Many Wheat Loans in Polk County
Polk County farmers rush to join the wheat loan program offered by the Agricultural Conservation office. About 200 loans are in process with most for this year’s farm wheat. Indemnity loans total around 10. The average loan covers 400 bushels of No 1 wheat per farmer. Adolph Heimer of Columbus topped initial applications with 554 bushels and $371.18. Farm storage wheat sealing starts August. Wheat on the farm must be threshed 30 days before applying.
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Polk County
Polk County Agricultural Conservation Office
Adolph Heimer
Columbus
Polk County ACP Radio Program Highlights Farm Topics
The Polk County ACP office hosted a 15 minute show on KIMJ in Grand Island Sunday at 5 15. John M Staroscik Edward Messing and two sons sang farm program songs while Herman A Jones spoke on Wheat Crop Insurance for 1941 followed by a Q A with Myron G Johnson. Mrs Lloyd Hahn read Stay With Triple A and Marjorie Rose Staroscik performed tap dance with Mary Ann Starosciki as pianist.
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Polk County
ACP
KIMMJ
Grand Island
John M. Staroscik
Polk County Committee
Edward Messing
Harris
Terence
Herman A. Jones
Myron G. Johnson
Osceola
Staroscik
Lloyd Hahn
Triple A
County 4 H Health Champions Announced
Polk County announces 4 H Health Contest winners Vance Bard and Jane Buchta. Osceola hosted the July 16 event with six doctors and one dentist assisting County Extension Agent Cruise. Vance, 18, is son of Frank A. and Mrs. Bard. Jane, 17, daughter of Hilbert and Mrs. Buchta. Vance earns state fair representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Bard
Jane Buchta
Polk County
Ray AL
Cruise
Osceola
Vance
Frank A. Bard
Jane
Hilbert Buchta
Fairview Social Roundup Brims With Visits and News
Mrs Mont Mustard meets her new grandson at Harvey Hopkins home. Casper visitors include Cyrus McMurty and family, while Alta Spear spends weekend with grandparents the Maces. Omaha guests Edith Van Alstine and Alice Lohr stay at JW Dake home. Local events feature Co T A hosts, rain relief after hot winds, and town folks hosting and traveling for gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Mont Mustard
Pa Pilli
Harvey Hopkins
JW. B. Dake
Millie Daniel
Olive McBeth
Bernice Brown
Osceola
Ww. Co. T. A
Chalmer Daniel
B. R. Nawlin
Des Moines
Town
George Buchta
Grace Mickey
Omaha
Dolly Fineey
Fred Tonder
George ‘Mace
Lesta
Carl Hansen
Central City
Donald Willits
Dale Clark
S ‘Combine
South Dakota
Rayner Carlson
Henry Gallus
Riverside
Helen Daniel
Guildford Bryan
Lawrence Bryan
Cedric Fineey
Helen Bryan
Minden
Lawrence
Polk County Republican Women’s Club Organizing
A Polk County Republican Women’s Club will be organized in the Probate Court Room at the court house in Osceola on Thursday July 25 at 2 p m Mrs Wagner of Lincoln state chair woman will be present officers will be elected and committees appointed All interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Republican Womens Club
Court House
Osceola
Wagner
Lincoln
County Fieldwoman Attends York Rural Urban Meeting
Mrs Wm Angell with her daughter Betty Jeanne and Miss Nell Reece attended a Rural Urban meeting in York on July 17. Mrs Kirkpatrick organized an engaging program for over 100 rural and urban ladies. Angell gave a chalk talk on the Farm Program while Reece played piano. The gathering stressed better mutual understanding between town and country and the goal of stable income for farmers within the Agricultural Adjustment Program.
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York
Wm. Angell
Betty Jeanne
Nell Reece
Kirkpatrick
York County
Angell
Reece
Polk County 4-H Demonstration Day Scheduled for Osceola
Polk County 4-H members are urged to attend a county-wide demonstration day at Osceola on July 26. In the Court Room from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. J. V. Srb and Mildred Nelson of the State Agricultural Extension Office will assist and offer guidance to both new and experienced 4-H members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
J. V. Srb
Mildred Nelson
State Agricultural Extension Office
The
College of Agriculture
Stoner News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Movements
Paul Clubb and Bob Massier visited the Ervin Grossnicklaus home while Warren Randell and Oliver Westberg called on Arvid Anderson and Charles Stewart. Ran dell traveled to Kansas to visit relatives, while neighbors hosted gatherings for birthdays and family visits across Silver Creek, Osceola, and nearby towns. Distinct farm life notes show threshing continues amid recent rain interruptions, with multiple households hosting guests and family trips to California and Oregon.
