Contracts set for Osceola school auditorium
Five bidders attended a Friday bid session for Osceola high school auditorium construction. The school board awarded contracts to Main Construction Rokahr Construction Co for 70 735 Electric Engineering Co for 3950 Fred ranting for 644 75 and McCook firm for plumbing and heating at 14 350 though no action was taken yet on that portion. Work is expected to begin when weather and material conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Rokahr Construction Co
Electric — Electric Engineering Co
Fred [Ranting
McCook
Mueller Eveland wedding in Lincoln Nebraska
Kathryn Huston Mueller and Paul Ray mond Eveland wed in a four o'clock Saturday ceremony at Elm Park Methodist Church Lincoln. The couple plans postgraduate study at the University of Nebraska with Eveland a Farm House fraternity member and Army veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Huston Mueller
Paul Raymond Eveland
Elm Park Methodist Church
Lincoln
A. W. Lapthorne
Eveland
University of Nebraska
Farm House Fraternity
Margaret Huston
New York City
Miss Huston
Dale Brockemeier
John Knight
L. Hartley Innlap
Howard Poole
Margaret Ann Hansen
Osceola
Virgil Johnson
Philip A. Miller
Anna Crowley
New Orleans
Clinton Street
Wesley Chapel Social Notes Mark New Year Visits
The column lists holiday greetings and visits in Wesley Chapel. Families such as Brazee, Gabel, Dawes, Swanson, and Alverson are noted visiting relatives in Hastings, Shelby, Columbus, and San Antonio. A WSCS Christmas party occurred at Mrs. Ben Schmoker’s, and a tribute notes O. H. Weaver’s death in Cotwool, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Herbert
el Point
South Dakota
Josephine Gondringer
Hastings
Schott and Gabel
Edmund Gabel
Shelby
Watts
S. B. Fox
Earl Watts
Neil Dawes
O'Neill
Marvin Dawes
C. A. Dawes
Lula Burns
Merle Danes
Lester Anderson
Chas, Anderson
George Hruska
Central City
Mary Cerny
Elsie
F. E. Merrick
Richard Merrick
Rewben Swanson
Wallace Sherwood
Mauritz Swanson
Joe Gabriel Cof Fullerton
Alfred Kuehnal
Emory Kuehnal
Hubert Alt
Harmon Augustins
Linda Leeders
Omaha
Don Varmin
WSCS
Ben Schmoker
Walden Alverson
San Antonio
Texas
Harry Brazee
William Brandt
Chester Bierle
Columbus
O. H. Weaver
Cotwool
Mary Alverson
James
San Diego
Reuben Swanson
Clarks
California
Former Polk County Teacher Dies at 82 in Fullerton
Mrs. W. H. Vaughn, a former Polk County schoolteacher, died early Friday morning December 27 at her Fullerton home at age 82. Funeral services were held Monday at 1:30 PM at Fuller ton Methodist Church with burial in Shelby cemetery. She leaves seven daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
W. H. Vaughn
Fullerton
Fullerton Methodist Church
Shelby
Obituary of Mrs Melissa Sturdevant of Osceola
Mrs. Melissa E. Sturdevant born October 4 1863 in Racine Wisconsin died December 20 in Indianapolis Indiana at her daughter’s home. Survived by six of ten children and four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held December 24 in Osceola with burial in the Osceola cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Sturdevant
Melissa E. Sturdevant
Cap. J. S. Smith
Mary
Racine
Wisconsin
Indianapolis
Indiana
E. P. Sturdevant
David City
Weston
Neb
Osceola
J. A. Inks
Shelby
Minnie Burritt
C. A. Olson
Dallas
Texas
George M
Frank E. Smith
Sturdevant
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Polk County Pioneer Eric Forslund Dies at 80 in Polk
