These Youngsters Help Polk County Fair Run Smoothly
The Junior Fair Board, auxiliary to the Senior Fair Board, trains 4-H members in fair administration and operations. Officers include Robert Tooker president and Elizabeth Smith vice president with Mary Ann Staroscik as secretary and treasurer. Directors of Boys’ Work are Bob Ingalls and others. Directors of Girls’ Work include Ramona Schott and Alberta Berck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tooker
Mary Ann Staroscik
Bob Ingalls
Elizabeth Smith
Ramona Schott
Brooke Berggren
Alberta Berck
Burdette Obriet
Burdette Obrist
Alfred Grossnicklaus
Ray Cruise
Junior Fair Board
Senior Fair Board
Polk County Fair Opens With Full Exhibits and Entertainment
Polk County's sixty first annual fair starts strong with full exhibit space for senior and 4-H divisions. The Gibbs Shows arrived, a midway buzzes, and the program features a circus on two nights followed by the Hollywood Revue. Calf care tips highlight 4-H baby beef practices emphasizing cooling sheds, feeding schedules, and protein rations.
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Penne
Notice to Polk County landowners on road weed cutting
The notice states that road overseers shall cut weeds along public roads and charge costs as a Special Tax to adjoining landowners if weeds are not cut by September 1. Landowners are urged to act to avoid the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Lutheran Church Notes and Harmony Society Meeting
The Lutheran church schedules 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Holy Communion and 8:00 Evening Service with a new sermon series on Bible characters. The pastor will be home for services. Harmony Society gathers at Mrs Clarence Carl son’s home on August 29 to replace August event. members urged to plan and attend.
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Lutheran Church
The
Harmony Society
Clarence Carlson
Muse Theatre Birthday Party for Jack Logan
Osceola's Muse Theatre manager Jack Logan invites all school age children to a free birthday party on Tuesday August 27 starting at 1 30 PM. The event will begin promptly with guests welcome and celebration at the theatre.
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Jack Logan
Muse Theatre
Osceola
Rainbow Girls Room Club Meet At Maxine Alt Home
The Rainbow Girls Room Club met at Maxine Alt’s home on August 12 with County Extension Agent Ray Cruise present. Members discussed fair booth plans and conducted the Achievement Program. The next meeting is a picnic at Osceola Park on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls Room Club
Maxine Alt
Ray Cruise
Osceola Park
Real Estate Taxes Delinquent September First
The second half of the 1939 real estate taxes will be delinquent September 1 and bear interest at 7 percent from that date. Leroy M. Smith, County Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy M. Smith
District 18 News Briefs Highlight Visits and Events
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Larson and children from Kansas City visit Mrs. Lassek in district homes. Frank Lassek’s daughter Rose Cockson and Mary McGowan, student nurses, return for vacation. Mae Trogash injures foot on barbed wire and is under care. Dirt hauling Ira for school yard, Clarence Coffin farm rental, surgery for Mrs. Lassek at St Marys Columbus. Achievement day draws large crowd.
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Eugene Larson
Kansas City
Frank Lassek
Larson
Council Bluffs
Cockson
John McGowan
Wood River
Maurice Branigan
Carl Benda
Clarence Coffin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
District 18
Fairview News Social and Travel Notices
Alvin Reed and Rayner Carlson drove to Omaha Wednesday with a load of livestock. Miss Smith of Clarks enjoyed the past week with Maregrete Hayes. Mr. and Mrs. John Shank of Superior attended Dave Mace’s funeral and stayed two days. Wilcox family planned a two‑week Illinois visit to see their mother. Happy Hour Society held its annual picnic in Kent and Burke pasture. A Dean McCormick family gathering included Dr. McCormick and wife, Lester McCormick and family, Leck McCormick and Ped McCormick, June, and Mrs. Mable Heinemeyer, back from Glendale. Carl Bryant family visited Grand Island. Cedric Fineey hosted Tom Meacham, Betty Christian, Nell Wisely, and Jennie Meacham of Los Angeles for supper. Dan Hayes traveled to Illinois for a national Hybrid Corn convention. Ed Burgese Jr and family came from California for his father’s funeral and weekend at C E Daniel home. Twenty‑two Polk area relatives gathered at Chalmer Daniel home for Mrs Daniel’s birthday. Mrs. Della Gill of Bell and Ruth Benson of Ventura visited Wm Benson’s family for several weeks.
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Fairview News
Alvin Reed
Rayner Carlson
Omaha
Miss Smith
Clarks
Maregrete Hayes
John Shank
Superior
Dave Mace
Will Wilcox
Forrest
Chas
Wilcox
Illinois
Happy Hour Society
Kent and
Dean McCormick
Dr. McCormick
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Lester McCormick
Near Shelby
Leck McCormick
Ped McCormick
Mable Heinemeyer
Glendale
Calif
Elmer Dittmer
Carl Bryant
C. E. Daniel
Near Polk
Chalmer Daniel
Daniel
Della Gill
Bell
Ruth Benson
Ventura
Wm. Benson
Edd Burgess Dies After Auto Crash Near Missouri Valley
Edd Burgess born in Fulton Illinois in 1872 died Monday afternoon August 12 1940 in an auto accident at Missouri Valley Iowa. He lived on a Polk County farm as a youth, married Belle M Brown in 1896 and had a son Edd C Burgess. The family later moved to Yakima Washington and Los Angeles California. eight years ago they settled in Turlock California. Survived by his wife injured in the crash, son Edd C of Turlock and brother John of Silver Creek Nebraska. Funeral services were held at Kepner Funeral Home Osceola conducted by Rev. John Herrman.
