Methodist Church Notes Highlight Community Sessions
Sunday School at 10 Morning Worship at 11 The church hosts a Sunday sermon on The Church and Citizenship W C I U meets at Mrs Hennings home and Ladies Aid plans for October 23 Choir rehearsal Thursday 7 30 P M National Preaching Mission in Omaha October 22 25 with Dr E Stanley Jones as speaker Junior and Intermediate Leagues meet Sunday 4 6 P M for a reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Monkman Fellowship of Youth meets Monday evening in church parlors Albert C Monkman Pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.I. U
Hennings
Ladies Aid Committee
D. B. Hulquist
S. T. Crouse
Mable Backlund
Millie Dahlburg
W. H. Clark
National Preaching Mission
Omaha
E. Stanley Jones
Missionary Meeting At Lutheran Church Features Miss Verna Lofgren
The Woman's Missionary Society hosts Miss Verna Lofgren from China as speaker for a general missionary meeting with all invited. Lunch will follow, donations encouraged. Also listed are weekly activities: Confirmation Class, Junior Mission Band, Sunday School, Morning Worship, Vespers, Choir Practice, and Harmony Society at Miss Alinda Fernandez's home.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
China
Verna Lofgren
Harmony Society
Alinda Fernandez
For Sale 1936 F-20 Farmall Tractor Offers
Classified notice advertises a 1936 Farmall F-20 tractor for sale priced at 425 dollars with terms. Also offers subscriptions for Lincoln and Omaha Daily News and invites readers to phone orders at Shelby area 166.
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Shelby
Lincoln
Omaha
Side Glances A collection of aphorisms and observations
A compilation of witty maxims on marriage, wisdom, money, class, and rural life. It touches on chores, fame, naturalists, and the sea, offering pithy commentary on habits, reform, and human quirks across everyday topics.
Interference Causes Sleepy Classroom Exchange
A humorous exchange features a professor rebutting a student who complains about noise. The student retorts that the professor’s loudness kept him from sleeping, highlighting lighthearted classroom dynamics.
Quack Quack Banter Sparks Duck Firm Joke
A humorous snippet from Legion Weekly features a quip about running a duck firm and a reply that business is declining, reflecting light office banter and the period's wit.
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Legion Weekly
Fresh Complexion Quip Sparks Banter Among Attendees
In a light exchange, one speaker remarks on a girl's complexion with humor about moderation. The other replies half joking that freshness is welcome yet not overdone, highlighting social playfulness at the event.
Right to the Point Mother a twenty page letter from James
A brief extract reports James writes a long letter to his mother in which he declares his love for his daughter. The fragment conveys affectionate content and a personal message within a family correspondence.
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James
Mrs Jawish and Mrs Peck Exchange Barbed Remark
A brief overheard exchange features Mrs Jawish asking about hair length and Mrs Peck retorting with a sharp label, calling her opponent a coward. The snippet captures a tense social moment with vivid insult.
Fried Chickens Ignite Diner Debate
In a playful exchange a diner asks for fried unhatched chickens after a cookout line excuses no fried chicken today. The remark teases menu limits and sparks humorous banter about future offerings.
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Walter
Private letter addressed to John sparks intimate exchange
A couple discuss a letter labeled strictly private meant for John. The dialogue reveals a confidential message between lovers, hinting at secrecy and personal stakes.
Child Requests a Fish Catch From Unsuccessful Angler
A brief cartoon-like moment shows a child asking an angler to display a catch while the mother admonishes the child to say please first, highlighting a playful family dynamic.
Credulity Reflected in Dialogue
A brief literary exchange centers on belief and credulity. Willie Wibbles affirms his self confidence while Miss Cayenne calls some men credulous, highlighting contrasting attitudes toward trust and self belief.
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Willie Wibbles
Miss Cayenne
Pyramids Built Over Centuries as Government Job
In a Pathfinder Magazine exchange, a guide notes the pyramids required centuries to construct while a tourist observes that the government funded the project. The remark highlights the government's long term role in ancient Egypt's monumental building.
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Egypt
Pyramids
Pathfinder Magazine
Painter with a nose for sales and a meat trick
A cartoonish tale describes a renowned animal painter who rubs raw meat on a painted rabbit to trigger a reaction from Mrs. Billions. His ploy aims to lure her into buying the artwork, showcasing a com mercial genius in a humorous light.
Artist paints futuristic designs on apartment blocks
An artist transformed bare walls of ultra modern flats in Austria and Germany into scenic murals. The painted sides drew public praise and led to further commissions. Soon dozens of houses wore ships, birds and action figures in decorative designs.
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Austria
Germany
Poetry as Profession Then and Now
The piece notes that a century ago poets could live well on poetry while today many dismiss poetry as a career. It cites Robert Browning’s father allowing poetry as a profession in the 1830s and contrasts with modern attitudes.
