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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1946

Page

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Commodity Credit grain loans and subsidy payments details

The article lists Commodity Credit Corporation grain loan terms with wheat at $1.51 per bushel for No 1 and 48 cents for cats, plus 3 percent interest and a 1 cent per bushel service charge, available through December 31, 1946 and due April 30, 1947, with 30 days stock storage. It also notes milk and butterfat subsidies for April to June, with rates of 17 cents per pound butterfat and 60 cents per cwt milk in April, 15 cents and 45 cents in May and June, plus a crop insurance offer for wheat for 1947–1949. A Kansas– Nebraska travelogue follows detailing a Chicago trip, Milwaukee centennial events, and Lake Michigan crossings with family observations.

Commodity Credit Corporation AAA Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Social guest list fills Sunday visits across area

George Dorsey joined Sunday dinner at the Ramsey home with the Will Greenhome and several local families. Others welcomed include Hilderbrants and Millenbrocks from Marysville, Recknor hosts with Jenkins visitors, and Lytle, Jefferies and Schnasse households nearby. Additional dinners and visits occurred among Erickson, Lindburg, Dose, Shenk, Klingsborn, Otte, and Heiden families across Osceola, York, and surrounding towns.

George Dorsey Hugh Ramsey Gerald Stevens Harold Bedient Kenneth Will Greenhome Will Hilderbrant Millenbrock Marysville Kansas Edward Recknor Raymond Jenkins York A. A. Allen D. D. King Elanor Allen Azusa Calif Charles Lytle O. S Jefferies Benedict Edward Schnasse Osceola Carroll Erickson Hordville Clarence Jones Moline Willard Lindburg Art Dose Louella Minnie Smith Marie Mervin Shenk George Otte Bpwart Klingsborn Alber Heiden R. E. Merchant

Clyde Babcock 1882 Shelby native dies at funeral

Clyde Babcock born Barabou WisconsinApril 28 1882 came to Shelby as a boy married Kathryn Wiser daughter Evelyn born to union spent all adult life in Shelby Loved flowers birds and bees funeral services held at Shelby J B Church Saturday with Rev Wantz in charge

Clyde Babcock Clyde B. Babcock Barabou Wisconsin Shelby Katheryn Wiser Evelyn Rev Wantz

Merry Makers 4H Club Hosts July Meeting

The Merry Makers 4 H Club met July 29 at the Paul Strand home with Luella Gustafson and Carlyn Strand as hostesses. Cup cakes judged by cooking group. Jeanelle Kroger and Luella Gustafson contributed cakes. Sewing group reviewed machine stitching and discussed Keeping Clothes Trim. LaVonne Lyle played clarinet. fifteen members attended and refreshments were served.

Merry Makers Merry Makers 4 Paul Strand Luella Gustaffson Carlyn Strand Jeanelle Kroger Luella Gustafson LaVonne Lyle

Strand Family Returns From Midwest Vacation

Mr and Mrs Paul Strand and their daughter came home Friday evening after a vacation trip through Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin noting pleasant travels and family time.

Paul Strand Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin

Polk County Emerges as Seed Production Hub

Polk County strengthens postwar farming as Hybrid Seed Corn expands. Private breeders Pearl Coffin and Joe Sedlak Jr. run acreage for four seed numbers, with Coffin cultivating 25 acres and Sedlak 5 acres of Nebraska 1001, jointly supported by 24-H club members Milton Thomas and Vernon Dye.

County Extension News Polk County Pearl Coffin Joe Sedlak, Jr Nebraska Milton Thomas Vernon Dye

Detasselling job call for forty workers

Contract representatives Mr Dean and Mr Petersen seek 40 detassellers. They will be paid per hour for the next twenty days. Interested applicants may call 82 or 82w2 at any hour, seven days a week. employment arrangements will be made.

Dean Petersen

Polk County Plans Seed Price for Pawnee Wheat

Polk County reports 47 producers of certified seed and a July 24 meeting established 2.25 dollars per bushel at the farm as a fair margin for certified Pawnee seed wheat. About 15,000 bushels exist. buyers are urged to use certified seed to avoid purity losses from mixtures and improve test weight and milling quality. The piece also notes a 4-H picnic in Osceola Park with 110 attendees featuring games, a Hello bingo variant, swimming, cheerleaders, and club activities, plus updates from Junior Homemakers and Wise Winners clubs.

Polk County Pawnee Osceola Osceola Business Men’s Organization Marcia Burritt Alyce Gabel Nancy la Munyon Sunny Side Club

Wayland Workers Club Plans Picnic After July Meeting

At the Wayland Workers Club meeting on July 26 at Lila Rosenberry’s home the girls checked their posture and discussed grooming. Plans were made to hold a picnic on July 30. The next regular meeting is set for August 11 at Vivian Rosenberry’s home.

