Lees Elected Chairman of County Board in Opening Meeting
John Lees was elected chairman at the first meeting of the new county board at the courthouse. Associate members include Lee Campbell, last year’s chairman, and August P. Anderson, newly elected from the western district. The session focused on organization, expense estimates, road work wage scales, and overall county operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lees
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Lees
Lee Campbell
August P. Anderson
Bad check artist targets York hardware and general stores
A man described as a farmer in overalls cashed bad checks at Kincaid hardware and Henry Field stores, obtaining merchandise and cash from sums between five and ten dollars. Traced to Central City and Hardville, he continued the scam. Authorities say he may live near Polk and is wanted on a marine desertion charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Kincaid Hardware Store
Henry Field
Central City
Hardville
Polk
Annual Farm Bureau Federation Meeting in Osceola
Polk County Farm Bureau members meet Tuesday January 20 at 2 pm in the Legion Hall Osceola for the annual program. A. Tyler Nebraska Farm Bureau Insurance director delivers the principal address if present. N W Gaines Extension Service may speak. R E Holland from Lincoln offers a brief talk on Looking Forward in Agriculture. Entertainments are planned and members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Federation
A. Tyler
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federtion
Polk County Farm Bureau Federation
Legion Hall
Osceola
Tyler
N. W. Gaines
Extension Service
R. E. Holland
Lincoln
Tyrrell Elected Head Of Osceola Community Club
Ace Tyrrell was chosen president and M. R. Anderson vice president at the Osceola Community Club annual meeting. Taxes due of over twenty thousand dollars were noted as delinquent, with city and county officials slated to begin collection actions within days. Other topics included improving road signs and the event ended with an oyster supper.
Community Notes Roughly Tie Together Local Doings
Shelby social life includes bridge at Mrs. R W Dunkle’s, Dorcas Society at Methodist church, and W C T U gathering. Local births, basketball results, and visits by residents from Scribner and Silver Creek punctuate the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Dunkle
Bridge
Dorcas Society
D. C. Cole
J. W. Goetz
Rueben Timm
California
John Lucas
W.C.T.U
J. W. Stivers
John Rasp
Jean
Columbus
Smith, Memter
P. R. Smith
Lincoln
Alma Hayhurst
Louise Scholz
Grand Island
Silver Creek
Gilbert Litten
Scribner
Genevieve Augustine
Sacred Heart Church
Osceola and
Shelby
Osceola
Herman Anderson
Anton Anderson
D A R Meeting Plans Legion Auxiliary Guest
The D A R met at Mrs. Homer Hartson's home on Tuesday January 13 with Regent Mrs. Dewey Sigler presiding. They voted to host the American Legion Auxiliary at the February 10 meeting. a lesson on the History of the Flag was given by Mrs. Sigler. Lunch was served by Mrs. Hartson and Mrs. W E Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Kinney
Caney
Kansas
W. B. Kinney
Hope Circle
R. W. Dunkle
Flora Funkhouser
Perry Swan
Frank Thatcher
Omaha
August Thelen, Jr
Columbus
Wilma Pike
Fremont
Retta Brigham
Viola Cornish
W. A. Cornish
Trotter Company
Davin City
Sacred Heart Parish
Rathburn Hall
J. W. Goetz
York
Grandma Goetz
Buelow Home
Mrs. Goetz
Homer Hartson
Dewey Sigler
American Legion Auxiliary
Sigler
Hartson
W. E. Snider
G T Ray Demonstrates Latest Style Frames Glasses
G T Ray showcases newest eyewear styles with a display of modern frame designs. The feature highlights current trends in vision accessories and frames offered for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Ray
Osceola Football Lettermen Visit University
Twenty football lettermen and five drivers traveled to Lincoln last Saturday to watch the Nebraska Missouri basketball game. The group of 25 dinnered at Annex Cafe then attended the University Coliseum where Nebraska won 42 to 32. Most chose the trip over a banquet, and the outing was described as a joyous event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Lincoln
Nebraska-Missouri
Annex Cafe
University Coliseum
Nebraska
Osceola Triumphs In Thrilling Win Over Fullerton
Osceola cagers upset Fullerton 25 to 18 after a back and forth game. Koehler led with a high score, Veltman added six, while every player on Osceola scored. Fullerton's Johnson topped visitors with seven points as Osceola rallied in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Genoa Indians
Osceola Cagers
Fullerton
Johnson
