Farm and Home Safety and First Aid Training Sessions
Polk County Extension hosts training meetings for Extension Club leaders on January 6 in Shelby January 8 in Stromsburg and January 11 in Osceola The program aligns with Civil Defense and adopts Red Cross procedures to reach about 300 women through Extension Clubs Farm and Home Day set for January 15 at Osceola High School Auditorium sponsored by the Osceola Chamber and other groups.
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Shelby
Stromsburg
Osceola
Red Cross
Polk County
Osceola High School
Osceola Cham
Bargain Dairy and Meat Directory Listing
Ad shows Carnation Milk 303 can at 17 cents each or two for 29 cents. Also lists another item at 1 pound for 27 cents and two for 26 cents. A compact wartime style bargain board with multiple price points.
Osceola Extension Day Covers Crops and Safety
The Osceola area hosts the annual Extension Day with talks on cornrootworm control oats the Brucellosis program and irrigation. Speakers include Robert Roselle J C Swinbank J L George and John Steele with separate ladies program on yard beautification and health films. Three board members will be elected from Hackberry Clear Creek and Stromsburg precincts. All farmers and wives may vote.
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Ber of Commerce
Polk County
Robert Roselle
J. L. George
John Steele
Karl Loerch
Hackberry
Clear Creek
Stromsburg
Osceola Chamber of Com
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Roselle
J. C. Swinbank
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska Poultry Ass
Doyle
Orley Conkling
Methodist Church
Karl Loresch
Forester
Local Lunch Program Marks Six Years Of Service
The Crop Improvement Association collaborates with Polk County Extension Service to continue a noon lunch program now in its sixth year, reflecting ongoing community outreach and agricultural support efforts.
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Roselle
J. C. Swinbank
Nebraska Improvement Association
Swinbank
Merce
Crop Improvent Association
Polk County Extension Service
Farwell mail route debate spurs mass meeting
A 500-strong meeting at Farwell high school gym sought full information on abandoning the Farwell mail route and dividing stops among neighboring towns. C M Duxbury of Grand Island explained a technical survey. the route lists 114 stops.
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Farwell High School
C. M. Duxbury
Grand Island
Farwell
St. Paul Phonograph
Lincoln Journal picks Lamb for All State football team
John Lamb chosen by Lincoln Journal and Star as a member of the All-State football team in yearly high school selections. Mrs. Lorraine Dexter placed seventh in a bowling contest at Aiteway Alleys with 125 pins over her average while bowling with the Pfeister Hybrid Team Clarks News.
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John
Joe) Lamb
Lincoln Journal and Star
Lorraine Dexter
Aiteway
Pfeister
Clarks News
Early corn harvests and late oats amid scarce moisture in Holt county
The Kanakee Journal reports farmers in Holt County Nebr and surrounding areas faced droughtlike fall weather that hindered fall plowing and raised costs for tractors and tools. An unofficial southern Holt record tallies 15 coyotes sighted and 13 killed in a single half day near Chambers. The St Matthew Lutheran Church youth team completed an illuminated Nativity scene for the first time in Newman Grove area.
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Roy Shoemaker
Kankakee (Ill
Grant Park
Scotia Register
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Atkinson
Holt County
Fritz Schwager
Ewing
Lloyd Durre
Chambers
Schwager
Walther League of the
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Newman Grove
Valley social notices highlight local gatherings
Mr and Mrs Lewis Dunn and family attended a party at Rex Graham home Wednesday evening for Mrs Graham birthday anniversary. Dale Dunn entertained at dinner Tuesday for Mr and Mrs Jimmie Dunn of Glendale California with Verland Bauer and Fred Dunn present. Lawrence Meister family visited Francis Urban home Wednesday. Norris Larson and son of Memphis Tennessee visited Hilbert Buchta Wednesday night.
