Farmers Hold Their Annual County Picnic in Stromsburg
The Polk County Farm Bureau sponsored picnic at Buckley Park Stromsburg last Thursday drew a large turnout of farmers. V Vaniman spoke on American Farm Bureau Federation work and farm legislation and the push for economic equality for agriculture. A 4 H Club from Osceola performed two choruses, Marie Ingalls from Shelby read, and the Kelly sisters played a piano trio. Perus C Nelson introduced Enoch Ekstrand and G L Woodworth of the Rural Power District who outlined rural electrification progress and cooperation plans. Coffee was served by Stromsburg Commercial Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Farm Bureau
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
V. Vaniman
National Organization
American Farm Bureau Federation
Jolly Workers 4-H Club
Osceola
Arvid Peterson
Marie Ingalls
Shelby
Kelly Sisters
Perus C. Nelson
Polk County Public Rural Power District
Enoch Ekstrand
G. L. Woodworth
Olaf Nyberg
Nyberg
Columbus
Polk
Gordon Eno
Taylor
August Nelson
Gordon
C. G. Binderup
Minden
New York City
Copenhagen
Denmark
Europe
Binderup
Adolph Johnson
Near
Clarks
Arthur Emken
Near Benedict
Ralph Upton
Olive Upton
Clarence Bryant
E. E. Pengelly
Geneva
Ed Coover
No. Platte
R. Upton
Lincoln
Kroger
Grand Island
Chas. Smith
Fred
Ben Peterson
Car
Steelquist
Will Kroger
Lloyd Kroger
Hazel Nelson
Neil McNaught
Lindahl
Clarence Lindahl
Paxton
Bryan Gravés
Viona Edlund
Marquette
Grant Johnson
Robert Lindahl
Ilos Ostberg
Has. Lindahl
V. J. Johnson
Marguerite
Denver
H. S. Johnson
Central City
Wallace Sherwood
Charlie Smith
Shad Stroupe
M. E. Church
Arthur Gustafson
Lizzie Johnson
Nellie Beth Shoaf
Fred Johnson
John Light
Elwyn Johnson
Donald Johnson
Don
Kenneth Leach
Ord
C. R. Leach
Blanche Lach
Marguerite Johnson
Carl Steelquist
Chicago
Phyllis Steelquist
Harold Lentz
Ray Werner
Blue
Hampton
Walter Paneitz
Wallace Sandell
Neil
Kearney
Triangle Swim Meet Ends At Osceola Pool
Last Sunday a triangle swim meet among Columbus David City and Osceola took place at Osceola pool. Junior division winner David City 32 points senior division winner Columbus 38 points. David City led girls division with a win. Life saving classes progress with students including Wesley Parks Mervin Green and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Columbus
David City
W. Parks
W. Umshler
Mills
Parks
Umshler
Green
Butz
Wesley Parks
Mervin Green
Dean DeLand
Dean Everetts
Dick Mills
Bill Butz
Dale Ogden
Lyle Mickey
Jack Hastings
Margaret Hanson
Kathryn Huston
Robert Mills
Beulah Cemetery Association Set Meeting at Fairview Hall
Fairview notes show the Beulah cemetery association planning a meeting at the hall Friday August 13 with hostesses Mesdames Ollie Willitts Eva Willitts and Linnie Hoffer. Local visits include Mrs Iona Daniel from Omaha and Mrs Millie Daniel of Osceola. The community reports various travels and crops in Iowa Illinois and California with social and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Illinois
B. F. Heinemeyer
Pennsylvania
Wm. Dake
John Mickey
Ralph Buchta
Fresno
Calif
Paul Wisely
Anna Love
Phillips
Chester Dake
Lawrence Bryan
LaVerne Dake
Genoa
Monroe
Louis Hester
Dean McCormick
Reilly
Fairview
Valley E. L
Hills
Lesta Mace
Zola Frizzel
Hazel Norris
Wyoming
Rayner Carlson
Community Notes From Wesley Chapel and Surrounding Towns
Local church groups meet this week with Wesley Chapel hosting on Friday and Mrs. Hanshew entertaining the Missionary Society Thursday. Sunday visits include Gabel, Schott, and Herrmann families. travel shows Reverend Longacre's sermon and a trip to the sandhills. Various families, picnics, and club activities are listed, including the Mixup Cooking Club, a Stull Corner Pig Club meeting, and a family reunion in David City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanshew
Missionary Society
Longacre
Sandhills
Louis Schott
Gabel
O’boyle
Helen of
Shelby