Bulldogs
George Koehler
Veltman
Koehler
Headlee
DeLand
Lewis
Borouch
Gemoa
Ner
Sx Waward
Genoa
Wesley Chapel Notices and Social Happenings
The Wesley Chapel congregation enjoyed Sunday music by Mr Dirks of Iowa and local singers. Community notes list missionary society meetings, visits, illnesses, family gatherings, hospitalizations, and travels across Shelby Osceola and Columbus with burial in Fremont and labor at Lincoln.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Charles Winkelman
Joe Moore
Hubert Bell
York
Lula Olson
Arthur Deeter
Charles Olson
Osceola
Alvin Weeden
Wallace White
Wm. Hanshew
Glenn Chase
Shelby
Chase
Kent White
Louis Schott
Emil Schott
Leonard Luft
Edmund Gabels
Joe Schott
Humphrey
T. D. Richards
Omaha
J. N. Jarmin
John Jarmin
Grand Island
Harry Jarmin
Fremont
L. E. Treadways
Tom Schmokers
John Lucas
Irish couple in New York have four children then stop
A New York couple, described as young and Irish, welcomed a child each year for four years and then halted. A friend teased Pat about the pattern, to which Pat quipped that they do not want more children because rumors claim every fifth child in New York is Jewish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat
Local community notes and obituaries for week near Scottsbluff
Ted Smith and Ase Smith visit relatives in Nebraska while numerous residents attend church events. Obituaries include Mrs Albin Linquist and A. B. Hedblo m funeral references. Many visitors travel to Lincoln Aurora Osceola Grand Island and York. Community clubs and missions meet with leaders named. several births and a car collision noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Smith
Scottsbluff
Len Smith
Lincoln
Ase Smith
Scottsbluffs
Feltons
J. E. Lumadul
Allison
Mildred McDaniel
Hazel
Gertrude Nelson
Aurora
Claus Peterson
Hordville
A. B. Hedbloom
Stromsburg
Albin Linquist
Mis
Matilda Erickson
Minnecapilis
Roland Lehlin
Baptist Mission Circle
Gilbert Benson
Mesdames Shafer
Hanquist
Mc Gaffin
Hill
Putman
Dethloff
Horsman
Roy Morgan
York Hospital
Andy Carlson
Hordville Swedish Baptist Church
Albert Sundberg
Keith Green
Jessie McNeeley
Mill Dale
Art Emken
Albert McNeeley
Grand Island
Ratliff
Cramer
Fred Moberg
Larson
Taylor
Fred Allison
Glen Pickerel
Gene Meyers
Elizabeth Allison
Theo Smith
York
Cecil Lindburgs
Idaho
Gree Down
Bes
Cecil
Williams
Headbloom
A. O. Larson
Horseman
Whitacre
Jenner
Osceola
Willard Lindburg
Johnny Ericson
Aurora Hospital
Lindahl
Clarks
Hugo Pierson
Fred Archibald
Omaha
Ralph Peterson
Maurice Lindburg
Carl Hahn
Central City
Nelson Brothers
Minnesota
Mission Church
A. B. Nelson
John Nelson
Michigan
Albin Lind
District 5 Friday Socials at Horst Home
Mrs Elmer Horst and her Sunday School class were entertained at the Calmar Dunn home. Several couples hosted including Burret Fox James McKeag Erasmus Burritt and Maurice Watts. Guests included Algor Yungdahl and family with Carl Wieseman, Vern McCormick family, Walter Wieseman, P C Wiesen Irma Osceola, and Herman Sarow at C R Timm home for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District No. 5
Elmer Horst
Calmar Dunn
Burret Fox
James McKeag
Erasmus Burritt
Maurice Watts
Algor Yungdahl
Carl Wieseman
Vern McCormick
Walter Wieseman
York
P. C. Wieseman
Irma
Osceola
Herman Sarow
C. R. Timm
Osceola Tax District Announces 10th Installment Due Date
The 10th installment of the Osceola District Paying Tax Assessment is due and delinquent on February 7, 1931. Payment must be made at the Polk County Treasurer's office. L. M. Smith City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Polk County
L. M. Smith
Nebraska Politics and Lawmaking Face Tax and Crime Measures
Governor Bryan signals possible appeal to voters via initiative if lawmakers block his banking ideas. Bills address driving age, junior colleges, gas tax, county law enforcement reform, and capital punishment for bank robberies. State totals include tax shifts, liquor raids, and corporate occupation tax notices amid a turbulent political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Buck
Bryan
Metcalfe
Omaha
House
Senate
House Democrats
George W. O'Malley
Ir Tolen
Representative Currey
Nebraska
Cooper
Labor and Welfare
J. R. Farris
Stebbins
National Guard
Capitol Tower
American Legion
State Relief Committee
Weaver
Board of Control
Supreme Court
Wherry
Lincoln
Sorenson
Buckshot on value versus price and work ethics
The column contrasts income desires with real value and discipline. It notes that many seek pay without work, warns that leisure grows with car culture, and argues prosperity comes from foregoing unaffordable luxuries and embracing wiser spending.
