Isaacson Elected New President of Citizens Bank
At the Citizens State Bank semi annual directors meeting on July 15 M E Isaacson of Grand Island was elected president to replace M J Ferguson who will depart soon for Marquette Isaacson is brother of Arnold Isaacson the bank’s cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Isaacson
Citizens Bank
Citizens State Bank
Grand Island
M. J. Ferguson
Mariquette
Mr. Issacson
Arnold Issacson
Call for Bids on Paving New Road in Osceola
Notices to contractors call for bids on paving and gravelling Highways 16 and 81 through Osceola. Groundwork on the new highway nears completion and two new bridges are under construction. Bids opened August 12 call for about half a mile of concrete pavement in Osceola city limits and roughly nine miles of graveled road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Weeds to be cut by August 15 amid hopper concerns
The Humphrey Democrat notes state law requires farmers to cut roadside weeds by August 15 or have it done by road overseers at farmer expense, but counties and townships again refrain from pressing the rule to avoid harming corn fields infested by hoppers.
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Humphrey Democrat
Old Age Assistance Debate Mirrors Public Sentiment Shift
The piece argues resentment over reduced monthly old age assistance payments and questions whether complaints reflect broader opinion or individual protest. It notes Nebraska seeks long term funding via an old age pension system, with 13 million planned in the next biennium and warnings that benefits may be diverted or limited as laws evolve. It cites census trends showing more elderly, more aid seekers, and mentions visits with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Basia
Nebraska
State Board of Control
State Journal
Weather Brings Rain and Wind Across County
A Sunday wind and rain battered the area causing damage to trees and shrubs. About half an inch of rain fell locally with higher amounts in the eastern county. Osceola recorded two inches. Farmers anticipate substantial crop benefits from the moisture over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Unusual Osceola Accident Involving Three Year Old
Three year old John H. Trenerry Jr. fell from a moving car near Fremont causing a chain of events. The child was treated with minor injuries. his mother fainted at the scene. A Rushville party in another car suffered injuries. Both cars were damaged. Mrs Trenerry is formerly Dorothy Koehler of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
John H. Trenerry Jr
51St St
Omaha
Fremont
Little John
Rushville
Neb
Trenerry
Adah Riggs
Military Avenue Hospital
Dorothy Koehler
Local Social Roundup From Hordville And Nearby
Hordville residents mark family events and visits with relatives from Polk Denver Lincoln Taylor Texas and San Antonio. Parties honor birthdays and weddings while neighbors attend church gatherings and host Friday afternoon social clubs.
Frogs Return as Rain Refills Arid Country
After years of drought, heavy rainfall fills creeks and rivers, renewing habitat for bull frogs and bringing a hopeful omen for crops. The frogs’ croaks signal water availability and the promise of a wetter summer.
Former Polk Resident Visits After Twenty Years
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tewell of Los Angeles California arrived Thursday en route to Philadelphia for a visit with relatives. Tewell, a former Polk resident who lived here when the town was founded, is back for the first time in over twenty years. They plan to stay two months in the east before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Tewell
Los Angeles
Calif
Philadelphia
Penn
Tewell
Polk
East
City Park Becomes Public Grazing Lot
Town residents discovered a cow grazing in the city park south of Main Street one morning. The village marshall was instructed to move the animal and warn the owner it would be locked up if grazing resumed. The park hosts Sunday picnics and church services, and officials praise action to prevent further damage.
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Main Street
Pretty wedding joins Upton Whittemore in Union Nebraska
The marriage of Sarah Jane Upton to Rodney Whittemore took place Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs L A Upton in Union Nebraska. Rev Smith of York officiated with a double ring ceremony. Betty Upton sang I Love You Truly before the vows. The bride, a State University graduate and teacher, and the groom, Pell High and York College graduate, have taught in the region and will live in York then move to Johnson Nebraska where he will be superintendent. Mr and Mrs D A Whittemore of this city attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Upton
Union
Nebraska
Sarah Jane
Rodney Whittemore
D. A. Whittemore
Rev. Smith
York
Betty Upton
The
State University
Pell High School
York College
Johnson
Well known Columbus man dies after Wyoming trip
Mrs. Gus Becher learns her husband died of heart disease at Tetons lodge in the Jackson Hole country. Becher senior partner of Becher Hohenberger Chambers in Columbus, he was prominent in business and social affairs. He died Sunday morning after a short illness during a vacation with his son Alfred and local doctors. Surviving son George and other relatives noted in report.
