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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
4
A longtime Polk County resident and landowner promotes frugal government, lasting value from county projects, and a countywide farm to market road system. He pledges relief on permanent, Fair Basis, supports aged assistance, and emphasizes farming knowledge and agriculture as Polk County’s key industry.
The Osceola Record is entered at the Osceola Nebraska post office under the act of March 3 1879. It reflects standard publication of local notices and announcements for the Osceola area.
Local notes report births including a baby girl born July 30 to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shrader and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tschauner. A clothing store move to Rising City, a Polk County wedding, and town updates on post office plans, deaths, and community happenings.
Twenty four years ago from August 3 1914 the notice reports Andrew Sundberg died at his home northwest of Polk after weeks of illness. The item also mentions wheat market activity amid war talk, local prices for grain and livestock, a wheat yield detail for Frank Walker, and busy visits including J L Heald and J R Grimes traveling to Wayne for Osceola to join a state tennis tournament. It also notes Ord Pearce and his wife traveling to Carson Iowa for veterinary work and John Courtney visiting relatives while working with Des Moines magazine Successful Farmer.
The marriage of Miss Dorothea Dixon of Osceola and Roy Sall of Holdrege took place yesterday afternoon August 1 at the bride’s mother's home. The couple will reside on a farm near Holdrege.
Polk County Nebraska invites sealed bids for 4500 yards of Class A road gravel on a 15 mile road segment between sections in townships 15 2 and 13 2 with gas supplied and W P A drivers provided. Bids due Aug 16 by 2 PM at County Clerk. must include $500 bid bond. 100% performance bond within ten days if awarded. right to reject any bids.
Court order in a 1938 action in Polk County Nebraska directs a public auction of land described as the NW quarter and SE quarter of section 25 township 14 range 4, and the north half of the northeast quarter. Plaintiffs William B. Larson and others vs Johanna Larson and others.
Public sale listed for August 23 1938 at Osceola Nebraska of West of P M Polk County land described by sections and townships with cash balance after 15 percent down, plus legal notice of estate for William Dickhute with hearing August 12 1938 at Osceola County Court. both notices dated July 1938 and prepared by Mills Mills Attorneys.
Mrs Ray Wilson and Mrs Millie Dahlberg among guests at Mrs Walter Twarling home near Stromsburg last Wednesday. Junior Herbes visits from Polk with grandparents. Mrs Frank Mills in Norfolk with Oscar Andersons. Mrs Wm H Larson of Osceola noted. Tillman Joy visits from Ewing. returns home Tuesday. Farmers Union Picnic at Polk August 11 offers corn shelling prize. Jay Buchta and son John from St Paul visited. later to California with LeRoy Rhodes party. Dr George T Alliband reports birth of a nine pound daughter to Mr and Mrs Philip Lock born Sunday July 31.
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