Way Back When 1921 and 1951 Local News Highlights
Younger readers note births and marriages across Polk and surrounding towns. The year 1921 reports Gerald W W Cohagan birth, civic talks on American Legion posts, a Swede Home Church wedding, missionary visit, and a 13th birthday surprise. The 1951 items cover heavy rainfall, local deaths, baptisms, baseball results, band trips, multiple arm injuries from ladder falls, and several spring marriages in Osceola and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R E, Burke
F W Burke
Osceola
BE. G Burke
J H Powell
Pearl
Opal Powell
Karl Burke
Harold Swan
Stromsburg
Elmer Hanquist
Walter Jo Nelson
Alice Myers
Polk
Brim Sorrenson
Elba Neb
Mary Langevin
Lincoln
Mother Marth
I B Williams
Harry Lanhams
Gil
St Edwards
E P Moderows
Nationwide call for a balanced budget by 16 lawmakers
Washington wires report 16 members of Congress split 7 Democrats and 9 Republicans sign a statement urging a balanced 1947 budget starting July 1, 1946. They warn the national debt nears 280 billion dollars and stress tax costs for citizens. The piece argues wartime spending must end and government costs trimmed to preserve the nation’s assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
America
United States
Horgville Baptist Church Weekly Services and Bible School
Horgville Baptist Church led by Reverend Edrick A. Anderson offers Bible School at 11.00 and Morning Worship at 11.00. The Swede Home Church under Pastor Alfield E. Franzen lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Evening Bible School with Luther League. This week activities include Thursday 8 to 10 p.m. Next week Vacation Bible School scheduled with Monday and Wednesday sessions at 1:15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horgville
Alfield E. Franzen
Trinity
Luther League
Hordville Methodist Church Plans Sunday Services
Nels Pearson presides as pastor for Hordville Methodist with Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 am. Sermon titled The American Flag reflects patriotic spirit. Welcome Quarterly conference met last Sunday evening with Rev Hunter presiding. treasurer reports show all obligations paid. Pastor invited to serve another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville
Nels Pearson
Hunter
Treas
Polk and Swede Plain Methodist Churches Joint Notice
Rev A C Bates announces the Jast Quarterly Conference dates for the Polk and Swede Plain churches. Swede Plain hosts July 10 morning worship and church school. Polk Swede Plain hosts July 11 with morning worship and church school. a reception for new members follows at 8 pm in the social rooms. WSCS meets July 3 at church parlors instead of July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Swede Plain
A. C. Bates
Jast
Polk Swede Plain
I. Sorning
Milford Church Services And Activities Schedule
The Evangelical Free Church led by Pastor Milford Olson lists Sunday services at 10 am and 11 am with 8 pm gospel, plus Tuesday 8 pm meetings and Thursday 8 pm church events. Bible study and choir practice are noted with Rev Paul Lemke and Donald Hannitist as superintendent. Grand Island Baptist Youth Fellowship meets at 8 pm. Free Methodist Church led by Rev Williamson lists church school at 10 am and worship at 11 am with evening service 8 pm and Thursday prayer at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Milford E. Olson
Paul Lemke
Donald Hannitist
Grand Island Baptist Youth Fellowship Meeting
Bypu Weintr
Free Methodist Church
H. M. Williamson
Walter Rinford
Polk Village budget shows 1946 tax needs and dates
The Polk Nebraska village board sets an estimate of expense for the 1946 fiscal year totaling 32 0 879 56 with allocations for general streets library fire protection park auditorium and related items. A public meeting to pass the annual appropriation bill is scheduled for July 2 1946 at the Fire Hall. A separate notice advertises a referees sale in Hamilton County under a court order with sale date July 23 1945 and details of the land description and payment terms. The Omaha World-Herald home delivery offer concludes the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Nebraska
John H Stohs
Marvin Fredrickson
District Court
Hamilton County
Mabel Victoria Biber
Goldie Elvena Lampshire
Polk County
Charles F. Adams
Aurora
Sampson & Armary A
Central City
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Myr
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Gerald
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J N Plessinger
J Wale Johnson
J. Morton
Kearney
Farm Bureau
J T. Sealey
A &, Swanson
Des Moines
Iowa
Willard Tenny
J G Felton
Myre , Flodman
Hugo Flodman
Robert A Hall
Wahoo
Westfall
Claris Carlson
Edward Lenz
Herman Benjamin
China
Baptist Church
Miss Nierman
Harold Nelson
Ironwood
Michigan
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Polk, Nebraska
Polk Territory
Inc
Progress Office
Charl Cosner
Clarks Neb
Aut
van Bush
Paul Stevens
W A Stevens
Patricia Orendorff
L C Orendorff
Methodist
Glen Hill
Warren Strand
Helen Widga
Chalmer Daniels
Gilbert Erickson
Frances Scher
State Bank
Walter. Winche
Effingham
Charles Coburn
Eythe —Plu Popeye
Anil News
Harry James
Maureen O'Hara
Dick Haymes
Rialto
Roy Rogers and
Gabby Hayes
Tax Inc
Murday
Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotton
George S. Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
Lane
Senate
HOUSE
Byrd Cox Bridges Doughton Taft Halleck Knutson
Martin Tabor
Tydings Vandenberg
Walshes
Wherry
Whittington
White Woodruff
Uncle Sam
First Baptist Church
Hill’s
Idaho
California
Texas
Nancy Hanks
van Camp
Uncle William Pork
Percy
Ritz Crax
Graham Crax
Talbert
Stromberg
Omaha World-Herald
W. S. Desch Sons
York and
Grand Island
Webb Livestock Commission Co
KMMJ
Jim Webb
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