Polk County Commissioners audit claims December 1944
Polk County Nebraska board met in regular session to audit and allow claims. Items include county general fund disbursements for Carleton Anderson, Arthur Nelson, Owen McClung, and others. State and Emergency relief funds expenditures. road district and special fund payments. and fees earned by county offices. Adjourned to December 19, 1944.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
County General Fund
Carleton Anderson
Adam Buchta
Albert F Cole
Alvin Dahlin
LeRoy Johnson
Owen McClung
Nebr. Institution For
Arthur S. Nelson
A Nelson
L Anderson
W W Norton
Occidental Building & Loan
Gunnard Peterson
Bruce Pickett
Board
COPE
Dedisinh
Addeweeee
Polk County Extension Service
Ass’n
A Reece
Union Pacific Railroad Company
the University Publishing Company
R L Anderson
Edith Heilman
Tra Banta
Biniz
W N Blome
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
H S Eklund
R M McDonald
St Francis Hospital
Tiacion
Soa
Dee
Seby's
Mother's Pension Fund
Evelyn Schwartz
Florence Johnson
Headstrom
Lewis & Sons Oil
Anti Freeze
Lincoln Road Equipment Company
Overland Sand & Gravel Co
Shelby Co-op Oil Co
Overland Sand & Gravel Company
Arthur S Nelson
Avg Headstrom
Stromsburg
Light
Robert Dickson
Dean Sundberg
Carl Lindquist
Special Bridge Fund
Biner Swanson
John W Oberg
Fredolph Johnson
John I Anderson
John Anderson
Weee
Reece
Ios Wenees Vee
L M Merrick
St Francis Popularized Christmas Carols History
The article traces St Francis of Assisi as an early popularizer of Christmas carols in the 13th century and notes earlier hymns, 4th century origins, 15th century musical experimentation, Puritan bans, underground spread, and colonial Boston Waits reviving the practice with candlelit windows and traditional carols.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Boston
Hawkers Crowding Bethlehem Nativity Scene At Christmas
In Bethlehem the Church of the Nativity area becomes a bustling fairground during Christmas and Epiphany. Vendors hawk crosses and trinkets while beggars and merchants mingle with pilgrims, including Jews, Muslims and Christians, among the holy site.
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Bethlehem
Damascus
Holy Land
Jesus
Red and Green Decorations at Christmas Explain Roots
The piece links green decor to evergreen traditions rooted in Saturnalia and Christian symbols. It notes red as a cheerful color stimulating the optic nerve and lists holly berries as typical winter solstice decorations.
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Rome
Angels Bring Gifts to Hungarian Children at Christmas
Angels sent by the Christ Child visit Hungarian children who have behaved well. They believe angels listen before Christmas and think bits of tinsel on the floor are angels hair, a sign of good fortune for the season.
Apples Shape Christmas Customs In England
The article notes apples are pared and peeled in a single spiral then thrown over the left shoulder. Tradition claims the peel forms the initial of the person the peeler is destined to marry, reflecting local Christmas customs.
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England
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