Grasshoppers Attracted to Alfalfa Threaten Polk County Crops
Reports from Polk County describe a heavy grasshopper infestation harming alfalfa and corn. Farmers deploy kerosene traps mounted on cars to catch and kill hopper crowds, with Sundberg & Son hardware selling three trap sizes and improving designs. Local farmer Oscar Sundry notes ongoing model refinements and widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Sundberg & Son_hardware
Polk
Oscar Sundry
Soil Conservation Tour Set for Butler County
Agricultural Agent Kelly announced a tour of soil conservation projects in Butler county on Wednesday June 23 starting at 10 00 am in Dav id City. Polk county residents will join representatives of the Conservation Service to inspect CCC work and contour and terrace farming with a family picnic ending at 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Kelly
Pelk County
Old Conservation Service
David City
CCC
Polk County
Weekend visits and travel notices from local residents
Local residents report weekend visits and travel plans including Mr and Mrs Marle Simpson and Junior visiting in Mrs Ella Shenk’s home, Mrs Lloyd Burnsworth moving to Cheyenne to join her husband, and Rev and Mrs Benjamin from Grand Island attending a Baptist convention. Ancillary notes list sales by Pp T Wurtz and son, and visits by Leo Wurtz and Gilbert Benson to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marle Simpson
Junior
Ella Shenk
Lloyd Burnsworth
Cheyenne
Wyoming
T. Wurtz and Son
Archie
Earl ‘Stevens
Grant Johnson
Charles Doremus
Leo Wurtz
Gilbert Benson
Omaha
Eyelyn_sBeckman
Brom “Benyer
Colorado
Terngoristo
Ass. Beckman
University Library
World Herald
World Herald Today
Swede Home Guests and Local Gatherings Highlight Sunday
Osceola residents hosted and visited with friends and relatives Sunday. Families from Swede Home attended the Luther League Convention in Salem while others shared dinners at Ekstrom Carlson Johnson Willits and Hunt homes. A Synodical Conference delegate Miss Helen Pierson traveled to Omaha with Darlene Johnson visiting grandparents and a birthday gathering occurred for Junior at Milton Johnsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ekstrom
Clarence Johnson
Clarence Carlson
C. G. Ekstrom
Osceola
Salem
Ansel Fredrick
Son
Kenneth Peterson
Elmer Carlson
Helen
Pierson
Omaha
Women’s Missionary Society
Darlene Johnson
Oscar Fredrickson
Ed Johnson
Elwyn Johnson
Fred Johnson
Oliver Johnson
Milton Johnson
Junior
Lilie Chindgren
Charles Hoffer
Near Clarks
Clair Willits
P. J. Ahlgren
Norfolk
Fredrickon
Roger Headley
Faye Beardeley
Death of Ira W Blair at 5:15 PM in York Nebraska
Ira W Blair died Thursday afternoon after two weeks of deteriorating health at his York County farm. Born December 25, 1863 in Alabama, he moved to Nebraska in 1883 and settled in York. Survived by widow Mary E Blair three sons George Ira Jr and Harry of York two daughters Mrs Hugh Johnson of Bradshaw and Mrs B L Hedrick of Raymondville Texas nine grandchildren. Funeral at Presbyterian Church York Sunday 2 PM Rev A Ramsay officiated interment Arborville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jra. Blair
Ira W. Blair
Aledo
Nebraska
York County
Mary E. Blair
George Ira, Jr
Harry
York
Hugh Johnson
Bradshaw
B. L. Hedrick
Raymondville
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Ramsay
Arborville
Willow and Taylor Brittons visit in Central City area
Local society notes recount weekend visits among families in Willow California Taylor Nebraska and nearby towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs Wright Mrs August Nelson Miss Lorna Alfred Mr and Mrs Steinbach and many local relatives with dinners birthdays and a social gathering at Henry Mundt’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Britton
Willow
California
Lawrence Britton
