Two Weddings Mark Quiet Platte County Week
Thirty eight years ago, Frank Kelly and Miss Clara D Goldsmith wed at the bride’s parents home in Platte precinct. Maud Gray and Victor Newcomer married at Mr and Mrs A A Gray’s home and will set up housekeeping here next week. Mrs David Foy dies in Platte Precinct. born in Ohio in 1840, she leaves a husband and six children.
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Frank Kelly
Clara D. Goldsmith
Bank of
Polk County
R. K. Baum
Maud Gray
Victor Newcomer
David Foy
Platte Precinct
Ohio
Osceola News Highlights Seventeen Readers and Local Events
The Osceola corps of teachers is now complete with J. F. Duncan as superintendent and Otto Brandt as principal. Polk County eighth grade promotion was held in the Osceola Auditorium. A Polk Red Cross chapter and auxiliary were organized to raise funds. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hanks. W. C. Mickey family moved back to Osceola from Beaver Crossing. Mrs. Edward Scow died at home. Funeral services for Charles Anderson were held in Burlington after his death.
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Osceola
J. F. Duncan
Otto Brandt
Myrtle ‘Thygesen
Alberta Gruver
Ruth Enyeart
Edith Hoag
Carl Cederburg
Anna Sipe
Minnie Conley
Hazel Hamberger
Mae Hicks
Maresce Fonda
Jesse Marquis
Vera Snider
Polk County
Red Cross
Alex Scott
Stromsburg
Secy
G. T. Ray
Treas
James Mickey
F. H. Ball
Francis Heald
Charles Anderson
Burlington
Iowa
George McCoy
Osceola area mourns elder pioneer Alexander Mustard
Alexander Mustard aged 84 died at I O O F Home in York after a short illness. He lived in Osceola area for 46 years and is survived by his widow two daughters and two sons. The Osceola Woman's Club honored Nebraska Federation executives at a dinner held at the Country Club house. A heavy rain caused flood damage to Davis Creek washing away parts of a bridge and boat house at Howland tourist camp. Local births include a son for Mr and Mrs Guy Ball and a son for Mr and Mrs Claude Stromberg. Market prices listed oats corn hogs wheat eggs springs and hens with various quotes. Theatre program lists films starring Lewis Stone Irene Rich Marion Nixon Victor McLaglen Fay Wray Lew Cody.
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Alexander Mustard
Osceola
York
Osceola Woman’s Club
Country Club
Nebraska Federation
A. F. Nuquist
Davis Creek
Howland
Guy Ball
Claude Stromberg
lLewis Stone
Irene Rich
Marion Nixon
Victor McLaglen
Fay Wray
Lew Cody
Wanted Men to Train for Farm Managers and Land Appraisers
Job notice seeks men aged 21 to 55 for training as farm managers and land appraisers. Competent trainees can earn 100 to 200 dollars monthly. Farm experience preferred. Write for an interview and include a phone number. J. D. White, Neligh, Nebraska.
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J. D. White
Neligh
Nebr
Notes of a Journey in Union Square Durham
In Union Square near Wall Street a diverse crowd gathers daily with many government views debated openly. Speakers are given time, the audience interrupts with interest, and while tempers flare no violence occurs as police observe without interference.
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Union Square
Wall Street
Jefferson Square
Omaha
Visit to New York’s Stork Club Not Worth Price
A writer recalls the Stork Club near Fifth Avenue, noting there is no floor show and the sole entertainment is a tiny dance floor with a small orchestra. Despite high prices for food and drink, the club attracts many patrons, though the writer observes the cost in Osceola dollars is substantial.
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New York
Stork Club
Fifth Avenue
Radio City
Osceola
Yacht Tour Circles Manhattan Island Including Statues and Bridges
A two hour yacht trip begins at the Battery and sails past the Statue of Liberty, up the East River under major bridges, by docks with Normandy and other ships, through the Harlem River, and down the Hudson offering a city view from the water.
