Polk County Extension News Highlights Farm Activities
The county reportswide showing of The Green Promise enjoyed by 4 H families in Stromsburg and Shelby. Miss Crosby attends District 3 home agents outing at Kiwanis Camp near Fremont and a fashion show uses cotton bag fabrics at Osceola High School. A large 4 H gathering in Columbus includes judging, dairy score cards, and yearling cattle classes led by K C Fouts. A shipment of 4 H heifers from Richland Center is anticipated and Polk County crops seed certification indicates strong seed acreage for 1949 led by Nemaha Oats and Pawnee Wheat.
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Stromsburg
Shelby
Agricultural Extension Office
Miss Crosby
District 3
Kiwanis Camp
Fremont
Polk County Project
Osceola High School
National Cotton Council Cotton Industry Organization
U. S
Simplicity Pattern Corporation
National Cotton Council
Crosby
Columbus
K. C. Fouts
Guernsey
Burdette Baker
Herb Anderson
Lowell Bennett
Allen Anderson
Dick Miller
Earl Miller
I. L. Lamoree
Theodore Johnson
Richland Center
Wisconsin
High Prairie
Polk County
Special Re bekah Lodge Meeting June 8
A special meeting of the Re bekah Lodge is set for Wednesday evening June 8 with the State Assembly Warden leading a school of instruction. A covered dish supper starts at 6 30 and all members are urged to attend.
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Rebekah Lodge
State Assembly
Osceola Welcomes Gordon Visitor W I Smith
W I Smith of Gordon visited Osceola for Decoration Day. He is Clyde Smith’s uncle and the pair began a business together in Osceola about 27 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Smith
Gordon
Osceola
Clyde Smith
Rural Residents Share Social Visits Across Towns
Mrs John Mickey of Silver Creek and Mrs Ethel McCormick of Rock Island Ill visited the Heitzman home on Sunday. Chalmer Daniels and Joe Tomascheczs guests Wednesday evening. Voichaske family traveled to Spalding to see the parents. Memorial Day services were attended by George Topinka Robert Karges and Annetta Karges in Crete. Joe Karges and Doris joined the Kresha reception at St Marys parish hall Tuesday. Donna Rae Carlson entered Clarkson hospital in Omaha for surgery Monday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mickey
Silver Creek
Ethel McCormick
Rock Island
Ill
Heitzman
Chalmer Daniels
Joe Tomaschecz
John Voichaske
Spalding
George Topinka
Robert
Annetta Karges
Crete
Joe Karges
Emil Alt
Shelby
Donna Rae Carlson
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Doris
Glen Kresha
St. Mary’s Parish Hall
Chalmer Daniel
York
Marlys
Delores Geier
Columbus
Lincoln
Dexter Haws
Lyons
L. R. Meacham
Hawes
McCool
Haws
Riverside
Iona Daniel
Frank Roach
California
Merle Wieseman
Roach
Dorothy Wisely
Wm. Dake
Laverne Dake
Rex
Clair McCormick
Lanny
Phillips, Neb
Chester Dake
Dale
Carl Bryant
Hastings
Hamilton
Philip Geier
Hardville
C. R. Carlson
George Geier
Platte River
Ed Davis
Little Cheryl
Dick Schnider
Fairview Sunday School
Arnold Schmidt
Dennis Carson
Lewellen
Neb
Junior McCormick
Centerville
Iowa
W. L. McCormick
Clarence Reitz
Holdrege
George Reed
Arthur Yeaton
Bettie Christian
Rexford
Kansas
Tom Meacham
Grand Island Junior Legion to play Osceola Friday
Grand Island American Legion Junior Baseball team meets the local Osceola Legion here Friday night June 3 at 8 15 PM. Islander fans remember their district title run last year and note third baseman Bobby Reynolds as a former standout. Coach Wilhelms schedules the match to bring top junior teams to Osceola.
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Grand Island
American Legion
Legion
Osceola
Bobby Reynolds
Islanders
Wilhelms
Fairview Community Notices and Family Visits
Fairview news highlights social visits and travel. Chalmer Daniel and family host and attend graduations and birthday celebrations while relatives from Omaha Lincoln York and Rexford Kansas visit. Several guests join Mrs. Daniel and L. R. Meacham for dinners and picnics along the Platte River.
Wieseman Guests of Osceola Relatives
Mr and Mrs Walter Wieseman of Lincoln were guests of Osceola relatives over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wieseman
Lincoln
Osceola
Freezer Demonstration Draws Crowd at McMeekin Rooms
The Home Demonstration sponsored by McMeekin Equipment Company drew a good crowd Wednesday night. Demonstrators shared modern methods of food prep for storage in home freezers, a meal was prepared, ice cream and cake served, and door prizes awarded to Harold Kosch, Mrs Hugh Schmoker, and Maylin DeTurk with certificates valued at 65, 50, and 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMeekin Equipment Company
Harold Kosch
Ord O.' Wallace
Hugh Schmoker
Maylin DeTurk
Pioneer Nebraska farmer G P Mace honored at shipper event
G P Mace 88 of Polk County Nebraska was honored as a livestock shipper pioneer at the second annual Livestock Shippers Recognition banquet. He recalled starting with a sod house in 1882 and a 55 year shipping record begun with his first Omaha shipment in 1894. He noted hogs' rise and fall in profitability and cited land values rising from $30 to about $200 an acre.
