Auditors Uncover Shortage in Platte County Accounts
Platte county auditors report $5 686.61 in discrepancies linked to former County Clerk George H Bender. They found dozens of misapplied, fictitious, or altered claims from 1917 to 1926, with a $2 672.76 total offset by a $100 credit and indicate improper claim handling and unauthorized personal credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H Bender
Gillin-Holland
H M. John Frost Companies
Certified Public Accountants
Bec Fl
John J Gillin
Omaha
Carl H. Hove
Board of Supervisors
Platte County
Bender
Polk County
Jolar Bridge
Polk County Ministers Tie Apr 11 Meeting to China and Vacation School
The Polk County Ministers Association met April 11 in Osceola with Rev. G T Lavery presiding. Rev R S McCutchen spoke on the present situation in China and Rev A W Lyons discussed the church vacation school. The group approved welcome programs for naturalization newcomers and planned exchanges for May 22. A resolution favored twilight baseball leagues across county communities and a county twilight league was urged.
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Polk County Minister’s Association
Osceola
G. T. Lavery
Shelby
China
H. D. Landis
Ministers Association
Juge
Exchange Nuto
Attention to Tires Means Much Saving
Motorists are urged to inspect tires regularly for cuts and bruises and to repair small issues promptly. Proper wheel alignment and correct air pressure maximize tire life, while valve caps and tight seals prevent air leakage and under inflation problems.
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Emil
Carson Auto Co
Firestone
Osceola
Cedar View Families Visit Friends This Weekend
Cedar View residents spent Sunday with neighbors and relatives. Mr and Mrs Wally White hosted Arch ie Marsden and family. Ray Brigham and son James visited John Ingalls. Dorothy Ingalls stayed with teacher Clella Hanshew. Victor Sterrup and family visited J L Carter’s home. Fred Johnson dined with Henry Johnson. Mildred and Erma Treadway visited sister Mrs Wallace Logan. Hugh Lockard and family joined John Simonsen’s gathering. Ardus Knight returned to work after the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally ‘White
Archie Marsden
Ray Brigham
James
John Ingalls
Harry Hewitt
Frank Hewitt
Dorothy Ingalls
Clella Hanshew
Victor Sterrup
J. L. Carter
Fred Johnson
Henry Johnson
Mildred
Erma Treadway
Wallace Logan
Hugh Lockard
Jon Lockard
Evelyn Anderson
John Simonsen
Ardus Knight
Civil Service Seeks 2900 Prohibition Service Jobs
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for 2900 positions in the Bureau of Prohibition. Posts include chiefs, zone supervisors, administrators, inspectors, investigators, agents, watchmen, and attorneys with salaries ranging from 1,149 to 6,000 dollars yearly. Applications test qualifications for specific enforcement and permissive duties.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Prohibition
Act of Congress
W. E. Snicer
Civil Service Commission
Easter Week Services at Methodist Church Emphasize Community
The Methodist Church announces evening services all week at eight with Thursday Holy Communion and a special Good Friday service tomorrow. Easter Sunday includes Epworth League devotional hour, Sunday School, a musical Easter program, and a cantata “Hosanna” at eight accompanied by organ. The World Service offering supports global Easter hope. Handel Collier urges early Saturday bedtime to attend.