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Manhattan Island
Battery
East River
Harlem River
Hudson
City
Harlem slum clearance offers cheap apartments to Black families
In Harlem the text notes up to 3000 Black residents in one block living in hot beds in buildings. It mentions a government slum clearance project providing modern apartments for families earning under $1000 yearly at about 4 dollars per room each month.
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Harlem
Burlington Visit Highlights Nuquist Family and Uni’s Expansion
The narrator travels from New York to Burlington Vermont to greet the Andrew Nuquist family. The University of Vermont where Mr Nuquist teaches is in an expansion program nearing completion.
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New York
New England
Burlington
Vermont
Andrew Nuquist
University of Vermont
Nuquist
Farm Homes in Vermont Embrace Unified Design
The article notes Vermont farm homes group living spaces under one roof to withstand harsh winters, with a road-facing house and a connected series of buildings ending in the barn. It warns these designs are fire hazards and that newer houses adopt modern layouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New England's Green Fields Hide Rain Scarcity
The excerpt notes a drought-like breath across the New England states, with fields knee deep in grass yet gardens showing lack of rain. Vermont experiences stronger winds than Nebraska, yet no dust, while dairying and maple wood baskets sustain locals for tourist trade.
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New England
Vermont
Nebraska
Leaving Vermont Across Champlain to Canada
A traveler recounts crossing Lake Champlain into Canada and notes favorable exchange rates for Americans. Gasoline prices are modest and taxes rising due to the war affect workers, with a filling station attendant reporting over $3 of his $28 weekly salary consumed by taxes.
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Vermont
Lake Champlain
Canada
States
Montreal Blackout Marks War Time Message In City
The writer describes entering Canada to see wartime mood in Montreal during a major blackout. Sirens, city lights out for 15 minutes, airplanes overhead, and a moonlit St. Lawrence River create a stark scene as propaganda and Victory Bond promotion blend with daily life.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Congress Debates Military Budget Surge for 1942
The piece reviews the Military Establishment Appropriation Bill for 1942 totaling about ten billion dollars, detailing shifts from horses to mechanized forces, large air power funding, and increased ordnance and signal corps spending. It notes projected force of 1,418,000 men, 50,000 planes, and plans for rapid industrial production and island base completion, with the White House restricting visitors.
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Congress
Rep. Cochran
Missouri
Air Corps
Signal Corps
Ordnance Department
Rep
Starnes
Alabama
Appropriations Committee
Patterson
Germany
OPM
Knudsen
Earth
United States
Four new bedroom suites arrive at Kepner's Osceola
Four new bedroom suites have arrived this week at KEPNER'S in Osceola. See them.
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Kepner’s
Osceola
Farm For Sale In Polk County With Modern 8room House
80 acre farm fourteen miles southeast of Shelby with natural gas and an 8 room house. Well improved and productive. needs paint and a few shingles. Asking 70 dollars per acre. Contact F. T. Bennett Shelby.
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Shelby
Polk County
F. T. Bennett
Church Services Announced for Fairview and Valley
Pastor W. D. Hamilton announces services at Fairview Church next Sunday at 10 a.m. and at Valley Church at 11 20 a.m. He notes that neither church has held services for weeks and asks readers to inform friends.
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Fairview and
Valley Methodist
Fairview
Valley Churches
Fairview Church
Valley Church
W. D.hamilton
Polk and Others Attend District AAA Party at Hampton Auditorium
A district AAA party hosted by Hamilton County and Aurora staff drew families from Polk, Hamilton, Merrick, Seward, York, Clay and Fillmore counties. Each county contributed one number to the program at the Tuesday evening event.
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Polk County
Hampton Auditorium
Hamilton County
Triple A
Aurora
Polk
Hamilton
Merrick
Seward
York
Clay
Fillmore
Insurance Ad Urges Quick Barley and Oats Coverage
A brief agricultural insurance notice urges farmers to insure barley and oats immediately with Old Line Stock Insurance Company. Agents D. R. Byers and K. A. Cornish are listed for contact before potential hail damage, emphasizing no delay or assessments.