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Nebraska
George P. Mace
Polk County
Livestock Shippers
Anquet
Mace
Omaha
Osceola Junior Legion Tops York 6 1 in Practice Opener
Osceola's Junior Legion opened with a 6 to 1 win over York last Sunday night. Five Osceola pitchers split six hits allowed while Rex Grossnicklaus, La Moyne Monson and Vernon Boden paced a five run fourth inning. The club used all seven suits. next game is Sunday June 5 at 2 PM in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Junior Legion
York Legion
York
Rex Grossnicklaus
Ernie Gleim
Rex
LaMoyne Monson
Vernon Boden
Beryl Willits
Wilhelms
Jerome Gabriel
Delano Kinberg
Burton Brazee
Ronald Swanson
Dick Alt
Gleim
Monson
Willits
Columbus
Consumers Adopt New Card Bill
Officials of Consumers Public Power District announce a June transition to post card electric bills. The reform saves postage, removes the need for envelopes, and attaches the receipt to the bill for easy stamping and return. Manager Theo Hanson cites national utility trends toward card bills and notes lower rates despite rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Public Power District
Theo Hanson
Airman Transfer From Panama Canal to McChord Field
Private John L. Der has been transferred from the Panama Canal Zone to McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma Washington for duty with the Air Force.
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Pfe
John L. der
Panama Canal
McCloud Air Force Base
Tacoma
Washington
Christian Youth Set Mass Meeting in Osceola
Youth groups from Merrick Polk and York counties gather at Osceola high school auditorium on Sunday afternoon June 12 for a mass meeting under the Tri County Christian Endeavor Union. Delegations from Osceola Stromsburg York Central City and other communities attend. speakers and music planned.
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Merrick
Polk
York Counties
Osceola High School
Tri-County
Christian Endeavor Union
Calhs
Central City
Robbert J. Strickland
Clarks
Eugene Knepper
Fullerton
Osceola
Stromsburg
York
Shelby
Silver Creek
Chapman Gresham
Henderson
Wayland
Waco
Bradshaw
Benedict
Archer
Palmer
E. Earle Eaton
C. E. Union
Gwendolyn Eaton
Winona Blayhorn
Gordon Clarke
Polk County School Meeting Set At Osceola High
Polk County school board members teachers and patrons are called to a 2 pm gathering June 8 in the Osceola high school auditorium. Nebraska 1949 bills on district reorganization blanket tax levy and beginner grade entrance rules will be discussed with Alfred Gabelman and F B Decker in attendance.
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Polk County School Board
Osceola
Nebraska
Polk County Board
Alfred Gabelman
Nebraska Rural School Boards Association
F. B. Decker
Decoration Day Observed in Osceola With Parade and Services
Memorial Day observance in Osceola followed the usual procedures. Rob bert Mills delivered the main address as music came from the legion chorus. D. T. Kelley presided. Rev. Underhill offered the invocation. Tom Ball read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Lowell Hanson read General Logan's orders and the war dead roll call. An Osceola Band parade accompanied the graveside decoration ceremony, with many from out of town joining relatives and friends in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Robbert Mills
Legion
D. T. Kelley
Legion Post
Rev. Underhill
Tom Ball
Lincoln
Lowell Hanson
Logan
John Howe
Osceola Band
R. A. Mills
Fred Mills
Ivan Mills
Barrettsville
Okla
Robert Timm
Wilbur
Neb
Mary Manion
Litchfield
R. R. Heald
Grand Island
P. W Horst
Denver
Florence Miller
David City
Frank McBeth
R. H. McBeth
California
Wm. Ehlers
Strasburg
Colo
Leslie Jarmin
Scottsbluff
H. E. Newton
Omaha
R. E. Dearborn
Hastings
R. H. Walters
Margaret
Mary
Beatrice
James Brazee
R. J. Inness
Edgar Wisely
Darlene
Fremont
Helen Campbell
Blair
R. W. Ware
IOOF
York
Harold Ware
Paul Schmoker Kearney
Kenneth Golden
Roger Pillsbury
Charles D. Hastings
Aurora
Dorothy Gondringer
Sioux City
Iowa
Lawrence Shaw
Fred Schmoker
W. O. Fudge
J. H. Trennary
G. G. Shelmadine
Kearney
Reuben Timm
Louis Scholz
San Diego
E.E. Mauer
Dale Lloyd and Son
Miss Jeanette Carlson Honored At Shower
Miss Jeanette Carlson was honored at a party at the Lloyd Fjell home on Tuesday evening. Twelve friends attended and presented a gift to the guest of honor. refreshments were served by Dorothy Donelson, Mrs. Vernon Peterson, and Mrs. Lloyd Fjell.