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Stoner News
Paul Clubb
Hamlet
North Carolina
Bob Massier
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Warren Randell
Denner
Oliver Westberg
Arvid Anderson
Charles Stewart
Randell
Kansas
Nerces
Will Davis
Silver Creek
Charles Youngstrom
Bivens
Youngstrom
Adolph Kresha Jr
Margaret Bittner
California
Glenn
Los Angeles
San Francisco
District 18 News Highlights and Local Visits
Erwin Hecker returned home Sunday after visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs William Meyer at Bellwood. Sacred Heart church picnic drew many from the area to Shelby. Mrs Bessie Peterson and Leta of Palmer visit Mrs Annie Thompson. Sally Lassek returns from Omaha to spend time with her parents. Agnes Branigan works near Duncan this week. The Happy Valley 4-H Club held its last meeting at Rose Marie Branigan's home with Lucille Lasket assisting. plans set for the Osceola 4-H picnic on August 1.
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Erwin Hecker
William Meyer
Bellwood
Sacred Heart Church
Shelby
Bessie Peterson
Leta of Palmer
Annie Thompson
Thompson
Sally Lassek
Omaha
Frank Lessek
Agnes Branigan
Duncan
Happy Valley
Rose Marie Branigan
Lucille Lassek
Osceola
Harmony Society Meets At Nyberg Home This Thursday
Lutheran Church notes record Harmony Society meeting at Mrs. Phillip Nyberg's home this Thursday evening with Hazel Johnson preparing the program. Next Sunday marks the 10th Sunday after Trinity with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and The Saviour's Tears as the morning sermon theme at 11. Evening Bible Study at 8 follows.
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Lutheran Church
Harmony Society
Phillip Nyberg
Hazel Johnson
Trinity
Bethel Lutheran
Omaha
John Oberg
Sunday visitors fill Stromsburg social round
A large group stopped by the Victor Anderson home for a weekend gathering including Vernon Anderson and Denah Samuelson of Lincoln Isaac Samuelson of Polk Carleton Anderson and son of Osceola Rev Earl Widen and wife from Sioux Falls Clara Anderson of St Cloud Minnesota. Several families planned trips and visits with relatives including Albert Wendall E S Nordlund and family and Jean Wolcott visiting Minnesota Cass Lake Pelican Lake and Cass Lake while Ray Stever and son Wayne toured Colorado Wyoming. Rev Leonard Hagstrom and wife returned from a month long trip to Seattle the Oregon coast and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Anderson
Vernon Anderson
Denah Samuelson
Lincoln
Isaac Samuelson
Polk
Carleton Anderson
Osceola
Earl Widen
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Clara Anderson
St. Cloud
Minn
Albert Wendall
Omaha
Alice Wendall
E.S. Nordlund
Lakes
Minnesota
A. C. Morrill
Jean Wolcott
North Platte
Jean
Pelican Lake
Wolcott
Merrill
Cass Lake
Ray Stever
Wayne
Colorado
Wyoming
Vernon
Cheyenne
Denver
Estes Park
Alberta VanBerg
York
Iowa-Nebr. Light &Power
Extended Heat Wave Hits Polk County Nebraska
Polk County endures a week of extreme heat with highs near 106 and nights in the eighties. Residents sleep outdoors for relief as farmers worry the heat could damage the corn crop at a critical stage. A trace rain on Saturday brought no real relief amid nationwide record highs.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Sol
NEWS FROM ST ANDREWS LOCAL GATHERINGS AND YOUTH BALL LOSS
