Local Briefs Report Death and Community News
Anna Myers dies in Polk on Dec 29 1931 at age 37 years 2 months 13 days. Silver Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Ross Goethe observed on Christmas Day at their home with family lunch baskets. Paul Stevens back from York hospital. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs E B Banks. Mick Myers and Glen Pickrel return to Central College after the holidays. Bill Anderson renovates Sodergren Motor Co garage. Nebraska blizzard blocks Pork area transport. Fern Myers returns to Gothenburg to teach.
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Anna Myers
Friedemaan
Neor
Polk
Ross Goethe
Paul Stevens
York Hospital
E. B. Bankson
Houndville
Mick "Myers
Glen Pickrel
Central College
Bill Anderson
Sodergren Motor Co
Pork and Vicinity
Nebraska
Fern Myers
Gothenburg
Polk implement dealer tours Midwest with Deere visitors
Leo Wurtz of P. T. Wurtz and Son visits Moline and Waterloo Iowa as a guest of John Deere Plow Company. Nebraska hosts annual Organized Agricultural meetings at Lincoln College of Agriculture. Repairmen uncover old documents in a Waco schoolhouse including a Polk County Fair handbill for 1897. Polk County Farm Bureau Federation to meet January 13 at Osceola Legion Hall with J F Lawrence of Lincoln speaking on cooperative marketing.
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Leo Wurtz
P. T. Wurtz
Polk
Moline
Waterloo
Iowa
John Deere
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Waco
Polk County Farm Bureau Federation
Legion Hall
Osceola
J.F Lawrence
Europe
Quiet Wedding Unites Opal Fredrickson and Kenneth Peterson
Miss Opal Fredrickson and Kenneth Peterson were quietly married at Trinity Lutheran parsonage in Omaha with Rev. Palmquist officiating. Forty neighbors aided a farm family by opening roads to rush their 13-year-old son Billy DeBere to a hospital after a farm line telephone appeal. Mrs Art Carlson underwent an operation at a Grand Island hospital.
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Opal Fredrickson
Oscar Fredrickson
Kenneth Peterson
A. B. Peterson
Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
Omaha
Rev
Palmquist
Hugo DeBere
Osceola
Billy
Art Carlson
Grand Island
Polk Nebraska Charter Bank Statements December 31 1946
The document presents the December 31 1946 financials for Polk Nebraska Charter No 1514 showing assets of 972 695 09 with loans and discounts 179 172 70 government obligations 569 200 60 cash 164 727 45 bank premises 2 300 00 and furniture 300 002 600 09. Liabilities total 920 565 86 with capital accounts 52 129 23 making total liabilities and capital 972 695 09. J A Isaacson cashier certifies the figures as true to the best knowledge, with directors Carlson and Isaacson attesting.
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Polk
Nebraska
United States
U. S
J. A. Isaacson
4 H Work Thrives At Oldest Orphanage
At Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah a 505 acre farm hosts a thriving 4-H program. Boys from the home plant two acres of slash pine to honor armed forces members and will use it to teach forestry to other 4-H members. The dairy herd of 70 cows grew from club activity and gifts of Jersey and grade calves in 1937. County Agent A J Nitzschke notes several boys from the home have become state 4-H champions since 1938.
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United States
Georgia
Savannah
Bethesda
Bethesda 4H
Nitzschke
Ernest Bull
A. J. Nitzschke
Proper Hat Care for Men
Clothing specialists outline hat handling and maintenance tips. Properly grasp the brim to keep shape, avoid pushing up the crown, dry with brim up to prevent buckling, wipe off excess hair oil, avoid stacking hats, brush daily to remove dust, and wipe ribbon with a soft cloth to preserve luster.
Herbicidal War Reveals Low Rates Kill Crops
A study shows 2 4dichloro phenoxyacetic acid sprays kill or stunt young cabbage soybeans tomatoes sweet potatoes and sugar beets at doses as low as one tenth of a pound per acre Tomato fruit setting is halted by one tenth pound per acre while fruiting stage sprays reduce yield and deform fruit Cabbage dies at three tenths per acre and sugar beets perish at five tenths per acre even on mid growth. sweet potatoes die with about two tenths per acre and root yield is inhibited at the same rate.
