Women honored for leadership at Nebraska extension program
Nebraska county chairmen of project clubs and Rural Home Economics leaders gather at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture for a three day program recognizing women’s leadership. Notable speakers include Mary Ellen Brown and a Iowa visitor.
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Nebraska
Itc
University of ‘Nebraska College of “Agriculture
M B. Cunningham
Osceola
Janary
Pes LW
HS Brokaw
Miss .Mary
Ellen Brown
Will
Peart
Kasastetate College
Kasastetate College! Mrs‘ See Her Master’s De‘gree. In Pea Us
Columibia University
Bucharest
Paris
Iowa
Alvin
Womfor
Walter
Armstrong
Nez ‘Praska
Capwell
Elmwood
E ‘Eb Hartz
Roéa
Mrs Melin severely burned in heater fire incident
Osceola reports Mrs Paul Melin severely burned on the lower limbs when a Strom gas heater caught fire. She remains confined to bed under Dr Hare Ecklind care. Also notes Christmas party at Rebekah Kensington and a series of local social visits and drives around town with residents returning to Osceola for holidays.
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Ker
Paul
Melin
Strom
Hare
D. W. ‘Adair
Carl Bryant
George
Inness
My Merrick
Rivoli
Christmas visits and gatherings in Stromsburg area families
Mrs Elmer Kneer and sons of Chappell visited over Christmas at the S J Harless home. Mr and Mrs Gail Shay and Mr and Mrs Stanley Harless of Stromsburg were guests there. Mr and Mrs Raymond Johnson entertained. Clair Willits and family, and Walter Jones and daughter visited the Johnson home. New Year's Eve at Fay Beardsley home near Polk. About 50 attended Fredrickson reunion at Morris Richards home Friday. Miss Anna Forss spent weeks with relatives in Shenandoah and stays with her sister. Numerous other visits among Willits, Johnson, Fredrickson, and Moore families noted through the region.
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Elmer. Kneer
Sons of Chappell
S.J Harless
Gail Shay
Stanley
Harless
Stromsburg
Raymond Johnson
Clair Willits
Cat
Point
Hartwig” Flodmann
Wand
Walter Jones
Raymond
Johnson
Charles Hoffer
John Johnson
Josephine
Neyman
Stroms‘burg
Oscar Fredrick
Fred
Clair
Willits
Roy Johnson
Morris- Johnson
Marvin Fredrickson
Carroll
Flodman
Moore
Central City
Opal
Fredrickson
Eda Toline
Kearney
Sam Charles
Maurice Ellison
Sioux City
Walter’ Eckdahl
York
York College
Clyde‘ Stevens
Grey Lindberg
Saronville
Adolph
Cramér
Arnold
Isaacson
Omaha
Lawrence” Shoemaker
Missouri
Wayne
Hill
Myr
C J Erickson
Geo, Grosvenor
McLaine
Clarks
Glen
Ain ‘and Shera
Americas
Ben Ames_William
Omaha Worlds Herald
World-Herald Today
Corn-Hog program meetings slated across Polk County
The Polk County Corn Hog allotment committee announces precinct meetings to explain the 1986-37 Corn-Hog contract and take applications for holding elections. Locations include Island Precinct and Valley Precinct with dates from January 7 to January 14 at various schools and halls. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs Glen and the Johnston family, were guests at Osceola and Silver Creek homes over the weekend.
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Polk County
Wolding
Creek
Platte
Fairview
Canada
Shelby
Polk High
Stromsbirs
Scott's
Stromsburg
Osceola
Polk County's Newest Citizen Arrives at Osceola Hospital
A newborn girl, child of Mr and Mrs Hans Niessen of Stromsburg, arrived at Osceola Hospital on New Year's Day marking Polk County's latest new citizen.
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Polk County
Osceala Hospital
Hans Niesen
Stromsburg
Notice to Vehicle Owners on 1936 License Tax
Polk County Treasurer LeRoy M. Smith informs owners that 1936 license fees match 1935, with a new personal motor vehicle tax due before license issuance. Delinquency begins February 1, and if the prior year’s registration isn’t shown an extra dollar is charged. Mail requests require 10 cents postage.