Taylor
Nebraska
Wm. ‘Wright
August Nelson
Lorna Alfred
Chicago
Robert ‘Steinbach
Fr. Fenster
Harlan Anderson
Stanley
L. T. Worth
Winnie Fred
Hampton
Omaha
Henry Johnson
R. J. Nine
Johnsons
R. J. Peterson and Sons
Evelyn Carlson
Central City
Sand
Elmer’ Wilshusan
Otto .Wilshusan
Emily Wile
Shusan
Charles Wilshusan
August Garlin
Bunny Schmidt
Irvin Light
Carl Berger
York
Eldon Peterson
Community Notes Highlight
Arborville families and friends gather at various homes for dinners visits and society meetings. The Missionary Society met at Mrs. Elmer Wood’s home with Mrs. Hugh Ramsay assisting. 15 members and visitors attended the 4 H Club and club groups held at local homes. Several residents, including Alvin Peterson and Mrs. Herbert Mundt, underwent or recuperated from appendicitis surgeries. Local families from Benedict Polk York Aurora and nearby areas were listed as guests and visitors at multiple homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Allison
Near Benedict
Pete Schrader
Mervin Shenk
Ella Shenk
Spolk
Alfred
Pete Schreder
Lincoln
Charles Lytle
The
Missionary Society
Elmer Wood
Hugh Ramsay
Clark Stouffer
Clarence Keniner
Aurora
Ernest Rateliff
George
York
Rockner
Jolly Workers
Lois
Laura Doremus
H. J. Bedient
E. C. Cramer
Larry
Harold Cramer
Polk
BH. A
Leand Bowers
Charles Smith
Fred Bedient
Arthur Purdy
Chicago
W. E. Bedient
Waco
Louis Stark
Harold’ Stark
F. W. Bedient
Herbert Bedient
Bardshaw
H. J
Bedient
Jean
Joyce Purdy
Beckner
E. Merchant
Alvin Peterson
York Hospital
Herbert Mundt
Lutheran Hospital
W. J. Nelson and Son
Benedict
C. C. Burgess
Long Island sailor finds nine year wait on lonely isle
A shipwrecked mariner on a remote island encounters a stranger on another island after nine years. He swims to investigate and meets a charming woman who reveals she has waited seven years there and hints at a reward. The dialogue shifts to comic and risqué exchanges with interruptions from a magician and chorus in a chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Grand Island Baptist Association Holds 63rd Annual Gathering
The Grand Island Association of Baptist Churches met with Polk Baptist Church for its 63rd annual gathering, drawing over a hundred out of town delegates from Central City Grand Island Kearney Loup City Sumner Cairo Dannebrog Chapman and Gibbon. State office team led by Rev. Park Ward Barton Carstensen Carmen Eubank and Mrs Doyle delivered inspiring messages as pastors and speakers energized the sessions. A BYP A rally and banquet closed the meeting with Dr Harold A Wilson of Omaha Bible Institute delivering a challenging talk on God s Purpose for Youth in the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island Association of Baptist Churches
Polk Baptist Church
Central City
Grand Island
Kearney
Loup City
Sumner
Cairo
Dannebrog
M. D. Eubank
I. J. Doyle
Churches of the’ Association
Progam
O. K Melquist
Harold A.wilson
Omaha Bible Institute
Osceola Summer Outings Include Visits and an Auto Crash
Osceola residents report summer visits by Carl Bryant in Greeley and relatives from Wisconsin and Chicago. W J Herbes injured in a south of Geneva auto crash. Mrs Herbes and daughters shaken but ok. A new seven pound baby boy born to E E Burritt. Memorial service held by I C C F and Rebekah lodges at the Methodist Church before cemetery decoration. Various locals hosted guests and joined trips to Bayard and Omaha events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bryant
Greeley
Colorado
Billy
Herbes
Riseins
Zonas
F. Nuquist
Columbus
Vand
A.E. Nuquist
Madison
Wisconsin
A. F. Nuquist
E.E. Burritt
Osceola Hospital
1.C,c.f
Rebekah
Methodist Church
Monkman
Will’ Wurtz
Polk
Wurtz
Crouse-Tex: Drug Co
Bert ‘Smith
KA. Cornish
Lake Ericson
Sam Anderson
Chicago
John Rogers
Nebraska City
Omaha
Wolfendarger
Lincoln
