Polk County Farmers Picnic at Buckley Park
The Polk County Farm Bureau sponsored a large crowd at Buckley Park Stromsburg last Thursday for the annual county picnic. V Vaniman spoke on American Farm Bureau Federation farm legislation and economic equality for agriculture. The Jolly Workers 4 H Club Osceola performed two chorus numbers and Marie Ingalls Shelby read a piece. Perus C Nelson Polk County Public Rural Power District president introduced manager Enoch Ekstrand and project engineer G L Woodworth. They discussed progress toward rural electrification and cooperation with district offices before wiring. 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
Triangle Swim Meet Concludes Osceola Pool Run
Last Sunday a triangle swim meet at Osceola pool featured Columbus David City and Osceola. Junior division saw David City 32 points, Osceola 21, Columbus 20. Senior division had Columbus 38, David City 29, Osceola 7. David City won the girls division. Mills Parks Umshler starred in juniors while Green Butz led Osceola seniors. Upcoming meets planned at Columbus August 17 and 20. Life saving classes progress with graduates listed and instructor Robert Mills assisting.
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
Fairview Community Notes and Social Happenings
The Beulah cemetery association will meet at the hall Friday August 13 with Mesdames Ollie Willitts Eva Willitts and Linnie Hoffer as hostesses. Various local residents visit relatives travel to Boston Fresno and Phillips while others enjoy a wiener roast. a 10 pound baby boy joins the Mickey family and crops in Iowa Illinois are reported good.
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
Wesley Chapel Church Aid Meeting And Local Socials
Local church groups plan Friday evening gatherings at Wesley Chapel. Mis sionary Society hosts Thursday afternoon tea. Community members, including Schott, Herrmann, and Koehler families, share visits, picnics, and weekend travels. A serious accident in Detroit prompts family updates.
Herrman Couple Invokes Calmer Dunn On Sunday
Mr and Mrs Harry Herrman embarked on the Calmer Dunn for a Sunday outing described in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Harry Herrman
Lutheran Church Activities And Community Prayer Group
The Lutheran church shares weekly events including Ladies Aid at 2:30 PM Thursday with Mrs. Mauritz Swanson hosting, Sunday School at 10 AM, worship at 11 AM, and Vespers at 8 PM. A Sunday School picnic is planned for August 17 in Osceola city park and Luther League gathering on August 19 hosted by the Gil bert Johnson and Rudolph Giss ler families. Paul Melin urges forming prayer groups calling or visiting the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Mauritz Swanson
Osceola City Park
Luther League
Gilbert Johnson
Rudolph Gissler
Paul Melin
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
Ellen Anderson
Doris Toline
Omaha
J. Toline
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
Social Roundup in Shelby and Nearby Towns
Miss Helen Moon, Miss Catherine Longacre, and Miss Margaret Stevens reunite after two months at USC summer school in Los Angeles. Shelby residents and visitors from Rising City, Eddyville, Lincoln, Topeka, and Canada share visits, trips, and family gatherings. People travel to Kimball, Yellowstone Park, Minnesota lakes, and Los Angeles, with church groups hosting events and several families planning new homes.
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
City warns Osceola residents to cut weeds on property
Osceola residents are instructed by city ordinance to clear weeds from around their property. City Clerk Guy Ball issues the notice directing compliance.
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 Tuesday morning. Election of other officers was postponed until November. Final class periods and a quiet hour followed by recreation preceded a music and speaking program and an evening communion. After watch hour and breakfast the institute will break camp.
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Monkman
Albert C.” Monkman
Osceola
Epworth Institute
Epworth Lake Park
State Journal
Heat Safety and Nutrition Tips From Polk County Medical Society
Guidance for workers in hot factories emphasizes drinking salted water to prevent heat exhaustion. Advice covers clothing, diet with greens and fruits, light fabrics, sun protection, and pacing daily routines. Milk pasteurization at home is described for raw milk users.
West Side Social Notes From Miriam Chorus To Osceola
A community roundup lists neighborhood visits dinners and gatherings. Miss Doris Toline of Omaha arrives to spend four weeks with her parents in West Side. Various families share travel picnics showers and church group activities across York Stromsburg Columbus and Kearney areas.
Polk News Highlights From Osceola Area
A fire at Olaf Nyberg farm burned a straw stack near a barn but caused no damage as wind kept flames moving away. Community notes report many local visits, gatherings, and family movements across Polk and surrounding towns, including farm transfers and visits to relatives.
Lincoln guests visit W E Snider and Tom Mickey homes
Mr and Mrs Marion Snider of Lincoln spent the week end here visiting at the W E Snider and Tom Mickey homes. They were accompanied by Tommy Mickey who had been visiting in Lincoln the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Universite
Lincoln
NYA
University of Nebraska
Marion Snider
W. E. Snider
Tom Mickey
Tommy Mickey
Riverside students study slot machines and urge ban
In Riverside Illinois high school boys tested slot machines noting a citywide average loss of 78.5 percent to players and 11 percent winnings. The report calls machines a cheat that harms children and leads to crime, backing a ban by city authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Ill
Atlanta Journal
Methodist Church Weekend Services and Activities
Sunday School at 10 AM and Worship at 11 AM with sermon Smelters of Smoke. Ladies Aid set August 13 committee and August 20 dinner. Epworth Park Institute attendees from Osceola praise Christian instruction and fellowship led by Rev. Monkman and Albert C. Monkman, pastor.
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
Gene Autry at The Sun Theatre Roundup Time in Texas
Gene Autry stars in Roundup Time in Texas at The Sun Theatre Shelby on Wednesday night August 18. Pal Nite features the singing cowboy in a Western program with will call, doors at seven and showtime in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun Theatre
Shelby Gene Autry
Texas
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Sandhills
Louis Schott
Gabel
O’boyle
Helen of
Elias Timm
A. J. Herrmann
Timms
Custer County
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Ruth Merrick
Earl Richards
Kenneth Richards
Albert Anderson
Wilmer Anderson
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
Leona Grossnicklaus
Wm. Lehr
Ruth Herrmann
Koehler
Robert
Elwin Knapp
Detroit
Mich
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St. Louis
Elwin
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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
Lutheran Church
Little
The
Polk County Medical Society
West Side
Polk
Olaf Nyberg
Nyberg
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
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
Charlie Smith
Shad Stroupe
M. E
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Lizzie Johnson
Nellie Beth Shoaf
Fred Johnson
John Light
Elwyn Johnson
Donald Johnson
Don
Kenneth Leach
Ord
C. R. Leach
Blanche Lach
Marguerite Johnson
V. J. Johnson
Denver
Carl Steelquist
Chicago
Phyllis Steelquist
Harold Lentz
Ray Werner
Blue
Hampton
Walter Paneitz
Wallace Sandell
Neil
National Youth Administration College
Albert C. Monkman
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