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Newspaper

Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1947

Page

8

Polk County Commissioners Set 1947 Wage Scale and Budgets

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met February 4 1947 in regular session with all members present. They audited claims approved numerous payments across funds set wage scales for bridge work and adopted local policies including a 1947 wage schedule for bridge foremen equipment operators and labor and approved the appointment of Wesley A Koehler as Osceola precinct assessor. The board also voted to close Havens Bridge pending repairs and approved insurance policies for equipment and Caterpillar machinery. A bid notice for 65 000 MBM of bridge lumber was issued with bids due February 18 1947 and the right to reject any bids reserved.

Osceola Nebraska Board of County Commissioners Polk County County General Fund J. W. Bailey Burrough Adding Machine Co Branting Hardware Consumers Public Power Dist Louis E. Daum Sveeereeen John A. Fats First National Bank Otto Fleming Full Vision Container Co Joel Hanson T. V. Hamilton Vital Statistics Roy E. Hartson Vital Statistics Theo, Larson Vee G. T. Ray Hastings Machine Shop I. D. Huston Jackson Dry Cleaners Eli W. Johnson Nebraska Ass'n, Co Arthur S. Nelson Gunnard Peterson Shelby Insurance Agency Veterans Service Committee Covcesee Frank Nordberg Mother’s Pension Fund Evelyn Swartz State Admin Edith Heilman Farmers Co-op Willard N. Blome Madeleine Brown Mer H. S. Eklund Sf Medical Farmers Elevator Polk Co Stromsburg Grocery Swan's Grocery Home Oil Company Pab CLC T. & S. Appliance Co Rebuild Motor A. S. Nelson Carleton Anderson John I. Anderson State Treas Clerk Co. Treas Branting Hardware Yodoits Eae J. C. Cotton Leonard Stever Roy F Jell Johnson Chev. Co. Tepaits Ee Oberg & Son Wesley J. Peterson Carleton Anderson, Co Treas Haw Albert Hoffer Lawrence Hoffer Verlin Johnson Overland Sand & Gravel Co Einer Swanson Johnson Chev. Co Pongit O Cnaesce Debeck Sigler Garage District Court L. M. Merrick Wesley A. Koehler Havens Bridge Capital Fire Insurance Company Lincoln John A. Falk Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Company Harry Heiliger John S. Anderson Merrick Polk Polk County ‘Board of Commissioners Merrick County Board of Supervisors Central City

Appetizing Lunches for School Kiddies

A wholesome school lunch is essential for children to stay healthy and learn. Good lunches must be appetizing, adequate, and easy to digest with a mix of textures and colors. A 20 minute lunch period helps maximize nutrition and focus.

Who Will Operate Your Taverns Next Year

Citizens urged to participate in selecting beer sellers for the coming year. Public hearings offer a chance to protest licenses for applicants with unsuitable records. The beer industry supports responsible licensing and adherence to liquor control laws.

Hints for Housewives on Rejuvenating Old Curtains

Practical tips for reviving worn curtains with tucks trims hems and contrasting accents. Tint faded drapes to refresh the room and mend oiled silk or plastic shower curtains with clear tape or fabric backing. Turn curtains upside down to fix issues and cover gaps with gay cretonne covered cornice boards that act as valances.

Haste in surface prep for painting noted

The article warns that rushed surface preparation leads to waste and urges careful filling of holes cracks and breaks before painting. For cement brick stone or stucco walls openings should be cleaned and filled with patching material, cut wider inside than at the surface, and the inside surfaces wetted before patching according to product instructions.

Octopuslike Welwitschia Plant on View in Chicago Museum

A Welwitschia plant exhibit at the Chicago Natural History Museum draws attention with a trunk like a dwarf tree and radiating 6 to 8 foot leaves resembling octopus tentacles. Collected in Angola by Prof. Henri Humbert for the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, the specimen underscores ancient lineage.

Plant World Chicago Natural History Museum Angola Henri Humbert Jardin Des Plantes Paris Chicago Institution

Ipecacuanha Root in Early Medical Practice

Aborigine use of ipecac for medicinal purposes led to its European adoption via Adrien Helvetius of Paris. He treated dysentery with secret formulations, curing the Dauphin of France and selling his secret to Louis XIV for about $4,000. The root remains in use as an expectorant and diaphoretic but is now superseded in dysentery treatment.

South America Europe Adrien Helvetius Paris Helvetius Parisian Louis XIV Dauphin Louis

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