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Epworth League
Doris Hanson
Cornish
Handel Collier
Farmers Union program planned at Swede Home Hall
The Farmers Union hosts a program at Swede Home Hall on Tuesday evening. Ansel Pehrson is ill with chicken pox this week. Edith Johnson and Irene Jones visited Minnie Ekstrom Thursday. Community members will broadcast on station KGBZ from York Friday evening April 15. Monson Bros graduate near Swede Home this week. Ladies Aid meets at the church Thursday afternoon. Mrs. David Carlson and Mrs. Mabel Olson host, and Easter Sunday evening the Sunday School, aided by the choir, will present a church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Ansel Pehraon
Edith Johnson
Irene Jones
Minnie Ekstrom
York
Monson Bros
South Shelby Club Meets At Mrs Alpha Johnston Home
The South Shelby Club met with 9 members 4 visitors and 7 children. They checked work practiced songs and plag lets. A fruit salad and angel food cake lunch followed. Attendance was strong with 100 percent report and a rainy Achievement Day despite the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shelby Club
Alpha Johnston
Happy Hour Society entertains with music and jokes
The Happy Hour Society met at Mrs Hulda Cannon's home on April 7 1927 with Mrs Cora Arbogast as program leader. The group held an advertisement contest and Viva Kearns and Ella Koehler tied for high score with Koehler winning first prize. Entria Barker took the consolation. Sixteen members and five visitors attended and one new member joined. Next meeting will be with Mrs Florence Anderson. Edith Cremeen leads the Easter program with poems as the roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hour Society
Hulda Cannon
Cora Arbogast
Clara Blaser
Lillie Tooker
Viva Kearns
Ella Koehler
Entria Barker
Florence Anderson
Edith Cre. Meen
Walgreen Family Winter Trip Visitors Reach Osceola
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Walgreen returning from California where they spent the winter months. Miss Twila Holmes arrived from Council Bluffs for a visit with cousin Mrs. Charles Greenwood. Mrs. Arthur Green and baby from Kansas City will stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fagg for several weeks. Mrs. Herry Robinson visiting Clarks with sister Mrs. George Berck. Ortha and Mary Alice Eckstrom of Polk spent the weekend with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Eckstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Green and Baby
Kansas City
Osceola
W. B. Fagg
Herry Robinson
Clarks
George Berck
Ortha
Mary Alice Eckstrom
Polk
C. G Eckstrom
Shelby News Notes A Week of Local Happenings
John Dunning spent the weekend with his parents in Shelby and returned to Lincoln to resume studies at Wesleyan. C. S. Huddleston underwent appendicitis surgery at Shelby Hospital. John Lucas acts as road maintainer while under doctor care. Effie Kropatsch visited Julius Bernt. Funeral services for Mrs. Everett Black drawn attendees from Shelby at Fullerton. Ladies guild held a food sale at Durning's. proceeds $32. Chas Hastert drove to Omaha, returned yesterday. Art Scott and wife welcomed a baby boy at Shelby Hospital. Ardus Knight spent the week with her parents in Knight home and returned to York. C. J. Augustin bought Emmett Brothers residence last week. Mrs. A. L. Scholz and son Frank drove to Columbus and back.
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John Dunning
A. C. Dunning
Lincoln
Wesleyan
C. S. Huddleston
Shelby Hospital
John Lucas
Effie Kropatsch
Julius Bernt
Shelby
Everett Black
Fullerton
Ladie’s Guild
Durning’s
Chas. Hastert
Omaha
Art Scott
Ardus
Knight
P. L. Knight
York
York College
C. J. Augustin
Emmett Brothers
A. L. Scholz
Frank
Columbus
Shocks From the Live Wires District 6
District 6 reports seventh and eighth grade examinations with named students listed. A schoolhouse mixer last Friday night featured committee organizers. refreshments were served by local families. District fathers cleared trees for a new baseball diamond as freshmen and sophomores take six week tests. Basketball and baseball practice ongoing. two students were absent Monday.
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Severth
Inez Johnson
Evelyn Stromberg
Dorothy Vincent
Clara Belle Osborne
Richard Vincent
Joseph Ruzicka
Victor Doremus
Grayley Pauline Peterson
Martin Petersonz
Ralph Peterson
FD. iWilliams
C. A. Peterson
Adolph Allison
J W Peterson
C A Berglund
Hannah Larson
Neva Berglund
Worth While Writing Never an Easy Task
An author’s craft is hard in any mode. Writing demands pain and persistence, with authors financing their work, manufacturing the product, and selling it themselves, as the restless demand of the stomach and the bankers’ gaze press on.
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Adventure Magazine
Quest for Scott’s Best Novel Sparks Debate
William Fraser and Bulwer Lytton debated Scott’s best work and kept slips guessing. Both chose The Bride of Lammermoor. Mark Twain, a Scott skeptic, read Quentin Durward and changed his mind, declaring Scott could not have written it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
William Fraser
Bulwer-Lytton
Sir William
Mark Twain
Quentin Durward
William Lyon Phelps
Scribner's Magazine
Meeting In Osceola To Discuss The Cholera Situation
A Nebraska Department of Agriculture and county officials meeting in Osceola on April 20 1927 at 8 P M in the Assembly Room Court House discusses hog cholera and prevention measures. A U S Bureau of Animal Industry speaker will advise swine growers on reducing losses and preventing outbreaks. Secretary H J McLaughlin urges county farmers to attend and ask questions.
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Osceola
Court House
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Department
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
H. J. McLaughlin
St Paul Ev Lutheran Church Easter weekend schedule
The St Paul Ev Lutheran Church outlines a busy Easter weekend with Sunday School at 10:00, Sunrise and English song service at 8:00, a sermon on His Mighty Power, and special services. The Stromsburg Luther League visit on Tuesday 19th. Harmony Society and Women's Missionary Society meet at Miss Alinda Fernandez home Friday 22nd. Mission Meeting runs Monday 25th to Wednesday at Swede Home.
