County Schools Worth Over a Quarter Million in Polk County
A report to the State Superintendent by County Superintendent Olive M. McBeth estimates Polk County public school property at 334 108 dollars. Of 71 buildings, 65 frame, 5 brick, 1 stucco. Rural schools without high schools valued at 125 153 dollars. high school districts 208 955 dollars. Elementary schools valued 116 000 to 155 000. Rural teachers 62 with 6 men 56 women. high school districts 18 men 43 women. Total 123 teachers. Last year salary expense 78 990 66 dollars with breakdown: rural men 25 125. high school men 19 359 41. high school women 31 484.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive M. McBeth
Polk County
Miss McBeth
Prevent Grasshoppers From Laying Eggs In 1937
Agricultural Agent Kelly urges farmers to use government poison bait now to stop grasshoppers from laying eggs. Up to 400 pounds per half section available while supplies last. 10 to 15 pounds per acre kills hoppers and protects alfalfa hay pasture and corn land before harvest. Extension entomologist O S Bare oversees distribution. Osceola supply to move to other counties if not claimed by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Locals Fall to Stromsburg at Fair Grounds
Everett Anderson pitched well but Roy Cox's team fell 4 to 7. Stromsburg again bested the locals who, despite beating strong foes this year, show jitters when facing Stromsburg at the same park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Anderson
Fair Ground
Stromsburg
Burg
Roy Cox
Runquist and Wolf Weds at Methodist Parsonage
Miss Alvera Runquist and Clif ford Wolf married Monday morning at the Methodist Parsonage with Rev W H Wright officiating. The bride, daughter of Herman and Mrs Runquist of Chappell, is a niece of Linda Fernander of this city. The groom, son of Frank and Mrs Wolf of Sidney Nebraska, will reside there after their wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runquist
Wolf
Alvera Runquist
Clifford Wolf
Methodist Parsonage
W. H. Wright
Herman Runquist
Chappell
Allinda Fernander
Frank Wolf
Sidney
Nebr
Jolly Workers Club Plans Demonstration at County Fair
The Jolly Workers Club outlined a fall county fair demonstration at a meeting at Ruth Walgreen’s home. Attendees included Shirley Mac Sall Holdrege Helen Dunn and Mary Elaine Carlson. Next meeting set for August 11 at Osceola park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Workers
Jolly Workers Club
Ruth Walgreen
Shirley Mac Sall
Holdrege
Helen Dunn
Mary Elaine Carlson
Osceola Park
Picnic at St Andrews Parish Ellers Hall
St Andrews parish hosts a picnic at Ellers Hall next Sunday August 9 featuring a large chicken dinner games amusements and an evening dance. Rev Fr Lombardi invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Andrews
St. Andrews Parish
Ellers Hall
Fr. Lombardi
Do Something About It Sermon Next Sunday at Methodist
A cooler Sunday brought a fine crowd to the Methodist Church. Attendance is expected to rise in Sunday School and Worship Service on upcoming Sundays. The sermon title for next Sunday morning is Do Something About It. W. H. Wright, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
W. H. Wright
Birthday and reunion notices brighten Polk community
Relatives and friends held birthday celebrations for P T Wurtz and Mrs Joe Johnson with self invited dinners and luncheons. Dozens of guests from Hamp ton York Kimball Stromsburg Bradshaw and beyond attended visits and dinners in the Polk area. Separate gatherings included a family reunion at Hordville and a Rochester Minnesota trip, with many residents hosting and traveling.
Weekend visits light up Stromsburg and surrounding towns
A long list of social calls fills weekend activity in Stromsburg and nearby towns. Paul Lindstedt visits Lincoln friends. Van and Bengston family tour Colorado. Amelia Partridge visits daughter in Stromsburg. Vernon Marshall visits Omaha sister. Several guests celebrate dinners in Grand Island and Polk counties.
Greens Chapel Ladies Aid Ice Cream and Cake Sale Friday
The Greens Chapel Ladies Aid will host an ice cream and cake sale at the church Friday evening, August 7. Prices: two dippers of ice cream and cake for 10 cents, two cones for 5 cents. Proceeds go to Greens Chapel benevolences.
