Osceola Youth Drowns in Sand Pit Accident
Sverett Solomon 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Solomon, farmers near Osceola, drowned at a sandpit swimming pool on the John F. Ernst farm west of Lone Star station Sunday. He was swimming with his father when he felt chilly and sank despite attempts to help. Columbus firemen failed to revive him. He leaves six siblings and his parents. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Osceola Methodist Church with burial in Osceola Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sverett Solomon
R. Solomon
Osceola
John F. Ernst
Lone Star Station
Everett
Columbus
Solomon
Methodist Church
Saunders County Ignored in Highway Funds Plan
In a fiery letter the Wahoo Wasp blasts Governor Karley Bryan and state engineer Roy Cochran for distributing about 4 million dollars in federal road funds without Saunders or Butler counties. The author urges Saunders County voters to act in the primary or general elections to protest perceived neglect and calls for paving on Highways 16 and 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders County
Karley Bryan
Roy Cochran
United States
Butler County
Bryan
Cochran
Saunders
Butler
Washington
Nebraska
Omaha
Wahoo
Platte River
Clarks
Lincoln
Fremont
Beatrice
Rouse Mit
Wahoo Wasp
West Side Social Notes Cover Concert and Visits
A large audience attended a Swede Home Boys Chorus sponsored concert and ice cream social Monday evening. Miss LaVona Anderson, recently visiting relatives, returned home. July 27 meetings are set for High Prairie Ladies Club and Swede Home Lutheran Brotherhood. Miss Orpha Sward visits with Rev. and Mrs. Sward. Miss Carlos Swanson visits Anna Olson. Marvin Fredrickson and family visited Oscar Fredrickson. Sunday visits included the Johnson and Olson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swede Home Boys Chorus
LaVona Anderson
High Prairie Ladies Club
John Gestrine
Harold Johnson
Fay Beardsley
Swede Home Lutheran Brotherhood
Orpha Sward
Omaha
C. A. Sward
Carlos Swanson
Stromsburg
Anna Olson
Swede
Marvin Fredrickson
Oscar Fredrickson
Oliver Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Sterling Nelson
Leroy Johnson
Insects Enter Country On Ancient Painting
Wood-boring insects from Europe were found in an old oil painting at the Washington DC post office. The pests were boring into a wooden saint image believed centuries old and were turned to plant quarantine for fumigation before the artwork was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Washington, D. C
E. R. Lasseer
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Notice to Property Owners Real Estate Tax Due Date
The second payment of 1933 Real Estate Taxes will be delinquent on August 1 1934 and bears 7 percent interest from that date K A Cornish County Treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A. Cornish
Ladies Aid Society Meets at Methodist Church Parlor
The Ladies Aid Society will gather tomorrow afternoon in the Methodist Church parlor with Mrs. L. R. Israel and committee hosting. FRANK H. ANDERSON, Republican candidate for Clerk of the District Court, asks for votes at the primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Parlas
The
Methodist Church
L. R. Israel
Frank H. Anderson
L V Haskell Dies Former Polk County Banker
L V Haskell 82 a former Polk County banker died after a Friday heat related death. Burial Monday at Stromsburg cemetery after services at his Lincoln home. Born 1852 in New York City he graduated Dartmouth 1877 and worked as a teacher before moving to Nebraska in 1888 to run the Pork Bank and later served as bank examiner. Survived by two sons two daughters and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Haskell
Polk County
Stromsburg
Lincoln
Louis V. Haskell
New York City
Dartmouth
New England
Nebraska
Pork Bank
State Banking Department
Wagner
South Dakota
Haskell
Olson and Carlson Vacation News From Stromsburg Area
Local notes report several families taking trips to Chicago Boulder and travels to Fort Crook. A library roof and city hall were repainted while Stromsburg hosted a 7 to 2 baseball win over Central City. A fire damaged a frame house causing about 2200 loss. Retirement farmer George Hollister dies at 70 with survivors listed. A wedding unites Bernice Williams and Herbert Olson in Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Olson
Cenday
Century of Progress
Chicago
Clyde Ericson
Leo V. Carlson
Auto
Boulder
Colorado
City Hall
R. B. Carey
R. B. Carey and Sons, Max and Aillan, Ray Ruppell
Wallace Burguson
Junior Beckman
Central City Baseball Nine
Stromsburg
Johnson and Bolen
Central City
D. Quick
W. Kaeding
August Slusser
General Hospital
Lincoln
Hollister
Martin Larsen
Kit Carson
Lester Graves
Anita Hollister
Lloyd
Charles Hollister
Don Nordberg
Omaha
