Former Pole Man Dorsey Dies in Chadron Home
Gilbert L. Dorsey, aged about 85, died January 15 at his daughter Leah Roland's home in Chadron. Survived by two daughters Hazel and Leah of Chadron and brother George Dorsey of Polk. He once ran a Polk general store, later moved to Hastings, then to Chadron. Funeral services were held January 18 in Hastings.
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Chadron
Gilbert L. Dorsey
Leah Roland
Hazel
Leah
George Dorsey
Polk
Hastings
Farmers Elevator in Annual Meeting 1945 A Successful Year
Polk streets filled with cars as Farmers Co Operative Grain Association held its annual meeting. About 150 stockholders heard reports of 750000 in volume and 35000 in net profit. Gil bert Benson elected to the board. Ester Lackey presided. Carl Wilshusen secretary. other directors Roy Glasser Rudolph Nyberg. Carl Steelquist manager. Ralph Upton assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Farmer's Co- Operative Grain Association
The
Evangelical Free Church
Friends of the Association
Gilbert Benson
Harry Guidinger
Ester Lackey
Carl A. Wilshusen
Roy Glasser
Rudolph Nyberg
Carl Steelquist
Ralph Upton
Polk Man Returns Home
Edick A. Anderson Jr. son of Rev and Mrs Edick A Anderson, pastor of the Hordville Baptist Church, arrived in the States December 29 1945 from Germany after 40 months in the service. He spent 12 months overseas with the 89th Infantry in Europe and served as Interpreter Investigator in the U S Military Government. He earned the Good Conduct Medal and two Battle Stars and received a discharge January 3 1946 at Fort Leavenworth. He visited his parents near Polk for a week and left January 12 for Stanford University to resume law studies.
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Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Polk
Palo Alto
California
Stanford University
Local social notes from Rockford and area visits
Local brief listing visits and dinners across Rockford NL and nearby towns. Mary Hammond visited Thede Stevens home in Rockford while Minnie Smith and Marie called on EB W Hahn. Arnold Moline of Denver and Dalila Erickson of Neward joined other families for gatherings.
Local social notes mark a week of gatherings and visits
Mr and Mrs C. J. McCoy hosted an oyster supper for Farmer's Union Produce Association board members and spouses. Numerous families and guests traveled to Omaha and Lincoln for visits and medical updates, while others attended birthday celebrations and Sunday dinners across Hardin area households.
Local Social Notes From Clarks and Surrounding Areas
Sun day evening guests visited Elwyn Johnson home as Mr and Mrs Richard Widga and daughter hosted. Ramona Nelson wed Don Maw at Giltner on Thursday January 17. Elwyn Johnson family were callers in Ollie Johnson home. Martha Westfall stayed weekend with her son and family in Nebraska City. Rev Robert Hall family from Mediapolis Town spent Friday night with Ames Lind. Floyd Morris and family of Chapman had dinner with Emil Person.
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C. J. McCoy
Farmer's Union Produce Association
Martin Baack
Roy Glasser
Ilof Ostberg
Ben Peterson
Maurice Flick
B. J. Baker
Everette Green
Lee Hayer
Omaha
Phyllis Cramer
Liva Munn
Central City
Henry Cramer
Lincoln
Glenn Hill
Lloyd Hahn
Arlo Stevens
Little Karen
Kenneth Talbot
Clubbank
Montana
Will Green
Ira Glasser
Harold Nelson
John Lampshire
Gilbert Lampshire
Virgil Flodman
Earl Flodman
Willard Meerkatz
Lyman Lampshire
Hardvile
Delbert Query
Benedict
Bilis Anderson
Grand Island
Hartwig Flodman
Marvin Fredrickson
Stanley Harless
Gresham
Leland Harless
S. J Flarless
Gale Shay
David City
Oscar Stromberg
Malbel Dornburg
Ted Moline
York
Harold Baker
Iola Peterson
Fairmont
Richard Widga
Warren Abel
Clarks
Elwyn Johnson
Ramona Nelson
Robert Nelson
Don Maw
Giitner
Giltner
Ollie Johnson
Martha Westfall
Nebraska City
D P Westfall
Robert Hall
Mediapolis
Ames Lind
Floyd Morris
Chapman
Emil Person
Kenneth Richards
Lloyd Richards
Herbert Stevens
Allinson
Nellie Mae Gray
O'Neil
G. A. Randall
Richard Anderson
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Omaha With His Sisters, “Ir. and Mrs. Harold Wurst Nerved To Grand Island
Wurst
Osceola
West Coast
Sophia Croissant
Navy
Pacific
Fredrick McFadden
Ft Leavenworth
Branting
Strom
Tommy
Philppines
el Paso, Texas Army Hospital
Billy Zedicher
Katie Brazee
Polk County Soil Conservation District elects 1946 officers
Polk County Soil Conservation District Supervisors elected George Bond as Chairman Ray Brigham as Vice Chairman Maurice Lindburg as Secretary Treasurer and other supervisors including Leo Kroskn and Bruce Anderson. The year 1945 saw 93 applications and 20 complete farm plans covering 4295 acres with 518 acres contour planted to grass and 182 acres leveled for irrigation. A grassed waterway demonstration drew about 60 farmers.