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Lewis Dunn
Rex Graham
Graham
Dale Dunn
Jimmie Dunn
Glendale
Calif
Verland Bauer
Fred Dunn
Lawrence Meister
Francis Urban
Norris Larson
Memphis
Chas. Timm
Christianna Sarow
Floyd Crossant
Kenny
Columbus
Robert Wieseman
Roy Grossnicklaus
DeLores
Dub Grossnicklaus
Elmer Horst
Maurice Watts
Lynn, Brigham
Dale McCormick
Lewis, Dunn
Ronald Lux
Rudolph Urban
Osceola
Fred Wieseman
S. W
Donald Schmoker
Hughler
Leonard Mentink
Jim Harless
Glen
Wayne Menti
Jim Harleys
Fort Riley
Imy Hospital
Kansas
Bill Imhoff
Anna
Badie
Belgrade
Lilian Wieseman
Jerry
Schmoker
Tuesder
Jack M
Dennison
Iowa
Vaughn
Mickey
Wyman
Clifford Bow
Harold Burg
Christi Larowhom
Tom
Anny
New Year's hostings dot Christmas season visits
A cascade of holiday dinners and New Year visits spans several households. Families including the Wieseman, Dunn, Urban, and Harless clans hosted or joined guests from nearby towns and states, with many extended relatives gathering across Osceola and Stromsburg areas.
Obituary for Josie Bernice Wisman of Osceola
Josie Bernice Wisman born August 12 1877 near Storm Lake Iowa died December 28 1968 at Osceola Hospital Osceola Nebraska aged 76 years four months and sixteen days She moved with her parents from Iowa to Phillips County Kansas lived near Agra Kansas where she remained until recent years She married George Hulbert Wisman February 27 1895 and had two daughters Irma and Lela Irma preceded her in death along with husband Bert in 1935 and daughter in 1949 Lela lives in Osceola Her devotion to family defined her joining the Methodist Church as a child and remaining a member Burial was in Agra cemetery with services December 31 led by Rev W D Knight. Surviving: daughter Mrs Perry Sapp Osceola two grandsons Dean and Donald Gilliland in San Diego Navy and brother Tom of Abilene Kansas.
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Josie Bernice Wisman
Thomas
Gly Whitely
Storm Lake
Iowa
Osceola Hospital
Osceola
Nebraska
Phillips County
Kansas
Agra
Pete
George Hulbert Wisman
Irma
Lela
Bert
Wisman
Abilene
Methodist Church
W. D. Knight
From Fear to Fortunes: Hearn’s First Big Sale Lesson
Dat Le Carnegie Hearn grew up on a Pratt Kansas farm and failed in Kansas City street sales until a grocery manager, seeing his fear, ordered twenty cases and gave blunt career advice. The moment transformed Hearn, teaching him to never fear calling on anyone.
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Hearn
S. Ham
Pratt
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Mr. Hearn
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Polk County Extension News
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Carnation Milk
Campbells Vegetable Soup
Tomatoes
Ca. Ft
Wobig and Son
Ande
Bo Ara
Big M Tomatoes
Morton House
Sunkist
Sun
Pearce
Blair
Tekamah
Blair Enterprise
Valley News
Irene Burritt
Perry ‘Sapp
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Earl Miley
Mrs
Jim Darling
Ronnie and
Norton, Kansas
Crouse- Tex Drug Co
Raymond Branting
Anita
Midland College
Fremont
James McBeth
E. W. Bonne
Lyle W. Nelson
Lincoln
Andrew Nelson
James Kasparek
Ravenna
New Years
Phil Nyberg
Margit and
Enoch Anderson
Emma Phillips
Denver
Etta G. Leonard
Bonnie Gibbons
Louis Thelen
Jerry Hopwood
Coon Rapids
Bill Butcher
MacQueen
Silver Creek
Sale
New Hampshire
Ing
J. D
Harrow
New
Stan Holst
Oliver
Allis Chalmers
Gibson
Maytag
Andy Engel
E. H. Tooker
Bud VanBerg
Bob Loshbaugh
Farmers State Bank Clerk
Carnegie
Polk CO. Crop Improvement Ass’n. Polk CO. Extension Service
ODD Fellows
Rob-See-Co
I. W. Hepperly
James McKeag, Jr
Dick Boyd
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