Chautauqua Comes Next in Osceola Program
The Record dedicates two pages to the Six Day Chautauqua opening in Osceola on August 3. The White and Brown circuit touts its best program yet with three standout plays and casts of notable ability. Headliner Jess Pugh, popular on chautauqua stages for a decade, is featured along with other high standard numbers. Session tickets are priced like a circus seat, making it a bargain entertainment.
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Osceola
Jess Pugh
Sesson
Osceola News Briefs Include Local Trips and Bridge Plan
Residents report numerous travels with family and friends to Omaha Long Beach Burley Idaho and Chicago while a new bridge is planned on Wseee Way east of town. Community updates include school improvements and upcoming anniversaries as local families welcome a new baby girl and prepare for a fortieth wedding anniversary.
August Nelson Dies at Seventy in Stromsburg
Stromsburg resident August Nelson aged 70 died at the local hospital Wednesday morning. Funeral services are slated for tomorrow. The item notes Nelson’s death follows illness and mentions his connection to local politics and founding role in Polk County Mutual Life Insurance Co. He is survived by his wife, one son, and three daughters, with other relatives in Denver and Beatrice.
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August Nelson
J. M. Miller
Cyclone
Denver
Colo
Miller
Stromsburg
Polk County Mutual Life Insurance Co
Thomas Adams
Beatrice
Nebr
H. Christensen
Dorchester
Lincoln
A. B. “Hedbroom Ant
Colorado
Boulder
Winson
Ft. Collins
Colorado Springs
Hedbroon
Nebraska
Shelby and Surroundings News Roundup
Local notes report visits and travels among residents of Shelby and nearby towns. George Blevins and Merle Dearborn guests and relatives travel to Lincoln and San Diego, while families join gatherings at David City and Valley. A gravel crew works on White Way Highway. Chautauqua events, a birthday celebration for Louis Hastert, and summer school activities also noted.
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George Blevins
Wahoo
Merle Dearborn
San Diego Calif
Wilhelm Thelen Jin Shelby
Buelow
Wallace
Lincoln
Madge
Lincoln Hospital
Osceola Teens Lead Camp Outing Under John LeMar
Osceola youths Cecil Deland Alvin Anderson Gaye Addison Wendell Beatty Howard Herbes Dick Tyler and Robert Timm join a several day camping trip guided by John LeMar. In other news George Englehardt shipped a hog carload to Great Western Commission with local farmers named Schmoker Walgren Zang Augustein Hermann Zang Everett Paulson Brown Richards.
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Mornig
John ‘LeMar
Camp Sheldon
Cecil Deland
Alvin Anderson
Gaye Addison
Wendell Beatty
Howard Herbes
Dick Tyler
Robert Timm
George Englehardt
Great Western Commission Company
Hugh Schmoker
Chas. Walgren
A. Zang Augustein
W. J. Hermann
Ed Zang
Bill Everett
Nels Paulson
E. J Brown
Jay .Richards
Business Women’s League
McCormick
Ida M. Hanson
Edith Gray
Wesley Chapel Notes Social Visits And Club Meeting
Wesley Chapel L E Treadway and family visited his mother in David City on Sunday. Nearby families and guests joined, including Silas Davis of Shelby and Mrs Eva Negley after summer school in Kearney. Rev Shaub preached at Polk and Rev Taylor spoke at the Chapel to a large crowd. A Wesley Chapel Woman's Club meeting featured Mrs Ross Richards and a talk on Jessup work. Mr and Mrs W H Clark plan a September trip to California and western points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Davis
Shelby
L. E. Treadway
Eva
Negley
Kearney
Glenrock
Wyo
Harry Hayhurst
Shaub
Polk
Taylor
Osceola
Ervin
Ogden brothers visit boyhood home and Nebraska kin
John Ogden and brother Jefferson of Riverside California traveled to Vermont New York Philadelphia and other eastern points visiting their boyhood home. About 75 relatives and friends gathered at the John Ogden home for a reunion with attendees from Culbertson Wymore Fairmont McCool Junction Oklahoma City Surprise and Gresham among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ogden
Jefferson Ogden
Riverside
Calif
Vermont
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Ogden
Nebraska
Lee Dowers
Culbertson
Preston Ogden
George Ogden
Wymore Oliver Moul
Fairmont
Melvin Cudabach
South Shelby Club Meets With Florence Watts
The South Shelby Club convenes with Mrs. Florence Watts on July 29. Mrs. Darla Miller is named program leader for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shelby
Florence Watts
Darla Miller
Warren Ball Named Organist at Auditorium
Warren Ball has accepted the organist post at the auditorium, replacing Mrs. Fern Everitt who left for her new home in California on Wednesday morning.
