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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
5
A Golden Colorado reader writes March 21 1968 enclosing five dollars to renew Polk Progress for another year. The note recalls a rocky start to the year with Leo undergoing gallbladder surgery and a daughter spending 21 days in clinical tests, thanking Polkites for their cards and letters.
A string of Sunday and weekend visits details gatherings at multiple homes across Polk County. Names include Carlson, Dittmer, Flodman, Lind, Naslund, Widga, Jones, Hahn, Gustafson, and others with birthdays and anniversaries noted among families visiting, hosting, and traveling from nearby towns.
Dale Frizzell County Clerk of Polk County Nebraska certifies that qualified electors have filed petitions or made personal filings for candidates. Each fulfills legal requirements and is entitled to have their name placed on the official ballot for the May 14 1968 primaries for nomination to the designated office.
A list of presidential candidates includes Republican Nixon Reagan Stassen with residences in New York California Pennsylvania and Washington D C. Democrat Johnson Habeardshlgte McCarthy with residence in Minnesota and Wallace in Alabama.
A long list of delegates at large is named from multiple Nebraska cities including Omaha Lincoln Kearney Holdrege Hastings and North Platte with many names and affiliations noted. Some entries show uncommitted or linked to Lyndon B. Johnson and Eugene J McCarthy statements appear for several candidates. The page continues on to Page 5.
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