Polk County Fair Prize Winners Shine Despite Rain
Despite early rain the Polk County Fair drew large crowds on its final day. County Superintendent Olive McBeth led the program with teachers, celebrating dozens of prize winners across Poultry Swine Cattle Sheep and various departments. Officials praised the fair’s high quality shows and low admission costs as organizers prepared for the 1935 event.
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Polk County
Heart-Parish of
Shely
Shelby Tor
Olive M. McBeth
Witten
Hastings
YeHowing
Shelby Daily Life Notes Include Visits and Travel
Shelly and Mrs. Wina-Lynx of North Beng visited relatives and friends in Shelby Sunday. Grace Cotway of Chicago came for a vacation with relatives. Miss Nancy Beebe returned to Ombha to resume work after a weeks vacation with her mother. Chas Casselbery fell ill with gall stones and is off work. Mrs. Jenni Sidwell and others brought home Elhon from Orthopedic Hospital. Jean Brigham returned to Pittburgh teaching job after vacation with parents. Mr. and Mrs. Prigham took their daughter east. M J Arner hosted a birthday party for his wife with 25 guests. Rev J W Stiverson attended a United Brother’n church conference in Lincoln. Wm Kosch and children returned from Kimball after wheat harvest. John Hastert and Charles E Hastert visited in Shelby. Homer Phelps and son Gerald visited in Shelby. Aden Oswald Alt and John Urban returned from Chicago. Two inches of rain since last issue.
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Jenni Sidwell
Eugene Gondringer
Joe Lockard
Lincoln
Lockard
Elhon
Jean Brigham
Pittubureh
Pennsylvania
Wred Brigham
J. W. Stiverson
United Brothern ‘Church
Caldwell Memorial Church
Wm. Kosch
Kimball
Nebr
John Hastert
Farwell
Osceola Public School Opens With Large Enrollment
Osceola Public School reports its largest enrollment in years as the high school counts 170 students and a majority come from rural areas. Elementary grades show Windergarten 14, First Grade 19, Second 21, Third 17, Fourth 25, Fifth 18, Sixth 22, Seventh 21, and Highth Grade 13.
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Osceola
Windergarten
Osceola Special Election On Pool Modernization
Voters in Osceola will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a pool modernization at the city park. The proposal asks for 4000 dollars with a matching federal grant possible. The Record urges every voter to participate and weigh the citys best interests.
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Osceola
Oscéola
Osreola
Hospital Notices From Osceola and Local Hospital
Hospital notes list the discharge of Mrs Donald Wieséman and baby Joanne Louise yesterday. Virgil McCormick was discharged after an appendix operation. Mrs Emily Horst remains slowly improving at Osceola Hospital. Miss Marjorie Inness had an appendectomy on Monday evening. Dr R Schroeder performed the operation. Mrs Swanson had tonsil removal at Osceola Hospital Monday by Dr R L Schroeder.
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Donald Wieséman
Joanne Louise
Virgil McCormick
Osceola Hospital
Emily Horst
Marjorie Inness
R. Schroeder
Swanson
R.i L. Schroeder
County Fair Habit Noted by Longtime Attendees
A list highlights residents who have attended the Osceola county fair each year for fifty eight years. Names include Mr Ripley, Jack Rathbun, Wm Everett, Irvin Kepner, Mrs Cunningham, Aug W Johnson, Jay, Loretta Brigham, Mrs Harry Davis and others from Osceola Shelby Omaha Stromsburg. The feature emphasizes the fair’s long tradition and loyal attendees.
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Nee
Osceola
Ripley
Lutheran Pastors Meet at Osceola in September
The Loup Valley Pastoral Association of the American Lutheran Conference will gather at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Osceola on Monday September 9. The program includes a 10 a.m. communion service with Rev. Clarence Anderson Newman Grove and Rev. J. S. Paulsen Newman Grove delivering addresses, noon dinner by church ladies, 2 p.m. papers on Grundtvig and the Rite of Confirmation, and an 8 p.m. discussion on the meaning of confirmation led by Dr. Alfred Tried Stromsburg. All sessions open to the public.
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Loup
N. F. S. Grundtvig
S. S. Koldahl
Wolbach
J. H. Beckman
Albion
Alfred Tried
Stromsburg
Shelby Girls Win Softball Championship at County Fair
Shelby girls Kitten Ball team defeated Bellwood 25 to 0 on Wednesday morning, then beat Platte Valley 4 to 1 on Friday after Platte Valley edged Garrison 24 to 4 on Thursday. Irma Stewart made a spectacular left field catch as Shelby demonstrated strong play before a large crowd.