Sunday guests in the John Cerny home included Mr and Mrs Glen Altmanshofer and Gerry Altmanshofer of Columbus. Rudolph Urban learned his son in law and daughter Lawrence Meister and his wife of Bellwood welcomed a granddaughter born at their home Tuesday. John Staroscik and family with Edward Messing and Vincent and Terence joined a Polk County ACP Program broadcast in Grand Island on KMMJ. Many area residents attended the Shelby Catholic Picnic Sunday evening and enjoyed a ladies prepared dinner. The local Junior ball team was defeated by Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Andrews
Glen Altmanshofer
Gerry Altmanshofer
Columbus
John Cerny
Rudolph Urban
Lawrence Meister
Bellwood
John Staroscik
Edward Messing
Vincent
Terence
Grand Island
Polk County
KMMJ
Shelby
Union Church
Free Methodist ‘Church
Charles Riley
Tekamah
Nelson King
Stromsburg
Nelson King and Son
Central City
EB. W. Hahn
Svening
J. W.nelson
Hordville
W. L. Lindburg
Lind
Dburg
L. P
T. J. Nelson
Landis Smith
Selma Anderson
Austin
Texas
Arvid Carlson
Clarks
C. C. Snodgrass
Osceola
Ira Glasser
the Baptist Church
Goldie Fossberg
Lillie Lind
Polk Park
Charles Lytle
Near Arbroville
Carl Steelquist
Signe Samuelson
Walter Samuelson
H. M. Benson
Roger
Mhordville
Glen Hill
Walter Binford
Oscar Gustafson
W. A. Stevens
Blanche
Harry Peterson
G. F. Brownfield
Lincoln
G. M. Hill
George Bright
Hill
Black Hills
A. E. Peterson
Greeley
Colo
Kar Detloff
W. J. Kroger
Iva Stevens
Geanelle Sundberg
Chester
Elmer R. Peterson
C. Sellers
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
Calif
A. W. Shafer
Sherman Jones
C. G. Jack
Polk Neighbors Share Weekend Visits and Church Event
A Polk County community notes Sunday church service at Union Church featuring a sermon by a Free Methodist district elder. Town residents and visitors from Tekamah, Grand Island, Stromsburg, Hordville, Hampton, Clarks, Osceola, Austin, and nearby areas attended family gatherings, picnics at Polk park, and dinners with local hosts.
City Dads Lower Mill Levy
Osceola city officials reduce the annual levy to 15.7 mills from 17.0 mills. The largest expense is 6 mills to retire bond installments. Next year taxpayers expect the state to be debt free as the city clears its obligations.
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Osceola
Wheat program start for 1941 in Polk County
Twenty five Polk County farm reporters contact tenants to prepare wheat crop insurance applications for 1941. The work began July 19 and runs to early August with letters sent to landlords. August 15 is the deadline to file at the county ACP office. Reporters also handle signing the wheat program for 194 and gathering last year’s yields.
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Polk County
Tme
ACP
4 H And Extension Picnic At Osceola August 1
Arrangements are complete for the County 4 H Club and Extension Service picnic in Osceola on August 1. Captain Schrein of the State Patrol will speak, and a 9 30 a m softball tournament will feature 4 H clubs. Swimming and games are planned with families invited to bring lunch baskets.
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Ray‘l. Cruise
Schrein
State Patrol
Margaret Erickson Born in Sweden Died in Nebraska
Margaret Erickson was born in Gothenburg Sweden on November 19 1852 and died July 19 1940 at 87.8. She married Olof Norine in Illinois and later moved to Nebraska. Survived by two sons Theodore of Custer SD and one daughter Clara Remington of Grand Island thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Brauer Funeral Home Polk with Rev Longacre officiating. Interment Swede Plain Cemetery.
