County Soil Supervisors Attend Conference
Nebraska Soil Conservation District Supervisors meeting focused on grass use in the Conservation Program. Polk County supervisors George Bond Ray Brigham and Cordon Fredrickson attended. Farms in Osceola Polk and Shelby had terraces staked after harvest ready for spring construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Polk County Soil Conservation District
George Bond
Ray Brigham
Cordon Fredrickson
John Miller
Osceola
H. P. Tewell
Polk
Clarence Carlson
Carl Scholz
Shelby
Guildford
Bob Bryan
Emma Carter-Don Townley
Garden Club Elects Officers at Christmas Party
The National Garden Club group met Tuesday evening December 20 at Lulu Ward home with Lulu Henderson as assistant hostess. Twenty three members and visitors attended. Officers elected: President Lulu Ward Vice President Laura Scott Secretary Mrs Roy Morgan Treasurer Madge Moore. Participants sang carols exchanged gifts and shared a lunch before a social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Lulu Ward
Lulu Hendrickson
Laura Scott
Secy
Roy Morgan
Treas
Madge Moore
Contouring Boosts Corn Yield on Jones Farm
Land leveling and contour farming on Herman Myron and Earl Jones fields raised yields from 43 to 61 bushels per acre. Field checks by Harold Klingman and Oryl Fischer show 41 percent higher output with contour rows, attributed to moisture reserves and better runoff control. The article urges planning conservation work for next year.
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Jerald Ruzicka
Paul Stevens
Adam Buchta
George Buchta
Herman Jones
Harold Klingman
Oryl Fischer
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Herman
Myron
Earl Jones
Meisure
Burial correction for infant in Sacred Heart Shelby
A correction notes the infant burial occurred in the Cerny lot within Sacred Heart cemetery Shelby, not in the Thelen family plot as previously stated. The adjustment clarifies the burial location for the family and parish records.
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Cerny
Thelen
Sacred Heart
Shelby
FFA Initiation Ceremony Advances Seven Members
The FFA held its chapter initiation on December 14 in the vocational agriculture room. Seven members were advanced to the degree and the chapter voted to buy a Clipmaster shear for members to use on livestock. Rev. Bollinger gave a Christmas talk and Mr. Monson led carols. Refreshments followed with gym games of volleyball and ping pong.
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FFA
Bollinger
Monson
Jones Johnson Exchange Vows at York Methodist Church
Miss Maxine Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs J Jones of Gresham and Gaylord Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Annie Johnson were married at the York Methodist Church on Saturday December 10 at eight o clock in the presence of close kin. Rev Frederick officiated. The couple left for a short honeymoon and will reside in Osceola where the groom works at the Osceola Transfer.
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Maxine Jones
Fairview Community Notes Known Local Health and Visits
Mrs C E Daniel returned from York after hospital release. Families visit in David City for Mrs Elsie Buchta. Vance Finecy after appendicitis returns home then ill. no update. Carlson couple home from Omaha hospital. Ronnie to hospital twice weekly. George Reed assists Bill Greig family with chicken pox. Rex Dake visits grandparents Wm and Mrs Dake. John Carlson, Herman Carlson and Curtis Bryan suffer mumps. Usharit Club met Zola Finecy home with 15 ladies, lunch, gifts and secret sisters. W L McCormick family mentioned.
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C. E. Daniel
York
George Buchta
Mina Buchta
Calmar Dunn
David City
Elsie Buchta
Vance Finecy
Ronnie
Mavis Carlson
Omaha
George Reed
Bill Greig
Greig
Rex Dake
Wm. Dake
John Carlson
Herman Carlson
Curtis Bryan
Zola Finecy
W. L. McCormick
Community News Briefs from Wesley Chapel and Surrounding Towns
Local social center visitors include Doane and Ella McCormick and many Shelby Silver Creek area families. Birthday wishes go to Albert Schineker with Simpler help from Gillette and Rosenberry families. Various families visit, travel to St. Louis for Christmas, attend hockey in Omaha, and carolers visit Nelsons.
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Social Center Rest Home
Doane McCormick
Lee McCormick
Jay McCormick
Silver Creek
del McCormick
Ella Funkhouser
Alta Bland
Dorothy Scott
Ed Schlesinger
Shelby
Sam Cook
Clarks
Silas Cook
Stromsburg
Horace McKeag
Ed Swanson
Charles Walgren
Hugh Johnston
Alma Hayhurst
Shelby School
Ralph Gillette
Vergely Rosenberry
Albert Schineker
Emory Zentz
Hollis Campani
Richard Berkel
David City
Hubert Alt
Miss Esther Herrmann Visits Nebraska Professors News
Miss Esther Herrmann, pursuing a Masters Degree at the University of Nebraska, returned home Friday evening to visit with her parents Rev. and Mrs. John Herrmann, staying until Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Herrmann
University of Nebraska
John Herrmann
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