Polk-Butler County Farmers Insurance annual meeting notes
The Polk Butler County Farmers Insurance Company held its annual meeting in Snelby last Thursday January 12. Kerman Thelen was reelected president with Lynn Brigham as vice president for three years. Victor Sterup continued as secretary and C S Casselberry of Shelby as treasurer. Three Polk County directors were chosen W H Kosch Alonzo Ruth and Hubert Alt for three-year terms. Losses paid in 1955 totaled 14412.09 while insurance in force on December 31 1955 stood at 8115207.
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Polk-Butler County Farmers Insurance Company
Snelby
Kerman Thelen
Lynn Brigham
Victor Sterup
C. S. Casselberry
Shelby
Polk County
W. H. Kosch
Alonzo Ruth
Hubert Alt
Osceola
Hospital Trust Fund Established With $10,000
The Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital Trust Fund, created by Dr. Charles W. Jeffrey, has received its first payment. Under a 1953 agreement the principal goes into the fund and is held jointly by the trustees and Lt. Jeffrey, to be spent only by mutual agreement and will earn interest after investment in state-approved securities.
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Annie Jeffrey
S T Crouse Is New Master of Masons
Morris O Dunn John A Inness and Steve Georgeau installed officers at the Masonic Lodge meeting last Thursday evening Worshipful Master S T Crouse Sr Warden Robert L Mills Jr Warden Charles W Fischer Treasurer L M Merrick Secretary I Donald Huston Sr Deacon James W Malek Jr Deacon Lowell D Hanson Sr Steward Vernon Johnson Jr Steward Ed B Almstrom Chaplain Myron W Jones Tyler Dewey M Sigler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris O. Dunn
John A. Inness
Steve Georgeau
Masonic Lodge
S. T. Crouse
Robert L. Mills Jr
Charles W. Fischer
L. M. Merrick
Donald Huston Sr
James W. Malek Jr
Lowell D. Hanson
Off The Cuff on Purse Styles and Necessities
A columnist laments tiny purse designs and argues women need larger carrying space. They recount dumping a pill box to sort contents, noting items like Kleenex lipstick and licenses, then return to the original compact, calling excess baggage a common nuisance.
Mortgages Filed in Polk County Rise in Real Estate Loans
A two year review shows 1955 total mortgages at about 4.69 million, up roughly 300 thousand from 1954. Farm real estate filings doubled, city property and chattel loans varied as crop conditions influenced totals. total chattel mortgages declined nearly half a million from 1954 to 1955.
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Polk County
Dale Frizzell
Genoa Triumphs Over Osceola In Tight Conference Clash
Genoa edged Osceola 55 to 53 in a thriller decided in the final eight seconds. Jan Grossnicklaus led Genoa with 18 points while Shanahan had 18 for Genoa and Burritt scored 15 for the locals as Genoa earned a key conference win.
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Genoa
Osceola
Bernt
Shanahan
Gen
Clarks
Dinges
Osc
Carlson
Wright
Fairmont
Omaha World-Herald
St. Paul
Goldenrod
Bulldogs
Herald
Gerard
Concordia
Legion Membership Exceeds Its Quota in Nebraska
The American Legion in Nebraska set a national record by reaching 44,693 members by January 3, 1956. Post No 91 Osceola surpassed its 1955 quota under William H Norton, helping Nebraska become the second state to hit its 1956 quota, just behind North Dakota, with nearly 5,000 more members than last year.
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Department of Nebraska of the American Legion
Post No. 91
Osceola
William H. Norton
American Legion
Nebraska
North Dakota
Serviceman Watts Graduates Police Training at Camp Gordon
Roger D. Watts Son of Mr and Mrs Walter Watts Graduated from Military Police training at Camp Gordon Georgia January 14 and is now being transferred to Fort Sam Houston Texas
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Roger D. Watts
Walter Watts
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Social notes from Omaha visitors and local family events
Mrs Lenore Ruff of Omaha visited over the weekend with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Fred Dunn. Mr and Mrs Dale Frizzell attended funeral services for a relative at Central City Saturday morning. Ron and Jane visited the Bus Van Winkle home in Silver Creek.