Planning Living Room Layout For Comfort And Space
Plan based on furniture and arrangement before sizing. Common living rooms range 12 to 18 feet wide and 16 to 30 feet long. Place the fireplace on a long wall for comfort, avoid mantel between doors, and position windows for light and air. Combining living and dining areas can create a sense of space for larger gatherings.
Vicuna Fleece Becomes Bolivian Peruvian Souvenir Trade
The vicuna fleece once owned by Inca royalty is woven into scarves rugs gloves slippers and ponchos sold at Indian markets in Bolivia and Peru. Tight restrictions on killing and export keep the cloth scarce and valuable as limited shipments arrive from Peru where the animal is domesticated and shorn rather than slaughtered.
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Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Arborville Community Activities and New Year Gatherings
The Twentieth Century Club met January 2 at Mrs. T O Otte Sr’s home with seven members. Numerous local families hosted visitors and held dinners, parties, and calls across Arborville and nearby towns, including Reckner, Lindholm, Bedient, Lytle, and Otte families. The Arborville Town Hall Club plans a January 16 meeting with election of officers and refreshments provided by multiple hosts.
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Arborville Way
Twentieth Century Club
T O Otte
Ted Otte
W Reckner
Lloyd Blair
Carl Williams
Callies
Will Cline Dewey Ohlms
Atlantic
Iowa
Chas. Lytle, Jr
Chas Lytle
Bud Schnasse
Lincoln
Schnasse
H J Bedient
Chas Burgess
F W. Bedient
Willard Lindberg
Jon
Chas
Norquest
Martin Hoffman
John Hansen
Estor Lackey
John Bills
Ester Lackey
Frank Bennett
Fremont
Homemakers Club
Earl Stevens
Fam- Ny
Martin Hoffman Jr
Long of
McCool
Daniel Graves
Wayne Lindholm
Robert Merchant
Sunday Host Guests and New Year Greetings Noted
Mr and Mrs Lorrell Branting and family of Clarks visited for a Sunday luncheon with Mr and Mrs Cliftore Branting and family. Mr and Mrs Ansel Linquist and daughter spent New Years Day at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Wilson in Stromeburg.
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Lorrell Branting
Clarks
Cliftor¢é Branting
Ansel Linquist
Harold Wilson
Stromeburg
New Process Converts Cull Potatoes Into Stock Food
A new, simple method converts inferior potatoes into a dry, granular stock food at under a cent per pound. The process uses a hammer mill to rupture cells, a rotary press to remove water, and a dryer to yield a ready stock feed, solving disposal problems and adding market value for farmers.
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America
Faroe Islands Battle Against Thundering Seas
In the Faroe Islands, fierce Atlantic seas pound basalt cliffs while wind drives spray inland. A sparse population of about 25,000 relies on fishing and sheep farming for subsistence across 540 square miles of rugged islands.
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Faroe Islands
North Atlantic
Norway
Iceland
Faroes
New Soybean Disease Brown Stem Rat Emerges in 1944
Brown stem rat disease appeared first in fall 1944 and grew in 1945 and 1946. It is soil born and not seed carried. Control rests in crop rotation, limestone where needed, and balanced soil fertility. Symptoms include blanching and brown tissue between veins with green main veins.
Pickle Brine Proportions and Curing Tips
For cucumbers to ferment use a brine volume equal to half the material. Keep covered with a plate and weight. Salt maintains brine strength as water leaches out. After 24 hours add salt at 1 lb per 10 lb cucumbers, then ¼ lb weekly for five weeks or until cured. Maintain 86 F. Use unprocessed salt, soft water if possible, or a touch of vinegar to counter alkalinity. Avoid weights made of limestone or cotton.
Clarifying Solid and Soft Fats At Home
To clarify solid fats such as pork beef and lamb pour hot water over the fat at one cup water per cup fat and heat ten minutes stirring well Then strain through a clean cloth and chill When fat hardens pour off water and remove dark material from beneath the fat For soft fats such as oils or poultry add raw potato slices and cook slowly about twenty minutes Strain and cool Stored clarified fat will not keep indefinitely in a cool dark place under a covered container Steeniv
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Steeniv
Card of Thanks for Hartwig Flodman’s Family
The Flodman and related families express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kind words and sympathy at the passing of father and grandfather Hartwig Flodman. Delbert Query Hart Flodman Paul Davly Bernie Urichare named among those sending condolences.
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Hartwig Flodmn
Delbert Query
Hart Flodman
Paul Davly
Bernie Urich
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