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Edd Purgess
Fulton
White Side County
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Nebraska
Polk County
Osceola
Bdd
Belle M. Brown
Cedar Rapids
Turlock
California
John
Silver Creek
Nebr
Kepner Funeral Home
Os‘ceola
John Herrman
Stromsburg Social Notes Include Visits and Travel
Mrs Roy Yeltman and children from Denver visit two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs C August Olson. Bessie Peterson of near Beatrice returns home after weeks with Mrs R L Anderson. The Pierson Bond group returns from a three week eastern trip to New York City Hartford and Chicago. George Bothwell of Chicago visits Stromsburg en route to the Black Hills. A dinner party at the Nelson home honors Rey and Mrs E E Eklof of Moline with several local guests. Mrs Ray Stever sustains injuries from a kitchen stool fall. She was in York hospital Friday to Sunday. Herbert Olson hosts a fish dinner with Don Johnson and guests at Polk.
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Stromsburg
Roy Yeltman
Denver
C. August Olson
Bessie Peterson
Beatrice
R. L. Anderson
R. O. Pierson
Paul Bond
Raymond Bond
East
New York City
Hartford
Conn
Chicago
George Bothwell
R. E. Nelson
Black Hills
Arthur Nelson
August EH. Anderson
Nelson Home
Rey
E. E. Eklof
Moline
Ill
Kansas
Gerald Dahl
Sheldon
Iowa
Lyle Johnson
Broken Bow
Ella Johnson
Lloyd Lesler
Edith
Ruth Callandar
York
C. W. Hennings
Doris Knorr
Sutton
Jennie Burke
Alliance
Maurice Colson
Vaughn
Barbara Jo Deay
Goodland
Marjory Mae Warner
Lincoln
Ray Werner
Howell Cox
Ogalaba
T. A. Caldwell
Lund
Sam Ferebee
Champion
Elmer Kinberg
Luther Kries
C. B. Knerr
Rockford
Michigan
South Dakota
Sutton and Bristow
Neb
Chas. ‘Peterson
HACKBERRY COMMUNITY MEETING AND LOCAL VISITS
Community notices show HACKBERRY Brotherhood plans a meeting on Monday evening August 26 at the church. The report lists numerous visits and gatherings among residents including obituaries births and visits to relatives in Denver Goodland Sutton Lincoln and LeMars with multiple families named Moline Rockford and Bristow referenced.
Brown Hoenig wedding in Lincoln at First Presbyterian
Miss Bethel Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Brown and Jack M Hoenig son of Mrs Flossie Hoenig were married at the First Presbyterian church in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon August 17. The bride formerly worked at the FSA office in Lincoln and the couple will reside there where both are employed.
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Miss . Bethel Brown
Charles Brown
Lincoln
Jack M. Hoenig
Flossie Hoenig
First Presbyterian Church
That City
Goodrich and Simonsen Wed in Klamath Falls Calif
Miss June Goodrich of Stromsburg and Harry Earl Simonsen of Klamath Falls Calif wed in Klamath Falls on Sunday August 18. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Goodrich and Stromsburg high school graduate. The groom, son of Mrs. Ben Zed icher of this city, is Osceola school graduate who moved to Klamath Falls for their new home.
