Taxpayers League meeting in Osceola reports 1918- era county finances
About two hundred Polk County Taxpayers League members met in Osceola district court. Auditor Fyrne Williams presented a report on receipts and expenditures spanning 1918 and later years with price comparisons to other counties. Attor ney Robert Nuquist led discussions and a set of resolutions urged against tax levy increases and new bridges, urged bid contracts for bridges, road curtailment to taxpayer ability, reduced relief costs, and a single county doctor and hospital for relief cases.
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Taxpayers League
Polk County Taxpayers League
Osceola
Fyrne Williams
Robert Nuquist
Stromsburg
Polk County
West Side Social News Highlights and Visits
Mrs. Ollie Johnson and family joined Sunday dinner at Ansel Fredrickson’s. R J Nine and family visited in York Saturday. T C W Club meets Feb 23 with Mrs. Carl Johnson. High Prairie Get Together also meets Feb 23. Edwin Lewis spent a Saturday evening at Ansel Fredrickson’s. Roger Headley visited Fay Beardsley near Benedict Monday. Several Osceola women with Mrs. Ansel Fredrickson last Tuesday afternoon. Dorcas meets Feb 25 at 2:00. Clarence Larson and family visited John Lind Sunday. Wallace Fredrickson spent Sunday in Lincoln visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Johnson
Ansel Fredrickson
R. J. Nine
York
T C.W. Club
Carl Johnson
High Prairie
Edwin Lewis
Roger Headley
Fay Beardsley
Benedict
Mary Jerrell
Oscar Fredrickson
Kenneth Peterson
Axel Fredrickson
Myron Johnson
Osceola
Dorcas
Clarence Larson
John Lind
Wallace Fredrickson
Lincoln
Kepner's Discount on Throw Rugs Window Sale
Ten to thirty percent off throw rugs advertised by Kepner's with visible store windows promoting the sale.
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Kepner’s
Osceola Wins Polk County Championship in Defensive Clash
Osceola defeats Stromsburg 14 to 8 to claim the Polk County tourney title as Captain Dick Anderson accepts the trophy. If the seconds beat Clarks Wednesday they pursue a second trophy after a 15 start season with only one loss. First team lettermen include Sidney Rutter Eugene Carman Donald Schmoker and Charles Fischer with transfers Dick Anderson and Alton Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Dick Anderson
Stromsburg
Anderson
Clarks
Bulldog
Sidney Rutter
Eugene Carman
Donald Schmoker
Charles Fischer
Alton Bond
Henderson to meet Osceola in District Class B opener
Henderson the York county champions will face Osceola the Polk county runners up at 6:30 Wednesday March 1 in Stromsburg for the District Class B Tournament opener. Other bracket teams include Utica Silver Creek Shelby Ulysses Rising City Polk Stromsburg Hampton and Marquette with seeded first round as Henderson Stromsburg Rising City and Silver Creek. Semi finals are Friday and the finals at 8:30 Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
York County
Osceola
Polk County
Stromsburg
Utica
Silver Creek
Shelby
Ulysses
Rising City
Polk
Hampton
Marquette
Methodist Church Service and Meetings Schedule
The Methodist Church announces 10:00 a m Sunday School led by El ton Berck and 11:00 a m Morning Worship with a sermon titled The Comfort and Challenge of the Gospel of Jesus. 6:30 p m Junior High League and 7:00 p m Senior High League meet. Ladies Aid gathers Friday afternoon with service committee members listed, and the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Tuesday afternoon February 28 at Miss Lydia Englehardt's home with Hattie Newcomer leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Elton Berck
Ladies Aid
David Timm
Raymond Kepner
I.G. Gillmor
Alvin Merrick
Bert Smith
Harmony Society Meets At Mrs Herman Anderson Home
Thursday at 8 o clock the Harmony Society gathers at Mrs Herman Anderson s home. Miss DeEtte Hedlund prepared the program. Sunday marks Lent with services at 10 11 and 7 30 Holy Communion in morning sermon Power to Resist The Enemy as part of Spiritual Power series. Lenten topics include Judas on Sunday evening and Lenten Bible Studies midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Harmony Society
Herman Anderson
DeEtte Hedlund
Judas
Ladies Aid
Art Nelson
Clarence Johnson
Photographer Goes to State Penitentiary in Sunday World-Herald
Beginning Sunday February 26 the Omaha World-Herald will publish a rare photo series by chief photographer E K Langevin. He spent time inside Nebraska State Penitentiary to document prison life and reveal unseen scenes in a rotogravure feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
E. K. Langevin
Sunday World-Herald
Nebraska
Sunday World- Herald
Stoner P T A Districts 2 and 64 Meet at 64 School House
The Stoner P T A districts 2 and 64 plan a Friday evening gathering at the Dist 64 school house with members urged to bring sandwiches cake and dishes for their families. Other notes mention visits by the Arvid Petersons and relatives and various local social activities and a recent Stoner Club meeting with an Ask It Basket contest.
