This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
8
Local residents visit relatives in Polk County and nearby towns. Reuben Hanquist enters Stromsburg hospital for treatment. Funeral attendees travel from Topeka and Perryville to Polk for a relative’s burial. Mrs. Norquest celebrated a birthday with family.
Commends relatives and friends for cards letters gifts and flowers during hospital stay and expresses lasting appreciation from Mrs. Gerald Stevens.
Dorrel Dean Shostrom thanks friends and relatives for flowers gifts cards and personal visits during a hospital stay at Tromeburg Hospital. He expresses sincere appreciation for the support.
The Swede Home Church lists Fifth Sunday after Trinity services and activities including Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Bible Study at 8 p.m. Romans 8 is the theme. A Thursday Ladies Aid meets at 2:30 p.m. Next week Lutheran Brotherhood at 8:15 p.m. A congregational meeting on Monday, July 7 at 9 p.m. will decide on church improvement plans.
Osceola reports socialize events including installation of Lodge officers by district deputy president Miss Lulu Hendrickson and staff. Local residents travel, visit family, and attend events across Osceola and nearby towns. marriage license issued to Laura Steever and Fred Lauerman. Paul Black, husband of Jean Harvey of Lincoln, killed flying a P-51 in mid air collision near Council Bluffs.
During a period when other lenders refused, the Federal Land Bank promotes its willingness to aid farmers in bad and good times. No appraisal fee or commission. Inquiries to W. J Stead Secretary-Treasurer Polk County National Farm Loan Association Osceola Nebraska. Office with Campbell and Nyberg.
A hospital stay prompted a grateful message from Emory Cramer thanking relatives and friends for cards flowers gifts and visits and expressing deep appreciation for the support during the illness or recovery.
Greens Chapel WSCS meets this Thursday with Mrs Freda Knorr and Mrs Keith Kindberg hosting. Mildred Carlson of Lincoln visited Mrs Harlan Toline. Families attended weddings and visited relatives in Denver and Dix. A 10th birthday party for Ronnie Burke was held at the Osceola pool. Marcia Lene Nielsen born June 27 to Otto J Nielsen of Sussex and Edna eyrl Mouden. Douglas Southwick of Ogden summered with his aunt Ray Burke.
Reports from the Roncador Xingu expedition under Colonel Vaniques trace a new river in Mato Grosso and encounters with little known tribes. The venture seeks practical airfields and renews intrigue in uncharted Amazon basin regions, recalling historic explorations by Humboldt Adalbert Agassiz and Roosevelt.
Soil Conservation Service endorses curving rose hedges as fences that follow field contours. Multiflor a rose, six to eight feet tall, grows well in the Northeast and Midwest and serves as a durable, living barrier. After three to four years it will hold livestock and provide feed and wildlife cover alongside its beauty.
The article argues many gardeners avoid celery due to culture difficulties, many of which are imaginary or correctable. It notes celery prefers moisture but thrives in sandy soil with sufficient water and warns against planting in deep trenches and allowing poor growing conditions.
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians forecast tuberculosis may cease to be a death cause in the United States within twenty years. They cite three favorable factors: lower infection chances from better hygiene and fewer active cases, earlier detection via increased X-ray use, and improved medical and nursing care for identified cases.
The Taft Hartley labor act becomes law after Senate approval 68 to 25 following a House vote of 331 to 83. Authors call it a step toward labor management balance, with critics labeling it conservative. The act allows workers to organize freely and to elect their own representatives on union shop questions.
Property listings advertise 80 acres 3135 dollars 82 miles north west of Osceola and 120 acres 6 miles south east of Shelby at 115 dollars per acre. Also 160 acres 10 miles north of Osceola at 125 dollars per acre 150 acres 2 miles north east of Osceola at 175 dollars per acre and 160 acres 3 miles south west of Swede Home at 135 dollars per acre.
The text outlines demands for transparency in union finances and governance, opposing mandatory union authority over work and stressing freedom from strikes and union restrictions. It notes Griswold’s Greek aid commission, canal project assets sale, rent control funding requests, farm price supports, and a July 26 adjournment target set by congressional leadership.
Upright vacuum cleaners excel on heavy pile carpets with high traffic. Tank models suit lightweight rugs and lighter footfall areas. Tank types remove lint and dirt by suction or straight air. Some units add a stationary floor brush. Curtains and shelves above the floor are easy to clean.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.