From the Progress Files Harlan Johnson And Wife Return From Illinois
Polk County notes report Harlan Johnson and wife returning from Illinois. Nearby events include visits by Miss Nina Tenney to Lincoln, Mrs Will Parkinson visiting relatives in Lincoln, and several local social gatherings. The piece notes obituaries, anniversaries, farm sales, and community club activities with multiple local residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Parkinson
Lincoln
Nina Tenney
Mildred McDaniel
Helen Lind
Alice
Thelma Lindburg
Grand Island
Forrest Saint
Marion Flick
York
Felton
Womans Club
Taylor
Mesdames Carter
Pollack
Westfall
Garten
W. Fossberg
Baptist
Seth Piper
Pork Womans Club
Dahlin
Willert
Wallace
Polk Progress Price Listing Note
A brief price listing from The Polk Progress shows items priced at 4.00 and 5.00 with small figures of 10c and 56c indicating additional charges or rates.
Postcard from Ben Crestview Florida
Ben and Nell Peterson send greetings from Crestview Florida describing a rainy stay and a warm spell of summer. They mention plans to start a house project and have planted potatoes, noting farming in a small way while sending regards to Norris and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Norris
Ben and
Nell Peterson
Sunday dinner guests at Wilbur Whitacre home
Sunday dinner guests in the Wilbur Whitacre home included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lind and Arlyce Eddie Johnson, Mrs Emma Anderson and Miss Lillie Lind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lan
J. B. Williams
J B. Felton
Utica
Shad Stroupe
Don Johnson
Robert Steenbeck
Carl Steelquist
Algene Flodman
R. Stohl
Osceola
Wilbur Whitacre
Lloyd Lind
Arlyce
Eddie Johnson
Emma Anderson
Lillie Lind
Community posts mark progress in March of Dimes drive
The report totals exceed 2000 dollars though not final. Fundraising included a Polio Drive by Polk Volunteer Fire Department raising 239.77 and the Mothers March contributing about half the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes
Polk Volunteer Fire Department
Lawrence Shen
Lawrence Keith
Ford Kevin
Ames Lind
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola
Galyn Lind
Stanley Hanquist
Naval Training Station
Minneapolis
Minn
Lincoln Naval Air Base
Wilbur Crown
Central City
Baptist Church
Martha Creech
St. Paul, Minn
York College
Baptist Bethel College
False Economy Behind Lincoln Job Corps Center Closure
A Nebraskan column argues the Lincoln Job Corps Center closed as part of an economy drive fueled by Vietnam war costs and political pressure. It defends the program, cites enrollees’ progress, and condemns the political motives cited by Senators Curtis and Rep. Denney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Job Corps Center
Naval Air Base
Denney
Curtis
Hruska
Lincoln
Lincoln Center
Job Corps Center
Stromsburg
Job Corps
Dean Terrill
Lincoln Star
McCook
Lee Wilson
Manuel Pereyra
Wilson
Greenville
Ala
Clem Griffin
Air Base
Griffin
Oklahoma
Pereyra
Denver Post
Denver
Nebraska
Rep. Denney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harlan Johnson
Illinois
F. W. Fossbergs
Maurice Smith
Arborville
W. A. Green
R. L
Ted
Scottsbluff
Adelia Davis
Ellebrock
Hastings
Harry Henderson
Bunny Schmidt
Earl Waak
Charles Peterson
Charles Jones
Columbus
Nellie Peterson
Oscar Johnson
Rock Island
Har
The
National Research Council
Coop Chunk
Farmers Coop Grain Association
Polk, Nebraska
Polk
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska Pues Association
National Newspaper
Ase
Ben
Crestview, Florida
Roger Long
Orlie Miller
Don Miller
Polk County
Boardman’s
Stromsburg, Nebr
Legion Club
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