Auto Plunges Over Bank Near Clear Creek Bridge
A Studebaker coupe, carrying Dr. L. Myers of Shelby Dr. Wm. Neville and Chauncey Arnold of Stromsburg, plunged ten feet off a road bank into six feet of water near the Cookson farm bridge in Clear Creek precinct. The slow-moving car somersaulted, but occupants escaped with minor bruises after breaking a window. The crash followed washed-out approaches and undermined cement piers from recent floods. no warnings marked the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. L. Myers
Shelby
Wm. Neville
Chauncey Arnold
Stromsburg
Studebaker
Cookson Farm
Clear Creek
Meridian Road
Dr. Neville
Steever Couple Welcome a Son in Stormsburg
Born Saturday June 30 to Mr and Mrs O W Steever a ten pound boy. P E Shostrom returned home Saturday from Omaha where he had been with a car of hogs.
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Stromsburg
O. W. Steever
P. E. Shostrom
Omaha
Local Notices Highlight Illness and Births in Shelby Area
Shelby J. R. Johnson of Shelby was reported quite ill yesterday. A daughter was born Saturday June 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Webster Ray. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Knight visited the Long family near Surprise. Thelma Kurtzelman arrived from Charleston to stay with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kuntzelman. The Kuntzelmans visited University Place to see daughter Mrs. Bert Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby J. R. Johnson
Shelby
Webster Ray
P. L. Knight
Oliver Long
Surprise
Thelma Kurtzelman
Charleston
Chas. Kuntzelkman
Chas. Kuntzelman
University Place
Bert Atkinson
York County Still Nabbed On Farm Near Gresham
York County officers captured a still and accessories on the Roy Huff farm six miles southwest of Gresham. Huff was taken to York for a Saturday appearance before Judge W Hopkins after officers had tracked his movements for some time in the Gresham area.
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Roy Huff
Gresham
York
Huff
W Hopkins
Polk county examines cattle TB testing sentiment
The county agent's office is testing farmer opinion on tuberculosis testing. Petitions sent to precinct heads for circulation among farmers show strong support with over 75 percent favorable responses. If 51 percent sign, the testing campaign will begin once federal and state crews can deploy. Only breeding cattle will be tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Farm Bureau
Community club meetings and county extension events summary
Mr and Mrs W B Adair joined Maple Leaf Club members at D A Benson home with 32 attendees discussing children’s garments. Dist 54 meeting featured film showings and County Agent Adair spoke on tuberculosis with 28 present. Club picnic at Buckley Park Stromsburg on June 27 showcased club work. Carl Jones assisted. O N Summers Poultry Specialist visited June 22 23 for county meetings with good turnout. Adair attended District Conference of Extension workers and Agronomy Day June 19 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Adair
Maple Leaf Club
Beulah
D.A. Benson
Dist
Adair
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Carl Jones
O. N. Summers
Mrs Hattie Legg Leads Cloth Yard Women Tour
Mrs Hattie Legg of the College county four days held meetings at Polk Osceola EC Mouden's and Platte Valley Hall with about sixteen clubs present. Some one thousand sixty patterns were cut and saved at least $300 for women. Her display of children's garments was simple and comforting and all were made by her.
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Hattie Legg
College
Polk
Osceola
E C. Mouden
Stoner Club Meeting Plans June Picnic and Demo
The Stoner Club met June 13 with Mrs. Charlies Sharritt and twenty members including junior girls. Members will entertain husbands soon and plan a picnic with ice cream and cake. Five delegates were chosen for a child sewing demonstration, with a program led by Mrs. Wanda Hall on Favorite Recipes. Ice cream and cake were served by the hostess and aides. Next meeting with Mrs. Brown.
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Stoner Club
Charlies Sharritt
Childs
Wanda Hall
Zang
Watts
Brown
Hot Weather Care For Poultry Chicks Advised
Poultrymen from the Agricultural College advise special care in extreme heat. Keep brooder under shelter with good air, avoid overcrowding, and feed skim milk or buttermilk to lighten the diet. Provide water as usual and ensure chicks do not soil drinking milk.
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The
Agricultural College
Lights Installed At Timm Field In Night Flying Plan
New York’s W E Thomas with Omaha crew D W Shepherd and W M Hall installed a large search light atop Timm Field tower north of the city. They will proceed toward Central City and Cheyenne, with earlier lamps already in Wahoo and David City.