Elias Timm
A. J. Herrmann
Timms
Custer County
Lake Ericson
Ruth Merrick
Earl Richards
Osceola
Kenneth Richards
Albert Anderson
Wilmer Anderson
Stromsburg
Ernest Nyquist
Floyd West
H. H. Club
John Kresha
Wm. Brandt
Chester Bierle
Alvin Merrick
Walter Koehler
Elton Berck
W. G. Herrmann
Pawnee Park
Helen Koehler
Margie
Florine Dunn
Naomi Pearson
Irene
Leona Grossnicklaus
Wm. Lehr
Ruth Herrmann
Omaha
Koehler
Robert
Elwin Knapp
Detroit
Mich
Danville
Ill
St. Louis
Elwin
Wayne Koehler
California
Joe Gabriel
Fullerton
Frank Ksiazek
Adolph Kuehnal
Emory Kuehnal
Alfred Kuehnal
Tom Schmoker
John Lockard
Albert Nelson West
Arthur Nelson
Charles Hastings
Percy Knight
Gresham
C. A. Bond
Paul Engelhardt
Stull Corner
Albert Schmoker
L. E. Treadway
Treadway
David City Park
Helen Kubicek
St. Andrews
Marvin Dawes
Dorothy Walters
Bayard
L. E
Herrman Couple Noted in Calmer Dunn Toils Report
Mr and Mrs Harry Herrman are mentioned in a Calmer Dunn toils report from a Sunday afternoon item, reflecting local community activities and names of residents involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Herrman
Lutheran Church Community Events Schedule
The Lutheran church lists weekly gatherings for the Ladies Aid at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sunday School at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., and vespers at 8 p.m. On August 17 a Sunday School picnic is at Osceola city park. August 19 the Luther League is hosted by the Gil bert Johnson and Rudolph Gissler families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Mauritz Swanson
Osceola City Park
Luther League
Gilbert Johnson
Rudolph Gissler
Paul Melin
Shelby Town Gossip Shifts Through Visitors and Travel News
Shelby residents Helen Moon Catherine Longacre and Margaret Stevens reunite after two months at the University of Southern California. A flow of visits follows as families travel to Kimball Eddyville Lincoln Topeka Minnesota and Ontario with returns from Yellowstone and Minnesota lakes. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society hosts, and California-bound Bull family closes the Shelby chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Moon
Catherine Longacre
Shelby
Margaret Stevens
Rising Cuy
University of Southern California At
Los Angeles
Wm. Kosch
Kimball
Kosch
Alois
Dick Barnett
Bosco
Eddyville
Iowa
Kelly Barnett
Barnett
Besco
Yellowstone Park
Oliver Strange
Lincoln
Kansas
Alvin Sims
Grace
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Polk County
Merrick
Logan
Johnson
Wilma Wills
Topeka
Kan
Louie Hastert
Louie
Chas. E. Hastert
Minnesota
Irene
Kelly
Perry Waller
Euston
Black
Mt. Ayr
Art Buchholz
Everett Funkhouser
DeLoss Buchholz
Osceola
Bull
California
Osceola Residents Ordered to Cut Weeds Across Property
City ordinance requires Osceola residents to cut weeds around their property. City Clerk Guy Ball notes enforcement and compliance expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Osceola
Guy Ball
Monkman elected new dean of Epworth Institute
Albert C Monkman of Osceola was elected dean of the Epworth Institute at Epworth Lake Park on Tuesday morning. Other officers’ election was postponed until November. The final class periods and quiet hour preceded an evening program of music and speaking ending with communion. The institute will break camp after watch hour and breakfast Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkman
Albert C.” Monkman
Osceola
Epworth Institute
Epworth Lake Park
State Journal
Heat Safety and Nutrition Advice From Polk County Medical Society
The article provides hot weather guidance for workers and families. It covers hydration with salted water, light clothing, avoiding heavy fried foods, and preferring greens and fruit. It urges calm pace, mid day sun protection, and hats for older readers. It also notes pasteurization at home for raw milk and mentions golf heat output and maternal care.
