Polk Village Board adopts minimum housing ordinance
The Polk Village Board met at the Polk Hotel on January 6 with Trustees Myers McNaught Dornburgh Redman present and Jones absent. They approved minutes and reports, set the April 7 election, introduced Ordinance No. 170 for a minimum housing standard, and authorized bill payments totaling multiple local vendors and services. The meeting closed with bills approved and adjournment.
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War and media nerves in a democracy under stress
The piece argues daily war imagery dulls viewer empathy, prompts big PR efforts to justify conflict, and critiques secrecy in government. It cites Vietnam coverage, public loyalty oaths, and a New Yorker quote warning that freedom dies by small failures and complacency, urging constitutional resistance to militarism.
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Conifers Dominate Windbreak Plantings in Polk County
Conifers now form the main protection plantings in Polk County windbreaks while earlier shelterbelts and Soil Conservation Service efforts relied heavily on broadleaf trees. Eastern red cedar ponderosa pine and Austrian pine lead the conifers used, with Rocky Mountain juniper Scotch pine and blue spruce also common. Government programs provide affordable conifer seedlings.
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Soil Conservation Service
Widows May Start Social Security at Age 60
Marie Raeder claims representative will visit Olcella courthouse on Wednesday January 21 1970 from 9 30 to 11 30 to discuss electing early widows monthly benefits at age 60 with reduced amounts offset by longer payment period and local office details provided.
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Social Security
Marie Raeder
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Oscelola
Polk County SCS Aids Planting With Tree Planters
Cost sharing programs and improved storage methods influence the trend. Technical planning assistance from the Soil Conservation Service helps Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District benefit from eight tree planters to aid in planting.
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Polk County
Soil and Water Conservation District
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