Wealthiest Village Title For Polk Mentioned
Article notes Polk as possibly the wealthiest town by population 55 years ago. Local events include a Prohibition Rally at Polk Methodist Church, new barber shop in Hotel Hokenson basement, and various visits and relocations. Several marriages, school exams, and community notices accompany the snapshot of Polk life in April 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
United States
Wilbur Whitacre
Virginia
Whitacre
Kansas
Polk Methodist Church
Andrew Lind
Hokenson
Polk Mercantile Co
Ree Seymour
John Seymour
Rodney E. Anderson
Clarence Anderson
E. R. Peterson
Jim Pickrel
Arborville
Jim
C. C
Charley Westman
Clarks
John E. Menssen
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Hordville
Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery
Sophie Smith
Henry F. Smith
Arthur Dose
Carl Dose
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Wm. Butzke
R. B. Williams
Will Kroger
A. EK. Crow
Myra. Cox
Lincoln
Polk Progress Echoes Local Developments
A brief note records recent progress in Polk County with updates on community projects, school initiatives, and civic planning. Officials indicate tentative timelines and emphasize continued resident involvement.
Pleasant Home precinct tax talk and a week's weather
Rolland Dahlin assessed Pleasant Home precinct taxpayers while a April snow storm raged outside. The report recalls a previous April 1974 snow event, with high moisture snow and drifting. The issue lists church events, anniversaries, hospital visits, and school leadership in Polk, including Pastor Milford Olson arrival, Palm Sunday concert, and John R. Johnston named Polk Schools superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland Dahlin
Evangelical Free Church
Milford E. Olson
Bock
Minn
Polk
Thede Stevens
Roberta Nelson
W. A. Stevens
Donald Nyberg
Richard Sealey
Paul Stevens
Darrene Johnson
Leonard Orendorff
Glen Green
Harold Green
Clyde Green
Will Green
Willard Brant
John R. Johnston
Lois Johnson
Rena Mae Willits
Lincoln
Carl Steelquist
Robert Strickland
Clarks
A. O. Folden
Elwood ‘Anderson
Earl, Stevens
Victor’ Larson
Art Adelson
Ollie_Johnson
Ralph Kahn
The Republican Dilemma and Watergate Change
The piece argues that Americans struggle to change while defending flawed policies. It critiques U S defense posture and Vietnam era actions, questions public financing of campaigns, and accuses Republican leaders of complicity in Watergate. It frames the dilemma for Democrats and Republicans as they confront Nixon crimes and the need to change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of War
Department of Defense
Watergate
Ernest Gruening
Gruening
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Chicago
Ford
Republican Heirarchy
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
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William Norton
J. N. Norton
W. A. Refshuage
Farmers State Bank
Fair City
Neil Rakestraw
Friend
Rakestraw
Polkites
Lioyd Cole
Elsie Cordes
Aurora
Donald Lindburg
Alice Lindburg
Grand Island
L D
Huston
Osceola
Baptist Church
Grandma Meredith
Ross Durance
Fairmont
Co. H. Lindburg
Grace
Omaha
PIN
Redmond Linden
Mason Nurseries
York, Nebraska
Mason
West End
6Th St
Eaceee
Wesley Reist
John Sweenie
U. S
Lai
Vietnam
CREEP
Haldeman
Ehrlichmann
Colson
California
Helen G. Douglas
Congress
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