Osceola Eighth Grade Plans Lincoln Educational Tour
Osceola eighth graders will repeat a Lincoln trip for an all day program October fifth. They will depart about 5 AM visiting the State Penitentiary, Capitol, likely a Governor meeting, Nebraska Journal building, Mor rill Hall, the Memorial Stadium football game, Agricultural College Campus, and a show before returning home.
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Osceola
Lincoln
State Penitentiary
State Capitol
Weaver
Nebraska State Journal
University
Morrill Hall
Nebraska Southern Methodist
Memorial Stadium
Agricultural College
Ned
Fairview Social Roundup Highlights and Farewell
Local item notes guests from Columbus and Los Angeles at the Dake home. A Community Hall chicken supper hosted by the Ladies Aid raised nearly forty dollars with a postmeal program featuring Clair and Virgil McCormick, readings by Dake, Hastings, and Wilcox.
House for Sale. Inquire at Farmers State Bank.
Classified notice states a house is for sale with contact at Farmers State Bank. Record ads indicate payment of dividends.
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Farmers State Bank
Polk Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Church Events
Local residents visit family in Lincoln York Stromsburg and Topeka. Polk church groups meet organize and host events while students and families attend gatherings and games. Ohio era?
First permanent theaters rise in colonial America
The first permanent theater in America was built on South Street Philadelphia in 1766. The next year New York opened its first permanent theater on John Street, marking early expansion of serious stage venues.
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America
South Street
Philadelphia
New York
John Street
Obituary for Mrs. Christina Crow Matson Crow
Christina Crow Matson Crow born July 21 1869 in Sweden and died September 17 in Denver Colorado. Survived by eight children and many siblings, funeral attended by most children except one, marks a life of Lutheran faith and long family ties across Nebraska Illinois Iowa and Colorado.
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Matson Crow
Stroo Kristiandstads Lan
Skana
Sweden
Clarks
Nebraska
Axel Anderson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Timothy Charles Crow
Omaha
Ilinois
Polk County
Nebr
Denver
Colorado
Mrs Thelander
Crow
E. H. Thelander
Galo
Owen Smith
Merino
Colo
Chas. Kreis
Gresham
Timothy, LaVerne
Mildred
Evelyn
Clinton Vernon
Ill
Merino, Colo
Polk County Women Enroll in Dress Becoming Project
Seven Polk County women’s clubs have joined the new Dress Becoming project led by Miss Thresa Judge, state extension agent in clothing work, with the first meeting set for October 2 in the county agents office. The program, sponsored by the College of Agriculture extension service, requires no fees and invites any women’s group to organize a club and send two members to the sessions starting October 2.
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Polk County
Thresa
Lincoln
Osceola
Shelby
Miss Judge
Extension Service
The
College of Agriculture
Farewell party and Sunday dinner guests noted in local notices
Mr and Mrs Lee Mickey and family and Mrs Nola Fox of York were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Burrel Fox. A farewell party was held for Rev Friday and family at Fairview Community Hall. Best wishes to the Fridays as they move to Nemaha Nebraska. Grand Island visitors included Alfred Grossnicklaus and Adolph Grossnicklaus. Richard Wieseman installs a new furnace this week. Omaha visitors included Walter Wieseman and Mrs George Berck of Osceola. Adolph Grossnicklaus and family visited Shelby. Alta Grossnicklaus of Osceola spent the weekend with her parents.