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Shelby
Bellwood
Platte Valley Girls
Garrison
Platte Valley
Polk County Fairgrounds
Irma Stewart
Shelby Girls
Countywide bindweed tour announced for Sept 10
Agt Agricultural Agent Kelly announced a countywide bindweed tour for Tuesday September 10 to inspect fields treated last fall and winter with sodium chlorate. The tour starts at the Zang farm on the gravel road south edge of Osceloa at 9 a.m. and proceeds through Polk County farms with weed control in practice.
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Waest
Agticultural
Ent Kelly
Oscéola
Polk
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Mortgage Filed Records Largest in Polk County History
The Chase National Bank of New York as trustee placed a twenty five million dollar mortgage on Northern Gas Co. leaseholds spanning 26 Nebraska counties. The document runs 179 600 words in 371 pages with 49 real estate descriptions and a filing fee of 179 dollars.
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Polk County
Chase National Bank of New York
Northern Gas Co
Missouri Valley Pipe Line Company
Nebraska
Stromsburg News Roundup Shows Local Movements and Loss
Community updates include Beckman family trips to Ruskin Nebraska for teaching positions, Rippie and Scott departures to St Louis, and Lincoln State Fair attendance. Obituary notes Christina Johnson age 88 with eight Polk County descendants. Lloyd Robeson 33 dies after surgery. funeral at Swede Home Lutheran Church. Police recover 1925 Ford V-8 stolen from Stromsburg. car returned in Oklahoma City. Dinner party honors Presson Snyder visit. Dorothy Burgeson to Lushton for teaching.
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H. J. Beckman
Jever" Beckman
Ruskin
Nebri
Charles Rippie
T He
Alex Scott
St. Louis
H.’R. Anderson
Wesley Warkon
LaVerna Rystrom
Victor Altberg
Glincoln
Marie Olson
Auburn
Christina Johnson
Covenant Mission Church
Texas
Hay
John Collins
Tee Ejelson
Jack Christenson
G. A. Eielson
Gothenburg
Lloyd Robeson
Polk County
Stromsburg
C. A. Sward
Robeson
York
John Robeson
Lynn Robeson
Fred Wiley
Burton
Nebraska
Martha Rojeson
Denver
A. V. Eielson
Chicago
Washington D. C
New York City
Niagara Falls
A. L. Hedbloom
Oklahoma City
Gunnard Peterson
Peterson
Lincoln
Insurance Company
L. H. Headstrom
G. H. Presson
Earl Snyder
Evanston
Illinois
Dorothy Burgeson
Lushton
Church Aid wins county fair exhibit award twelfth year
The Wesley Chapel Church Aid earned first premium on its agricultural exhibit at the County Fair, marking its twelfth year showing and third consecutive first prize. Second premium went to Mrs Alpha Johnston Beebe of Shelby, with long-time exhibition history. Harry Clement of Osceola, a Maytag representative, visited the community last week. The Church Aid will meet Friday night and asks members to bring sandwich and pie lunch. An exhibit by Naomi Cadwell featured a year-old ewe pie pumpkin preserved for Thanksgiving. Districts 4 and 3 held school disputes with instructors Dorothy Schlesinger of Shelby and Frances Donnelly of Genoa. Keith Pearce, son of Dr. Ord Pearce, moved from Moscow to Osceola for TB testing work in Texas. At Alfred Gabel’s home Sunday were Mrs. John Kosch of Shelby and families of Paul Rinke, Frank Messing, and others.
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Church Aid
Alpha Johnston Beebe
Shelby
Harry Clement
Maytag
Osceola
Wesley Chapel Church Aid
Naomi Cadwell
Dorothy Schlesinger
Frances Donnelly
Genoa
Ord Pearce
Keith
Moscow
Kansas
Qsceola
Neil McNaught
Marjorie Hahn
Hilding Strand
Lincoln
Mamie Green
Julia Rice
Anderson
Rockford
Ilinois
Victor Anderson
Clara
Carlton Anderson
George Anderson
Frank Anderson
John Seymour
Seymour
Rodney Anderson
Baby
Dean
Peggy
Maxine McGinnis
Benedict
Patricia Orandorf
Schultz Cafe
I. R
Peterson
Iva Stevens
Baptist
Sand Hill Lakes
Hyannis
Nebr
Adolph Dose
Oscar Strand
Henry Cramer
A. Isaacson
W. P. Miller
Mesdame
Grace Runquist
Ernest Flodman
Polk
Osceola Record runs bold salary check campaign
Local Osceola campaign invites readers to join The Record's $3500 semi weekly salary check drive. Subscriptions earn 20 percent commission and votes toward 41 cash prizes. Early entry promised higher earning potential and broad reach in Osceola and surrounding counties.