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Warren Ball Thas
Fern Everitt
California
Death of Buckley in Stromsburg Believed Sudden
Frank W Buckley aged sixty five died suddenly while walking from his feed yard to his home in Stromsburg Polk county. He was born in 1876 at Altona Illinois and settled here with his wife, who died years ago. Survived by daughters Mary Buckley Margaret Buckley and Mrs Leonard Nelson and a son Lester Buckley of Lincoln. Funeral set for today. he was a Modern Woodmen member.
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Cameron Kepler
Robert Eckles
York
Albert W
Andersog
Irving Anderson
Wisconsin
Twin Cities
Deleth
Minnesota
Morrace Colson
Iance
Omaha
Alliance
John W. Lanham
Sidney
Stromsburg Golf Club
Frank W
Buckley
Nis
Polk - County
Strom Altona
Sinie
Mary
Margaret Buckley
Aim
Leonard
Polk and Platte Counties Seek New Bridge Over Platte River
Joint resolutions from Platte and Polk counties urge the state public works department to provide funds for a new bridge over the Platte River linking the two counties. The existing one way bridge is in poor condition and declared unsafe with an emergency to authorize action.
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State Department of Public Works
Platte River
Duncan
Platte
Polk County
Platte County
Polk
Hedbloom Auto Catches Fire in Stromsburg Visit
Mr and Mrs A B Hedbloom traveled from Stromsburg Monday evening when a carburetor leak caused their car to burst into flames at the Carson garage. Quick work by Carson employees doused the fire before any material damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Hedbloom
Stromsburg
Carson
Carson’s
Teachers' Examination Set For Osceola In July 1926
An examination for teachers will be held at Osceola on Saturday July 24 1926. The regular program will be followed and this will be the last exam before the opening of the 1926 27 school year. I D Huston. 452.
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Osceola
I. D. Huston
Ohio Utilities Unite in Southern and Eastern Ohio Merger
A merger unites Southern Ohio Power Company and United Light & Power Company properties into United Ohio Utilities Company. Holdings span Floodwood Nelsonville Athens Hocking Mid dleport and Delaware Hillsboro Circleville Gallipolis Chillicothe with 250000 hp capacity and about 8600000 dollars value. A contract with Columbus Railway Power and Light will connect lines and a high line will reach Chillicothe.
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Ohio
Southern Ohio Power Company
Ohio Properties
United Light & Power Company
United Ohio Utilities Company
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Floodwood
Nelsonville
Athens Electric Company
Hocking Power Co
Mutual Electric Company
Middleport
Delaware
Hillsboro
Circleville
Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company
Two Cars In Sunday Smash Near Schultz Farm
A Dodge sedan driven by Robt. McBeth collided with a Studebaker roadster carrying two Iowa men on the road east of town near Schultz farm Sunday morning. McBeth was passing another car when he met the Iowa vehicle coming from the east. One Iowa man suffered a dislocated shoulder and both cars were badly wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Fannie McCray
Chas Jones
Fred Hensler
Ted Stull
Duncan
August Heyn
Rudolf Urban Farm
Kansas City
Albert Gabriel
Emma
Martha
Zimmerman
Robt. McBeth
Studebaker
Iowa
Schultz Farm
McBeth
Carl Hagenbeck Great Wallace Circus to Columbus
Circus posters announce the Carl Hagenbeck Wallace Circus Mr Hagenbeck Wallace will show in Columbus for afternoon and night performances on Tuesday July 27. The show features a diverse animal menagerie and new feats with trainers Clyde Beatty and Bob McPherson, plus international riders and aerialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hagenbeck
Wallace Circus
Columbus
Hagenbeck- Walace
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Clyde Beatty
Bob McPherson
Peru
Indiana
Orrin Davenport
Ward-Kimball Tropue
Art Borella
Three Harding Brothers
Joe Coyle
Earl Shipley
Mickey McDonald
Farmers suffer heavy losses in Polk County fire
Two Polk County farmers sustained heavy losses by fire this week. On Monday Al Schott lost about 800 bushels of wheat when the barn with the grain burned. The cause is unknown. The same day Frank Triba's threshing machine was totally destroyed when a fire broke out in the machine during threshing.
