Edison Named Eighth Inventor in Hall of Fame
Edison receives 108 of 142 votes to join the Hall of Fame alongside Washington Lincoln and Franklin. The piece lauds his legacy of planned research, his 1097 patents, and the McGraw Edison Laboratories plan to push technological frontiers.
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Mr. Edison
Mr. Thoreau
MacDowell
Thomas Alva Edison
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Robert E. Lee
Robert Fulton
Alexander Graham Bell
Wilbur Wright
Stephen Foster
Daniel Boone
Edison
Charles F. Kettering
Kettering
Max McGraw
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories
McGraw- Edison Company
Hall of Fame
Oil drilling hints in Polk County raise cautious optimism
The column notes Superior Oil Company has moved into Polk County with exploratory drilling. few facts are known but the idea of oil in the area is welcomed. Some acres were leased by Superior and locals, and a surprising discovery could follow.
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Superior Oil Company
Polk County
Superior
Polknty
Edison Hall of Fame Inducted Posthumously in 1960
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University elected Thomas Alva Edison along with Henry David Thoreau and Edward MacDowell for 1960. Edison becomes eligible after death by 25 years, chosen from a field of 242 nominees in a ceremony at the university campus overlooking the Hudson and Harlem rivers.
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Thomas Alva Edison
New York University
Hudson
Harlem
Henry David Thoreau
Edward MacDowell
Edison
Menlo Park
New nasal spray touted to ease sinus trouble
An article reports a new suction nasal spray called Phenyl-Crane to treat sinus pain and head colds. Dr. Eduardo R. Pons Jr. notes strong results and cites a shift to a simple at home device after 14 years of research removing pumps and tanks.
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American College of Chest Physicians
New York
Eduardo R. Pons, Jr
Kefauver
Polk County Commissioners Meet in Regular Session
The Polk County Board of Commissioners convened with all members present. They approved December fee earnings, appointed Lillian Timm as Clerk of the County Court for a four year term starting January 5, 1961 with no salary change, reviewed the County Service Officer quarterly report, and adjourned to January 10, 1961.
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Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Nebraska
Donald L. Gabriel
Malek
County General Fund
Dale Frizzell
District Court
Lillian Timm
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Osceola
Nepennes
Don and
Mary Waterman
Theo Hanson
Chamber of Commerce
Hans
Consumers Public Power District
Chamber
Alma
Nebr
Harlan County
Consumers
Carleton Anderson, Co. Treas
Gust Boden
Guildford D. Bryan
Bush’s
Campbell & Nyberg
Ellsworth Carlson
Central Elec. & Gas Co
City of
Commerce Clearing House, Inc
Consumers Public Power Dist
Louis E. Daum
Nat'l. Bank
First Nat'l. Bank
Shelby
Dale Frizzell, Co
Raymond Gestrine
George Heckman
Ruth K. Heckman
Leroy Johnson
Vern Johnson
Emil Monson
W.H. Norton, Co. Atty
Philip Nyberg
Omaha Printing Company
Polk Co
Publisher's Ass
Redfield & Company, Inc
Fred W. Schuman
Shelby Ins
Stephenson School Supply Co
Ted’s Pen & Card Shop
Ces
Western Surety Co
Leonard Wieseman
Woodruff Printing Co
Emergency Relief Fund
Marian M. Cotter
Edith Heilman
Kepner
Bonnie LaVelle
Stromsburg
Medical Fund
Commissioner Dist
Louis E. Daum Bernt
Milo Chapman
Equip. Co
DA Lubricant Co., Inc
Marion Thomas
Eldon W. Anderson
New York Life Ins. Co
A Mutual Co
Grant Ave. York
Walter H. Koehler
Bert Gissler
Guildford D. Bryan City of Osceola
Island Supply Welding Co
Johnson Chev. Co
Lincoln Equip. Co
Malek’s
Calmenson & Co
Commissioner Dist. NO
Bridge Fund
Bernt
Elleworth Carlson
Cuddy’s Blacksmith & Welding
Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co
Coats
York
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