Wesley Chapel Church Events and Local Social Notes
Rev Spooner district superintendent and Ernest Metzker will speak at Wesley Chapel next Sunday at 10 a m and stay through Wednesday March 1 a church dinner at noon and gospel meeting in the afternoon Olive McBeth and assistants plan a puppet show in District 40 on March 3 Bring a pie and dishes for your own family Local families Leo Albers Harmon Augustine Will Jaax and John Albers and their families celebrated Mr and Mrs Hubert Alls eleventh wedding anniversary William A Herrman returned from Lincoln to visit his parents Grace Aden of Shelby helps at the county home Neighbors and relatives visited the Mick home before their upcoming move near Silver Creek Mr and Mrs Cloyd Burns of Stamford Conn moved to Florida for the winter James Treadway and Julius Schlesinger couple celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary in Shelby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Ernest Metzker
Wesley Chapel
Olive McBeth
Leo Albers
Harmon Augustine
Will Jaax
John Albers
Hubert
William A. Herrman
Lincoln
W. G. Herrman
Grace Aden
Shelby
Joseph Mick
Silver Creek
D. C
Connecticut
Florida
James Treadway
Julius Schlesinger
Benefit Dance at Polk With The Revelers Orchestra
A benefit dance is set at Polk on Thursday February 23 featuring The Revelers Orchestra. Admission is 50 cents per couple.
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Polk
Local groups host meetings and social events in February
The Brotherhood opens an open meeting on Monday February 27. The Victor School PTA presents a program by Alumni next Tuesday February 28. Numerous neighborhood gatherings follow with guests from Eugene and Stromsburg visiting, weddings anniversaries celebrated, quilting parties hosted, and lessons on Company Dinners led by local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A. of Victor School
Forrest Berggren
Lewis Berggren
Paul Strand
LeRoy Berggren
Victor Club
Harry Obrist
Tracy Skidmore
Russell Blevins
Walter Twarling
Elmer Kindberg
Lawrence Twarling
Lawrence Fusby
Eugene
Oregon
Keith Kindberg
Frank Rystrom
Blome
Stromsburg
Harlan Carlson
J. A. Westenius
Alvin Westenius
W. L. Hollister
Westenius
Lewis Daum
Shelby
Rex Peterson
Nina Burke
Lincoln
Beverly Hennings
Miss Rising
Julesburg
Colo
Elmer Lindberg
Fullerton
Frank Nordberg
Ervin Rystrom
Osceola Hospital Notes Births and Recoveries
Mr and Mrs Henry Triba welcomed a son born Sunday February 18 at the Osceola hospital. Mrs Triba is the former Helen Kula. Clyde Hastings had an appendectomy last Thursday and expects to go home later this week. Mrs W E Wilcox, after major surgery last week, is improving. Glenn Smith returned home Monday after an appendectomy performed last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Hospital
Henry Triba
Weekend visitors tour York to visit Frank Carlson home
Mr and Mrs Ira Irland and weekend guests Mr and Mrs Floyd Patran of Monroe traveled to York Saturday evening and visited in the Frank Carlson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Irland
Floyd Patran
Monroe
York
Frank Carlson
Polk county farmers sign for 1939 farm program
Farmers in Polk county decide whether to pursue 1939 Agricultural Conservation payments. Robert Taddiken notes that acreage allotments have been mailed and precinct groups are explaining the program. Farmers must sign a nonbinding intention form, with a map showing winter wheat storage plans before spring planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Robert Taddiken
Aicp Committee
Island
Osceola
Hackberry
Clear Creek
First Girls' 4 H Club Organized in County
Miss Loretta Jaax of Shelby organizes the county's first girls 4-H club for 1939. The "Learning to Sew" club has seven enrolled with officers Doris Jaax president Lois Johnson vice president Doris Brigham secretary Lois Sterup news reporter Dorothy Brigham cheerleader. Members include Lenore McClung and Rita Kuhnel. Leaders' training at Osceola Courthouse March ith features Mary Nelson from the State Office giving help on Girls' Room and Learning to Sew projects. The morning session runs from 10 o'clock focusing on general 4 H leaders help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Jaax
Shelby
Jaax
Doris Jaax
Lois Johnson
Doris Brigham
Lois Sterup
Dorothy Brigham
Lenore McClung
Rita Kuhnel
Marriage of Miss Vivian Danskin to Raymond Hedlund
