Osceola Community Club Elects Officers and Plans Banquet
The Osceola Community Club met at the Rapp Hotel to elect officers for 1935 and close the year. Directors named Jay Hastings president and Dr A A Wurtz vice president, with plans for a football banquet, a Saturday giveaway, a weekly volley ball schedule, and ongoing social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Community Club
Rapp Hotel
Jay Hastings
A A Wurtz
Clyde Smith
Walter Herbes
Sam Crouse
Martin Anderson
Lloyd Cole
Farm Women Honored at Nebraska Extension Program
Nebraska farm women from numerous counties will be honored for leadership in extension clubs during a three day home economics program at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture in early January. county chairmen of project clubs will receive awards from W H Brokaw and Miss Mary Ellen Brown. A leading Iowa speaker, Mildred Inskeep Morgan, will address sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
M . Cunningham
Osceola
W. H. Brokaw
Agricultural Extension Service
Mary- Ellen Brown
Home Economiecs
Mildred Inskeep Morgan
Iowa City
Iowa
Kansas State College
Morgan
Columbia University
Bucharest
Paris
Alvin J. Gard
Beaver Crossing
Venice Edmondson
Lincoln
G. I. Murray
Irvington
Clay Wallace
Lexington
Mary Partington
L. J. Sterk
Jackson
W. H. Swartz
Loomis
S. P. Gainsforth
Ogallala
Walter Armstrong
Nebraska City
H . Capwell
Elmwood
B BD Hartz
Roca
G@ R Eveland
Walter McGibbon
Exeter
Floyd Coople
Fullerton
Cassie Rupp
Aurora
Ray Rosenbaum
Kennard
Notice to Owners of Motor Vehicles 1936 License Fees
County treasurer LeRoy M Smith Polk County announces 1936 license fees equal to 1935. Vehicles taxed separately. personal tax due before license. Delinquent February 1. If the prior year registration is not presented an extra dollar is charged. Postage 10 cents for mailed licenses.
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Leroy M. Smith
Polk County
Osceola Women's Club Meets Next Monday Night
The Osceola Women's Club will hold a general meeting in the high school auditorium next Monday night. Business matters will be addressed and Mrs. J C Marquis will review North To The Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Literature Department gathers in the afternoon at Mrs. L M Shaw's home to discuss Better Films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Women’s Club
J C Marquis
Anne Morrow Lindburg
L M Shaw
Stromsburg Community News Then and Now Fragments
Funeral services held for five week old daughter of Vernon and wife. A large Baptist church family dinner followed by an afternoon special meeting. Local marriages and many relatives visit from Omaha Lincoln York Springfield Mo and St Louis with travel from Gothenburg Ruskin and Augustana College bound notes. Many residents spend Christmas week with kin in Stromsburg and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Henkle
Edwin Anderson
J. L. Olson
Geo. L. Olson
Omaha
Edna
Eva
Marie
Margaret
G H Presson
Earl Presson
Evanston
Stromsburg
The
Baptist Church
L. W Toole
Leigh
Toole
Jack
Wm Shapers
Betty Low
Pittsburg
Lloyd Corp
Kathryn
Lincoln
Edmund Lunner
Chicago
BE. Lunner
F. R. Burgeson
Robert
Clarence
Moore
St. Louis
Kenneth
M. VanDorn
Nora Bennett
Methodist
Frank W Carlson
York
Astrid
Alice Eielson
Gothenburg
A V Eielson
A B Hedbloom
Alex Scott
Charles Rippie
Constantine Trued
Augustana College
Rock Island
Illinois
Rey
A. Trued
Eleanor Trued
Clover Beckman
Ruskin
Laurence Warner
Ault
Colorado
C M Bennett
Corn Hog Program Starts in Nebraska for 1936 37
Nebraska begins its corn hog adjustment plan with 84 association allotment committees and agents meeting at dual points to outline the forthcoming contract. Polk county delegates include Robert Taddiken H A Jones and agent F B Kelly with others from W A Carnine J E Renner and A G Bryan. Signing of applications expected soon as county association reorganizes. Community meetings set for January with appraisal work in February and contract signing in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Polk County
Robert Taddiken
H. A. Jones
Columbus
F B Kelly
W A Carnine
J E Renner
A G Bryan
Polk County Woman Takes Third in State Canning Contest
Mrs Richard Wieseman of Osceola placed third in the state Ball canning contest at Lincoln. Agricultural Agent Kelly announced the award to Miss Mary Ellen Brown, state leader in home economics extension. The prize provides $10 toward expenses for Organized Agriculture meetings at the College of Agriculture in Lincoln next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Richard Wieseman
Osceola
Lincoln
Kelly
Mary Ellen Brown
College of Agriculture
Misses May and Kathleen Albin Spend Christmas With Parents
Miss May Albin of Columbus and Miss Kathleen Albin of Omaha visited their parents Mr and Mrs J A Albin for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Albin
Columbus
Kathleen Albin
Omaha
J A Albin
Pol k Town Basketball Beats Palmer 21 19
