Election of Geo W Crozier as Polk County Schools Superintendent
In Polk County news Prof Geo W Crozier is elected Superintendent of Schools, running as a Republican and winning a clear majority while continue serving as Stromsburg principal during the campaign. Also notes social visits, bank examiner tours, light snowfall, and local happenings including repairs and harness shop plans.
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Geo. W. Crozier
Polk County
Stromsburg
H. F. Henderson
York
Jerome
Cline
S. S. Smith
Greenbriar
Wm. Heitzman
Platte
F. A. Query
Shelby
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Effie Dennison
Seldon
Kansas
Daniel Jarmin
King & Bittner
A. P. Mickeys
W. J. Conklyn
Local Notables Visit and New Farm House Begins
Mrs M A Webster and daughter leave Osceola after Thanksgiving visit with son C J Webster. E W Havey of Salt Lake City visits Osceola on return from the east, a pioneer who built the original county home. George Rummell and Louie Chauner begin building a farm house on Dr Whaley’s land southwest of Shelby and plan a carpenter partnership. Orren and Hannah Houtz visit with local families as blacksmith W H Nance opens a new shop in the Henderson warehouse.
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M. A. Webster
C V Warner
Waverly
C J Webster
E. W. Havey
Salt Lake City
Lawson Shaw
Mr. Havey
C M Pulver
George Rummell
Louie Chauner
Dr. Whaley
Shelby
Lockard
Chauner
Rummell
L. R. Wilson
H. J. Mc Beth
Polk
Alta Dey
Bradshaw
Arthur Johnson
Oberg & Johnson
Orren Houtz
Hannah Houtz
Hebron
Houtz
Rutter
C W Houtz
T W Rutter
W H Nance
Henderson Warehouse
G. T. Ray
Local Stroke Strikes Mrs Jarmin, Leaves Ill
Mrs. Daniel Jarmin suffered a stroke Tuesday afternoon and lies critically ill at her home. Doctors fear another stroke due to her age, and prognosis is poor. The report notes the family’s concern as she fights to recover.
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Daniel Jarmin
Osceola Defeats Friend 19 to 0 at Morningside Field
Osceola earned another win Friday by overwhelming Friend 19 to 0 at Morningside Field. Coach Sidenstricker’s squad showed strong effort, limiting Friend to the goal line only once and keeping the visitors from threatening the Osceola line.
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Osceola
Friend
Morningside Field
Sidenstricker
J. C. Kukendall
Nebraska Gas & Electric Co
York
BE. C. Schmid
Norfolk
Kuykendall
Local Electric
Continental Gas and Electric Co
Nebraska Gas & Electric Company
Blue River Power Co
Seward
Twarling Brothers
Roy Iler
Otto Daum
Gust Bodine
Daum
Milo Joy
Papillion
George Humphrey
Night Owl Bridge Club
Harry Pratt
Fred Schuman
Lloyd Timm
Farm In Polk County Plots For Estate Sale Near Osceola
Estate of Julius A. Johansen offers 160 acres at 10 miles NE of Osceola and 8 miles NW of Shelby. 80 acres tillable plow land and 80 acres pasture with a 5 room house barn for 8 horses corn crib and granary. Possession March 1 1936. Legal NW1 17-15-1. Administrators Verner and H A Johansen of Mills Mills Osceola.
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Osceola
Shelby
Julius A. Johansen
Polk County
Verner Johansen
H. A. Johansen
Mills & Mills
School Notes Highlights From Primary Classes and Depart
The notes report activities across grades from first through eighth. Pupils enjoyed the Pilgrims theme materials and visitors such as Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Inness. Birthdays Janet Kepner and Pauline Melin are noted, while several students missed days due to illness and colds. The week includes book week, a pre Thanksgiving story hour, and a spelling contest with a party for the Home Homenics room.
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George Inness
Jimmie
Janet Kepner
Colleen
Patty O’grady
Kearney
Pauline Melin
Gene Cole
Norton
Jarmin
Eugene O’grady
Damrosch
Clinton O’grady
Nebraska
Wayne LeSuer
Phyllis Fineey
Lawrence Jackson
Burdette Backlund
A Few Giggles Lacerated Heart
A youthful tabloid note quotes "Young Dick" claiming his heart is lacerated and asks who the lass is, reflecting a playful gossip tone from An swers Magazine.
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Answers Magazine
I am connected with some of the best families
A brief social note records the speaker claiming broad connections to prominent families, with a follow up question about whether the link was by telephone. The exchange hints at social networking habits in a mid century context.
First Stopping Place
A quip contrasts travel plans with a stop at a savings bank. The exchange hints at financial prudence shaping a vacation horizon.