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Estes Park
Colorado
Gus Becher
Teton Lodge
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Becher
Columbus
Becher, Hohenberger & Chambers Insurance and Investment
Alfred
D. T. Martyn
A. A. Bald
Platte Center
Jackson Lake
Dorothy
George
Quebec
Canada
Arborville Social and Club Notes from July Events
Arborville reports a birthday visit by the Stark and Bedient families. The Jolly 4-H Club met at Rosemary Morris’s home for a flounce demonstration and planning for a York County team event. Kittenball practice, visits by Cramer and Reed families, and travel between Waco and Philadelphia are noted along with other local greetings and sick list updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Stark
Aurora
Harold Bedient
F. W. Bedient
C. C. Bridges
F. W Bedient
Jolly 4-H Club
Rosemary “Morris
York County
Morris
Rosemary
Thaesdelle Lacky
E. C. Cramer
Polk
H. A. Cramer
Henry Cramer
Kansas City
Marion Olson
Valley
Arvilla Reed
Wm. Bedient
Waco
Raymond Tewell
Los Angeles
California
H. J
Fred Bedient
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lena Manchester
Sam Charles
A. H. Ramsay
Lincoln
Emory Cramer
Larry
Ray Shockey
Martha
Coila Fisher
Charles Lytle
Elvin White
York
Harlan Allen
Otis Waak
Former residents injured in west Scottsbluff crash
Mrs Herman Laessle and her husband and three children were in a car that hit a truck six miles west of Scottsbluff on Friday. Mrs Laessle suffered a fractured pelvis while Jimmie Laessle had a scalp wound and Donna June Laessle possible back injuries. Raymond Larner of Gering drove the truck. the truck occupants escaped injury. The Laessles were former residents, with relatives in Polk area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Laessle
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
Laessle
Raymond Larner
Gering
Jimmie Laessle
Donna June
Polk
Mrs Emory Cramer and son visit Shockeys at Arvorville
Mrs Emory Cramer and her son spent Tuesday visiting Mr and Mrs Raymond Shockey in Arvorville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Cramer
Raymond Shockey
Arvorville
Farmers Picnic Planned by Buckley Pack Group
Farmers and their families in Buckley Pack Stromsburg plan a picnic on Thursday August 5 with a basket dinner at noon. A national organization worker will speak on the program and cold drinks coffee and entertainment are free. The event is sponsored by the farm bureau to celebrate relief from drought worries.
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Farm Bureau
Buckley Pack
Stromsburg
National Organization
Obituary and Local News from Stromsburg
Funeral services for O. W. Wickberg, 68, a noted Stromsburg blacksmith and machinist, were held. He died in Omaha after a long illness. Surviving are two sons, Rolland and M. B. Wickberg, and two daughters, Helen Cuda and Bertha Taylor. The Stromsburg Nine advanced in the State Baseball Tournament with wins over Seward and a loss to Kearney, with another game scheduled. Also noted are rural electrification work preparations, a pig death, a calf electrocuted incident, a newborn son for Byron Johnson, and travels of local residents to Sioux City for illness in the Scott family.
