate presence, mainly in sandy soils, with Merrick County groundwater flagged as a potential health hazard. concerns extend to Holt, Seward, Furnas, and Keith counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Olson
Department of Agronomy
University of Nebraska
Prof. Olgon
Polke
Merrick
Hamilton
York
Butler
Merrick County
Devel
Holt
Seward
Furnas
Keith
Professor Olson
Water Resources Bulletin
Nebraska
Edwin C. Seim
John Muir
Barry Commoner
Rome
Italy
Bankers’ Meeting
Henry David Thoreau
Platte
Blue Rivers
Olson
Seim and Muir
Barry
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By Aloyena Lind
Everett. Green
Navy
Adam Deuker
Martin Smith
Pic
Max Peterson
C. R. Peterson
Camp Roberts
California
Irvin Anderson
Mildred Sterner
Buckley Park
Everett W. Green
Walter Green
United States Naval Training School
Fort Schuyler
Bronx
New York
Lyle Dornburgh
Stromsburg Hospital
W. P. Miller
Calmer Johnson
Harvey Sundberg
Camp McCain
Irene Forss
Raymond Sundberg
Orlie Miller
Floyd Miller
Ed Coover
Near Clarks
Gaylord Stevens
Henry Shostrom
Stromberg
Miller
Nash
Folger
H. E. Warren
St. Paul
Max Quick
Art Phillips
Reuben Ehn
Leonard Warnick
Veterans Hospital
Mason’s
Polk County Farm
Jim‘ Rosenquist
Nebr
L. Dale Hanna, Realtor
Nat'l Bank
Bid’g
York, Nebr
Norris
W. Alfred
Wee
Nebraska Press Association
NE Waper
Legion ‘Auxiliary
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