Six County 4-Hers At Seward Dairy Show
Polk County 4-H members exhibited at the District Dairy Show in Seward on August 9 to qualify for the Ak-Sar-Ben Dairy Show on September 21. Blue ribbons earned by participants included Patti Bender Allen Willits Sharon Wendell Gregg Hanquist Ed Ostberg Kathie Bender and more, in classes from Purebred Junior Yearlings to Registered Three and Four Year Olds.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Polk County
Patti Bender
Allen Willits
Sharon
Wendell
Gregg Hanquist
Local group tours Abilene trip in Kansas
Mrs Laura Bolton Mrs Blanche Welson and Mrs Blanche Fitz from Aurora joined a Merrick and Hamilton Counties bus tour to Abilene Kansas last week. They visited the Eisenhauer Library Museum Chappell and the old Abilene town two Wax Museums and returned home via Salina Indian burial ground. Sunday dinner guests in the Lee Harless home included Mr and Mrs Dick Harless and family and Mr and Mrs Gary Harless and family of Deshler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bolton
Blanche Welson
Blanche Fitz
Aurora
Merrick
Hamilton
Abilene
Kansas
Eisenhauer
Chappel
Abiene
Salina
Dick Harless
Gary Harless
Deshler
Grace Harless
Lee Harless
Polk Garden Club Meeting Plans Lap Robe Project
The Polk Garden Club met Tuesday afternoon September 18 at Carol Stevens home with Violet Sundberg as co host. Members cut blocks for lap robes for Senior Citizens home and took home squares to sew one robe each under Garnet Miller and Erma Adelson leadership.
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Polk Garden Club
Carol Stevens
Violet Sundberg
Garnet Miller
Erma Adelson
Polk Progress Ownership and Circulation Figures
Statement of ownership for the Polk Progress in Polk Nebraska shows Norris W. Alfred as publisher and owner. It reports average paid circulation by mail 759, sales 8, total paid 767, and average 12 month press runs 800 with single issue run 800. Single issue paid 759, sales 12, free 6, and distributed TTT.
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Polk Progress
Polk
Nebraska
Acts of Congress
Norris W. Alfred
Crowded Local Social Life Spans Pelican Rapids to Arnold
Local residents report a week of visits and gatherings across multiple Nebraska towns. Families from Central City, Stromsburg, Palmer, and Lincoln joined in dinners, anniversaries, church events, and travel, with weddings, baby showers, and birthdays noted among friends and relatives.
U S Savings Bonds Sales Figures for Polk County
Polk County eight month sales total 110569.00 with August 18079.00, reaching 69.6 percent of the 1973 goal. Statewide August sales near 5 million, eight month total 41550635 at 73.4 percent of the year's goal. Year over year gains exceed 23 million and about a five percent rise.
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U.S. Savings
Polk County
W. E. Johnson
Polk Happenings Show Visits From Various Families
Visitors in the Martin Hoffman scheme included Mrs Brad Sundberg and Mrs Darold Hoffman on Tuesday and Mr and Mrs Lebert Skogland of Mattoon, Mr and Mrs Shaw of York, and Mrs Willard Henderson. Thursday saw Mr Herman Stindt of Lincoln and Thursday night Mr and Mrs Jim Brazda and granddaughter Kristi. Saturday evening brought Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson of Sun City Arizona and Mr and Mrs S G Pierson of Marquette. Bill Hoffman of Fort Leonard Wood and Pam Ostberg and Harold Anderson visited.
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Reuben Hanquist
Roger Hanquist
Hannah Bodine
Emma Johnson
Mae Felton
Violet Sundberg
Janice Saylor
Emma
Carl ‘Carlstrom
Jerry Wall and Sons
Henderson
Steve Carlstrom
Chad
Palmer
Ken Carlstrom
Terry
Wall
Mennis Morris
Central City
Carl Carlstrom
Oscar Blaser
Columbus
Minnie, Miers
Henry
Kenneth Samuels
Chappell
Mervin Samuels
Ollie Johnson
Evelyn Shenk
Virgil Bush
Margaret Lott
Clarks
Reta Hurd
Gladys Clark
Dale Carlson
Stromsburg
Lynn Sundberg
Harvey Sundberg
Brad Sundberg
Ray Werner
Harold Lenz
Rod Werner
Glen Dale Arizona
Martin Hoffman Sheme
Darold Hoffman
Lebert Skogland
Matton
Lillie Shaw
York
Willard Henderson
Herman Stindt
Lincoln
Jim Brazda
Kristi
Henry Johnson
Sun City
Ariz
S. G. Pierson
Marquette
Bill Hoffman
Fort Leonard Wood
Hahns
Pauline Hahn
Nebr. University
Paul Coover
Alice Best
Rolland Stromberg
Burdette Flodman
Larry Coover
Vega Ekdani
Allan Andreasen
Omaha
Wayne Best
LaMoyne Steiner
Denver
Grandson Kevin Celebrates Sixth Birthday at Wilshusen Home
Family and relatives including Mr and Mrs Art Trenne pohl and Mr and Mrs Murray Nelson joined Kenneth Wilshusen and others Sunday afternoon to help Kevin celebrate his sixth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Trennepohl
Murray Nelson
Kenneth Wilshusen
Kevin
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Seward Dairy
4-H
Seward
Farmers Coop
Grain Ass
Vern Jones
Clifford Quick
Pelican Rapids
Minn
Oliver Kempf
San Brueno
Calif
Wilds Holmes
Robert
Pork
Park View
Ida Mae Wedsted
Mildred Norquest
Zion Lutheran Church
Robert Rains
Robert Willits
Earl Stevens
Ida Fredrick
Fullerton, Manor
Robert “Willits
Pam
Martin Lundstrom
Archie Johnson
Veterans Hospital
Grand Island
Jerry Smith
Conrad Lindholm
Emma Anderson
Berniece Sandell
Blanche Nelson
Neal McNaught Jean Nielsen
Ta Nelson
Alice Jones
Genese Munn
Anna Rau
Hulda Sagehorn
Minnie Wright
Harry Anderson
John Peterson
Willard Larson
Shelby
Harold Anderson
Oak
Nebr
Willard Adelson
Adolph Forss
Alvin Dahlin
Hastings
Robert Stevens
Karalee Dahlin
Kim Dahlins
Glen Stevens
Russell Fjell
Elmer Garner
Merle LaVelle
Lucy Sawyer
Danny Garner
Jerry LaVelle
Kearney
Lloyd Lind
LaMar ‘Lind
Arnold
Michael
David Strawberg
Dalton
Til
Elvera Nyberg
Merlin Nyberg
U. S. Savings Bonds
Polk Farm Supply
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