Jury Hears Damage Suits In District Court
Two auto collision suits occupied district court this week before Judge L S Hastings. Albert Berggren seeks 15000 from Supt Carey of Stromsburg and his son Max for a New Year Eve crash that killed a horse. jury found no action. Merle Hayhurst seeks 10000 from Henry Sandell for a Highway 66 wreck near Polk. evidence heard Tuesday and a verdict awaited Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Hastings
Albert Berggren
Carey
Bergpren
Merle Hayhurst
Central City
Henry Sandell
Polk
Highway 66
Hayhurst
Wounded child awarded 2500 in lawsuit over 1933 shooting
Betty Lou Elwood, eight, received a 2500 judgment in district court against Dr Ralph Luikhart and son Ralph Luikhart for a May 25 1933 shooting of the girl in her yard at 4816 Harmey street. The jury took one hour to decide. The case against Mrs Luikhart was dropped before the jury deliberated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Herald
James W. Elwood
Abert Ryan
Blanche Elwood
Ralph
Elwood
Dan Gross
Betty Lou
Luikhart
Harmey Street
Glee Club Opens Series With Varied Program
On October 30 the Glee Club girls presented the first in a series of programs planned every six weeks. The sextet performed Indian Dawn, Shadow March, Big Brown Bear and Little Orphant Annie with solos by Betty Jo Carson. A light lunch followed served by Althea Thelander and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Minerva Green
Isabelle Sigler
Glennis Vanvart
Miorene Dunn
Amelia Kresha
Naomi Pearson
Eva Hastings
Grace Wilcox
Jean Wilcox
Lois Anderson
Francis Hanson
Frieda Zang
Eunice Swanson
Althea Thelander
Betty Jo Carson
Margaret Mcfaddien
Maxine Brooks
Frances Hanson
Betty Thelander
Margaret McFaddlen
Riverside social notes and hospital visit updates in Fairview
Community events in Fairview include Ak Sar Ben attendance, Riverside Club at Mrs Ditmer’s, and visits by families such as Layton Cremeen Carter and McCormick. Local youth celebrate Hallowe en at Archie Merritt home while David Smith goes to Grand Island for appendectomy and Grandma Meacham travels to be with Frank Shank family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo DeBere
Omaha
Riverside Club
Art Ditmer
Marion Treadway
L. A. Meacham
David Smith
Guy Smith
Grand Island Hospital
Riverside High School
Archie Merritt
Do. E. Daniel
Mother
Floyd West
Wesley Chapel
Grandma Meacham
Thomas
Leff
Frank Shank
Silver Creek
Happy Hour Society
Dale Frizzell
Polk County News Kept Busy With Family Visits Events
Local society notes detail weekend visits and gatherings across Polk county. Dr and Mrs D H Westfall spent Sunday in David City with son Dana Westfall and his wife. Others hosted and attended dinners, birthdays, and church events.
Treasure Hunt and Social Roundup in Stromsburg
Dr and Mrs C L Anderson hosted a treasure hunt party with trophy prizes and games followed by lunch. Local news notes travel for L H Headstrom, J A Westinious, A V Eielson, and others visiting Omaha Des Moines Lincoln and York. Garden Club and P E O events with elections and lunches. University of Nebraska student Junior Beckman visited Stromsburg.
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C. L. Anderson
Anderson
L. H. Headstrom
Kewanee
Illinois
Des Moines
Iowa
C. R. Headstrom
J. G. Green
Lincoln
C. A. Green
Dan Evins
J. A. Westenius
Omaha
Red Cross
Nellie Smith
Ray Smith
Stromsburg
J. T. Stanton
A. V. Eielson
Wallace Scott
York
Axel Anderson
August Rystrom
Clayton Rystrom
Ray Anderson
Garden Club
Wesley Erics
J. A. Westinious
Edwin Anderson
Sec'y. & Treas
Ira
P.E.O
Leonard Nelson
W. W. Norton
Osceola
Yellowstone Park
Death of Mrs Stromberg Pioneer Resident of Polk County
Mrs Charles Stromberg 81 long time Stromsburg resident died at home Tuesday from a heart attack suffered Monday Funeral services will be held at the home and Swedish Lutheran Church with Rev A F Trued officiating Surviving children include four sons Bernard Peter Oscar and Arthur and seven daughters Mrs Emil T Johnson Mrs Lillian Anderson Mrs Karl Karlson Mrs Robert Oliver Mrs Arthur Wallin Mrs Ed Coover and Mrs Julia Miller plus stepson Albert Stromberg Interment in Stromsburg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stromberg
Polk County
Stromsburg
Swedish Lutheran Church
A. F. Trued
Bernard
Peter Stromberg
Oscar Stromberg
Polk
Arthur Stromberg
Minnesota
Emil T. Johnson
Lillian Anderson
Karl Karlson
Robert Oliver
Omaha
Arthur Wallin
Lincoln
Ed Coover
Clarks
Julia Miller
York
Albert Stromberg
See Davis in Columbus Today
A brief note indicates Davis is in Columbus for an appearance today while a setter is scheduled for tomorrow with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Columbus
Setter
Personal Taxes Rise In County Ledger
County Treasurer LeRoy Smith says tax notices mailed this week reflect a new charge for residents aged 21 to 50, two dollars per person for old age pension. Married couples pay four dollars, and families with adult children face two dollars per young adult. An additional vehicle license tax may follow, but auto tax is not included this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Smith
Community notices from High Prairie and surrounding towns
A Western Polk area page lists recurring social events and visits. Families host and attend gatherings at High Prairie schoolhouse and local homes, with notes on university visits, club meetings, confirmation photos, and local store and church activities in Stromsburg Swedesburg York Fremont and nearby areas.