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Lenore Ruff
Omaha
Fred Dunn
Dale Frizzell
Central City
Ron
Jane
Silver Creek
Coldest Day Of Year In Week Hits Minus 7 Degrees
Nebraska weather shows a cold spell with Monday morning at minus 7 degrees and January 5 posting a 59 degree high for the period. Dry conditions persist with little moisture for crop year. Osceola observer Harold Klingman confirms readings. Gas Company notes 23.4 percent colder since September 1955 compared with last year.
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Nebraska
Harold Klingman
Osceola
Hospital Approved By State Fire Marshal Osceola News
The State Fire Marshal's January 5 1956 order confirms approval of Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital in Osceola Nebraska. The notice lauds planning and construction quality as evidence of excellent health service planning by the hospital trustees.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola
Nebraska
Farm Loan Group Dinner Draws Polk County Farmers
More than 175 Polk County farmers are expected at the Polk County National Farm Loan Association annual meeting in Osceola on Tuesday January 24. The event opens at 11 with a business session in the high school auditorium followed by a noon turkey dinner chaired by Ernest E. Lees of Shelby. Major speakers include Arnold Peterson federal radi ation director Sid LaBrosse Social Security representative and Tack Bristow Regional Manager of the Federal Land Bank. Fay Kilgore will provide Hammond organ entertainment. two directors will be elected for three year terms. Rev Homer P Bollinger and his group will offer afternoon musical entertainment.
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Polk
Polk County National Farm Loan Association
Osceola
Ernest E. Lees
Shelby
Arnold Peterson
Whites Lactha
Radication Wow
Sid LaBrosse
Soial Security
iTack C. Bristowe
Federal Land Bank
Fay Kilgore
Alvin M. Grubaugh
Homer P. Bollinger
Methodists Plan Consecration of Building Febr 19
The Methodist congregation plans a consecration service for their new building on Sunday February 19 with Bishop H Bas com Watts delivering the sermon. An 11 00 am morning worship precedes a 2 30 pm service followed by an open house and tours with light refreshments.
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Homer Bollinger
H. Bascom Watts
Bollinger
Chiev
Doctors Of Polk County Plan Staff For New Hospital
County doctors met at the new hospital site to discuss staff organization and operating rules. Dr. H S Eklund presided with Dr. R L Bierkower Dr John L Blodig and Dr C L Anderson in attendance. Plans call for Chief of Staff appointment and rules aligned with national and state hospital associations with Leslie C Nash as secretary. Opening date around March 1st pending equipment delivery.
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Polk County
Polk County Medical Association
H. S. Eklund
R. L. Bierkower
Shelby
John L. Blodig
Osceola
C. L. Anderson
Stromsburg
Board of Trustees
American Hospital Association
Medical
Leslie C. Nash
Hospital Opens Sundays for Visitor Tours
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital will welcome visitors Sundays from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. Hospital staff will escort guests and explain building features during those afternoon hours to accommodate the high demand to tour the facility.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Rev. Matthew Herrmann Buried in Cincinnati
Funeral services for the Rev. Matthew Herrmann 85 were held in Cincinnati Ohio last Tuesday. He was a brother of Wm J Herrmann of this city and grew up in the valley community north of here. Herrmann led the German Methodist Church in Lincoln from 1915 to 1925 and held pastorates in Denver Enterprise Kansas and Missouri.
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Matthew Herrmann
Cincinnati
Ohio
Herrmann
Wm. J. Herrmann
Here
German Methodist Church
Lincoln
Denver Enterprise
Kan
Missouri
Annual Farm and Home Day set for February 26 in Osceola
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District official Stan Matzke will headline the Farm and Home Day at Osceola High School Auditorium on January 26 at 9 30 am. Extension Entomologist Lloyd Anderson and College economists Everett Petterson Eldon Erickson will speak on topics from the European Corn Borer to farm records taxes and the 1956 economic outlook. The event is hosted by Polk County Crop Improvement Association Agriculture Extension Service and Osceola Chamber of Commerce with a noon lunch provided and a diabetic camp talk by Miss Anna Smrha.
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Stan Matzke
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
Polk County Crop Improvement Association
Agriculture Extension Service
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Osceola High School
Matzke
Nebraska
Bush
Anna Smrha
State House
Smrha
Osceola Chamber
E A Schnasse Buried Here Today
Funeral services were held for E A Schnasse who died Monday evening January 16 at age 67. Rev Homer P Bollinger led the services at Kepner Funeral Home at 2 00 pm and burial followed in Osceola cemetery. He had been ill a few weeks and had surgery before returning home last week.
