Hootch Conflict and a Plea for Legal Destruction
A skeptical call for legal disposal of seized home brewed liquor argues seizures lack proper process. The piece rails at bootleggers and praises official destruction with witnesses, while contrasting physician prescriptions as the only legal source of booze. Easter Week storms disrupt services and test the town’s utilities and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedeual
William
Nebraska
Gus Hyers
Tig Hootch
Gus
Osceola area notices note school events and accidents
Community items report farm incidents and social gatherings from Green's Chapel and surrounding Osceola area. Highlights include barn delays from quarantine, parsonage work, oyster supper, ice cream theft, meetings of Epworth League X L V and Ladies Aid, a horse pulling a Fordson with injuries, local sickness, tuberculin tests, and a 37th wedding anniversary surprise with relatives gathering for dinner.
Narrow escape as car plunges into ditch near depot
Walter Walgren nearly injured when his car fell over the south bank about 200 yards west of the Union Pacific crossing near the depot. The incline was six feet with water in the ditch submerging the front wheels. He salvaged the vehicle with a tractor and returned to the road with little damage. The slippery, oily roads and a failed turn to avoid another car caused the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Walgren
Union Pacific
Walgren
W«lgren
Local Shelby News From Nebraska Town
Shelby P. J. Ball travels to Omaha on business while births, visits, sales, and civic notes fill Shelby items. A Buick roadster changes hands, auto parts and livestock moves are reported, and church revival work draws crowds.
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P. J. Ball
Omaha
E. M. Carter
Riverside and Polk Battle Ends in Extra Innings
The Riverside boys and Polk tied 4 to 4 after 12 innings before Polk won 6 to 4 in an extended game. A return match is planned on Riverside's diamond.
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Riverside Boys
Polk
Riverside School
Havens
E. Daniels
York Hospital
Roy Frizzell
Nail
Wm. Wisely
W. D. Cer
Hedleys
Osceola Hastings
Wk . Wilcox
Norning
Wesley Chapel Sees Fifty Plus Attend Reopened Services
About sixty people attended services at Wesley Chapel last Sunday marking a year since its reopening. Neal Dawes has attended Sunday School every week, and plans for Easter exercises next Sunday afternoon are announced. Mrs. Lillian Carman received a birthday surprise from friends last week. John Braithwaite and his bride moved to the Whitehead farm, while Mr. and Mrs. Crozier host a cousin.
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Carl Oleon
Stromsburg
E. C. Monden
Johnson
Fritz Johnson
H. H. Mills
Boyd
S. W. Woods
Leo Woods
Spokane
Wash
O. Hennings
Mr. Hennings
Rolland Ekstrom
Ensign
Lincolln
V. S. Day
J. E. McCarty
Oscar Allison
Treas
C. B. Knorr
John Bond
Marian
G. G. Richards
Sam Ball
George McMeekin
Harry Reeder
Jimmie Dobbs
W. D. Stamm
Fred Berger
York
Ida Swan
Beatrice
Fern Shay
H. C. Hughes
Osceola
Chas. Dexter
Columbus Hospital
Cr. W. Moon
Rising City
Fairfield
Peter DeLaet
Battle Creek
Jane Lockard
Omaha
Frank
Gene Kinney
D. A. Brazee
A. Vanderkeiden
David City
Frank Dexter
Susie Dexter
Charles Dexter
Salt Lake
San Diego
California
H. G. Taylor
Shelby
Lincoln
Abbott and
Funkhouser
Henry Johnson
Fred
Thas
Neal Dawes
Lillian Carman
John Braithwait
Bride
Whitehead Farm
Crozier
Grace and Valley Churches Easter Services Schedule
All town services Sunday with Sunday School at 4 00 p m Easter program 11 00 a m Epworth League 7 30 p m Preaching 8 00 p m sermon subject Divine Love Soul Affinity and Eternal Elise Pastor J A Klein invites all to attend.
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Epworth
Elise
J. A. Klein
Easter Cantata Brom Cross to Crown at Swede Home
Judson presents the Easter cantata Brom Cross to Crown sung by the Swede Home Lutheran church choir at Swede Home Sunday night at eight o clock. The program features arias duets and choruses in a traditional religious setting and is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson
Farmers' Union to Host Social Meeting in Swede Home
Local Farmers' Union schedules a social gathering at their Swede Home hall for Friday night April 21. W. B. Fagg opens a new blacksmith shop in Sargentville offering prompt, reasonably priced service with pickup and return of jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
W. B. Fagg
Sargentville
Woman’s Club of
Osceola
J. A Perks
Senior Class Play The Thread of Destiny Shines At Audition
The class of 22 presented The Thread of Destiny by Lindsey Barbee last Thursday evening in the auditorium before a full house. Set in Civil War times, the three act drama featured Margaret Smith as Virginia Montgomery and Ralph Rickly as Peyton Bailey with strong supporting turns by Herman Anderson Mildred Brooke Winifred Hoffer and others in a varied cast.