Roberta Tewell Knerr Wayland Workers Club Lila Rosenberry Vivian Rosenberry

Charles Moberg 92 Dies in Lincoln Cerebral Hemorrhage

Charles Moberg born September 30, 1853 in Sweden died July 29 1946 at Lincoln Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Immigrated 1868 to Galva Nebraska then Polk County later Lincoln. Survived by son Fred N Moberg and grandson Charles, wife died 1933. Funeral held July 31 at Brauer Funeral Home Polk with Rev Milford Olson. interment Swede Plain Cemetery.

Charles Moberg Alfila Socken Sodra Helsings Gerleborgslan Sweden Lincoln Hospital Mr Moberg America Galvalil Christine Anderson Fred Moberg Polk County Nebaraska Lincoln Fred N. Mohberg Charles Mr. Moberg Evangelical Free Church Polk Brauer Funeral Home Milford E. Olson Exiwin Nyberg M. E. Olson Swede Plain Cemetery

Sale of Havilland China by Estate Administrator

J L Stouffer as administrator of the estate of Platoon Sgt Har old W Davis offers for sale a 64 piece Havilland China set at his Polk home this Saturday at 9 p m A preliminary bid of 100 dollars has already been received for the set.

J L. Stouffer Harold W Davis Polk

Let us send in your subs cription to the Omaha World-Herald

The Omaha World-Herald subscription process is described with emphasis on convenience and options for readers to subscribe or renew their print or digital access, noting possible locations, payment methods, and service channels.

The Omaha World--Herald Omaha World Herald

Residents traveling and visiting in Stor sburg area

Clement L Amerson and Nels Holm took an ambulance to Omaha to bring Mrs Nels Holm home from the hospital. Wayne Stever left for Lansing Michigan to begin at Michigan State University in fall. Capt Ralph Johnson on terminal leave visited his mother and relatives in Stor sburg after service in Europe. Rev Victor Swanson returned home to Kansas City after a month with relatives. Cecil Brown and LeRoy came back from Paxton after three weeks harvesting. Paula Jean Scharman returned from a ten day visit to Elgin with the Frisbie family.

Clement L. Amerson Nels Holm Omaha Wayne Stever Lansing Michigan Michigan State University Ralph Johnson Georgia Della Johnson Victor Swanson Kansas City Missouri Wm. Carlson Cecil Brown LeRoy Paxton Nebraska Paula Jean Scharman D. EB. Frisbie Elgin

Osceola Area News Highlights Local Visits and Travels

Osceola residents and visitors are listed during a busy period. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. J N Norton from Washington DC visiting their son W W Norton and family, and Mrs. Robert M Johnston returning from Lincoln after a week with Ralph Plummer. Local trips include Miss Elsie Crossant's shower, Lt Max Peterson's return from Manila and discharge in San Francisco, and various family picnics and fishing success at Lake Ericson.

J. N. Norton Washington DC W W. Norton Robert M Johnston Lincoln Ralph Plummer That City Deuritz Swanson Albert Anderson Yvonne Otto Olson John Anderson Enoch Margit Anderson Kenneth Mentink Osceola Thure Johnson Philip Stromsburg Lutheran Parsonage Johnson Sweden Alyce Arnold Alyce Elizabeth Paul Yeaman Omaha Clyde Courtney Curtis Nebraska Ateau Megsrs Mesdames Chas F.johnson Ford Albert J.johnson Ed Johnson Oscar E. Johnson C. W. Lundberg Donald Bennett Harlan McKeag Wm Ruhl Raymond Branting Byron Johnson Leonard Mentink Carleton Anderson Fred Johnson Earl Johnson Roswill Johnson de Loss Buchholz August Senn Lake Ericson Helen Jean Lowell Hangon Elnora Crossant Elsie Crossant Wendell Spalding Max Peterson C. R. Peterson San Francisco Army Manila Roy Johnson Alma Neb Bill Scheuneman Franklin Winnie Johnson Robert Timm Mark Timm Betty Wieseman Chris Wieseman Frank Bard Wahoo A Hedlund Holdrege E. T. Sall

Local Picnic Observed at City Park on Sunday

The Frog Pond Picnic will be observed Sunday August 11 at the city park at 1:00 all attenders should bring dinner dishes and lunch items Coffee will be served by the committee. Several local families hosted dinners and gatherings over the weekend with relatives and friends including Ericksons Gustafsons Crammers Huffmans Larson and Nelsons among others. A large group from Stromsburg Osceola Genoa and North Platte enjoyed picnics and visits while others noted weekend travels and a birthday celebration for Billy McNaught. Robert Paul Holmes returned from Great Lakes Center for eight day leave and will join advanced engineering after August 3.

Chicago Milwaukee Muskegon Michigan Pontiac Lake Michigan Holland WBBM Wrigley Building Mae West Wasj Nebraska Iowa Frog Pond Robert Paul Holmes Great Lakes Center Paul Holmes Robert San Diego Great Lakes

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