Anne C Backstrom a Swedish immigrant and devout Baptist
Anne C Backstrom born August 12 1848 in Fallingsbro Sweden entered her eternal home January 1 1941 at age 92 years 4 months and 19 days She lived a faithful Christian life and was a member of the First Baptist Church Stromsburg later moving to a farm near Clarks then to Polk She leaves two daughters three grandkids and other relatives Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Stromsburg with Rev Gust E Carlson officiating Interment followed in Stromsburg cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna C. Backstrom
Anne Charlotte Backstrom
Borbom
Fallingsbro
Socken
Westmanland
Sweden
Baptist Church
America
Jonas Backstrom
Stromsburg
Mra
Anna Appleton
Agnes Troxell
Stockton
California
Florence
Mra Backstrom
First Baptist Church
Clarks
Polk
Backstrom
Thiss
Stromburg
Gust E. Carlson
Income Tax Changes Require Filing Returns for Most Viewers
Tax provisions changed this year require almost everyone with gross income to file a return. Individuals with $800+ gross income and married couples with $2000+ must file. Details available at local banks.
Dr C R Peterson to Leave Polk for Beatrice
Dr C R Peterson longtime Polk dentist announces departure around February 1 to join Dr Wm Wildhaber in Beatrice. He has served the community for 20 years, built a wide patient base, and will be missed as a civic and social figure. No Polk replacement arranged yet. Beatrice gains a respected practitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. St. Peterson
Beatrice
Wm Wildhaber
Polk
Peterson
Peterson Polk
Inaugural Ball At Lincoln Promises Gala Evening
Nebraska advances indicate the Lincoln inaugural ball will be a standout event with a reception for Governor Griswold and state officials. Gus Arnheim and his orchestra will perform, former governors are invited, and a colorful grand march is planned with civic leaders hosting for outstate guests.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska Supreme Court
Gus Arnheim
Battery theft suspect nabbed in Grand Island
A man identified as Jack Fisher, 21, of Sterling Colorado, was arrested in Grand Island after admitting theft of eight batteries in Polk County and many others across Nebraska, plus a car at Arcadia. He said he sold the batteries for junk in several Nebraska locations.
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State Journal
Jack Fisher
Sterling, Colo
Grand Island
Twentieth Century Club Hosts Book Review at Home
Mrs Walter Green hosted the Arborville Twentieth Century Club at Mrs Mary Klone’s home. Mrs David Dornburgh led the program with a review of Snow In Summer. Ten members and two visitors shared refreshments during the social hour.
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Twentieth Century Club
Walter Green
Arborville
Mary Klone
David Dornburgh
Capitol Comments in Washington on Congress 1939 41
The column notes the 76th Congress ending January 2 1941 and the start of the 77th on January 3 1941. It recalls anniversaries of the first Congress, Washington’s election, and the Supreme Court birthday, plus a White House visit by British royalty and House Senate renovation details. It also lists a new office address Room 1608 and a New Year dinner with Albert Lathrop and Edith Lathrop.
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U. S
George Washington
Supreme Court
British Empire
Congress
Republic
Sam Rayburn
House
76Th Congress
Capitol
Washington
Senate
White House
Five Calves Born In 24 Hours At Polk Farm
Carl Wilshueen, a farmer near Polk, reports a unusual birth run with five calves born in 24 hours. One set of twins and three single calves arrived on the same farm within a day.
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Carl Wilshueen
Hving
Polk
University of Nebraska Engineering Offers Defense Course List
The College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska proposes three non credit defense courses starting February 3 pending approval by the US Office of Education and the Board of Regents. Courses include Drafting and Shop Practice Materials Inspection and Testing and an evening Drafting class. Applicants must be American citizens, high school graduates, at least 18, and in good health.
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University of Nebraska College of Engineering
O J. Ferguson
College of Engineering
United States Office of Education
Board of Regents
O . Ferguson
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Christmas Wedding Anniversary of John Joseph and Wife
Former residents Mr and Mrs John Joseph celebrate their sixty second wedding anniversary at their St Paul Minnesota home on Christmas Day. They recall a double Christmas wedding in Bloomfield Iowa and share memories from a life spanning Germany Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota with their daughter son in law and three grandchildren present.
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John Joseph
St Paul
Minnesota
Joseph Lve
Walter Stack
Joseph
Augusta
Christ Wank
Bloomfield
Iowa
Drive For Funds Is Started Here
Mrs. Earl M Thelen of Shelby is named Polk County chair for the 1941 Fight Infantile Paralysis campaign. Beginning in Tacoma in 1940 the drive spread nationwide. 1940 saw 9 700 new victims in the United States and 184 in Nebraska. Local drives will include January 30 charity events, basketball games, coin collectors, and school fund cards. Citizens in every community are urged to donate what they can and to contact their county chairman to serve.
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Earl M.thelen
Shelby
Polk County
Tacoma
Washington
West Virginia
United States
Nebraska
State Health Department
Golden Wedding Anniversary Of Mr And Mrs John H Anderson
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John H Anderson was celebrated on Monday January 6. The couple have spent most of their life in Polk County and were married in Central City Nebraska in 1891. They have seven children fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. All family members attended the quiet observance at their Stromsburg home with a gold and white luncheon and a three tier cake. Both seniors were born in Sweden and Bishop Hill Illinois respectively, and moved to Polk County with a long record of pioneer civic involvement.
