School To Commence Here Next Monday
The Board of Education and Supt Horstman announce preparations for a new term. A large enrollment is expected with extensive cleaning, new equipment, and redecorated rooms. Edward Waltemath new coach, Miss Kindscher and Miss Christen sen join staff, grades reorganized, and ongoing resignations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Horstman
Edward ‘Waltemath
Wilcox
Fredrickson
Miss Schweitzer
Bruce Cowgill
Joe McClure
A C P Says Silage From Sweet Stalks
Polk County A C P chairman Robert C Taddiken reports a state telegram designates Polk County as eligible for sweet stalk sorghums to be used as silage and still count as non-depleting. In a drought year with poor corn, sweet sorghums aid farmers in the conservation program. The list includes atlas sumac amber orange honey gooseneck white african sourless Letoi Red Collier Mc Lean Denton Planter Folger Dwarf Ashburn Tricker Sapling Red X Colman Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. P
Robert C. Taddiken
Polk County
State Office
Atlas
Collier McLean
Denton
Colman
Fremont
Polk County Judges Seek No Pheasant Season
County commissioners passed a resolution asking the State Game Commission not to open pheasant season in Polk County this year after a thorough county investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Commission
Polk County
Miss Margaret Green Weds Carl Filter in Scottsbluff
Married in Scottsbluff Nebraska on Tuesday August 22 are Miss Margaret Green of Torrington Wyoming and Carl Filter of Torrington Wyoming. The bride daughter of Keith and Mrs Green and the groom son of William and Mrs Filter, both couples of Torrington. They will reside in Torrington after the ceremony where the bride has worked for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Green
Torrington
Wyo
Keith Green
Polk
Carl Filter
Wm. Filter
Scottsbluff
Neb
Immanuel Lutheran Church to mark 60th anniversary
The Immanuel Lutheran Church near Polk will celebrate its 60th anniversary next Sunday September 3 during its annual mission event. A full account of the celebration and the church’s history will be published in this paper next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Polk
Dairy cuts milk price in Polk this September
The Myers Dairy led by R. B. Dick Myers announces milk price reductions in Polk County effective September 1. Milk drops to 8 cents per quart and 4 cents per pint with the ad appearing in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers Dairy
R. B. (Dick) Myers
Polk
4 H Club Show At Polk County Fair Sets Records
Polk County 4-H events overflowed spaces as swine sheep and baby beef clubs filled quarters and tents. Winners heading to state fair include Raymond Schott Osceola Elof Anderson Stromsburg and others in beef sheep and health projects. The 4 H parade and sale drew strong bids with top prices noted for prizes and a first of its kind sale in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Sheep Club
Lincoln Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Raymond Schott
Osceola
Elof Anderson
Stromsburg
Bob Ingalls
Shelby
Fred Jensen
Vance Sard
Harry Sanders
Silver Creek
Robert Tooker
Harold Hedlund
Ramona Schott
Marjorie Watnick
Betty Leigh McMeekin
Bernice Becker
Arlois Irland
Mary Krumbach
Bertha Richter
Arloig Irland
Phyllis Swanson
Jeannette Carlson
Glen Hennings
Raymond Starostka
Vance Bard
Marjorie Warnick
Polk
Elizabeth Smith
Paul Walgren
Orville Jones
Ak-Sar-Ben
High Prairie Clubs
Arthur Ekstrom
Clifford Johnston
Clarks
Wallace Strong
Homer Ingalls
Alvin Merrick
Elmer Tooker
Brick
Duane Schmaker
Angus Heifer
Robert McMeekin
Renewal Time for Nebraska Driver Licenses Issued 1937
Motorists who received licenses after the 1937 law change must renew by the expiration date. Current licenses issued Sept 1 1937 begin a two year validity. Renewal costs 76 cents and requires present license. no exam for renewals. New license exams are on the first Friday afternoons in September October and December with state patrolmen at the Osceola courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Polk County
LeRoy M. Smith
Osceola
Labor Day Memorial and Safety Reminder
The notice urges cautious travel for Labor Day weekend warning of deadly past holiday totals and urging safe driving habits to protect families. It highlights the need to plan trips carefully and drive slowly to avoid injuries and deaths.
Birth and Death Notice for Bertina Mae Benson
Bertina Mae Benson daughter of Gilbert E and Viola M Benson was born December 31 1932 at Polk Nebraska and died August 26 1939 aged 6 years 7 months 25 days. Funeral service held at the Baptist church Tuesday at two in the afternoon Rev R M Bailey officiated. Burial in Swedish Baptist Cemetery Brauer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertina Mae Benson
Gilbert E
Viola M. Benson
Polk
Nebr
Ronald Leroy
Albert Benson
Sadie Clark
Baptist Church
R M. Bailey
Swedish Baptist
Brauer Funeral Home
Obituary for Anna Fillman of Benedict and Stromsburg
Anna Fillman born November 3 1847 in Ockelbo Sweden died August 22 1939 at her daughter’s home in Benedict Nebraska. Survived by sons Henry L Fillman York and John and Anna son and daughter in law Bert Cummings Benedict two grandsons seven great grandchildren twelve total. Interment in Osceola cemetery after services at Stromsburg Baptist Church.
