Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers in May 1903
In days gone by notes record the Rebekah Lodge election with Nettie Hamilton as Noble Grand Alice Fox Vice Grand Emma Westberg Secretary Cora Mathews Treasurer Mary Saunders Financial Secy Capitolan Matthews delegate to Assembly. Also reports a cyclone at Martin Newcomer farm Hackberry and a Fire Company meeting naming officers. Rain totals show 2.98 inches in April and 10.93 in May to date. Mr and Mrs Alfred Gierhart celebrate golden wedding anniversary. Charles Westman and Annie Walquist wed at Platte Valley home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah ‘Lodge
Nettie Hamilton
Noble Grand
Alice Fox
Emma Westberg
Shelby
A. A. Gray
C. D. Morse
Glen Coon
O. E. Mickey
Co. G. Gylling
Alfred Gierhart
Chas. Westman
Annie Walquist
Platte Valley
Central City Obituary and Local News Highlights
Twenty four years ago May 31 1917 a meeting resulted in a permanent baseball group with D F Barber as manager and James Mickey as secretary and treasurer. Henry Van Hoosen born 1835 died May 24 at 81. six children survive. Osceola markets report wheat 2 55 corn 1 oats 58 butter 30 eggs 28 chickens 15 cream 40.
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D. F. Barber
James Mickey
John Lees
Fred Chenoweth
F. H. Ball
Henry van Hoosen
William P. van Hoosen
New York
Central City
Ora Hamilton
Nurses’ Training School
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
F. D. Mills
Bridge
Ray Wilson
Lincoln
Harold Ware
Wolbach
Gsuitatorium
Roy Hartson
Mary Anderson
Katherine A. Brooke
Don Ray Byers
Velma Hiedge
Robert Gillespie
Harvey Johnston
Merle Heald
Margaret Hansen
Otto Horst
Raymond Kepner
Deborah Leibee
Esther Lees
Ida Miller
Raleigh L. Michener
Lula Olson
Etta Query
Ralph Reed
Marjorie Snider
Ruth Smith
Lois Shrader
Martha Silverstrand
Lettie Timm
Carl Wieseman
Geralyn Walrath
Osceola
Obituary notes and school graduation items from Osceola area
Obituaries for William Alvin Campbell and Jens Christian Anderson record deaths and burials near Osceola and Fullerton. Local school notes report Victor high school tenth grade graduates with honors. Rebekahs elect Noble Grand and vice grand. Florence Sturdevant named Doane College physical training instructor. Sth birthday of George Dee Humphrey celebrated. Rivoli Theatre hosts eighth grade diplomas and film program with Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery.
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William Alvin Campbell
William Campbell
Polk County
Omaha
Victor High School
Ida Prell
Beverly Hennings
Nelle Taddiken
Jens Christian Anderson
Fullerton
Osceola
Anderson
John Monson
May Braithwaite
Rehbekah
Neola Wisely
Florence Sturdevant
Wedding Ring Sale Announcement at York's Jeweler
F A Hannis promotes a June wedding ring sale offering 10 percent off all engagement and wedding rings. The ad highlights a lineup of diamond sets and plain rings from the York jewelry shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Hannis
York
Lincoln Star reports 1942 Capitol budget cuts and air mail savings
Carl Curtis writes on Nebraska Capitol comment and analyzes the 1942 Legislative Appropriation Bill. It trims $2.25 million from $27.09 million, removing many public works items, air mail dispatch costs highlighted, and notes the Herndon Lincoln collection proposal and Congressional Record reform savings.
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Congress
Legislative
Capitol
John Marshall
Supreme Court
George Washington
Marshall
Od Library of Congress
Botanic Gardens
United States
Uncle Sam
Herndon
Lincoln
Library of ‘Congress
Dept. of Interior
Fairview Notes on Illness Deaths and Local Visits
Hilbert Buchta was summoned to Illinois for his mother’s illness but she died before he arrived. Funeral held in Edwardsville on Monday afternoon. Aid will meet at the Hall Wednesday for a covered dish lunch and practice for Children’s Day. Chalmer Daniels attended a family gathering at Ludwig Widga’s in York Sunday. Edith Van Alstine and Alice Lohr of Omaha stayed at the Wm. Dake home Friday night. Olive Heinemeyer of Glendale California visited her aunt. Louis Mickey and Lillian Reitz left Saturday. Mickey to Rock Island for work and Lillian visiting Town. Death of Mrs Ed Anort of Kewanee noted. formerly Carrie Beebe. Alfred Dailey of Los Angeles visiting Swede Home relatives. Elmer Dittmer’s brother injured in a wagon accident and hospitalized in Grand Island. John and Bert Young families and Kelleg of Fullerton dined with C L Dake and attended a funeral in Stromsburg.
