Largest hog shipped from town tops eight hundred pounds
In May 1902 Osceola items record a 820 pound hog sent to South Omaha the largest yet from the town. Miss Alice Pratt and Roy J. Sipherd announce their May 21 wedding. D. H. Kunkel and wife plan a eastern trip visiting Pennsylvania New York Canada and Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G. Johnson
South Omaha
Alice Pratt
Roy J. Sipherd
D. H. Kunkel
Pennsylvania
New York
Canada
Niagara Falls
Martin Newcomer
Hackberry Precinct
Osceola
Record
Polk County Republican
Fairview
Koenis
South Platte
Beulah
Local Graduates and Community News Highlight Town Happenings
May Olson to deliver salutatorian at the high school graduation exercises and Evelyn Price named valedictorian. Rev E M Reed preached the Baccalaureate sermon. Olive McBeth travels to Columbus to teach science in the high school during the final week before commencement. Charles D Kunkel transfers from Butte to Los Angeles as general sales manager for Westinghouse. A baby girl is born to Mr and Mrs Hugo DeBere Wednesday night. Gust Samuelson plans a new residence on lots west of E R Ware. Mr and Mrs W C Pike relocate to Stoneham Colorado for business. Trotter and Hansen firm opens next Saturday with Lloyd Rogers as new employee. Ed Rosenberry buys a new car and narrowly avoids an accident when his wife stops him from driving into a wire fence.
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May Olson
Evelyn Price
E. M. Reed
Olive McBeth
Columbus
Charles D. Kunkel
Butte
Mont
Los Angeles
Westinghouse Electric and Engine Company
Hugo DeBere
Gust Samuelson
E. R. Ware
W. C. Pike
Stoneham
Colo
Pike
Trotter & Hansen
Lloyd Rogers
Ed Rosenberry
Osceola Hosts Nine Schools in Record Swim Meet
Ten years ago on May 15 1930 nine Little Ten teams met in Osceola and posted nine record performances with Joy of Osceola breaking the broad jump mark and Johnson Rogers and Joy earning top points. Osceola led the team tallies by a wide margin as cyclone damage hit Polk’s south business district Friday evening. Everett Stauffer survived being carried under a car when the storm struck. Wanda Fagg and Harold Koehler wed May 10 in Kansas City and will reside in Bonner City Kansas. Mrs George McMeekin died in Shelby May 9 aged 44 leaving six children and her mother. Jean Fineey briefly declined the police chief post. Everett Crosley was appointed chief and night watch. Wm Harrison named sewer superintendent. The Schott couple welcomed a daughter May 10. D A R officers for the coming war include Regent Mrs Dewey Sigler and others.
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Little Ten
Osceola
Johnson
Rogers
Joy
Osceola Aheead
Polk
Everett Stauffer
Ford Garage
Wanda Fagg
Harold Koehler
Kansas City
Bonner City
Kansas
George McMeekin
Shelby
Clear Creek
Jean Fineey
Everett Crosley
Wm. Harrison
Joe Schott
Dewey Sigler
W . Norton
W. R. Kepner
L. R Israel
Phil Campbell
Roy Cox
Village Barn Dance and Swiss Family Robinson at Shelby Theatre
Shelby Theatre presents Swiss Family Robinson with Freddie Bartholomew and Edna Best on May 18 and 19. On May 22 and 23 Richard Cromwell and Doris Day star in Village Barn Dance. Showtimes Sundays 7 pm weekdays 7:30 pm with Pal Nights two for 25 cents. child admission 10 cents.
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Richard Cromwell
Doris Day
College Prep Deeds Honor Kathryn Huston and Others
Kathryn Huston Ralph Jones Richard Malek Robert Mills Wesley Thelander Robert Wieseman receive college preparatory commendations for academic and leadership achievements in the senior class.
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College Preparatory
Bud Deeds
Kathryn Huston
Ralph Jones
Richard Malek
Robert Mills Wesley Thelander
Robert Wieseman
Livestock Prices at South Omaha May 14 1940
Receipts of cattle at Omaha Monday reach 5 000 head with strong demand for steers and yearlings. Prices rise 15 to 25 cents from last week. best steer calves bring about 12.00. feeder and stock cattle show gains while cows and heifers sell across a wide range. Cornfed steers fetch 10.00 to 11.75, yearlings 10.00 to 12.00, feeders 9.00 to 10.50, cows 6.75 to 9.75, and calves 2.00 to 12.00 variously across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Omaha
China
Hog Receipts at Omaha Reach 7500 Head in Strong Trade
Hogs at Omaha Monday totaled 7500 head as buyers competed for supplies. Prices rose 10 to 20 cents from last week with light weights at 5.85 to 6.00 dollars, medium and heavy weights 5.40 to 5.90, and sows selling largely from 4.90 to 5.10 dollars.
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Omaha
Fat lambs sell higher at Omaha receipts reach 4500 head
In Omaha on Monday 4500 sheep and lambs were sold. Wool lambs were scarce and sold 15 to 25 cents higher than Friday, with prices from 9.75 to 10.40 dollars. Spring lambs brought 11.00 to 11.25 dollars, feeder lambs 9.00 to 9.50, and aged sheep showed uneven strength. Fat lamb ranges cited from 8.60 to 10.40 dollars for different grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Californias
Omaha
Illusion of Depth in Room Architectural Feature
A description states depth illusion is created by bookcases flanking a wide doorway between living and dining rooms. The text also mentions a claim that Indians fertilized soil in this country by planting a dead fish in each corn hill, marking an origin of soil fertilization practice.
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Ahaians
Treasury checks and debt ledger outline federal finance
The article describes the Treasury Department’s mass production of checks for pensions salaries and purchases using high speed machines and handwritten book entries from an old debt ledger. It notes last year’s federal expenditures at 9 268 millions up 1 577 over 1938 and explains the flow from appropriations to warrants to checks. It also recounts a Washington social anecdote and a local Nebraska beauty ad.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
U. S
Congress
Comptroller-General
United States
Methodist Church Notes
Rev Albert W Lapthorne shepherds services for Sunday May 19 with Church School at 10 a m Morning Worship and sermon The Perils of Middle Life at 11 a m Senior League at 6 30 p m The note outlines schedule and sermon topic at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
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Hahn
Gardens
C. Petrus Peterson Strickland
J. Carl Bryant
M. A. Mills
L. E. Wilson
Osceola High School
Normal Training College
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Ferne Kotlar
Lillian Kresha Ruth
Elaine Mentine
Alyce Marte Powell
John Burritt
Wallace McKeag Gerald Mentine
Verl Anderson
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Ethel Joy
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College Preparatory & Commercial
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Jack Hastings
Rolland Johnson
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Hogs Advance
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Nebraska
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Robert Taft
Ohio
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Jane Tuckers
KFAB
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Nebraska City
Lester Anderson
W. O. Hansen
Bob and
Margaret
E. E. Miller
David ‘City
Unisteel
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Lansing
Michigan
Polk County Implement Co
Nebraska Brewers and Beer Distributors Committee
Charles E. Sandall
First National Bank
Lincoln
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