Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Eliza Williams
Last Wednesday evening the children of Mrs. Eliza Williams organized a surprise party for her birthday. Grandson DeWayne Allison, nine, shared the celebration as guest of honor. Friends and relatives enjoyed ice cream and cake before the group dispersed late. Attendees included Fred Williams and family, Rolla Williams and family, Adolph Allison and family, Chester Larson and family, Chas Wright and wife, Lucinda and Eila Konerr, John and Henry Knerr, and Miss McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Williams
DeWayne Allison
Williams
Questa
Fred Williams
Rolla Williams
Adolph Allison
Chester Larson
Chas. Wright
Lucinda
Eila Konerr
John and
Henry Knerr
McClure
Stromsburg Bank Closes After Deposits Fall
Farmers State Bank of Stromsburg ends operations after heavy withdrawals. Nebraska Bank Board takes control to assess notes and securities. Bank, led by A W Larson president and C P Moline cashier, operated about 10 to 15 years in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank
Stromsburg
Nebraska Bank Board
A. W. Larson
C. P. Moline
Polk County
Democrat
Saturday Specials at Pure Food Grocery
Pure Food Grocery announced Saturday specials. David Anderson owner lists discounted items with prices including 15e and 25e and 25 cents for assorted goods in an early ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Food Grocery
David Anderson
Try and Stop Er Spring Arrives in a Super Eight
A vivid scene shows Er Spring racing in a bright super eight, once arriving barefoot in flowing robes. The description contrasts past gentleness with present speed and gleaming cheeks.
Byrd’s Antarctic Spring Thaws Not Robins Welcome
At the South Pole Commander Byrd and his polar associates endure a springtime chill of 47 to 48 degrees below zero. Winds sweep at about 80 miles an hour as the region awaits warmer days, though only Byrd can endure the extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Do You Remember
Nostalgic questions evoke past dangers and fashions from a bygone era. The piece recalls soot in the stove pipe season, joy riders with horses, misdiagnosed illnesses, absence of cheap stores, and girls with long red ribbon in their hair.
Wall Paper Ad Mixes Local News In Stromsburg Scene
Local notes cover a mix of visiting relatives and social visits in Stromsburg Osceola and Arcadia. Mentions include Mrs W E Bedient, C H Lindburg, I D Huston, and Dr C R Peterson back at work after illness.
Seed Corn for Sale and Local News From Polk
Seed corn offered at $1.50 per bushel with pickup option. Local 21 Pharmacy notes Mrs. C. H. Lindburg visiting Omaha relatives. Reed Bros. Motor Co. reports a Chevrolet carload arrival. "Sweetheart Town" to be presented by Polk American Legion tonight and Friday night. R. L. Cox and wife rent Abe Dornburg property and plan to move from York this week. Optometry clinic advertises corrective eye care and modern equipment. J. A. Westenius becomes blind in one eye after rupture. Omaha consult suggests low prognosis. no further risk anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Westenius
Omaha
Traffic Signals Battle for German Auto Domination
Rival automakers General Motors and Henry Ford clash for control of the German market. The report frames the conflict as a proxy struggle symbolizing broader German industrial competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Henry Ford
Germany
Those Darn Pests and the Dandelion War
The passage urges property owners to start a defense campaign against dandelions before they multiply. It calls for organizing a paring knife brigade to attack the roots and protect lawns from the yellow weeds as they prepare for an expected surge in numbers.
Thoren Hemingson Marriage Set for Portland Ceremony
Miss Violet Thoren daughter of Mrs Ellen Thoren now of Portland Oregon and Arthur Hemingson of Portland Oregon will be united in marriage at the Swedish Tabernacle in Portland on Saturday April 20. The bride and her mother were former residents in Stromsburg Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Thoren
Ellen Thoren
Portland
Oregon
Arthur Hemingson
Swedish Tabernacle
Stromsburg
Laughing For It tid bits at a restaurant joke
A man told by his doctor to laugh ten minutes before meals to improve his condition laughs at the idea in a restaurant. A man at the opposite table asks what he is laughing at and the man replies he is laughing for his liver. The other patron says he better start laughing also since he already ordered his.
Coat Found Near School House Owner Seeks Claim
A man’s coat was found near the school house and the owner may reclaim it by paying the notice fee. The item is described as a medium dark overcoat left unattended on the premises. Authorities publish this public notice to locate the rightful owner and close the matter.
Four Thousand Farmers Elevators Now Operating Specials at City Bakery
City Bakery offers specials as Henry Becker and family host York visitors. The week includes a Polk Monday business trip by Charles F. Larson of Hordville and a Polk visit by Mrs. R. L. Cox from York. Municipal Band plans an open air concert May 1 with program to follow. Social notes cover the Pork Woman’s Club at Mrs. G. M. Hill’s with “Our Aunt from California” directed by Mrs. R. L. Peterson and a future move to three study departments Music Literature and Home Economics with a drive for new members. City Bakery features two large loaves for 25 cents. E. A. Sodergren party visits Holdrege. others motor from York and Polk during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Brooklyn
Charles F. Larson
Hordville
Polk
R. L. Cox
York
Pork Woman’s Club
G. M. Hill
John Falk
California
R. L. Peterson
Mesdames Wm. Parkinson
Oscar Sundberg
Chas. Eckles
D. H. Westfall
P. J. Garten
Chas
Crew
J. G. Feton
The Hard Working Dollar Spreads Through Town
A greenback circulated in another town with a note asking records of its use. In 14 days the dollar changed hands 27 times. It was used five times for salary tobacco and cigarettes, three for candy, twice for men s furnishings and shoes, and once for automobile accessories bacon garter and toothpaste.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Eliza Williams
Florence Anderson
Winnie Lind
J.S. Gustafson
A W. Shafer
Columbus
Eddie Larson, Jr
Central City
Earl Cole
Lincoln
Lloyd
Dan Carter
Mrs. McGuffin
John Seymour
Axel Renquist
Benedict
Immanuel Lutheran Choir
KGBZ
Mig
Edith Glad
Ruth Bodine
Reuben Hanquist
Wilmer Bodine
Edwin Glad
F. O. Johnson
Omar
City Bakery
A. Kahler
Claude Jackson
Tenney
Henry Reed
Henry Smith
Lynn Lancaster
Family of
Albion
E J. Youmans
Wilma
Mildred Dizney
Dorothy Green
Janssen
J. B. Williams
Richard Brooks
Osceola
F. A. Hannis
Optometrist
Nebr
Citizens State Bank
Home Bank For
Grant
Enone
South Pole
Felton Pharmacy
Tenue
W. E. Bedient
C. H. Lindburg
Canada
I. D. Huston
Masonic Lodge
Junior
C. R Peterson
A. G. Lindburg
Chas Carlson
Glenn Hill
Arthur Emsen
Sodergren Motor Co
J. W. Holmes
Overtor
Nebr , Ia
Henry Thelander
Arcadia
John Gestrine
William Lind
Laramie
Wyo
C. R. Peterson
Osceola Realty Auction Co
Polk County Fair Board
Mark Timm
Seey
Polk M. E Church
Otto
India
Reed Bros . Motor Co
Polk Amercan Legion Tonite
Abe Dornburg
West Polk
York, Nebr
T. J. Nelson
Ira Glasser
Clark Snodgrass
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers’ Elevator Guide
Mississippi Valley
Kentucky
Arkansas
Texas
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Missouri Rivers
Iowa
Illinois
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ohio
Indiana
Oklahoma
Missouri
Henry Becker
Lloyd Cole
E. A. Sodergren
Holdrege
Bank of Polk
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