Pear shaped leaders and crickets in a summer note
The column criticizes President Ford’s conservatism and defense spending while lampooning Nixon era loyalties. It cites General Motors price restraint, praises Africa’s crickets as study fodder, and mulls the pear shaped joke about leaders. A brief summer recreation fund entry closes with a fiscal total.
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Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
William Douglas
United States
Ford
FBI
Council On Wage and Price Stability
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Africa
David Bentley
Bentley
Hugh Scott
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Scott
Rockefeller
Quao L
Terry Carpenter
Hughes Rudd
Hospital Notes Local Patients Undergoing Tests and Surgeries
Mary Perkins entered Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln for tests on Monday afternoon. Mr Orlie Miller returned home Friday from St Francis Hospital in Grand Island. Mrs Arthur Samuelson went home Monday evening after surgery at St Elizabeth Health Center in Lincoln last week. Mr Wilmer Johnson had surgery last Wednesday at York General Hospital.
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Mary Perkins
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Orlie Miller
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Arthur Samuelson
St. Elizabeth Health Center
Wilmer Johnson
York General Hospital
Hurt in fall during Washington visit at relative’s home
Mrs John Kruse slipped on basement steps in Washington state but sustained no serious injuries. Mr and Mrs Willard Adelson attended the funeral of Milton Peterson in Osceola on Friday.
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Washington State
John Kruse
Willard Adelson
Milton Peterson
Osceola
Senior Citizens to Hold Bingo at Legion Hall
Senior Citizens announce a bingo event on Wednesday September 4 at the Legion Hall. Activities begin mid afternoon with prizes for winners and refreshments available.
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The
Legion Hall
Polk County Achieves Nebraska Bicentennial First
Polk County earns recognition as the first Nebraska county with all four towns Osceola Polk Shelby and Stromsburg qualified as Bicentennial Communities. Flags were presented at a Polk County Fair ceremony with officials and dignitaries in attendance.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Osceola
Polk
Shelby
Stromsburg
Polk County Agriculture Society
Don Searcy
Lincoln
Nebraska American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Wallace Monson
Dean Myers
Lee Nicholas
Don Nordberg
J James Exon
Ruth Lux
Carl Curtis
Lucille Tyler
Wayne Tyler
Roman Hruska
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Omaha
Burney
Jeff Searcy
Wayne Whiebarth
Wilcox
Mark Alt
Dale Rosenberry
Francis Alt
Weston Burgess
Frank McMillian
Flodman
Blanche Fitz Honored by Polk Rebekah Lodge Members
Members of the Polk Rebekah Lodge honored Blanche Fitz at a ten o'clock coffee hosted by Wilda Holmes last Saturday. Blanche received a gift from the group after informal social time. Attending were Ella Cramer, Dorothy Dahlin and two granddaughters Vivian Bayer, Myrtle Johnson, Myrtle Bush, and Josephine Strand. Blanche returned Tuesday to her Aurora home.
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Polk Rebekah Lodge
Blanche Fitz
Wilda Holmes
Blanche
Ella Cramer
Dorothy Dahlin
Vivian Bayer
Myrtle Johnson
Myrtle Bush
Josephine Strand
Aurora
Have You Noticed Tomatoes Prove a Free-For-All in Progress
A reader recalls placing a want ad for canning tomatoes and receiving an overwhelming abundance from Polk County neighbors. Friends bring bushels, jars, and boxes to the doorstep, turning kitchen work into a harvest spree. The author contemplates another ad as pantry fills with free produce.
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Polk
Clarks
Ralph
Marsha Redman
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