Polk Town Basketball team edged Palmer 21 to 19 Friday night. Next game set for Surprise on Friday Jan 3. Local players included A C Jones and Calmar Jones among attendees. Some readers noted multiple holiday visits by area residents to relatives in Lincoln and Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Creek
Raymezids Peterson
Elmer Peterson
Grand Island
Emil
Oscar Larson
Thelander
Arcadia
Polk Town
Palmer
Polk
A C Jones
Calmar Jones
Lincoln
L. C Orendorff
Elmer Hearing
Hordville
Berggren
Leroy Berggren
Stromsburg
Paul Strand
Margaret Pickerel
Sam Charles
Adolph Dose
Ilos Ostburg
Henry Cramer
Arnold Isaacson
Omaha
Lawrence Shoemaker
Missouri
Wayne Hill
C J Erickson
Geo. Grosvenor
Central City
Mclain
Clarks
O B Hill
York
Glen Hill
Sheralee
Glen Willits
Donald
Osceola
Clifford Johnston
Silver Creek
Clyde Willits
Geo Wright
Fremont
Ted Jankey
Community clubs caution on solicitors
Frank H. Anderson, secretary, advises citizens to check with the Community Club before subscribing to any fundraising organizations as some solicitations may not deserve community endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Community Club
Frank H. Anderson
Sec
Ball and Davis Couple Wed in Shelby Wyoming
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Miss Gertrude Ball of Shelby and George G. Davis of Albin Wyoming. The ceremony took place January 1 at the bride’s parents home in Shelby with relatives present. The couple will reside on a farm near Albin Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball—Davis
Gertrude Ball
Shelby
George G. Davis
Albin
Wyoming
Phil Ball
Mrs. Davis
Shelby Area Christmas and New Year Visits Report
Incoming guests and local visits surround Shelby during Christmas and New Year. Families from Fair fax Minden Lincoln York Polk Osceola and Gillett Wyoming joined relatives at homes of Simonson Thomsen Michener Brigham and Langhammer. Names include Peterson Brani gan Pengelly Kosch and Buchholz among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Peterson
Fairfax
South Dakota
John Simonson
Chris Thomsen
Minden
Thomsen
Simonson
Eileen
Agnes Branigan
Council Bluffs
M. Branigan
Nora Spitz
George
Lincoln
James McMeekin
Arthur Buchholz
Doty
Omaha
Mary Rose Kosch
York
Wm. Kosch
E. E. Pengelly
Polk
Shelby
Pengelly
Rolla Spencer
James
Gillett
Wyoming
Frank Langhammer
Don Jarmin
Louis Linton
Lexington
Donald Michener
Raleigh Michener
Polk County's Newest Citizen Arrives at New Year
Osceola Hospital welcomed Polk County's newest citizen on New Year's Day. The newborn is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hans Nielsen of Stromaburs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola Hospital
Hans Nielsen
Stromaburs
Christmas and family reunions across Polk County
Community members celebrate 35th wedding anniversaries and Christmas gatherings. Families from Stromsburg Osceola and Shelby join relatives in Polk County for dinners, visits, and church or club events including Fairview-Victor PTA and Green's Chapel Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Newcomer
Marquette
C W Hennings
August Johnson
Harvey McKeag
Anton Carlson
Mervy
Carlson
Clarence Carlson
Gust Anderson
Margaret
Stromsburg
Polk County
Charles Newcomer
Agnes
Zanesville
Ohio
J E Renner
Swan Larson
Columbus
Fairview
Victor P. T. A
NS Abott
Grandma Rasp
Agnes Newcomer
Sander Peterson
Herman Anderson
S W ‘Peterson
E E Gabel
C J Augustine
Shelby
Edmund Gabel
Augustine
Roy Hurd
Lincoln
Retta Brigham
Howard
Charles Lewis
Methodist Church Sets Next Sunday Hymnal Dedication
The church announces arrival of hymnals to be dedicated next Sunday morning. A printed program with a hundred copies will guide an engaging service. The sermon will relate to the occasion and Sunday School lessons return to the New Testament with an invitation to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. H. Wright
Osceola Breaks Ground on New Swimming Pool Project
Work on Osceola's pool began Monday with nine men due to weather. Pete Orden oversees, Percy Knight keeps time while State PWA officials finalize plans with the city council and park board. Excavation for the filtering system and sewer connections proceed. bathhouse construction to begin once weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Pete Orden
Percy Knight
PWA
Park Board
Union Pacific Introduces Osceola Pickup Delivery Service
Osceola Nebraska shippers can use free Union Pacific pickup and delivery for less than car load shipments to Western Trunk Line Territory starting January 20. Shippers who bring freight to the depot receive five cents per hundred pounds. Details are available from Union Pacific Agent W. Calhoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebraska
Union Pacific
W. Calhoun
Western Trunk Line
Calhoun
Polk County corn hog meetings announced for 1936 37
The Polk County Corn Hog allotment committee schedules precinct meetings to explain the 1936 37 corn hog contract take applications and hold precinct committeeman elections. Meetings set for Island Clear Creek Valley Platte Swede Home Canada Pleasant Home Stromsburg Osceola precincts through January with times listed.
