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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1972

Page

3

Four Couples Take On Charivari Ride In Polk

In Polk, four newly married couples were paraded in a charivari ride Monday evening. About 125 participants lined up twenty cars, traveling to Hordville and back, then gathered at Schultz cafe for refreshments. Funeral services for F. P. Brock, 78, were held Sept. 15 at Polk Baptist Church.

Martin Jones Paul Strand Harry Schultz Glenn Hill Wallace Sandell Hordville Polk Schultz Cafe F. P. Brock Polk Baptist Church J. L. Hedbloom Polk Cemetery Emalyne Deuker Goldie Fossburg Mildred Smith

Local Socials And Military Moves Highlight Weekend

The BYPU held a watermelon feed at Danhauer's melon park with twenty six attendees. Alumni of ’32 enjoyed a chicken dinner at Mr and Mrs R L Smith’s home. Second Lt Hazel Nelson of the Army Nurse Corps, recently promoted to First Lieutenant, received orders from Washington. Detailing visits and dinners, the notice lists multiple households hosting guests from Denver to Lincoln and Crete Doane College students. Page 3 continues.

BYPU Danhauer R. L. Smith Hazel Nelson Army Nurse Corps Fort Riley Kans U. S. Army Washington, D. C Willard Adelson Geneva Mildred Evelyn Beckman Denver Minnie Swanson Chariton Iowa John Johnson Conrad Adolph Forss Frank Adelson L. E. Blase Virgil Will Garling Elaine Lincoln Berniece Oscar Gustafson Richard Francis Skinner Alice Nelson Albert Sundberg Doyle Mike Williams Ted Alfred Crete Doane College Leland Bengtson Camp Pine New York Lloyd Kroger Gerald Lindburg Pocatello P. W. Aker Harvard Willard Lindburg Helen Lohmiller Erma Nelson Lucile Sanfort Dorothy Woodman Linnea Ekdahl York Grand Island Lee Morris Delbert Morris

Nixon Critics Face War Gamble Debate Across Nation

The piece argues criticism of the Vietnam War is framed as unpatriotic by the Nixon administration and urges voters to question the government's reliance on bombing and power. It links campaign tactics to broader concerns about military growth and democratic health, calling for rational policy over force.

Grand Island Independent Nixon Robert Dole Ramsey Clark Dole Republican Party Vietnam Indochina United States Pentagon U. S New York Review of Books Israel Yehoshua Arieli Hebrew University Jerusalem Middle East

Local Community Social Visits Reported

Mr and Mrs Trof Ostberg visited Os car Anderson on Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Gary Harless and family called on Milan Blase Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Martin Hoffman Sr visited Richard Johnson Sunday. Mr and Mrs P W Aker and Mrs Emma Horstman joined Mr and Mrs Herbert Wurtz in Clark on Thursday for coffee. Mr and Mrs Marvin Branting visited Clifford Branting Sunday afternoon, later joining Branting family for supper.

Carl Steelquist Phyllis Naomi Vera Hill John A. Falk Naomi Alfred Denver Wm. Grimes Mrs Peterson Esther Peterson Trof Ostberg Oscar Anderson Gary Harless Milan P. W. Aker Emma Horstman Herbert Wurtz Clarks Marvin Branting Clifford Branting

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