West Side Social Notes From Miriam Chorus to Luther League
A compilation of community happenings cherishing visits picnics and gatherings across West Side. Details include Miss Doris Toline visiting from Omaha Miss Irene Bush shower in honor at George Bush home and various families hosting dinners picnics and church events in York Stromsburg Columbus Osceola and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Chindgren
Miriam Chorus
Reuel Sward
Leech Lake
Minn
Oliver Johnson
Victor Newman
York
Herman Jones
Carlson
Milton Anderson
Stromsburg
August Matson
Aurora
Fred Youngdahl
Kenneth Peterson
C. A. Sward
Ministerial Association
Pawneepak
Columbus
Ladies Aid
Ellen Anderson
Doris Toline
Omaha
J. Toline
Luther League
Bertrand
Wallace Monson
Ted Nelson
Joseph Sward
Warren Johnson
Alan Oberg
Ansel Fredrickson
Ivan Sundberg
Hastings
Sundberg
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Egnar Hultman
Wallace Sherwood
Petrus Nelson
John Lind
Texas
Gust Chindgren
A. Swanson
Hultman
Genoa
W. Walter
Arthur Swanson
Edgar Hultman
George
Fairfield
Osceola
Corrine Beckstrom
Eunice Swanson
Lavina Swanson
Kearney
Polk Area News Highlights of Local Fire and Gatherings
A straw stack fire at Olaf Nyberg farm was quickly controlled with no damage to the nearby barn as Polk residents weigh a fall fair if crops improve. Community events include many visits, dinners, and church activities across area families and neighbors.
Lincoln visitors stay with Snider and Mickey families
Mr and Mrs Marion Snider of Lincoln spent the week end visiting the W E Snider and Tom Mickey homes. They were joined by Tommy Mickey who had been visiting Lincoln the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Snider
Lincoln
W. E. Snider
Tom Mickey
Tommy Mickey
Riverside boys expose slot machine cheating to curb crime
A Riverside Illinois study by high school students tests slot machines in a classroom, finding a 59 percent return with citywide averages at 21.5 percent winnings. The report urges banning the devices, noting they tempt children to gamble and breed crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Ill
Atlanta Journal
Methodist Church Service and Ladies Aid News
The Osceola Methodist Church lists a 10 A M Sunday School and 11 A M worship with sermon topic Smelters of Smoke. Ladies Aid Com for Aug 13 includes Merricks and Bercks. dinner Aug 20. Epworth Park Institute attendees from Osceola report a fine week. instructors include Rev. Monkman and Albert C. Monkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Service
Richard ‘Merrick
F. E. Merrick
Geo. Berck
W. W. Berck
James Gibbins
Ladies’ Aid
Epworth Park Institute
Lincoln
Osceola
Logan Danskin
Irma Stewart
Helen Dunn
Freida Buchholz
Phyllis Finecy
Margaret Kennedy
Rev
Monkman
Autry stars in Roundup Time in Texas at Sun Theatre
Gene Autry headlines the Sun Theatre Shelby feature Roundup Time in Texas airing Wednesday Pal Nite August 18. The event showcases the singing cowboy known for Western adventures with clear appeal to local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun Theatre
Shelby Gene Autry
Texas
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Wesley Chapel
Lutheran Church
Little
The
Polk County Medical Society
West Side
State Universite
NYA
University of Nebraska
National Youth Administration College
Albert C. Monkman
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