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Fairview
Wm. Lohr
Sarah Loshbough
Columbus
Mary Shank
Los Angeles
California
Wm. Dake
Ladies Aid
Clair
Virgil McCormick
Helen Dake
Neva Hastings
Emma Wilcox
Web Mills
Omaha
Riverside
Irene Yomen
Grand Island
Harvey McCormick
G. P. Mace
Vance Meacham
Samuelson Brothers
Howard Deeter
Tom Meacham
Orlie Anderson
Russel Fredrickson
Happy Hour Club
Collie Graham
Wr. Dake
Bettie Christian
the Valley Church
Cr. O. Carlson
Hugo DeBere
Duke
Nemaha
George Heinemeyer
G. M. Hill
Vera
St. Edwards
Grace Lindburg
Gladys Kincaid
Marquette
Polk
Stanley Cooper
York
A. W. Shafer
Alene Wright
R. J. Allison
Ross Gothe
Lou Leymaster
Lincoln
B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist Church
Ruth Glasser
Myra Baker
Stromsburg
Onid
Colo
Arthur Peterson
Enid Myers
Lindburg
Topeka
Kansas
P. J. Hanquist
Womans Club
I. D. Huston
H. A. Johnson
Ellen Myers
Central City
Coordes
Henry Becker
Naomi Alfreds
Vera Hill
Henry Horstman
Will Parkinson
Loren Willis
C. V. Lind
Helen
Amber Green
Arborville
Gilbert
Hugh McGaffin
Stouffer
E. A. Fletcher
Davis
Madison
J. M. Bay
A. H. Woolever
Edick Anderson
Iowa
Harold Beckman
Eeelinte
Wednesay
Lee Mickey
Nola Fox
Burrel Fox
Friday
Nebr
Alfred Grossnicklaus
Adolph Grossnicklaus
Richard Wiese
Walter Wieseman
George Berck
Osceola
Shelby
Joseph Schott
Rudolf Urban
Will Zimmerman
Shenandoah
Sidney
Nebraska
Irene Yeoman
Fred Dunn
Harve McCormick
Emma Hartman
James Farris, Sr
Gus Hartle
West Point
Gilbert Hotchkiss
Bert Myers
Tekamah
Walter Morys
Zimmerman
James Farris
Hastings
Tom
Laureen Swan
Shelby Hospital
Ava Lee
Ruby Palm
James Fasbender
Paul Smith
Glen Chase, Sr
J. L. Peterson
Red Sox
Shelby Boys
Elaine McBeth
Ford
Fred Albers
Glen Moon
Wesleyan
C. W. Moon
Alton Merrick
Chicago
The
Medical College
Genevieve Krepsbach
Clarence Lanson
Sacred Heart Church
Ruby McMeekin
Thelen
Wi Lux
North Bend
Conrad Thelen
Louis Scholz
Broken Bow
Herman Alt, Sr
Hope Circle
U. B
Ruth Johnson
Lloyd Myers
Maude Sayer
Sayer
W. B. Mitchner
Stiverson
Merry Workers Host and Community Visit Notes
Hackberry report details a Wednesday gathering at Mrs S A Gudget with Helen Lucas assisting. Elmer Carter and Corey Stephen son shell corn last Tuesday and several locals visited the David City Fair and a party at Lucile Keehn’s Friday.
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S. A. Gudget
Helen Lucas
Elmer Carter
David City Fair
Elmer Carters
Minnie Hoffer
Carl Richters
H. J. Walfords
Roy Thomas
John Bonds
Earl Hawiey
Lucile Keehn
K. O
Marie Schlesinger
Shelby
E. E.hawley
Piano Tuning Offered by L Wendelboe
L Wendelboe offers piano tuning services and invites patrons to leave orders at Ray's Jewelry Store.
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L. Wendelboe
Ray
Deaths and community notes from Stromsburg area
Obituary notices report Frank Hubbert’s death at York Hospital after an operation. Other local updates cover resignations, church missions, illness, travel to Lincoln and Omaha, a community club meeting, and a women’s mission event. A special open meeting introduced by Supt. Jacobsen highlighted teachers. further items note students, hospital visits, and local civic actions. The Polk County education drive plans flags for attendance at the Burlington Profitable Pork Special in Stromsburg on October 7 and potential half-day dismissals for school visits.
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Frank Hubbert
York Hospital
Carol Strong
University of Nebraska
Methodist
Eden Baptist
Mission
Earl Wagner
Ollie Vincent
Omaha
J. L. Olson
Edna
Lincoln
Olson
Anna Weber
Weber
Stromsburg
Guy W. Green
J. G. Green
Guy
Harry
Henry Parker
University Hospital
Hazel Goettsch
Donald Rhoades
D. A. Yates
Sutherland
Boulder
Colo
M. A. MaKeever
Mexico
MaKeever
Stromaburg
Edna Olson
Leigh
Polk County
Burlington
I. D. Huston
Childen
F. B. Kelly
Stromsburg Lays Cornerstone for New High School
Stromsburg residents marked the cornerstone ceremony for the new high school with a program including music by the S. H. S. Band, prayers by Rev. A. Trued and Rev. A. H. McKee, addresses by C. W. Taylor and Victor Anderson, and a benediction. The sealed cornerstone contained copies of local papers The Stromsburg Headlight and The Osceola Record, a Polk County school directory, and civic group membership rolls.
