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.
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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.
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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.
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Europe
Adrien Helvetius
Paris
Helvetius
Parisian
Louis XIV
Dauphin
Louis
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