Eric Forslund Polk County pioneer and first mayor of Polk died Friday evening after a brief illness. Born May 17 1866 in Sweden he immigrated to America in 1888 and lived in Stromsburg before returning to Polk and later Stromsburg to run markets and grocery. He left two daughters three grandchildren and one sister surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Eric Forslund
Polk
Stromsburg
Mr. Forslund
Johan and
Johanna Forslund
Folkkarna
Dalarna
Sweden
America
Clarks
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kristin
Olson Sr. dies after long Polk County life and public service
Henry H Olson Sr born May 24 1884 in Polk County Nebraska moved to Hordville area in 1941 and attended Osceola Methodist Church before joining Methodist Church of Hordville. He died December 23 1946 at St Francis Hospital Grand Island at 62 and is mourned by Olga Olson his wife seven children two brothers and many relatives. Funeral at Hardville Methodist Church December 26 with Rev Nels Pearson. interment at Stromsburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Olson
Henry H. Olson Jr
Polk County
Nebraska
Olga Swanson
Hordville
Osceola Methodist Church
Methodist Church
St. Francis
Grand Island
Olga Olson
Iva
Erma
Ruby
Laura
Denver
Colo
Henry Jrr
Shelby
Conrad
Donald
Hardville
John L
Oscar F
Stromsburg
Debaets and Krumbach Bride and Groom Fri Dec 30
The marriage of Alléne DeBaets and Francis Krumbach was solemnized at Sacred Heart Church Shelby at 9:00 pm on December 30. Rev John Kean officiated. The bride and groom wore formal attire with corsages, and relatives Margaret Krumbach and Albert Krumbach served as bridesmaid and best man respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debaets—Krumbach
Alléne DeBaets
Raymond DeBaets
Francis Krumbach
BE. J. Krumbach
Shelby
Sacred Heart Church
John Kean
Margaret Krumbach
Albert Krumbach
Turkey Day Draws Large Crowd in Shelby
Twenty live turkeys were dropped from planes over Shelby last Tuesday afternoon. The Shelby Commercial Club sponsored the event drawing a large crowd and providing thrills for spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Shelby
Shelby Commercial Club
Polk County Farm Bureau Officers to Meet January 9
County unit officers will meet the county board on January 9 at Fairview Hall as guests of the Fairview Unit. All officers are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Polk County Farm Bureau
Fairview Hall
Fairview
Diphtheria Immunization Urgency Urged by Polk County Medical Society
A historical note urges parents to immunize children after six months of life to curb diphtheria deaths. It argues medical advances reduced mortality, yet about a thousand deaths occur yearly due to lack of awareness. Physicians health officials and nurses should inform guardians on safe, simple protection.
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Polk County Medical Society
Christmas Tidings From Polk County and Surrounding Areas
Polk County Extension news covers 1947 plans with dates for February 4 5 and January 10 meetings. It notes experiments in three Hybrid Corn tests with 15 hybrids, Midland Red Clover reservations, Velvon barley data, and Dairy Breeders Association contracts for 237 farmers. Local Christmas gatherings list families from Stromsburg Osceola and surrounding towns and note a serious eye injury to a child from a tricycle accident.
