Osceola Polk County May 1941 County Commissioners Proceedings
Polk County Nebraska held a regular meeting May 20 1941 with all board members present. Minutes list numerous salaries clerical payments and supplies for the Assessors Office Supt Office and various funds followed by audited claims and warrants across County General Road Equipment and other funds. The board adjourned to June 3 1941 with A S Nelson as chairman and John I Anderson as county clerk.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Sophia Kresha
Ruth Stewart
Evelyn i
Basil Borowiak
Ysland
O. F
F. A. Owen Publishing i Co
Harriet Johnson
K-B Printing Company
Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co
Merrick, Co
Lillian Timm
T A. Reece
Shelby Sun
Hermann Thelen
Mabel Wolnert
Soldiers & Sailors Relief
Soldiers & ‘Sailors Relief
C. L. Anderson
Farmers ‘Co-Op
T. D. Huston
Stamp Office
Ivan Johnson
Lincoln Tel
Tel. Co
R. J. Miller
Moore & Hunsaker
Osceola Hospital
Strand Lumber Co
Scott & Anderson
County General Fund
Carl A. Anderson, Inc
Court House
John I. Anderson
John
Anderson County
Helen McCormick
Olive M. McBeth Co
Holger Nielsen
Clear Creek
Gunnard Peterson
Polk Progress Proceedings
J. B. Williams Medical
Strand Ray Lumber Co
U Doner
Johnson Bros
Owen McClurg
Robert Doner
A. S. Nelson
F. Bramting & Son
C. H. Albers
Kampf
Edward Schlesinger
Ed Coover
Roy W. Fyjell
Sela Pyte SF
Gamble Stores
Standard Oil Company Rad Wit Fe
Otto Swanson
Com. Dist
Alvin Dahlin
Scott & Anderson Mdse
Willard Cornell
Overland Sand & Gravel Co
Gerald Obrist
Boys Strike When Girls Use Salt in Lemonade
Two little girls run a lemonade wagon marked two cents for small glasses and four cents for large. A trio of boys with signs crying GIRLS UNFAIR BEWare GIRLs US E SALT IN Lemonade appears, causing a drop in customers as business stalls.
Buck-Passing Through Age and Blame in Daily Life
The piece explains how people over thirty fear aging and romance fades, while men and women engage in projection blaming others for their own faults. It notes a chain reaction from captain to private in the army as an example of back-passing behavior.
Plan Rooms for Exposure in Different Climates
The article explains that geographic location affects home room exposure planning. In cold regions compact plans with low ceilings aid heating, maximize sunlit rooms, and protect from cold winds. In warm areas, larger plans favor cross ventilation and breezes, with shaded cool rooms preferred to reduce heat.
How to avoid looking dumb by sticking to known topics
A column notes people should restrict strong opinions to their expertise and let others speak on unfamiliar subjects. It argues many fear admitting ignorance, but a patient listener earns respect as a smart person when they ask thoughtful questions.
Pies in Refrigerators Improve Crust Tenderness
A device borrowed from pastry makers suggests chilling ready-to-bake pies in the refrigerator for an hour or more before baking. Thoroughly chilled pies bake with a more tender crust than those started at room temperature.
Obeying the Spirit Law Guides Right Living
The essay urges following the inner law of Spirit rather than matter, using London travel as a metaphor for cultural adjustment. It cites Paul and Jesus, emphasizes walking in truth, health, holiness, and joy through divine guidance, and warns against material temptations that lead to sin and suffering.
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Rome
London
America
Paul
Christ Jesus
Moses
Mary Baker Eddy
Novel Device Indicates Proper Color Schemes
A home decor guide promotes the Blend-O-Graph as a tool to choose color schemes. It highlights correlated colors with plains textures large and small patterns stripes and plaids. Muted florals stripes and plains blend across rooms with coordinated fabrics for furniture drapery and floors. Two new drapery fabrics spun rayon and painted damasks are featured.
Stoge Prices at South Omaha Stockyard Prices and Livestock Trading
cattle receipts at Omaha Monday reached 38 700 head with steady prices for light and handy weight steers and softer bids on heavier cattle. Cornfed steers and yearlings show firm to high values, cows mostly weaker, hogs steady with tops near 9 30, sows 8 85 to 9 00, sheep and lambs about steady with 4 500 head reported.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Prevent Termite Entry Through Home Maintenance
Practical tips to deter termites emphasize drainage away from foundations and proper rainwater disposal. Ensure rain spouts and splash blocks keep water three feet from walls while dry wells sit eight feet away. Regularly inspect stairs balusters for looseness and safety and refresh concrete floors in porches and basements with enamel coats.
Skillful Hands Needed Too
The American Youth Commission urges a shift from traditional academic prep toward practical, occupational adjustment in education. It argues schools should fit children for life by valuing skilled manual work as much as intellectual development, challenging long held parental expectations.
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American Youth Commission
American Council On Education
Ak-Sar-Ben Meet Aims to Spark New Midwest Jockey Fame
Omaha looks to the 1941 Ak-Sar-Ben meet running May 27 to July 5 for a new riding sensation to emerge. The track has long sent Nebraska and Iowa jockeys to national prominence, with figures like Earl Dew and Ira Hanford among its proven names. The piece highlights local riders from Omaha and surrounding towns who have made impact on national circuits and wonders who will rise this year.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Kentucky
Earl Dew
Sac City
Ak-Sar-Ben
Dew
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Joe Enzelone
America
Nebraska
Iowa
Irving Anderson
Hoskins, Neb
J. H. Whitney
Paul Keiper
Eustis
Ira Hanford
Bold Venture
Carl
Steve Brooks
McCook
Ray
Ralph Hightshoe
Ashland
Jack Richards
Hoskins
Lyle Whiting
Ord
Leland Larsen
Marquette
Henry Manifold
Ainsworth
Charles Shindle
Kearney
George Wilfred Walker
Mason City
Tall Corn State
Eddie Franklin
Des Moines
Lee Helton
Big Stable
Oral K. Norton
James Boucher
Sioux City
Dan Brammer
Grand River
Morrie Butcher
Salix
Bobby Farmer
Dow City
Jack Frye
Baird
Willie Prehm
Eagle Grove
Willard J. Cook
Nashua
Harold L. Danford
Manchester
Willie Garner
Centerville
Lynn Pierson
Cherokee
Freddie Weidaman
Lawton
Walt Smolinski
Robert McCarty
J. Juarez
Willie ‘Red’’ Bazer
World Herald
Photo Dew
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OF County Commissioners
Professional Directory
W. Ray Hill
M. D
Court House Square
Vso
R. B. Lytle
First National Bank
Nebr
H. S. Eklund
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Harley Eklund
R. P
South Omaha
Lore A
Tub Seth
Seth
Midwest
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John W. Steger
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