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Lindsey Barbee
Margaret Smith
Virginia Montgomery
Ralph Rickly
Peyton Bailey
John Montgomery
Virginia
Betty
Winifred Hoffer
Herman Anderson
Mildred Brooke
Lloyd Timm
Beverly
Montgomery
Florence Sturdevant
Edith Sherman
Montgomerys
George Washington Johnson
Fanny
Richard Merrick
Vella Zang
Glenna Matheson
Anna
Amelia Treba
Sally Ann
Laura Lee
Fairfax Twins
Melford Anderson
John Merivale Morton
Federal Army
Sally Ann Fairfax
York area social notes report a busy week of arrivals and travel
Various residents, including H. T. Frazier, Alex Lind, and Ellen Brown, travel or visit across York, Osceola, Columbus, and Lincoln. The community records baby births, renovations, business trips, and several visitors. a burglary at Nelson barber shop is linked to Columbus hounds. The article notes church events, a Baptist meeting, and talks of local political shifts involving J. N. Norton.
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Alex Lind
Omaha
W. O. Swedenburg
Osceola
Ellen Brown
Columbus
R. W. Goethe
Aurora
Clarence Reckner
Arborville
Z. F. Myers
Central City
Will Miller
Carl
Lucy Whitacre
Abert Peterson
Carlson Butcher
Ed Bedient
Grand Island
John Bedient
Herman Church
Clarks
City
Cliff Branting
H. G. Carpenter
Marquette
Chas. Ang
Norma Horrocks
Papillion
A. W. Shafer
A. C. Quillen
Polk Checker
Wennerberg
Augustine College
Rock Island
Weckert
Seward
Nelson
A. B. Newell
State Baptist Convention
Baptist Church
W. A. Wurtz
Polk
J. N. Norton
Norton
Mr. Norton
Carl Jones
A. C. Jones
Ellen Sturdevant
Bridgeport
Nebr
York
Jones
Lincoln Ment
Senior coach Miss Esther Scherick shines in superb play
Much credit is given to Senior coach and sponsor Miss Esther Scherick for the time and effort invested to present the play in splendid fashion. The text also notes the notable cooperation and evident support from the cost.
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Esther Scherick
Community Chorus to Hold Organization Meeting
The Community Chorus under J. A. Parks of York will meet at York High School on Monday evening April 17 at 7 P M for its organization. All interested are urged to attend.
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the Havens
Opera House
Obadiah
Skinner
Ee Bidid Wie
Si Gailord Hendrickson
Nellie Richmond
George
Catherine Keefe
Cornelia
Nellie) Skinner
Pivger
Helen Drake
Nellie McIntyre
Ethel Sayéer Azcission
Layton
Sfire
J. A. Parks
York
Library asks patrons to return books by April 15
All persons who have books borrowed from the city library are requested to return them next Saturday April 15. No books will be loaned during the two weeks following the date while the annual report is prepared by the librarian. By order of Library Board.
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Library Board
Smoking Figure in Window Draws Northwestern Flappers
A Northwestern University crowd gathered outside Carl Steinkamp's nicotine shop as a carved wooden old Kentucky Colonel in a Morris chair puffed a pipe, creating a fragrant smoke. The figure, crafted by Lawrence E. Reed of Falls City Nebraska, and formerly of Evanston, had the group buzzing over its artistry and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Carl Steinkamp
Officer Weideling
Carls
Lawrence E. Reed
Falls City
Nebraska
Art Institute
The
Academy of Fine Arts
News Index
Evanston
City property damage and dumping notice by mayor
Notice warns against destroying or molesting city property at the sewer disposal plant and trespassing on grounds. It also orders proper dumping of ashes or garbage to prevent closure of the city dump, with enforcement promised.
Polk County rural school boards approve 15 percent pay cuts
A resolution adopted at the Polk County Association of rural school boards meeting in Osceola on April 6 calls for a 15 percent reduction in teachers salaries and price cuts for books and officers salaries to align with declines in wages and commodity prices. The resolution was approved and to be sent to county papers.
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Polk County Association of Rural School Boards
Osceola
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J. L. Hurds
Ladies Aid
B. L. Myers
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Axel Severine
Epworth League
Mabel
Harry Obrist
Osceola High School
James McKeag
E. C. Mouden
F. W. Berggren
Chas. Austin
Dwight Newcomer
Christ
Harry O’brist
Fordson
George Weiser
Clint McBeth
Col. C. W. Hayhurst
Ray Miller
Reece Auto Garage
Floyd
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DeTurk
A. C
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Bentonville
Ark
Pete Sommerstedt
Fairview
D. J. Smith
M. E. Church
W. W. Hull
Rose Elizabeth Allen
Joseph Allen
Polk County
David J. Smith
Bryant Normal
Veda Stanton
Trinidad
Cole
Ruth Cornish
Wesley Chapel
Grace and Valley Churches
Edmund F. Augustine
Minnie L. Seberger
Tom Randolph
Ed Anderson
Neela Boatright
Zola Koehler
Selma Anderson
Susan
Martha
Jane
Marcella
Marion
Alo
Dorothy Potter
Gladys Snider
Ivar O’berg
Uncle Billy
Colonel Montgomery
Grace Schmoker
Louise Lauton
Ralph Francis
Basil Lewis
Violette Anderson
Madgie Young
Harold Fillman
Edith
Selah Johnson
Telah
John Falkway
H. T. Frazier
C. H. Lindburg
Alice Lindburg
Baptist Convention Association
Dave Carlson
Mr. Carlson
John Rogers
Arvada
Colo
Will Green
John C. Mace
Cairo
John
J. R. Liebee
Henry Sundberg
Portland
Oregon
Nathan Sundberg
Esther Sundberg
Don Bauder
Airdale
Jim Reeves
Ralph Branting
Seward Sanday
Branting
Willy Weckert
Raymond Detloff
John Detloff
Arthur
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