Shelby News: Local Visits and Society Notes
Shelby and s gabel stayed in Omaha Friday on business and visited A. J. Kuhnel at St Joseph Hospital. Dorcas Society met at the Methodist church with hosts Mrs Hewitt Rasp and Merrick. Epworth League rally at the Methodist Church drew ninety from several towns and attendees shared lunch. F T Bennett learned his Hastings wife fractured her leg. he and daughter Bertha traveled to Hastings. The Hester family convalesces after Osceola hospital surgery. Fifty friends helped Tony Heimer celebrate his birthday with cards and refreshments.
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Herman Gabel
Omaha
A. J. Kuhnel
iSt. Joseph Hospital
F. J. Strain
Dorcas ‘Society
Methodist Church
H. H. Hewitt
John Rasp
Alonzo Merrick Hostes
Clarence Wood
Joe Baer, Jr
University Hospital
Shelby
Garrison
David City
Rising City
Bellwood
Surprise
F. T. Bennett
Hastings
Bennett
Louis Daum
Hester
Osceola Hospital
Jack Johansen
Mary Lou
Schuyler
Rawles
Ed Shaw
Lincoln
Tony Heimer
Funeral services for Glenn W. Chase Held in Shelby
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at United Brothers Church in Shelby with Rev. J. W. Stiverson presiding. Burial followed in Shelby Graceland Cemetery. Glenn W. Chase, aged 61 years, 9 months and 21 days, died suddenly at his Shelby home Sunday morning. He married Bessie Hanshew in 1899, later widow, married Else Heasler Iler in 1914 and had one son Glenn Warren. Survived by widow, three children Mildred Henry Glenn, three stepchildren, nineteen grandchildren and four sisters.
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Glenn W. Chase
United Brothers Church
Shelby
J. W. Stiverson
Shelby Graceland
Chase
Glenn Willard Chase
Bessie L. Hanshew
Mildred
Ladies Aid Society and Fellowship Class Farewell Dinner
The Ladies Aid Society meets Friday afternoon with Mrs. Dewey Sigler and committee serving. The Fellowship class sponsors a farewell dinner in the parish Sunday noon for Dr. LeMar and Richard. Everyone is welcome for a covered dish affair. Next Sunday marks Peace Sunday with a peace themed sermon and choir anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Dewey Sigler
Paror
LeMar
Richard
Notice to Subscribers Says Corrections Welcome for Campaign Subscriptions
During the recently closed campaign over 2400 names were processed and some errors may have occurred. Check your newspaper date against your receipt from the candidate and report any mismatch so corrections can be made promptly.
Community notices from Green's Chapel and area events
Local column lists church and school events for Green's Chapel community including meetings of the Brotherhood, Ladies Aid, P T A, L W Class, and a Rally Day program. Hostesses named and dates in November. fabric of nearby social visits noted with residents from Stromsburg York Mason City and Benedict plus a 59th wedding anniversary celebration.