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W. E. Thomas
New York
D. W. Shepherd
W. M Hall
Omaha
Timm Field
Central City
Cheyenne
Wahoo
David City
Veach & Berggren
Delco
W. C. Cox
Big Men
B. Farris
Mr. Thomas
Grand Island
Kedrney
Lexington
Shelton
Thomas
Osceola
Ideals Win In The Ladies Aid Contest
A three month drive for members of the Ladies Aid Society at the M E Church ended Friday with a church meeting attended by over a hundred. The Ideals led by Mrs O E Mickey beat the S W Gs led by Mrs I J Merrick, adding 66 members and 115 dollars to the treasury from a 2000 plus credits total, 1300 by the Ideals. The defeated section will banquet the winners. W O Clark and family honored Mrs Dave Shank visiting from California at Beulah home of W B Dake yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Ideal
O. E. Mickey
I. J. Merrick
W. O. Clark
Dave Shank
California
W. B. Dake
Beulah
Death of Em il Peterson at Cheyenne hospital
Em il Peterson of Sidney Nebraska died at St. John’s hospital in Cheyenne Wyoming on June 28. Funeral services were held at Polk Baptist Church with Rev Claud Neal officiating, burial at Cooper Cemetery. Survived by wife six children mother and four siblings.
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Emil Peterson
Sidney
Nebr
St. John’s Hospital
Cheyenne
Wyo
Victor Peterson
Baptist Church
Polk
Claud Neal
Cooper Cemetery
Mrs Chauner Suffered Light Stroke Yesterday Morning
Mrs. Frank Chauner sustained a light paralytic stroke at about ten o'clock yesterday morning. She was unconscious for a time but improved rapidly and by last evening was reported very much better and resting well.
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Frank Chauner
Lindholm and Ahlquist Travel to Omaha on Monson’s Health
Mr and Mrs P J Lindhoim and Otto Ahlquist were called to Omaha on Friday due to Andrew Monson’s serious condition. They returned last night reporting no material change and that he remains in a hard fight for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Lindhoim
Otto Ahlquist
Omaha
Andrew Monson
Mr. Monson
Ada Ryan Heads to Buhl Idaho to Visit Family
Miss Ada Ryan leaves for Buhl Idaho to visit sister Mrs Wm Schark and join parents Mr and Mrs M J Ryan there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ryan
Buhl Idaho
Wm. Schark
M. J. Ryan
Planning the family wardrobe guidance from extension service
Time and best thought are spent planning clothing. Suitable attire earns confidence and respect, while loud colors should be avoided daily. Bright hues may please briefly but tire quickly. use sparingly to add life to dull outfits.
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Agricultural College Extension Service
Stromsburg Boosters Parade Delights Town Visitors
Stromsburg Fourth of July boosters arrived Friday 2 30 pm with a 25 car parade carrying the band and 100 people. They visited five towns before Stromsburg and entertained crowds with a lively procession and clown troupe. Arthur Morrill drew laughs in a maid costume while E P Pike welcomed attendees and a chooser trip proved popular.
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Stromsburg
E. P. Pike
Stromsaburg
Osceola Band Concert Moves To Tuesday Evening
The Osceola band postpones its concert to Tuesday night due to the Fourth of July on Wednesday. Stores in Osceola will also observe open night tomorrow evening. The band promises a very fine performance and favorable reviews are noted of their music. The program follows.
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Osceola
Maude
Pawers Astinte
Cleveland Symphony
Sera Symphony
Kilties
Sorority Singers
Josephus Daniels
Mary Jane’s
Wee Jamie Clark
His Bag Pipers
Secretary of the Navy
Man Among Men Concert and Local News Item
Concert at Court House Square Osceola features Lou R Israel director with marches overtures waltzes and a Chinese intermezzo. Virgil McCormick’s eleven year old son breaks left forearm in riding incident near Beulah. condition reported improving. Jay Hastings traveled for work Saturday.
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Court House Square
Osceola
Lou R. Israel
Man Among Men
Fillmore
Virgil
Harvey McCormick
Beulah
The Bystander by Heck John Ireland Sez
Raucous hometown column features folks like Bill Courtney at Dee Mains and Jersey Cream, bets on looks, milk antics, and drills. Mont Bond and John A. C. Johnston threaten party discipline for missing drill nights. Townsfolk discuss Stroms burg boosters disguises and casual encounters on the street in a lively backwoods vernacular.