Miss Vivian Danskin daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Danskin wed Raymond Hedlund of Chapman in Grand Island on Saturday February 18 The bride a 1937 Osceola High School graduate worked as an operator at the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph office since graduation Hedlund son of Mr and Mrs P B Hedlund of Chapman farms nearby and the couple plan to reside in that area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Danskin
E. F. Danskin
Raymond .Hedlund of
Chapman
Grand Island
Osceola High School
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Office
Mr. Hedlund
PB. L. Hedlund
Local Notes from Fairview and Surroundings
Dan Hayes drove to Waterloo Friday with hybrid seed corn. The Dittmer child suffered burns from hot coffee spilled by her father but is expected to recover at home soon. Friends hosted surprise birthday gatherings for Laverne Dake and his mother Mrs. Dake. Robert Heitzman had a serious appendicitis attack but shows signs of recovery. The Dave Harris and Homer Mustard families moved to new farms. No aid meeting due to bad weather. a luncheon is planned with Mrs. Mina Buchta. The Creemen family hosted 35 with Five Hundred. a church wood sawing bee is scheduled Thursday. Floyd Frizzel and wife visited Genoa to see his grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hayes
Waterloo
Elmer Dittmer
Columbus
Laverne Dake
Wm. Dake
Robert Heitzman
Dave Harris
Alex McCormick
Homer Mustard
Mina Buchta
C. A. Creemen
Floyd Frizzel
Genoa
Obituary for Olof Nyberg of Polk County
Olof Nyberg born March 24 1876 in Ovane Aker Halsingland Sweden came to the United States in 1881 and lived on a Polk county farm. He died February 16 1939 of a heart attack at age 62 years 10 months 23 days. Survived by wife Mary Stoblom six children five sons Rudolph Edwin Philip Henry Leonard one daughter Helen two grandchildren three brothers and other relatives. Funeral services were held February 19 at the home and church with Rev W Westlund and Rev E H Lindquist assisting. music by a quartet and a duet. Pallbearers were five sons and a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olof Nyberg
Ovaneaker
Halsingland
Sweden
Polk County
Polk
Mary Stoblom
Rudolph
Edwin Philip
Henry
Leonard
Helen
Nels
Walter
Arthur
Kingsburg
California
Ellen Rourke
Seattle
Washington
Free Mission Church
Rev
W. Westlund
Phillips
Nebr
E. H. Lindquist
Harriet
LaVerna Ang
Arvid Stranberg
Donald Bodine
Sleeping sickness of horses educational meeting in Osceola
The Osceola Community Club and county veterinarians with the Agricultural Extension Service sponsor a Feb 24 meeting at Muse Theater Osceola at 2 PM. Dr S W Alford and Bill Derrick discuss Equine Encephalomyelitis and horse nutrition with vaccine prevention notes for Polk county farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Muse
Polk County
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Petit Jurors Summoned for March 6 1939
A list of jurors summoned to appear Monday March 6 1939 at 9 00 am includes Oscar E Anderson Osceola Marvin L Dawes Osceola Ralph Hasselbalch Shelby John Heimer Shelby Wilhelm Bahr Osceola Ernest Carlson Stromsburg Forrest Berggren Stromsburg L O Graves Stromsburg R J Allison Polk Burdette Baker omsburg Dale Scow Shelby Louis J Brandt Shelby William Jaax Shelby H J Beckman omsburg R E Brigham Shelby Raymond Lindeblade Osceola Andrew E Peterson omsburg Stanley J Harless Gresham Andrew Freeman Jomsburg Everett Anderson Osceola Arthur Deeter Osceola Elmer P Hanquist Polk Asa Smith Osceola Harold L Covey Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar E. Anderson
Osceola
Marvin L. Dawes
Ralph jHasselbalch
Shelby
John Heimer
Wilhelm E. Bahr
Ernest Carlson
Stromsburg
Forrest Berggren
L. O. Graves
R. J. Allison Polk
Burdette Baker
Omsburg
Dale Scow Shelby Louis J. Brandt Shelby William Jaax
H. J. Beckman
R. E. Brigham
Shelby Raymond Lindeblade
Andrew E. Peterson
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West Side
Peewee
Stoner
P.T.A
Dist
Arvid Peterson
Vera
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Peterson
Minnesota
James McKeag Jr
Willard
Ralph Watts
James McKeag Sr
Horace McKeag
Walter Russel
Roy Russel
Stoner Club
Mae Scholz
Mable Thompson
LeRoy Brown
Melvin
John ‘Erks
Gresham
Helen Koehler
Ruth Stewart
Laura Hendrickson
Glenn
P. C. Wieseman
Wieseman
Merle Watts
Maurice Watts
Stoner Bridge Club
Charles Massie
Jack Johnston
Edgar Wisely
Danskin—Hedlund
Fairview
Petit Jur
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