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What appears to be the first polio case in the county during 1956 was reported from the north part of the county the last of last week. Adeline Deines, whom our reporter says is the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Deines, Lost Springs, was very sick the last of the week and was taken to St. Francis Hospital at Wichita for treatment.

Ira Newcomer, salesman for Cook Motor Company, received announcement Wednesday of the fact that he had won first place in the annual May-June Chevrolet contest for the district.

Twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Helmer July 9 at St. Luke Hospital. Little Denice Kay weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and Douglas Ray weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces. The Helmers have one other son.

Madelyn Reznicek, who last year taught in a school for the children of the American officers at Charteauroux, France, has been home visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reznicek. She left Sunday afternoon by plane to return to France where she will be married July 21 to Lt. Joseph Saccony, at Charteauroux.

Kay Navrat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Navrat, has been granted a scholarship to the College of Emporia, the Presbyterian church-related college of Kansas. Kay graduated with the class of 1956. She has been teaching swimming in the mornings and has piano pupils in the afternoons during the summer months.

George Janzen, at a Lincolnville service station, was boosted out of the usual Sunday morning routine when Nat King Cole and his big band, traveling in cars, stopped at the station. "There were cars and cars" says Mr. Janzen who had the pleasure of meeting the famous TV star and talking with him. "He was as poised and charming as on TV and stage and every inch the gentleman" reported Janzen. The caravan was on the way to Omaha from Oklahoma City.

Girl Scouts who hiked to the lake Tuesday morning were Jo Ellen Atherton, Edith Ann Jewett, Kay Amick, Betty Jean Tipton, Mary Melton, Sydney Hume, Sharon Nelson, Linda and Glenda May, Rose Marie Loveless and Jean Morse.

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