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Polk County
al Schott
Frank Triba
Pleasant Corner News Briefs Reflect Local Movements
Martin Larson shifted grading camp yesterday from Pleasant Corner to David City for road work. Hackberry residents Mr and Mrs Michener visited Carl Petersons on Monday. Herrmann families hosted a picnic at Columbus Park Sunday. Glenn Davis saw Virgil Johnston Sunday. Fred Burke and family drove to Central City Monday as Laurence left by train for western employment.
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Martin Larson
David City
Michener
Hackberry
Carl Petersons
W. J. Herrmann
A. J. Herrmann
Columbus Park
Glenn Davis
Virgil John
Ston
Fred Burke
Central City
Laurence
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Ira Irland
Arthur Boatright
Robert Campbell
East
H. H. Campbell
Los Angeles
Simeon Everitts
Long Beach
J. C. Ellwood
Nellie
Allan
Burley
Idaho
Hilwood
Osceolala
Chicago
Osceola High School
Kepner
Monson
Beulah
Bettie Christian
Mrs. Howard
Deeter
G. P. Mace
Hazel Hastings
Clarkson’ Hospital
Alice Hastings
Blanche Snyder
Josh Fineey
Forest Seward
Susan
Ruth Miller
Della Hanshew
Olliver Institution
Cora Gushee
George Gilbert
Dean Richards
Matt Glatter
Matt
Albert Bernt
L. W. Logan
Pierce
Cap
Fred Dunn
Arthur Deeter
Joe Schott
Mr. Schott
C. L. Thompson
Will Zimmerman
So. Osceola
John Frerichs
Roscoe Francis
Bellwood
Maggie Buholtz
Rudolf Urban
Buholtz
James Dunn
Fred
Geo. Gilbert
Gilbert
York Hospital
iMiss Naomi Hartman
Leo Kresha
Ed Schott
Will
Rebecca Myers
Moore & Hunsaker
Austin W. Lyons
Eden Church
Lyons
Eden Baptist Sunday School
Buckley Park
Helb
Roy Johnson
Valley
Allan Barker
Jack Goetz
Wallace Buelow
Dick Buelow
Lloyd Myers
Minnesota Lake
Hugh McMeekin
Myers
Glenn Moon
University Place
College Club Orchestra of
E. E. Reece
Hewitt
T. C. H. Belerhoffer
Ment
Louis Hastert
Mrs. Coon
Robert McMeekin
Ruth Jeffrey
Irma
Charles
Garby
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Ryan
Miss Ada
Ben Anderson
Nels. _Anderson
Violette Anderson
Miss Violette
White Way
Yutan
Judge Beebe
Engineer Cochran
Governor McMullen
Leonard Matheson
Duncan Produce Co
Altho
Wesley Chapel
W. H. Clark
Washington
Alvin Merrick
Mr. Grant
Oklahoma
Service Sediality
The
Osceola Bank
Sameammans
Eeseaees Cosscoeres
Eeeeeusensess
Ohio Properties Unite
L&e
Faruers State Bank
Circus Coming
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