Robbery at Stromsburg Drug Store Nets Safe
The Tschauner Leeds Drug Store was broken into Sunday night. Thieves entered through a rear window, stole the safe containing 250 to 300 dollars, and carried it away. Sheriff Roy Van Hoosen investigates with a car track lead and a cushion left at the scene. the safe was later found blown apart near Omaha with cash removed but books intact.
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Tschauner-Leeds Drug Store
Earl Leeds
Roy van Hoosen
Osceola
van Hoosen
Omaha
Platte River gravel fuels Nebraska road boom
A Lyman Riesey company pit north of Newark runs 24 hours daily to load a train of 35 gravel cars. Twenty five men operate with modern excavating gear, supplying Platte River gravel to Nebraska and neighboring states Kansas and Missouri.
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Lyman- Riesey Company
Newark
Kansas
Missouri
Platte River
Nebraska
Stromsburg High School Nearing Completion Pace Accelerates
The Stromsburg high school building, cost $100000, is progressing rapidly and should be ready for occupancy by February 1. The first floor and auditorium are nearly finished and a Christmas program by the school musical groups will be staged in the new auditorium.
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Stromsburg
Presbyterian Church invites open attendance for Sunday program
Next Sunday December 1 the National Loyalty Commission recommends a morning 11 o'clock service with short talks and other worshipful exercises. In the evening the fourth address in the series Building The Temple Of Life will discuss Temples Of God. All are welcome including nonmembers and families. Miss Wilma Shore, superintendent. Children 8 to 12 welcomed.
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National Loyalty Commission
Temples of God
Wilma Shore
Thanksgiving Services Unite Local Churches In Stromsburg
The Methodist and Eden Baptist churches held a combined Thanksgiving service in the Methodist church with a strong music program. Rev A H McKee preached on The Road of the Loving Heart. A large crowd attended and local news notes cover residents and upcoming plans.
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Methodist
The
Eden Baptist Churches
A. H. McKee
Eden Church
Stromsburg
Bure
Albert Johnson
Burg
Nebraska’s First Governor Inaugurated in 1854
The article recalls Nebraska’s 1854 inauguration of territorial governor Francis Burt. It notes Nebraska was then a territory and Burt served as the first governor, marking a foundational moment in the state’s early governance.
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Nebraska
Francis Burt
Leigh and Osceola Battle to Scoreless Draw
Leigh and Osceola played a scoreless clash on Leigh’s field as Parker’s Bulldogs rally late. Fumbles marred the game with cold hands and minimal passing while Joy Rogers Long and Irland made solid gains for Osceola and Leigh.
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Kenneth Johnson
Leigh
Osceola
Parker
Bulldogs
Joy
Rogers
Long
Irland
Local farm chatter and social notes from Hackberry area
Hackberry reports Foy Rosenberry shelled corn for Frank Hamsa Rollie Stephenson and Lee Campbell Monday. Cliff Hawley shipped a truck load of hogs to Omaha Monday evening. John Bonds visited York Monday afternoon. Mrs Bert Pryce and son from Thayer were supper guests at Lawrence Hoffer’s Monday evening. Gladys Hoffer from Omaha spent the weekend with her parents. W L Obrist was kicked by a mule last Thursday and seriously injured. A number from Hackberry attended the funeral of Mrs Ralph Ball at Shelby Sunday afternoon. Miss Harriett Smith of Osceola visited Ruth Bond’s school last Friday.