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Bill Courtney
Dee Mains
Jersey
Mont Bond
John A. C. Johnston
Mont
Stromsburg
John Carlson
John Saiz
Heck Yohn
Local Social and business notes from the city
Local residents and visitors are recorded with small social events and business activity. H L Ashton visited Seward on Saturday while Mr and Mrs Phil Campbell hosted a bridge gathering. Car sales were made to R H Chain and John W Johnson by Carson Auto Co. A Lincoln visitor Donald Clay returned home after work with R C Draper. Mr and Mrs J W Law of Hackberry were guests of Mrs H A VanHoosen. The Alice Carpenter Guild of the Presbyterian Church plans a meeting at Mildred Hern bloom’s home this Saturday. Clarence Peterson came from Omaha to visit his mother Matilda Peterson. S K Rapp drove to Columbus and brought home Mrs Rapp with Kurt and Florence. Merry Workers will meet July 12 at the Presbyterian church hosted by Mesdames Heald and Anderson and Miss Marie Fleming. Branting & Sons reported 1923 harvest sales to Frank Oquist, John Cutsor, Herman Sarow, and Fred Bernt. Mrs Arvid Branting and her sons Melvin and Hollis returned home from North Platte after visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Emil Anderson.
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H. L. Ashton
Seward
Phil Campbell
Bridge
Carson Auto Co
R. H. Chain
John W. Johnson
Donald Clay
Lincoln
B&e
R. C. Draper
Si Rapp
Rapp
J. W. Law
Hackberry
H. A. VanHoosen
Alice Carpenter Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Fred Bernt
McCormicks
Arvid Branting
Herons
Melvin
Hollis
North Piltte
Emil Anderson
Chautauqua Meeting Sets Plan for 1933 Season
Osceola organizers move toward a six days de luxe chautauqua starting July 27 with no family tickets and a reserve seating shakeup debated. George L. Carson to lead ticket sales. Dr. Bob Wiston hails lineup including Daniels and Maude Willis while junior program is guided by Mayme Hancock and M. G. Cleary.
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Bob Wiston
George L. Carson
Mississippi
Osceola
Josephus Daniels
Pamahaski
Maude Willis
Kitties
Cleveland Symphony
Fatal Collision Near Central City Involving Passenger Train
Union Pacific No. 6 struck an auto two miles east of Central City at 1 20 Saturday. H B Wallace and D C Brown of Fullerton were killed instantly. Trainmen suspect auto trouble as the train slowed after entering the track. Bodies returned to Central City then to Fullerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
H. B. Wallace
D. C
Central City
Fullerton
Beebe Rapp and Sheriff Visit York on Everett Call
Beebe Rapp and Sheriff Roy Van Hoosen traveled to York to visit Wm. Everett on Friday. They report Everett is in good spirits and progressing fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Beebe
S. K. Rapp
Roy van Hoosen
York
Wm. Everett
Bill
Notice to Property Owners in Osceola
Urgent appeal to Osceola property owners to mow weeds and high grass. If rented, tenants are responsible for mowing. Cooperation requested with the council to improve the area. Signed by Fred B as Chairman Streets and ... com.
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Osceola
Fred
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York County
Farm Bureau Notes
Ideals
Peterson
Bright
Cheyenne Hospital
Christiana Peterson
Arcadia
Oscar Thelander
Andrew Lindholm
Gust Sandquist
Ledd
3. D
This
City
Stromsburg’s Boosters
Keifer
Whitman
Kleffman
Iron Count
King
Felix Godin
Woo Dell
R. A. Williams
Pageant of Progress
Fred Jewell
Jay Hastings
Jabbetis
Tees
Jonma
P.M
Martha” Temple
Dpece
Eve
Harry W. Jones
L. Joshi
Somber
Uae
Pama
Cleveland Symphony Quintette
Abraham Lincoln Play “the
Great Commoner
Edgar Murray
Abraham Lincoln Marshall
Louis Mertins
Ralph Kettering
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph D. Reed
General Grant
Heck
John Ireland
Heck John Sez
Reed Dawson
Fred Dawkins
You & Dunn
Bill Deeland
Rann Wear
Wear
Mayme Hancock
M. G. Cleary
Uslas
R. G. Douglas
A. F. Nugquist
Geo. Craven
Treas
Geo. Carson
Anna Oberg
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