Intense Heat Cuts Attendance at Weekend Fair Races and Games
Intense heat and a hot wind reduced crowd sizes at the fairgrounds over Saturday and Sunday. Auto races thrilled the audience despite dust. auto polo and push ball drew cheers. Osceola beat Stromsburg 6 to 2 in the Saturday ball game. Shelby and Osceola fought to a 7-7 ninth inning tie, ending in the eleventh to finish the program. Promoters accept the loss and commend their entertainment efforts amid obstacles.
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Fairgrounds
Osceola
Stromsburg
Shelby
Shelby Residents Visit, Hospital Notes and Visits
Shelby reports visitors from Omaha Columbus and Gresham with hospital news. Margaret Gondringer underwent appendicitis surgery at Shelby hospital and is recovering. Several families, including Olson, Leiber, Inks, and Crozier, spent weekends in Shelby or on trips to nearby towns. A baby boy was born at Shelby hospital on Thursday. Weather scorched the area with readings up to 110 in the shade, prompting many locals to stay home on the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Rathbun
Omaha
Shelby
Margaret Gondringer
Joan Gondringer
Gresham
Shelby Hospital
A. A. Blum
James
Olson
Stanley Olson
Lodger Pole
Nebr
A. O. Leiber
Columbus
Everett Reece
Reece
Daughers
Nell
Nancy
Leiber
Frank Inks
Rising City
Wm. Fillinger
Seward
Margaret Fillinger
Otto Meadow
W. F. Crozier
Stapleton
A. ‘Merrick
Miami
Missouri
Iowa
T. A. Reece
Osceola
Eklund
Immanuel Hospital
Aden
Homer Phelps
E. G. Brillhart
Kenneth Peterson
Clay Center
Robert Peters
Loretta Peters
Sutton
Ruth Pontine
Saronville
LeRoy Renander
Stitch and Rip Club Names Best Dust Cloths and Handkerchiefs
The Stitch and Rip Club met at Mary McFadden's home last Wednesday. Margaret Ann Hansen won best dust cloth and Arline Pearson won best handkerchiefs. Members had ice cream and cookies for lunch. The next meeting is Wednesday July 15 at 2:00 PM at Ruth Bintz's home.
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Stitch
Mary McFadden
Margaret Ann Hansen
Arline Pearson
Ruth Bintz
Funeral for Louis Frawley in Stromsburg
Louis Frawley 52 died suddenly on a train en route to Illinois after major surgery. A former Polk County resident and grandson of Stromsburg founder Louis Headstrom, he is survived by a son, several daughters, his mother, and two sisters. Burial in Stromsburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Frawley
Edwin L. Anderson
W. E. Hedburg
Mr. Frawley
Polk County
Louis Headstrom
Stromsburg
Maberly
Missouri
California
Illinois
Maberley Hospital
J. A. Frawley
Shelbyville
Grace Welch
Quincey
Aubrey Yantis
Stromsburg Cemetery
Jolly Workers Club Demonstrates Quick Cabbage Dish
Irene Anderson and Ruth Walgreen demonstrated a five minute cabbage dish at Anderson home with nine members. The next meeting is set for July 14 at Dorothy Hells trom home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Workers Club
Irene Anderson
Ruth Walgreen
Dorothy Hellstrom
Bargain Day Baseball At Fair Grounds
Sunday afternoon features two games at the Fair Grounds. Lincoln Juniors face Polk County Juniors at 1 o clock while Woodman Accident Co plays Osceola at 2 30. Lincoln touts its fastest county youth team and Woodmen warn they will beat us on time. Admission is three cents.
