Polk Commercial Club Approves Wednesday Night Openings
At a special Polk Commercial Club meeting, stores will stay open Wednesday nights starting May 29 and continue through summer, with Decoration Day closures on May 30. Prizes will be donated by business houses for Polk High Field Day on May 6, and a publicity man will promote the Food Conservation program. A Polk Hospital was tabled for now, and the next meeting is May 20.
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Commercial Club
Polk High
Polk
Doremus Miller Wed in Osceola Michigan Valley Church
Florenc Ruth Miller and Victor M Doremus wed in an afternoon ceremony at German Valley Methodist Church near Osceola. Music by Wilard Carter and Norman Carter featured the vows. The couple will live on a Polk area farm.
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German Valley Methodist Church
Osceola
Florenc Ruth Miller
Frank Miller
Victor M. Doremus
Polk
Wilard Carter
Norman Carter
Ramona Gail John
William Blender
James
Ralph Doremus
neighbors host varied visitors in Stromsburg area
Mr and Mrs Warner Samuel of North Platte visited Dana Shostrom’s with Major and Mrs George Hollister of Fresno en route to a Michigan reunion. Other guests included Fillmans from Scott Field and Fremont Westrings plus Swanson and Sherwood families, reflecting a busy weekend in Stromsburg and nearby towns.
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Stromsburg
Warner Samuelson
North Platte
Dana Shostrom
George Hollister
Fresno
California
Walter Burke
Ann Arbor
Michigan
96Th Infantry
Okinawa
Burke
H. L. Fillman
Gordon
Cpl
Warren Fillman
Scott Field
Illinois
Blaine Anderson
Rolan
Hattie Newman
Grace Burke
A. B. Lind
Arthur Swanson
Oakland
Nebraska
L. E
Mauritz Swanson
Osceola
Wallace Sherwood
York couple wed at Methodist church ceremony
Miss Ruth Joan Pickres of York married St. Mervin Don Henning of Greens Chapel in a four o clock Sunday ceremony at York Methodist church. Rev Fredrick officiated. The bride’s sister and the groom’s brother in law Howell Cox attended. A reception followed and the couple left for Colorado Springs then Beattie Field Illinois to make their home.
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Hennings—Pickres
Ruth Joan Pickre
York
St. Mervin Don Henings
Greens Chapel
Fredrick
Howell Cox
Colorado Springs
Beatt Field
Ill
Land Auction May 20 in Central City Nebraska
Nebraska Realty Auction offers 200 acres of choice land with good improvements and irrigation pump near Central City. 40 acres fine alfalfa, 38 acres extra good pasture, balance under plow with balance of land. RIA service. Sale for Central City Nebraska.
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Central City
RIA
Nebraska Realty Auction
Nebraska
John Joseph Dies in St. Paul Minnesota at 92
John Joseph, 92, died in St Paul Minnesota on Thursday night April 4 after two brief illnesses. Born July 29 1853 in Leason Mecklenburg Schwerin Germany he emigrated in 1872. He and his wife Mary Gaedke were married in 1878 and had seven children. Surviving are two sons two daughters a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services were at St Stephanus Lutheran church St Paul with burial at Elmhurst cemetery.
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John Joseph
ST. Paul
Minnesota
St Paul
Minn
Mr Joseph
Leason
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Germany
United States
Wisconsin
Bloomfield
Hamilton County
Nebr
Joseph
Polk
Colfax County
Hector Ernst
St. Pa
Walter Stach
Mary Gaedke
William J
Ludwig
Martin Marhon
Polk County
St Stephanus Lutheran Church
Elmhurst
Lowell Joseph
Eugene Stach
Donald V, Joseph
Camp Crowder
Edgar Joseph
Dallas
Texas
Walter Rochlitz
San Francisco
Calif
Melvin Ernst
Schuyler, Neb
Suburban Visits Highlight Sunday Socials Across Beatrice Area
Mr and Mrs Ralph Fisher and sons joined Sunday lunch at P J Jensen residence in Beaver Crossing. Henry Brockman hosted Bill Cline and others at Hampton. Tours and visits continued with families from Benedict Stromsburg York Aurora and Bradshaw as neighbors called on friends and relatives.
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Ralph. Fisher and Sons
P. J. Jensen
Beaver Crossing
Bill Cline
Henry Brockman
Hampton
Robert—Merchant
York General Hospital
Alf Shockey
Lauren Calhoon
Benedict
Fred Shockey
Near Stromsbury
ND C Morris
Harold
Floyd Bittinger
Ralph Harrington
Bert Cummings
York
Earl Stevens
Henry Renquist
Doris Reckner
Roy Glasser Jr
Ralph Fisher
Joe
Ralph Stouffer
Maurice Lantzer
Aurora
Edward Beckner
H J Bedient
Herbert Bedient
Bradshaw
John Wahl
Chas. Norquest
John Bills
Rodney Larsen
Stromsburg
Maude Allen
Charles Lytle
Reception honors Mr and Mrs Rolland Rodine at Evan gelical Free Church
About 60 guests attended a postnuptial reception Sunday at the Evangelical Free Church parlors honoring Mr and Mrs Rolland Rodine. Co O Rodine presided as toastmaster while Jeanette Widen Louis Glad and Rev Olson and Rev Bates spoke. Out of town guests included Louis Glad Fred Stellar Carleton Anderson Victor Anderson and Emma Widen from Stromsburg Osceola and Stromsburg area.
