Community Scraps and Family News From The Omaha Area
Morning from Stromsburg details illness of Mrs. T. H. Graves. Herrmanns visit Osceola Social Center Rest Home and St. Francis Hospital, plus Elton Berck home. Mrs. Hattie Newman learns from Dr Elton Newman of Hawaii arrival with family at Tripler General Hospital. Arlene and Ila Jean Nelson hosted by Claus Oberg. Jimmie and Jeannie Burton visit with Williams cousins in Rock River. Virus biology note and history of Cushioned Footsteps shoe invention by John G. Tufford of Elyria Ohio, prompting patent profits overseas.
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Stromsburg
Omaha
T. H. Graves
W. G. Herrmann
Osceola
Harry Herrmann
St. Francis Hospital
Elton Berck
Hattie Newman
Elton Newman
Hawaii
Newman
Tripler General Hospital
Honolulu
Arlene Nelson
Ila Jean Nelson
Lincoln
Claus Oberg
Jimmie
Jeannie Burton
Rock River
Wyoming
Sherry
Wylene Williams
T. M. Williams
Card of Thanks from Mrs Nelson King
I express sincere thanks for gifts, cards and flowers during my hospital stay. Other kind deeds were appreciated as well. Mrs Nelson King
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Nelson King
Farm wage and acreage facts from midcentury United States data
July 1948 U S farm wages with board reached 105 dollars per month marking the first national >100 wage. Regional farm sizes vary: New England 100 acres, Midwest 160, Cotton Belt 80, Great Plains 400.
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U. S
New England
Middle West
Great Plains
Polk County approves rental of Caterpillar scraper
The Polk County Board of Commissioners approves a rental agreement with Lincoln Equipment Company of Lincoln Nebraska to rent a Model No 70 Caterpillar four wheel scraper from the date of approval to June 30 1949. The board adjourned to meet May 3 1949 with approval by County Clerk John S Anderson and Chairman Arthur S Nelson.
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Polk County
Lincoln Equipment
John S. Anderson
Arthur S. Nelson
Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
County General Fund
Carleton Anderson
County Treas
Gepletan Andersons
Pontes
St. Louis
John I. Anderson
Joel McCrea
Alexis Smith
Central Electric & Gas Co
Zachary Scott
Dorothy Malone
Ruth Eklund
Dorothy Fjell
Treas
I. D Huston
Coral Johnson
Delmar Johnson
K-B Company
Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co
Olive M. McBeth, Co
McCormick Typewriter Co
L. M
Fragmentary ledger items from an old record page
A garbled OCR line shows scattered numbers and prices 14165 141 66 160 2 50 14 30 23 95 Daum 155 190 140 with no clear context or full entries to identify a subject or event. The fragment lacks identifiable persons organizations dates or places.
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John G. Tufford
Elyria
Ohio
Central City
M. P. Siegel
Central City, Nebraska
Volike Digging Service
Utica, Nebraska
Vu.s
Iowa
MED. F
Med. R
Sundberg and Son
Polk, Nebraska
Ilof Ostberg
General Electric
Verona Lambert
Demonstra
American Legion
Auxiliary
John Johnson
Jess Ice
Dan Ice
Joan Fontaine
James Stewart
Percy Kilbride
Eddie Albert
Jeanne Crainee
Linda Darnell
Ann Sothern
Kirk Douglas
Paul Douglas
The
Snake Pit
Olvia DeHavilland
Mark Stevens
Celeste Holm
Lee Genn News
Laura Olseen
Omaha Printing Company
Osceola Record
Gunnard Peterson
Stephenson School Supply Co
Swan’s Grocery
Tai
Smmathee
Lillian Timm
Clerk Co. Court
Underwood Corporation Typewriter
World Book Company Supplies
Wm. Wright
Ted Wm. Zimmerman
Nigh Watch
Edith Heilman
Ramona Swanson
Annis R. Smith
Edw. L. Anderson
Blevins Cor Medical
Willard N. Blome
Sam Bordy
Food Bricker Typewriter Co
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Richard Delfs
Pasaly
Arthur
Ronald D. Beebe
Bohis Shoe Service
Edwin M. Swan
Clyde Miller
Robert Miller
Ed Starostka
Eli Wn. W. Johnson
Clifton E. Johnson
Stanley Paul Larson
Foster Scott
Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Inc
Standard Oil Company Fuel
I. E. Steever
Salary
Rolland Stromberg
Tahar
BO Mees
Shelby Parish Hall
Shelby
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
Clark Gable
van Johnso
Walter Pidgeon
Brian Donlevy
FBI
Edw
G. Robinson
Gail Russell
John Lund
Virignia Bruce News Cartoon
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Yed Ryder
Little Brown Jug
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Henry Hull
Ida Lupino
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