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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
3
Social Security outreach urging people nearing 65 to apply for Medicare benefits. Marie E. Raeder, a Lincoln claims representative, will visit the Osceola Court House on Wednesday June 3 1970 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to explain protections and enrollment.
A county education appeal urges Nebraska parents to learn about drugs and youth use. It emphasizes personal risk, outlines drug categories and possible outcomes, and directs readers to health departments for guidance. The piece warns that early ignorance can harm children and prompts action.
On Tuesday morning May 19 1970 Polk County local board No 15 sent two registrants to Omaha for military induction and sent three youths for Armed Forces physical examinations. Inductees named James Slusarski of Columbus and John Rongish of Shelby with parents listed. June call set for the eighth with one induction and ten physicals.
Polk residents visit Julia Flodman and celebrate Lynn Ramsey’s eighth grade graduation. Stuart Sherman from Omaha attends commencement. Wayne Ramsey attends Central City events with Debra present. Lynn joins family in Kansas City for wedding in Olathe, Kansas between James Blase and Michelle Black. Baccalaureate in Hastings honors Jim Adams. Dolan Hahn family and Hannah Hahn host Sunday supper.
Blanche Peterson writes that Progress News travels far as she calls family in San Diego Worland Wyoming and Nebraska trips. Other letters note renewed subscription interest from Al Kisler at Fort Walters Mineral Wells and a Central City Nebraska update about Smith daughters and Mother's Day gathering.
The Jolly West Birthday Club met last Monday with Margaret Jones as host. Guests included Joyce Millie Robbie Baack and Connie Ang. After a brief business meeting Helen Samuels led Yahtzee entertainment and gifts were given to Wilma Miller Alma Lamsheir Fern Myers and Jo Strand. A pot luck lunch with Margaret Jones birthday cake followed. Sunday visitors in the Stanfording home were Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson and Mr and Mrs Ollie Johnson.
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