Polk County 8th Grade Graduates List by District
A long list of Polk County 8th grade graduates is provided by district, naming many students and their districts from 1 through 72 and beyond, including Dist 21 through Dist 72 with numerous individual names. The article then announces Ak-Sar-Ben event dates and officials, detailing race meet timing from May 28 to July 4, the Pacific totalizer system, camera eye finish records, Den shows starting June 6 for seven Mondays, followed by buffet and dancing, free to out of state residents, and the Ak-Sar-Ben Live Stock and Horse Show running October 23 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Kepner
Ak-Sar-Ben
Samson
Middlewest
Den
Ak- Sar-Ben
Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises Planned at Muse Theatre
The Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises will be held Saturday at the Muse Theatre in Osceola at 2 pm. The program includes a processional, songs, invocations, flag salute, chalk talk, solos, a clarinet piece, a declaration by Dr. H. E. Bradford, diploma presentation, field day awards, and a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse Theatre
Osceola
Evelyn Babcock
America
Waters of the
Osceola Drops Opener to Stromsburg in Sloppy Game
Osceola baseball opened the season with an 11 to 7 loss to Stromsburg before a small crowd. Errors plagued both teams with Osceola players at fault mainly. Quick pitched for Osceola and was hit hard before Fredrickson relieved him. Everett Anderson threw well for Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Osceola
Quick
Fredrickson
Everett Anderson
Peter Erick Shostrom obituary marks life in Polk County
Peter Erick Shostrom born March 8 1862 in Gestrickland Sweden died May 10 1988 aged 76 years 2 months and 2 days. He came to America at six settled in Kewanee Illinois then Nebraska and Polk County. He married Sophia Adelson December 20 1886 and had six children. A faithful Methodist and community builder he helped with farms schools and churches. He and Sophia celebrated a Golden Wedding on December 20 1936. He suffered a stroke May 3 and died a week later leaving wife four sons Dana Henry Willie and I two daughters Mable and Amelia Flodman seven grandchildren and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Erick Shostrom
Erick
Betsy Shostrom
Gestrickland
Sweden
America
Kewanee
Polk County
Peter Shostrom
Sophia H. Adelson
Mr. Shostrom
Saul
Shostrom
Methodist
Swede Plain
Dana
Henry
Willie
Mable Shostrom
Amelia Flodman
Ira Shostrom
Fairview and Valley Methodist Churches Notice
Arthur Timm and William Dake lead Sunday Schools at Valley and Fairview. Rev. Hamilton preaches at Fairview at 10 a.m. and Valley at 11 20 a.m. on the 22nd. Fairview Ladies meet at the Community Hall on May 25 with Mrs. Harvey McCormick as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Timm
Valley
William Dake
Fairview
Hamilton
Fairview Church
Harvey McCormick
York honors composer J A Parks on 75th birthday program
Citizens of York plan a May 22 celebration in United Brethren church to honor composer J A Parks. The York Male Chorus of 19 voices will perform his secular and religious works, with local musicians, at 3 30 pm. A 15 minute broadcast over KFAB will air part of the program at 4 45 pm for nonattending listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
J. A. Parks
United Brethern
Parks
Kf'‘Ab
Stromsburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Residents welcomed newcomers O M Nelsons to town living in a Ray Hunsaker house. families like Nelsons and Johnsons tended land and mourned P E Shostrom. Out-of-town guests included Johnsons of Omaha and Leibee, Gerdes, and Atkinson families visiting in Stromsburg.
Vacation Bible School registrations and schedule
Registration for the Vacation Bible School will be conducted during the Sunday School session next Sunday morning. There are no registration fees. The School will begin Monday morning at 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Card of Thanks to Friends and Hospital
Frank Hendrickson expresses gratitude for tech cards letters and flowers received during hospitalization.
