National Farm Loan Association to be Renamed in 1960
The Butler-Polk National Farm Loan Association will become the Federal Land Bank Association of David City on January 1, 1960 to align with the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. The 494 member group in Butler and Polk counties holds loans totaling 4,209,800, with Grubaugh as manager and Lees as board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler-Polk National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank Association of
David City
Alvin M. Grubaugh
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Butler
Polk Counties
Butler County
NFLA
Polk County
Farmer-Owned Association
Irma Peter’s
Grubaugh
Ernest E. Lees
Shelby
Walter P. Hilger
Fred Arps
Linwood
Coyle Fadschild
Herman J. Thelen
Adolph B. Codk
Ulysses
Arnold P. Fredrickson
Resham
1960 Polk County assessment moved to January 1
County Assessor Roy E Horst announces the 1960 assessment date has been moved up to January 1. Most taxpayers will receive a 1960 assessment notice with their motor vehicle tax statement, and those who do not should note the facts listed elsewhere in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Roy E .Horst
Christmas Gatherings Across Omaha and Surroundings
A dense list of holiday visits and dinners captures numerous families visiting relatives in Omaha and nearby towns. The narrative names many households including Wobige Schaecher Dunn Buchta Dunn Tenn Malek McFadden Swearingen Cunningham and others with scenes at Wilson Gaedeke Headlee Merrick Ienn Carlson Walgren Boden Snodgrass and related households across Omaha Elkhorn York Lincoln Ralston Stromsburg and Weeping Water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grossnicklang
Omaha
Glenn Wobige
Leo Schaecher
Tindsay
Lewis Dunn
Morris Dunn
Geo. Buchta
Neela Dunn
Morris Tenn
Frank Malek
Elkhorn
Delmar McFadden
Richard Swearingen
Peery Cunningham
W. W Wilson
Christmas Gathering at Social Center Rest Home
Social Center Rest Home guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Wisely and many locals such as Arthur Klug and Clarence Mueller families. Choir groups from Methodist and Lutheran churches plus F H A girls sang carols while Barbara Anderson delivered fruit, and Kenneth Kuhnel visited from Maryland with his parents. Tom Jacquot and family joined the Ray Richards clan for Christmas in Martin Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wisely
Arthur Klug
Clarence Mueller
Nick Gondringer
Ted Ericson
Geneva
Nina Burke
Irene Meacham
Bertha Hill
Carl Jaenicke
Harold Myers
Hubert Fox
Joe Gover
Swen Starre
Cheyenne
Don Nordberg
Miss Johnson
Clara Rood
Geneva Carter
F.H.A
Barbara Anderson
Kenneth Kuhnel
Emory Kuhnel
Maryland
Tom Jacquot
Martin So. Dak
Ray Richards
Storm Strands Motorists As Ice And Wind Hit Region
A Sunday storm from the south brought wind and drifting snow that left roads icy and many motorists stranded overnight. Hotels filled forcing residents to shelter storm victims. By Monday roads remained poor yet most travelers resumed their journeys. About four inches of snow covered the area.
Engagment announced by Mr and Mrs Sherer
Mr and Mrs Clarence Sherer announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Rae to Stanley Seebold of Council Bluffs Iowa. Both are employed by Western Electric at Millard. A summer wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sherer
Carol Rae
Stanley Seebold
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Western Electric Company
Millard
Luther Leaguers Attend International Conf in Texas
Seven delegates from St. Paul Lutheran Osceola travel by train to San Antonio for the 18th International Youth Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church running December 30 to January 3. More than 4 500 delegates from 35 states Canada and nine foreign countries attend with Dr Evelyn Duvall delivering addresses and leading family affairs discussions. Theme Remember Jesus Christ. Attendees include Calvin Carlson Howard Carlson Linda McKeag Louis Monson Barbara Oberg Louise Peterson Carolyn Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Jesus Christ
St. Paul Lutheran
Calvin
Howard Carlson
Linda McKeag
Louis Monson
Barbara Oberg