Henry Campbell
Wolfender
Bible School Program Draws Large Local Attendance
Mrs Oscar Stromberg entertained Mrs Harold Baker of Stromsburg along with Mrs Cora Baker and Mrs Robert Baker from Sant Antonia Texas. Mister Clara and Iola Mae Peterson of Stromsburg attended. The Bible School program at the M E Church Sunday evening drew a large crowd. Mr and Mrs W W Moore of Fremont visited John Johnson Howard W Herbes and family in Omaha over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Stromberg
Harold’ Baker
Sof Stromsburg
Cora Baker
Robert” ‘Baker
W. W. Moore
Fremont
John Johnson
Howard W. Herbes
Omaha
Stromsburg Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Stromsburg residents report visits by Chicago travelers the Lunner family and Pittsburgh travelers the Ericsons. Kathie Lou Grabill spends week with grandmother. Eva Olson returns to Lincoln. Jigger Kensington group hosts picnic for Edmund Lunner. Camp Strader vacation plans and trips to Buckley Park noted.
4-H Judging Day Drives Countywide Practice Sessions
Polk county 4-H club members and leaders will judge on Thursday June 17 at Aurora and Friday June 18 at David City starting 9 30 a m. All 200 members are invited to participate with sessions at Aurora High School and David City High School and nearby farms for poultry dairy livestock home economics crops judging. Clubs may choose a picnic outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
David City
Ithe Farm
Bureau
Osceola
Polk County
Court House
Holm couple to move to town near Osceola
New residents for Polk expected as Mr and Mrs Lyle Holm of Osceola plan to move as soon as suitable quarters are found. Holm is a young man with pleasant bearing and represents Monarch Health and Accident Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Lyle FP. Holm
Osceola
Holm
The
Monarch ‘Health& Accident Insurance Company
Polk Progress
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting And Local Travel Notes
The Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs. John Gestrine's home Monday afternoon. Visitors included Mrs. Roy Morgan and daughter from Osceola. Mrs. Co. Davis and sons left for a two month vacation with her husband in Laramie Wyoming. Reuben and Harlan Branting of North Platte spent a few days. Mrs. Virgil Peer of Central City and Mrs. Selma Benson of Hordville visited George Larson in Des Moines. Mrs. John A. Johnson and Martha and Glen attended the funeral of Clinton Schelihase near Overton last Sunday, returning Tuesday after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund’ Lunner
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Lunner
E. Gunner
Lunner
Marshall Field Company
Kathie Lou Grabill
Blaine Grabill
David City
Alice Lanham
A. V. Kjelson
Kjelson
Astrid
Alice Kjelson
Gothenburg
Eva Olson
J. L. Olson
Lincoln
Edna
Albert Ericson
Strodmsburg
J. L. Hedbloom
Polk
Grand Island Baptist Association
Baptist Church
M. D. Eubank
Kansas City
Eubank
Kensington
Buckley Park
Edmund Lunner
Rodney Anderson
John James
Lee Eielson
Jack
Robert Christensen
Dave Jacobson, Jr
Donald Ericson
Camp Strader
Crete
J. Ausrickson
Willard
Clifford
Omaha
W. Fred Johnson
A. C. Anderson
California
Owen F. ‘Johtigon
Legion ‘Auxiliary
John Gestrine
Roy
Morgan
Daugh
Tera
Osceola
Clarence Bryant
Co. Davis
Laramie
Wyoming
Reuben
Harlan
Branting
North
Platte
George. Larson
Moines
Virgil
Central City
Sélma““Benson
Hordville
Hordville Social Roster Highlights Local Visits and Showers
Hordville residents hosted weekend guests from Polk and Osceola including the Nybergs and Bodine family. Delegates to a Modern Woodmen convention in Chicago were noted along with multiple showers and church group gatherings. Local families welcomed visitors from Central City, Scandia, and Alberta with Alumni Banquet attendance and Luther League events.
