Personal Valuation Over Two Millions in Polk County
A Polk County valuation summary shows tangible property at 1 722 360 dollars and intangible assets at 324 335 dollars. Horses number 3 552 worth 105 545 dollars and farm stocks include cattle 537 470 and mules 12 566 with other items and jewelry totaling multiple assets. The report notes low numbers of cameras and radios and details grains and farming equipment valuations while outlining a Nebraska public power tax rule shift affecting tax revenues.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Consumers Public Power District
Army Private Bert Bernt Leaves Camp Roberts for Canal Zone
Eugene Bernt advised his parents that he left Camp Roberts California on June 18 and arrived in the Canal Zone on June 28. He serves as a private in the regular army and is stationed abroad seeking assignment. Gypsy Cream is recommended for sun burn and is available at Crouse-Tex Drug Co.
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Eugene Bernt
Camp Roberts
Calif
Canal Zone
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Crash Injuries Fatal to Patricia Shaw
Patricia Shaw, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Shaw of David City, died from injuries after an auto crash near Brainard Minnesota Saturday. The Shaw and McVay families were returning from a vacation when their car collided with another vehicle. Four people in the other car were killed. the McVay party remained hospitalized with serious injuries in Brainard.
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Patricia Shaw
Brainard
Minn
Patricia
Marion Shaw
David City
L. M. Shaw
Osceola
Shaw
E. E. McVay
McVay
McVays
Church Aid Plans County Fair Exhibit in Wesely Chapel
The Church Aid group met Friday evening to organize a collective agricultural exhibit for the county fair. Visitors included Mrs. Alice Gray of Silver Creek and guests at several local homes. Numerous residents hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns.
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Wesley Chapel
Church Aid
Alice Gray
Silver Creek
A. J. Herrman
Stamm
Shelby
Homer Brigham
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
T. D. Richards
Hoxie
Kansas
Leal ‘Crozier
Des Moines
Iowa
C. W. Meacham
St. Louis
W. F. Crozier
Sarah Shields
Stella Blakeley
Clarence Shields
Patty
Kearney
Floyd Frizzel
Bruce Picket
Sarepta Brigham
Lyons
Phoebe Hope
Edith
Floyd West
Luther League Meeting and Church Activities District
The Luther League will meet this Thursday guests from the Fleming and Malek families. Sunday marks the Sixth Sunday after Trinity with Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00 featuring the program Law-breakers. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Lutheran Church
Luther League
Fleming
Malek
Trinity
Tcheme
Stromsburg Leaguers
Harmony ‘Society
DeEtte Hedlund
State Luther League Bible Conference
Kries Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary in Hackberry
Mr and Mrs Thomas Krieg marked fifty years of marriage after tying the knot July 14 1891 at the Newcomer home Hackberry Precinct Their Golden Anniversary was observed with a card shower as Mrs Krieg was ill The couple lived on the Hackberry home place for 36 years then moved to Stromsburg 14 years ago They are parents of Mrs Tracy Nelson and have relatives in Huggins Mo Denver Colo and Centralia Mo
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Thomas Kries
Martin Newcomer
Hackberry Precinct
Krieg
Mrs. Krieg
Hackberry
Stromsburg
Tracy Nelson
Roy Anderson
Huggins
Charles
Denver
Russell
Centralia
Damage action from highway collision near York
Delores May Stone, three, of York, sues Harvey H. Hahn and Donald Hahn of Polk over a collision five miles north of York on November 80 1940. Grove alleges a fractured skull and brain concussion for Delores. mother and father injured with car damage and medical costs totaling $823.50 plus $1500 for the girl and $1000 for the mother.
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Delores May Stone
York
Gertrude V. Stone
Harvey H
Donald Hahn
Polk
Leonard Stone
Hahn
News from Hackberry Jolly Workers picnic and visitors list
The Jolly Workers Club hosts a family picnic at Buckley Park next Sunday. Multiple households visit relatives across Lincoln Shelby Phoenix Oregon Milton Benedict Lincoln York Rising City Hebron Marquette Millerton Bene dict and other areas over the weekend and into Sunday.
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The
Jolly Workers Club
Buckley Park
Richard Myers
Lincoln
Earl Burke
John Rasp
Shelby
California
N. S
Lee Mustard
Phoenix
Arizona
Oregon
Roy Hurd
Keith Kinberg
Delano
Community News Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Tony Verbka visiting from Camp Robinson Arkansas spent time with his brother’s family. Thelen and Heimer families hosted relatives for Sunday visits. Bertha Richter stayed with her sister Hersha Reisdorf. Joe Verbka is seriously ill at home under a doctor's care. Bobby Heimer returned home to Columbus after time with grandparents. Harold Kosch helped with harvest at Thelen farm. Evelyn Verbka returned home after a week with relatives. Krumbach and Anton Sr. of Shelby dined with John Heimer. afternoon guests included Frank Thelen family Joe Alt Emma Alt and Oswaki Alt.