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Robert Browning
Business as a Mindful Pursuit in Golf Era
Mr. Dustin Stax defines business as a mental discipline kept ready to steady a man’s thoughts beyond worry about golf scores. The exchange casts business as a practical focus separate from sport.
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Dustin Stax
Diner Receives Odd Caterpillar Sausage Mix-Up
In Windsor Star style a diner orders sausage but the waiter brings a brown caterpillar on cabbage prompting a humorous kitchen mix-up. The brief item notes the oddity and reactions in a local dining scene.
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Windsor Star
Flag Order Targets 20 Million for Birmingham Coronation
A Birmingham based concern received orders for twenty million British flags to be used during the coronation next year. The large order signals strong public anticipation and official preparation for the royal event.
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Birmingham
England
Katherine Can You Swim Cleveland No
In a brief item, Katherine asks if someone can swim and Cleveland retorts no, labeling the exchange as a light Cleveland Record moment.
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Katherine
Cleveland
What Will Happen If Invention Fails
A fragmentary exchange shows a character pressing for results as another mentor hints at consequences. The terse wording conveys tension over a looming outcome and the stakes of an untested idea.
Henry and the portable garage mystery
A brief note records a quirky incident where Henry recalls the portable garage, while Oddf mentions tying the dog nearby and a cat appearing in the scene. The exchange preserves light domestic humor and local character.
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Henry
Noisy Youngster Echoes Through Family Laughs
A humorous snapshot shows a parent describing their baby with playful traits. The child is said to resemble the mother in eyes and nose while the voice is humorously likened to a motor horn. The exchange captures light family banter and affection.
India Shifts to Tractors as Agriculture Faces Modernization
The Canadian National Railways agricultural department notes India’s 350 million population relies on farming though practices lag behind modern methods. Tractor plowing could replace eight to ten bullock pairs, boosting cultivation on weed plagued, underdeveloped fields. Canadian machinery proved successful in trials.
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India
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
New York Times
Beekeeper Privileges Expanded in Czechoslovakia
The Czechoslovak ministry of agriculture announced that bees are domestic animals under the legal system. Beekeepers will receive the same privileges as breeders of other domestic animals, including access to cheap sugar foods to lower honey production costs.
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Ministry of Agriculture
Man Deters Rampaging Bull in Warsaw Street Charge
A mad bull escaped a cattle drove and charged Warsaw's main street. A taxi driver leaped out, flung his coat at the beast, and dodged its charges as the crowd fled. After several passes, the bull wore itself out and two policemen chased it down.
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Warsaw
Poland
First Jewish Dictionary Planned by Moscow Institute
A three volume dictionary of the Jewish language, containing about 60 000 words, is being prepared for publication by the Institute of Jewish Proletarian Culture of the White Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
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Institute of Jewish Proletarian Culture
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow
The Astrological Houses Overview
The twelve divisions of the sky used in astrology for casting horoscopes each with specific meanings. They include life fortune relatives children health marriage death religion dignities friends enemies and benefactors.
License to Sell Real Estate in Frontier Estate Case
Polk County Nebraska district court hears petition by Josephine Stachura administratrix to sell described real property of Frank Stachura to pay debts. Hearing set for November 9 1936 at Osceola with notice published in The Osceola Record four weeks prior. Justice Hastings presiding. Wilber M Johnston attorney.
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L. S. Hastings
Wilber M. Johnston
Polk County Legal Notice Involving Union Pacific Entities
Clarence W. Anderson sues Olga M. Johnson and others to quiet title to NW quadrant of Section 9 in Township 14N Range 3W Polk County Nebraska. The action seeks to remove a cloud from a lost Union Pacific Railway Company deed and establish ownership by the plaintiff and others. Defendants must answer by November 23, 1936. Mills & Mills, Attorneys.
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District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
Clarence W. Anderson
Olga M. Johnson
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railway Company
August Anderson
President Roosevelt Expands Government Bureaus
The president announced the creation of more than fifty new bureaus to manage government operations and improve public administration.
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Roosevelt
Order to show cause in Albin ward sale of real estate
In Polk County Nebraska the district court orders Jennie L Gilbert guardianship sale of Northwest Quarter Southeast Quarter Section 16 Township 14 North Range 2 West to pay guardians debts. J A Albin guardian must show cause Nov 9 1936 why license to sell should not be granted. Publication to Osceola Record for three weeks.
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Josephine Stachura
Frank Stachura
Polk County
Nebraska
District Court Room
Osceola
J. A. Albin
Jennie L. Gilbert
Union Pacific Railway Company
Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad Company
Harry D. Landis
District Court
Guardian
Osceola Record
Chambers
Seward
Seward County
Notice of Final Report in Scholastyka Laska Estate
In Polk County Nebraska the county court hears final account and petition for final settlement and heirship determination for the estate of Scholastyka Laska Deceased on November 7 1936 at 10 A M. Contested appearances allowed. W W Norton County Judge issued October 13 1936.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Scholastyka Laska
State of
W. W. Norton
Cora M. Arbogast
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