Hordville High School Holds Annual Banquet
The Hordville High School banquet gathered about 90 alumni and a few former teachers in the high school gym last Friday. The event used the Little Red School House theme with toastmistress Miss Marie Weberg officiating with verses. Speakers touched on Readin, Ritin, Rithmetic, and Recess as Prof. Van Miller performed a vocal solo. Officers for the past year were Pauline Phillips president, R. C. Gustafson vice president, and Marie Weberg secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville ‘High School
Marie Weburg
van Miller
Overton
Hordville
Association
Pauline Phillips
R. C. Gustafson
Marie Weberg
Car overturns after tire blowout near Hordville injures Werner family
Mr and Mrs Ray Werner and their daughter and Miss Evelyn Wolfe of Benedict were slightly bruised and got bad bumps when a tire blew out and their car overturned one mile west of Hordville Monday evening. The car was badly damaged and taken to J B Myers garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Werner
Evelyn Wolfe
Benedict
Hordville
J. B. Myers Garage
Reunion Brings Jones Family Visitors From California
Mr and Mrs Ivan D Jones and daughter Shirley Mae visit Mrs F W Davis in Nebraska. Davis is Jones sister in law. Also Elmer Allen and daughters join at the Davis home. Jones plan to extend trip to New York State then return in early July for another visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan D. Jones
Shirley Mae
Jones
Cleo
California
F. W. Davis
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Davis
Nebraska
Davis
Elmer Allen
Daughers
Allen
New York State
Osceola Pool Opens Season With Record Attendance
The Osceola swimming pool opened Sunday to enthusiastic crowds from nearby towns with season tickets sold. Manager Lester Peters overseers Margarite Hartman Walter Calhoun and Bob Mills ensure strict sanitary conditions and chemically treated water similar to drinking water. The pool is praised as one of Nebraska's finest and over $100 in admission tickets was collected on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Lester Peters
Margarite Hartman
Walter Calhoun
Bob Mills
Nebraska
Medical Facts on Diet Drugs And Disease Prevention
The article discusses the importance of vegetables for vitamins and minerals in expectant mothers, the Wassernian test for syphilis to prevent congenital cases, and compares federal and state funding for infectious disease control. It notes historical cholera infantum mortality, milk supply purity, and shifts in public health concerns including heart disease trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference On
Congress
New York City
Local News Highlights From Community Visit and Vehicle Accident
Mrs Neya Bright and her three sons visited her parents G M Hil for the summer. Nels and Martha Hall were honored at a surprise party at Free Mission Church with a brief program and a token of appreciation for faithful caretaking. Miss Arvilla Reeb survived a car overturn after a flat tire one mile west of town, escaping injury though her car was damaged and towed to Osceola. Howard Herbes and D H Westfall visited Hordville for business Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neya
Bright
G. M. Hil
Free ‘Mission Church
Nels
Martha
Hall
Howard, Herbes
D. H. Westfall
Hordville
Arvilla. Reeb
Henry
Reeb
Oscéola
Osceola
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soil Conservation Tour
Aes
Tos
Baptist Association ‘Meets
Stromsburg
Lyle Holm
Margaret Seaquist
Charles Ang
Olof Nyberg
Phillip Nyberg
C. O. Bodine
T. G. Slater
Mordville
Blanche Erickson
Homer Branting
Marie
Lillian Sheble
Lloyd Kroger
Violet Edtlund
Art Carlson
A. 5
Carlson
Edlund
George Lynn
Roger
H. M. Campbell
Lynn
M. E
Will Mudge
Willard Lindburg
Harold Jones
John Bengston
Scandia
Alberta
Canada
B. E. Bengston
Effie
Hordville High School
Polk County Medical Society
Thos
Harley
Broilers
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!