Citizens State Bank Stockholders Meet Elects Officers
The annual meeting on Monday January 24 reconfirmed M E Isaacson as President Oscar Strand as Vice President A Isaacson as Cashier and John A Anderson Andy L Carlson and Chas A Carlson as Directors Florence Anderson was elected Assistant Cashier Warren Strand resigned as book keeper effective February 15 but the board did not fill the vacancy. Surplus increased by 1250 to 5000 and directors praised Cashier Isaacson for his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
M. E. Isaacson
Oscar Strand
A. Isaacson
John A. Anderson
Andy L. Carlson
Chas. A. Carlson
Florence Anderson
Warren Strand
Banking House
Sur. Dlus
Isaacson
Taps sounded for veteran of Civil War
George Fisher, centenarian Civil War veteran and longtime resident, died at his daughter’s home in Aurora Tuesday at 11 30 AM aged 100. Survived by four sons Walter Thomas A M Fisher and Rev C F Fisher two daughters Mrs Pitchall and Mrs Swanson. Mineral services Thursday at Arborville Congregational Church with Rev Paul Porter. Burial Arborville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fisher
Joseph Pitchall
Aurora
Fisher
Walter
Polk
Thomas
A.M Fisher
Bismark
S. Dak
C. F. Fisher
Freeman
Ohio
Pitchall
Swanson
York
Arborville
Paul Porter
Farmers Oil Co holds annual meeting in Polk County
The Farmers Union Co-Operative Gas Oil and Produce Association of Polk County Nebraska held its annual meeting in Stromsburg with over 200 attending. President H A Jones outlined board reports while C T Moline presented the auditor and manager notes. New director Carl Sundberg was elected for five years, and patronage refunds led to a net saving of 10 439 48 with 589 507 gallons of fuel oil sold in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union Co-Operative Gas, Oil and Produce Association
Polk County
Nebraska
Scott Hall Stromsburg
H. A. Jones
Agvall S. Terrell
Jones
C. T. Moline
Carl E. Cederberg
Henry Negley
Nebraska Farmers Union
Saunders County
John O. Schmidt
Wahoo
Farmers Union Co- Operative Oil Association of
Buster” Williamson
Consumers’ Co-Operative Association of
North Kansas City
Carl Sundberg
Stromsburg
Osceola
Polk
Swede
Agvall S. Torell
Policeman-How did the accident happen
Motorist responds with a humorous line claiming his wife fell asleep in the back seat to explain the crash.
Community notices from Hordville and Polk area events
Local Hordville BYPU members entertained at the Victor Erickson home. Visitors from Missouri include Bud Pier and family. Betty Mudge hosted a girls party with games and refreshments. Several families hosted guests in Polk area homes including the Holmes, Nelson, Chader, Pearson, Slater and Bengston households. Church services were led by Rev. Sword at Swede Home. Mauritz Johnson moved to a Polk area farm. Funeral attendance was noted for Ed Vontousen near Hampton. Neighbors Extension Club met at Arthur Carlson’s. farewell to Andy Anderson and Berdiana as they move to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BYPU
Victor Erickson
Bud Pier
Missouri
Betty Mudge
Dvelynne
Pauline Phillips
E. B. Holmes
Wm. Nelson
Nels Nelson
Seth Chader
B. B. Holmes
Charley Pearson
Ludwig Bengston
T. G. Slater
D. H. Westfall
Polk
Sword of Swede
Lutheran Church
Nelson King
Mary Carlson
Emma Peterson
Harold Bjorkman
Ed Vontousen
Hampton
Sriday
Arthur Carlson
Andy Anderson
Berdiana
Washington
Polk Cagers Win Two Fast Games
The Polk grade basketball team defeated St. Ursula of York 25 to 12 on Friday January 1. Sundberg led Polk with 8 points followed by Alfred with 7. Newton Davis Willits Peneelly and others saw playing time as Polk pulled ahead in the closing moments. Samson starred for St. Ursula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
St. Ursula of York
Sundberg
Alfred
Newton
Davis
Willits
Peneelly
Samson
St. Ursula
Jane
Stevens
Pengelly
Dean Ostberg
Don Ostberg
Mwane Miller
Freddie Smith
Gerald Cohagen
Wayne Upton
Bobby Branting
Polk Cagers Rout Clarks In Fast 43 to 12 Victory
The Polk quintet overwhelmed Clarks with swift ball movement and a strong defense to win 43 12. The second team lost 14 12 after two extra periods. On January 28 Polk travels to Stromsburg for a revenge game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Cagers
Clarks
Polk
Stromsburg
Burg
Birthday Celebration Honors Mrs Shostrom At Home
On Sunday the children of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Shostrom gathered at the parental home to honor Mrs. Shostrom on her birthday anniversary. A two course luncheon and birthday cake followed a social afternoon with relatives from York represented by Curtis Flodman and family Robert Shostrom Henry Shostrom Dana Shostrom Ruth Lind Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Shostrom
Ostberg Family Visitors and Local Social Roundup
Local residents hosted guests across Hordville and nearby areas including Ilos Ostberg and family at Bryan Graves home, Carl Hanquist visiting from Missouri, and gatherings with Hanquist and Hill families. Alfred, store manager, notes strong shopper enthusiasm at Home Service Store Parking Fine Sale with below zero prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilos Ostberg