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Polk County Soil Conservation District
George Bond
Gresham
Ray Brigham
Shelby
Maurice Lindburg
Polk, Secy
Leo Kroskn
Osceola
Bruce Anderson
Stromsk't
Janary
Blue River
Extension Service
Stromsburg VFW meeting and local veteran notices
Veterans from Stromsburg Post No 4998 attended a Seward VFW department meeting for officer instruction and new post leadership. Carl S. Burman arrived in Omaha after discharge from 45 months in service with 15 months overseas in Europe. Sunday guests at Fred Johnson’s near Shelby included several local families. Stanton Moore and son left for California by auto, unsure where to settle. An Hastings visitor sought a Gamble Store in town but found little success. Fred Stoki family visited Nellie Watts in Osectia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C J Arnold
Wayne Stever
Dewey Moseley
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department
Seward
VFW
Stromsburg
Carl S. Burman
Aug. Burman
Omaha
Army
Fred Johnson
Shelby
C. D. Jacobson
Bud
Joe Jacobson
Slusser
Albert Johnson
W. L. Hollister
Kenneth
Willard
J. A. Westenius
Stanton Moore
Ormond
California
Hastings
Fred Stoki
Nellie Watts
Osectia
Open House for Carl Steelquist Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carl Steelquist celebrate twenty five years of marriage with an open house invitation for friends on Sunday January twenty seventh. They invite guests to call any time Sunday afternoon or evening.
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Carl Steelquists
Carl Steelquist
Tme
Farm Bureau Plans Warm Drive Kick-Off Banquet
The Farm Bureau County Committee and four Unit committees met at High Parkle on January 16 to plan a Warm Bureau Drive. Units were well represented and expect strong enthusiasm. The drive runs the week of February 4, opening with a Kick-Off Banquet whose location will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau County Committee
High Parkle
Toygnake
The Swede Home Church Weekend Schedule
Rev Alfield Franzen leads services on the third Sunday after Epiphany with Sunday School at 10 and morning worship at 11. A board meeting is set for Thursday at 8.15 p.m. at the parsonage. Semester exams for the confirmation class are Saturday at 9:15. The pastor departs Monday for Minneapolis for a church education commission meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfield Franzen
Minneapolis
Commission
March of Dimes drives aid for polio relief across Polk County
Dwight D Eisenhower endorses the March of Dimes urging national help to defeat infantile paralysis. Boxes will be placed in local businesses this week for donations as the Polk Public School joins the drive. Committee in Charge Mrs Lloyd Stromberg Mrs Leo Wurtz Mrs Lloyd Kroger lead the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Polk Public School
Lloyd Stromberg
Leo Wurtz
Lloyd Kroger
Card of Thanks from Mrs Scheapler and Friends
Mrs Frank Scheapler expresses heartfelt thanks to friends who sent cards flowers and gifts during her hospital stay. Mr and Mrs Nick McNaught and Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson of Central City traveled to Omaha Sunday afternoon on business.
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Nick McNaught
Frank Nelson
Central City
Omaha
Osceola News Highlights Local Health and Family Moves
Scarlet fever remains widespread with quarantines on several families and illness among children including Herman and Mary Anderson. Kenneth Richards bought 80 acres east of the home place for 100 per acre. Local weddings, military returns, relocations, and family visits fill community life as residents attend church, celebrate nuptials, and address postwar assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Mary
Herman Anderson
Harold Jones
Harold Gondringer
Polk County 4-H Plans Recognition Fun Fest at Osceola
The 1945 Polk County Extension Annual Meeting tied to 4-H Recognition and Fun Fest will take place Saturday February 2 at the Legion Hall Osceola. Leaders clubs and members will receive special recognition for outstanding 4-H work. Delmar McFadden will shoot the 4-H group for a plate to be included in the 1946 County Fair Handbook. Mr Maxwell from the State Extension staff may speak on Home Beautification with color slides. All 4-H boys and girls enrolled or to be enrolled with parents are invited. Special attention is given to Recognition and Fun with some Eats.
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Polk Cavmty
Legion Hall
Osceola
Delmar McFadden
Maxwell
Cooperative Displays Planned to Aid Farm Outreach
In cooperation with Ray Pearson Soil Conservation Service technician twenty six display exhibits are prepared for seasonal use in four county towns. Exhibits cover conservation topics but vary to interest homemakers youth and farmers. Osceola Chamber of Commerce backed plan. other service groups to be approached. Dorothy Brigham Shelby to receive a gold medal from International Harvester for quick freeze fruit and vegetable preservation. Last summer she produced 52 quarts of produce for the Locker and completed Summer Wardrobe on Girls Room projects. Further Polk County winners to be announced. Extension Service column will note updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pearson
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Mr. Pearson
J. Calder Throckmorton
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Cownty
Dorothy Brigham
Shelby
International Harvester Company
Dorothy
Polk County
How Common Is The Common Cold
This article says colds are widespread, causing over half of school and workplace absences. It notes huge annual costs from lost wages, outlines transmission via sneezing, coughing, and contaminated objects, and suggests protection through weather dressing, balanced meals, rest, avoiding crowds, and careful dining habits.
