Two Men Sentenced for Dvorak Filling Station Attempted Robbery
Two men were sentenced to Nebraska penal institutions last Tuesday for the September 20 attempted robbery of the Dvorak Filling Station. They had been jailed since Sept 20. one man, shot in the arm by Henry Struebing, the night attendant, was treated at David City hospital. The defendants hailed from California and Pennsylvania.
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Nebraska
Dvorak
David City
Henry Struebing
Dvorak Station
California
Pennsylvania
David City Banner
Fund Drive Aims to Help Young Janice Marie Kuna
Friends in Butler county have launched a fundraising drive for 15 month old Janice Marie Kuna who lost both eyes to a tumor. Surgeons removed her sight to save her life and 44 contributors have given over 500 dollars as the drive continues in the county Ulysses Dispatch.
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Charles Kunasek Jr
Butler County
Janice Marie
Ulysses Dispatch
Robbers Loot Elderly Couples in Colfax County Break‑In
Two elderly couples were awakened about 1 am Thursday when three men forced entry through a window and locked them in a closet. The intruders ransacked the home for about an hour and fled with $17 and the couples’ 46 Ford. Road blocks were set but the suspects had already escaped.
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Colfax County
Fires Strike Three Times As Barn, Hay Burn at Trainor Farm
Central City reports three linked fires with the latest destroying a large barn and two tons of hay at the Joe Trainor farm seven miles east. Firemen faced a series of disasters as superstition mirrored events last week and again Saturday morning.
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Central City
Joe Trainor
Gravel bids sought for 240 miles across 17 counties
The State Highway Department will accept bids October 8 for about 30 000 cubic yards of gravel to resurface and maintain over 240 miles in 17 counties. Work includes gravel resurfacing on Highway 39 from Genoa to Silver Creek and widening U S Highway 30 between Grand Island and Chapman, begun Monday.
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State Highway Dept
Genoa
Silver Creek
Grand Island
Chapman
Clarks News
Robbery report hits Merrick County sheriff log
Merrick County Sheriff reports a vehicle belonging to James Bank of Illsboro Wisconsin was broken into at a motel entrance. Clothes and luggage totaling 700 dollars were stolen through a ventilator. The incident is recorded in the Central City Republican.
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Merrick County
James Bank
Illsboro
Wis
Central City
Republican
Pin-pointing Painless Dental Human Relations
William H. Seager D D S of North Platte authored Pin-pointing Painless Dental Human Relations in the October issue of Cal, a nationally circulated trade journal, reported in the Lincoln County Tribune.
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William H. Seager
North Platte
Cal
Lincoln County Tribune
Cattle Killed and Missing After Farm Night Incident
Nine head of cattle were killed or destroyed and several more are missing following an incident at Gordon C Clausen farm in Nashville last Thursday night. Gordon had 92 cattle unloaded from railroad cars when they became restless and broke fences. Thirty seven ran onto railroad tracks where two trains killed five and injured nine others, who later died or were shot.
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Gordon C. Clausen
Nashville
Gordon
Blair Enterprise
Scotia Community Club Eyes Joint Athletic Field Plan
October meeting notes show Scotia Community Club considering a joint football baseball and track field. The club reported the school would purchase land to expand existing facilities per the Scotia Register.
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Scotia Community Club
Scotia Register
St Paul Rejects Pool Plan After Drowning Tragedy
In a special election Friday St Paul voters defeated a proposed public swimming pool by 142 to 242 with only 40 percent in favor. The council had placed the issue on the ballot after four children died in a farm pool in July, according to the St Paul Phonograph.
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St. Paul
Former Geneva Resident Held in Hermosa Beach Slaying
William R. Stewart, a recently discharged marine, is jailed in Hermosa Beach California for the Saturday night slaying of Mrs. Miriam Evelyn Lake. He was a former Geneva resident and was described as shell shocked in World War II by Geneva Signal reporters who knew him.
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William R. Stewart
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Miriam Evelyn Lake
Geneva
Geneva Signal
Sutton war bride to visit Holland with two daughters
Mrs Albert Griess of the Sutton community is returning to Holland after five years, traveling with her two daughters aged four and eight months. The trip marks a return to the country she left as a war bride.
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Albert Griess
Sutton
Holland
Cedar Falls and Clearwater guests visit Coe Brown home
Mrs Anna Krogh and Mrs Wm Hafer of Cedar Falls Iowa Mrs Lauretta Christenson Omaha and Mr and Mrs John Johnson of Clearwater were Sunday guests in the Coe Brown home.
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Anna Krogh
Wm. Hafer
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Lauretta Christenson
Omaha
John Johnson
Clearwater
Coe Brown
Osceola Bulldogs Blank Shelton 34–0 on Rainy Night
Rain-soaked Fairgrounds Field hosted Osceola as they shut out Shelton 34 to 0. With poor weather all first half and many players seeing time, the Bulldogs dominated while quarterback role shifts occurred due to illness.
