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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
1
Married Lillian Helmers and Kay Terrill wed in Belleville
Miss Lillian Helmers of Grand Teland and Kay Terrill of York married in Belleville Kansas on the fourth. Terrill is an ex navy sailor who served in the Pacific and Atlantic. The couple will reside in Polk. Terrill’s wife is daughter of Mrs Frank Lindstrom of Gresham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Helmers
Grand Teland
Kay Terrill
York
Belleville
Kans
Terrill
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Polk
Frank Lindstrom
Gresham
Merry Makers 4 H Club Meets for Second Time
The Merry Makers 4 H Club held its second meeting on June 21 with 17 members two leaders and two visitors. Three new members Lois Miller Mary Lou Sandell and Luella Gustafson joined bringing total to 19. Members cooked and judged chocolate puddings while sewing members discussed Hood sewing boxes and judged them. Shirley Gordon and Donna Mae Stohs organized games. Mrs Miller attended. refreshments by Shirley and Cara Gordon. The group planned to meet at the Ramp home Friday afternoon June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Makers
Lois Miller
Mary Lou Sandell
Luella Gustafson
Clrb
Hood
Shirley Gordon
Donna Mae
Osceola News Highlights Local Sports and Community Notes
The Osceola ball team fell to Utica 16 to 1 as pitchers limited Utica to seventeen hits. Community updates cover Dr D T Kelley moving to redecorated east side offices, visits from Hastings relatives, Virginia Warwick and Dorothy Nehring’s Detroit trip, and Richard Merrick’s Lincoln Hospital surgery with improving condition. Other items note a weed fire response, travel visits from Los Angeles and Falls Church, bleachers collapse at Genoa Horse Show injuring Mrs Grossnicklaus, and local youths at Lutheran Boys Camp plus residents Ira Irland and Lt B D Cotter returning from service with plans to relocate to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Utica
Uticanse
D. T. Kelley
Lester Anderson
Joe
Hastings
Mary Ceimny
Jolson
Harold Anderson
Oregon
Virginia Warwick
Detroit
Dorothy Nehring
Warwicks
Washington
Richard Merrick
Lincoln General Hospital
Merrick
Donald Miller
Wendell
Tomita
Calif
Wm Campain
Omaha
Valley
Campain
Maurice Scholz
Billy
Hollis Campain
Earl Miller
Lawrence Bowe
Mildred
Marxie Richmond
Los Angeles
John C Holt
Falls Church
Virginia
Lou Richmond
Holt
Margie Richmond
California
Joyce
Sharlene Ferris
Holdrege
Ida Ferrie
Minneapolis
H. G. Johnson
Ogden
Utah
Eldena Johnson
Alfred Grossnicklaus
Genoa
Webster Mills
Cotter
Joe Chantry
Lois
West Coast
Mrs Willard Cornell Dies at Osceola
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. Willard Cornell of Osceola at Osceola hospital on Tuesday evening. A heat wave last week caused pavement expansion on highway 30 near the mill, lifting slabs about sixteen inches and blocking traffic until repairs could be made. Local authorities closed the area and broke away concrete to reset the slabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Cornell
Osceola
Osceola Hospital
Silver Creek
Former Resident Buried at Swede Home Church
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Swede Home Church for Amelia C Nelson nee Anderson who died June 22 in North Platte at age 70. Born April 16, 1876 at Swede Home she lived there until moving to North Platte in 1919. Survived by three sons Julius of San Diego Lyle and Paul of North Platte three grandchildren and two brothers Robert Anderson of North Platte Charles E. Anderson of Kiowa Colorado. Mr Nelson preceded her in death in January 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A E Franzen
Amelia C Nelson
Anderson
North Platte
Nelson
Joseph Edgar Nelson
Julius
San Diego
Lyle
Paul
Virginia
Wesley
Nadeen Nelson
Robert Anderson
Charles E. Anderson
Kiowa
Colo
Nebraska Picnic Draws 100 Nebraskans in Rockford
