Polk County Commission Adopts Liens and Foreclosure Plan
Polk County Nebraska board approves releasing liens on elderly assistance and authorizes foreclosure on delinquent tax properties. Resolution covers real estate in Shelby and other precincts with multiple parcels listed for tax action. Adjourns to continue as Equalization Board June 11–13, 1940.
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Alvin Dahlin
Martin Dahlin
Henry Samuelson Labor
Glenn Willits
Kenneth Larson Labor
RK. D
Felix Stachura
L. C. Orendorff
Joel Hangon
Board of County Commissioners
Polk
Owen McClung
Halden Olson
Annie Olson
Polk County
Nebraska
Board of
Arthur C. Twarling
A. S. Nelson
Arthur S. Nelson
John S. Anderson
Matter
Snelby
Said
Shelby
Tarble
van Vorces
Arcade
Washington Heights
Travelers Insurance Company
Hartford
Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited
London
England
United States
Joel Hanson
County Board of Commissioners
A. C. Twarling
John I. Anderson
Contentment Deepens Through Spiritual Understanding
The piece argues true contentment is not found in material gains but in spiritual understanding of humanity’s unity with God. It cites Paul and Mary Baker Eddy, urging reliance on divine Love to quiet covetousness and deliver enduring peace, joy, and readiness to sacrifice self for higher aims.
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Paul
God
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Sun Worship in Washington's Ancient Tribes Described
Study of rock writings and paintings from central Washington reveals red green black blue and yellow pigments used by sun worshipping primitives. scholars note sun ray and circle motifs but cannot decipher their meaning while skeletons of short adults, just over four feet, were unearthed.
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Washington
Inmate of Mental Asylum Top-Notch Gag Writer
A patient at the Colorado State Insane asylum claims to be a top gag writer, selling ideas to national magazines and cartoonists. Doctors cite rehabilitation, noting he writes about 1000 words daily, prepares around 20 gags daily, and runs a stamp exchange with 400 regular customers worldwide.
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Colorado State Insane Asylum
State Hospital
United States
Tree of Heaven Adapts To Harsh Urban Nooks
The tree of heaven native to northern China thrives in city settings from Boston to Chicago. It grows in ash and soot, survives between cement blocks, and reproduces easily from seeds or root cuttings. Also called ailanthus, it spread widely in America after introduction in the 18th century.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Washington
Tree of Heaven
China
England
Peter Collinson
United States
Donald Wyman
New England
America
Heaven
Salina Postmaster James Fennell Reaches 44 Years in Office
Postmaster James Fennell of Salina Pennsylvania continues to hold his job after 44 years since his April 1896 appointment at age 22. He has served under eight presidents and recently received a recess appointment from Franklin D Roosevelt. With population growth from about 300 to 1200, Fennell and assistant Dorothy Stewart manage local mail duties.
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James Fennell
Salina
McKinley
Fennell
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Factory Education and the 400-Student Ideal
Dr. William Wistar Comfort, retiring president of Haverford College, warns that 400 students is the ideal size to preserve personal education. He argues that a 4,000-student college becomes a factory where personal teacher-student interaction diminishes. He emphasizes that education happens one person at a time.
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William Wistar Comfort
Haverford College
Haverford
Comfort
Cure for Warts Through Mountain Climb in Thunderstorms
Leonard C. Chatwin a young UBC scientist and member of the British Columbia Mountaineering club recalls a thunderstorm climb on an 8000 foot peak where lightning strikes allegedly electrocuted warts and his climbing partner reportedly shed wart tissue a week later.
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Leonard C. Chatwin
University of British Columbia
Chatwin
British Columbia Mountaineering Club
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R. L. Anderson
Willard Bush
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Oberg & Son
Gate City Iron Works
Headstrom
Strand-Ray Lumber Co
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J. B. Myers
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Underwood Elliott Fisher Co
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Sinclair Refining Co
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Professional Directory
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