Precinct Committeemen Elected For 1938 Soil Program
Farmers met to discuss farm prices and trends for 1938 led by Howard L. Peterson new Polk county agricultural agent. Precinct chairmen were named for Pleasant Home Hackberry Osceola Canada Island Clear Creek Valley Platte Stromsburg and Swanson listed with four other members per precinct. County directors to elect soil conservation chairman and two more members January 4 to guide next year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Peterson
Polk County
Pleasant Home
Willard Lindburg
Fred Williams
Martin Dahlin
Ilof Ostberg
A. A. Allison
Hackberry
Robi. C. Taddiken
Lee F. Campbell
John F. Renner
George H. Bond
Herman Thelen
Osceola
Lloyd E. Treadway
Frank A. Bard
Martin Scholz
Wm. J. Herrmann
Chas. E. Jones
Canada
Owen W
Andrew Nelson
Martin Liss
Platte
Herman A. Jones
Elmer H. Tooker
Clifford B. Johnston
Frank B. Bolton
Lester McCormick
Stromsburg
Wendell R. Swanson
Kenneth O. Nelson
Howard Sundberg
W. D. Rystrom
Geo. F. Anderson
Pollk County
West Side Senior Choir Skits and Christmas Dinners
The West Side Swede Home Church senior choir presents a Thursday program in the church auditorium followed by refreshments in the parlors. Numerous Christmas dinners are noted with Mr and Mrs A E Peterson hosting Ern est Nyquist Oscar Anderson Mr and Mrs Oscar Fredrickson entertaining W E Newman Oliver Johnson Marvin Fredrickson Ansel Fredrickson Kenneth Peterson and others with extended gatherings among Sward Nelson Pierson Nordberg Bolton and Jones families across Osceola Benedict Lincoln Stromsburg Omaha Dannebrog Clarks and Gresham areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Peterson
Ernest Nyquist
Osceola
Oscar Anderson
Norfolk
Wilmer Anderson
Oscar Fredrickson
W. E. Newman
York
Oliver Johnson
Marvin Fredrickson
Ansel Fredrickson
Kenneth Peterson
David Sward
Rock Island
Orpha
Naomi Sward
Omana
C. A. Sward
Petrus Nelson
Albert Jones
Dale
Mary Ferrell
Elmer ‘Carlson
Rupert
Art Nordberg
Don
Ralph Nordberg
Stromsburg
Clarence Pierson
Lincoln
Roy Pierson
Omaha
Elsie Pierson
Albert Pierson
Frank Bolton
Ralph Rhoades
Benedict
Axel Fredrickson
John Laird
Adeline Fredrickson
Gladys Patterson
Marian Nordlund
Myron Johnson
Ed Coover
Lillian Andresen
Maxine Bolton
Gresham
Kenneth Nelson
Dannebrog
Theodore Nelson
Morris Fredrickson
Clarks
Christmas memories fill Wesley Chapel and area
Christmas events fill the Wesley Chapel area with programs and gifts. Families from Lincoln Omaha Columbus Shelby Rising City Osceola Fullerton and other towns share celebrations and visits while Twins born to the Gabels add to Santa season joy.