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Osceola Record
Osceola
Mutual Benefit
No. 9
Lind family eighth reunion at Buckley Park Stromsburg
About 89 of 120 Lind relatives attended the eighth Lind family reunion at Buckley Park Stromsburg on August 23. Activities included a 10 30 a m meet, chicken dinner, ball game, songs and recitations by children, and a farewell talk by Rev Clarence Lind for Winnie Gabrielson bound for India as a missionary. Family members present spanned nine children of John Lind Sr including Hannah Garshelson Albert Henry John Amel Lind Alex Omahma Will Compton Chas Lincoln and Mrs Arvid Carlson Bemidji Minnesota Rollin Dahlin joined as guests.
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Lind
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Lillie Lind
Winnie Gabrielson
Clarence Lind
India
John Lind
Hannah Garshelson
Albert
Henry
John
Amel Lind
Alex
Omaha
Will
Compton
California
Chas
Lincoln
Arvid Carlson
Bemidji
Minnesota
Rollin Dahlin
Osceola County Fair and Community Updates
Local families from St. Andrews and Osceola attended the county fair. Father Wagner returns from Chicago. Miss Bernt, Miss Kubicek and the Dunns are noted for work and travel. Genevieve Zohner and Richard Eller announced for marriage at St. Andrews. Harriett Smith begins teaching at district 68 with four beginners. Social notes include visits, a dance at Eiler’s Hall with Jesse Busse and his orchestra.
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Edward Messing
John Staroscik
Albert Schmoker
Osceola
Sylvester Wagner
Chicago
Virginia Bernt
Columbus
Mary Kubicek
Lake Ericson
Calmar Dunn
Bobby Johansen
Anna Seberger
Nick Eiler
Eiler’s
Jesse Busse
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Poultry Department
Fred L. Johnson
H. F. Dey
Wm. Campain
Henry Schmoker
H. Smith
Leslie Hanshew
Richard Wieseman
Reymond Rystrom
Ilu Burns
Vrs
James McMeekin
Robert McMeekin
Tf. Solomon
Earl
Hugh Schmoker
Harry Holcomb
Earl Watts
Donald Sundberg
Harry Sundberg
Swede Home Colt Club
Gene Query
Orville Landenberger
Kk. M. Hollister
Bert Burns
John %. Carlson
John Kuggler
Morris Watts
Ralph Watts
Vee
F W. Schumann
Joe Drovwall
Fred Wieseman
W. Campain
Alice Banhee
L. E. Treadway
I Peterson
John Mettlen
Missola Hanshew
Albert Zang
George DeLand
J. L. Olson
Ernest Nyquist
Betty Schinzel
H. J. Thelen
Minnie Carlson
Herman Anderson
EF. Anderson
Bruce Anderson
E. Hy Moberg
Grety
Oscar Bodine
Edwin Johnson
HH. Teoker
Arjay Miller
W. H. Burritt
L. Hanshaw
Adolph Kresha
H.j.smith
Herman Thelen
Otto Schaber
F. Myers
Earl Bond
Albert Ryan
Thelander Peterson
DeVern Bodine
C. Albin Anderson
George M. Low
A. E. Dawes
Hugh Johnston
Elaine Treadway
Ray Steever
Henry Augustine
Maxine Mickey
Ed Larson
Mildred Henkel
Robert Hanson
Nell Reece
Caroline Ballenger
Wayne Stevens
Madge Moore
Frank Larson
J.A. Oberg
Charles Stewart
H. Jacobson
H. J. Smith
George Berck
H. Jacoobson
Paul Engelhardt
Lillian Brown
R. Wieseman
Steve Corbitt
Vera Barnes
E. H. Moberg
Z. F. Myers
E. BE. Pengelly
Arthur Wieseman
Henry Thelander
Boys & Girls Club
Marjorie Lucas
Bertha Richter
Aabil
Shelly
Mechanics
Home Circle
Farm Journal
THE
Omaha Bee-News
Jack Rathbun
Wm. Everett
Osceola Ee Aa
Irvin Kepner
M. E. Cunningham
W. Johnson
Mr. and
Mrs. Jay
Wm. Marquis
Loretta Brigham
Harry Davis
Wesley Chapel
Polk County Fair
ST. Andrews
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