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Margaret Erickson
Goteberg
Sweden
Olof Norine
Illinois
Nebraska
Theodore
Custer
South Dakota
Clara Remington
Grand Island
Brauer
Polk
Longacre
Swede Plain Cemetery
Larson and friends host wedding relatives in Hackberry
About thirty relatives of Mr and Mrs Herman Larson from Lincoln Park and Stromsburg gathered Sunday at Mr and Mrs C B Knerr home to honor the newlyweds. The Victor Club met at Mrs J N Kirby’s and yearbooks were prepared. Next meeting at Mrs Horace McKeag’s. Jolly Workers Club held its annual family picnic at Richard Boyd’s home with most families present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackberry News
Herman Larson
Lincoln ‘Park
Stromsburg
C. B. Knerr
Victor Club
J. N. Kirby
Horace McKeag
Jolly Workers Club
Richard Boyd
Viola Dahl
Auburn
Ethel Dahl
Kermit Lindren
Marvin Iler
Encampment
Wyoming
Harry Obrist
L. M. Albrecht
Cortland
Ed Bergsten
Doris Knerr
Lincoln
Doris
Burrell Halstead
St. Paul
Minn
A. R. Caldwell
York
J. L. Doggett
Nina Burke
Hampton
Nina Marie
Clara June Johnson
Lawrence Luft
Grand Island
Elmer Kinberg
Geo. Steever
Gresham
N.S. Abolt
Carol Woodworth
Omaha
Albert Berggren
Eila Johnson
Walter Twarling
Wm. Pohlman
Chicago
Lyle Holm
Comstock
Andrew Hanson
Lincoln Journal and Osceola Record One Year Offer
Readers can secure a full year of the Lincoln Journal and the Osceola Record for just four dollars, a limited promotional rate. The offer bundles both newspapers, delivering local and regional news, sports, and community notices to subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Journal
Osceola
Osceola Youth Named Flying Cadet in Air Corps Training
A Osceola born cadet from Nebraska, William A Herrmann, is among 230 Flying Cadets set to finish basic flight training at Randolph Field Texas on July 26. They then move to Kelly Field for ten weeks of Advanced Flying training before receiving commissions as Second Lieutenants in the Air Corps Reserve. Herrmann is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Herrmann.
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Osceola
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Uncle Sam
West Point
Kelly Field
Air Corps Reserve
Wm. A. Herrmann
W. J. Herrmann
Man Loses Arm After Windmill Fall Near Osceola
William Angell, 47, of Osceola area, severed his arm in a fall while working on a windmill. A broken board on the platform caused his arm to catch a guy wire, dragging him down and tearing the limb so severely that doctors at York Hospital amputated it. His condition was listed as fairly good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Angell
Osceola
Rain Drenches Shelby Parish Festival Draws Thousands
A half inch shower at 5 30 p m Sunday drove hundreds of festival-goers to shelter but rain soon eased and crowd numbers swelled to an estimated 2000 to 8000 as visitors enjoyed games refreshment stands and outdoor dancing at Sacred Heart Catholic church grounds in Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Shelby
Rain Advertiser Sees Results After Fairbury Ad
Harold Acker former Osceola shopkeeper turned Fairbury shoe dealer ran a rain want ad in Fairbury papers asking for rain. The note warned moisture must not spoil a Steele City picnic. The event ended Saturday night, and Sunday brought 2.03 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Polly” Acker
Osceola
Fairbury
Steele City
West Side News Community Meetings Schedule
Luther League meets Thursday with the Martin Jones and Martin Appleton families hosting. Ladies Missionary Society gathers July 31 in the afternoon at Mrs. Carl Pierson’s home. Bernice Sward hosted a missionary tea Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fredrickson visited Ollie Johnson's near Polk. Grandma Larson visiting Wm. Larson. Frank Bolton family and Kermit Larson spent Saturday with friends at Benedict. Ansel Fredrickson and Dale visited Faye Beardsley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Larson
Benedict
Ansel Fredrickson
Dale
Faye Beardsley
Shelby social notes mention travels and visits
Glen Ingalls and son William left Friday for a week long vacation. Mrs. Melvin Wills and children returned Friday evening after visiting her sister in Kearney. Mrs. Oscar Weiser of Mason City Texas visited at the Weiser home. Mrs. Neil Dawes of Osceola visited parents and then left for Washington DC for Census Bureau work. Albert and Marshall Lux of North Bend visited their grandmother Eva Lux. Perry Platt of David City and Dr Albright of Columbus visited the Hastert home. Mrs. Carrie Thelen is improving after illness. Banns published for Wilma Heimer and Victor Krumbach of Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Glen Ingalls
William
Colorado
Wyoming
Melvin Wills
Kearney
Oscar Weiser
Mason City
Shelby
Geo. Weiser, Sr
Neil Dawes
Osceola
P. B. Swan
Carrie Thelen
Sacred Heart Church
Wilma Heimer
Victor Krumbach
Sthrelby
Methodist Church Notices for Sunday Services
Services for Sunday July 2th at 10 a m Church School at 11 a m Morning Worship and sermon Hidden Treasurer Rev Albert W Lapthorne Pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk County Folks
August Johnson
Ralph Hollis ‘McKeag
Harvey ‘McKeag
Stanley
James McKeag
Wallace McKeag
Stoner
Fred Swanson
Will Burritt
Ardis Johnston
Glenna VanHorn
West Side News
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