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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1973
Page
2
Pupils of the 7th and 8th grades under Mrs Irvin Anderson organized a Junior Commando Band and sponsored a defense stamp drive at the local school yielding 281.15 in stamps and bonds. The article also notes other local social events and community happenings from Polk.
The Immanuel Lutheran Walther League met Monday evening in the church basement led by Arlan Warneke. Officers elected include Sherman Wilshusen president Gary Sagehorn vice president Lois Willis secretary and Bob Driewer treasurer. Easter guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Ruch and family Harton Cole and Mr and Mrs Walter Binford at the Don Ostberg home.
Polk County Farm Bureau Ladies sponsor a two hour educational bus trip Tuesday May 1 leaving Stromsburg at 8 am. Tour Weather Bureau at the Airport Nebraska Veterans Home bank mortuary caskets and shrouds hear forecasts and learn forecasting. Board to pay bus cost for members others welcome with reservations by April 25.
Mr and Mrs Willard Henderson were pre Easter dinner guests in Verlin Johnson’s home with Peter Gillispie and family from Omaha Ronald Johnson and family from Lincoln Wilson an exchange student from China Debra Johnson of Lincoln also attended. Mrs Hazel White of Burley Idaho was a Thursday guest in the Walter Nelson home. Mrs Marvin Nelson and family of Broken Bow visited the Nelson home. Dwight Burney and companions attended the Republican Founders Day program in Kearney featuring Swaton R Hruska C Curtis Charles Thone J McCalister and Dave Martin followed by a tea for Mrs Carl Curtis. On the return trip they visited Judge E G Kroger at St Francis hospital who is seriously ill. Fern Draucker of Stromsburg visited Leonard Anderson Sunday evening.
A reflective critique argues reports distort events and attacks Nixon era policies. It condemns Monday pamphlet bias, defends checks and balances, and urges skeptical scrutiny of government power and imperialism. The piece voices concern over court rulings, congressional impotence, and the judiciary as democracy’s remaining safeguard.
Artemise Smith Higgs of Nokomia la spent last week with her mother Mrs Louella Smith. Asa drove his sister to Lincoln for a 10 am flight back to Florida. Mr and Mrs Wallace Sandell and Mr and Mrs Orlie Miller were coffee guests of Mr and Mrs Ira Glasser after the Community Chorus Concert at the Baptist Church Sunday night.
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