More than one hundred former Nebraskans from Sycamore Crystal Lake Highland Park and Rockford gathered at Black Hawk Park in Rockford on Sunday June 16 for the annual Nebraska picnic. A noon picnic dinner preceded a brief business meeting led by President Herbert Anderson with officers elected for next year including Leonard Nyberg President Ansel Norberg Vice President Dwayne Nyberg Secretary Treas. Mrs Harlan Anderson. The afternoon featured contests games a ball game and visiting followed by ice cream. Polk Band Concert scheduled for June 3 offers marches overtures and patriotic selections ending with The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sycamore
Crystal Lake
Highland Park
Rockford
Nebraska
Black Hawk Park
Herbert Anderson
Leonard Nyberg
Ansel Norberg
Seey
Treas
Dwayne Nyberg
Harlan Anderson
Boden Peterson wedding unites Osceola and Stromsburg pairs
Miss Mildred Boden daughter of Mr and Mrs Enoch Boden Osceola and Carroll Peterson son of Mr and Mrs Telander Peterson Stromsburg were married at Augustana Lutheran Church Omaha Nebr Rev Hanson officiating on Sunday June 23 at 2 00 pm The bride wore a white eyelet dress with pink rose corsage Miss Dorothy Boden attended in a yellow dress The couple held a three course dinner after the ceremony and planned a farm home east of Stromsburg The wedding date coincides with the groom’s parents 46th anniversary The bride taught in Polk County rural schools and the groom farms near Stromsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Boden
Enoch Boden
Osceola
Carrol Peterson
Telander Peterson
Stromsburg
Augustana Lutheran Church
Omaha
Nebraska
Hanson
Dorothy Boden
Proom
Bilton Peterson
Osceola High School
Polk County
Stromsburg High School
Kroger Family Gatherings Highlight Omaha Visit
Mrs Roscoe Kroger of Berkley and Donald Kroger of Grand Island were Friday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kroger. Lloyd Kroger were business visitors in Omaha Thursday. Lloyd and children and W J Kroger enjoyed a lawn supper at H M Benson home in honor of Pvt Roger Benson of El Paso Texas. Mrs Jenson and two sons from Central City spent Monday with Charles and Mrs Stettner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Kroger
Berkley
California
Donald Kroger
Grand Island
Lloyd Kroger
iMr
Omaha
W. J. Kroger
H. M. Benson
Pvt
Roger Benson
el Paso
Texas
Jenson
Central City
Charles Stettner
Polk County Farmers Discuss Harvest Wages and Weed District
County extension notes show farmers at the Dirtroom meeting June 18 favor 75 cents per hour for harvest hands and 25 to 60 bushels per acre yields on Pawnee corn. The session covered weed districts, petitioning, and preparations for grasshopper bait distribution, with 23 attendees and 55 landowner signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Smith
Nebraska
Polk County
Pawnee
Stomrsburg Social News Recaps Visits and Birthdays
Chas Nelson arrived from San Diego for a 12 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Nelson. Mrs R O Kerson and her son returned home after visiting Loveland Colorado. Howard Johnston and family hosted visiting relatives and F M Leibee celebrated his 89th birthday. Eastern Star members visited the Shelby chapter. local families and church officers traveled between Norfolk Osceola and Minnesota for events. Families hosted gatherings at Chas S F Johnson and other homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Nelsor
San Diego
Calif
Leonard Nelson
R. O. Kerson
Loveland
Colorado
Howard Johnston
Werman Anderson
F. M. Leibee
Leibee
O HW Anderson
Norfolk
Nick Gerdes
Osceola
Anderson
Eastern Star
Shelby Chapter
Herman Anderson
Milton Anderson
Victor Anderson
Minnesota
Baptist Church
St. Paul
Edwin L. Anderson
Willmar
Chas. S. F. Johnson
Frank Larson
Donna Mae
Jack Baker
Roswill Johnson
Lona Rae
Jim Anderson
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Extension clubs choose demonstrations for 1946 47 program
Twenty Pome Extension Council members met at the courthouse with Mrs. Lloyd Hahn presiding. Reports from the Columbus district meeting were given. Demonstrations include Lighting the Home, The Christmas Buffet, Avoiding Financial and Property Tangles, Storage of Clothes and Linens, with scope for additional lessons for a well rounded program. Groups may contact the home agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pome Extension Council
W md
Lloyd Hahn
Columbus
Jim Gibbons
Hahn
Poison Ivy Recognition and Safe Handling Guide
