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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1968
Page
6
First grade cheerfully introduces JoAnna the gerbil as their class mascot. The pupils describe her daily activities and note their progress in reading counting and basic math. They mention unit studies on Fire Prevention table setting Veterans Day and Election and a class president chosen from Snoopy.
The Southeast Birthday Club gathered at Francis Widga's residence on Saturday Oct 4 with fourteen members present. They honored Frances Widga and Lauretta Neuhaus for their birthdays. Mr and Mrs Joe Monson of Clarks were Thursday visitors in the Harold Anderson home.
A group of Polk county ladies with November birthdays joined Mrs Orpha Due in York for a Saturday birthday gathering. Guests included Ollie Johnson, Mervin Samuels, Julia Flodman, Marvin Fredrickson, Grace Harless, Clarence Johnson, Yette McCoy, Dwight Burney and Lillie Flodman. A gift was given and a pot-luck luncheon was served.
Mr and Mrs P W Aker visited Mrs Jim Haggart in Hastings Friday where she had recently returned from a hospital. The Akers also called on Mrs Cora Lindburg a patient in Central City hospital Friday evening. Mrs Clara Blase of York spent a week in the Milan Blase home.
A Committee on Agriculture report shows farming employs 5.2 million, assets totaling 273 billion, and a productive gain of 6 percent per year for farm workers in the 1960s. It details farm sales, spending, and the broad employment tied to agriculture across the economy.
Young workers unable to work due to severe disability may qualify for Social Security checks. Eugene D. Hotz, claims representative from Lincoln, will visit Osceola on Monday November 18 from 9 00 to 11 30 am on the courthouse second floor.
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