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Fairgrounds
Osceola Bulldogs
Shelton
Hasemeister
Bense Shelton
Glen Brazee
Bob Colby
Gas Company Cooking School Draws 175 Attendees
The gas company held a cooking school in Osceola auditorium with 175 attendees. Lois Bamesberger demonstrated new techniques. prizes were awarded including a grand prize silverware to Mrs. E. A. Schnasse. Other winners included Carolyn Thompson and several Osceola residents, with officials from Lincoln and Columbus offices in attendance.
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Gas Company
Osceola
Lois Bamesberger
E. A. Schnasse
Carolyn Thompson
Arthur Johansen
Martha Walgreen
Sadie Jarmin
Mollie DeLand
Wilma Bollinger
Richard Boyd
Shelby
The
Thelma Bly
Extension Clubs Plan For Achievement Day
Polk County Extension Club women outline plans for their annual Achievement Day at the Parish Hall in Shelby on Tuesday October 16. The full day program starts at 10 with demonstrations on using an ironer a 4 H roll making a health film on cancer and a report from the State Council meeting. A noon covered dish meal follows.
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Polk County Extension Club
Shelby
State Council
Grand Island
Comedy Extension Womens Council
Osceola Schools Praised by State Department Official
Vernon E Hungate of the State Department of Public Instruction commends Osceola Schools after a recent visit. The report highlights library and textbook improvements, strong elementary instruction, updated desks, and health examinations while recommending continued building upgrades, library extension, and faculty expansion.
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Department of Public Instruction
Osceola
State Department of Public Instruction
Vernon E Hungate
Clair W. Wubber
Board of Education
Two Big Farm Sales Next Week
Two sales are advertised for October. The Nickell closing out sale on October 17 near Osceola includes machinery and livestock as the couple moves to town. Merrick and Noble auctioneers with Don Byers as clerk. The Waak sale on October 18 near Polk is a general clean up sale due to health. farm machinery cattle hogs and miscellaneous items will be sold.
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L. M. Nickell
Osceola
Nickells
Merrick and Noble
Don Byers
Carl Waak
Polk
Mr. Waak
Grand Island visitors at Hastings home
Mr and Mrs Joe Sullivan of Grand Island were Sunday visitors at the R N Hastings home.
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Joe Sullivan
Grand Island
R. N. Hastings
County Co ops Barbecue Set For Friday at Fairgrounds
Polk County ten cooperatives plan a Friday barbecue at the Osceola Fairgrounds with a noon beef and fish meal hosted by an all-male cooks staff. In case of bad weather, 1500 attendees will move to the Osceola High School auditorium. The event features entertainment from Dick Laski of KRVN and the Stromsburg Band, with Rev. Edick Anderson as general chairman and prize drawings from local cooperatives and suppliers.
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Dick Laski
KRVN
Stromsburg
Frank Robotka
Ames College
Fairgrounds
Edick Anderson
Osceola High School
Polk County
Farmers Union Oil Co
Martin Jones
Osceola
Federal Land Bank
Hil
Bert Buchta
Farmers Union
Orvile Hennings
Gresham
Farm Bureau
Ansel Fredrickson
Carl Sundberg
Shelby Elevator
H. E. Gonnerman
Polk
Ben Peterson
George Inness
Polk Farmers Produce
Willard Lindburg
Polk County Rea
Maurice Lindburg
Polk Produce
Co-op
Shelby
REA
Poems by Mrs. Elmer Allinder Scheduled for Publication
A book titled Li lac Magic by Mrs. Elmer Allinder will be published by The Story Book Press of Dallas Texas next year. It contains 76 poems in six sections with a foreword by Edna Neely and includes Autumn Interlude and The Pack Peddler. Allinder won a prize for There Is But a Step at the Nebraska Chaparrals convention.
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Elmer Allinder
Story Book Press
Dallas
Texas
Bob Jones
Mons Monson
Edna Neely
Lincoln
Nebraska
Allinder
Nebraska Chaparrals
North Platte
Etta Josephean Murry
Lakeland, Fla
Nebraska Hosts Hollywood Caravan to Celebrate Film Industry
A Hollywood caravan touring Nebraska for the industrys 50th anniversary opened in Lincoln with a governor luncheon attended by film figures Richard Widmark Zasu Pitts Jess White John Farrow Barbara Buck Diane Cassidy and writer Jonathon Lattimer. Local attendees included Mr and Mrs Oliver Schneider and Mr and Mrs Perry Sapp.
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Lincoln
Peterson
Victor Anderson
Richard Widmark
Zasu Pitts
Jess White
John Farrow
Margaret Sullivan
Barbara Buick
Diane Cassidy
Jonathon Lattimer
Cornhusker Hotel
Oliver Schneider
Perry Sapp
Movietime
U.S. A
Hollywood
Dr Klaas Opens General Practice in Osceola
Dr R E Klaas starts general practice in Osceola occupying the late Dr Earl Gullberg's offices. He opened last Monday after buying equipment a week ago and moved with Mrs Klaas to the Croisant house on Osceola's south side. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 with appointments only in forenoon.