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the Eden Baptist Church
Scott Hall
Camp Fire Girls
Jack Minnick
Lincoln
Gileaners Society
The
Eden Baptist Church
John Bailey
Eric Ericson
Wesley Ericson
Walter Dale
Gothenburg
Olaf Johnson
Foy Rosenberry
Frank Hamsa
Rollie Stephenson
Lee Campbell
Cliff Hawley
Omaha
John Bonds
York
Bert Pryce and Son
Thayer
Lawrence Hoffer
Gladys Hoffer
W. L. Obrist
Hackberry
Ralph Ball
Shelby
Harriett Smith
Osceola
Ruth Bond
Mack Suddath
George Abts
M. E. Hospital
Fred Rumph
Clarkson Hospital
Victor School
Thelma Blazer
Faye Chaney
Ed Dornan
Leonard Backlund
Roy Johnson
Violet Rasp
Wesleyan
John Rasp
Shelby Hospital
J. W. Stiverson
Otto Olson
Ashland
August Thelen Jr
John Mettlen
Winside
Mary
Bessie LaVelle
Margaret Gabriel
Fullerton
Margaret
Alfred Kuhnel
Glen Moon
Frank Kuhnel
Gene
Emery Kuhnel
Jake Cole
Methodist Church announces weekly schedule and next week themes
Regular services are listed with times for Sunday worship and Epworth League. The morning message next Sunday is The Meaning of the Cross and the evening program features Around the World. A 23 person cast led by the Anti saloon League plan a December 8 joint church program.
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THE
Methodist Church
H. Collier
Epworth
King’s Heralds
Ruth Stewart
Margaret Randall
Anti-saloon League
Walnut timber boom near Pawnee City drives factory demand
Walnut timber abundance near Pawnee City boosts local industry with buyers on the field. Ten cars of Icgs to be shipped from Du Bois soon. Government land near Valentine noted as a ram preservation area. Nebraska maintains four state marks at Nebraska City Chadron Grand Island and Broken Bow, each a distinct beauty spot now or planned for the future.
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Pawnee
du Bois
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Chadron
Grand Island
Broken Bow
Nebraska Roads Aim for All Year Use with Snow Fences and Gravel
Nebraska's highway program expands snow fence to about 600 miles and adds 100 miles this year under state engineer, with fencing allowed after October 15. Gravel maintenance is sped up on worn surfaces as gas tax funds permit, aiming to hard surface trunk lines and keep roads usable in winter. The goal: best possible roads kept year round and paid for when built.
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Nebraska
State Department
Highway Department
Thanksgiving Day Service At St Pauls Lutheran Osceola
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites all to a 11 15 am Thanksgiving service followed by a Ladies Aid Harmony Society dinner with a fifty cent adult and twenty five cent child charge. A quilt auction will close bids by 2 pm. Advent begins next Sunday with English worship 10 30 am Swedish 11 am and 7 30 pm vespers. Communion 11 am in English the week after.
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Ladies Aid
The
Harmony Society
Osceola
Stromsburg
Geterie
FO FM
Three Stall farms sell at Osceola auction in Polk County
Osceola last Friday auctioned 320 acres in three parcels off Polk County land by Osceola Realty Auction Co. J Augustine bought the home place for 158.50 an acre. Arnold Grossnicklaus added an eighty at 154.50 and Hubert Bernt bought an adjoining eighty at 134.50. The final quarter remained unsold. Leon Merrick won a cash prize for closest guessing price. all 150 guesses were below the sale price. Over eighteen months the company sold 17,200 acres in NE KS IA for 666,205, with 2,160 Polk County acres fetching 332,640 total.
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Polk County
Osceola
Osceola Realty Auction Company
Co. J. Augustine
Arnold Grossnicklaus
Hubert Bernt
Leon Merrick
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Club Meeting Held At Wieseman Home On Thanksgiving Theme
The club met November 21 at Helen Wieseman's home with 18 members present for a Thanksgiving poem. The vice president led due to the president’s absence and officers were elected in the afternoon. Tess Dunn coordinated the program, lunch was served, and the next meeting is December 5 at Vera Wieseman's home.
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Helen Wieseman
Tess Dunn
Morys
Vera
Sunday Visits and Care Notes From Rudolf Urban Home
Mr and Mrs Leo Kresha and boys visited Rudolf Urban. Max Harvey son of Harry Hennings returned home but remains under daily doctor care. Will Zimmerman and Jamita visited Columbus for James Farris Jr household goods sale. James Farris Sr in Hastings hospital is nearing end of life with nourishment by straw. Brady Boone from Fremont helps with corn picking at Rudolf Urban farm. Juanita Osceola visitors to Mrs James Farris Sr home.
