Local Dinners and Fair Honors Highlight Polk County News
York residents Mr and Mrs Victor Newman attended dinner in the Marvin Fredrickson home. Marilyn Hahn won second prize in the Polk County Fair Pet Parade with a rainbow crepe paper doll buggy and a black kitten named Midnight. Farmers welcomed rain Sunday morning easing drought and supporting crops. Reverend Booker to speak at Union Services at the Free Methodist Church Sunday evening. Merle Lavelle family shared Sunday dinner at W H Lavelle's home in Clarks.
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Victor Newman
York
Marvin Fredrickson
Marilyn Hahn
Progressive Sheep and Dairy Club
Lennis Lind
LeRoy Johnson
Osceola
Fred Johnson
Oscar Person
Elwyn Johnson
Arthur Pence
Leslie Adelson
Oliver Johnson
Harold Green
Blanche Stevens
Irvin Anderson
Polk County Fair
Martha Westfall
David City
A. E. Etting
D. P. Westfall
Nebraska City
Orn
Notice to Contractors for Silver Creek Stro m sburg Road Surfacing
Sealed bids due Sept 14 1944 by 10 00 A M at Lincoln for Sant Gravel Surfacing and incidental work on State Road Patrol No 21014. Approx 975 cubic yards sand gravel surface course material. Includes wage scales under Fair Labor Standards Act and bond requirement. Plans available at Osceola County Clerk or Lincoln Irrigation office. Bidder must file certified check of 50 dollars. War Production Board authorization noted.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln
Nebraska
SANT
Silver Creek
Stromsburg
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Osceola
Department of Renis and Irrigation
Wardner G. Scott
John I. Anderson
Polk County
Oil Shortage and Price Warnings Across the Nation
The piece argues that civilian oil supplies are shrinking, with 350000 barrels daily drawn from storage in January 1944 and new fields unlikely to meet demand. It criticizes price controls, urges domestic oil development, and notes government ventures abroad as misdirected while urging Congress action to ease fuel shortages for heating and transportation.
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America
United States
H. L. Gavin
Pennsylvania
Congress
War Bonds and detectors aid Allied advance
The piece compares battlefield detectors to mine sweepers and likens their unseen effort to war bond support. It urges more home front buyers to fund the campaign, noting the detectors’ crucial but unglamorous role in defeating Axis booby traps in diverse terrains.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Fried Chicken Dinner at Methodist Church Aug 25
The Methodist Church schedules a fried chicken dinner in the church dining rooms Friday noon Aug 25. Rev G A Randall leads Sunday worship at 11 and Sunday School at 10. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8 pm. parishioners urged to bring stamp albums for the debt reduction drive.
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the Methodist Church
G. A. Randall
Greens Chapel Announces Pastor and Parish Events
John M. Herrmanns church will start Sunday School at 10 followed by a Baptismal Service reception of members and the Lord's Supper. Rev Carl C Herrmann arrives later this week to join services and participate in the annual conference reports are due by Sunday.
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John M. Herrmann
Carl C. Herrmann
India
Swede Home Church to Install Pastor Aug 31
The Swede Home Church schedules August 27 services with Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11 led by Rev. Sward in farewell sermon. Luther League meets Thursday 8:30 p m on temperance. Rev Alfield Franzen of Plymouth Indiana to be installed as pastor by Dr C O Guillen on Thursday Aug 31 at 8:30 p m. Congregation urged to attend.
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Harlan Johnson
Sward
Luther League
Alfield Franzen
Plymouth
Indiana
C. O. Guileen
WMS and Harmony Society Meet at Local Church
The WMS gathers Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Otto Olson home with Pastor Everett L Bexell hosting. The Harmony Society meets Thursday at 8 p m at the parsonage with Laverne Jones leading and Mrs Carl E Cederberg and Mrs Everett L Bexell as hostesses.
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ST. Paul Lutheran Church
Everett L. Bexell
WMS
Otto E. Olsons
Harmony Society
Laverne Jones
Carl E. Cederberg
Sunday Services and Special Meeting at Local Church
On Sunday August 27 the church holds Sunday School and Mission Study at 10:00 a m with a sermon theme Beware The Tongue and a vocal solo by Vivian Nelson. An 8:00 p m Vesper Bible Study on the gospel of John follows. The Church Council has called a special congregational meeting after the morning worship on September 38 to call a pastor.
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Vivian Nelson
Church Council
District 18 visits and social rounds spread across towns
Miss Regina Lisko and Mrs. Edward Lisko spent several days in Omaha last week. Geneva Bor o of Chicago and sister Mrs. Tom Micek visited in Silver Creek at the Dye Davis home. Pauline Koziol of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. E Paprocki of Tarnor visited the Chas Tragart home. Frances Lassek returned from Kansas City. Edward and Orville Lisko called on Nick Blaser near Duncan. The Enyearts and Earl traveled to Fremont for a family picnic.
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Regina Lisko
Edward Lisko
Omaha
Geneva
Boro
Chicago
Tom Micek
Silver Creek
Dye
Nick Blaser
Duncan
Orville Enyeart
Earl
Fremont
District 54 Soldier Returns and Family News
Cpl. Raymond Staroska is home on a ten day furlough after earning a second lieutenant’s rank in field artillery upon completing the Officer Candidate Course. Funeral attendance drew families from Columbus and North Platte to Rollo, Missouri. Visitors included Mrs. Irvin Rembolt and children from Denver. Junior Wamsley arrived overseas. Frank Carman returned to Iowa with friends.
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Cpl
Raymond Staroska
Mollie Carman
Bud Winkleman
Columbus
Andrew Nelson
Junior Nelson
North Platte
Rollo, Mo
Dan Woodward
Irvin Rembolt
Denver
Sam Wyman
Walter Wieseman
West
Junior Wamsley
Frank Carman
Iowa
Local Visits Highlight Civil War Era Socials
Mrs. Carman and children stay with the Chas Brand family while William Gadeke on furlough attends a dinner at the Sam Wyman home before departing for duty. Mr Thomas Smith and family visit on Friday with Hershey and Mrs Smith aiding at home. August Schuster of Hershey also visits. Mrs Andrew Nelson plans a few extra days.
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William Gadeke
Sam Wyman
Thos. Smith
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