Plane Crash in South Dakota Kills Three From Polk
The Polk area reports the deaths of three people after a plane crash in South Dakota. John Knerr, 69, longtime Polk resident, died at home on Sept 11, leaving a brother Henry and sisters Lucinda Elia and Mrs Wm Williams. The community gathers at open house for the Shenk Golden Wedding and other local notes surround the tragedy.
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South Dakota
Polk
John Knerr
Henry
Lucinda
Elia
Wm. Williams
Myrtle Merchant
Peru Normal
Carl Ang
Saronville
Clyde Stevens
August Carlson
Vilas
F. B. Slusser
Daisy Slusser
R. Stouffer
Verdena
Lester Stark
Ben Stromberg
Stromsburg
Richard Sealey
Ellen Thoren
Arthur Hemingson
Portland
Oregon
Oscar Stromberg
Chas, Bodine
Reuben Hanquist
Virginia Pearson
Polk Progress Brief Notices Peers Exchange
A concise Polk Progress snippet reports community notices and brief items from local organizations. It notes brief updates on events, meetings, and public notices affecting residents without detailed narrative.
Local visits and social rounds in Polk area
Mr and Mrs Parker Aker hosted Mrs Sadie Clark and Mrs Ella Rudy for a Wisconsin trip and guests Nell Aker returned home with them. Esther Morgan of ONeill and Ben Peterson of Parkview, Fla, joined Glen Babcock for lunch. Gene Wood and Fred Miller hosted and Julia Flodman received visitors.
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Parker Aker
Russell Aker
Harvard
Nell Aker
Sadie Clark
Ella Rudy
Superior
Wisconsin
Esther Morgan
O'Neill
Ben Peterson
Parkview
Fla
Glen Babcock
Gene Wood
Fred Miller
Lincoln
Lloyd Widge
Julia Flodman
Community notices and social happenings roundup
Afternoon in the Glasser home at Columbus noted. A Stromsburg 25th anniversary celebration drew over 100 well wishers hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller with Mrs. Rolland Dahlin recording guests. Carmen Sandell began nurse training in Lincoln. A coffee party honored Ellen Sandell of Shafter. York and Sacramento visitors attended James Lindburg home. Darrell Gierdan marked their first anniversary with dinner. Roy Ehn and Richard visited Arthur Eckdahl in Scottsbluff. PTA held its first meeting at the new high school auditorium with lectures on lands abroad. Frank Ostrander underwent surgery at University Hospital Omaha.
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Polk
Arnold Issaacson
Gilbert Benson
Ronald Benson
Sisseton
South Dakota
Ford Shenk
Clarks
Grant. Johnson
Virgil Kisler
Jof Ostberg
Battle Lake
Minnesota
Bill Seward
Topeka
Kansas
Milton Anderson
Noel Kealiher
Baby
D. C. Morris
Anna Eklund
Los Gatos
Calif
Richard Widga
Herbert Wurtz
Henry Horstman
Martha Larson
Omaha
Parker Aker
Ira Glasser
Betty
Janie
Harold Nelson
Kay
Harold Miller
Stromsburg
Charles Norquest
Rolland Dahlin
Elwood Sandell
Carmen
Lincoln
Bryan Memorial Hospital
O. F Alfred
Alfred
Ellen Sandell
Shafter
Jack Clark
Sacramento
Myrna Skaden
York
James Lindburg
Darrell Gierdan
Utica
Floyd Lyle
Roy Ehn
Richard
Arthur Eckdahl
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Gering
PTA
High School
James Wilson
Supt. McCormick
Frank Ostrander
University Hospital
One Tube Radio Memory From 1920s Polk and Stromsburg
In a personal reminiscence, the author recalls building early radio sets in Polk with Earl Cole and a Stromsburg connection. They describe outdoor antennas, arc-light experiments with 110-volt power, and the shift from crystal receivers to vacuum-tube sets, noting local figures and the first tube set introduction in the area.
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Power and Light Company
Earl Cole
Cole
Stromsburg
Polk
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Polk Fire Department
H. G. Brauer
C. R. Peterson
W. C. Steele
Hilding Strand
Will Newton
Hattie Lindquist
Albin Lindquist
John Lindquist
Brainard
John Collison
Cele
Bryan Graves
Mardell
Grant Johnson
Lespee Graves
Anita Lindahl
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Oscar Sundberg
Gresham
Charles Eckles
Mildred McDaniel
Elaine Wilcox
Hastings
Hastings College
Waldemath
Robert Strickland
Bruce Cowgill
Carlson-Huffman
Air Service, Inc
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
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Membe Nebraska Associations
Nines Association
Moore Lumber CO
Marian Adelson
Marvin Fredrickson
Walter Stohl
Mrs. Wayne Glasser
Columbus
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