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R. E. Klaas
Earl A. Gullberg
Homecoming Friday at Osceola Heavily Contested
Osceola hosts Polk High for Homecoming Friday with a parade at 2 30 p m through uptown and a halftime crowning of the football queen Candidate Demaris Johnson JoAnn Carlson Verneta Ferris and Glenna Richards Queen selected by students Football players Jack Schott James Sterup Dick Alt Glenn Brazee Kenneth Esau eyeing captaincy Both teams undefeated in the Goldenrod Conference and the crowd expected large as Osceola outweighs Polk but scores suggest a toss up for the conference title.
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Osceola Friay
Polk
Osceola
Goldenrod
Demaris Johnson
JoAnn Carlson
Verneta Ferris
Glenna Richards
Jack Schott
James Sterup
Dick Alt
Glenn Brazee
Kenneth Esau
Social Calendar notes October club meetings and hostesses
Garden Club meets October 16 at 7 36 with Mrs Bond hosting. Wesley Chapel Club gathers October 17 with Mrs Schmoker assisting. Ride A Wee s October 19 with Mrs Timm. PEO hosts October 17 by Harriet Johnson. Kensington Eastern Star visits Mrs Campbell October 16 at 7 30. St Francis Hospital Auxiliary meets October 15 hosted by Mrs Norton.
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Garden Club
Fred Bond
Wesley ,Chapel Club
Ben Schmoker
Harry Brazee
Ride-A-Wees
Lillian Timm
Harriet Johnson
Eastern Star Kensington
Phil Campbell
W. W. Norton
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs Wallace and Craven Visit Mrs Pickrell in Waco
Mrs. O. O. Wallace and Mrs. John Craven visited Mrs. Ray Pickrell in Waco on Tuesday, sharing social plans and catching up during the week.
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O. O. Wallace
John Craven
Ray Pickrell
Waco
Proclamation Declares It Is Movie Time in Nebraska 1951
Governor Val Peterson proclaims October 1 to November 30, 1951 as IT'S MOVIETIME NEBRASKA to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first dedicated motion picture theatre and to urge citizens to join the Golden Jubilee, noting the industry’s impact on culture, education, and national prosperity.
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Val Peterson
Nebraska
American Motion Picture Theatre
James 8. Pittenger
Osceola Community Council to Meet at Court House
The Osceola Community Council will meet at 7 30 p m in the Court House on Tuesday October 16 All members should be present. Homer P Bollinger Secretary.
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Osceola
Court House
Homer P. Bollinger
Secy
County Extension Council re elects officers for 1952
Polk County Extension Council officers were announced for 1952 with Chairman Mrs George Tiaden and Vice Chair Mrs Lavelle Lamoree. Re elected chairmen include Mrs J C Throck Morton and Mrs Alvin Burke. The meeting also set next year's demonstration projects emphasizing mending and repair, draperies, and time and energy saving at home. A special dried fruit foods demo will be offered to clubs.
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George Tiaden
Lavelle
Osceola duo heads to Africa via New York for work
Jack Harrison and Merna Lee Quick left Osceola last Monday bound for New York to board a flight to Africa. They will join an American construction firm already operating there, aiming to stay at least a year. Harrison formerly worked at Sigler Garage and Quick served in Polk County Welfare.
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Jack Harrison
Merna Lee Quick
Osceola
New York
Africa
Harrison
Sigler Garage
Merna
Polk County Welfare
Court House
Miss Quick
Mr. Harrison
September Weather Delays corn Maturation and Frost Arrival
The September weather kept corn green with cool wet conditions through the month and frost hit on the 28th. Harold Klingman at Osceola reports 2.12 inches of rain on 13 days, with largest totals on the 5th and 12th. Birth notices: Bruce Berck's son Terry Lee born October 3. Harold Headlee of York welcomes Kevin Douglas born October 9. Mary Ann Berck and Lois Dings, from California, staying at Wm. Berck home. Lois works at Bank of America in San Leandro.
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Harold Klingman
Osceola
Bruce Berck
Terry Lee
Harold Headlee
York
Kevin Douglas
Mary Ann Berck
Lois Dinges
California
Wm. Berck
Lois
Bank of America
San Leandro
Local Reader Praises Jim Sterup in Shelton Osceola Game
A Osceola fan commends Jim Sterup for monopolizing play in the Shelton Osceola game last Friday night and predicts rising recognition if he keeps improving, comparing him to Tom Novak. The piece also notes vivid Nebraska football reflections and Manhattan flood recovery.
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Osceola
Jim Sterup
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Polk High
Polk County Extension News
County Extension Council
Atc
Weenee
Soaeee
Carleton Anderson
Manhattan
Kansas State
Lowell Bremser
Blue Howell
Howell
Bremser
Cornhuskers
Topeka
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