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Stromsburg Luther League
Harmony Society
Woman’s Missionary Society
Alinda Fernandez
W. C. T. U. Meeting Institute At M E Church Parlor
The W C T U will hold an institute in the M E Church parlors on Wednesday April 20 at 2 30. The public is invited to attend. Program includes Love America The Beautiful devotions piano solo address paper solo address special music and reports from the Mid Year Meeting with Sorg Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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M. E
America
G. M. Moore
F. B.kelley
Kron
N. O. Brown
I. J. Merrick
Collier
Birthday Party Honors Ath Boy With Easter Fun
Dick Matheson entertained about 15 friends on Saturday for his birthday. The afternoon featured outdoor games and gym activities, a three course Easter decorated dinner, and a trip to the town auditorium for a showing at the picture theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Matheson
Valley Notes Add Color To Osceola Community
Mir and Mrs Milo Joy and their young daughter visited the Will Zimmerman family in Osceola last week. Hubert Seberger of Columbus surveyed farm interests on the Valley. Walter Morys joined Fred Dunn for a Friday supper. Robert and Calmer Herrmann returned to school after a chicken pox absence. Will Hartman made a business trip to Stromsburg. Roads on the Valley are in poor condition and Nelson Brown travels with tires chained. Rudolf Urban hosted a Sunday gathering with Julius Nebosis and Will Zimmerman families. Nebosis and Mrs Nebosis headed to Columbus as Mrs Nebosis awaits her father from Topeka for an Easter visit. John Frerichs and his father visited the Zimmerman farm and plan improvements.
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Mir
Milo Joy
Osceola
Will Zimmerman
Hubert Seberger
Columbus
Walter Morys
Fred Dunn
Robert
Calmer Herrmann
Will Hartman
Stromsburg
Nelson Brown
Rudolf Urban
Julius Nebosis
Nebosis
Topeka
Local D A R Chapter Meeting and Community Notes
Stromsburg notes report a D A R chapter meeting at Osceola hosted by Mrs. Geo Brookes with invited Stromsburg members, plus hospital and church events. Birth of a nine pound son to Mrs Wesley Ericson at York Lutheran Hospital, and local names in hospital, road improvement talk, and several social visits and visits to York and Lincoln.
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D.A. R
Osceola
Geo. Brookes
Stromsburg
Wesley Ericson
Lutheran Hospital
York
Chick
T. D. Hunsaker
Gust Garnberg
Africa
Eden Baptist Church
Missionary Circle
Ladies of the Eden Church
Scott’s Hall
Here
Polk
Nore
Henry Larson
York Hospital
C. F. Moore
Paul Adderton
Heurge & McFarlin
New Bakers
Helen Scott
Sioux City
Iowa
Alex Scott
Albin Anderson
Harry Lanham
A. V. Eielson
Polk County Fair Board Chooses 1927 Supervisors and Plans Parade
The Polk County Fair Board held a well attended meeting presided by new president Matt Sterup. Elected for 1927 were department superintendents Ms Weaver, Mrs Lindberg, George Englehardt, and others for J and K to modernize the exhibit. A school district parade premium was arranged, a baby clinic will run during the fair, and further program decisions will come at month end. Sept 13 14 15 16 set as fair dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Fair Board of
George Engelhardt
D. A. Benson
K. C. Mouden
Polk County
Planting Potatoes With Seed Treatments
Guidance on potato planting discusses moon or ground planting, seed treatment with formaldehyde and corrosive sublimate, soaking times, repetition limits, drying steps, and careful handling to avoid disease transfer before cutting for planting.
Osceola Weighs July Fourth Plans For Glorious Fourth
Residents inquire if Osceola will celebrate Independence Day in town or rely on outside entertainment. Several Nebraska towns publish plans, and local groups have yet to take concrete action. Officials stress careful planning and ample preparation to ensure a successful observance.
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Osceola
Nebraska
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W. C. T. U. Meeting
Lou [Srael
Stromsbury
Walter Salisbury
EB. P. Pike
Harold Banta
Ira Banta
D A R
J. A. West
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Emil S. F Johnson
Albert Ryan
Ryan
Vance Sharp
Stanton
Nebr
Rabie
Albert Larsor
Henry
C. A. Larson
Grand Island
Peter Winberg
E. Lunner
Beatrice Winberg
Arthur C. Morrill
Fair Board
Farmers State Bank
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