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Anna Fillman
Ockelbo
Geystrickland
Sweden
Peter
Anna Hanson
Bert Cummings
Benedict
Nebraska
John Fillman
John
Anna
Peter Eric
William
Eckman
Stromsburg
Stromsburg Baptist Church
Osceola Cemetery
First Sheriff Sale To Satisfy Personal Tax Bill
The first sheriff sale to satisfy a delinquent personal tax bill will be held Friday at 2pm. Sheriff Herb Person announced the 1934 four door Dodge coach, owned by Clifford Koenigstein of Omaha, is offered to the highest bidder to cover a $222.11 tax bill. Delinquent tax collections have totaled $13,933.70 with $6,836.68 paid to the sheriff and $7,097.02 to the treasurer. Five special deputies began their second week handling distress warrants across rural and urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteco
Herb Person
County Board
William Thomias
Columbus
Joliet Township
William Henggeler
St. Bernard
Edwin Johnson
Walker
Irwin Carstensen
Woodville
Carl Rhode
Sheriff’s Office
George Bock
John Sysie
Sheriff's Office
Humphrey
Clifford Koenigstein
Omaha
Sayers
Sheriff Person
Louis
Columbus Telegram
Hessian Fly Date Announced for Polk County Wheat
Agricultural officials in Osceola warn Nebraska farmers to delay wheat planting until September 26 in Polk County to curb Hessian Fly infestations. Last year fly activity increased in northern and eastern areas, making the pest a major factor in next year's wheat production. farmers should destroy volunteer wheat to eliminate fall brood hatching sites.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Swenk
Department of Entomology
The
Agricultural College
Howard L. Peterson
Polk County
Polk Band Concert Wraps Week, Plans Sunday Park Show
Polk Municipal Band directed by Rob ert Strickland ends the weekly Wednesday concerts with a successful season. The group will perform a Sunday afternoon concert in City Park on September 10 at 2 30 PM, with a detailed program to be announced next week.
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Park
Polk
Polk Municipal Band
Robert Strickland
City Park
Big 5 Flour Tops at Polk County Fair
Mrs J A Thompson of Osceola won first prize for best loaf of bread at the Polk County Fair. She also received a premium from the fair association and ten dollars from Wright Bros Flour Mills in Brainard. Mrs Ernest Nyquist of Osceola took second prize of five dollars. Among over fifty exhibits, 29 loaves were made with Big 5 Flour.
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J. A. Thompson
Osceola
The
Fair Association
Thompson
Wright Bros. Flour Mills
Brainard
Nebr
Ernest Nyquist
Junior American Legion Baseball Tourney headlines and wartime contrasts
A column praising the Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament in Omaha and contrasting American youth sportsmanship with European wartime actions. It questions leaders and events across the globe, notes Col. Charles Lindbergh as a model of restraint, and ends with a tax deadline headline from a neighboring paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americanism Committee
The
American Legion
Omaha
Virgil Hotchkiss Killed by Auto Near Utica
Virgil Hotchkiss 16 son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Hotchkiss living near Utica was killed Tuesday evening when struck by a car driven by A C Morrill of Stromsburg. The Morrills and daughter were returning from Minnesota when the accident occurred about 8 o clock. Morrill slowed to pass an oncoming car with blinding lights and Hotchkiss and another youth were walking on the highway. Hotchkiss was taken to a York hospital and died a few hours later. He formerly lived in Osceola and was grandson of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hotchkiss of Osceola.
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Virgil Hotchkiss
Autovirgil
Morrill
York
Young Hotchkiss
Osceola
Gilbert Hotchkiss
County Fair Closure Marks Six Decades in Polk County
Last Friday night the sixty annual county fair in Polk County closed after a week of ideal weather and large crowds. Officials admitted misgivings about crop conditions but reported strong attendance and a financially successful event despite tight budgets. Exhibitors and officials earned credit for bringing the fair through adverse conditions with flying colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Church Services and anniversaries listed for area churches
The notice lists worship schedules for Swedes Plains M and M Church, Methodist, Im Lutheran, and First Baptist Chula with pastors, Sunday School times, and worship hours. It notes a 60th anniversary at Immanuel Lutheran with multiple speakers and invites visitors to attend. It also mentions Baptist evening services, a Union service, and September Guild meeting details with hosts and program leaders.
Free Methodist Church Hosts District Elder Lincoln Visit
W H Lee pastor leads Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with U P meeting at 7 15 and 8 pm preaching. Rev Ivan Booker new district elder preaches Sunday Monday and Tuesday at 8 during quarterly meeting inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist Church
W.H. Lee
Ivan Booker
Lincoln
Evangelical Free Church Publishes Sunday Schedule
Evangelical Free Church Polk lists services with Ivan T Carlson as pastor. Sunday School at 10:00 A M, evening union service at 8:00 P M at the Baptist Church with Rev Bailey delivering the message. Bible study and prayer meeting and Jr Endeavor on Wednesday at 8 P M. Psalm 119 2 quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Ivan T. Carlson
Evangellical Free Church of
Polk
The
Baptist Church
Rev
Bailey
Jr. Iendeavor
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E. E. Pengelly
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