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D. R. Byers
K. A. Cornish
Polk County Social and Farming Notes Grow Optimism
Local farmers in Polk County anticipate a corn crop after recent rains and many crews contract to build cribs. Visitors arrive from York Fullerton Angheim Calif Marquette and Des Moines while Will Garling moves to LaMont Ill for work. Clergy attend Gothenburg conference and residents travel to Grand Island Marshall Town and Missouri for visits.
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Polk
Claus Lindahl
Carl Steelquist
Leonard Anderson
Central City
Minnie ‘Nicholson
Jos. Granere
York
Phillip Granere
Fullerton
H. Granére
Angheim
Calif
Bert Nicholson
Marquette
Will “Garling
LaMont
Ill
R. M. Bailey
Gothenburg
Clarence Johnson
Osceola
R. H. Thesing
Stromsburg
Polk County
Oscar Jones
A. C. Jones
Grand Island
W. J. Kroger
Frank Nelson
Marshall Town
Iowa
Neal McNaught
Rockford
McNaught
Kroger
Neal Gallant
Henry Horstman
W. A. Wurtz
Herbert Wurtz
Havens
Ralph Shafer
Willard Johnson
Sioux City
John Johnson
Missouri
L. L. Zierott
Scotts Bluff
A. Isaacson
Daniels
West Side News Social Roundup At a Glance
Miss Elsie Pierson of Lincoln visited with her Lincoln family this weekend. Utah residents Mr and Mrs Richard Oakley spent Sunday with Axel Fredrickson in Minnesota. The Fredricksons host and travel guests with Reutben Johnson and Douglas Needles California visiting. Mrs Albert Pierson and Helen entertained Osceola guests Claus Anderson and Mrs Kenneth Golden. Mrs Russell Fjell plans the T C W Club gathering June 26 at home. Carl Johnson and Lorita Ann visited Chicago relatives. Russell Fjell Ronald Sarow and Ansell Fredrickson attended Columbus Electric Show Monday evening.
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Elsie Pierson
Lincoln
Richard Oakley
Ogden
Utah
Axel Fredrickson
Wesley Fredrickson
Russel Fredrickson
Minnesota
Reutben Johnson
Douglas
Needles
Califf
Albert Pierson
Helen
Kenneth Golden
Claus Anderson
Osceola
Russell Fjell
T. C. W. Club
Carl Johnson
Lorita Ann
Chicago
Ronald Sarow
Ansell Fredrickson
Columbus
LAND PRICES LOW BRING SECURITY FOR POLK COUNTY BUYERS
Ad urges securing a home with small down payment and safer days, promising a brighter future under Polk County Natl Farm Loan Assy with W. J. Stead secretary treasurer of Osceola Nebraska. A second item seeks a man or woman to operate a Produce Buying Station in Osceola, no experience required, write P O Box 63 Lincoln.
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Polk County
Nat’l. Farm Loan Ass
W. J. Stead, Secy.Treas
Osceola
Nebraska
P. O. Box
Lincoln
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Kodak
Daniels Studio
Mall Films
White House
Mark Duren
California
Evelyn Lux
Near Surprise
Margret Thelen
District 15
Earl Burritt
Frank Thelen
E. J. Krumbach
John Gabriel
Art of the Valley
Victor Krumbach
Leonard Heimer
John Heimer
Doris
Elnora Heimer
Mary Rose
Loyola Thelen
Dorothy Richter
Tommy Glatter
Margaret
Sacred Heart Church
Joe Draval
Tom Skidmore
Ed Shaw
Matt Glatter
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
West Side News
NAVY
Japan
Miracle Whip
Brewers Committee
Charles E. Sandall
U. S
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
Nebraska Brewers and Beer Distributors Committee
Firet National Bank
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
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