Hospital Notes Reflect Middle Era Surgical Cases
Dick Mills underwent appendicitis surgery on Friday December 24 by Dr. H S Eklund and Dr Al Liband. Virgil and Veil Anderson had tonsils removed on Monday December 27 by Dr H S Eklund. George Gulbrandson Jr of Gresham had tonsil removal Tuesday by Dr H S Eklund. Miss Louella Crew was admitted last Friday for medical care under Dr Alliband. Mrs Tom Kries of Stromsburg was a hospital patient for several days under Dr Alliband. Miss Maxine Dunn was released Friday after an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Mills
H. S. Eklund
Alliband
Virgil
Veil Anderson
George Gulbrandson Jr
Gresham
Louella Crew
Tom Kries
Stromsburg
Maxine Dunn
Osceola Library to Close Saturday for New Year's Day
The Osceola library will close this Saturday in observance of New Year's Day. Patrons are advised to plan around the shutdown and return materials by the normal due date before closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Shelby Christmas Socials and Local Appointments
The Shelby news notes visits from Francis Hastert and families in Oklahoma City and Lincoln, holiday gatherings at the Hastert and Bemis homes, and multiple relatives staying with or visiting local residents over Christmas. A newborn at St Mary’s Columbus, funeral attendance in Springville Iowa, and various trips to Lincoln, Friend, Beaver Crossing, Hastings, and Fort Collins are listed among holiday activities and family movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hastert
Oklahoma City
Okla
Shelby
Francis
C. E. Hastert
Albright
Perry Platz
David City
Hastert
Ernest Dexter
Lincoln
Dexter
Harry Blevins
Charles Bemis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Dollie Lockard
Lincoln School of Commerce
John Lockard
A. J. Merrick
Fremont
Anna Merrick
Kilgore
Lena Shay
Bradshaw
Clouse
Ramey Whitney
Fort Collins
Colorado
R. G. Bemis
Naomi Clotes
Beatrice Beauty Academy
Guy Funkhouser
Tiny scale can weigh ultra light amounts
Dr. I. B. Johns of Iowa State College described a tiny balance at the American Chemical Society meeting capable of weighing amounts as small as one fifteen millionth of an ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
I. B. Johns
Iowa State College
Health tips warn against false cures and nagging dangers
A Polk County Medical Society notice cautions readers about overpriced patent medicines and unproven treatments. It highlights how doctors and researchers seek real cures, notes the 1937 National Safety Congress facing 111000 accidental deaths, and discusses hobbies, ozone storage, pellagra treatment tests, eye drops, and the impact of maternal diet on disease resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Medical Society
National Safety Congress
Christmas and community life in Fairview and surrounding towns
In Fairview and nearby communities residents shared holiday visits and gatherings. The report notes several friends and relatives visiting Osceola, Geneva, Lincoln, Omaha and York, with numerous dinner and hosting duties. A few incidents include Tom Meacham’s hand injury near a saw and Mrs. D Harris awaiting thyroid surgery in Omaha.
Local families gather for Christmas in Polk County region
A long list of Polk County households shares Christmas Day visits and dinners. Otto Wilshusen and Elmer Wilshusen host relatives from Hordville Schuyler Hampton and Denver as neighbors including the Widgas Andersons and Nelsons circulate for holiday gatherings. The Adair Peterson nuptials unfold at the Adair home with Merle Peterson and Gertrude Adair wed before about 30 friends. the couple plans a January Osceola home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wilshusen
Henry Schultz
Near Hordville
Carl Waak
Norman Wilshusen
Schuyler
Emma Zierott
Wilma
Elizabeth Zierott
Bertha Zierott
Hampton
Elmer Wilshusen
Raymond Johnson
Denver
Axel Rudden
Central City
Grant Willits
N. G. Johnegon
R. B. Williams
Ed Quick
Hardville
Billie Williams
Clair Willits
Clarks
A. K. Crow
Edna von Hausen
Richard Widga
George Anderson
Ludwig Widga
Stromsburg
Walter Widga
Charles Ang
Floyd Morris
F. P. Anderson
Covey
California
Lyle Ostberg
Rock Island
Illinois
Raymond Werner
Bertha Werner
Deshler
Calmar Jones
Wymore
Harold Yohe
Filley
Oscar Jones
A. C. Jones
Arnold Isaacson