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Hospital
Cooperative Vacation Bible School Promotes Interdenominational Courses
Community youth enroll in a cooperative Vacation Bible School with Sunday School registrations on May 22. Programs run 9:00 to 11:30 AM at Methodist and Presbyterian churches for ages and grades September next. The notice also covers Polk County 4-H Club Week May 30 to June 4 at the Nebraska College of Agriculture with leaders Arlois Irland Wilma Heimer Lorene Schmoker Robert Tooker and Maurine Schmoker and a special leaders program and a Lincoln/Omaha trip by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Polk County
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Arlois Irland
Wilma Heimer
Lorene Schmoker
Robert Tooker
Maurine Schmoker
Omaha
University of Nebraska
Department of Engineering Mechanics
State Department of Roads and Irrigation
C.M. Duff
University Engineering Faculty
Nebraska
Local meetings and visits anchor community notes
A sequence of civic notices and social visits: HACKBERRY Hoffer Cemetery meeting set for Friday May 27 at the cemetery. Greens Chapel Ladies Aid regular meeting May 26 and a postponed special meeting to Monday. Local visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John Rasp of Shelby with Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Albert, and many regional guests and travels among Aurora Lincoln Grand Island and surrounding towns. Victor High School marks largest commencement class to date with a coming alumni meeting. other items cover Sneak Day trips by D. E. Powell and multiple family visits across area towns including Lohrville Belvidere Seward and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffer
Greens Chapel ‘Ladies Aid
John Rasp
Shelby
N. S. Albert
Greens Chapel Ladies Aid
Victor
Victor High School
D. E. Powell
Grand Island
Aurora
Greens Chapel Brotherhood
Larson's Radio Shop Serves All Radios in Osceola
Larson's Radio Shop offers service for all makes of radios and a complete line of tubes in Osceola. Call 105 for inquiries and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson’s
Osceola
Shelby Residents Attend Baccalaureate and Visits Across Town
Shelby residents welcomed visitors from Beatrice and Fordland while Shelby High School held a well attended Baccalaureate program led by Rev. M. A. O Boyle. Local families hosted relatives, while Cora Fozzard filled a clerkship at the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Shelby store during an absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Krumbach
Margaret Fillinger
Francis McCormick
Margaret Gondringer
Lena
A. E. Kuhnel
Guy Funkhouser
Beatrice
Shelton
Fred Humiston
Rima
Cora Fozzard
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Shelby
Lucy Anderson
Shelby High School
M. A. O’boyle
Hubert Thelen
Fordland
Mr. Thelen
Bobbie Taddiken
Tommie Dryden
Kearney
She
Karl Thelen Jr
Mrs. Thelen
Alford Lantz
Stromsburg
Mr. Lantz
Wm. Fillinger
Frank Doyle
Seward
Otto Meadows
Gresham
Julius Cerny
Baby
University Hospital
Omaha
Kosch Augustine wedding at Sacred Heart Shelby
Dorothy Augustine wed Wilhelm Kosch at Sacred Heart Church Shelby on May 18 in a Nuptial Mass. Rev. O Boyle officiated with St Cecelia choir and Mrs Frank Klein of Osceola providing music. The celebration included a three course dinner, a Legion Hall reception, and a Denver Colorado Springs wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosch
Augustine
Sacred Heart Church
Shelby
Dorothy Augustine
C. J. Augustine
Wilhelm Kosch
Wm. Kosch
Father O’boyle
St. Cecelia
Irene Carson
Eileen Branigan
Agnes Hilger
Rosanna Hiller
Alyce Schott
Irene Augustin
Legion Hall
Osceola Hospital Notes
Steve Siemek had an appendectomy Tuesday morning. Richard Malek underwent an appendectomy Friday evening. Ruth Wyman returned home near Silver Creek after weeks of treatment. A baby boy weighing 7 1 2 pounds was born Thursday May 12 to Mr. and Mrs Earl Richards. Irvin Kepner was discharged after a week as a medical patient. David Ermand, son of Mr. and Mrs Ermand Kath of Gresham, was born Tuesday May 17 at the hospital. Robert Fischer remains a patient showing some improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Hospital
Steve Siemek
Richard Malek
Ruth Wyman
Silver Creek
Earl Richards
Irvin Kepner
Ermand Kath
Gresham
David Ermand
Robert Fischer
Fairview Socials Include Visits and Revivals
Mr and Mrs Merritt Clark and daughter Marylin of Colorado Springs arrived Thursday evening to spend days with Mrs Clark s mother Mrs Millie Daniels and their relatives. Lillie Carlson of Omaha visited her parents. Local gatherings included dinners with Rev John Herrman and others. Riverside held a Sunday school picnic. Fairview Church hosted Miss Lillian Crouse and Miss Kar lene Birt from Pasadena for a full Gospel service. A revival series is planned in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Nelson
