Miss Marilyn Shonka to compete for Miss Universe title
Marilyn Shonka of Pocahontas Iowa and her parents visited Schuyler en route to California where she will seek the Miss Universe crown after winning Miss Iowa. Hail and storms damaged Scotia crops, with two foot drifts. about half of the small grain crop insured. Preliminary steps for a truck loading terminal for Kaneb Pipe Line Co along Highway 81 near Geneva move forward, with a 32 acre site on Chester Chaney place to serve several oil companies.
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Marilyn Shonka
Pocahontas
Iowa
Schuyler
California
Marilyn
Colfax County
Scotia
Chester Chaney Place
Geneva
Highway
Kaneb Pipe Line Co
Arkansas City
Kansas
Geneva Signal
Grocery sale items with assorted snacks and ingredients
A list of grocery items including marshmallows cake mixes prune juice and cherries with varied prices and package sizes. Items include Duncan Hines cake mixes 3 packs 23 cents per package, 1 lb marshmallows 89 cents, Sunsweet prunes 2 lb bag 29 cents, Bing cherries 9 oz 15 cents, beans soup and other shelf items with small price tags.
Farm Combine Fire Causes Estimated $600 Loss
A combine owned by William Sobotka burned Saturday afternoon on his nine mile west Wilber farm. Chaff around the motor ignited starting the blaze which spread to other parts of the machine and the straw on fire. The cap of the gas tank blew off and burning gasoline spread over the combine and field.
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Here
William Sobotka
Wilber
Combine
Wilber Republican
Fourteenth new irrigation well finished in York County
The 14th well of the irrigation season was completed this week on the Winton Buckley farm in York County. The count of irrigation wells in the county exceeds 200, with additional river and dam pumps contributing to irrigation capacity.
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York County
Winton Buckley
York Republican
Two young Grand Island women arraigned on burglary charges
Marion Johnson 18 and Donna Canady 17 were arraigned in Merrick county court on June 26. They were arrested in Spokane Washington and brought back to Central City by Sheriff Gibson who recovered more than a thousand dollars worth of loot mostly women’s clothing found in their possession.
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Grand Island
Marion Johnson
Donna Canady
Merrick
Spokane
Wash
Central City
Gibson
Dannebrog Voters Narrowly Oppose Community Hall Proposal
In a special election held Monday Dannebrog residents voted 89 for and 67 against the proposed Community Hall. The event drew nearly all eligible citizens as voters.
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Dannebrog
Howard County
Drilling Activities Planned Amid Saturated County Leases
The St Paul Phonograph notes that drilling activities are scheduled even as the western portion of the county shows heavy lease saturation. This signals ongoing exploration despite dense leasing in the area.
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St. Paul Phonograph
Train brakeman killed inspecting hot box near Alda
Stanley Andrew Molczyk, 53, of Alda was instantly killed when struck by a Union Pacific streamliner early Thursday as he examined a hot box aboard a freight train. He reportedly stood up and stepped into the path of the passing engine.
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Stanley Andrew Molczyk
Alda
Union Pacific
Molczyk
Clarks News
Picnic tragedy claims Blair youth in Fre mont sandpit
A Blair picnic ended in tragedy when 26 year old Robert E Walsh of Columbus drowned in a sandpit near Fremont. The deceased was engaged to Miss Marlene Marsh whose wedding invitations had been mailed the previous Friday for a ceremony scheduled on Sunday July 19.
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Blair
Fremont
Robert E. Walsh
Columbus
Marlene Marsh
Blair Enterprise
David City July 4 celebration draws large crowd
About 15 thousand people packed into David City for the Fourth of July celebration. Rain the day before kept farmers from fields as townsfolk gathered despite damp weather. An Ewing Air Force serviceman, John J. Bartak, one of seven airmen who bailed out of a B 29 near Tokyo, reported no injuries after the forced bailout and safe landing.
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David City
Ewing Air Force
John J. Bartak
Stanley Bartak
Ewing
Tokyo
Japan
Neligh News
Polk area school buses ordered and other local items
Four demonstrations were held at the Pleasant HomeMakers achievement meeting with a radio transcription and a two course lunch. Polk Board of Education president Parker Aker announced four new school buses purchased with bids from Johnson Bros Chevrolet and Fredrickson Implement Co. Other notes include Rev Edick Anderson preaching in nearby churches, visits by the Larson and Stohl families, Ray Scott arriving in Inchon Korea, harvest yields of 15 to 20 bushels for wheat, poor oats, and Harriet Bush finding work in Lincoln.
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Pleasant HomeMakers
Marilyn
Natalie Hahn Saturda
Diane Sandell
Avis Waller
Parker Aker
Polk Board of Education
Johnson Bros. Chevrolet
Fredrickson Implement Co
Edick Anderson
Council Bluffs Baptist Church
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Columbus Baptist Church
Herman Larson
David
Ruth
Irvin Anderson
Larsons
Colorado
Robert Stoh
Marvin Fredrickson
Rochester
Minnesota
Stohl
Foster Scott
Marine
Ray Scott
Inchon
Korea
Harriet Bush
Lincoln
Local notices from Hatch echubbee residents visit
Mrs. David Williams of Hatch echubbee Ala granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Calkins was their guest the latter part of last week. Joining them on Sunday were Mr and Mrs Fred Calkins Jr and sons of Meadow Grove Mrs Earl Richards Don Ray and Leonard of Guide Rock Miss Bernice Lahr of Lincoln and Jessie Hewitt.