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Fair Grounds
Lincoln
Polk County
Woodman Accident Co
Osceola
Woodmen Accident Company
West Side Social News Roundup at Lincoln
Miss Juanita Fredrickson visits the Oscar Fredrickson home in Lincoln this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Monson visit the Will Kohl home near Clarks. A baby boy was born Friday July 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Flodman. Ansel Fredrickson and Fay Beardsley share a picnic at Osceola Park. Swede Home Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon. Mrs. John Johnson and Mrs. Harold Johnson hostesses. Junior choir meets at 2:30. Jack Kohout and son Charles visit Ansel Fredrickson in town from Denver. Mrs. Will Kohl and daughter Pauline visit the Will Kohl home Tuesday. Miss Elsie Pierson, employed in Lincoln, visits her parents. Opal Fredrickson and Blanche Nelson visit Mrs. Willard Adelson near Polk Thursday. Mrs. Elmer Sandberg visits Mrs. Joe Monson Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewben Ericson
Daughers
Patricia
Barbara
Bentonville
Akansas
Stromsburg
Wa‘hoo
Lincoln
Helen Danielson
Swedish Free Mission Church
Iminnie Toole
Leigh
Alice Lanham
Lloyd Corp
Lunner
John Erickson
Englewood
Colorado
A. B. Hedbloom
Sutherland
Nebr
P. T. Nelson and Son
Fredrickson Boys
Everett Anderson
Rolland G. Wickberg
Olof Wickberg
Minnesota
Harry Palmer
Decatur
Iinois
Palmer
Son
Richard Christensen
York
H. Christensen
Juanita Fredrickson
Oscar Fredrickson
Joe Monson
Will Kohl
Clarks
Carrol Flodman
Ansel Fredrickson
Fay Beardsley
Osceola Park
Ladies Aid
John Johnson
Harold Johnson
Jack Kohout
Charles
Denver
Daugher
Pauline
Elsie Pierson
Wincoln
Albert Pierson
Opal Fredrickson
Blanche Nelson
Willard Adelson
Near Polk
Elmer Sandberg
John Anderson
Jean
Margaret
Omaha
Theo
Larson
J. W. Nelson
A. B. Sundberg
Doyle
Wm. Butzke
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Butzke
Polk
Gladys McCoy
Merle Simpson
Paul Stevens
Hilding Strand
Clay Center
Jimmie Mills
J. B. Williams
D. N. Mills
Fred Shockey
Arborville
Blaine Millis
Missouri
Arkansas
Elmer Wilshusen
Charles Wilshusen
Aug. Garling
Henry Wilshusen
Yuma
Irvin Light
Delvin Newton
Harold Schultz
E. J. Schultz
Fremont
Robert Steenbeck
Grand Island
Williams
Herbert Olson
Frank Nordberg
Ed Nelson
Charles Evans
Audubon
Iowa
August Nelson
Sterling Nelson
Lawrence Nelson
Marjorie Nelson
Oscar Jones
Will Wurtz
Sturdevant
Alaska
Martin Jones
Donald John‘son
iMrs
A. C. Jones
Filley and
George Aldrich
Alice Evis
Robert Aldrich
J. B. Lewis
Central City
Change in Ownership of Crouse-Tex Drug Co
The Crouse-Tex Drug Co a longtime Osceola institution changes hands as Henry Tex sells his stake to other members. The firm will continue under the old name with Sam Crouse in charge. Mr and Mrs Tex plan to move to California. The Record notes their departure and rich association with city life and extended best wishes from friends.
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Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Osceola
Henry Tex
Sam Crouse
Stoner Club Meeting Planned With Picnic in August
Stoner Club will meet Wednesday July 16th with Ethel Heckman Sue Cook and Lida Croisant assisting. Anna Johnson will be program leader. Members urged to attend as preparations for the annual picnic in August proceed.
