Polk Community Notes and Growth in 1960
Edwin Swanson, Polk native and University of San Jose professor, revised the Article of Business Education for Britannica’s 1960 edition. Local club winners, funerals, PTA elections, and farm transfers are reported alongside plans for tours, meetings, and 4-H club leadership in Polk and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Swanson
Polk
Encylopedia Brittanica
Swanson
A. E Swanson
University of San Jose
California
Polk Rebekah Lodge
Shelby
Harold Miller
Lee Bayer
Trof Ostberg
Laura Bolton
Della Hoffman
M. C. Killion
Laramie
Wyoming
Larry Killion
Jerald Ruzicka
Jerome
Los Angeles
Ruzicka
Robert Gerber
Omaha
Elizabeth Kath
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Chas Scheapler
James Wilson
Walter Binford
Oscar Gustafson
Irvin Anderson
Glenn Hill
H. ®. Johnson
Wayland by Mrs. LaVina Kopke
Social notices list confirmations birthdays and visits across Wayland Lincoln Columbus York Stromsburg and surrounding towns. Families including Kopke Bond Gonnerman Beebe Cockle and Spalding host dine and celebrate with relatives and friends across several Sundays and weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Mrs. LaVina Kopke
Osceola City Council Holds Election and Finance Session
City Council with Mayor and full board approved minutes and bills including UPRR Osceola Record Consumers Gas Farm tenants and others. Officials canvassed the April 5 1960 general election results naming Fred Bond as Mayor Orval Eikenhorst Ray Sedlak and Raymond Miller elected to positions. District Court notice concerns Edna McCray estate seeking sale of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 3 East Addition Osceola to settle debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Wee
Co. Treas
Virg Johnston
Gas Co
Don Baer
Lloyd Fjell
First Nat. Bank
Sss
American Legion
Ivar Oberg
Chris’s Station
Osceola Transfer
Joan Sievers
Waldean Johnson
Lincoln T & T
Farmers Grain
Farmers Oil
Overland Land
H. Jay McDonald
W. W. Norton
Wm. Wright
Internal Revenue
Thorpe Chem
Western Supply
T. S. McShane
Briggs Pump Co
Capitol Supply
R & D Construction
Lincoln
Cemetery Bend
Park
BPRS
St. Improv
Fire Dept
Sedlak
Eiikenhorst
Fred Bond
Orval Eikenhorst
Ray Sedlak
Raymond Miller
Calmar Herrmann
Polk County
Nebraska
Edna McCray
Fannie McCray
Agnes N. Timm
Harold L. Jones
Doris Ruth Hanson Wurst
Duane Hanson
Edith McCray
Myrtle McCray Lewis
Ralph McCray
Neal McCray
Fred Lester McCray
Neva McCray
Hageman
Margretta McCray Hanner
Eugene McCray
Grace McCray
Helen McCray
Elva Wilson
Connie's Column Cheerful Color and Quick Tips for Mood Lifts
Connie's column urges bright outfits to beat low moods and suggests a brisk walk and mirrored smile to boost spirits. It shares a simple sherbet recipe with milk sugar lemon juice and rind and offers party guest-book ideas using white or pastel cloths and indelible ink.
Gas light glow and home comforts from Northern Natural Gas
A promotional piece citing the ancestry of gas lighting from 1792 and 1804, extolling gas for modern living. It highlights durable cork foot cushions for furniture, a lentil style lemon milk recipe, and explains Northern Natural Gas Company’s pipeline reach from Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico to Omaha Nebraska delivering steady year round service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Murdock
Manchester
England
Northern Natural Gas Company
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hearing set for license to sell real estate in Osceola Nebraska
The matter is set for hearing on May 20 1960 at 1 30 PM in the District Court Room at the County Courthouse Osceola Nebraska. All parties may appear to show cause why the license should not be issued to the administrator to sell the real estate. Dated April 9 1960 John D Zeilinger District Judge April 14 21 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Johnson
South Dakota
Don Miller
Johnsons
Neil Peterson
PTA
Sidney
Polk County Farm Bureau
Nebraska City
Shenandoah
Iowa
Arbor Lodge
KMA
Shenadoah
Ben Peterson
Pork Parent Teachers Association
Lester Falker
Lee Morris
Lowell Bills
Earl Stevens
John Strand
York
Germany
Central City
August Nelson
Polk Baptist Church
Osceola
Nebraska
John D. Zeilinger
Osceola dinner honors Mrs Hastings on birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Hastings of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan of Grand Island hosted a Sunday dinner at the Hastings home for Mrs. R. M. Hastings. She received a long distance birthday greeting from her daughter Mrs. Jack Howard of Palisade, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.C. Hastings
Columbus
Joe Sullivan
Grand Island
Hastings
R.M. Hastings
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Elmer Logan
Arborville Cemetery
Ilinois
Nelson
Ted Foutch
Russell Fjell
Gerald Holm
Howard
Lawrence
Portland Oregon
Sterling
Dean
Gilbert Lampshire
Leslie Adelson
James Lindberg
Robert Merchant
Albert Sundberg
Horace Stevens
James Karloff
George Wochner
Rough Riders 4-H Club
Max Jones
Kent Sandell
Warren Bedient
Connie Jones
Vergil Flodman
Hilmer Jones
Chas Norquist
Peter Kopke
Lyle Kopke
John Kopke
Rising City
John Kopke Sr
David City
Craven Stream
Evan Hall
Raymond Beebe
Sheila
Joan Potter
Louie’s
Gilbert Springer
Stromsburg
Raymond Bond
Lee Carter
Carl Richter
Nick Gondringer
Elaine
Byrd Shrum
Lyle Cockle
Reg Eklund
Ronald Eklund
Ted Gonnerman
Lenexa
Pierson
Bond
Robert Barr
Barr
Joy Marie
Tommy Gonnerman
Dick Diers
Raymord Beebe
York Community Chorus
A.C. Stream
Elmer Schuknecht
Lee Campbell
Osceca
Chester Bennett
Paul Bond
Dick Myers
Foy Rosenberry
Greg Eklund
Fort Riley
Barbara Fitzpatrick
George Bond
Otto Wegmann
Swede
W.R. Preuit
Waco
City Council
Nebr
District Court
Earl May Seed CO
Maygold
Edmund Kontor
Gerald Obrist Osceola
Connie’s
L. A. Bratager
Minneapolis, Minn
C.P. Christianson
Friend
Omaha, Nebraska
Verabe
Consumers Public Power District
Amak
Martin
Ray Branting
Max Suddarth
Shelby Ph. LaFayette
Frank Gunsior
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