Polk County Students Enroll at Nebraska Summer School
Twenty three Polk County residents join the University of Nebraska summer session as enrollment nears last year’s total of 2079. The list includes Mary F Myers Richard E Myers Lavinia V Holm Selah N Johnson Helen F Huston Rose A Kresha Leona M Nantkes Joseph E Nuquist Wm E Thompson Gerald G Bachman Virginia B H McBeth Evalyn S Deavers Nelle B Taddiken William K Stiverson C Ann Beckman Bernice F Bolton Sylvia N Deay Lois M Nelson Edwad E Olson Esther C Mattson Richard C Freeman Axel E Altberg James R Veach Stromsburg Osceola Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg Stromsburg</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
University of Nebraska
Teachers College
Mary F. Myers
Polk
Richard E. Myers
Graduate College
Lavinia V. Holm
Osceola
Selah N. Johnson
Helen F. Huston
Osceola Teachers College
Rose A. Kresha
Leona M. Nantkes
Joseph E. Nuquist
Wm. E. Thompson
Gerald G. Bachman
Shelby
Engineering
Virginia BH. McBeth
Evalyn S. Deavers
Nelle B. Taddiken
William K. Stiverson
C. Ann Beckman
Stromsburg
Bernice F. Bolton
Sylvia N. Deay
Lois M. Nelson
College of Bus
Edwad E. Olson
Esther C. Mattson
Richard C. Freeman
Stromspurg
Axel E. Altberg
James R. Veach
Swede Home News Highlights Local Visits and Vacations
Miss Juanita Fredrickson from Lincoln visits at the Oscar Fredrickson home. The Monsons visit the Will Kohl home near Clarks. A baby boy born Friday July 3 to Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman. Picnics and social events at Osceola Park and with Amsel Fredrickson. Junior choir meets at 2:30 PM. Several residents travel for vacations to Missouri Arkansas Yellowstone and Edgerton Midwest and Laramie. Miss Virginia Eckert returns home from Grand Island. Dr J B Williams makes a York business visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Fredrickson
Lincoln
Oscar Fredrickson
Joe Monson
Will Kohl
Clarks
Carrol Flodman
Ansel Fredrickson
Fay Beardsley
Osceola Park
Ladies Aid
John Johnson
Harold Johnson
Jack Kohout
Charles
Denver
Colorado
Amsel Fredrickson
Daugher
Pauline
Will Koh
Elsie Pierson
Nels Nyberg
Harry Smith
Peter Bergman
Aurora Hospital
Blaine Mills
Missouri
Arkansas
C. L. Davis and Sons
Mr. Davis’ Brothers
Edgerton
Midwest
Laramie
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Virginia Eckert
Grand Island
Nels Wilson
J. B. Williams
York
Be careful with fire warns farmers amid dry conditions
A notice urges extreme caution due to severe dryness. It warns a dropped cigarette or match could ignite dry grass or weeds and trigger large fire losses on farms where wheat and other grains remain to be cut. Readers are urged to take precautions and join in fighting the fire menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
Local news roundup from Stromsburg and surrounding towns
Harold Schultz visits his seriously ill grandmother in Hanover Kansas and travels to Hebron and Omaha Nebraska. Gatherings include a Stromsburg luncheon hosted by Mrs Wallace Scott with Mrs Melsana Daniels and others. Various visits from Polk to Fremont and Grand Island are noted along with church events, residents travel, a pastor resignation, and a local mischief charivari with beer and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Schultz
Hanover
Kansas
Hebron
Omaha
Nebraska
Mesdames Melsana Daniels
Lincoln
L. L. Zierott
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Arnold Isaacson Wer
Wallace Scott
Stromsburg
Godfrey Olson
Hordville
Polk
Melsana Daniels
Lloyd Hahn
Stromeburg
Paul Carlson
Iowa
Earl Fackler
Lorena
Lois Fall
Peoria
Illinois
N. S. Nyberg
Peter Bergman
Aurora
Frank Adelson
Willard Adelson
Matt Sorenson
Orlie Adelson
Clarks
Roy Nelson
Wm. Butzke
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Butz
Funeral rites for Louis Frawley held in Stromsburg
Funeral services for Louis Frawley age 52 were conducted Monday at the Edwin IL Anderson funeral home with W E Hedburg in charge. Frawley, former Polk County resident and grandson of Louis Headstrom founder of Stromsburg, died suddenly en route to Illinois after surgery in California. He leaves a son and several daughters, his mother Mrs J A Frawley of Shelbyville IL, two sisters in Illinois, and is buried in Stromsburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Frawley
Edwin IL. Anderson Funeral Home
W. E. Hedburg
Mr. Frawley
Polk County
Louis Headstrom
Stromsburg
Mahenrly
Missouri
California
Illinois
Maberley Hospital
J. A. Frawley
Shelbyville
Grace Welch
Quincey