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Jeanette Carlson
Lloyd Fjell
Miss Carlson
Dorothy Donelson
Vernon Peterson
Flower Show Sponsored By Osceola Garden Club
The Osceola Garden Club sponsors a Flower Show for Osceola and vicinity to be held Saturday June 11 at the Gas Company office. Volunteers are asked to contribute flowers and bring entries in containers or vases by noon.
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The
Osceola Garden Club
Osceola and Vicinity
Gas Company
Alumni Banquet Attracts 300 Plus Former OHS Members
More than 300 alumni, spouses, and former staff gathered at the high school auditorium for the second annual alumni banquet. Speakers included Lawrence Shaw of Omaha and C. B. Moore of Cornell, with toastmaster Alex Mills and music by Kay Schmoker and Leona Schultz.
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OHS
L. M. Merrick
Alex Mills
Lawrence Shaw
Omaha
Dick Merrick
Bob Johansen
Oscar Hedburg
Munich
Germany
Collin Campbell
C. B. Moore
Cornell University
Ithica
New York
Kay Schmoker
Lincoln
Walter Schmoker
Leona Schultz
Bobby Mills
Shelby farmer injured as tractor overturns
Edwin Euse suffered serious internal injuries when his tractor overturned while crossing a ditch to alfalfa fields. Hershel Reisdorf lifted the tractor with a log chain, and Euse was taken to St. Francis hospital in Osceola for operations on Saturday and Tuesday. The accident occurred on the Euse farm southwest of Shelby.
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Edwin Euse
Euse
Hershel Reisdorf
Mr. Euse
St. Francis Hospital
Osceola
Shelby
Seward 9 Nips Osceola 7 11th inning victory
Seward edged Osceola 7-6 in eleven innings in a Cornhusker League game last Sunday. Jim Sharpe started for Osceola, but Czapla finished the game after a late rally. Lohrberg and a few clutch hits highlighted Seward’s performance as Geneva opened the season rusty. York beat Sutton 1-0 and Utica defeated Geneva 11-2. Next Sunday Aurora visits Osceola. New Gas Company staff include Ramona Walgreen, Leo Negley, and Sidney Sigler.
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Seward
Osceola
Cornhusker
Jim Sharpe
Sharpe
Czapla
Geneva
Lohrberg
Lincoln
York
Sutton
Utica
Aurora
Ramona Walgreen
Leo Negley
Sidney Sigler
Newcomer Family Welcome Visitors to Lincoln Weekend
Miss Helen Newcomer arrived Sunday from Sunnyside Washington to stay with her father W A Newcomer before attending summer school in Lincoln. On Sunday the Robert Wintersteen family came from Abilene Kansas to visit with her father and sister for the weekend.
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Helen Newcomer
Sunnyside
Washington
W. A. Newcomer
Lincoln
Robert Wintersteen
Abilene
Kansas
Picnic Dinner At Mrs Timm And Mrs Maney Home
A Lincoln gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Elias Timm Phil Timm Kay Mr. and Mrs Paul Timm Wm Timm and family Mr and Mrs Ed Schnasse Lydia Englehardt Miss Leona Hartlein and Miss Rena Wing of Altadena Calif Mr and Mrs Engel and daughter Duncan Fred Schmoker John Herrmann and others joining for a Sunday picnic at the Timm Maney residence.
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Elias Timm
Phil Timm
Kay
Paul Timm
Wm. Timm
Lincoln
Ed Schnasse
Lydia Englehardt
Leona Hartlein
Rena Wing
Altadence
Calif
Engel
Duncan
Fred Schmoker
A . Herrmann
John
Timm
A. J. Maney
Odd Bits of News About People You Know
Navy recruiter Pat Higgins is named chief recruiter for the area including Columbus Schuyler David City Stromsburg and Osceola. Osceola faces a busy schedule with a game at Phillipsburg and a rodeo visit.
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Pat Higgins
Navy
Columbus
Schuyler
David City
Stromsburg
Osceola
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Polk County Extension News
Riverside News
Fairview News
G. P. Mace
Ithaca
Colin J. Campbell
Lawrence A. Shaw
John A. Kunkel
Harold Wieseman
Fern Wieseman
Betty Wieseman
Dorothy Koehler Trenerry
Jennivee Cook Gibson
Lenore VanHoosen Fudge
Grace Wilcox Dotson
Mildred Anderson Golden
LaVerne Peterson Cooper
Laura Delfs
Walter C. Schmoker
Oakland
Arvilla Timm Manthey
Chandler
Ariz
Darlene Wisely
Paul Schmoker
John Mills
Richard Smith
Jim Norton
James Chantry
Ruby Wieseman Sullivan
Frank Leibee
Exeter
Alton Bond
Seattle
Owen
Horst
van Nuys
Lena Scholz Timm
Vaughn Deay
Platte
Shelby Farmer
Osceola Abr
Grossnicklaus
Sterup Oi
Cordell Sewe Enn
Brown
Anderson
Bond Seat
Ches Athiretteneritcath Bool Schmoker
the Legion
Phillipsburg
Rodeo Association
Cockleburr Kelley
Jim Gibbon
Mark Gustafson
Martin Roberts
Dale Lewis
Art McVeigh
Dr. Eklund
Gregg
Doc
Albert Dreier
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