Vacation plans and church festival noted in Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel notes Rev Longacre and family left for Oregon for vacation with relatives. Sunday School at 10 A M with no preaching services. Fun Festival on church lawn Friday August 14. Numerous local visits and family news including Mrs Burns and relatives from Alton Illinois and Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longacre
Oregon
Church Lawn
Lulu Burns
Burns
D. C. Barnes
Charles McBeth
Navy
Charles
Ed Bonne
Texas
Bonne
Tina Richards Haxton
Lexington
T. D. Richards
Verna Richards
Minneapolis
Minn
Wallace White
Glenn Chase
Shelby
Ella Batas
Mholdrege
Clarence Anderson
Carl Lundgren
Nels Swanson and Son
Stromsburg
John Huggler
Eugene Treadway
Leo Albers
Harold Cockson
Columbus
Joe Mick
Louis Schott
Edmund Gabel
Save the Straw No straw should be burned this fall
The article urges saving straw in Nebraska and warns against burning it this fall as it can be a valuable feed and fertilizer. Oat straw can be used with high protein foods like cottonseed or linseed meal or with alfalfa. It notes Nebraska’s poor burning record, estimates 90 percent burned in past years, and highlights erosion prevention benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Shelby Folks Take Summer Trips and News
A parade of Shelby residents share summer moves and travels. Claude Umshler reports work at Cheyenne Veterans Hospital in the diet kitchen. Mary Louise Thelen visits Nebraska relatives and returns with Karl Thelen Jr to Nebraska. Harvey Drumm and William Ellsworth seek work in California but return to Shelby with Karl Thelen Jr. The Huddlestons and Frank Dunning plan a ten day visit to Minnesota relatives. Paul Dobins heads to Hastings for Abel Construction work. George and Frank Smith return from Minnesota lakes. Terence Duren journeys to St Louis and Mexico City to exhibit paintings. R G Bemis visits Dr and Mrs Alton Merrick in Fremont. Wm Bitter of Bennett vacations in California then visits relatives in Grand Island and Monroe. Katherine and Elizabeth Longacre bring mother from Lincoln after Epworth Assembly. S W Longacre and daughters travel to Grant Pass Oregon for three weeks. Vernie Kuntzelman family and Chas Kuntzelman return from Pacific coast vacation. John Duren and Terence with Camelia Hartel visit Denver. Jack Ingalls family move within Shelby and later head to Twin Falls Idaho for a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Umshler
Claude
Cheyenne
Wyo
Veteran’s Hospital
Mary Louise Thelen
San Diego
Calif
Shelby
Karl Thelen
Miss Thelen
Nebraska
Karl, Jr
Kearney
California
Harvey Drumm
William Ellsworth
Karl Thelen Jr
Pacific Coast
Clifford Huddleston
Frank Dunning
Lingley
Minn
Jess Dunning
Paul Dobins
Hastings
Dobias
Abel Construction Company
George
Frank Smith
Minnesota Lakes
Terence Duren
St. Louis
Mexico City
Terence
R. G. Bemis
Fremont
Alton Merrick
Wm. Bitter
Bennett, Nebr
Mr. Bitter
Peter Bitter
Grand Island
Monroe
Katherine
Elizabeth Longacre
Lincoln
Epworth
S. W. Longacre
Grant Pass
Oregon
Vernie Kuntzelman
Chas
Kuntzelman
John Duren
Camelia Hartel
Lucy McBeth
Hoffer Metcalfe Wedding in St Joseph Missouri
Gladysmae Hoffer daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas E Hoffer of Gresham Nebraska wed Lt Robert G Metcalfe son of Mr and Mrs William Metcalfe of Omaha on October 12 1935 at St Francis Methodist Church St Joseph Missouri Chaplain Capt Renyolde performed the ceremony Attendees included Irene Clauson and Dr Prescott from Omaha The couple and families traveled to St Joseph for a 6 pm ceremony and seven dinner at Hotel Robidoux After September 1 Mrs Metcalfe will join her husband in Palmyra Missouri where they will reside Both graduates of local schools and hospital programs. the bride a hospital supervisor. the groom stationed in Palmya CCC camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladysmae Hoffer
Chas. E. Hoffer
Gresham
Nebraska
Robert G. Metcalfe
William Metcalfe
Omaha
St. Francis Methodist Church
St. Joseph
Missouri
Dorothy Metcalfe
Glenn Sack
St. Joeseph
Hotel Robidoux
Osceola High School
Methodist Hospital
North High School
University of Nebi
Palmya
C.C.C
Miss Polk County 1936 Is Picked In Osceola Pageant
Out-of-town judges select the local Miss Polk County 1936 at the Polk County Fair Grounds Osceola in an official unit show. The winner earns a free trip to Lincoln for the State-Wide Beauty Pageant and potential further trips to Atlantic City and Paris if she wins Miss Nebraska 1936. The Nebraska State Fair backs the event with hundreds of contestants across about 200 local shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebr
