Army Enlists Osceola Youth Hei Gbson in 1942
Howard Boden 24 son of Gus and Mrs Boden joined the Army February 18, 1942 and became a Medical Corps member. A 1935 Osceola High School graduate he worked on a farm before leaving for service. He was stationed in New Orleans until recently and his current location is unknown.
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Howard Boden
Gus Boden
Army
Medcal Corps
Osceola High School
Armed Forces
New Orleans
Nebraska Farm Industry Conference Set in Lincoln Next Week
An all day conference at the University of Nebraska Lincoln Student Union on June 17 will explore industrial uses of farm surpluses including rubber and industrial alcohol. Sponsors include the University, Nebraska Development Association, Associated Industries of Nebraska, Farm Bureau Federation and others. Speakers include Dr. William J. Hale of Dow Chemical and Morris Sayre of Corn Products Refining Co in New York City. Chancellor C. S. Boucher to preside. The Student Union building is air conditioned.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Development Association
Associated Industries of Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska Association of ‘Commercial Organization Secrearies
The
Nebraska Federation of Labor
Nebraska Agricultural and Industrial Commission
William J. Hale
Dow Chemical Co
Midland,Mich
Morris ‘Sayre
Corn Products Refining Co
New York City
C. S. Boucher
University
Community Notes From Stromsburg Social Roundup
Stromsburg residents host and visit relatives across Nebraska and neighboring states. A varied group attends family gatherings and travels include Mr. and Mrs J A Anderson and Milton returning from Grand Forks North Dakota to Stromsburg. Tillie Johnson houses in Lincoln while daughter’s family vacation in Florida.
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Stromsburg
J. A. Anderson
Milton
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Wilbur Anderson
Tillie Johnson
Lincoln
Lloyd Wright
Florida
Murray Halstead
Gresham
W. J. Anderson
H.B. Branting
S. A. Exstrom
Axtell
Nebr
Wren Sherwood
Minnie ‘Swanson
Alvin Swanson
Denver
Cheyenne
Laramie
Wheatland
Wyoming
Mary Stenbeck
Jacqueline
Vance
Ralph Johnson
Wichita
Kansas
Emil S. F. Johnson
Wordstrom’s
Clyde Ericson
Claire McCormick
Ordnance Plant
Grand Island
I LaVerna Rystrom
Ruth Carlson
Stromsburg Bank
Central City
California
Donald Nordlund
Tom Williams
Sherry Sue
la Junta
Colorado
Tom
IR. A. & Air Base
Finer Swanson
iMr
F. D. Williams
Roy Minnick
Electric Storm Triggers Irrigation Pump Incident
A heavy storm near Aurora struck a Hamilton County Farms irrigation well south of Aurora. Lightning fused two wires and started the pump, pumping water into a nearby lake. Frank E. Edgerton contests a $26.00 power bill as an Act of God.
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Aurora
Hamilton County Farms &Co
Farley
Frank E. Edgerton
The
Farms Co
Soldiers May Vote in August Primaries
Frank A. Marsh secretary of state asks newspapers to publicize that armed forces members may vote in the statewide August primary. Absent voters must apply for a ballot between July 13 and August 8 and vote under oath in the presence of an officer. Voters must be 21 by the November election to participate.
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Frank A. Marsh
Uncle Sam
Polk County
Army man Eu gene Gondringer serving in Georgia
Mrs Wollie Grossnicklaus received word from her brother Eu gene Gondringer that he is stationed in Georgia and so far likes the army fine. He is in a machine gun division. Local social notes list multiple visitors and weekend gatherings at Stromsburg area homes.