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Stromsburg
A. Trued
America the Beautiful
E. C. Nordlund
Victor Anderson
Faith of Our Fathers
C. W. Taylor
A. H. McKee
Osceola
Polk County
Luther League Meeting And Junior Mission Band Schedule
Pauls Lutheran Church announces Luther League gathering Thursday at 8 P M at J F G Johnson home with Miss Otelia Johnson and the Gilbert Johnson family. Junior Mission Band meets Saturday at 2 30 P M in church parlors. Sunday schedule includes 10 A M Sunday School and Bible Classes 11 A M English Worship 8 P M Luther League Program Thursday afternoon at 2 P M Ladies Aid meets hosted by Mrs Matt Sterrup and Mrs Otto Nelson.
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Luther League
JF. G. Johnson
Otelia Johnson
Gilbert Johnson
Ladies Aid
Matt Sterrup
Otto Nelson
Local travelers face dire roads amid heavy rain
Rhine river valley updates note Joseph Schott delaying a home light plant project. Urban and Zimmermann parties travel from Osceola to Shenandoah and Sidney, Iowa, then back home amid muddy, impassable dirt roads with multiple vehicle offs. Read as a regional social column with many visits and hospital news.
Wesley Chapel Weeman's Club Meeting Report
The Wesley Chapel Weeman's Club met at Mrs Myrtle Dunn's home on September 19 with fourteen members and three visitors. After a brief business session the group enjoyed visiting time and a luncheon. The club plans to meet with Mrs Leona Dawes on October 3.
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Wesley Chapel Club
Wesley Chapel
Weeman’s Club
Myrtle Dunn
Leona ‘Dawes
Larkspur Poisoning Responsible for Large Cattle Losses
The United States Department of Agriculture says larkspur poisoning causes heavy cattle losses annually on western ranges and less so in the East. Prevention centers on keeping cattle away from toxic areas until the plant matures after flowering. Ranchers use riders and drift fences to keep cattle away. grubbing can destroy larkspur by removing roots six to eight inches deep.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Feeding Sweet Clover Pastures Safe for Sheep and Horses
Sweet clover hay shows no harm to sheep or horses and pasture is not linked to trouble for these animals. Cattle are the only ones reportedly affected, with widespread use by farmers for years showing no issues. North Dakota experiment station tested sweet clover pasture with calves and found no adverse effects.
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North Dakota
Speaks at Lutheran Church by Volunteers of America leader
Capt Jules Ghislain state representative of the Volunteers of America spoke at St Pauls Lutheran Church detailing the National and State Organization. Gen Ballington Booth is president with HQ in New York City. The organization counts endorsements from seven presidents and 115 others and operates children Homes Fresh Air Camps Old People Homes Prison Relief and the Volunteer Prison League. Maude Ballington Booth known as The Little Mother is highlighted for her prison work. It is not part of the Salvation Army.
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Jules Ghislain
Volunteers of America
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Gen. Ballington Booth
New York City
United States
the Volunteers of America
Maude’ Ballington Booth
Little Mother
Volunteer Prison League
Salvation Army
Chevrolet Six Redefines Value in Low-Cost Cars
Since its debut the Chevrolet six has grown in popularity with over a million on the road. It reshapes buyer expectations for a low priced car, moving into a price field once limited to four cylinders, and offers smooth, quiet performance with high quality for the money.
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Chevrolet
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Pauls Lutheran Church
Herman Benda
Cecil Holcomb Johnson
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Psp. H. Holcomb
Kripshack
Lanspa
Rathburn Hall
John Rosenberry
Alliance
Joe Lucas
Fort Collins
White Motor Company
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