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The
Crop Improvement Association
Polk County
Midland Red Clover
Rex Brigham
Joe Sedlak, Jr
Elmer Allinder
Steve Georgeau
Arnold Fredrickson
Carl Cederberg
Geo. McMeekin
Raymond D. Johnson
DeVon Johnson
High Prairie Club
Dairy Breeders Association
Joseph F. Schaf
David City
Virgil Rosenberry
Rising City
Henry Buresh
Stromsburg
Gerald Holm
Osceola
Donald G. Hanquist
Polk
Frank Thelander
Leo H. Albers
Walter E. Schutt
Robert Willits
Axel Hali
Otto E. Olson
Victor C. Johnson
Wilbert Lesner
Gresham
Arthur Peterson
W. G. Herrmann
Christmas visits fill Fairview with extended family gatherings
Miss Lilie Carlson of Omaha spent Christmas with the Carlson family in Fairview. Several relatives from Grand Island Hastings Clarks Riverton and St. Joseph joined Christmas Eve and Christmas Day gatherings at various homes including the Carlson and Kempfer families. Multiple dinners and visits across Central City Clarks and nearby towns highlighted the holiday observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview News
Lilie Carlson
Omaha
C. O. Carlson
Tueday
Silas Hoffer
Cecil Larson
Grand Island
O. Carlson
C. R. Carlson
Gust Carlson
Carl Helms
Jerome Kemmer
Will Kohl
Clarks
C. L. Dake
Rex
Will Dake
Carl Bryant
Hastings
Hamilton
Kasson Dolph
Alvin Reed
Riverton
Wyo
Dorothy Krummie
St. Joseph
Arvid Carlson
Carl Holmes
Oscar Anderson
Central City
Osceola Chamber Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
At the Osceola Chamber of Commerce annual gathering on Monday evening, officers for the coming year were chosen. Leroy Johnson was elected president, W I Kepner as vice president, and Philip Nyberg as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Leroy Johnson
W. I. Kepner
Sec-Treas
Philip Nyberg
Hospital News At St Francis Lists Recent Admissions
The St Francis Hospital weekly list shows how many were hospitalized in Medical and Surgical wards, with names including Monier Grieves Osceola, Robert Neujahr Utica, Mrs Pauline Kropatsch Osceola, Mrs Emma Hayhurst Shelby, Harold Cockson Jr Columbus, and Eugene Lisko Osceola. Discharges include Grieves Neujahr Miller Forney Cockson Lassek Burgess and Lisko. Donations toward the X ray total 25 dollars from local families. The Sisters extend thanks for Christmas gifts from the Hospital Auxiliary and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Francis Hospital
Monier Grieves
Utica
Robert Neujahr
Gresham
Pauline Kropatsch
Osceola
Emma Hayhurst
Shelby Fred Miller
Lynn Brigham
Shelby Shelley Bond
Darrell Forney
Rising City
Harold Cockson, Jr
Columbus
Rose Branigan
Silver Creek
Shirley Mae Jones
Stanley Lassek
Shelby
Evelyn Egdorf
Stromsburg
Hallie Burgess
Shelby Sandra Jean Colby
Eugene Lisko
Ruth Eklund
Helen Augustin
Shelby Newhborn
Donald Ray Iklund
Menier Grieves
Fred Miller
Harold Cockson
Joe Schott
George Morgan
Earl Jones
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Mueller—Eveland
Washington News
Karl Stefan
Theo Butt
War Department
Navy Department
Panama Canal Zone
OPA
Congress
Department of Justice
International Nickel Company
Republican Party
Washington
Buey
Pearl Harbor
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maritime Mission
Longfrowna
MNRRA
UNRRA
France
House of Representatives
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
Republican Steering Committee
Joe Carlson
Fremont
Wesley Ericson
Texai
B. F. Clifford
Max Thelen
Clyde Ericson
Raymond Reed
Mary Kay
Harold Covey
Clyde Reed
Max Kessinger
John A. Falk
George Preece
Beth
H. F. Haverland
W. L. Hollister
Hollister
Marmrietta Hollister
Anita
C. B. Knerr
John
Viola Knerr
Lester Graves
Elsie Bond
Gresh
Sandra Jean
Earl Colby
Bill Butcher
Coon Rapids
Iowa
James Gibbins
Leslie Hanshey
C. R. Timm
Albert Anderson
Signe van Doren
A. J. Chantry
Lois
Rex Ford
Malvern
G. G. Shelmadine
Kearney
Thomas E. Kelley
D. T. Kelley
Fred Bond
Dana
Sheldon Bond
George Bond
Bond
J. S. Barbee
Sutton
Charlotte
Mildred Dilley
Dersha Bahr
William Behr
Ernest Nyquist
Norfolk
Richard Anderson
Mary Jean Anderson
Ellsworth Anderson
Gary
Lawrence Creemen
Will Herzog
Howard Seeger
Sunnyside
Calif
A. Jr. Chentry
Ora Bond
York
John Inneces
Martin Roberts
J. B
Steeple
Mee
Flg
Travynicek
Wilber
Chamber OF Commerce
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