Bryan Graves
Hordville
Carl Hanquist
Missouri
P. A. Hanquist
Hanquist
Glenn Hill
Walter Blnford
Taylor
Ida
Maggie Christensen
Dorothy Pearson
Norma Nierman
Lincoln
Home Service
Alfred
Ataica
Ann
Hayrood
Phillips
Henry Horstman
Pioneer Lady Of This Community Laid To Rest
Jane Evalyn Fitch Streeter born July 4 1852 Richford Hall New York died January 17 1938 at the home of her daughter Mrs W A Newton south of Polk Nebraska at eighty five years She married August L Streeter August 27 1867 in Ola Iowa They had four children Orson D Emory O Ida M and one son Lewis who died at two years The family moved from Jones County Town to Marquette Nebraska in 1873 then to Minnesota 1917 and to Polk Nebraska after Mr Streeter died April 26 1927 She was a Methodist member in Red Wood Falls Minnesota Survived by three children eight grandchildren six great grandchildren one brother one sister Funeral services January 20 1988 Brauer Funeral Home Polk Rev Beb Pengelly officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Evalyn Fitch
Adoniram
Diantha Fitch
Richford Hall
New York
W. A. Newton
Polk
Nebraska
Jones County
August L. Streeter
Ola
Orson D
Stewart, Minn
Emory
LeSeuer
Minn
Ida M
Nebaska
Lewis
Marquette
Neb
Minnesota
Mr. Streeter
Brauer Funeral Home
Beb
Pengelly
Ura
Osceola Osceola filings and local social notes in brief
Filings for county offices show John I Anderson seeking re election as county clerk and Chas FE Toffer aiming for the first district county commission seat, both on the Republican ticket. A serious collision near Council Bluffs hospitalized Mrs M A Mills and her sister Mrs James Simmons and Ruth Simmons with multiple injuries. Community notices describe transfers at Farmers Store, birthday celebrations, social visits, bridge club play, dinners, and visiting relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I Anderson
Chas FE Toffer
M A Mills
James Simmons
Simmons
Ruth
Council Bluffs
Mary McFadden
O V Hurst
Gretna
Lloyd Hurst
Roscoe Sanders
George Inness
Triple Deck Bridge Club
Leon “Merrick
Harry Clement
Clement
J. Carl Bryant
Stromsburg
Millard Bobbitt
Don Byers
Fremont
Mary Louise Thelen
Ben Johnson
Howard
Pauline
York
Emma Sherwood
Earl Cummings
Funeral services mark end of Stromsburg resident
Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Anna Johnson longtime Stromsburg resident were held at Edwin L Anderson Funeral Home with Rev Alfred Trued in charge. She would have turned 93 on February 6 had she lived. she died after a heart attack at home late Saturday. Survivors include three daughters Tillie Johnson Stromsburg Amanda Miller Marquette and Jennie Sealey Ashton Idaho. Burial followed in Stromsburg Cemetery. Daniel A Jordan 69 died Sunday at his son Albert Jordan’s Stromsburg home after weeks of illness. He moved from Albion nine months ago and burial rites were held in Albion. He leaves two more children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Anna
Johnson
Sarr Ue
Edwin L. Anderson
Alfred Trued
Tillie Johnson
Stromsburg
Amanda Miller
Marquette
Jennie Sealey
Ashton
Idaho
Daniel A. Jordan
Albert Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Albion
Eva
Margaret Olson
Lincoln
J. L. Olson
Olive McBeth
Baptist Mission ‘Circle
J. W. Bailey
Sterling ‘Nelson
R. J. Hunsaker
Romania
Wesley Ericson
C. A. Anderson
Stromsburg Baptist Church
Hilda Roos
Hjelmar Peterson
A. B. Hedbloom
Hazelle
Albert
Dorothy Headman
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
York
Verse to a business man
A poem from the Kittanning Daily Leader Times attacks a businessman as a thief and cheat. It questions his employment impact and taxes while calling for shaming and punishment and promoting sensational headlines over facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning Daily Leader-Times
Charley Bryans Bull Campaign Tactics Unveiled
Alliance News reports Charley Bryan pushes new party plans at taxpayer expense. He pledges a $6000 homestead exemption and vows to oppose any state candidate who declines endorsement. Bryan sells farm assets to fund his political bid while keeping his bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Bryan
Charley
Bryan
Alliance News
Irene Sargent and James Riley wed in Genoa
Mr and Mrs Charles Sargent announce the marriage of their daughter Irene to James Riley of near Polk. The ceremony was Monday January 17 1938 at the Methodist parsonage in Genoa. The bride’s sister Mrs Louis Morgan and Mr Morgan attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent—Riley
Charles Sargent
Irene
James Riley
Near
Polk
Genoa
Louis Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Weather Whiplash Across Polk County Dwells Variety
A Polk County narrative chronicles extreme shifts in weather. It recalls a three inch snow, a spring shower, a warm midweek, a unseasonably mild Saturday, and a cold plunge below zero by Monday night. Locals contemplate 1938 droughts or rains and bumper crops with cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Telephone 09 Responds to Emergency in Weeping Water Fire