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E. A. Schnasse
Homer P. Bollinger
Kepner
Osceola
Schnasse
ASC Educational Meeting Planned For January 23
An educational meeting at the ASC office on January 23, 1956 at 9 30 a m will explain the 1956 ACP Program. Landlords and tenants are invited to hear about practices including Gradient Terraces Diversions Sod Waterways Open Drains Erosion Control Dams Livestock Water Dams Establishment of Permanent Cover Vegetative Cover for Crop Rotation Winter Cover Crops Treatment of Cropland Liming Tree Planting and Leveling Irigable Cropland.
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ASC
Polk County Co op Federal Credit Union Meeting
The fourth annual meeting was held January 16 at the REA Building in Stromsburg led by O R Hennings. Reports showed a good increase in 1954 business with a 2.4 percent dividend after reserves. New board members and committees were elected and lunch followed.
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Polk County Co-op Federal Credit Union
REA
Stromsburg
O. R. Hennings
Wayne Bornemeier
Nebraska Credit Union League of Omaha
Walter Nelson
Polk
Marlowe Johnson
Martin Jones
Osceola
Elton Berck
Lincoln
Willard Anderson
Kenneth Olson
J. L. Hurd
Memorial Gift To Annie Jeffrey Hospital From Carlson Relatives
Relatives of the late John A. Carlson turned over 63.50 to the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital board. The funds, raised by Carlson’s friends, will go to the equipment fund for special equipment in the new hospital.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
John A. Carlson
Rebekahs Install New 56 Officers in Osceola Lodge
Osceola Rebekah Lodge held an installation service on Wednesday January 11 with Shelby Rebekahs assisting. Officers installed include Moble Grand Amanda Evins Vice Grand Olive Ready Secretary Margaret Pehrson Treasurer and others such as Nina Bond Warden Ida Rommers Chaplain Lulu Ward Musician Lillian Shostrong RSNG Berneice Ahilquist LSNG Lois Grossnicklaus RSVG Elsie Stew LSNG Goldie Bon Inside Guardian Allegra Johnson Outside Guardian Zelma Burgess. Mr and Mrs Rolland Johnson and daughters Hannah Johnson Lillie Hazel and Vernelie Carlson visited Clarence Johnson's home Sunday afternoon.
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Osceola Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
Shelby
Moble
Amanda Evins
Olive Ready
Margaret Pehrson
Marie Lewis Conrusie Ledadeces
Nina Bond
Ida Rommers
Lulu
Ward
Lillian Shostrong
RSNG
Berneice Ahilquist
LSNG
Lois Grossnicklaus
RSVG
Elsie Stew
Goldie Bon
Guardian
Allegra Johnson
Zelma Burgess
Nebraska Safety Patrol reports 1955 traffic deaths down 3.6 percent
Colonel C. J. Saunders of the Nebraska Safety Patrol released a 1955 traffic death summary showing 316 fatalities, a 3.6 percent decline from 328 in 1954, with 24 counties recording no deaths and several counties logging ten or more fatalities including Douglas and Lancaster.
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C. J. Saunders
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sanders
Nebraska
Arthur
Banner
Blaine
Brown
Chase
Dakota
Frontier
Garden
Gosper
Grant
Greeley
Hayes
Hooker
Keya Paha
Knox
Logan
Loup
McPherson
Pawnee
Thomas
Valley
Webster
Wheeler
York
Douglas
Dodge
Dixon
Merrick
Lancaster
Buffalo
Dawson
Saunders
Osceola Club Dance Promises Fun With Brase Brothers
Le gion Club manager Jack Malek announces a party dance at the Osceola club Saturday night January 28 starting 9 p.m. The Brase Brothers Orchestra from Grand Island provides the music and all are welcome. The item highlights local social life amid notes on commerce and weather.
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Jack Malek
Legion Club
Osceola
Brase Brothers Orchestra
Grand Island
Longville
Overland Sand and Gravel Company
View Hospital
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Swamp Clarks
Legion
Farm Loan Group
H. Bascom Waits
Polk County Medical
County Credit Union
J. A. Carlson
Rolland Johnson
Hannah Johnson
Lillie and
Hazel
Vernelie Carlson
The
Clarence Johnson Ome
Safety Patrol
Wallace Scott
Ray Anderson
Walter Daniel Bonner
University of Utah
Grace-New Haven
Bonner
Priory
Queens University
Ontario
Canada
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