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O. W. Wickberg
Stromsburg
Wickberg
Omaha
Rolland of
Columbus
M. B. Wickberg
Indiana
Helen Cuda
Bertha Taylor
Lincoln
Seward Crew
Kearney
Polk County
Nelson
Rystrom and Co
Byron Johnson
W. M. Scott
Sioux City
Iowa
A. Scott
J. L. Hedbloom
Community Guests and Visitors Highlight Weekend in York and Nearby
Swedes and extended families populate weekend visits across York Stromsburg Polk Loup City Benedict and nearby areas. Notable arrivals include Miss Tresia Nine and Hilda Carlson from Kiowa Colorado visiting York and Gust Chindgren respectively while families such as Newman Johnsons Flodmans and Daddows share Sunday meals and gatherings in multiple homes. The T C W Club plans a meeting at Mrs Harlan Johnsons on July 29 and Chicago visitor Mrs Fredrickson joins local relatives for diversions.
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Victor Newman
York
John Johnson
Stromsburg
Oscar Fredrickson
Tresia Nine
Ernest Flodman
Polk
Hartwig Flodmar
Sylvia Fredrickson
Oliver Johnson
Hilda Carlson
Kiowa
Colorado
Gust Chindgren
T.C.W. Club
Harlan Johnson
Moore
Omaha
Carol Flodman
Fred Johnson
Elwyn Johnson
Ernest Daddow
Loup City
John Lind
Texas
Albert Jones
Petrus -Nelson
Nelson
Jones
Darlene Johnson
Luther Rhoades
Jess
Benedict
Frank Bolton
Freda Waller
Chicago
Illinois
Marvin Fredrickson
Algene
Virgil Flodman
Health Bulletin Covers Disease, Leprosy, Tuberculosis
A 1930s health bulletin notes automobile fatalities fell 44 percent nationwide with 1.9 percent fewer deaths in 1936. It reports New York City’s leper population of about 20 residents, their registration, and periodic examinations. It cites ongoing flood risk in the Ohio Mississippi basin and public health plans including grants to curb disease, treating tuberculosis cases, and warning that syphilis and late-stage compromises require medical lab tests for accurate diagnosis.
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S/Department
New York
Chicago
Omaha
New York City
Times
Department
Ohio
Mississippi
U. S. Public Health Service
Ak-Sar-Ben Pole County Fair Benefit Notes
Ak-Sar-Ben race meet revenues to Nebraska county fairs will be similar to last year with a $200 daily license fee and 15 cents per admission. J B Rossiter says $28,701.35 was received, near last year’s total, guiding county distributions around $310.90 each. Nebraska bred purses totaled $13,600 with several thousand more in open races. Live Stock and Horse Show remains unaffected and celebrates its tenth anniversary October nine through the following week. Auditors will finalize whether a deficit occurred, with profits likely lower than prior meets.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska
J. B. Rossiter
Walthill
Nebraska State Racing Commission
Mr. Rossiter
George’ Branete
Organizaon
Brandeis
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Arborville
Robert Sigler
Sop
Oscar Twinsen
Elaine Garling
Harold Reed
A. A. Wurtz
Spirit Lake
Junior Herbes
W. J. Herbes
W. P. Miller
Eugene Day
LeRoy Smith
Clarkson
United States
Country Club
Clayton Rystrom
Lloyd Cole
R. M. McDonald
Raymond Kepner
Merle Watts
S. A. Snider
Lynn Snider
Tom Reece
George Craven
Phil Campbell
Amelia Earhart
J. G. Carlson
Ben Carlson
Lexington
Miss Earhart
Frederick Noonan
Hordville
Margaret Nelson
Steve Larson
C. O. Rodine
Ruth Rodine
Mholdrege
Frank King
Ivan King
Wm. H. Campbell
Price
L. S
Hardville
Stanley Carlson
Taylor Texas
Martin Ortergren
Ivar Ortergren
Viola
Miller
Denver
Clarence Nuquist
Betty
Emil Stranberg
Frank Swanson
Central City
Joe Arvid
Allen Stranberg
M. E. Carlson
Ruby
Alinda
Taylor
Anna Johnson
San Antonio
Adrian Carlson
Eugene
Reuben Carlson
Henry Carlson
Hortense Wall
Irene Carlson
Weldon Carlson
Arnold Carlson
Betty Lee
Ed Johnson
Carlson
Irene
Upton—Whittemore
W. Wickberg
Pole
Aksarben
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