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Joseph
Germany
Bloomfield
John
Polk County
Nebraska
Schuyler
John H. Anderson
Anderson
Mra Anderson
Central City
Stromsburg
Stromssburg
Glenn Knerr
Norris
Reuben
Forrest
Irvin
Paul James
York
Kermit Hultisten
Wichita
Kansas
Sweden
America
Galva
Emma Peterson
Bishop Hill
Rose Bowl Pictures at The Muse Theatre
The Muse Theatre manager Jack Logan says official Rose Bowl pictures of the Nebraska and Stanford game at Pasadena will be shown Friday and Saturday nights January 17 and 18.
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Muse
Jack Logan
Muse Theatre
Nebraska
Stanford
Pasadena
California
Faithful Workers Club Holds Christmas Meeting
The Faithful Workers Club met Monday at Mrs. Byrd Shrum’s home after a postponement due to bad roads. Mrs. Grant Johnson led a Christmas program reading Dickens A Christmas Carol, followed by an exchange of gifts. Fifteen members and one visitor attended as Mrs. Ester Lackey and Mrs. Henry Renquist served refreshments.
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Faithful Workers
Faithful Workers Club
Byrd Shrum
Grant Johnson
Chas. Dickens
Ester Lackey
Henry Renquist
Commercial Club Plans Fiscal Year Meeting and Elections
The Commercial Club schedules a meeting for Monday night January 13 to close the fiscal year and elect officers. Other entertainment is being planned.
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Commercial Club
John Deere Day Festivities Draw Large Local Crowd
A large crowd gathered Tuesday for John Deere Day celebrations sponsored by P. T. Wurtz & Son. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lavelle and their family visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. H. Lavelle in Clarks.
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John Deere
P. T. Wurtz & Son
Merle Lavelle
W. E H. Lavelle
Farm Shop Clinic At Stromsburg High Set For Jan 14
Arrangements are complete for a Farm Shop Clinic at Stromsburg high school on January 14 from 10 a m to 4 p m in the Vocational Agricultural Shop. Attendees will make rope from binder twine splice hay ropes and craft halters and throw ropes. They will solder with a storage battery and sharpen chisels bits drills and saws. Bring binder twine rope to splice pots pans pails and tools to solder and sharpen. Sponsored by the Polk County Extension Service with B A Olson in charge. Everyone is invited.
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Stromsburg High School
Polk County Extension Service
B. A Olson
Nebraska Agricultural College
Nebraska Farmers Hopeful For Prosperity In 1941
After a decade of hardship the 1941 outlook is brighter for Nebraska with rising farm product prices excluding seasonal shifts, faster industrial output, and higher demand from U S and wartime nations. In Polk County, abundant land and improving moisture foretell increased production and clearer signs of prosperity.
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Nebraska
Polk County
Stromsburg Flour Mill changes hands and operations
Carl Westring leases the Stromsburg Flour Mill from David Peterson and will run it with Leslie Hirsch. Westring will operate a delivery service supplying Stromsburg and nearby areas with the Good Line products. Peterson and Dana Shostrom will operate the Sinclair service station. Several social visits are noted, including guests at the Mackerang and Carlson homes, and a birthday tribute to John G. Carlson with a large gathering and a two course lunch. Clyde Reed, Raymond Reed, and Mrs. Harold Covey visited family in hospital care and over the weekend in town.
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Carl Westring
David Peterson
Stromsburg
Westring
Leslie Hirsch
Dana Shostrom
Sinclair
R. B. Nelson
Ralph Mackerang
Central City
Chester Underhill
Santa Monica
California
Vernon Anderson
Denah Samuelson
Lincoln
Victor Anderson
Clara Anderson
St. Cloud Minn
Edn L. Anderson
Aloreen
Nimrod
iPastor Gustab Carlson
John G. Carlson
Carlson
Rev. Oberg
Clyde Reed
Raymond Reed
York
Harold Covey
Harlan Feuhrer
Chappell
Swede Home News Briefs Promote Local Events
Mr and Mrs Clarence Larson welcomed a baby girl born Saturday January 4. Ladies Ald meet Friday afternoon with Mrs Victor Theland and Mrs Herman Jones host. Church Board and wives to meet at Rev Sword home Wednesday. Theodore Nelson and David Sward left Sunday to study at Augustana College Rock Island. Marian Carlson to Denver after two weeks with her father. Marian Carlson visits end with relatives. Ansel Fredrickson Dale and Ralph Nordberg join Elmer Carlson for New Years supper.
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Clarence Larson
Ald
Victor Thelander
Herman Jones
Church Board
Sword
Theodore Nelson
David Sward
Augustana College
Rock Island
Gust Chindgren
Petrus Nelson
Anton Carlson
Marian
Marian Carlson
Denver
Ansel Fredrickson
Dale
Ralph Nordberg
Elmer Carlson
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Carl Curtis
Europe
4Th
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National
Tak
Albert Lathrop
Edith Lathrop
Dept of Education
Clay County
Inland Township
Lathrop
Bern
W . Andrews
Fifth District
Swede Home News
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