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Brotherhood of Green’s Chapel
Green’s Chapel Ladies Aid
W. L. Obrist
Abolt
P.T.A
Fairview
L. W
Green’s Chapel
Orville Hennings
Charles Steever
Green's Chapel
E. C.mouden
Lincoln
Vernon Young
Mason City
Lloyd Hollister
Bud Berck
Woodrow
Dale Sands
Marquette
Dwight Newcomer
Mary Burke
Victor School
Stromsburg
Virginia Torell
Beverly ‘Hennings
York
Caldwell
York College
E. E. Gabel
Augusta Slusser
Kathryn Dillsaver
Edith Dillsaver
Dave Carlson
Russell Anderson
Swan Larson
Reuben Peterson
Cc. B. Knerr
Richard Peterson
Herbert Anderson
Arlen
Neela Deay
Ruth Peterson
Campaign closes with prize winners in Osceola Record drive
The Osceola Record circulation campaign ends with Mrs. George Berck winning 800 dollars, Roy L. Ericson 400, and Mrs. C Marvin Fredrickson 200. Other prizes go to Mrs. G Clarence Carlson 50, Miss Addie Carter 50, Mrs. Claude Stromberg 25, Mrs. Harry Westergren 25, Miss LaVina Herrmann 15, and Mrs. Earl Hartman 15. Nearly seven hundred new subscribers were added as judges confirm a fair count and praise the campaign’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Berck
Roy L. Ericson
C. Marvin Fredrickson
G. Clarence Carlson
Addie Carter
Claude Stromberg
Harry Westergren
LaVina Herrmann
Earl Hartman
Polk County
Wesley Chapel and Osceola Social Notes
Community notices record church and society gatherings in Wesley Chapel Shelby Osceola and Silver Creek with visits from families including the Longacres Browns Herrmanns and Richards. Local folk share hosting duties and weekend visits while Floyd West reports cutting two old maples.
Red Cross Safety Drive Seeks Wider First Aid Push
The Red Cross urges intensified first aid and life saving efforts after rising accident totals. Training has saved many lives over twenty years, with nearly a million earning certificates. The roll call begins November 11, Osceola chapter leads plans for a campaign expecting higher enrollment again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Osceola
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Raymond Terry
C. J. Layton
Walter Cremeen
Near Clarks
Willard Carter
LaVerne Dake
Near Havens
Clair McCormick
Wm. Dake
D. H. Westfall
Dana Westfall
John Menssen
Walter Nyberg
Fred Reed
Henry Johnson
Fullerton
Leo Wurtz
John Wall
Hampton
Mildred Wurtz
Paul Wurtz
Walter Green
Harold
Kione
Earl Fredrickson
Axel Fredrickson
Carl Dose
Forrest Sedan
Carl Detloff
Maurice Nyberg
Nels Nyberg
Breckenridge
Colo
the Baptist Church
Goldie Swanson
Goldie
Maxine Fossburg
Mildred McDaniel
Cosner
Mrs. VanBush
Forrest
Paul Strand
Chas. Lytle
EB. M. McClure
Oklahoma City
Okla
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Vivian Alfreds
Jerry Brownfield
Howe
G. M. Hill
Naomi Alfreds
Ed Johnson
Albert Sundberg
Oscar Sundberg
J. Hearth
Saunders
Wisconsin
Ray Peterson
Lake Ericson
Virgil Kisler
Keith Green
Butch Gibson
Will Kisler
Arborville
Henry Kisler
Flora Ostburg
Kansas City
Nof
Lyle Ostburg
Len Smith
AkSarBen
Lawrence Sundberg
Clyde Wilets
Mildred Schmidt
Don Johnson
Dave Eckdahl
Floyd Schmidt
Scotts Bluff
Myron and
Eldon Johnson
Torrington
Wyo
E. A. Flodmar
Ralph Upton
Clarence Bryant
Adolph Johnson
Paul Johnson
Wyoming
Maxine Bottum
Belleville
Kansas
Maxine Kroger
District 6
Mrs. Stromberg
West Side
Ernest Flodman
Lawrence Lind
Herman Jones
August Carlson
Timer Carlson
Gettogether
High Prairie School
Wm. Larson
Frank Oquist
S. J. Harless
Pete Stromberg
John Gestrine
Ansel Fredrickson
Dale
W. E. Newman
High Prairie Ladies Club
Stanton
Dorothy
Myron Colby
Frank Nordberg
Arthur Nordberg
Williams
Mary Farrell
Herberrt
S‘olk
Oscar Fredrickson
LaVerne
Pearl
Sylvia
Elen Anderson
Joe Swanson
Lutheran Brotherhood
C. A. Sward
Reuel
Paul Westerburg
Swedesburg
Gale
Clarine Johnson
Albert Johnson
Harry Schultz
Fremont
Mrs
Warren Scharfenburg
Hackberry
Axel Severine
Lloyd
Benedict
Axel Renquist
Mrs. Renquist
Osceola Record
G. C. Carlson
Earl Whartman
Roy Erickson
Marvin Fredrickson
Morrison
L. M. Merrick John Ll Anderson
Co. M. Humphrey
Wesley Chapel Church Aid
Longacre
Foreign Missionary Society
N. O. Brown
Wesley Herrmann
Daughters
A. J. Herrmann
M. E. Daniel
Chalmar
Leonard Luft
Louis Schott
Edmund Gabel
Mildred Richmond
R. J. Richmond
Steve Corbitt
Harry Davis
Waggoner
Charles Curtis
Hubert Alt
John Albers
H. H. Club
F. C. West
Albert Ryan
J. W. Elwood
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