We’ll Say Sol Is Musical Joke Exchange
A brief witty exchange features a parent prompting about his son’s musical talent and the humorous reply that he even uses a piano key to open the front door. The playful vignette highlights family humor and a lighthearted take on music appreciation.
Career Nurse-It's a boy Confirmed Golfer-Hurray
Career nurse reports a baby boy born to a line of professionals. A celebrated golfer’s caddie shouts success as news arrives from London Opinion, marking a joyful family milestone and sports connection.
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London
Cramped Quarters and Intimate Moments Captured
A short, evocative exchange depicts two people lingering on cramped space and intimate memory. One person recalls a constant image of the other, while the other notes feelings of smallness and vulnerability in their closeness.
Sentence Without a Verb In A Question Prompts Debate
A classroom exchange questions if a sentence can omit a verb while a judge’s son responds affirmatively. The dialogue centers on a thirty day period and challenges traditional grammar expectations.
Beauty Parlor Blues and Sly Barbs on Time
A brief comic exchange weighs a salon chatter on time as a healer. One patron critiques a rival’s skills, while another quips the subject may be funny but not a beauty specialist, capturing light humor in a local page.
Brainy Fish Debate Sparks Dinner Table Exchange
A playful chat unfolds about whether fish boosts brain power. A friend questions the idea, joking that her husband consumes much fish, implying he is well fed and perhaps clever.
Insomnia Conversation Sparks Morning Woes
A brief exchange shows White asking about insomnia and Black replying with “Terrible” and “I can’t even sleep when it’s time to get up” in a terse dialogue.
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Answers Magazine
Aing the Concrete Tit Bits Moment in Quiet Car Scene
A Tit Bits Magazine vignette depicts a tense moment as a wife falls from a car and a man asks when he noticed it. The scene emphasizes silence and shock amid a troubling incident.
Namesake cities share Philadelphia mail mix ups
A Philadelphia United Press correspondent reports that mail from six U S cities named Philadelphia causes confusion in daily delivery. Additional Philadelphias exist in New York Mississippi Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri with sizes from 817 to 2 537 residents.
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Philadelphia
United States
Philadelphias
Philadelphia United Press
Mississippi
New York
Tennessee
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Philadelphia Road
Philadelphia Point
N. Y
Society of Friends
New Philadelphia
Made in U S A Not Always True for Garments
Collier's Weekly notes that many New York clothing houses have garments cut and sewn in the West Indies Mexico the Philippines and Japan because total costs including shipping are lower than production in U S factories. This exposes a gap between labeling and actual production.
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U. S
America
New York City
West Indies
Mexico
Philippines
Japan
Collier's Weekly
Bermuda Auto Ban Leaves Few Trucks on Roads
Since 1908 Bermuda restricted motor cars to a few trucks after resident petitions. One petition signed by 112 American hotel guests included Woodrow Wilson Samuel L Clemens and Rear Admiral Upshur. Wilson drafted the petition.
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Bermuda
Woodrow Wilson
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Upshur
No Hope Chronic Complaint Excerpt Quoted
A Tit Bits Magazine snippet shows a doctor diagnosing a chronic ailment while a patient asks for quiet and mentions a person in the next room in a terse dialogue.
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Tit-Bits
Mose and Rastus Twins Stir Capper's Weekly
A fragment from Capper's Weekly notes twins at a house causing a boisterous uproar. One twin is a boy, the other a girl, and both are described in humorous contrast.
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Mose
Bose
Rastus
Capper
Dentist switch from riveter due to shakiness
In dialogue a patient asks if the dentist has long practice and the dentist explains he used to be a steel riveter but became too shaky to work on high buildings.
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Answers Magazine
The Weeklies Chronicle: An Old Paper’s Enduring Tale
A venerable town publication speaks of its long history and service to the community. The piece reflects on aging mills, houses, and hotels alongside the paper’s continuity from youth and war to marriages and fortunes, claiming persistence through time. It asserts the paper remains up to date while surveying past and future events.
Press Freedom as Shield Against Dictatorship
National Chairman Raymon Pitcairn argues that censorship spreads in Europe but America maintains a free press. He credits newspapers and editors with defending free speech and warns enslaved media equals enslaved people, urging public support for journalism as a guardian of liberty.
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Europe
Napleon
America
Repairing Machines With High Velocity Metal Sprays
A Popular Mechanics description details a rebuilding method where worn machine parts are repaired by spraying metal at high speed to fuse into grooves and ridges. Screw threads are cut, parts sprayed, then smoothed for long wear with an electrically driven gun firing particles at 2700 feet per second.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
New Fossil Wood Type Found by UC Paleontologists
University of California paleontologists report discovery of a new fossilized wood type, schilderia adamanica, at the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. The find expands beyond the two previously described fossil woods known by scientific names.
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University of California
Petrified Forest National Monument
Arizona
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