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Tony Verbka
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
Joe Verbka
Herman Thelen
Bill Augustin
Silver Creek
Leonard Heimer
Henry Ebel Jr
Bellwood
Bertha Richter
Hersha Reisdorf
Shelby
Bobby Heimer
Columbus
Albert Blevins
Harold Kosch
Evelyn Verbka
Emil Verbka
Victor Krumbach
Anton Sr
John Heimer
Frank Thelen
Joe Alt
Emma
Oswaki Alt
Bright Side Club Discusses Egg Values and Dishes
The Bright Side Club met July 8 at Mrs. John Staroscik’s home. Dorothy Johansen demonstrated egg nog and Mary Ann Staroscik showed custard making. They judged baked custard and planned a mothers breakfast for August. Visitor Joan Palmer of Cheyenne attended.
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Bright Side Club
John Staroscik
Dorothy Johansen
Mary Ann Staroscik
Joan Palmer
Cheyenne
Tripe-A helps bring in tax money
Leroy M. Smith Polk County treasurer reports AAA co operators who took loans on their wheat have paid 660.82 in personal taxes to date. Taxes dating back to 1931 were collected to support loans and no cooperator has refused a loan due to this rule. Robert C. Tadken AAA chairman notes most cooperators are happy with the loan rate and expect the total to double by loan end.
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Leroy M. Smith
Polk County
AAA
Robert C. Taddiken
Stromsburg Notes From Local Visit And Travel
Delores Nelson of Auburn Nebraska visits Stromsburg this week while Virginia Lindburg hosts. Elmer Johnson of York, former Stromsburg resident, was hospitalized in Nebraska City after a car accident and fainting incident. Visitors include Enoch Ekstrand family and others from Chicago, Tecumseh, Lincoln, with several returning to Lincoln or continuing travel to North Platte and Wyoming. Local residents hosted guests and accompanied travelers to train stations and final destinations.
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Stromsburg
Delores Nelson
Sterling Nelson
Auburn
Nebraska
Virginia Lindburg
Elmer Johnson
York
Nebraska City
Johnson
A. B. Lind
Lou Ann Scharman
Laramie
Wyoming
A. C. Morrill
Jeanne
Joan
Peggy Wolcott
Grand Island
North Platte
Carl Cederberg
Osceola
al Thorstenson
Local Births and Visits Round Out Hawthorne Community
Local families share news of births and visits. Vernon Gregg Johnson, weighing nine pounds, born July 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Johnson of Hawthorne, California, with Helen Koehler prior to marriage. Davenport visitors Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anderson and Judith arrive from O Neill to stay with Arvid Anderson family. Lucille Hendrickson weds Earl Peterson at Silver Creek Methodist Church with G. Hendrickson and family attending.
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Vernon Johnson
Hawthorne
Calif
Vernon Gregg
Emma Joy
Raymond
Ray Coffy
Columbus
George Moore
Madge
Mike Whaley
Lincoln
Osceola
Ada Lucas
Denver
Bauman
Rising City
Ira Irland
Harold Kinsey
Lu Ann
Ralston
Arvid Anderson
Warren Umshler
Moline
Charles Newcomer
Leal Crozier
Des Moines
Iowa
C. W. Meacham
St. Louis
Meacham
Chell Crozier
Flint Crozier
G. Hendrickson
Lulu
Laura Hendrickson
Glen Hendrickson
Silver Creek
Lucille Hendrickson
Earl Peterson
Many AAA Loans Made on Wheat in Polk County
Polk County farmers have secured 784 AAA loans on about 160000 bushels of wheat despite 90 percent crop loss from the November freeze. Indemnity wheat through crop insurance enabled the loans with cooperators receiving 98 14c per bushel. Landlords have few certificates of indemnity, promising total loans to possibly double the current count.
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Polk County
AAA
City Council Cuts Levy For Coming Year
The City Council met Tuesday and passed the annual appropriation ordinance setting the tax levy at 13.35 mills, down from 15.70 mills last year to operate the city.
Polk County Plans Old Aluminum Drive
Plans are underway for an old aluminum drive in Polk County to support the national defense program. An organization will be formed in each town to coordinate the effort. Gather up old aluminum pans and kettles now.
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Polk
Osceola Hospital Notes Include Discharges
Mrs. Anna Swan was admitted last Thursday for medical treatment. Mrs. Myron Johnson and her infant son were dismissed from the hospital on Saturday and returned home. Doris Kennedy underwent a tonsil removal operation on Saturday.
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Osceola Hospital News
Anna Swan
Myron Johnson
Doris Kennedy
Roy Emmons Receives Polk County Wheat Marketing Card
Roy Emmons of Osceola becomes the first Polk County AAA cooperator to receive a wheat marketing card. By now 267 marketing cards have been issued. Landlords need not obtain a card if their tenant has one as the card handles selling the wheat for the farm.
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Roy Emmons
Osceola
Polk County
AAA
Heinemeyer Appointed to Sterling Junior College
Donald Heinemeyer a Osceola High School class of 1925 graduate has been named commerce teacher at Sterling Junior College Colorado Heinemeyer studied at Colorado State College of Education Greeley where he earned a Master of Arts degree in 1940 and led York Nebr commercial department for four years.
