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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1977

Page

3

Lindholm and Harden Families Meet in Holdrege

Mr and Mrs Conrad Lindholm visited Grand Island Sunday and met Mr and Mrs Robert Harden and their boys of Holdrege at the Holiday Inn to honor Derin's confirmation.

Conrad Lindholm Grand‘Island Robert Harden Holdrege Derin

Weather notes and rainfall claims from February to April

The passage records rainfall claims by Vern Samuels and Clarence Van Ostrand, noting over 8 inches and over 9 inches of rain since early February and March 10 respectively. It then shifts to a skeptical tone about $50 stimulus and describes daily temperatures and skies from April 11 to 16, with remarks on spring weather and local life.

Vern Samuels Clarence van Ostrand Carter U.S Henry Ford II Ford Motor Co Henry

WASPS AND Throw-Aways Or Give-Aways Contested

A reader attacks federal welfare as a giveaway system harming government credibility. The piece contrasts this with Northwest Indian economics, predicts decline of WASP influence, and cites Rev. Lindley Cook on racial mixing with a grim jab at sun-tan lotion as a minor cost to justice.

Lindley Cook

Farmers Lose Voice in Food Policy Shifts Since 1920s

A historical survey shows farmers' influence waning as policy power shifts to other groups and the White House. From the 1920s through the 1970s the rise of agribusiness labor consumer and welfare coalitions, plus presidential leadership, narrowed the farmer monopoly. Easter social visits noted in Parkview Home.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Congress Secretary of Agriculture Washington White House Labor, Consumer and Welfare Organization United States

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Polk Patronize Progress Vet’s Office Tion R. D. Kenny Police Polk Community Hall Polk Community Club WASPS Everett Peterson UNL Triangle of Power Bessie Green Parkview Central Clarence Johnson Kent Adelson Merlin Lampshire
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