Forty Years Ago Motor Car Service Favored On UP Branch
Commercial clubs along the Union Pacific branch line favor a motor car service after a meeting with the line superintendent at Central City. A cement walk was laid between the bank and Wallin Hotel in Hordville. Thesing Bros shipped 20 cattle to South Omaha Market for 111.80 per head. The Arborville Methodist church was to be sold at public auction. Saturday saw many shoppers and twelve automobiles lined Main Street. John Myers bought a F O Johnson battery charger for home use. A sparrow hunter, Ross Goethe, was wounded by a 22 rifle shot near the chest above the heart. New jeweler J. D. Hanline opened in Polk. J. L. Archer opened a barber shop in the hotel basement. A son was born May 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Lampshire. The Junior-Senior banquet was held at the Baptist Church with Marguerite Johnson as toastmistress. Toasters from Donald Springer Edythe Merchant and Marjorie Shostrom. solos by Bula McCoy and Iva Stevens. Hazel Dahlin sang a solo. Nearly fifty relatives gathered to celebrate Mrs. Fred Blase's fiftieth birthday. Eldon Anderson named manager of the Farmers Union Cream Station, succeeding Lloyd Kroger. Warren Strand began civil service work in Grand Island. Andelson returned from Akron, Colorado on business. Ralph Otte cut a gash above his eye requiring two stitches after a hay rack fall. Registration for ration books totaled 7819 across county school houses.
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Union Pacific
Central City
Bank
Wallin
Hordville
Thesing Bros
South Omaha
Goethe
Polk
J. D. Hanline
St. Paul
J. L. Archer
Lyman Lampshire
Baptist Church
Marguerite Johnson
Donald Springer
Edythe Merchant
Marjorie Shostrom
Bula McCoy
Iva Stevens
Hazel Dahlin
Fred Blase
Eldon Anderson
Farmers Union
Lloyd Kroger
Grand Island
Warren Strand
Andelson
Akron
Colo
Ralph Otte
George Otte
Social callers visit in Osceola and Juniata
Miss Maggie Christenson and Miss Lou Leymaster of St Paul called Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs Lovetts McCoy. Christenson later drove Mrs McClure to Osceola to visit Mr McClure. Rev and Mrs Kenneth Garrison and two sons of Juniata visited Mr and Mrs Mervin Samuels and Mrs Lovette McCoy Sunday afternoon. Garrison is Mrs McCoy's nephew.
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Maggie Christenson
Lou Leymaster
St. Paul
Lydia the first European convert and host of early Christians
In Paul and Silas voyage after a vision, Luke joins at Troas and they reach Philippi in Macedonia. Lydia, a seller of purple, leads the house church by the riverside, hosting disciples after their release from prison. She is hailed as Europe’s first convert and a model for women today.
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Paul
Barabas
Asia
Troas
Silas
Macedonia
Luke
Aegean Sea
Philippi
Therm
Philippian Church
Europe
Lydia
Polk County Farmers Urged to Aid Soil Conservation Efforts
Conservation districts note rising farmer interest in soil and water conservation. Three Soil Conservation Service staff and five Production and Marketing Administration workers seek to assist Polk County farmers with contouring terraces drainage and land leveling. Farmers are urged to prepare lath and tools and to inform the service of any changes to planned practices to avoid unnecessary visits.
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Soil Conservation Service
Polk County
Osceola
District expands conservation efforts with tractor, staff
The district hired another tractor operator and bought a new tractor to meet a surge in requests for conservation work from cooperators. Weather may affect this year's construction plans. The next district supervisors meeting is Tuesday May 6. Visitors last week included Elwyn Johnsons with Carl Mundt family, Rev Elwood Anderson and boys, and W J Kroger with Homer Branting in Grand Island.
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Ite
Elwyn Johnson
Carl Mundt
Elwood Anderson
W. J. Kroger
Homer Branting
Grand Island
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Arborville
Tweive
John Myers
F O. Johnson
Ross
Home Service
S&h
Eskay’s
Rexall
Rexall MI
Rexall Drug Store
Polk, Nebr
Polk Progress
Alton W. Wilhelms
Nebraska
Rational Epiporal Association For
H” Farmall
John Deere
GO Devel
IHC
SUPER
Farmall
P.T.O
New Holland
Fredrickson Imp. Co
Polk, Nebraska
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