Louise Peterson
Carolyn Swanson
Xmas Visitors List From Bellwood to Grand Island
Christmas visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Reeves and sons of Bellwood, Leroy Dinges of Kearney, Charlotte and Mary Dinges of Lincoln with Rose Dinges and sons, L. L. Iler and Edward Bonne families, Dale and Clarence Nahrstedt in Madison, John Osenbaugh and Earl Ralya in Grand Island, A I Fischer and family of Loup City, Grace Moberg of Stromsburg, Wm Campain and Richard Miller at Earle Miller's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xmas
Wayne Reeves
Bellwood
Leroy Dinges
Kearney
Charlotte
Mary Dinges
Lincoln
Rose Dinges
L. L. Iler
Edward Bonne
Dale Nahrstedt
Clarence Nahrstedt
Madison
John Osenbaugh
Earl Ralya
Grand Is Island
A. I. Fischer
Loup City
Grace Moberg
Stromsburg
Wm. Campain
Richard Miller
Earle Miller’s
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital News Dismissals and Births List
A roster of patients and staff notes at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital includes dismissals for Gust Eklund Stromsburg Mrs Weston Burgess Shelby Ed Wagner Osceola Kathryn Brazee Osceola Eva Fox Osceola Leonard Orendorff Polk Louis Schott Jr Osceola Marvin Branting and baby Stromsburg Tillie Hays Redwood City California Roy Steele Osceola Kenneth Larson and baby Stromsburg Glenda Johnson Polk Baby girl Schultz Osceola Victor Hinze Waco Leo Negley and baby girl Osceola Robert Bryan Silver Creek Fred Wescoat Silver Creek George Geier Silver Creek Walter French Stromsburg Pamela Brigham Shelby Millie Comfort Osceola Lillian McBeth Osceola Olive McBeth Osceola Mary Martens Rising City John Krzycki Silver Creek Englebert Gabel Shelby Joseph Swohn Osceola Dave Tilley Osceola August Anderson Stromsburg Ralph Kahler Polk Louis Wagner Gresham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Eklund
Stromsburg
Weston Burgess
Shelby Ed Wagner
Osceola
Kathryn Brazee
Eva Fox
Leonard Orendorff
Polk
Shelby
Joseph Swohn
Dave Tilley
August Anderson
Ralph Kahler
Polk Henry Samuelson
Louis Wagner
Gresham
LaVerne Peterson to Speak at Polk Grass Meeting
LaVerne Peterson farm manager of the First National Bank of York will discuss improved pasture grasses and profitable livestock options at a Grass Information Meeting. The event at the Jim Wilson farm is set for 7 30 Thursday evening January 14 with colored slides and guidance on switch grass intermediate wheatgrass big bluestem and Indian grass. Harold Klingman will explain grass suitability and seedbed preparation for east central Nebraska farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
York
Hamilton County
Nebraska
LaVerne Peterson
First National Bank of York
Jim Wilson
Harold Klingman
Polk County Work Unit
Polk County Farm and Home Day Set in Osceola
The annual Polk County Farm and Home Day will be held January 14 in Osceola. The men's forenoon meets at Muse Theatre with Extension specialists E. A. Olson and Robert Roselle presenting on corn grain storage and insects. The women's session goes to the Methodist Church basement followed by a noon lunch and a joint address at Muse Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Muse Theatre
Methodist Church
E. A. Olson
Robert Roselle
Roselle
Olson
Polk County Crop Improvement Association
County Extension Service
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Down Slips and Ineligibility Rules in Nebraska Schools
The weekly down slip informs teachers which students are failing two or more subjects and thus ineligible for activities next week. It is not public to students, and ineligible pupils must spend extra time to improve grades. For questions, contact Mr. Bugbee or Mr. Sipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Ass’n
Bugbee
Sipes
Annual Meeting Of Fed Land Bank Assn In Osceola
The David City Federal Land Bank Association schedules annual meetings for January 26 in Osceola High School Auditorium and January 28 in David City City Auditorium. Start time 11:00 A M. A free turkey dinner and entertainment will accompany the business session. Members and wives invited. Special speakers to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David City Federal Land Bank Association
Osceola
David City
City
