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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1972

Page

5

Fire Destroys Mervin Shenk Farm Home

A family home on the Mervin Shenk farm was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The property, owned by Orman Jeffrey, is expected to be rebuilt soon. Local residents expressed sympathy for the Shenk family and noted the loss of personal possessions.

Mervin Shenk Doc June Pete Navy Farmers Grain and Stock Co Polk and Louisville Kentucky Albert Peterson A. H University At Lincoln Polk Lulu Carson Fullerton Fred Moberg Helen Richmond Martha Jones Grand Island College Charles Bodine Henry Sundberg Ellen Thoren Nathan Sundberg Portland Ore Oscar Sundberg Clarence Bodine Swede Plain Marguerite Johnson Helen McCoy Midwinter Institute Epworth Loauge Stromsburg E. R. Peterson Mary EB. Wilcox A. E. Wilcox Arborville Deer Lodge Montana Fred Gilbert Osceola Osceola High School Orman Jeffrey Bert Cummings Harvard Ruth Benson Hordville A. ©. Benjamin Minnesota N. Shenk Willard Lindburg Clarence Jones

Polk Progress Tire Prices and Rates Listed

A fragmented line lists tire prices or rates with figures like 100 Reeves per line and amounts such as 4.00 and 5.00, suggesting a catalog or ad snippet for tire costs.

Lampshire hosts steak dinner welcoming new farm owners

Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lampshire held a York steak dinner to thank neighbors for years of kindness and to introduce new farm owners Willis Duerksen and Alvin Duerksen of Bradshaw. Guests included Duerksen, Widga, Miller, Carlson, Kealsher, Doremus, Lampshire, Brockevelt, and Van Ostrand, with Mrs Barthold Baach and Mrs Paul Troester named as new wedding service providers.

Gilbert Lampshire York Lampshire Willis Duerksen Alvin Duerksen Bradshaw Messers and Mines Verland Widga Maynard Miller Harold Carlson Noel Kealsher Conrad Lindholm Max Lott Kirk Shelby Margaret Lott

Aberrant Fascination With World Power and Genocide Treaty Failing

The Lincoln Star columnist Miles Benson laments Senate delays on the genocide convention and condemns the Justice Department definition of numerical significance as a dangerous deviation. He argues Congress and the presidency erode civil rights, foster political policing, and chase power, mystifying genocide and biological warfare while retreating from democratic ideals.

Lincoln Star Miles Benson United States Senate Justice Department Hitler Congress House Nixon Mansfield Department of Justice Department of Politics Vietnam Central America South America Caribbean Africa

Governor Declares Nebraska Wildlife Week March 19 25

Governor Exon issues a proclamation designating March 19 through 25 as Wildlife Week in Nebraska. Rex Amack, Wildlife Week chairman, urges Nebraskans to make personal commitments to environmental quality and notes the National Wildlife Federation packets offer guidance.

Nebraska Amack National Widlife Federation Federation National Wildlife Week Rex Amack Game and Parks Commission P. O Lincoln Neb

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