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Stoner Club
Ethel Heckman
Sue Cook
Lida Croisant
Anna Johnson
Nantkes Henry F. Nantkes Dies at 74 in Osceola Nebraska
Henry F Nantkes born March 12 1862 near Edwardsville Illinois died June 30 at the family home in Osceola Nebraska aged 74 years three months and 18 days He married Elizabeth J Richmond February 3 1892 at David City Nebraska They had three children Leona Gilbert and Wilbur and one grandson Richard Jay He was a member of the German Lutheran Church Wesely Chapel Methodist Church and Modern Woodmen of America He moved to Osceola in 1936 and funeral services were held at the family home with Interment in Osceola cemetery Rev Longacre and Rev Wright officiated
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Henry F. Nantkes
Amke
Abbe Nantkes
Edwardsville
Illinois
Osceola
Nebraska
Nantkes
Kansas
Leona
Gilbert
Wilbur
Richard Jay
Heidy
Abbe
Bellwood
Emma Miller
Winois
Prairie Town
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
Polk County
Modern Woodmen of America
Longacre of
Shelby
Wright
Local residents note visits and hospital care in HACKBERRY area
Mrs Myrtle Graham was hospitalized at Clarkson in Omaha after treatment in Stromsburg. Visitors include Neola Deay from Lincoln and Arlen Deay from Osceola. Olaf Norman and family traveled from Fort Collins to see Mrs Christina Bloom. Lincoln visitors Rudolph Bloom and family stopped by. Other locals like Kathryn Dillsaver Ruth Mentink and Fritz Olson appear in social circulation with weekend and weekday visits across Stromsburg Auburn York and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Graham
Stromsburg
Clarkson
Omaha
Neola Deay
Lincoln
Arlen Deay
Osceola
Olaf Norman and Sons
Fort Collins
Colo
Christin
Bloom and Sons
J. D. Rosdahl
E. R. Dillsaver
Edith Dillsaver
Rolland Beatty
Auburn
John Dahl
Viola Dahl
Rudolph Bloom
Fritz Olson
Everette Powell
Carl Hoffmaster
York
Charles Steever
City Levy Reduced by 1.15 Mills in Annual Budget
City council passed the annual appropriation ordinance lowering the levy from 19.7 to 18.55 mills. The reduction of 1.15 mills is modest but welcomed by residents.
Margaret Fonda Visits Don Byers Home
Margaret Fonda of Fullerton spends the week visiting at the Don Byers residence, staying for several days as noted in local social notes.
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Margaret Fonda
Fullerton
Don Byers
Polk Notes Mileposts and Local Visits Across Polk County
Polk residents host visitors from Omaha and nearby towns. Community members attend celebrations, birthdays, and church events while several Polk County students enroll at the University of Nebraska summer session, including Lavinia Holm and Rose Kresha among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
State University
Polk cov ._y
Uiversity of Nebraska
Teachers College
University of Nebraska
Lavinia V. Holm
Osceola
Selah N. Johnson
Helen F. Huston
Osceola Teachers College
Rose A. Kresha
Leona M. Nantkes
Joseph E. Nuquist
Wm. E. Thompson
Osceola Graduate College
James R. Veach
Stromsburg
Graduate College
Property Sold at Phelps Tax Sale
Fifteen parcels of real estate were sold at public auction by Sheriff G. Royal Hanson at Holdrege. The land, the first installment of tax foreclosures by Phelps county and Holdrege, was bought by the county and city. Delinquencies ranged from four to ten years. Fifty-one additional parcels will be offered for sale next Monday. Naptha Gas Cleans and Leaves no Odor. Get it at Crouse-Tex.
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Phelps
G. Royal Hanson
Holdrege
Phelps County
Local residents host visitors as numerous families gather
Several families from Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska visited relatives in Fairview and nearby towns. Ellen Calder wed Elmer Benson in Fremont on June 28 and will reside on a farm southeast of Silver Creek. A newborn Barbara Joan blessed Wm Wilcox’s family on June 29. Wheat harvest wrapped up after a week of around the clock cutting with good yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jennings
Laramie
Wyoming
G. P.mace
W. B. Duke
Ellen Maxcey
Maxcey Jean Smith
Lincoln
Silver Creek
Wm. Wilcox
Barbara Joan
Solene Hudson
Grand Island
Wm. Wisely
Arthur Yeaton
Gem
Kansas
Tom Meacham
Alvin Anderson
Colorado
Ludwig Widga
Near Polk
Chalmer Daniel
Joyce Maxcey
Davis in Columbus Today
A brief item notes Davis appearing in Columbus for an event today. It mentions optimistic outlooks with a hopeful line about seeing better tomorrow.
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Davis
Columbus
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Buick Motor Company
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Grover Whalen
New York City
Ferry - Morse
Michigan
William Joegetin
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London
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Snooney
America
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Kompa
Elizabetty
Beng
Mre
Jarrett
Crouse-Tex
Fairview
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