Polk Schools Prepare for Coming Year Faculty List Revealed
Superintendent Henry Horstmandent and principal Robert J. Strickland head a Polk schools faculty for the coming year. New to the system are Edward Waltemath and Miss Barbara Kindscher, with school to start September 4 and enrollment expected to be large.
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POLK
Henry Horstman
Dent
Robert J. Strickland
Irase Christensen
Harold G. Wilcox
Edward Waltemath
Barbara Kindscher
Bruce E. Cowgill
Fern Schweitzer
LaVerne Fredrickson
Waltemath
Miss Kindscher
Hastings College
Curtis
Neb
Guide Rock
Hastings
Strickland
Five Polk County Farms Under Hammer
Five Polk County farms will be sold to the highest bidder next Tuesday August 8 at Polk city hall. Arnold Ignacson executor of the Mary Bergman estate conducts the sale under the will's mandate that real estate be sold at a specified time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Hammer
Polk
Arnold Ignacson
Mary Bergman
Wheat Allotments Mailed for 1940 Harvest in Polk County
The Polk county Agricultural Conservation committee mailed 1735 individual wheat allotment notices on July 31 1940. Each notice lists farm yield and premium cost per acre. Chairman Robert C Taddiken notes the notices reach farmers about a month ahead of 1939 program notices. Two payments will be available for those in the 1940 acreage allotment a price adjustment payment and an agricultural conservation payment.
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Folk County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Robert C. Taddiken
Polk County
Nebraska
United States
Lions Club Likely to Disband After August Meeting
The Humphrey Democrat reports the Lions club may cease to exist after the next meeting on Tuesday evening August 8 due to lack of active interest from some business members and a belief that a Commercial or Community club could operate locally with dues staying in town.
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Lions Club
Lions
Humphrey Democrat
Flying Fingers Sewing Club Meets
The 4 H Sewing Club met at Arlene Green's home on July 19 with seven members present and gathered again July 26 at Laura Jane Taylor's home. Plans were made to travel to Riverside for encampment. A light lunch was served at the close.
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Flying Fingers
Arlene Green
Laura Jane Taylor
Riverside
Driving rights in Arabia spark question of religious rules
Winchell asks if prohibition on Muslims driving in Arabia implies American rules should favor Christians. The columnist raises whether such a policy would reduce killings and what enforceable standards would apply.
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Winchell
Arabia
America
Faith Services and Sunday Schedule In Local Churches
Swede Plains M E Church worship at 10 with Sunday School at 11. Immanuel Lutheran Church holds services next Sunday at 10 30 with Walther League at 8. First Baptist Church lists 10 Sunday School 11 morning service 7 15 Junior BYPU 7 30 Senior BYPU 8 and 8 evening service with 8 Tuesday prayer meeting. J H Gunderson to lead morning service and speak at Union Service at Hordville in the evening.
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Swede Plains M
E. E. Pengelly
First Baptist Chulub
BR. M. Bailey
BYPU
J. H. Gunderson
Hordville
Sunday and Evangelical Free Church Services
The Free Methodist Church led by Pastor W H Lee schedules Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and Y P meeting at 7 15 p.m. with an 8 p.m. sermon Also a Thursday prayer meeting. Ev Free Mission Church led by Pastor Ivan T Ison holds 10 a.m. school and 8 p.m. services with Union Services by Rev I T Carlson and midweek Bible study and youth program.
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Evangelical Free Mission Church
Ivan T. Ison
Ev. Free Church
I. T. Carlson
Jolly Workers 4H Club Holds July Meeting
The Jolly Workers 4H Club met July 26 at Mrs. E. L. Lackey's home with eight members and one visitor. They planned an upcoming banquet, sang songs, judged cookies, and enjoyed lunch. The prior day the club attended a York 4H demonstration by Thias Belle Lackey and Elizabeth Smith on planning a good breakfast. Rosemary Morris, Reporter.
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Jolly Workers 4H Club
E. L. Lackey
Glenn Severn
Jolly Workers 4H
York
Thias Belle Lackey
Elizabeth Smith
Rosemary Morris
4-H Fair Practice Day Set in Osceola
Polk county 4-H clubs prepare for fair with a practice demonstration day at Osceola Court House on August 11. County Extension Agent Howard L. Peterson says Nebraska Agricultural College Extension staff will assist coaching farm demonstration and home economics teams.
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Polk County
Court House
Osceola
Howard L. Peterson
Nebraska Agricultural College Extension Service
Lincoln
Crop Insurance Deadline For Wheat Farmers
Herman A Jones of the county ACP committee explains the 1940 crop insurance deadline. A farmer must buy insurance before seeding begins or during field visits by community committeemen, to cover only damage after the policy starts. Farmers should contact the county ACP office to arrange insurance.
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Herman A Jones
ACP Committee
Jones
ACP
Explosion on Si's Farm Ruled Accidental
Report states an accidental blast occurred at Si’s farm while handling feed for poultry. Investigators note no foul play and no injuries reported. the rooster was among animals fed that day. Local authorities urged caution with industrial poultry feed to prevent future incidents.
Court decision prompts Polk County petition to preserve agent
After a Supreme Court ruling limits funding for county agents when an election fails to carry a majority, Polk County voters see pressure to renew support. Friends gathered 742 signatures, well above the required 25 percent, to urge the county board to continue annual $2000 appropriations plus $18 from state and federal sources.
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Friends of County Extension
Polk County
Supreme Court
Nebraska
County General Fund
Platte County
Merrick County
Friends of the County
Social Roundup of Visits And Wedding Plans
Mrs R E Nelson hosted a dinner Saturday for seven guests in honor of her daughter Aileen a bride to be. Other gatherings included Mrs H B Branting entertaining Om ha and Osceola visitors and Osceola residents dining with Axel Hahin family.
