Serenade for Blase as Scarlet Fever closes area schools
In a busy progress notes page, a double charivari cheered Mr and Mrs Henry Blase while local schools closed for Scarlet Fever isolation. Residents visited relatives, celebrated anniversaries, and noted hospital stays and marriages across Polk and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Blase
Fred Shockey
Dennis Mills
W. E. Nieman
York
Nieman
Karl Dethloff
St. Catherine Hospital
Dethloff
Omaha
Karl
Hugh Turner
Marshall Turner
Harvard
Norman Kueper
R. W. Kueper
Hordville
Christine Lundgren
C.C. Bodine
John Cohagan
Dan Ice
Floyd Cohagan
Polk Progress brief notices and publisher info
The Polk Progress lists Norris W. Alfred as editor and publisher and Rich Bicker as staff photographer. It notes second class matter status at the Polk post office under the March 8 act and outlines advertising rates per column inch and per line for obits, poetry, and cards of thanks with annual and single-copy pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris W. Alfred
Rich Bicker
Polk
Nebraska
Inch
TOPS NE No 8 Polk Weigh-In and First Contest Highlights
Fourteen members weighed in with a total weight loss of 291 pounds. Lyla Meerkatz won the weight loss contest while Fern Myers and Marla Glasser were praised for counting calories and exercising the most. A new exercise was introduced for members. Visitor Mrs Eleanor Phillippe of Elkhorn, a seven year Tops member, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyla Meerkatz
Fern Myers
Marla Glasser
Eleanor Phillippe
Elkhorn
Tops & Kops
Polk News Items Visitors Gather for Weekend Socials
Friday morning visitors of Mr James Doremus included Paul Anderson Emil Larson Edith Berglund and others. Friday evening guests were Mr and Mrs Arthur Doremus. Sunday guests at LaVaughn Adelson's home included Clarence Johnson Merlin Lampshire and families from Holdrege and Aurora. Additional relatives from Columbus York and Stromsburg visited Mrs Genevieve Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Forss
Will Kroger
Florence A. Anderson
Alfred J. Anderson
Sibey Memorial Hospital
Washington, D.C
Polk High School
Normal Teacher’s College
Univ. of
Nebr
Oscar Stromberg
Polk
Lloyd
Stromberg
Betty Wilson
David City
Marvin Branting
Kansas
Carl Wilson
Marie Hoffman
Willard Henderson
Rising City
Ralph Davidson
Bruce Lusignans
Bonnie Carlson
Harold Carlson
Ansel Lindquist
Stromsburg
Robert Hellbusch
Martha Creech
Verl Fitz
Los Angeles
Calif
Donald
David
Farmers Dozen Card Club
Henry Blase
James Doremus
Paul Anderson
Emil Larson
Edith Berglund
Bill Munn
Francis Doremus
Gerhard Dose
Arthur Doremus
LaVaughn Adelson
Clarence Johnson
Merlin Lampshire
Holdrege
Ronald Beins
Aurora
Marshall Anderson
Columbus
Creighton Anderson
York
Sterling Anderson
Genevieve Anderson
Critics Probe Interior Questions Amid News Overload
A long reflection on press choices cites the Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation and conflicts with Indian affairs, noting the focus on energy shortages while grave injustices against Native Americans, including the Anna Mae Aquash case. It questions editorial selection and the role of media in shaping what the public learns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
Department of Interior
Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Teton Dam
Idaho
Forest Service
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Polk Progress
Polk
Main
FBI
Nick Meinhardt
American Friends Service Committee
Minneapolis
Minn
AIM
American Indian Movement
Wamblee
South Dakota
Brown
Pedro Bissonette
Anna Mae
David Price
Anna Mae Aquash
Washington, D. C
Garry Peterson
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wounded Knee
Golden Geese Guard Their Eggs Pay Rise Fight in Congress
The piece denounces a 12,900 dollar congressional pay raise, accusing leaders in both parties of a sneaky process. It details how President Ford’s recommendation triggers increases if not rejected in time, and how Senate obstruction and House tactics block a clear vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Snate
Chamber
Senate
Ford
Robert C. Byrd
Nebraska
Thomas O'Neill
Venezuela
Biloxi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Lott
J. N. Norton
Central City
Charles Smith
Arnold Isaacson
Harriet Bush
van Bush
Gerald Stoki
Fred Stoki
Ethel Crow
Long Beach
University Hospital
Glen Hill
Oman
Gilbert Gertsch
Calvin Gertsch
Escondido
Hamilton County
Swedish Hills Real Estate
James A. Rosenquist
Pioneer Days
Janda
Donald Ostberg
Anna Mae Aquasis
Ial
Minnesota Citizens Review Commission
Two Cities
Lincoln Evening Journal
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