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Stoner News
Wollie Grossnicklaus
Eugene Gondringer
Georgia
Army
Emer Allinder
Allinder
Frank Johnson
Joe
June
Kimball
Nebr
Fern Engler
Barbara
Oakland
Calif
Myrtle Marak
James McKeag Jr
Howard
L. A. Burg
Stromsburg
Glenn Hendrickson
Gilbert 'Styskal
Anna Styscal
Ed Rosenberry
Shelby
Edith Allinder
Carl Nyquist
Elmer Allinder
Leo Albers
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Earl Watts
Nellie Watts
Maurice Watts
Wesley Chapel Society Hosts Pleasant Meeting and Visits
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met last Thursday with Leona and Nellie Dawes. Four Richards children from York County welcomed a new baby brother. Ivan and Thomas Richards visited from Wahoo. Monte and Donald Jacoby from Alton spent the summer with grandparents A. J. Herrman. John Huggler returned to Kearney hospital for further treatment.
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Wesley Chapel
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Leona
Nellie Dawes
Glenn Richards
York County
Ivan
Thomas Richards
Wahoo
Monte
Donald Jacoby
Alton
Llinois
A. J. Herrman
John Huggler
Kearney Hospital
State AAA Woman Attends Polk County Meeting
Esther Raasch of Norfolk State AAA Fieldwoman visited the Polk county Triple A office. She joined Mrs. Angell at a meeting at Mrs. Lee Campbell’s home near Gresham. An informal discussion on Parity for the American Home followed a slide show of Polk County farm scenes.
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Esther Raasch
Norfolk
Polk County
Raasch
Wm. Angell
Lee Campbell
Gresham
iMrs
Angell
Campbell
Floyd Bond
Hog cholera immunization urged to save farms and pork supply
Wartime guidance warns of heavy losses from hog cholera and stresses immunization as the only effective defense. It notes 7 000 outbreaks in 1941, likely double unreported, and urges farmers to vaccinate around weaning time to protect herds, reduce costs, and improve prices.
Wheat Yields Strong Across Polk County Farms
Polk County farmers report wheat yields among the best in years with many fields producing around 40 bushels per acre. The Leo Kresha farm near Osceola led with 51 bushels per acre and a 62 pound test. Carl Steelquist notes Polk area averages near 30 bushels while Virgil Bush’s crop delivered 33 bushels at 61 pounds and his elevator runs at capacity as harvest nears three fourths completion.
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Polk County
Leo Kresha
Osceola
Polk
Carl Steelquist
Virgil Bush
District 18 News Local visits and Army enlistment notes
Miss Isabelle Micek visited at the home of her aunt Mrs Helen Zipper in Columbus. Marshall Thompson, son of Mrs Anna Thompson, left for the army. Norine Micek of Osceola stayed with her parents. Dr and Mrs P R Elliott of Columbus visited relatives. Several families from Rising City and Columbus spent Sunday at Pete Seberger’s home. John Micek and John Trogash visited Duncan. Edward Lisko visited Silver Creek. Leland Bruckner and Dale Yeart toured Monroe.
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District 18
Isabelle Micek
Helen Zipper
Former Polkite Now Canadian on AAA Broadcast
Polk County residents can hear a former Polk County landowner on KMMJ Grand Island Sunday July 19 from 8:30 to 8:45 am. He will discuss the farm program with an AAA staffer, with possible neighborly voices among listeners. Anna Sundberg of Alberta will join, comparing Canadian farming to U S conditions, interviewed by her Polk cousin and AAA secretary.
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Polk County
KMMJ
Grand Island
AAA
Polk ‘County
Anna Sundberg
Alberta
Canada
Sundberg
United States
Lloyd Hahn
Polk
Sunday services and community visits dominate town news
A sequence of social happenings fills the week with church services, a Buckley Park picnic honoring Mrs. Curtis Johnson and Mrs. Lee Johnson of Los Angeles, and visits from relatives and friends. Residents travel from Omaha and Phoenix to Stromsburg and nearby towns for family gatherings and inductions.
