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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1938

Page

4

Local notes from York area listings January 12 1928

York residents and visitors are listed with moves and activities. L S Loomer from York on business. Mrs Doyle of Kansas City accepted a Hello Station line operator job. Mrs Mabel Knorr to Wise Memorial hospital in Omaha as student nurse. Julia McClure recovering from operation at Lutheran hospital in York. Frank Larson and family visit Grand Island. Dorothy Green travels to Central City. G E Benson and Leonard Larson return from Broken Bow after two weeks. Freda Peterson birthday surprise with gifts and lunch. Oscar and Emil Larson begin three month tour of California and West. Jack does relief work at McCool Drug Store. Womans Culture Club met January 6 with Shakespeare quotations and Benefits of study discussed. January 27 meeting planned with Louise Taylor. C V Jaad visits Omaha and Osceola trips noted. Hedblooms, Sack, and Fossberg dinner at Youman home. Spring goods shopping in Osceola. Cecil Woles and Mrs Graves mentioned.

L. S. Loomer York Doyle Kansas City Hello Mabel Knorr Wise Memorial Hospital Omaha Julia McClure Lutheran Hospital Frank Larson Grand Island Dorothy Green Central City G. E. Benson Leonard Larson Broken Bow Freda Peterson Jack McCool Womans’ Culture Club Shafer Mrs. Garten Alfred Crew Taylor Peterson Westfall Mesdames Pollock Carter Louise Taylor C. V. J.aad Hedbloom Philip Sack Irvin Fossberg T. J. Youman O. F. Alfred Graves Osceola Cecil Woles

Local Social Guests and Visits Across Nebraska

Dated notes show Lilian and Jay Sanderson visiting Bert Cummings in Stromsburg while Mora Moomey and Lloyd Wright attended a Nebraska Master Barbers Association meeting there. Amber Green and C B Buzzard visited Dorothy Green in Central City. H T Frazier of York stayed with A W Shafer. Charley Carlson L E Blase drove Mrs Kerker to Lincoln. Verna Flodman Ellen Johnson from Stromsburg were weekend guests of Mrs Oliver Adelson. John McConnell of Springfield Illinois spent the weekend with E C Janssen, who later took him to Giltner before his journey east. McConnell is Janssen’s brother-in-law.

Lilian Jay Sanderson Clay Center Bert Cummings Mora Moomey Lloyd Wright Nebraska Joe Kerker Lincoln Tuesay Verna Flodman Ellen Johnson Stromsburg Oliver Adelson John €.McConnell Springfield Ill E. C. Janssen Janssen Giltner Mr. McConnell

Seventeen Years Ago Highlights Local Life and Weddings

Seventeen years ago events from January 1923 include Miss Mildred Nelson riding to Valparaiso, visits from Margaret Huston and Grace Lindburg, and a daughter born New Year’s Day to Mr and Mrs A Paden. Wedding announcements include Miss Hanna Neola Erickson to Mr Harvey Hahn and Miss Josephine Lindahl to Mr Hof C Ostberg. Clifford Johnston and Florence Willits wed December 30 at the Willits home, and guests gathered at R L Smiths. Local market news notes H A Cramer selling cattle at Omaha for 8.90 per hundred.

Mildred Nelson Valparaiso Margaret Huston Osceola Stork A. Paden Hanna Neola Erickson Harvey Hahn Seth Piper Giltner Troy Murray Broken Bow Walter Anderson Eagle Grove Iowa Pete E. A. Anderson Josephine Lindahl Hof C Ostberg Claus Peterson Grand Island C . Jones Louise Hammond York Dean Mooney Grace Lindburg Hastings H. A. Cramer Omaha Clifford Johnston Florence Willits Glen Willits Lincoln Johnston Haveng R. L. Smith Daniel Graves Donald Springer Dave Dornburgh Grandma Knap

Edward III and the English Royal Line Through the Wars of York

Edward III ruled 1327 to 1377 and sired four sons including the Black Prince Lionel John of Gaunt and Edmund Langley. The Lancastrian line yielded after Richard II’s murder. the Yorks gained the throne, leading to the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor era through Henry VII and Elizabeth I, then James I.

Edward III England Edward Black Prince Lionel Duke of Clarence John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Edmund Langley Duke of York Richard II Cleveland Plain Dealer Richard House of Lancaster House of York York Richard III Tudor House of Tudor Henry VII Elizabeth of York Henry VIII Edward VI Mary Elizabeth James Stuart James VI Scotland James I Margaret James (Stuart) IV of

The Power of Words and Printing Craft

The piece extols effective printing with Hammermill papers and skilled staff. It contrasts words' impact as lullabies, mob sparks, battlefield summons, and public influence, noting writing shapes minds and endures through time. The Silver Lining quotes Napoleon’s campaigns to emphasize words’ action.

Napoleon Emil Ludwig

Those Good Old Days Echo Youthful Outlook in London Weekly

A Pearson's London Weekly piece argues that youthfulness persists in daily life. It urges readers not to regret aging but to seize today as a fresh chance for thrills and meaningful moments.

Pearson London Weekly

Music teacher Ropes Strickland offered Polk band contract

Rumor says Polk local high school music teacher Ropes Strickland may be offered a summer contract to direct the municipal band. The move would keep Strickland in Polk through the summer months.

Ropes. Strickland Polk

Polk County Treasurer's December 1937 Financial Statement

Polk County reports no outstanding warrants or unpaid claims as of December 15 1937 and declares the treasury’s condition true and complete for December 31 1937. LeROY M. Smith County Treasurer seal shows listed figures 22322.38 66954.96 47473.62 4771.68 738.00 17047.42 1320.99 808.88 12070.77 11.75 21951.20.

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