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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1974

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Editorial: Nixon should hang in there, not resign

The Omaha World Herald notes Republican pressure for Nixon to quit grows amid editorials from multiple papers. It argues impeachment is preferable to resignation and warns against Ford succeeding, while the piece also reports a Grand Island supper gathering for the Brazdas.

Hughes Rudd Telvision Nixon Gerald Ford General Egg Ford Lst Hugh Scott Russia Omana World-Herald Grand Island Independent York Daily News- Times Stauffer White House Buckley

Village Board Election Results with Official Counts

Unofficial results show Duane Burney 107 votes Lyle Dornburgh 100 N E McNaught 99 Wern Jones 82 Ross Tarr 69 tally for liquor by the drink 95 against 69 for and 95 for county totals Richard Anderson 513 Linda Fuhr 434 reflecting local votes and county totals from the village election.

Village Board of Trustees Duane Burney Sevee Lyle Dornburgh N. E. McNaught Wern Jones Ross Tarr West Pleasant Richard Anderson Linda Fuhr

Polk High Seniors Graduate This Thursday

Polk High will hold graduation exercises Thursday for 24 seniors in the school auditorium. Valedictorian Melody Albin and Salutatorian Linda Swanson will receive diplomas from Principal Richey as Harold Carlson, school board president, presents the diplomas. The eighth grade will be promoted by Superintendent Walter Nielsen. Photographs of the seniors appear in this Progress.

Polk High Melody Albin Lloyd Albin Linda Swanson Wayne Swanson Richey Harold Carlson Walter Nielsen

Poppy Day Reminder Honors Veterans and Aid

The piece notes that the annual poppy memorial honors war dead and aids veterans by providing production work and employment. It urges readers to wear a poppy on May 18 to remember veterans in hospitals or workshops who made the memorial flower.

America

Local births and family notices in Sioux Falls and Palmer

Here I Am Mr and Mrs Bob Brockevelt of Sioux Falls S D are the parents of a son Christopher James born Sunday May 12 weighing 8 lbs 5 oz Mr and Mrs Roger Hawke of Palmer are the parents of a baby boy born May 7 at the Aurora hospital He weighed 8 lbs and has been named Jason Lee Mr and Mrs Wallace Sandell are the maternal grandparents Mrs Wilda Holmes and Robert spent the weekend in Lincoln with Mr and Mrs John Holmes and Michael in honor of Mothers Day

Bob. Brockevelt Sioux Falls S. D Christopher James Roger Hawke Palmer Aurora Hospital Jason Lee Wallace Sandell Wilda Holmes Robert Lincoln John Holmes Michael

Polk High Alumni Banquet Set For May 25

Polk High School holds its 60th annual alumni banquet on Saturday May 25 in the auditorium with Verland Widga as master of ceremonies. Honored classes feature Myrtle Bedient Grace Nielsen Carl Bedient Paul Gustafson Dorothy Glasser Roberta Biens Galen Sterner. tickets are $3 from Beverly Bills Polk with reservations urged.

Polk High School Verland Widga M. c Myrtle Bedient York Doniphan Beverly Polk

Ball Practice Start Note for Young Players

Coach Mick Hoffman announces ball practice for 89 and 10 11 year old boys begins May 20 at 7 p.m. at the ball field. All boys are urged to attend.

Mick Hoffman

Baseball Practice for 15 17 Age Boys Sunday

Baseball practice for 15 to 17 year old boys is set for Sunday May 19 at 7 00 pm. Coaches Myron Munn and Tony Warnick will lead the session.

Myron Munn Tony Warnick

Local students graduate from Kearney State and area colleges

Rodney and Donla L Heureux plus many locals attend Kearney State College graduation. At Nebraska Lincoln 2200 graduates received degrees including Bruce Alan Samuelson Polk and Charles Ledé Roy Van Ostrand Polk. Peru State College saw Dudley Baack and others graduate as Governor Exon spoke. Phillip Todd earned a BA from the University of New Mexico in Portales with a double major.

Rodney Donla L'Heureux Kearney State College Harold Carlson Clyde Jeanelle Alfred L'Hereux Tobias Donna Bodine Dale Lindburg Mike Polk Orville Jacobsen Minden Clara L'Hereux Campbell Carl Brown Ansley University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bruce Alan Samuelson Charles Ledé Roy van Ostrand Martin Baack Margaret Jones Robert Baack Dudley Peru State College J. 4. Exon Phillip Todd University of New Mexico Potales Todd Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell, N. M Phil Glen Stevens

Polk High Girls Win District Track Meet

Polk High girls capture Central City district track title with 95 points amid 15 schools. Marla Branting wins three events including long jump, 50 yard dash tying district meet record. Wendy Redman, Abbi Harrington win multiple events and relay teams excel. State meet qualifiers listed for May 18 at North Platte.

Polk High Central City Giltner Mordville Marla Branting Wendy Redman Abbi Harrington Terri Harrington Wendy Brenda Terri Peg Lindburg Abbi Marla

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