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David Williams
Hatchechubbee
Ala
Fred Calkins
Fred Calkins, Jr
Meadow Grove
Earl Richards
Don Ray
Leonard
Guide Rock
Bernice Lahr
Lincoln
Jessie Hewitt
Do You Live On This Farm Near Osceola
A farm six miles west and two and three quarters miles north of Osceola is owned by Helen Nance Anderson, daughter of former Governor Nance. The Ferris family has lived there fifteen years. If you live on the farm call for a free photo.
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Osceola
Helen Nance Anderson
Nance
the Ferris Family
Evangelical Covenant Church announces services in Stromsburg
Cecil Johnson, pastor invites worshippers to Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with a guest preacher. The Covenant Hour airs on KJSK at 3 p m followed by Union Evening Service at the Baptist Church at 8 p m. Midweek Service is at 8 p m Wednesday. Welcome to our friendly spiritual home.
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Cecil Johnson
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Covenant
KJSK
Union
The
Baptist Church
Methodist Church schedules varied services and meetings
The Homer P Bollinger led church lists Thursday adult choir rehearsal at 8 p m Sunday morning 10 00 Sunday School 11 00 Worship Service 7 00 MYF to meet at Miss Caroline Rhodes home Monday district meeting to plan evangelistic campaign at Columbus church Commission on Education meeting at 8 00 pm Wednesday Demonstration School for Sunday School teachers at Fairmont for three days
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Caroline Rhodes
Methodist Church
Columbus
Commission On Education
Fairmont
Lutheran Church Transfiguration Sunday Schedule
Rev. M. Lewenson leads Transfiguration Sunday services with an early youth service at 7 15 a m Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 a m and Divine Worship at 11 a m Seminarian Philip Youngquist is guest speaker Choir practice is Thursday July 16 at 8 p m Luther League picnic is Monday July 20 and Luther League Ice Cream Social on July 31
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the Lutheran Church
M. Lewenson
Philip Youngquist
Luther League
Osceola Social Notes Include Visits and Guests
Mrs Sadie Jarmin visits brother Dr J Reid in Pilger for a few days. Dr and Mrs R E Klaas return from vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Ice Cream Special at 69c at Crouse Tex Drug. Albion Ostrom of Stromsburg visits son John Ostrom and family. Ralph Foote and Julius Heiser of Anaheim, California stay with Mr and Mrs Wm Heitzman. Mrs Lela Sprague of California visits brother Walter Buchholz. Mrs Edwin Hedlund and daughter Mrs Holland of Chicago visit Mrs Raymond Branting. Dr and Mrs M H Crouse and sons visit from Omaha over the weekend.
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Sadie Jarmin
J. Reid
Pilger
R. E. Klaas
Rocky Mountain
Crouse-Tex Drugs
Albion Ostrom
Stromsburg
John Ostrom
Wm. Heitzman
Ralph Foote
Julius Heiser
Anaheim
California
Lela Sprague
Osceola
Walter Buchholz
Edwin Hedlund
Holland
Chicago
Raymond. Branting
M. H. Crouse and Sons
Omaha
S. Crouse
Local Social Roundup From Calmer Dunn Home Event
A series of weekend social notices and family visits across Nebraska, including Buchta Horst dinner at Calmer Dunn home with honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Horst and Owen Horst. Other visits mention Push Mower value, travel to Colorado Springs and Denver, and hospital news. People named include Harold Cowley, Walter Watts, Earl and Eldon Fansler, Theo Hanson, Rosemary Walgreen, Dave Rutter, Bruce Pickett, and multiple Nybergs.
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Gambles
Calmer Dunn
Ralph Horst
Denver
Owen Horst
California
Harold Cowley
Toledo
Ohio
Walter Watts
Earl Fansler
Eldon Fansler
Lowell
Eldon
Earl
Consumers Office
Theo. Hanson
Helen Nyberg
Mary Nyberg
Phil Nyberg
Beresford
South Dakota
Henry Nyberg
Storm Lake
Iowa
Effie Fernander
Dave Rutter
Ricky
Bruce Pickett
Frank Murphy
Lincoln
Merle Peterson
Silver Creek
Ronal Peterson
Black Hills
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Townsend
Te Aon
Duncan Hines
Sunsweet
Prunes
Delmonte
Bing Cherries
Eta
Sherbet
Supreme Graham Crackers
Sun Valley
Sweetheart
Lux
Lafrance
T-Bone
Warner’s
POLK
W. E. Ferris
Alana Mur An
Calvary Lutheren Church
Synodical Conference
Wisconsin Synod Osceola
D. C
Christ
Him Cruce
Evangelical Covenant Church
the Methodist Church
Homer P. Bollinger
Osceola News
Crouse-Tex
Ann Delafield
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Lee Rein
St. Paul
Beverly Bush
Mary Eklund
Jean Inness
Martha’s Cafe
Grant
Studebaker
Hudson
Pontiac
Chevrolet
GMAC
Grant Motor Company
York, Nebraska
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