M. E. Isaacson
Grand Island
Stromsburg Mourns Death of Mrs Eric Ericson at 78
Mrs. Ericson died at Osceola hospital after years of ill health. Age 78, born in Illinois, she moved to Polk County over fifty five years ago with her husband and children. Funeral services were held at the Stromsburg Baptist Church, with interment in the family lot. Survived by eleven children, nine sons and two daughters, plus relatives in Colorado, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Nebraska. The Christmas program at Stromsburg Baptist Church drew about 400 attendees and will be repeated due to seating limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Eric Ericson
Osceola Hospital
Erickson
Csceola
Illinois
Ericson
Polk County
Stromsburg Baptist Church
Gust BE. Carlson
Arthur C
Ernest G
Linne F
Wesley
Melvin
Englewood
Colorado
Francis
Boulder
Reuben
Bentonville
Arkansas
Albert
Pittsburg
LeRoy
Decatur
al~ bin D. Anderson
Harry Palmer
Astrid
Alice Kjelson
Gothenburg
A. V. Kjelson
Wesley Lamb
Tecumseh
Esther Lamb
Wayne Jackson
Omaha
F. R. Burgeson
McCool Junction
David V. Peterson
Frank Peterson
Bladen
Carter Kumpf Marriage in Shelby at First M E Church
Miss Gertie Carter daughter of Mr and Mrs Id Carter and Herman Kumpf son of Mrs Mary Kumpf married December 27 at two pm in the First M E Church of Columbus Rev A F McFarland officiated in the presence of close relatives. The bride taught in Osceola after Nebraska Wesleyan and Theta Upsilon activity. The groom is a local farmer. couple to reside on a Shelby area farm after a Missouri wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adair—Peterson
Merle L. Peterson
Gertrude Elizabeth Adair
D. W. Adair
Johanna Hill
Ronald Peterson
Oregon
South High School
South Omaha
Kearney Teachers’ College
Wesleyan College
Blanche Peterson
Osceola High School
W. O. Hansen Meat
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Osceola
Gertie Carter
Id Carter
Shelby
Herman Kumpf
Mary Kumpf
M. E
Columbus
A. F. McFarland
Otto Kumpf
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Theta Upsilon Sorority
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West Side
Dora Fisher
Anna Fisher
Wesley Chapel
Santa Claus
Walter Koehler
Margie Richmond
Washington
Margaret Huggler
Ruth Koehler
W. G. Herrman
Stanley Nabb
Esther Herrman
Hmary Kuehnal
Alfred Kuehnal
Fullerton
Chester Shockey
W. G. Wilcox
Henry
C. W. Samuelson
Arthur Nelson
Samuelson
Ilvin Johnson
Otto Nelson
D. C. Burns
Miss Lula
L. F. Williams
David Boyd
Burns Home
Leona Dawes
Song
Elias Timm
A. J. Herrman
John Albers
Harold Cockson
Hubert Seberger
Roy Moore
Ralph
Lester
Edith Richards
Ellen Moore
F.C. Banks
Alvin Merrick
F. E. Merrick
Richard Merrick
Joe Nicolas
Lawrence Rinke
Bellwood
Alfred Gabel
Paul Rinke
Arthur Deeter
Ervin Deeter
Jay Timmons
Bert Dunn
Rising City
George Minnick
H. H. Club
Clarence Anderson
Holly Grossnicklaus
Maya Rose
Tom Schmoker
Schmoker
Sandra Jean Imm
Silver Creek
Sai
Honné
Pope
Fairview
Inez Blair
Clara Mickey
John Mickey
Mildred Hansen
Kearney
W. J. Benson
Tom Meacham
Lawrence
Wood
D. Harris
Lee Ruff
Broken Bow
H. A. McCormick
Guy McClure
Trenton
Nebr
Nell Wisely
Wm. Wisely
Rose Hartman
John McCormick
Nell Wilson
Iowa
C. E. Daniel
Eugene
W. B. Dake
Clair McCormick
John Young
C. L
Harvey McKeag
James McKeag
George Heinemeyer
L. R. Meacham
Donald Weinemeyer
Mina Buchta
George Buchta
Carl Hansens
G. P. Mace
Rayner Carlsons
S. Peterson
C. E. Norris
Ruth and
Lena Bryan
Minden
Guilford Bryan
Polk
Dean Nelson
Lawrence Nelson
Sterling
Aug Nelson
Ada Shroyer
Riverton
Wyoming
Robert Nelson
Walter Nelson
Albert Sundberg
Doyle
Oscar Sundberg
C. O. Bodine
Hordville
Claude Shenk
Adams
Nebraska
F. E. Eno
Gordon Eno
Grace Runquist
George Mace
Havens
Rudolph Nyberg
Edwin Nyberg
Philip Nyberg
Olof Nyberg
Emil Stranberg
Orlie Miller
Theo. Larson
J. W. Nelson
Leonard Nelson
Anton Johnson
Ed Larson
Will Miller
Floyd Miller
A. H. Samuels
Iva Stevens
Cenith McCoy
C. J. McCoy
Fred Blase
Fred Leassle
Fred Salchow
Jack Eberts
N. S. Nyberg
Victor Johnson
Albert Peterson
Conrad Johnson
Godfrey Olson
Lafe Cook
McCook
Mary Blair
Arborville
Walter Johnson
L. J. Montzingo
A. D. Dean
Cozad
Floyd Pallet
Paul
Ernest Heidbreder
Utica
Naomi Montzingo
Heidbreder
Carter
Kumpf
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