Sponsored by the Polk County Medical Society this guide explains how to identify poison ivy by its three leaflets and avoid contact. It warns about spreading via clothing tools or animal hair, outlines safe removal steps including protective gear and kerosene or soap and salt sprays, and notes symptoms ranging from itching to swelling requiring a physician, with emphasis on teaching children to stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Medical Society
Local residents host gatherings across states and cities
Mr and Mrs Mike Donnelly of Clarks and Mr and Mrs Jack Bush of Illinois visited in the homes of the Bush and Lindquist families in Nebraska. Clarence Granere of Anaheim Calif joined Minnie Nicholson for a Thursday dinner there. Numerous couples from Shelby Aurora Grass Valley and Denver joined family hosts in various Sunday dinners across town. A Swede Homes Lutheran Camp group and Camp Brewster attendees were noted. Albert Sundberg returned from St Francis Hospital Osceola after three weeks. Ed Hadenfeldt family from Garrison Neb visited John H Stohs family last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Donnelly
Clarks
Jack Bush
Illinois
van Bush
Maurice Lindquist
Central City
Virgil Bush
Clarence Granere
Anaheim
Califo
Minnie Nicholson
Bill Ellsworth
Shelby
Harry Carlson
Henry Reed
Lester Rehrs
Wayne Ramsey
Rudolph Gustafson
R. W. Horton
Don Springer
Daniel Graves
Springer
Aurora
Gilbert Cramer
Jackie
Grass Valley
Calif
H A Cramer
Harold Cramer
Gerald Keevey
Denver
Bruce Kalmer
San Francisco
Robert Dahlberg
Seward
Camp Brewster
Omaha
Dorothy
Bernadine Holtz
Shelton
John Stohl
Albert Sundberg
St. Francis Hospital
Osceola
Albert
Ed Hadenfeldt
Garrison
Nebr
John H. Stohs
Julius E R Petersen obituary notes Danish immigrant mill owner
Julius E R Petersen born July 1 1861 in Appenrade Denmark died June 17 1946 in Polk Nebraska at age 84. He trained in milling in Denmark and emigrated to the United States in 1882 working in Falls City and southeast Nebraska. He married Alvenie Lutgen in 1892 and had five children. In 1926 he bought and ran the Polk Mill until ill health forced closing. Funeral held at Brauer Chapel and burial in Polk cemetery. He is survived by wife Alvenie two sons Marcus and Ben Polk and Harold Denton Texas two daughters Maise and Hazel Polk, a brother in Oregon and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Be, R Petersen
Appenrade
Denmark
Polk
Neb
Petersen
America
Falls City
Nebraska
Alvenie Lutgen
Brooks
Alvenie Petersen
Marcus
Ben
Harold
Denton
Texas
Maise
Hazel
Oregon
Brauer
Local notes show visitors and gatherings across communities
Mr and Mrs Ray Werner and family hosted relatives in Deshler with Kenneth remaining a few days. Patricia Eisler visited la Mae Werner. Ernest Werner of Napa, California visited. Multiple guests gathered at homes of Otte, Bedient, and Stev ens. clubs and picnics noted. Harlan Werner wed Dorothy Vonsange in Descher. local families attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Werner
Deshler
Kenneth
Patricia Eisler
la Mae Werner Ernest Werner
Napa
Cailif
Edward Reckner
Geo. Otte
Ester Lackey
Ernest Salchow
City Auditorium
York
Harold Bedient
Gerald Stevens
Eldon Anderson
Charles Burgess
Carl Bedient
F W Bedient
Nancy Norquest
McCool
Lois Cockle
Lincoln
Edward Beckner
Fred Bedient
Herbert Bedient
Bradshaw
John Bills
Martin Hoffman
Nora Mae Cline
Alliance
Charles Lytle
King’s Point
N. Y
Dorothy Vonsange
Descher
Werner
F. W Bedient
Veterans Insurance Reinstate Without Exam Through 1946
Regulations allow veterans to reinstate lapse insurance without medical exam upon application and payment of two months premium. Offer expires December 31, 1946. See Veterans Service Officer T Stanton Pak Co at Stremeburg Nebraska for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Stanton Pak Co
Veterans Service
Stremeburg Nebr
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Eniwetok
Poe
Rongerik
Rongelap
Kwajalein
Marshall
Islands
Wotije
Maloelap
U. S. Navy
Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll
Bikini
Bikini Lagoon
County Extension News
Dwight Newcomer
O. S
Jolly
Harry McCauley
The
World-Herald
Julius E. R. Petersen
Arborville Way
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