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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
8
Notice set forth the April 9 1940 primary election in Polk County Nebraska listing presidential preferences committee elections congressional and state and county nominations. It specifies polling hours from 8 am to 8 pm and includes a second probate matter regarding the estate of Edna V. Johnson with a hearing notice for heirs creditors and interested persons. JOHN I. ANDERSON is county clerk.
Intestate deceased died around October 20 1934 a Polk County Nebraska resident owner of undivided 233 interest in NE quarter of section 22 and west half of SW quarter of section 14 township 14 north range 3 west with life estate of Hannah Johnson. Petition seeks court hearing March 22 1940 at 10 00 in County Court Room to determine death time and place of heirs degrees and descent of real estate and to confirm there are no creditors and petitioner owns described premises. Dated February 27 1940 L M Merrick County Judge Feb 29 March 7 14
Sponsored by the Polk County Medical Society this week's Medical Facts surveys a Reader's Digest report on health in Nazi Germany. It warns that centralizing government power over medicine harms patient care and stresses preserving a free medical profession and access to drugs and physicians.
The term roorback stems from a fictitious book Travels of Bar on Roorbach used to smear James K. Polk in the 1844 race. Ed ward Conrad Smith notes in Dictionary of American Politics that Ithaca Chronicle printed extracts from the mythical baron’s book. The word later shifted in spelling to roorback in common usage.
Osceola Nebraska February 20 1940 proceedings show the county board in regular session approving numerous claims across funds including County General Fund for salaries clerical supplies and postage, Inheritance Tax Fund for groceries and food, Emergency Relief Fund for meals and supplies, Special Bridge Fund for gravel and culvert work, and related utilities and services with warrants issued to multiple suppliers and officials. Payment details include names such as Phil Campbell Roy Erickson James Cook Nadine Croisant Raymond Scholz and others with amounts listed beside each item.
A board minutes note adjournment to convene on March 5 1940. The document records A C Twarling as chairman and John I Anderson as a participant or officer. The brief entry confirms session scheduling and leadership names.
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