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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
3
The fragment records a farmer friendly December start in 1972 with daily notes from November 28 to December 4. It notes temperatures from 25 to 50 degrees, calm and windy spells, frosts, clear to cloudy skies, and sparse bird sightings along the Platte as harvest winds down and a cold front moves in.
Mr and Mrs Lauren Glasser of Hastings and others visited Roy Glasser Jr. Saturday evening. Earlier, Barbara Chesebro, Wilbur Whitacre, Emma Anderson and Lillie Lind joined Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lind for Saturday afternoon coffee.
A reader recalls the end of a football season and the afterglow of an election night defeat. He writes of disillusionment, staff fatigue, and the bumper sticker belief that America stayed and changed it, looking forward to Campaign 76 and a renewed ideal.
The federal government will regulate pesticide use on farms under a new act. It creates general and restricted use classifications and requires certified applicators under EPA oversight, with a four year timeline for certification and full implementation.
Norris argues that without actual persecution for political belief the sane reaction after defeat is to accept the verdict, reassess beliefs, and fight for dreams. He emphasizes that the hope of the United States lies in the chance to fight.
Sunday social notes recap visits in the Polk community. Mr and Mrs Marvin Branting and family hosted meals at Lincoln, with guests from the Mervin Branting and Terry Branting homes. Mrs Jim Chesebro from Vista, California visited her Glasser parents. Hampton Polk game guests included Ostberg, Flodman, Hoffman families.
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