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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
8
Opinion fragment cites 1930s newspapers and film stereotyping, notes a university claim about feeding newsprint to livestock, mentions Laos Saigon withdrawals and Westmoreland, includes a lampoon of ads and a Polk Wilmer Bodine lawn mower event.
Local residents hosted and visited guests from multiple towns including Palmer Grand Island Clarks Hastings Hastings Fullerton Osceola Tacoma Millard Columbus and La Grange Ill over a weekend. Family and friends gathered for Sunday dinners and weekend hosting at several homes.
Commercial brief notes a used electric dryer for sale in a local ad. The item is described as functional with a contact number 765 2891 to call after 6 p.m. The listing is dated 11 28.
Narrator recalls nights with a partner in a tense apartment setting. After a violent moment, a knee to the stomach is dismissed as the house settling. The next night a “no forwarding address” sign appears, suggesting a sudden departure and a shift back to quiet Polk.
Agriculture faces rising water competition in the 1970s as irrigated acres climb yearly. Projections suggest four million more irrigated acres by 1980, demanding many more wells and greater groundwater withdrawals. Proper land grading and reuse pits can cut runoff. Soil Conservation Service offers assistance in Osceola at 747 2461.
WMS of the Ev Free Church hosted a family banquet on March 17 with a St Patrick motif tables. Rev Lee Hiegel missionary to Congo spoke to children about a coin and showed Congo slides. He discussed his work and displayed Congo curios while a generous offering was taken.
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