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Leo Kresha
Rudolf Urban Home
Max Harvey
Harry Hennings
Will Zimmerman
Jamita
Columbus
James Farris, Jr
James Farris
Hastings
Brady Boone
Fremont
Rudolf Urban Farm
Juanita
Hospital thanks note from Dr Collins
Dr C R Collins thanks friends for calls flowers and cheer during hospital stay appreciating the support and prayers received from readers and colleagues.
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C. R. Collins
Community Notes From Shelby and Area
Shelby hosts Royal Neighbor meeting at Woodman Hall with Mrs. John Brandt as hostess. Numerous local visits, births, illnesses, obituaries, and Thanksgiving travel fill this community roundup, including a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Mack Suddath and Mrs. Ralph Ball’s passing at Shelby Hospital. A Thanksgiving food sale supports Strain Hall and Strain’s Store. A humorous highway tale interrupts the notes with Lawrence Shaw’s encounter with a gravel truck.
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Kensington
Woodman Hall
John Brandt
Herbert Hassler
Mary Kumph
Peru
Ilinois
Shelby
Henry Kumph
Herman Anderson
Mary Ann
Oscar Anderson
Local Social and Community Notes from Gresham Area
Sun day visitors the Burrel Foxes at Roy Thomas and Fred Marriott homes near Gresham. Valley M E Missionary Society meets Dec 4 at Mrs Phillip Wieseman Osceola. Owen Horst of Cedar Rapids Nebr visited his mother Mrs Emily Horst and brother Roy. Ellen Calhoun and Evelyn Matheson of Osceola visited Mr and Mrs Carl Wieseman. Emerson Keebaugh shipped cattle to Omaha and stayed there early this week. Chris Wieseman hosted a card party Friday. Elmer Horst and Harold Wieseman visited from Hastings and York, respectively. Local men attended the Osceola land sale Friday afternoon. Lloyd Hansen of Silver Creek visited Merle Wieseman. Record Ads Pay Dividends.
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Burrel Fox
Roy Thomas
Fred Marriott
The
Valley M. E. Missionary Society
Phillip Wieseman
Osceola
Owen Horst
Cedar Rapids
Nebr
Emily Horst
Brother Roy
Carl Wieseman
Ellen Calhoun
Evelyn Matheson
Emerson Keebaugh
Omaha
Chris ‘Wieseman
Elmer Horst
York
Harold Wieseman
Hastings
Lloyd Hansen
Silver Creek
Merle ‘Wieseman
Bellevue Nebraska’s Oldest Continuous White Settlement
Bellevue is described as Nebraska’s oldest continuous white settlement with no known founding date, referred to as the Plymouth Rock of Nebraska. The note emphasizes its historic status and elusive origins.
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Bellevue
Nebraska
Plymouth Rock
Nebraskans Pretty True to Marriage Vows
A Department of Commerce report shows Nebraska in 1928 had 6.5 marriages for every divorce, with 1538 divorces and 2.22 divorces per 100 people. High literacy and stable living conditions are cited as factors supporting strong marriage vows.
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Nebraska
Department of Commerce
United States
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Stromsburg Drug
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John Cunningham
John Christensen
City
A. B. Hedbloom
Albert
A. C. Morrill
Frank Anderson
Genoa
Anna Anderson
Barber
Phillips
Phillips Oil Company
Earl Burke
H. Christensen
E & M Style Shop
Osceola, Nebraska
Valentine
North Platte Valley
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Maple Leaf Club
Sam Dotson
Oceanside
California
M. J. Arner
Wesley Brazee
John Duren and
Son Terrance
Father Schradter
Ohio
Elaine McBeth
C. W. Moon
Friend
Sacred Heart Church
Strain
John Schneider
Havelock
David City
Maude Harriet Weaver
Lawrence Shaw
Omha
Shaw
Lawrence
Shaws
Gresham
Farmers State Bank
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