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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
8
Official proceedings detail audited claims from the County General Fund including suppliers, labor, and services. Also noted is probate notices for John Norstrom estate, final report for Ralph Leonard Smith, and Polk village ordinance setting salaries for officers and employees.
A column recalls old Army mules at Fort Meyer with tales of "Dynamite" and "Hardboiled" and notes a 1926 Baltimore incident. It then humorously predicts future Army gear and a worker nickname shift. The piece shifts to a May 30 fire alarm in the Old House Office Building showing smoke from a lit cigarette in a desk drawer and rapid police and fire response.
The article explains that the brain generates electrical waves detectable by electrodes, showing normal activity, deep sleep slowing waves, and convulsions with stronger, faster signals. It notes how EEG readings help study brain function and locate disease in the brain.
Mrs Robert Jackson and daughter return to Scottsbluff after two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs David Timm set to come home from Moline Illinois. Mrs Emma Ehlers of Strasburg Colorado visits then travels to Thayer and back to Osceola. JoAnn Koehler of York visits, with Shirley Koehler accompanying. Myron G Johnson hosts at David Waline and Lucille Stromaburg home. Roy Hultman of Omaha spends weekend for business with Mrs T L Black joining her to visit August Andersons. Mrs Martin Peterson and Mary Ellen and Conrad Almstrom of Kelso Washington stay with Ed Almstrom family then head to Iowa. Osceola Garden Club meets June 17 at Carleton Andersons. topics include Roses Old and New and Why Peonies Fail to Bloom. Roll Col will be your favorite rose. members to bring two white elephant vases.
The ninth annual Peter Peterson family reunion was held on Sunday June 8 at Buckley Park. A social afternoon preceded a plentiful supper and a brief business meeting. Mrs Arthur Ekstrom was elected president. Mrs Leonard Smith vice president. Miss Lillie Chinidgren secretary and historian. Committees for 1942 were named, with 63 of 98 members attending.
Ford Lantz visited his parents in Stromsburg on Sunday. Several families including Christensen, Lindeblade, Johnsons and Eberlys marked birthdays and hosted gatherings. Others traveled to Kansas City for business and visits. Ed J Johnson and Monson families hosted Thursday afternoon birthday lunch in Aurora.
A farm that can be bought on a long term basis with annual payments much less than cash rent. Solve March 1 moving worries by buying a farm home now. See or write Polk County National Farm Loan Assn W J Stead Secretary Treasurer Osceola Nebr Mr and Mrs Albert Sundberg and Doyle were guests at dinner on Sunday in the Bill Carpenter home at York.
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