Sunday Visits and Travels Across Nebraska Towns
Long list of local residents visiting relatives in nearby towns and cities. Journeys include Central City, Polk, York, Oakland, Osceola, Genoa, Tecumseh, Columbus, and Lincoln withturned visits to family homes and funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Sthaley
Central City
Earl Leeds
Glen Lindberg
Polk
C. P. Nelson
R. R. Newman
York
W. H. Baker
Ray Steever
Wayne
Omaha
A. P. Linder
Linder
Albert E. Anderson
Edwin Anderson
Joe Nelson
Oakland
Clarence Bodine
Hordville
Ellen Thoren
Leonard Nelson
Ellen Larson
Harold Johnson
Arthur Hultquist
Osceola
George Malek
John Erickson
Maude
Englewood
Colo
Erickson
A. B. Hedbloom
Arvid Carlson
Margaret Bush
Tecumseh
Elmer Karlson
Karl Karlson
Walter Hans
Vivian
Fred Knorr
Helen Danielson
Genoa
Lawrence Warner
Adams
Stromsburg
E. C. Mouden
Lincoln
Mouden
Vernor Severine
Hedman
Harold Covey
Archie Doremus
Paul Portche
Lucille
Ethel Myers
Kenneth
Evan Myers
B. L. Myers
Anderson
Russell Kries
Clyde Marvin
Raymond Reed
M. D. Strong
Andrew Inness
Amy Myers
Ethel
Portche
WA Burke
Rebecca Myers
C. A. Anderson
E. Lunner
Edmund Lunner
L. E. Corp
Los Angeles
California
A. N
Mountain Grove
Hunsaker
Frank
Mildred Anderson
Immanuel Hospital
Eastern Star Installation Held in Lodge Rooms
The Eastern Star met in regular session on Tuesday evening. Officers installed include Worthy Matron Mrs. W. O. Hansen and Worthy Patron George Campbell. Absent due to unavailability were Warder Mrs. I. D. Huston, Associate Matron Mrs. C. A. Frasier, and Sentinel Phil Wieseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oo. E. S
Eastern Star
W. O. Hansen
George Campbell
Frank Anderson
Don Byers
Geo. Inness
Joel Hanson
F. T. Butz
Gertrude Matheson
S. W. Calhoun
Adah
Carl Frahm
Ruth
Ellen Calhoun
Esther
George Humphrey
Martha
Oscar Anderson
Electa
D. B. Hulquest
I. D. Huston
C. A. Frasier
Phil Wieseman
Farm Accounts School Opens for Nebraska College of Agriculture
A meeting for farmers to start using the new farm account book will be held Friday January 16 at 2 p m in Osceola at the county agents office. Past users will show how to enter inventories and assist attendees in recording equipment livestock feeds and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Osceola
Nebraska Beauty Spot Niobrara Reserve Gains Public Status
A 500 acre Niobrara Reserve in Knox county Nebraska becomes a public game reserve gifted to the state. The tract formed by the Niobrara river features bayou springs bass stocking wildlife including wild turkeys quail pheasants and timber squirrels. An employed caretaker monitors activity and the 2000 black bass recently stocked enhance fishing prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Niobrara Reserve
Niobrara
Knox County
Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Niobrara River
Fairview Community Notices and Visits Highlight Week
Joyce Maxcy of Lincoln visited his parents Rev and Mrs Maxcy last week. Numerous local residents including Lesta Mace, Wm Nuckel, Effie Finecy, Olive Bartlett, Hendrickson, and others shared visits at various homes. A shower, hospital cards for Fern Dake, and a cemetery society gathering were noted among multiple family and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Maxcy
Lincoln
LeRoy Rhodes
Hilbert Buchta
John Koehler
Clair Willits
Francis DeBere
Clair McCormick
Helen Dake
Omaha
Lawrence Meacham
Columbus
Will Lostrad
Columbus Hospital
Fern Dake
Ladies Aid and
Happy Hour Society
Frank Frizzell
Gigantic Beasts Roamed Prehistoric Nebraska Discovery
Paleontologists report a near fourteen foot mammoth tusk found near Deweese by the Hastings museum staff. The tusk, almost sixteen feet when complete, belongs to a Imperial Mammoth whose life spanned a vast prehistoric landscape. Additional tusks and weapon-like defenses suggest Nebraska was once a battleground for giant creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Central
West
Fred Krell
Deweese
Hastings Museum
Museum
Hastings
Subscribe for Lincoln Daily Journal and Osceola Record
Offer announces one year subscriptions to the Lincoln Daily Journal and The Osceola Record for a combined price of 3.95 dollars. The notice emphasizes obtaining both newspapers in a single annual deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Daily Journal
Osceola Record
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Humphreys
State Capital News
Fairview
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