Palking Around The Autumn Equinox At Progress Office
The writer notes the autumn equinox position and shifts in chair to block morning sun, remarks on summer plans and a shift to fall. They compare stock market swings to skirt hems, cite inflation fears, and critique public relations around Vietnam. The piece ends with fall signs and a butterfly tally, continuing on page 10.
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Progress Office
United States
Pentagon
Administration
Vietnam
Armed Services
Nixon
Adolf Hitler
Highway 66
Here
Stroms
Polk School Enrollment Drops Amid Grade Shifts
Polk public schools report enrollment fell from 277 to 257 as a graduating class of 31 and a kindergarten of 12 entered the year. High school numbers dip slightly due to a 27 freshmen class, with 22 sophomores and juniors. 49 boys and 38 girls. Kindergarten through 8th grades see mixed counts, aided by teachers Mrs. Wayne Tyler and Mrs. Merle Good, plus specialists Mrs. Gissler and Miss Baker. Two new students from the Floyd Sanders family join the district.
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Polk Public Schools
Polk
Wayne Tyler
Merle Good
John Heywood
Hillis Sterner
John Nyberg
Wm. LeSeur
Walter Nielsen
Floyd Sanders
Floyd
Clyde
Don
Educational Service Unit No. 7
Cooks celebrate 59th wedding anniversary at home
Mr and Mrs Sam Cook marked their 59th anniversary at their Clarks home on Sunday September 21. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Ashler of Shelby Mr and Mrs George Cady of Bellwood and their daughter Elaine EB Ellis from California.
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Sam Cook
Clarks
George Ashler
Shelby
George Cady
Bellwood
Elaine EB. Elliis
California
Hospital Notes Edith Naslund Fractured Ankle After Fall
Miss Edith Naslund suffered a fractured ankle in a fall at home. She was moved from York Hospital to Lincoln for surgery and returned to York Hospital. Mrs Edith Benson is a patient in Osceola hospital.
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Edith Naslund
Lincoln
York Hospital
Edith Benson
Osceola Hospital
Mr and Mrs Stevens Visit Mrs Stevens at Good Samaritan Home
Mr Earl Stevens and Mrs Earl Stevens visited Mrs T A Stevens at the Good Samaritan Home in Osceola on Friday evening.
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Earl Stevens
T. A. Stevens
Good Samaritan
Osceola
Open House for 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house at Polk United Methodist Church on September 28 from 2 to 4 PM. Friends and relatives invited. no gifts please.
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Richard Johnson
Polk United Methodist Church
Cubs Fall 12 8 to St Edward Beavers Friday Night
The Polk Cubs lost 12 to 8 at St Edward as penalties and miscues fueled the Beavers win. Hiller ran in two scores after a blocked punt, while Mark Wood tallied for Polk on a late fourth quarter drive. Top Cubs defenders included LaVelle, Kenny Bills, Glasser and Albin.
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St. Edward Beavers
Polk Cubs
Cub
Cubs
St. Ed
Mark Wood
Beaver
Gus Bills
Hiller
Beavers
Jerry LaVelle
Kenny Bills
Robbie Glasser
Mark Albin
Polk St. Ed
Night Time Speeding Fines Across Counties
In County Court reports from Ray Noyd in Columbus and others, multiple defendants facing night time speeding, trespass, and minor in possession cases were fined. Jacob Micek, Vincent A. Krol, Harold L Davis, Loren Peterson, and Leslie Wayne Root appear among those listed with fines ranging from 5 to 45 dollars and restitution or jail terms adjusted or suspended.
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Ray Noyd
Columbus
Robert Dittmer
Stromsburg
James K. Pulliam
Osceola
Tom Marsden
Chris Zimmerman
Joseph J. Rystrom
Jacob Micek
Grand Island
Vincent A. Krol
William R. Douglas
Clarks
William H. Fleming
Burwell
Richard N. McCready
Mitchell
Harold L Davis
Loren Peterson
Bill M. Packer
Wood River
Richard J. Budzinski
St Paul
Jerry E. Nelson
Arcadia
Richard L. Hoag
Palmer
Wallace E. Fredrickson
Leslie Wayne Root
York
Jerome J. Leininger
Everett D. Linville
Broken Bow
Lonna K. Blank
Omaha
Eddie Johnson Returns Home From Vietnam
Eddie Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Harlan Johnson, arrived home from Vietnam on Thursday as his family welcomed him back from service.
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Vietnam
Eddie Johnson
Harlan Johnson
Marriage License Issued for Holstein and LaVelle
Ronald D. Holstein aged 23 of Nelson and Connie Marie LaVelle aged 19 of Polk were issued a marriage license on September 12, 1969. The record lists Holstein as the groom and LaVelle as the bride with statuses of being wed in the near future.
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Ronald D.*holstein
Nelson
Connie Marie LaVelle
Polk
Have You Noticed Ladies Health Checkups Past Due
A humorous diary style piece jokes about the ordeal of scheduling and undergoing a full physical. It covers making appointments, the gown, X rays, EKGs, blood tests, and the doctor’s curious peek a boo policy, ending with a memory of a mother’s concerns.
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Sealey
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Aziz
Dennis Bruns
Bruns
Diane Cramer
Richard Cramer
Loveland, Cole
Cramer
Dorothy Sealey
Richard Sealey
Ray Sealey
Denver
Colo
Williams Afb Rocketeer
Michael Todd Bruns
Williams Air Force Base
Williams Afb
Bruns I
Michael
Launch Control Center
Proud
Control
Commmanday Ane
Southern
St. Edward
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