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Osceola
Hedman
Massachusetts
Stromsburg Baptist Church
Floyd Headlee
Lincoln Tel and Tel
Adelaine Dahlstedt
Motorist climbs post reads wet paint in darkness
A driver searching for a sign in darkness climbs a post and strikes a match to read the markings, discovering the inscription wet paint on the post.
Osceola 4H Club and Farm Bureau Hold Picnic Event
About 400 4H and farm folks gathered at Osceola City Park for a Saturday picnic. The day featured a softball tournament, a noon luncheon, demonstrations by 4H members, and a talk by Newton Gaines from the College of Agriculture. Star Forestry Club edged Little Rooster Litter Club 7-6 after two extra innings.
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Farm Bureau
Osceola
Mbers
Newton Gaines
College of Agriculture
Star Forestry Club
Shelby
Little Roosters Litter Club
Greshim
Little Rooster Litter Club
By. T
Howard Peterson
Osceola Commercial Club
Marjorie Warnick
Elizabeth Smith
Polk County
Shirley McMeekin
World Peace
Mr. Gaines
Park Board
SWEDE HOME CLUB MEETS AND LOCAL VISITS
The High Prairie Club will meet with Mrs. Raymond Johnson Friday August 4. Dorcas meets Friday afternoon. Junior Mission Band and Junior Choir practice times are noted. Local families visit relatives and share meals at the Fay Beardley and Frank Bolton homes during the weekend and Lincoln trip.
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High Prairie Club
Raymond Johnson
Dorcas
Mission Band
Clair Willits
Lewis
Walter Jones
Finois
Russel Fjell
Ansel Fredrickson
Dale
Fay Beardley
Benedict
Luther Rhoades
Roy Anderson
Gresham
Frank Bolton
Hiram Tewell
Wm. Larson
Adolph Forss
Axel Fredrickson
Dorothy
Myron Johnson
Hilma Toline
Adeline Fredrickson
Lincoln
Adeline
Self-Satisfaction and American Prosperity
The column argues that pride in community and nation is justifiable while warning against complacency. It notes excess in land, factories, and people, and critiques reliance on safety and protection over production, writing, saving, and enterprise to avoid stagnation.
Social Roundup Notices From Benedict And Surrounding Towns
Local residents share visits and travel with families in Benedict Osceola Grand Island Stromsburg Polk and York. Families gather for anniversaries dinners and trips to Chicago Denver Columbus and Grand Island with several attendees noted by name. Polk defeats Columbus 13 to 10 in baseball.
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A. K. Crow
L. Hierobst
Benedict
Corn Palace Cafe
Osceola
A. A. Wurtz
L Ttle
Sharp and Minnick
Stromsburg
Peterson
Polk
Smith
Shelby
Baker
Dosek
David City
P. T. Wurt
Dean
Denver
Lloyd Lind
Ames Lind
Ed Larson
Theo. Larson
Tom James
Hilton Steelquist
Chicago
Steelquist
Phyllis
Leona McConnell
Grand Island
Charles Wright
Glen Green
York
Columbus
Vern Jones
Hardville
Raymond Sundberg
Clifford Quick
Milburn Erickson
Alfred Jones
Wilbur Jones
Hordville
Marie's Beauty Shoppe Sold to Marie Myers Williams
Marie Myers Williams announces purchase of Marie's Beauty Shoppe from Mrs. Roger Hill and plans a formal opening soon. Readers are asked to watch the paper for further notices.
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Marie
Roger Hill
Marie Myers Williams
Real Opportunity for Free American Boy Magazine Sub
A newspaper offers a free one year subscription to American Boy magazine with one new paper subscription or two renewals. The deal targets boys and girls, with claims of educational value and broad reader appeal, and notes the offer can be withdrawn at any time.
High Prairie Homemakers Meet at Swanson Home
The High Prairie Homemakers met at Mrs. Joe Swanson's home on July 24 with guests Rosalie Exstrom Genelle Coover Agnes Appleton and Mrs. Joe Swanson. A lunch was served by the hostess after the meeting. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Grant Willits on August 1.
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Joe Swanson
Rosalie Exstrom
Genelle Coover
Agnes Appleton
Grant Willits
Zoe Ann Samuelson
Wheat Loans Total 84 to Date
John S. Staroscik of the Agricultural Conservation Committee reports 84 wheat loans issued in Polk County. Loans total 14 131 bushels worth 9 186 37 dollars, averaging No 3 wheat, secured in government warehouses. A new on farm stored loan type will begin after harvest with a 3 dollar fee for 300 bushels and 67 cent per bushel for No 1 wheat, with delinquent taxes deducted from the loan and lienholder waivers urged to speed processing.
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John S. Staroscik
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Polk County
Staroscik
Polk County Sheep Demonstration Promotes Quality Flock
Polk county sheep producers will compare animals of good quality with poor stock at a demonstration on the Polk County Court House lawn Thursday August 10. The program starts at 7 PM with a ram ewe selection demo and a display of what not to pick. Drenching techniques and breeding for early lambs plus fall flock management will be discussed.
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Polk County
Polk County Court House Lawn
DeWater Farm Not Sold At Referee Sale Near Aurora
The 280 acres of DeWater farm land southeast of Aurora did not sell at referee sale. Heir bid in the property for 25 dollars per acre, with bids considered too low to confirm. district court to decide.
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DeWater
Aurora
Lana
Aurora News
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