Russell and McKeag Tie Wedding in Fullerton Nebraska
Miss Blanche Russell and Horace McKeag wed in Fullerton Nebraska on March 15 1936. The ceremony was at the Presbyterian Church with Mrs Walter Russell the sole attendant. The bride runs a beauty shop in Osceola and the groom, a Osceola High School graduate, farms southeast of Osceola. They plan a short wedding trip and will live on a farm southeast of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell—Mckeag
Blanche Russell
Horace McKeag
Fullerton
Nebraska
Presbyterian Church
Walter Russell
Osceola
James McKeag
County Pasture Contest Set for Osceola Meeting
Polk county farmers prepare for the 1936 Nebraska pasture contest with a county committee formed as the first official step. A county-wide meeting at Osceola court house on March 26 features Hivin Frolik explaining the state contest and pasture problems. The event links to the Soil Conservation Act as prizes total 1500 dollars and promote improved land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Court House
Osceola
At & Pom
Hivin Frolik
Arate
Soil Conservation Act Opens Nebraska Educational Campaign
Polk county representatives at a Grand Island conference announced the 1956 Soil Conservation program launch. A temporary county committee will organize local work in the county farm bureau office, with community meetings to register farmer cooperation and elect local committees. Summers' purchasing power noted in aim to balance payments and soil conserving crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Grand Island
Nebraska
Farm Bureau
County Soil Conservation Association
Kelly
Magnificent Obsession reaches Rivoli Theatre amid war fears
Lloyd C Douglas's tale of glorious living and unselfish life comes to the screen as a new viewpoint on Harper way of living. The novel began in 1920 and became a US best seller with 49 editions before its adaptation into a nearly million feet of sound film at Universal's Siszywood studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Rivoli Theatre
Harper
Universal
Sisiywood
Stromsburg Youth Dies in CCC Camp Diphtheria Claim
Clair Record, 20, son of Mrs. Gladys Record of Stromsburg, died early Monday at a Mitchell CCC camp from diphtheria. He was born in Stromsburg and left for Mitchell after his illness. Surviving are his mother and two younger brothers. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM at the family home, Rev. E S Staley presiding. Remains were taken from Edwin L Anderson Funeral Home to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
CCC
Clair Record
Gladys Record
Mitchell
Record
Sre
E.S. Staley
Edwin L Anderson
Wesley Chapel Community Notes Spark Local Visits
The Wesley Chapel area reports church meetings stored due to bad roads and a farewell gathering for the Osceola move. L. E. Treadway and others attended a soil conservation regional meeting in Grand Island. Local families, visits, and travels fill the week with many social efforts and long-distance trips.
Falls City visitors visit Inness family in Sidney trip
Davis on Friday visited his niece Mrs. George Inness and family. On Saturday Mr. Davidson and Mr. Inness motored to Sidney on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne Davidson
Falls City
George Inness
Davidson
Inness
Sidney
Shelby Residents Return, Visits Share Weekend Moves
Vernie Kuntzelman leaves Lincoln Veterans Hospital after a month and returns home. Geo Ballenger covers Route 1 during recovery. Shelby hosts parties and visitors including Miss Helen Moon hosting Shelby high tenth graders, and multiple families traveling between farms and Texas. Local residents such as the Merricks, Ingalls, Lockards, McMillens, and Schlesingers are noted visiting kin or moving residences in and around Shelby with several relatives mentioned.