Nordberg
Don
Axel Altberg
Fort Crook
Joe Headman
Dorothy
Bernice Williams
Fred Williams
Herbert Olson
Polk
A. F. Trued
Dorothy Farrell
Ralph Nordberg
Iride
University of Nebraska
University of Washington
Seattle
Polk County
Nordberg Brothers
C. August Olson
York
Shelby Social Note Recaps Local Visits and Trips
Mrs Henry McGimpsey hosts Kings Daughters class. Families travel to McCool Columbus Omaha Lincoln and York for visits, picnics, and Epworth Assembly. Attendees include Kuntzelman, Bitter, Kuhn, Polenske, Lisske, Harold Polenske, Hastert, Strain, Well Cator, Lavery, Blum, Lewis, Reece, Marsden, Bennett, Merrick, Scholz, and Kuntzelman relatives visiting Region residents travel to Worlds Fair Chicago and Minnesota lakes. several return home after trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McGimpsey
Kings Daughters
Vernie Kuntzelman
McCoo
Stuart
Delton
Shelby
Fd Kuntzelman
McCool
Charles Kuntzelman
Peter Bitter
Columbus
Pawnee Park
J. Kuhn
G. Kuhn
Phatte Center
Otto Polenske
Edmond Lisske
Harold Polenske
Madison
Louie Hastert
Chicago
Minnesota Lakes
F. J. Strain
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Miss Well Cator
Lincoln
T. Lavery
A. A. Blum
Lakes
Minnesota
Bert Lewis
Osceola
W. H. Kelly
Everett Reece
Miles City
Montana
S. J. Marsden
Reece
Omaha
A. L. Scholz
Veronie Kuntzelman
Chas. Kuntzelman
University Hospital
Clinton Kunzelman
Polk County News Roundup and Social Notices
Glenn Madison visits Elda relatives as a baby girl Ferne Marie born to Mr and Mrs Richard Myers on July 21. Local honors include a 6 PM dinner for Dr and Mrs R L Peterson at Glenn Hill home. Polk Class of 1926 reunion hosted by Mrs Floyd Miller. Reverend J D M Buckner dies at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Multiple family visits, illnesses and travels noted. Berniece Williams and Herbert Olson wed Stromsburg Lutheran Church. couple to reside in OK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Madison
Elda
Richard Myers
Ferne Marie
R. L. Peterson
Glenn Hill
Polk
Floyd Miller
J. D. M. Buckner
Lincoln
Walter Johneson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Charles Eckles
Grand Island
Maurice Sealey
Cleo Sealey
Central City
Jerome
Tony Rohen
York
Forrest Anderson
Fairbury
Parker Aker
Harvard
Herbert Wurtz
Havens
Maurice ‘Lindburg
W. A. Lindburg
H. G. Brauer
Leona McConnell
Leona
Dick ‘McConnell
Will Cohagen
Colorado
Wolbach
Liroyd Kroger
Omaha
Bernice Williams
Herbert Olson
Stromsburg
Dorothy Farrell
Lone Nordberg
Brazil's Amazon River System Vast and Underused
The Amazon drains two thirds of Brazil with about 19 000 miles of its river inside the country and over 13 000 miles navigable yet rarely used in modern transportation, a vast system described by the Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Amazon
Western Newspaper Union
Ice cream social nets sixteen fifty in Osceola
Wesley Chapel held an ice cream social on the Osceola courthouse lawn Saturday evening and netted 16.50. The congregation thanks all helpers. Various local families and neighbors visited, traveled, and hosted events from Stromsburg to Omaha, with several couples celebrating anniversaries and health concerns discussed.
First Aid Sanitary Napkins Sale at Crouse-Tex Drug
Two boxes of sanitary napkins offered for 25 cents at Crouse-Tex Drug Company as a basic first aid supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
First Aid
St Andrews social notes report dances visits and devotions
Edward and Frank Nebosis visited their mother in Columbus on Wednesday. Several families attended a dance at Eller's hall with the Royal Columbians playing. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bernt on Friday July 20 at their home. Forty hours of devotions at St. Andrews concluded Friday evening with Rev. Schladter of Shelby assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Frank Nebosis
Elizabeth Nebosis
Columbus
Alfred Bernt
Virginia Bernt
Ira Gates
Barney Tomaschez
Duncan
Eller’s Hall
Royal Columbians
W. E. Pierson
Osceola
Lloyd Bernt
Elsie Cerny
Chappell
Hazel McCarthy
Marjorie Jacobs
John Cerny
William Cerny
Rosella Tschauner
Guy Fox
Clarks
Albert Schmoker
Bdiler’s Hall
St. Andrews Church
Julius Nebosis
St. Andrews
Schladter
Shelby
Adam Luft
Hospital Notes From Osceola Facility
Henry Triba spent a week at Osceola Hospital under Dr. Schroeder after losing several fingers in a corn shelter accident and was released yesterday. Mrs. Walter Pierson and infant Raymond Walter returned home late last week. Mrs. Frank Langhammer of Shelby was at Osceola Hospital Monday. Dick Johnson, four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Johnson, received a day and night of care this week, under Dr. D. J. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Triba
Osceola Hospital
Schroeder
Walter Pierson
Raymond Walter
