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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
4
The Osceola Record of Polk County Nebraska is a weekly publication edited by Walter J. Herbes. It serves Osceola and surrounding areas with local news and notices each Thursday.
The House increased rivers and harbors appropriations by five million dollars to advance the Missouri River navigation project, with most funds directed to making the Missouri navigable from Kansas City to Sioux City. The Nebraska delegation backed the amendment, while the president’s budget had proposed only six hundred thousand for the upper Missouri.
P H Stewart state crops extension specialist led meetings in Osceola and Stroms burg with 1927 Nebraska corn field contest results and soil fertility comparisons. County agent to mail information requests, pruning demonstrations attract attendees, and 4-H club trip winners Mary Burke and Hazel Stevens of Polk receive $25 toward club week trips from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
A British engineering firm won a government contract to build a bridge but an inkpot accident destroyed vital plans. The chief attempted reconstruction from scraps, begged for more time, was refused, and the contract was canceled. The resulting losses caused bankruptcy for the firm.
Dairymen experience more trouble keeping odors from dairy products in winter due to milk absorbing barn and seed odors. Ventilation and cleanliness reduce barn odors, and feeding timing matters for green feeds like rape and silage. Feeding after milking, not before, minimizes odor transfer to milk.
Miss Janie Pulver hosted a Valentine gathering last Saturday with about 25 guests. Susie Vennum won first prize for best original Valentine. The evening featured progressives and a luncheon, with couples pairing via heart-shaped bows and arrows on canvas.
Notice to property owners informs that the 7th installment of Osceola City Paying Tax was due February 7 1928 with 12 percent interest from that date. County Treasurer K A Cornish notes for sale team mules and two milch cows, contact via phone 3114 Stromsburg.
The Rev John Calvert of York will conduct Sunday morning and evening services. Sunday School starts at 10 A M with a seat reserved for you. Epworth League led by Quentin Query at 5 30 P M. Weekday school of religious instruction Saturday at 10 A M. Read the gospel of St John during the next thirty days to enter the Mind of the Master.
J. G. Marron and M. D. Brainard of Nebraska describe a method for removing tonsils without cutting, claiming it is painless and bloodless.
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