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Leroy M. Smith
Polk’ County
Christmas holiday greetings dominate local notes
A string of home visits and holiday activities fill local life as residents return from travels, church groups host Watch Night services, and families visit relatives in nearby towns. Cattle shipments to Omaha and Missouri visits are noted among the festive year end updates.
Local Residents Return Home After Christmas Visits
Edmund Lunner returns to Chicago after holiday visit in Stromsburg with Mrs B Lunner Mrs F R Borgeson and son Robert They visited Lincoln on Monday morning to see Clarence Mrs Moore returns from St Louis with son Kenneth A Van Dorn and Nora Bennett marry at Methodist parsonage Stromsburg The couple plan a short wedding trip and home in Stromsburg Various local residents travel between Stromsburg Lincoln York Gothenburg and St Louis for Christmas and family occasions
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Edmund Lunner
Chicago
B. Lunner
F.R. Borgeson
Robert
Lincoln
Clarence
Cr “Moore
St.Louis
Kenneth
M.vandorn
Nora Bennett
Alex‘ Scott
Charles Rippie
St. Louis
Constantine Trued
Augustana’ College
Roux Island
Winois
A F- Trued
Eleanor
Clover. Beckman
Ruskin
Laurence Warner
Ault
Colorado
M. Bennett
Vernon’ Henkle
Edwin Anderson
Edna
Eva
Marie
Margaret
G. H’preeson
Earl ‘Presson
Evanston
Stromsburg
The
Baptist Church
Toole
Atl
Leigh
Jack
Wm Shapers
Betty
Lou
Pittsburg
Tloyd" Corp
Kathryn
Transfer of Bradshaw Route to Polk Route Named
Petition filed with the Port Department last summer reports eleven patrons of Bradshaw route moved to Polk route. Four miles of Bradshaw route added to Polk, patrons complain they prefer Polk territory. Listed patrons to be served on Polk route include Ralph Fisher Walter Fisher John Meerkatz Rollie Merchant Chas Burgess Herbert Mundt Fred Lassie Henry Mundt Frank Schäepfer Henry Blase Edgar Ziegle.
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Ofia
Port’ Office ‘Department
O ‘Bradshaw
Polk
Bradshaw
Enseha
Mundt
Frank ‘Schaepfer
Henry
Blase
Edgar’.Zieglebein
Modern farming aids shown to large crowd at Viking Hall
Farmers gathered at Viking Hall Friday night to view a film on new farming methods and machinery by PBT. John Deere equipment was featured with scenes of machinery in operation. Doughnuts and coffee were served to about 260 attendees after the show.
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Viking
John Deere Maisonade
Advertising prompts reach over 5000 readers next week
Advertiser notice promotes next weeks issue of The Progress, claiming over five thousand readers will view ads. Copy should be submitted early to secure prime placement and cost efficiency.
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Aera
Osceola Area Christmas Guests and Local Visits
Osceola and surrounding towns saw a flurry of holiday visits and dinners. Families from Gresham Lincoln Creek Omaha and Grand Island attended gatherings at Sundberg Stromberg and related homes during the holiday period. Local competitions include Polk Town’s basketball win over Palmer and upcoming game at Surprise.
Programs Start In Polk County for Allotment Contracts
A Polk County meeting at Columbus Tuesday outlined the plan to present contracts to producers. Attendees included Robert Taddiken and HE A James with other county members and ARS agricultural agents. Plans call for community meetings in January followed by appraising work in February and contracts likely signed by April.
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Polk
Robert
Taddiken
James
Columbus
Arsricultural
Agett
Kelly
Wa Carning
Polk County
Polk County Third In State Canning Contest
Mrs Richard Wieseman. Miss Mary Ellen Brown and others formed by the college for the Polk County event. The agricultural contest, held recently in the valley, featured canning and preserving with prize awards for top entries. The gathering followed a dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs F W, adding community interest to the event.
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Polk County
Canning
Richard
Wieseman
Asceo
Farina Akerfiving
Ncol
Agricultural
Kelly
was.Ans
Mary
Ellen. Brown
le Ecpes
Inflation and the lure of quick riches in the twenties
The writing warns of inflation’s harm to workers and savers. It cites early speculative schemes, stock market hype, and wartime moral hazards, urging readers to resist government waste and protect family finances. It frames inflation as a systemic risk and calls for public action to halt it.
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Sion
Ee Ganizing
Wrntton
Iit
Wells
America
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