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Polk County Medical Society
Local Hostesses Honor Birthday Week Festivities
Mesdames Ed and Thede Jarson hosted a buffet supper Friday celebrating birthday anniversaries of Mrs. M G Lindburg LeRoy Nelson and Gloria Adelson. The guest list included multiple local couples and families.
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Mesdames
Thede Jarson
M G Lindburg
LeRoy Nelson
Gloria Adelson
M. G Lindburg
John
Art Adelson
Leslie Adelson
Henry Horstman
Lemke
Marilyn
Marilyn Dahlin
Roger Nelson
Sheralee Hill
Rev. Bates
Lyle Widga
Victor Kerker
C. A. Carlson
Wil Blase
Art Dose
Wm Zegelbein
Minnie Smith
Maric
County Treasurer Anderson Files For Re-election
Polk County filings show County Treasurer Carleton Anderson submitting for another term on the Democratic ticket. Anderson, serving his first elective term after Leroy M. Smith’s resignation, faces new primary law with primaries set for June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Carleton Anderson
Anderson
Leroy M. Smith
JOOF Lodge Installs Officers In Shelby District
District Deputy Grand Master Homer Brigham and Shelby Lodge officers installed a full slate of JOOF officers including Dahlin Newton Samuelson Steele Hill Dahlin Detloff Dahlin Otte Merchant Dahlgren Newton Johnson Myers Mitchell and others. The Shelby degree team conferred the third degree and guests from Shelby and Osceola Lodges joined in the social.
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JOOF
Homer Brigham
Shelby Lodge
Joof Lodge
R. E. Dahlin
N. G
C. B. Newton
W. G
I. T. Samuelson
Secy
W. CG
Steele
Treas
G. M. Hill
O. F. Dahlin
Carl Detloff
Alvin Dahlin
Inside Guardian
T. D. Otte
Outside Guardian
R. E. Merchant
RSNG
Chas Dahlgren
LSNG
Clarence Newton
M. Johnson
J. B. Myers
RSS
Geo. Mitchell
LSS
Shelby
Osceola
Polk School Notes and County Tournament Plans
The Polk County Teachers Association met at Osceola on January 17 with new officers Willert as President and Lockwood as Secretary-Treasurer. County tournaments were scheduled for February 1 and 18 with referees Seigel and Donahoe from York. A second meeting occurred at Stromsburg High School on January 21 with KR. L. Fuedstrom and Dr Leroy Laase as speakers. Polk Basketball faced Benedict at Benedict and planned a home game against Clarks on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk School
Polk County Men's Teachers Association
Osceola
Willert
Polk
Lockwood
Stromsburg
John Seigel
O. L. Donahoe
York
Polk County Teachers Association
KR. L. Fuedstrom
Leroy Laase
Department of Speech
University of Nebrasa
Benedict
Clarks
Arborville Community Notes Quiet Farm Social Network
Farmers as stockholders in the Farmers Grain Association attended the annual meeting and banquet at Polk. Local residents hosted and visited with relatives and friends from York, Portland, McCool, Fatmont, Bradshaw, Hampton, Benedict, and nearby towns. Social activity included dinners, birthdays, and clan gatherings at multiple homes, with the Community Club meeting at Ralph Fisher’s home and several family visits scattered across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Grain Association
Polk
Laverne Williams
Portland
Oregon
Co. W
C W Reckner
Mert Plambeck
Paul Norquest
York
Charles Norquest
Martin Hoffmann Aml
Este Lackey
Herbert Bedient
Bradshaw
Fred Bedient
H J
W. J. Fisher
Palmer
John Semple
Arlen Folts
Benedict
Ralph Fisher
Robert Mrehant
Lawrence Hoffman
Helen Hoffman
Robert Merchant
W Reekner
Floyd Merchant
Edward Beckhner
Roe
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Farmers Elevator
Mary Hammond
Rockford
Thede Stevens
Marie
EB. W. Hahn
Phillip Johnson
Arnold Moline
Denver
Matilda Erickson
Neward
Wis
Rolland Dahlin
Floyd Miller
Mildred Church
Kenneth van Nosstrand
Wallace Nelson
Leona Detloff
Dick Richey
J. A. Sedan
Frank Scheapler
Aurora Hospital
Polk and Stromsburg High School
Tiny
Nicil
ATOMK
WNU
Mrs
Osceola News
Arborville News
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