A January 22 blaze in Weeping Water destroyed the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph central office. Emergency switches loaded from Lincoln restored toll service by 5 a.m. with temporary quarters at the city hall and crews wiring cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Joe Abrams
Lincoln
Local Golden Gloves attendees noted at Grand Island event
Attendees listed include Hugh Turner Leo Wurtz II Hoerhes Glenn Hill Gordon Ino Bob Steenbock Henry Rech Paul Strand B H Garling Eddie Larson and Harold Schultz. Social visits featured Mr and Mrs Jamil Stranberg Hardvite and Mr and Mrs Edwin Nyberg as dinner guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
Hugh Turner
Leo Wurtz
II. Hoerhes
Glenn Hill
Gordon Ino
Bob Steenbock
Henry Rech
Paul Strand
B.H Garling
Eddie Larson
Harold Schultz
Jamil Stranberg
Hardvite
Edwin Nyberg
Rtndolph Nyberg
Perne Schwertzer
York
Johnson
P. T. Wurtz & Son
Herbert Mundt
Fred Laessle
Jim Culler
Wilmer Bodine
Alvin Smith
Nels Wilson
McLain Wilson
Monyia Cortlet
Ployd Piper
Omaha
Elmer Renquist
Lyle Renquist
Benedict
Pat Crow
Pat
Walter Widge
Frank Anderson
Hartwig Plodman
Arborville celebrates sixtieth wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Recknor of York marked 60 years of marriage with a family dinner at Arborville on January 24. Married in Uniontown in 1878 they moved to Nebraska in 1879, retired to York in 1914, and raised two children. The couple's kin and neighbors attended as well as well wishes from The Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborville
F. N. Recknor
York
Clarence Reckner
R. E. Merchant
Former Merrick county resident urges staying in Nebraska
George Spires of Merrick County, now in Long Beach, writes that many leave Nebraska for California Oregon and Washington but recalls how the county recovered from past depressions. He argues lasting stability comes from farming, gardens, and land, warns against rushing west, and notes costs of living and sea climate alone cannot sustain people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks Enterprise
George Spires
Merrick County
Long Beach
California
Nebraska
Oregon
Washington
O.K
Gustafson New Director for Farmers Grain Co
At the annual meeting of the Farmers Co-Op Grain Assn held at City Hall last Wednesday Rudolph Gustafson was elected director to succeed E W Widga who completed a five year term. Seventy five stockholders attended a midday luncheon. The secretary and manager reported a solid year despite tough elevator conditions with 200000 bushels of grain and a $3500 net profit. An 8 percent dividend on capital stock and a one cent per bushel patronage dividend were declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-Op
Rudolph Gustafson
E. W. Widga
Hills Rendering Plant Begins Operations
The Rendering Plant near Polk, built by Glenn Hill one mile west, started operations last week. Hill and his father run a local cream station and have long hauled dead stock to distant plants. The new modern facility promises a prosperous future, adding needed industry to Polk and Polk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hill
Polk
Glenn
Polk County
Gladys McCoy Wins Prize in Radio Contest
Miss Gladys McCoy a Polk County resident and Lincoln business college student won five dollars in a Royal Typewriter Co sponsored radio contest on KFOR Sunday January 16 She among six contestants typed a three minute paragraph choosing the easiest subject Radio Programs The winner advances to a final contest by listener votes Gladys is daughter of Mr and Mrs C J McCoy of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys McCoy
Polk
Business College At
Lincoln
Royal Typewriter Co
KFOR
Miss McCoy
Tom
Pete
Gladys
Daugh
C. J. McCoy
Swede Home Friends Attend Farewell and Visits
Mr and Mrs Joe Monson motored to Iowa on business returning Thursday. A farewell party for Mr and Mrs Oscar Person was held at their home Friday evening with numerous neighbors and relatives attending. Sunday visits included Carol Flodman and Stromsburg friends plus plans for church meetings at Genoa and January 31 yearly business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Monson
Iowa
Oscar Person
Ollie Johnson
Fred Johnson
LeRoy
Hugo Person
Will Kingsley
Elwyn Johnson
Ansel Fredrickson
Dale
Id Lewis
Stromsburg
W. L. Moore
Tecumseh
Carol Flodman
Axel Fredrickson
Gordon
Lincoln
Waldo Holm
Luther College
Nels Holm
Mary Ferrell
Kenneth Peterson
Ralph Narberg
Mir
Ansel Predrickson
Kenne H Peterson
Myra
Dorothy
Chas, Lindgren
Hordville
T.C
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Farmers Oil Co
Leand Bowers
Chas. Smith and Son
S. S. Piper
Sarah Pickrel
Lusthon
Alois Ruzicka
Chas, Scheapler and Son
Jerry Worth
Fred Williams
Jeff
Harry Guidinger
Billie Burgess
Nebr
Charles Burgess
Ellis White
Elis White
Opal Curren
Gustafson
FOR Farmers Grain CO
Hills Rendering Plant
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