Ray Hunsaker
LeRoy
Kenneth Nelson
O. L. Johnson
Omaha
P. E. Shostrom
Johnson
Alma ‘Shostrom
Herman Anderson
F. M. Leibee
Shelby
Nick Gerdes
Osceola
Clifford Erickson
Berkeley
Cal
L. A. Erickson
University of California
Reuben Jones
Lawrence Jones
Geraldine Rice
Baptist Church
Grand Island
F. A. Cox
Jimmy
Superior
Wisconsin
W. A. Atkinson
Harry Lindeblade
John Falk
Joan
Darlene
Iowa
Covenant Hospital
Chicago
Helen Falk
Sterling Laurie
McCool
George Hollister
Stromsburg
Mary
Margaret Buckley
Alice Lanham
Axel Hahin
Leigh
Myron Colberg
Albert Bloom
Julian Ludden
A. B. Lind
Berniece
North Platte
Margaret Ann Ludden
Arlene Johnson
Lind
John H. Anderson
Glenn Knorr
Paul James
Betty
Carrie Knage
Jonas Anderson
York
L. P. Ronne
Lincoln
Merritt Clark
Marylin
Colorado Springs
Heitzman
Mina Buchta
George Buchta
Carol
Sam Cadwell
Lloyd Crouse
Newman Grove
Fairview
Juniors Host Nautical Themed Banquet at Osceola High
Last Friday May 13 Osceola High School juniors and sponsor Miss Carlson held a nautical style banquet in the school gym for seniors and faculty. David Rutter led as cruise captain with Sailor outfits and a Passport style program. The Lutheran Ladies Aid prepared the meal and the Confirmation Class served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Carlson
Osceola High School
David Rutter
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Banqnet
Friendship
Ray Scholz
Eunice Swanson
Bryant
Sidney Rutter
Wills
Bertha Anderson
Dreamland
Nell Reece
Wilson
Steady Work Good Pay Wanted to Call on Farmers
A recruitment note seeks a reliable man to call on farmers in Polk County. No experience or capital required. Earn up to 12 dollars daily. Send details to MR. THOMAS Box 533 Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
MR. Thomas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Card of Thanks for Elsie V. Anderson
The Miller Brothers and Clara J. Horst express gratitude to everyone who assisted during the long illness and at the death and burial of their mother and sister Elsie V. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie V. Anderson
Miller Brothers
Clara J. Horst
Supreme Court Kansas City Stock Yards Decision Highlighted
Washington Digest notes a recent Supreme Court ruling in the Kansas City Stock Yards case, stressing its importance to every citizen. Ruth Comfort Mitchell's Strait Gate continues as a popular serial in our feature section with youth, romance, and adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Digest
William Bruckart
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Strait Gate
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
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Elaine Blevins
Delores Dellmore
Harold Siffring
Billie Grossnicklaus
Raymond Jux
Irene Mansden
Alice Anderson
Arnold Carlson
LeMoyne Swanson
Alice Drovwal
Mary Anne Boruch
Rudolph Nitsch
Paul Anderson
Arnold Wendell
Irene Augustine
Leonard Augustine
Helen Mae Deeter
Paul Kresha
Duane Schmoker
Martin
Andrew Nelson
Warren Swanson
Jean Person
Reuben Anderson
Gwendolyn Stevens
Ivan Iler
Douglas Stev
Rolland Gissler
Maurine Peterson
Leona Irene Bitter
Margaret Imogene Bland
Thomas Dryden
Milton A. Gabriel
Robert D. Jauch
John Thomas la Munyon
Richard Ernest Lucas
Floyd Bart Redding
Dorothy Mae Reeder
David Christian Scow
Frank Edward Thatcher
Willard Harlan Wills
David Jacobson
Doris Hughes
Everett Jenkins
Florence Shockey
Frances Shockey
Dale Dunn
Margaret Ann
Phyllis’ Dornan
Evelyn Gable
John Reisdorf
Glenna Berck
Mildred Boden
Raymond ' S Walgren
Dale Burgess
Glenn Burgess
Lawrence Micek
Virginia Podraza
Dorothy Johnson
Zetha Norris
Jeanne Cook
Mildred Grossnicklaus
Elizabeth Kosch
Marybelle Miller
Jeanette Carlson
Myron Larson
Ted Alfred
Gerald Cohagen
Betty Doremus
Max Jones
Marie Patchin
Willard Pengelly
Laury Bodine
Gerald Stevens
Doyle Sundberg
Arlene Wright
Fairview and
Valley Methodist Churches
Frank Hendrickson
Hackberry
Arild Erickson
Harold Anderson
Bud Berck
Virginia Torell
Dwight Newcomer
Telander Peterson
Maurine
Lillian
Harriet
Edwin Swanson
Lohrville
Andrew Hanson
Nina Burke
Venita Thompson
Hazel Rieke
Belvidere
Robert Burke
Rogs Gillan
Lizzie Chase
Lloyd Lindgren
I. A. Caldwell
Erickson
James Doggett
William Lamb
J. G. Rosdahl
Laura Burke
Nebraska State Agricultural College
Alvin Burke
Dave Wilson
Roysler
Harold Nordstrom
Storm Lake
Esther Berggren
Paul Strand
Polk
Harold L. Lundquist
Cherie Nicholas
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