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June Goodrich
Stromsburg
Harry Earl Simonsen
Klamath Falls
Calif
C. C. Goodrich
Ben Zedicher
Osceola
Wesley Chapel Socials Span Cities and Visits
Mr and Mrs Harold Cockson of Columbus visit daughter Mrs Leo Albers this week. Treadways of Rising City join Mr and Mrs Herbert Treadway for a reunion in Illinois and plan Chicago visit. Pearson and son of Kansas visit with Schmoker Jacoby and Birkel families. Albers and Birkel visit Primrose. Will McKeag and Marilyn of Shelby spend Sunday with Floyd West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cockson
Columbus
Leo Albers
Lloyd Treadway
Herbert Treadway
Rising City
Illinois
Treadway
Chicago
Frank Pearson
Kansas
Tom Schmoker
Phil Jacoby
Alton
Colorado
West Side News social visits span multiple states
Rev Edwin Munson and several families traveled to Rock Island from Wednesday to Friday. Cedric Anderson family from Ann Arbor Michigan plan a few days with Sander Peterson. Leonard Smith family from Stanton Iowa visited. LaVerne Fredrickson returned from Colorado. Col Mo and California visitors joined at Ansel Fredrickson home. Bud Meacham stayed in Grand Island for studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Munson
Albert and
Phillip Jones
Linnea Nelson
Rock Island
Cedric Anderson
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Sander Peterson
North Platte
Leonard Smith
Stanton
Iowa
LaVerne Fredrickson
Colorado
Orlie Anderson
Columbia
Tom Meacham
Virgil Meacham
Los Angeles
Calif
Kenneth Peterson
Oscar Fredrickson
LaVerne
Ansel Fredrickson
Hugo Flodman
Andover
Frank Bolton
Bud
Grand Island
Business College
Amanda Anderson
Bertha
Lloyd Lamp
Kearney
Lester Anderson
Missouri
Alvin Anderson
Ralph Nordberg
Harley Olseen
Osceola Hospital News Highlights Patient Updates
The Osceola hospital lists tonsil removals for Mrs. Orla Burgess of Gresham Miss Grace Eden of Rising City and Vincent and Marilyn Messing. Doris Kennedy receives treatment since Saturday after a dog bite. J S Barr was released after minor surgery. John I Anderson returned home after major surgery. Mrs John Kubicek and infant Kenneth LeRoy were released from hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orla Burgess
Gresham
Grace Eden
Rising City
Vincent
Marilyn Messing
Doris Kennedy
J. S. Barr
John I. Anderson
John Kubicek
Kenneth LeRoy
ACP Office Closes Afternoons for Polk County Fair
The Polk County Agricultural Conservation Office will close each afternoon during the Polk County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACP
Polk County Agricultural Conservation Office
Polk County
Evelyn Scholz Resigns from Osceola High School Faculty
Miss Evelyn Scholz tendered her resignation to the Osceola school board last week and has accepted a position at North Platte high school as art instructor. She has served on the Osceola faculty for about five years. The vacancy remains unfilled.
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Evelyn Scholz
H. S
Osceola
North Platte High School
Miss Scholz
Osceola School
Stoner area social notes include visits and picnics
Mr and Mrs Ernest Spencer of Indianola visited Ed Watts who is improving. Glenn Hendrickson couple returned from their Colorado wedding trip. Laura Hendrickson moved to Osceola. Roberta Johnston visited grandmother Mrs Johns ton and Kilma headed to Rochester. Naomi Pearson back at the courthouse. Jo Ann Peterson home after Le Roy Brown visit. Irene and Elaine Erks guests at Brown home. Stoner picnic drew about 50 with a tied ball game. Grandchildren Ardis Roberta and Lyle Johnston joined a Columbus family picnic with grandparents. Bahr family news covers Portland visit and a Stromsburg park picnic honoring Miss Sarah Campbell. Ernest Funkhous er and Dilleys joined Bahrs for Sunday dinner.
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Stoner News
Ernest Spencer
Indianola
Neb
Ed Watts
Watts
Glenn Hendrickson
Colorado
Laura Hendrickson
Osceola
Roberta Johnston
J. A. C. Johnston
Kilma
Rochester
Minnesota
Johnston
Bill Bahr
Portland
Oregon
Paul
Horace McKeag
James McKeag
Howard
Stromsburg Park
Sarah Campbell
Ernest Funkhouser
Shelby
Mildred
Charlotte Dilley
Columbus
St Andrews Social Roundup and Upcoming Picnic
Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Frederick Eller spent the weekend with his parents. A large crowd attended a shower for Miss Lillie Garmata bride to be of Leonard Kro patch. Miss Anne Prososki of Hollywood and Mrs Barbour of Chicago joined Sunday guests in the John Staroski home. The St Marys annual picnic is set for Sunday August 25. Joe Wolnicek of Broken Bow died suddenly Thursday. Sunday dinner at the Jaax home shared by relatives from Columbus and Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Andrews
Frederick Eller
Des Moines
Iowa
Nick Eller
Duncan Hall
Lillie Garmata
Leonard Kropatch
Anne Prososki
Hollywood
California
Barbour
Chicago
Charles Prososki
Columbus
John Staros
George Zimmerman
Fred Zimmerman
Monroe
Farm Sales Set for Polk Area Block of August and September
M. O. Johnson will hold a public sale on Thursday August 29 listing 33 head of livestock and farm machinery with household goods. Eddie Larson and Ross Noble to cry the sale. Ernest J. Ratliff plans a large sale on Thursday September 5 with 50 head of livestock and ample farm machinery and household goods. Geo I. Myers and Eddie Larson to cry the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Johnson
Polk
Eddie Larson
Ross Noble
Ernest J. Ratliff
Geo. I. Myers
Methodist Church Services August 26
Rev. Albert W. Lapthorne leads Sunday worship with morning sermon "God's Interest In Me." Church School begins at 10 a.m. Visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
Farm Sale Advertising Offered By Local Office
The notice promotes using a local advertising office for farm sale ads to attract a large crowd and bidders. It promises wide circulation across surrounding territory for a single low price and invites readers to inquire for complete details before placing ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Farmer
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Polk County Fair
Baby
4-H Club
Four-H Club
Edd Burgess
Brown—Hoenig
Goodrich—Simonsen
Wesley Chapel News
West Side News
Osceola Hospital News
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