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Fairview
Hilbert Buchta
Illinois
Edwardsville
Ill
Aid
Chalmer Daniels
Ludwig Widga
York
Edith van Alstine
Alice Lohr
Omaha
Wm. Dake
Olive Heinemeyer
Glendale
Calif
Rex Heinemeyer
Louis Mickey
Lillian Reitz
Rock Island
Ed Anort
Kewanee
Carrie Beebe
Blanch Heinemeyer
Alfred Dailey
Los Angeles
Tom Meacham
Elmer Dittmer
Grand Island
Birthday and Farewell Gatherings Mentioned in St. Andrews Notes
The column notes Mr. Lester Anderson's birthday celebration at Exeter with family and friends from St. Andrews and Columbus. It also reports a farewell surprise for Vincent Messing by District 55 patrons at Hardy Christensen home, Bunco prizes, and a gift presented to Messing. Additional items include Mrs. George Ebel visiting Osceola relatives, a Catholic baseball meeting planned for June 1, and Mildred Jaax working in the Triple A office in Osceola.
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John Cerny
Mildred Jaax
Amna Cerny
Richard Merrick
Leo Albers
Hubert Alt
Osceola
Columbus
Exeter
Lester Anderson
Anderson
District 55
Hardy Christensen
Vincent Messing
Ellers Hall
Triple A
Convention weekend at Newman Grove Luther League
The Lutheran congregation notes the District Luther League Convention begins Friday in Newman Grove and runs through Sunday. Sunday School is set for next Sunday at 10 o'clock with no worship services. Bible Vacation School is underway, welcoming new students next week. The Women’s Missionary Society meets Tuesday at Mrs. George Morgan’s home. The Ladies Aid gathers Thursday in the church parlors hosted by Mrs. Gilbert and Otelia Johnson with Mrs. Martha Walgren as program leader. Rev John Oberg is mentioned.
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Womens Missionary Society
George Morgan
Ladies Aid
Gilbert
Otelia Johnson
Martha Walgren
John Oberg
A Home for You Farm Buy Now in Farm Loan Plan
A farm available for long term purchase with annual payments far cheaper than cash rent. Address March 1 moving worries by buying a farm home now. See Polk County National Farm Loan Assn Osceola Nebraska or write W J Stead Secretary Treasurer.
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Polk County National Farm Loan Ass’n
W. J. ‘Stead
Osceola
Nebr
Methodist Church Offers Summer Meetings and Bible School
Rev. Albert W. Lapthorne presides over Sunday services with Church School at 10 and worship at 11 featuring The Marks of the Spirit. The Woman's Society meets June 8, Vacation Bible School runs two weeks starting June 2, and the official board gathers June 3 at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
Womans Society of Christian Service
Polk Items Recap Local Visits and Events
Mrs. Arthur Pinneo and children visited in York with the Adels ons. C A Carlson Augusta Johnson and Carlson brothers spent weekend in Kansas. Baack hosted about forty guests for Louise’s graduation. Rev R M Bailey returned from the Northern Baptist Conference in Wichita. Pollock and Den of Fremont Mary Fredenhag en Lincoln Miller and family dined with Will Miller. About 26 Lutheran youths attended Spring Zone Conference at Walther League in Seward with banquet and program. Robert Oliver of Omaha weekend guest of Ed Coover. Arthur Scholz and Freddie of Osceola visited Leslie Adelson. Marie Greenwall of Wausa cared for Chas Rodine.
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Harry Pollock
Den
Fremont
Mary Fredenhagen
Lincoln
Floyd Miller
Orlie Miller
Will Miller
Lutheran Church
Walther League
Seward
Robert Oliver
Omaha
Ed Coover
Arthur Scholz
Freddie
Osceola
Leslie Adelson
Marie Greenwall
Wausa
Chas
Rodine
Birth of a Daughter Prompts Dunning Announcement Near Shelby
Mr and Mrs Vivian Dunning announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday May 25 near Shelby Mrs Dunning is the former Irene Cook The item lists numerous visiting relatives and neighbors from Auburn Cortland Lincoln Mason City and other nearby towns across a string of social visits and hospital arrangements.
Soils and Security and Guarding a Heritage Free Publications
Nebraska farmers are urged to obtain two new soil conservation publications. Soils and Security is a 2% page illustrated booklet selling for 5 cents but free while supply lasts on a postal card request. Guarding a Heritage is a pamphlet, well illustrated and instructive, also available free on request.
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Nebraska
Government Printing Office
al Tho
Deprivation of franchise debated in southern Georgia
From Georgia comes a vivid remark on suffrage and civil rights echoed in a column and radio broadcasts. The writer notes numerous examples of disenfranchisement in the South and emphasizes the ongoing struggle for voting rights.
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Georgia
Georgia Senate Considers Jury Service Bill Amendment
The Georgia Senate tabled a bill extending jury service eligibility to women and added an amendment requiring a woman juror to have won a beauty contest within two years, be under 45, and wear perfume agreeable to judges and attorneys.
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Georgia Senate
Smallpox Threat Urges Vaccination Push
Polk County Medical Society warns against complacency as smallpox persists with mild and severe forms. Public Health Reports note vaccination laws cut cases where in force. urged to vaccinate to eradicate the preventable disease.
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Polk County Medical Society
Public Health Service
Africa
United States
Nebraska
New England
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