Remember Safety While Flying Kites Says Polk County Red Cross
Do not fly kites near electric wires, avoid metal or wet twine for kite strings, and never run across streets while flying a kite. Do not climb poles or trees to retrieve a kite caught in wires. Co M Humphrey, Chairman, First Aid and Life Saving Committee, Polk County Chapter, American Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. M. Humphrey
First Aid and Life Saving Committee
Polk County
American Red Cross
Valley Couple Married in Wilber Nebraska
Miss Bess Farris of Fairbury Nebr married Harry Green son of Mr and Mrs T F Green of Valley at the Wilber Methodist parsonage the ceremony led by Rev Zandil. Attendants were Miss Phyllis Stire and Melvin Resse. The couple will live in Valley after a summer in Fairbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Wilber
Bess Farris
Fairbury
Nebr
Harry Green
T. F. Green
Miss Farris
R. ‘M. Farris
Nebraska
Methodist
Zandil
Cassie Stire
Green
Valley High
Grinnell College
Iowa
Roberts Dairy
Waterloo
Valley Enterprise
R. M. Farris
Osceola
Farris
Mellie” Farris
Wm. Zimmerman
Local families visit and travel between Columbus Shelby and Omaha
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bernt and daughter of near Columbus and Mr and Mrs Fred Bernt and family visited Sunday at the Albert Bernt home. Dorothy Gabriel visits Henry Ebel Jr and son at Bellwood. Mrs Edward Messing visited with Mesdames Louis Swan and Jack McEnemy of Osceola. Clarence Lawson of Shelby was a business caller in the vicinity. Edward and Frank Nebosis visited Columbus with their mother Elizabeth Nebosis and daughter. Father Sylvester Wagner of Col on visited with Father Lombardi. Terrence Messing visited with his father Wm Conway in Shelby. Mrs Wm Vanek and two sons of Prague visited Albert Bernt's family. Chloris Sutko accompanied Philip Micek of near Shelby to Omaha. Mary Kubicek of Shelby visited over the weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs Walter Tschauner and son Ronnie were Lincoln callers. Julius Nebosis and son called on Ralph Hasselbalch in Shelby. Mr and Mrs George Inness were York visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernie Kuntzelman
Veteran’s Hospital
Lincoln
Geo. Ballenger
Mr. Kuntzelman
Helen Moon
Shelby High Schools
Julius Cerny
Shelby
Gus Schneider
Geo. Blevins
Rachel
Hubert Thelen
Texas
Alton Merrick
Fremont
Alonzo Merrick
R. G. Bemis
John Ingalls
Ingalls
Ashland
James Lockard Jr
Wayne
Nebr
J.H. Lockard Jr
Ed McMillen
Ponoka
Canada
Geo. McMillen
Julius Schlesinger
Ed Schlesinger
Francis Hastert
Genoa
Mr. Hastert
Louis Hastert
John Gondringer Jr
Gresham
Wm. Conway
A. O. Leiber
Columbus
Everett Reece
Evans
Albion
J. R. Rosenberry
Rosenberry
Bvate
Alfred Bernt
Near Columbus
Fred Bernt
Albert Bernt
Dorothy Gabriel
Henry Ebel Jr
Bellwood
Edward Messing
Louis Swan
Jack McEnemy
Osceola
Clarence Lawson
Edward
Frank Nebosis
Elizabeth Nebosis
Sylvester Wagner
Colon
F. A. Lombardi
Terrence Messing
Wm. Vanek
Prague
Chloris Sutko
Phillip Micek
Near
Omaha
Mary Kubicek
John Kubicek
Walter Tschauner
Ronnie
Julius Nebosis
Ralph Hasselbalch
Axel Renquist
Benedict
A. R. Marshall
Elizabeth
Gretchen
John Seymour
Harry Henderson
New Baby
Nadene V
Near Arborville
Elenry
Will Lindburg
Lester Stark
Elmer Cash
Hastings
Stark
Eckerson
Bradshaw
H. A. Bick
Orville Olmstead
Peggy
Miss Olmstead
Tecumseh
Polk
Lloyd Kroger
C. R. Peterson
Gene Myers
Billy Williams
Jerome Widga
Harold Schultz
Warren
P. T. Wurtz
Dean Nelson
Sterling Nelson
Stromsburg
Robert Sigler
Bobbie
D. N. Carlson
Forrest Sedan
Emil Pierson
Gladys Swanson
Arthur Eckdahl
Andy Carlson
Harold Carlson
Central City
Neva Bright and Sons
Brighton
Colorado
G. M. Hill
Walter Eckdahl
Eddie Larson
York
Woodrow Johnson
Sioux City
Carling
Saronville
Clyde Stevens
Virgil Kisler
Will Kisler
Arborville
W. C. Steele
Wilmetta
Wm. Schweikert
West Polk
Martin Thomson
Kenneth Taylor
Exeter
F. W. Davis
Paul Strand
Robert Steenbeck
Hazel Nelson
Ewart Klingsporn
Ernest Nierman
August Nelson
Ed Small
Edith
H. A. Cramer
O. F. Alfred
S. W. Peterson
Noah Graham
Ralph Radley
Lillian Peterson
Telander Peterson
Albert Teegerstrom