Aubrey Yantis
Ilinois
Stromsburg Cemetery
Property Sold at Phelps Tax Sale in Holdrege
Fifteen parcels of real estate were sold at public auction by Sheriff G. Royal Hanson in Holdrege as the first installment of Phelps county tax foreclosures. The county and city bought the land, with delinquencies spanning up to ten years. Fifty-one more parcels will be offered for sale next Monday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Farley of Norfolk and B A McDaniel of Grand Island were Sunday dinner guests at the Nels Wilson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Royal Hanson
Holdrege
Phelps County
Ralph Farley
Norfolk
B. A. McDaniel
Grand Island
Nels Wilson
Polk shoppers urged to save by driving twenty miles
The Progress promotes Polk bargains with prices competitive to big city stores and invites residents within twenty miles to shop locally on Wednesdays and Saturdays to maximize savings. The text emphasizes Polk merchants’ large volume and appealing discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Big City
Rural Weekend Visits Highlight Nebraska Heritage
Rural residents report weekend visits and gatherings across Deshler Sumner Osceola Grand Island Lincoln Arborville Central City Riverside Park. Families including Werner Colson Shenk McCoy Dahlin Stevens Lindberg Miller Stevens Peterson Sundberg Widga share meals picnics and time with relatives and friends in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Werner
Deshler
Harold and Lyle Colson
Omaha
Oscar Stromberg
van Bush
H Bush
High Prairie
Louise Samuelson
Lincoln
Roland Dahlin
BE. E. Edwards
Sumner
Nebraska
Theo. Stevens
Ella Shenk
Arborville
Cenith McCoy
Carl McCoy
Neil McNaught
Walden
Lawrence Lindberg
Floyd Miller
Iva Stevens
Eddie Larson
Glen Stevens
Riverside Park
Central City
Ben Peterson
Wayne Stevens
Darryl Dean
Grand Island
Raymond Sundberg
Richard Widga
Osceola
Fishing party reports good catch at Lake Er ics
Raymond Peterson, Ed Johnson and Manuel Lindgren of Hordville went on a fishing trip to Lake Er ics on Thursday. They report a good catch. Jimmie Mills was kicked by a cow recently, breaking several ribs. Mr and Mrs D N Mills were dinner guests at the Fred Shockey home near Arborville on Sunday. Hilding Strand left Friday for Clay Center for temporary work. Glen Hill Smith Crow and Johnnie Strand, spending the week here, returned to Seward Monday to haul gravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rewben Ericson
Daughers
Patricia
Barbara
Bentonville
Akansas
Stromsburg
Wahoo
Lincoln
Helen Danielson
Swedish Free Mission Church
iMinnie Toole
Leigh
Alice Lanham
Lloyd Corp
iMrs
Lunner
John Erickson
Englewood
Colorado
A. B. Hedbloom
Sutherland
Nebr
P. T. Nelson and Son
Fredrickson Boys
Everett Anderson
Rolland G. Wickberg
Olof Wickberg
Minnesota
Harry Palmer
Decatur
Illinois
Palmer
Eric Erickson
E. C. Nordlund
Estes Park
Wesley Lamb
Humboldt
Esther Lamb
Harry Lanham
Stromsaburg
Lanham
Eleanor Ericson
Haruki Banta
Ira Banta
Betty Marshall
Betty Wost
Rolland Wells
Richard Christensen
York
H. Christensen
Raymond Peterson
Ed Johnson
Manuel Lindgren
Hordville
Lake Erics
Jimmie Mills
D. N. Mills
Fred Shockey
Arborville
Hilding Strand
Clay Center
Glen Hill
Smith Crow
Johnnie Strand
Seward
Do You Belong to the World's Biggest Sunday School Class
An incomplete notice invites readers to join a record-breaking Sunday School class. It urges community members to enroll and participate in the lesson, promising inclusion in a large fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Fitzwater
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Card of Thanks For Kindness After Death
The Swanson family expresses sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness and words of sympathy shown during the death and burial of their husband and father, Mrs. August Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Swanson
Just For Fun A Dire Threat In Comic Exchange
A creditor pressures a debtor to settle an account threatening to reveal payments to others. The debtor stalls. In a separate strip, a boy asks about the girl’s dreamy eyes and she notes he has never stayed out late before.
Fragmented Local Notes Highlight Courtroom Quips and Family Outings
A jumble of quotes and vignettes from a small town appears, including courtroom quips about a mother testifying for her son and odd street name observations. The column also lists numerous local family visits, picnics, funerals, and a minor injury to Rogene Nelson leading to a hospital visit.