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Polk County
Island Precinct
Clear Creek
Ball School
Valley
Platte
Fairview Hall
Swede Home Hall
Canada
Stram’s Hall
Shelby
Pleasant Home
Polk High School
Stromsburg
Scott’s Hall
Osceola Precinct
Court House
Hastert-Albright Nuptials Tie Shelby Couple
Marie Cecelia Hastert and Dr. James H. Albright wed on November 25 in Shelby. Rev. O. F. Schladter officiated. The bride studied at the University of Southern California, and the groom graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry. The couple will reside in David City after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albright
David City
Births Reported at Osceola Hospital this Holiday Week
Mr and Mrs Clair McCormick of Stromsburg announce son Jack LaClair born Friday December 27 at Osceola Hospital weighing six and a quarter pounds. Mr and Mrs James Gibbons welcome daughter Bonnie Bess born Tuesday December 31 at Osceola Hospital weighing nine and a half pounds. A baby girl born January 1 1936 to Mr and Mrs Hans Nielsen of Stromsburg at Osceola Hospital weighing six and a half pounds. Mrs Roy Grossnicklaus underwent major operation at Osceola Hospital Tuesday. Dr McGoogan of Omaha and Dr R L Schroeder performed the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair McCormick
Stromsburg
Jack LaClair
Osceola Hospital
James Gibbons
Bonnie Bess
McGoogan
Omaha
Hans Nielsen
Roy Grossnicklaus
R. L. Schroeder
Hanshew Hopwood Couple wed in Wayland Church ceremony
Miss Verda Mae Hanshew is wed to Leon Hopwood in a Tuesday noon service December 31, 1988 conducted by Rev. Lewis M. Allbrecht of Wayland Church. They plan a farm home southeast of Shelby after a brief wedding trip. The bride, Osceola High School graduate 1932, taught rural Polk County schools for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanshew
Hopwood
Verda Mae Hanshew
Leslie Hanshew
Leon Hopwood
B. D. Hopwood
Shelby
Lewis M. Allbrecht
Wayland Church
Osceola
Polk County
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Maurice Ellison
Sioux City
Walter Eckdahl
York College
Hugh Turner
Harvard
Andrew Ang
Stanford
Dave Eckdahl
Richard Myers
Mise Fern
Myers
Doniphan
Z. K. Myers
Fred Hargess
Beatrice
Z. F. Myers
Ruth
John Hargess
Russel Bowers
Chas. Bowers
Bradshaw
Grant Mattson
John Myers
Victor Johnson
Lindsburg
Kansas
Nels Whitgren
F. W. Davis and
Elmer Allen
Nora
Nebr
Harold Reeb
Geo. Reeb
Leila Reeb
Frank Crone
Vincent Jones
Enoch Peterson
Kearney
Earl McChire
Phyllis Alfred
Oklahoma
O. F. Alfred
O F Alfred
Hazel Nelson
Cenith McCoy
Clyde Stevens and Sons
Grey Lindberg
Saronville
June Parson
Marion Olson
Leslie Olson
A. Olson
Earl Clark
Aug Nelson Theo. Stevens
Blaine Putman
Neil Robson
Clarence Meier
Gresham
Arthur Robson
Wesley Brobst
Donald Brobst
Thayer
Dale Shepherd
Ravenna
Edna van Housen
A K. Crow
Hackberry
Penatoneag
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