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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
2
In this issue of From the Progress Files, Alvena Lind notes heavy rains and favorable weather boosting victory gardens and a record corn crop. People plan 4 H trips, visits span Polk and Arborville, with obituaries and community events including open house at Polk Lumber Co and a housewarming for Enoch Peters.
Little Chad Carlstrom visits grandparents as parents vacation in Minnesota. Guests include Dale Carlson family of Silver Creek, Olga Graves of Central City, Robert Lindahl of Clarks, Anita Eisler, Nona Ostberg, Phyllis and Pamela, Bill Hoffman, Don Nyberg family, Murray, Clarence Lindahl family Ames, Iowa. Sunday visits by Ronald Being family of Aurora and Clarence Johnson to LaVaughn Adelson. homemade ice cream. Carlstrom and Wall families visit St. Paul residence.
A compact listing shows item prices including 70 cent item, 10 cent line, four dollar rate, five dollar amount, and one dollar fifty cent figure, indicating a local commerce or advertising price sheet.
Regular meeting July 2 notes approval of bills and motions. Community bus use for July August to Stromsburg pool approved with same insurance. interviews for elementary vacancy conducted. advisory committee for D. C. program approved with listed members. meeting adjourned. Secretary Roger Hanquist.
Mr and Mrs Leo Calhoun hosted visitors Saturday evening at the Donald Hudson home. Fredrickson attended a birthday party in Stromsburg Wednesday afternoon honoring Mrs Fred White on her Goth birthday.
The piece warns that postwar trends show the military and secrecy expanding in government. It cites the Pentagon, top secret classifications, and electronic surveillance as threats to democratic balance, urging caution against fear and overreach. It notes McCarthyism, Sputnik fears, and the FCC’s role in media influence, stressing citizen empowerment and constitutional limits.
Nearby families and friends visited the Norman Reetz home in Lincoln for Sunday dinner and luncheon. Other guests joined in at Ray Devies in Aurora for dinner and attended the dedication of the Evangelical Free Church in Aurora. Also reported were visits by the Orendorffs from Bellflower California and Leonard Orendorff to Mrs Nola Gustafson on Saturday.
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