Shower For Recent Bride At Mrs. Anderson Home
A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Paul Stevens, a recent bride, at the home of Mrs. Oscar Anderson on Friday afternoon. Hosts were Mesdames Irvin Anderson Lloyd Hahn and Glen Hill. Guests played games wrote recipes and received yellow and white decor with a miniature bride and groom centerpiece. An out-of-town guest Mrs. A K Main of Modesto California attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Anderson
Paul Stevens
Mesdames
Irvin ‘Anderson
Lloyd Hahn
Glen Hill
A. K. Main
Modesto
Calfornia
R. G. S. Sewing Club Meets At Laura Johnson Home
The R G S sewing club met at Miss Laura Johnson's home on Tuesday afternoon June 30 with Gwendolyn Stevens assisting. Members proposed a candy sale for Wednesday evening July 1. A luncheon followed. Next meeting set for July 8 at Betty Wright's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.G S. Sewing Club
Laura Johnson
Gwendolyn Stevens
Betty Wright
Local Social Roundup From Poll and Nearby Towns
Area residents and visitors are listed at numerous homes and events through Poll and nearby towns. Families from Racine Bayard Prairie Island Omaha Lincoln York Osceola and Yuma are reported calling visiting and attending gatherings from Saturday to Sunday and weekdays. A birth is announced in Polk with a 7 12 pound girl born to Will Ziegelbein and family on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Rodine
Charles*Rodine
Poll
H. L. Sayles
Lorraine
Racine
Wisconsin
Sayle
Mary Erickson
Walter Stack
McMurrin
Bayard
Nebraska
John MecMurrin
Prairie Island
John Hansen
Paul Carlson
Polk
C. O. Bodine
Floyd Larson
Charles Nelson
Edwin
Albert Lardon
Ruth
Edwin Palemberg
Clarence Bodine
Albert Sundberg
Carl Lorenz
Nels Peterson
Henry Ottergren
Pauline Phillips
Kearney
F. R. Phillips
Laurie Rodine
Rodine
Ernest Timmons
Adolph Ottergren
Norma
Rudolph
Thure
Omaha
Velma Weed
Lincoln
Joe Weed
Lillian Weed
Malinda Bjorkman
Reuben Hanquist
Annette Holmes
E. B. Holmes
Leroy Benson
Albert Johnson
Max
Arthur Lowe
J. B. Williams
Local Remarks and Visits Highlight Arborville News
Residents share visits from Albuquerque and Lincoln relatives while summer gatherings continue. The Grace Chapel Club met for quilting with ice cream and cake served. Many families travel or host over weekends and holidays across nearby towns.
Osceola News Updates Include Several Medical Incidents
Sandra Schumann underwent appendectomy at Methodist hospital in Omaha with stable condition. Mrs Ray Raeder suffered injuries when a ice-hauling truck overturned near Central City and was transported to a Central City hospital before returning home. Miss Margaret Huston left Columbus for Washington DC to take civil service post after two years in the State Superintendent of Schools office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Schumann
F. W. Schumann
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Ray Raeder
Daugher
Central City
Raeder
Margaret Huston
I. D. Huston
Columbus
Washington D. C
State Superintendent of Schools
Robert Campbell
Dorothy
Clarice
Los Angeles
California
Phil Campbell
Papillion
Nebraska
M. E. Daniels
Merritt Clark
Colorado
Clark
Gem City
Kansas
Lawrence Bowe
University Hoospital
Robert Timm
Wilbur
Osceola
Katharyn Klein
Clarkson Hospital
W.R. Kepner
Harry Pratt
Bridge
H. J. Tex
Charles Roslynd
Irma DeLand
Lincoln
C. E. Weaver
W. F. Crozier
Stapleton
Polk County
Ak-Sar-Ben Races Attendances On Fourth Of July
Mrs Melsana Daniels of Lincoln and others from Lincoln The Mopolis Genoa Stromaburg Thermopolis and Omaha joined residents for Ak-Sar-Ben races in Omaha on July Fourth. Mrs Arnold Isaacson and others were entertained at Mrs Henry Sandell's home Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melsana Daniels
Lincoln
L. L. Zierott
Themopolis
Wyoming
Glen Lindburg
Genoa
Wallace Scotts
Stromaburg
Arnold Isaacson
Omaha
A. L. Zierott
Thermopolis
C. R. Peterson
Albert Sundberg
Henry Sandell
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Herbert Olson
Frank Nordberg
Charles Evans
Audubon
Guild of the Baptist Church
Mildred
Geneva Beckman
Gertrude Nelson
Alaska
Phelps
Polk Markets
Cox
Cline
Arline Yvonne Crew
Dorman Lee Cline
Edna Pace
Charles J. Crew
Geneva
E. W. Day
Doris June Jenkins
Doris Janet Marshall
Weeping Water
Muriel Ogg
Betty Crew
Roland Winters
Benedict
Peggy
Casey
Dooley
Oscar Jones
Will Wurtz
Sturdevant
Carl Jones
Oscar Sundberg
Charles Eckles
Gresham
George Aldrich
Alice Evns
Robert Aldrich
J. B. Lewis
A. C. Jones
Filley and
Sterling Nelson
Lawrence Nelson
Fremont
August Nelson
Marjorie Nelson
Rogene
Ed Nelson
Vogt Tohaw
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R. G. & Club
F. W. Peterson
Berkeley
Walter Binford
Will Ziegelbein
Shad Stroup
P. J. Garten
Marguerite Johnson
Rodney Whittemore
Arborville News
Edmond ‘Smith
Alberquerque
New Mexico
R. E. Merchant
Leland Bowers
Grace Chapel Club
Sam Charles
Fred Bedient
Harold Bedient
Milo Ellison
A. O. ‘Whittemore
Moncyer Grelves
Frank Merchant
Dan McSwan
J. W. Vogt
Nebraska City
Chas. Flick
Will Dayton
Chas, Lytle
Osceola News
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