Polk County Republicans Meet in Osceola
Polk County Post-Primary Convention held Thursday evening at Osceola City Hall re elected Paul Monson as chairman with Mrs Phil Campbell as vice chair. Dwight Burney serves as secretary and Glen Babcock as treasurer. Monson and Burney named delegates to the state convention in Omaha. Perry Sapp and Dwight Newcomer named alternates.
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Loran Schmidt
David City
Butler County
Polk County
Osceola
Paul Monson
Phil Campbell
Dwight Burney
Polk
Glen Babcock
Monson
Burney
Omaha
Perry Sapp
Dwight Newcomer
Letter From Julia Sundberg to Norris in Rockford
A fragment from Rockford Illinois correspondent Julia Sundberg to Norris sends a note about a hoped feature for the week’s Progress Ads. The missive hints at an item she believes will interest readers of the paper.
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Progres
Lawrence Sundberg
County Proceedings Continue With Ledger of Expenses
The document lists county expenditures including salaries for sheriff and court staff, church and library rents, insurance premiums, utility costs, election supplies and numerous names tied to election payments. It reflects routine administrative steps and payments across Polk County and nearby communities.
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Omaha Printing Company
Reynold Peterson, Co
Salary Board of Health
Polk Co
Rural Public Power Dist
Lillian Timm
Cous
Valley M. E. Church
Tong
Village of
Polk
Shelby
Western Power & Gas Co
William Wright
B. L. Zedicher
Wayne Walofrd
Dwight Newcomer
Herman Thelen
Glen Sack
Ernest E. Lees
Neal Prell
Elroy Hoffman
Horace McKeag
Victor Krumbach
Opal R. Scow
Edith R. McKeag
Martha L. Abts
Isabell Lux
Mildred White
Loretta Buse
Virginia Bernt
Blanche Brigham
Louis A. Hastert
Ernice McClung
Gertie Kumpf
Grace McMe
Camilla Grossnicklaus
Letter from Polk remembers Hotel Hokenson and World War I days
In Polk memories of Hotel Hokenson on Main Street connect to the Alfred family, with John Alfred as a lath maker before 1913. The writer recalls dining and overnight stays with Mrs. Martin and her son Buster during World War I, and notes wartime attitudes, German suspicion, Liberty Bonds, and school knitting efforts.
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Polk
Alfred
Albert
Ellie
Liz
John Alfred
Dad Alfred
John
Omaha
Hokenson
Martin
Buster
Dana Westfall
U. S
Beethoven
pro-Kaiser
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Julia Sundberg
Rockford
Illinois
Jackson
Dear Norris
ASC Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
Department of Agriculture
Osceola bin
Stromsburg
Bs&b Steel
Polk Aics
Nebraska
County Proceedings
Atlas Tires
Atlas Plycon Tire
AMOCO
Atlas
Dick’s Standard Service
San Francisco
Norris
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