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Earl Burke
Cecil Bennett
Curtis Johnson
Lee Johnson
Los Angeles
Buckley Park
Lillian Fuller
Ed Getzandiner
Longmont
Colo
Geo. Getzandiner
Champion
Neb
Karl Ellsworth
Shelby
Lloyd Lindgren
iMr
Everett Loreman
Phoenix
Arizona
Henry Olson
Hordville
Andrew Hanson
Conrad Olson
Kenneth Hollister
Omaha
Pearl Simmons
Central City
Martha Myers
J. N. Hurd
Frank Snodgrass
Jennings Johnson
Abbié Richards
Stromsburg
Barbara Jo Deay
Wayne
Frances Rystrom
Riverside
California
Rrank Rystrom
Lubbock
Texas
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Polk Social Notes Highlight Local Birthdays and Visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Shostrom hosted a Sunday luncheon honoring Chas O Johnson on his 76th birthday with a large group including Clifford Carlson York Philip Johnson Lois and others. The list of visitors and host households spans York Bradshaw Silver Creek Arborville and Pasadena with multiple trips and dinners noted.
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Henry Shostrom
Chas. O. Johnson
Clifford Carlson
York
Philip Johnson
Lois
Lloyd Lind
Julia Johnson
Leonard
Oliver Johnson
Howard Herbes
Denver
E. W. Hahn
Raymond Kauth
Pasadena
Calif
Elmer
Lizzie Johnson
Will Cohagen
Hordville
Walter Green
E. ‘W Hahn
Aurora
Grant Willits
Clyde Willits
Silver Creek
Alvin Smith
Arnold Werth
Will Collect
Alice Heiden
Bradshaw
Hjalmar Shostrom
Apole County Boy Joins U S Army at Camp San Luis Obispo
Raymond Grossnicklaus, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grossnicklaus, enlisted August 1, 1941 and has attained Corporal rank in the Medical Division. A Shelby High School graduate, class of 1935, he is stationed at Camp San Luis Obispo, California.
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Raymond Grossnicklaus
Henry Grossnicklaus
U. S. Army
Shelby High School
Camp San Luis
Obispo
Calif
Broadcast Set by County Agent on KMMJ Radio
County Extension Agent Ray L. Cruise will present a broadcast from KMMJ Grand Island on Saturday July 18 at 11 00 a m local time.
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Broadcast County Extension
Ray L. Cruise
KMMJ
Grand Istand
Osceola Pool Schedules Learn to Swim Week
Children over six can join free swimming lessons at Osceola Pool from July 20 to 25. Classes start at 10 30 each day and run for one hour.
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Osceola Pool
Osceola Swimming Pool
Polk County Fair Premium Lists Highlight Free Admission
Premium lists for the Polk County Fair show livestock entries dropped this year. Secretary Hastert has secured Ewald Amusement Co to supply attractions with daily band concerts and a free dance each evening. The fair will be free at the gate and grand stand all day and night.
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Polk County
Hastert ‘Thas
Ewald Amusement Co
Music for Our Fighting Men drives record drive drive
The American Legion and Auxiliary with the National group collect scratched records to fund new ones for service members. Campaign runs July 17 to August 2 led by Kay Kyser Kate Smith and others. Drop at Hansen's Meat Market or arrange pickup via Mrs D W McFadden. Cards also collected at Albert Ryan's Barber Shop for soldiers.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Kay Kyser
Kate Smith
Hansen’s Meat Market
D. W. McFadden
Albert Ryan
Stored Grain Pests and Prevention Measures
The Polke County Extension Office outlines cleaning and fumigation steps to prevent weevil infestation in stored wheat. Empty bins should be swept, then burned or fed to livestock, and scrubbed with oil and lye solutions. Infested grain should be fumigated with heavy gas fumigants. detailed instructions are in Experiment Station Circular 62.
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Polke County
O. S. Bare
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Experiment Station
Methodist Church Services Include Sermon on Purposeful Living
Rev. A. W. Lapthorne leads Sunday services with Church School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. The sermon titled Purposeful Living calls visitors to attend.
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THE
Methodist Church
A. W. Lapthorne
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J. Harless
Otis Anderson
Chicago
Donald
Louella Dose
Minnie Smith
Robert Shostrom
Curtis Flodman
C. A. Whittemore
Cora Cockle
Arborville
Wm. Ziegelbein
Henry Ziegelbein
Hampton
Amos Miller
Journal World-Herald
Apole County
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