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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
8
Crowded weekend of social visits across Lincoln Stromsburg Millard and Glen Stevens homes. Mr and Mrs Henry Blase and Delta Scheapler visited Glen Stevens.
A nostalgic feature recalls 1960s hippie slang and everyday words misfit by time. The verse juxtaposes meanings like hip, pill, cool, and jam with memory of travel, cooking, and upholstery. It playfully charts how terms shifted from literal to countercultural senses and back.
The Two Rivers State Recreation Area near Venice closes at sundown March 12 for renovation of five lakes including the put-and-take trout lake. Fish will be salvaged, rotenone applied to remove remaining stock, and restocking with trout planned for April 1. Other lakes will be restocked with bluegill bass catfish and walleye fingerlings in coming years.
A humorous verse by Mrs. Ora Clement from the Lincoln-From the Scotia Register laments modern slang and euphemisms. It contrasts phrases like GAY and TOUGH with older meanings and calls English “groovy” yet not proper, winding up with POT as a bumpy verdict.
Mrs Levar Sandell visited Mrs Vernon Hall in Mc Cool on Tuesday. Miss Karen Stevens from Denver called on Paul Stevens Saturday evening. Lloyd Humphrey and wife of Clear Lake Iowa stayed overnight with Rolland Stromberg on Wednesday. Harold Hanquist and wife dropped by Rudolph Gustafson's home Thursday evening.
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