Old Soldiers Picnic Planned Near Osceola
An August 8 1896 old soldiers picnic is announced in J W Bensons grove southeast of Osceola five miles southeast of Silver Creek. Noted speakers will attend and attendees are invited for a good time. Also notes J Walrath and wife move back to Osceola from Clarkes and plan Osceola as their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Benson
Osceola
Silver Creek
J. Walrath
Clarks
Walt Cornish
Gene Walrath
Harry Powers
Harry Marquis
Col
White Downer
Polk County
Thomas Ferrill
Merrick County
Senate
Amy Shaw
Ill
George W. Gregg
Defeated bond vote halts school district expansion plan
In a vote of 131 to 78 the proposed 33 000 bond to buy Beltzer property and build a new school was defeated. Judge Campbell issued a marriage license to Albert Oscar Anderson and Martha Larson. Mrs. Oliver Westberg and daughter Ethel return from Omaha after an appendicitis operation. Os Horst buys a local bus business and takes possession. Phillip Senter loses part of a finger in a circular saw last week.
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Beltzer
Campbell
Albert Oscar Anderson
Polk County
Martha Larson
Omaha
Oliver Westberg
Ethel
Clarkson Hospital
Miss Westberg
Os Horst
Phillip Senter
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Ozarks 1936 Hog Market
Live stock report from Union Stock Yards Omaha dated Aug 4 1936 shows cattle receipts of 18000 with light steers strong and heavies weaker. Hogs receipts 8500 with demand broad and prices from 9.50 to 10.75 for various weights and 8.50 to 9.15 for sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Omaha
Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Western Rangers
Injury prompts caution after near-severe hand loss
A worker reflects on surviving a severe hand injury and fears further damage from circular saws while noting he is fortunate not to have lost more than he did. The account underscores the dangers of machinery and the resolve to continue working despite pain.
Primaries Loom as Roosevelt Order Sparks Debate
Ten years ago readers learned the state wide primaries are set for next Tuesday. The column notes travel and life events including a baby girl birth and a meat market accident. It also reviews President Roosevelt's executive order on postmaster appointments, arguing it sustains the spoils system for most appointees and could be reversed by a future president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine Schuman
Bertha McCormick
Colorado
Harvey Johnston
J. A. C. Johnston
Lloyd Callendar
Osceola
S. Brooks
Signe Samuelson
Edna Branting
Miss Samuelson
Roosevelt
Congress
United States News
Fat Lamb Feeders Price Report Shows Range Across Grades
Feeder lamb values list fat lambs and natives by grade with prices from $7.50 to $9.50. Rangers and Fed categories appear with good to choice or fair to good quality notes. Yearlings also show strong values between $6.00 and $7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambs Rangers
Rangers
West Side bords share family and social visit notes
West Side notices list births and multiple visits across Grand Island York Polk and Stromsburg. Families such as Johnson Newman Fredrickson Olsons and Monsons figure in dinners, visits and travel to Central City Omaha and Iowa with names like Raymond Johnson Victor Newman Harlan Johnson and Jack Kohout appearing among weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Victor Newman
York
Oliver Johnson
Willard Adelson
Near Polk
John Johnson
Ansel Fredrickson
Mary Ferrell
Central City
Stromsburg
Norris Anderson
Arthur Miller
Iowa
Conrad Lindholm
Axel Anderson
Marie Sherwood
Clarks
Aug. Swanson
Harlan Johnson
Morris Fredrickson
Joe Menson
Verlene Darnell
Subscriptions Offered For Daily Newspapers
The Record advertises daily newspaper subscriptions including Omaha Bee-News Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Star with annual and six month rates. Sunday and extra magazine options are available and the agency warns against traveling agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Record
Omaha Bee-News
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha Daily Journal-Stockman
Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln Star
Pathfinder Magazine
World-Herald
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Walter J. Herbes
Osceola, Neb
Purina
W. E. Pierson Flour & Feed CO
Middle West
Standard Oil
Nebraska
Standard Oil Company
Lene
West Side
Whern
Hotel Conaut
New York TribuNe, Inc
JON
Bartlett Pears
Swede Home Store
Say
Silvertown
Goodrich
Goodrich Golden Pig
Goéddrich
Livertown RD
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