Axel Severine and Son
Roy
Eva
J. E. Renner
Edmund Schott
BE. E. Gabel
Kenneth Hollister
J. A. Westenius
Scurlock
Minnesota
Kansas City
Wm. Keyes
Thayer
Edith Dillsaver
Nola Fox
John Buchta
August W. Johnson
Victor Club
Bermuda
Fred Carter
Victor School
Donald Hoffer
Harvey McKeag
Collin Campbell
Horace McKeag
C. W. Hennings
Stoner Club
A. W. Johnson
Hultgren
Frank
Beatrice of
Tracy Nelson
Arlos Moomey
Higgins
Missouri
Gust Johnson
G. J. Rosedahl
E. E. Gabel
Charles Leon
Community Notes From Fairview and Nearby
Mrs. Wm. Ferris Sr. is homebound with rheumatism. Miss Pearl Anderson assists with chores. Zola Frizzell visits from Duncan. Sidney Graham’s parents host. Ray Norris family visits Central City relatives. Osceola visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moser. Miss Hazel Norris returns from Wayne College for the weekend. Happy Hour Society held at community hall electing officers: S. Barker president, Edith Cremeen VP, Katie McCormick secretary, Nina Delamore treasurer. lunch served. Eileen McCormick has mumps. flu affects W. B. Dake and LaVerne. D. Harris move into vacated home. Donald Heinemeyer and Beth Hollenbeck visit Kearney, then Clare McCormick in Stromsburg. Roy Horst returns from Illinois. Clarice Harris marries Lester Anderson on December 210th and stays with Clarice’s mother. Glenn Frizzell returns from California. Lincoln visitors include Henry Strickland. Trips to Schuyler and Mead Westman home noted. Axel Rudeen family moves to Hamilton county. C. M. Johnson family relocates to Silver Creek Fernander place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ferris Sr
Donald Heinemeyer
Beth Hollenbeck
Kearney
Geo. Heinemeyer
Clair McCormick
Stromsburg
Roy Horst
Illinois
Glenn Frizzell
California
Frank Frizzell
Henry Strickland
Lincoln
Heitzman
L. R. Meacham
Miss Nell Zimmerman Returns to Osceola After Illness
Miss Nell Zimmerman, summoned to Ericson by her grandmother’s illness and death, returned to Osceola last week and is staying at the Dr. R. L. Schroeder home. Eldon Addison, former CCC Camp participant at Humboldt, also returned to Osceola last week to visit his mother and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Zimmerman
Ericson
Osceola
Eldon Addison
CCC
Humboldt
Polk County Social Notices and Club Elections
A long string of social visits, family dinners, and birthday events fills Polk area notes. Residents hosted guests from Benedict Omaha Hastings Lincoln Tecumseh Arlington and Osceola while local clubs held meetings and planned events including a Osceola Women’s Club election and a Rivoli Theatre film showing.
Petersons announce birth of baby girl and local notices
Hackberry area notices report the birth of an eight and a half pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Peterson on March 13. The column lists visits, travels, moves, and social gatherings across Victor Osceola Stromsburg and surrounding towns, noting family events, guests, and community activities including a christening for Charles Leon and the Victor High School play.
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Poli
Rattan
Eeesegscaens
A. V. Eielson
L. H. Headstrom
A. Rystroom
Squire
Lloyd Hahn
F. W. Peterson
Stromspure
Edna Olson
Leigh
J. L. Olson
Hazel Stanton
I. Edgerton
New York City
Mr. Edgerton
Chicago
C. F. Moore
Blaine Putman
American Legion Auxiliary
Scott Hall
Vernon Hinkle
Rystrom and Company
Kenneth Hernbloom
Vernon
C. A. Baker
Burdette Baker
W. A. Burke
Newman
T. A. James
T. C. Munger
Wesley Chapel
Wilbur Nantkes
L. E. Treadway
Harry McBeth
Lila
H. H. Club
Enoch Anderson
Indiana
Studebaker
Segrid Anderson
Seattle
Washington
Enoch
Steve Corbitt
George Engelhardt
Alfred Gabel
Isaac Merrick
Lloyd Treadway
Robert McBeth
C. W. Anderson
Chapman
Harold Jones
Wert Davis
John Lockard
William Brandt
William Jr
Chester Bierle
Poland
Shanks Farm
ST. Andrews
Mrs
Fairview
POLE
Osceola Women’s Club
Harry Clement
F. W. Schumann
Doris Hanson
Treaster
Department of Literature
L. M. Shaw
H. W. Zang
H. S. Eklund
Dewey Sigler
Helen Swanson
Evelyn Scholz
Kermit Johnson
Russell Snugg
Hackberry
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