Mary Cromer Visits English Parish Church Memento
Mary Cromer, half English, half American, travels from America to Sussex to visit the church where her parents were married. She meets the rector and his son Tom Walker, receives a keepsake from the old timbered vestry, and shares tea with the rector and his wife as she learns more about her parents’ wedding day.
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Mee
Mary
England
Sussex
Mary Anne Smith
John Cromer
Mary Cromer
America
Miss Cromer
Tom Walker
Tom
Svai
Afan
County Commissioners Meet in Osceola January 11 1938
Official Proceedings show audited accounts and warrants approved for County General Fund and other budgets. Hog market notes report open week higher with light and butcher weights up and sows up to 7.30.
County Board Minutes Adjourning To February 7 1939
A county board adjourned after approving minutes and listing officers. The document includes approval by Chairman A C Twarling and County Clerk John I Anderson, with notes of the next meeting date set for February 7, 1939.
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Iowa-Nebr
Lt. & Pr. Co
A. C. Twarling
John I
Steady Omaha Market Sees Lambs and Sheep Demand Rise
Fat lambs and sheep totals reached 7,500 head in Omaha Monday. Trade opened slow but broadened with strong demand and prices up to 25 cents above last week’s close.
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Omaha
Union Stock Yards
Savings Clubs Boost New York World's Fair Plans
In at least thirty eight states banks operate World of Tomorrow Savings Clubs encouraging weekly deposits to fund a trip to the 1939 New York Fair. The program begun a year ago carries the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow and ties into Christmas and Vacation clubs.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
New York City
California’s San Pedro aquarium called world’s queerest museum
California’s Fish-Haven in San Pedro is described as one of the world’s queerest museums with crabs and pink-blushing fish. It houses creatures that hunt other fish, sea stars that regrow limbs, pistol shrimps making loud sounds to scare enemies, and fish that walk rather than swim.
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California
San Pedro Aquarium
County Commissioners Set 1939 Wage Scales Polk County
The January 10 1939 county meeting adopts appointments and wage scales for 1939. E J Howland becomes Soldier Relief Commissioner. Drs D J Smith and Harley S Eklund are named County Physicians with a joint salary of 100 per year. Various funds and newspapers are designated for contractor notices. Budgeted expenses total across funds including General, Bridge, Road, Pension, Court House, Fair, Human Relief, Farm Bureau and Soldiers Relief. Labor rates set for skilled and unskilled county workers with per hour and per mile pay, plus monthly patrol and night-shift rates. and the board adjourned to January 11 1939.
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Polk County Farm
L. M. Merrick, Co
Oscar M
Alice L. Thomas
T. A. Reece
Clk
Virgil Dunning Same
Special Bridge Fund
Merrick County Repairi
G Haven Bridge
PS Aas Acattan
Slarper Peterson
Wirt W. Davis
Com
Ower McClung
Dean ‘Carter
Henry Abbott
Robert Doner
Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Arthur C. Twarling
Arthur S. Nelson
Owen McClung
Polk County
E. J. Howland
Soldiers Relief Commission
D. J. Smith
Harley S. Eklund
Shelby ‘Sun
Headlight
Polk Progress
Osceola Record
Polk County Democrat
Nebrasska
Penses
County General Fund
Gen. Road Inc
Miother
Court House
Ececeee
County Fair Association
Farm Bureau
Soldiers
A. C. Twarling
John I
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L. M. Merrick
Lillian ‘Timm
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LeRoy M. Smith Co
Treas
Carleton Anderson
Fred W. Schuman
Envelopes Co
Lincoln Tel & Tel Co
Puty Treas
Ruth Stewart
John I. Anderson Co
Stuss
Sophia Kresha
Chive M. McBeth
Sallary
Roy W. Erickson
James Cooknight
Asa L. ‘Smith
Merrick Bros., Auc
Shelby
G.P
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IHC
Oliver
John Deere
Deering
Thomas
Black Hawk
Nicholas & Shepherd
McCormick-Deering
Aaewee
Carle ES
Edward Schiesinger
A. S
Nelson Gambiles
Ewes
Roy Fjell
Ernest M. Carlson
Roy Morgan
Mdse
A. C
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Shelby Sun
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