Alvin M. Grubaugh
FLBA
Grubaugh
Federal Land Bank Association
Local Family Christmas Gatherings and Birthdays
Mr and Mrs Dale Nahrstedt spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ted Clouse of Friend. Birthday celebrations for Mrs Robert Mills and daughter Sally were held Monday evening at a family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs M A Mills Sr. Lena Kiel of McCook visits Rev Erwin Kiel and family for holidays. Harold Hauberg and Bill Miller spent Christmas at Louie Petersons home in Nebraska City. Mrs Bill Millers birthday was observed there Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Nahrstedt
Ted Clouse
Robert Mills
Sally
M. A. Mills, Sr
Lena Kiel
McCook
Rev
Erwin Kiel
Harold Hauberg
Bill Miller
Louie Peterson
Nebraska City
Omaha
Milo Cochrane
Tillman
Leroy Rhodes
Fred Allen
Humboldt
Wm. Biles, Jr
Pender
Martha Walgren
Arthur Gustafson
Polk
Martha
Carlson’s
Maur- Swanson
Earl Bond
W. S. Shoemaker
Red Oak
al Rommers
Elmer Gleim
Delmar McFadden
Fredrick
Hialeaha
Fla
Frederick
Eastern Airlines
Don Wolgamot
Alfred
Edith Malm
Arcadia
A. T. Wilson
Vern Johnson
Lincoln
Claus Johnson
S. Vern
Walter Koehler
LaVern Richards
New Jersey
Neil Beecher
Richards
Morris Richards
Marsha
Rex Fusby
West Point
Flossie Deeds
Roc Miller
Ervin Deeds
Bud Deeds
Seward
Henry Adams
Don
Greeley, Cole
Final Rites Thursday for Former Polk County Resident
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at a Methodist church in Shelby for Mrs. John Lucas. She died Monday in California and was a sister of Mrs. Tom Schmoker of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Shelby
John Lucas
Auction sale at old McQueen farm on Highway 39
The auction sale of Arlyn Staack living one mile northwest of Silver Creek will be held Thursday Jan. 7 at 12 o'clock. A full line of farm machinery 82 head of cattle 15 bred ewes household goods and some baled hay will be sold. Tooker and Conyers will be Auctioneers. Lunch stand will be on the grounds. Additional information may be found elsewhere in this news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlyn Staack
Silver Creek
Local families visit Omaha for belated Christmas dinner
Mrs Edward Bonne and children with Mr and Mrs L L Ter of Osceola and John Tiler of Sioux Falls were guests at the Marvin Iler home in Omaha for a belated Christmas dinner. Mr and Mrs Harvey Rogers and Betty Jean of Studley Kansas stayed from Thursday to Monday in the Earl Miley home. Jack Johnston returned last Monday from Clarkson Hospital in Omaha after eye surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bonne
L. L. Ter
Osceola
John Tiler
Sioux Falls
Dak
Marvin Iler
Omaha
Harvey Rogers
Betty Jean
Studley
Kansas
Earl Miley
Jack Johnston
Clarkson Hospital
Annual Meeting Of Weed District Set For January 6
The Polk County Noxious Weed District will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday January 6 at 1 30 p m at the I O O F Lodge Hall basement in Osceola A free lunch will be served and farm operators are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Contest Winners at John’s Rexall Drug Store
In December John’s Rexall Drug Store held a points contest for boys and girls with varying points per purchase. Winners were announced December 24: boys Dennis Emmons bike Timmy McMeekin electric train Richard Bennett movie camera Dennis Bahr magnetic hockey game Joe Roberts gas model airplane Bob McCormick photo micrography set. Girls Kay Lux bike Donette Gabriel magnetic recorder Twila Mentink radio Marcia Dawes doll Mary Kresha doll buggy Barbara Schott guitar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’s Rexall Drug Store
Dennis Emmons
Timmy McMeekin
Richard Bennett
Dennis Bahr
Joe Roberts
Bob McCormick
Kay Lux
Donette Gabriel
Twila Mentink
Marcia Dawes
Mary Kresha
Barbara Schott
Christmas Gatherings Across Nebraska and Nearby States
Christmas day guests and extended families filled homes from Omaha to Lincoln to Holdrege. Visitors included Ronald Andrews, Jerry Mullaney, Emil Jochim families of Seward, Wichita, and Omaha, and Joe and Jack Schott of Osceola joined Raymond Schott. Many noted travels to Denver, Pasadena, and Greeley for holiday events and Rose Bowl plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cjeka