Frank Langhammer
Shelby
Dick Johnson
Kermit Johnson
D. J. Smith
St Pauls Lutheran Church Schedule and Society Notes
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 morning worship at 11 and vespers at 8. Harmony Society meets Thursday evening at Miss Anna Obergs home. Junior Choir practice Tuesday at 8 pm. Ladies Aid Thursday 2 30 at the church hosted by Mrs Arthur Anderson and Mrs Andrew Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harmony Society
Anna Oberg
Arthur Anderson
Andrew Hansen
Community Notes From Fairview and Surroundings
Miss Esther Pennington of Silver Creek visited Namoi Cadwell for several days. Local residents hosted gatherings with the Meachams Heinemeyer and L. R. Meacham families. Clyde Lohr returned home to Columbus after a month on the Dake farm. A community hall party occurred Friday night and a Century of Progress trip to Chicago was planned for Carlson relatives. An ice cream social, with a band from Osceola, was set for Thursday at the hall and a Riverside park picnic was held Sunday in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Pennington
Siver Creek
Namoi Cadwell
Tom Meacham
Geo. Heinemeyer
L. R. Meacham
E. Daniel
Clyde Lohr
Columbus
Wm. Dake
Lillie
E. Howard
Council Bluffs
H. A. McCormick
Carlsons
Robert
Agner
Gustave
Elsie
Martha
Chicago
Carl Rehnstrom
Sweden
G. P. Mace
Dave Mace
Agency
Iowa
L. Lohr
Chas. Lhr
Frm Osceola
Rayner Carlson
Riverside Park
Central City
Wm. Kirkman
Billy McCrmick
Methodist Ladies Aid Plans Week Activities
The Ladies Aid meets Friday with Mrs L Israel’s committee serving. Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with no evening service. District Superintendent Rev B Johansson visited last Sunday. An earnest vote favored returning the minister for another year. The official board offered a vacation and plans to take the first two Sundays of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
Osceola Dominates Silver Creek 17 4 in Baseball Plunge
Osceola outslugged Silver Creek 17 to 4 led by Ossian’s dynamite day with two home runs four doubles and a single. Osceola's pitching limited Silver Creek while Schultz Gaver and Taddiken produced multiple hits and runs as Osceola tallied seven innings of offense.
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Silver Creek
Osceolaall
Andy Kropatch
Andy
Ossian
Osceola
O. Daum
Ceeceeeese Ceeteessseneeees
K. Taddiken
Cees
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Ossian SS
Ceecseceesees
Bel
Ecckethenne
Ecckethenne Aaksepcanetets 3.0 10 HW. Taddiken P
Wee
Burritt Cf
Treat
Lamios
Schultz
Gaver
H. Taddiken
Timm
Amos
Kropatsch
Schutz
Hutchison
Burritt
New Pharmacy Opens In York With Modern Decor
Saturday saw Ripley Pharmacy open at Sixth and Lincoln in the former Farmers State Bank building. Flowers, drinks, ice cream drew crowds as staff offered a clean orderly shop with new stock. Sterling Ripley, an Osceola native who trained there, will run the York store in partnership with Sam Crouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth and
Lincoln
Ripley Pharmacy
Farmers State Bank
York Republican
Osceola
Sterling Ripley
Sam Crouse
York
Ripley
Omaha Flour Mills Repeats Baking Prize Offer
The Omaha Flour Mills Company announces repeated prizes for home bakers at the State and County Fairs. Cash awards of 10 and 5 dollars are offered for winning white bread whole wheat bread white rolls angel food cake devils food cake sponge cake burnt sugar cake white cake and spice cake using Omar Wonder Flour. Additional sacks of flour awarded at 48 pounds and 24 pounds. Eligibility requires proof of prize and flour usage. Prizes limited to one per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Flour Mills Company
Polk County
Millers of
Omar
Angel
Omar Wonder
Coad
Nebraska
Wheat Association Holds Elections In Polk County
The Polk County Wheat Production Control Association conducts its second annual precinct committee elections Friday July 27 at 8 p m with three members elected per precinct including a director and two members. Directors from all precincts will meet at the courthouse Monday afternoon July 30 to reorganize the county board for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Association
Polk County Wheat Production Control Association
Court House
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Emmett Beebe
William Hanshew
Edward Sarow
Oscar Wiener
Lloyd Treadway
Albert Johnson
Lawrence Peterson
Tena Lyons
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Lexington
N. V. Gondhnsger
Harold Hayhurst
Mark Gustafson
Ross Richards
Edith Richards
Hayhursts
Wheatland
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Adam Herrmann
Phil Jacoby
Arthur Herrmann
Lila Knapp
Ruth
George Koehler
J. H. Gustafson
Miss Goldie
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