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Donald Heinemeyer
Osceola High School
Sterling
Colo
Heinemeyer
Colorado State College of Education
Greeley
York, Nebr
Luther League to present program at Swede Home Church
Luther League of Osceola announces a program this Sunday evening at Swede Home Church at 8 o'clock. The Swede Home Luther League will sponsor a community sing on Thursday evening July 24 at the church directed by Allen Peterson with Mrs. Everette Anderson as pianist and Wilma Peterson as leader. A shower honored Mrs. Roy Fijell Friday at the Joe Lindeblade home with forty relatives and friends attending and gifts for the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Ekstrom visited the Wm. Larson home Saturday night for Myron Larson's birthday anniversary. The Fredricksons visited Polk on Sunday.
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Luther League of Osceola
Luther League
Allen Peterson
Everette Anderson
Wilma Peterson
Roy Fijell
Joe
Wm. Larson
Myron Larson
Ansel Fredrickson
Marvin Fredrickson
Polk
Weekend visit and medical and social notices
Miss Hattie Newcomer spent the weekend in Grand Island with Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Danskin. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Irland were guests in the John Rasp home in Shelby Tuesday evening. Gregg Eklund had his tonsils removed at the Lutheran hospital in York Tuesday.
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Hattie Newcomer
Grand Island
E. F. Danskin
Ira Irland
John Rasp
Shelby
Gregg Eklund
Lutheran Hospital
York
Polk community guests share social visits at multiple homes
Rev Longacre joined dinner at C A Whitemore home with Elmer Johnson Lizzie Johnson and Jackie Witt visiting earlier. Several families from Grand Island Hastings Central City Hordville and Central City called on neighbors Sunday and Thursday afternoons.
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Longacre
C. A. Whittemore
Elmer
Lizzie Johnson
Jackie Witt
W. A. Davidson
Grand Island
E. D. Madison
Nelson King and Jerry
Hordville
John Adams
Gordon Fossberg
Hastings
Ida Olson
Albert Nelson
Nettie Jones
Wallace Sandell and Neal
Don Upton
F. W
Elaine
Henry Reed
Leila
Central City
U S Highway 81 to be fully paved in Nebraska by 1943
State Engineer Wardner G. Scott told Columbus and Yankton commerce groups that U S Highway 81 would be completely surfaced across Nebraska by 1943. He noted gaps would be filled by fall 1943 and described current work from Madison to Humphrey with next spring paving to Humphrey via Highway 22.
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Wardner G. Scott
Columbus
Yankton
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
Madison
Humphrey
Scott
Scott Said That the Statehighway Department
Birthday Honored Quentin Jaax in Quiet Sunday Party
Mrs Wm Jaax hosted a family gathering for Quentin Jaax on his 18th birthday. Messages from Eugene Bernt note his Panama Canal Zone assignment with Polk County friends joining him. Nearby visits include Mrs Novotny and Mr Mrs Bernt, plus health and travel updates involving Mrs Leimser and the Rohde family and others.
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Wm. Jaax
Quentin
Eugene Bernt
Albert Bernt
Panama Canal Zone
Polk County
Wm. Novotny
Schuyler
Lawrence Leimser
George Rohde
Baby
Juius Nebosis
John Staroscik
Mary Ann
Lincoln
John ‘Kouzack
Janis Eller
Charlotte
Ramona Messing
Gresham
Shelby
Residents visit relatives and travel notes in Stoner News
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fedde and children of Denver spent the weekend at Mrs. August Johnson's home before a Dakota and Minnesota trip to visit relatives. Several families, including Scholz, Cook, Stewart, and Brigham, visited relatives in nearby towns. Ralph Watts injured his tongue, and threshing of small grain remains the main farm work.
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Stoner News
Oscar Fedde
Denver
August Johnson
Dakota
Minnesota
Martin Scholz
Robert
Omaha
Ray Scholz
Si Cook
Virginia
Norfolk
Cook
Charles Stewart
Wahoo
C. E. Brigham of
Lyons
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Brigham
Walter Pierson
Will Burritt
Marion Weary
Summer Burnham
York
Harvey McKeag
Fedde
Johnson Home
James McKeag
Wallace
Lisbon
Portugal
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Elmore Nelson
Hebron
Carl Hoffmaster
D. E. Powell
Dorothy Thomas
O. R. Hennings
Christine Bloom
Albert Bloom
Rudolph Bloom
Mabel McKeag
W. L. Obrist
Kenneth Johnson
Marquette
Robert Burke
Oscar Blevins
Millerton
Cbrist
Hoffer
Leah Powell
F. W. Powell
Benedict
Tripe
Colorado
Swede Home News
S. No
Ray R
Stevens Polk
Theron
A Dreier Ose
Leo H Bernt
Ewe
Vaughn
Deay
Ee Stroms
John H Sundberg
Norman B
Fintel
Wee Ose
Marvin E Iler Ove
Duane B
Allison
Willard W Bush
Marcel H Mueller
Lawrence E
Alt——Seee
Francis C Krumbach
K F Wallace
S. Monica
Cal
ST. Andrews
Ralph Watts
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