Mr. Cjeka
Ronald Andrews
David
Omaha
Jerry Mulraney
Wichita
Kansas
Emil Jochim
Seward
Mulvaney’s
Joe Schott
Ann Marie
Jack Schott
Osceola
J. S. Thiesen
Raymond Schott
Schott
A. J. Herrmann
McCook
R. A. Herrmann
Anne Marie Schott
Ethel Gramly
D. W. Anderson
Holdrege
Rita Anderson
Jobs Daughters
Theo. Hanson
Gerald Hanson
Theo
License Plates For '60 Put On Sale January 2
License plates for 1960 go on sale January 2 at the County Treasurer's office for automobile and truck owners. Fees match last year. Renewal requires present registration certificate and Assessor's assessment statement. Residents may mail registration and tax to Carleton Anderson to have plates mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Anderson
Bowling League Standings From Last Week Reported
Standings show iGas Co leading with 19 wins, Johnson Plumbers at 22 losses, and Sigler's Thunder at 14 wins. High individual games include L Hanson 227 and high series 518. No Bowling Belles results this week. next week will publish standings and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W-Ligas Co
Johnson Plumbers
Sigler’s
Thunder
Lloyd’s Produce
Osceola Contr
Farmers Co-op
Chevrolet Gar
East Side Rec
Les’s Clippers
Roy’s Body Shop
Osceola Lbr
Bowling Belles
Christmas Guests Visit Distant Families Across States
Mr and Mrs W B Terry and three sons left for Windgap Pennsylvania after ten days with Mrs Terry and aunt Lydia Engelhardt. E D Schnasse and Greg of Wakefield joined Xmas dinner with the Schnasses. John Ringel and family from Omaha were guests of Fred Dunn. The Ringles and others dined with Verland Bauer at Rising City. Thelma Gibbons and her mother traveled with Leon Hopwood family to Minneapolis for Christmas with Mrs Douglas Bergren. Mrs Butcher, daughter of Mrs Hanshew, joined Cedar Fpanvids guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Terry
Patrick
Michael
Timmy
Windgap
Poconto
the Terry’s
Fred Dunn
Ringle
Dale Dunn
Verland Bauer
Rising City
Thelma Gibbons
Dolly Hanshaw
Leon Hopwood
Shelby
Minneapolis
Minn
Douglas Bergren
Wm. Butcher
Cedar Fpanvids
Iowa
Mrs. Butcher
Hanshew
Schmoker Visit With Ner Family At Fort Meyers
Mr and Mrs Ben Schmoker returned last week from a visit with the Capt Ivan Ner family at Fort Meyers Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Schmoker
Capt
Ivan Ner
Fort Meyers
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Farm Loan Ass’n
Martha Herger
Francis Ienn
Ralston
Morris Ienn
August Ienn
Johnny Carlson
Herman Carlson
Bill Wyman
Wayne Struebing
Chris Gaedeke
Paul Gustafson
Dick Walgren
Ashland
Ray Walgren
Bob
Wallace Daum
Pine Ridge
S. Dak
Calmer Boden
Howard Boden
Oliver Seabure
Ellen Tilberg
Stromsburgs
Gust Boden
Jarry Snodgrass
Mildred Snodgrass
Mike Snodgrass
Luther
Internat. Conf
Texas
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Polk Co
Fed. Land Bank Ass’n
Julie
Patty Lou
Barbara Sue
Linda
Robert Grossnicklaus
Jimmy
Jane
Charles Gabel
Weed
John’s Rexall Drug
Jay McDonald’s
Katie Havel
Joe Havel
Margaret
Wilber
Everett Deardoff
R. M. McDonald
Steve Sigler
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
James Tomasek
St. Louis
Dewey Sigler
Steve
Tomasek
Sid Sigler
Columbus
DeVon Johnson
C. W. Jeffrey
Kenneth Cornish
Grand Island
Denver
Colo
Pasadena
San Francisco
Wren Sherwood
Wallace Sherwood
Percy Gray
North Platte
Sherwood
Greeley
Beryl Willits
Willits
Mrs. Sherwood
Myrtle Hultman
Alvin Swanson
Sneewoone
Monay
al Youngdahl
Harold Grossnicklaus and Sons
John Stohl
Erma Deland
Ed Deland
Wm. Deland
Delands
J. W. Greig
Glendale
Calif
Cecil Deland
Boulder
Dorothy Gondringer
Sioux City
Holly Grossnicklaus
Des Moines
R. N. Hastings
Joe Sullivan
Irene Yicke
Fort Leavenworth
L. W. Yerke
Torington
Wyo
LeRoy Johnson
David Yorke
Mount Sterling
Mar Velle Johnson
Ted Johnson
Reynold Peterson
Gunnard Peterson
Ralph Cooper
Gayle
Maynard Anderson
Dexter, Mo
Jimmie Anderson
Herbert Anderson
Merchants
Cornhusker
St. Vincent’s
Shriners
B. Hrouda
W. Stallings
M. Pfitze
Thriftway
Matadores
Fairacres
Walstead’s Decor
Polk Oil
Shelby Oil
Reece Abstracters
Farmers Elevator
Steckley’s
Sam’s
R. Kepner
R. Berggren
M. Peterson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!