Polk County Fair Grounds
Osceola
Fair Association
Lincoln
Nebraska
Lincoln Fair
Atlantic City
Paris
Perry Reed
New Junior Department Store Planned for Osceola
Mr. Neale Bailey of McCook Nebraska has leased the north store room in the Kepner Block and plans a junior department store in Osceola. Alterations underway with a target opening by August 22. Balcony rear for ladies dresses and millinery. main floor for dry goods and notions. modern fixtures. local hires. Bailey operates similar stores in Tekamah Central City and Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neale Bailey
McCook
Nebr
W. R. Kepner
Kepner
Bailey
Tekamah
Central City
Cambridge
Osceola
Polk to Celebrate Its Thirtieth Anniversary
Polk officials announce a two day thirtieth anniversary celebration with events on Tuesday and Wednesday August 13 and 19 featuring a double header baseball game band concert rides and daily concessions. A carnival company will provide rides including a merry go round and ferris wheel with evening dancing planned each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Polk
Lutheran Ladies Aid and Luther League Convention Plans
The Lutheran church announces Ladies Aid Wednesday at 2 30 P M and the State Luther League Convention at Swede Home in the evening. Sunday includes Sunday School at 10 A M and Worship at 11 A M with no vespers due to the Swede Home convention. Tuesday features Confirmation class at 8 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Delegation Invites Gov Lan don to Stromsburg Speech
A delegation of Stromsburg business leaders from the Commercial Club and the Young Republican Club of Polk County travels to Topeka to extend a personal invitation to Gov. Lan don to speak in Stromsburg this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Stromsburg
Commercial Club
Young Republican Club
Polk County
Topeka
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. T. Wurtz
John Wall
Hampton
Chas. Norquist
York
Martin Baack
Sophie Scheapler
Fred Reed
Kimball
Wm. Wurtz
Verbena Brauer
Martin Smith
Emalyne Deuker
Wellman
Iowa
Edwin Deuker
Walter Green
Miss Deuker
Joe Johnson
Milford Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Lyle Ostburg
Adelia Johnson
Wallace Sandell
Elwood Sandell
Albert Benson
Ronnie
Henry Sandell
LaVar
Irvin Anderson
A. K. Main
Modesto
F. W. Peterson
Berkley
W. A. Binford
W. A. Stevens
Glen Hill
Sherlee
Harry Peterson
Lela Binford
Anderson
Gee Calhoun
Ernest Harris
Janice Witte
Elmer
Lizzie Johnson
Alvin Rystrom
John Seymour
Rodney Anderson
Benita Jo
Peggy
Maxine McGinnis
Frank Anderson
Ludwig
Robert Stromberg
Brooklyn
New York
Oscar Stromberg
LeRoy Bowers
Near Benedict
Chas. Bowers
Bradshaw
Chas. Smith
Lou Sheldon
Agnes Marsh
Ray Smith
Mary Shambaugh
Louise Jack
C. G. Jack
Los Angeles
Albert Sundberg
Doyle
Deer Creek
Minnesota
A C. Benjamin
Henry Sandel
Paul Carlson
Clarence Bodine
Hardville
Frank Fossburg
Gordon
Neal
Britt
Glen
Mrs. Hahn
Wisconsin
Adolph Myer
Miss Hagen
Louis Blase
Arizona
Paul Lindstedt
Clair McCormick
Jack
Martin
Ivan Bengston
Colorado
Amelia Partridge
Ord
R. E. Teague
Vernon Marshall
J. S. Schn
Arthur Twarling
J. C. Moore
St. Edwards
W. F. Wynn
J. W. Wynn
Claus Carlson
Eric Carlson
Lena Vath
Llof
Albin Anderson
McCool
Carl Blum
Detroit
Mich H. Christensen
Bob
M. C Peterson
Dannebrog
W. A. White
John Winfield
Waco
Dan Evins
Ernest and
Arthur Erickson
Enoch Jones
Julia Falk
Dorothy Falk
Evangeline Youngquist
Jeanette Rudeen
Victor Anderson
Clement Anderson
Carlton Anderson
A. A. Beatty
Auburn
Richard Sundberg
Emil S.F. Johnson
Leslie Johnson
Johnson
Alta Marshall
Kenneth Hernbloom
E. G. Burke
Lodgepole
Walter Hernbloom
Burke
Earl Burke
Sturday
Earl North
Hackberry
Greens Chapel
Ladies Aid
Victor Club
Russell Blevins
Brotherhood Greens Chapel
E. C. Mouden
J. T. Berck and Son
Margaret Danhauer
Marquette
Dwight Newcomer
W. L. Hollister
Bertha Hurlbut
Dillsayver
City
Liberty
Russell Anderson
Denver
August E. Anderson
Geo. Bond
Lodge Pole
Doris Knerr
Sutton
Hattie Monson
C. B. Knerr
Irvin Nelson
Lynette Larson
Simms
Frank Kuhner
Crawford
Liberty Local Farmers Union
Buckley Park
Spe
Rob’t Taddiken
Lynn Brigham
Walter Carnine
Wesley Chapel
Hoffer—Metcalfe
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