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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
2
W J Hippolite started work on a new brick jail for Polk located west of the waterworks. The 12 by 14 structure features two cages. Community events include church scrap metal drives and the sixth anniversary celebration for Polk.
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The Nebraska group based in Lincoln and Omaha advocates pro democracy while opposing military overreach. Nick Meinhardt, Nebraskans For Peace executive secretary, was found guilty in Iowa federal court for failing to obey a draft board order and awaits sentencing potentially up to five years.
A string of visitors arrived in the pork community this weekend. Mr and Mrs Bill Murray of Kearney joined Mr and Mrs Leonard Anderson on Sunday afternoon. Melvin Skoglund of Salt Lake City visited the Martin Hoffman Sr home on Wednesday.Mr and Mrs Orlie Miller and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hoffman called Thursday and Saturday nights respectively, while Emory Cramer joined Mrs Florence Shockey for Sunday luncheon in York. Edward Hafer and Berneice from Minerva Ohio arrived Sunday evening for a couple of weeks with Carroll Flodman. Lee Hanson and children of Stromsburg and Merton Flodman with Chad of Osceola were also visitors. Mrs Olive Gruber and daughter Esther Ellwood of Hartsdale New York arrived Monday to spend time with Mrs Bessie Green.
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