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Rolland Rodine
Evangelical Free Church
Co. O. Rodine
Jeanette Widen
Stromsburg
Louis Glad
Omaha
Olson
Floyd Bodine
A. C. Bates
Jeannine
Joan Lind
Dorothy Hanquist
Nettle Carlson
Luy ¥E Johnson
Bodine
Fred Stellar
Carleton Anderson
Osceola
Victor Anderson
Emma
Stromsbureg
Annual Achievement Day Hosted by Polk County Clubs
A large crowd attends the 14 Polk County Home Demonstration Clubs Achievement Day at Stromsburg High School. County Chairwoman Mrs. Lloyd Hahn opens with a Flag Salute as community singing leads to a pageant honoring charter members.
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Polk County
Stromsburg
Lloyd Hahn
Harry Brazee
Gust Carlson
Nelle Wisely
Patty Baker
Lorene Johnson
Ruth Lamore
Polk County Extension Service
Paul Swanson
County Extension News Highlights Local Demonstrations
Polk County farmers attended a Gresham area septic tank construction demonstration staged by the Extension Service across Butler York and Polk counties. The event showed step by step installation from site prep to concrete mixing and running with a large blue print on display. Four Polk demonstrations were planned on farms with rental settings of 3.00. A Jersey breed judging drill by the Blue Ribbon 4 H Dairy Club discussed plans for Deshler May 4. Women groups visited homes to improve kitchen layouts led by Mary Runnals focusing on storage prep refrigeration serving cleaning and cooking to save steps.
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Gresham
Polk County
Butler
York and
Polk Theo
Walter Berck
Charles Wyatt
Edwin Buse
Manuel Fernandez
Usda Bulletin
Jersey
Blue Ribbon
4-H Dairy Club
Paul Swanson
Deshler
Ben Schmoker
Ed Anderson
Mary Runnals
Lincoln
Olson Spencer Wedding Unites Polk and Central City Families
Miss Ruby Louise Olson daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Olson of Polk married Lloyd Spencer son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Spencer of Central City at Benfist Church Grand Island Sunday afternoon April 28 1946. The bride wore acqua dress with black accessories, groom blue. Attendants were Rosalie Olson and Raymond Olson. The couple plans to reside in Grand Island after March 15 and the groom is a former corporal who served 31 2 years overseas in Hawaii and the Marianas, discharged November 1945. A dinner for 65 was held at the Merrick Hotel in Central City.
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High Prairie High School
Central City
Grand Island
Hawaii
Marianas
Merrick
Points West
Polk Students Shine at District Music Contest Albion
Polk schools entered sixteen events at the District Music Contest held in Albion April 26 27. Judges from the University of Nebraska assessed performances with the Girls Glee Club receiving Superior ratings and several individuals earning Excellent or Good marks.
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Girls Glee Club
Gloria Peterson
Arthur Bates
S Beverly Jones
Virginia Green
Janice Sundberg
Donald Forrs
Donald Miller
Kenneth Wilshusen
Music Department
A. C. Bates
Earl Rasmussen
Oscar Jones
Cliff Cramer
Emil Wilshusen
Ralph Doremus
Co. R. Lindholm
M. W. Willert
M. L. Olgon
Oscar Sundberg
S. A. Ramp
Misses Irma Nelson
Bernice Anderson
Omaha World Herald Home Delivery Offer
The Omaha World-Herald promises daily home delivery at a low price and invites readers to place orders. It emphasizes affordability compared to a 3c postage stamp and requests customer commitments.
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The
Omaha World-Herald
Consumers Public Power District 1945 Annual Report Highlights Profits
The 1945 report shows healthy district finances with earnings 1.65 and 1.73 times debt service for the Eastern and Western systems. Kilowatt hour sales rose 63 percent, total revenues dipped 0.65 percent due to rate cuts and war-project curtailments. Residential and commercial customers increased usage, while street lighting and federal project revenues declined.
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Consumers Annual
Consumers Public Power District
Killowatt
State of
Nebraska
Districts construction budget totals reach 2.32 million
The report cites 1945 budget allocations of 2,320,246 of the District's Construction program to back bonds and rate reductions. Material and labor shortages slowed progress, with some projects postponed. Rate reductions in 1945 totaled 189,369 bringing annual customer savings to 1,074,489. Current assets were 8,862,451 against liabilities of 1,959,191. Consumers serves 289 retail and 74 wholesale communities with 93,145 customers as of December 31.
Osceola Man Takes Own Life Amid Ill Health
Osceola relatives report 62 year old Aavid Anderson, lifelong resident, died by hanging at a barn near his home after years of ill health. Family found his body Sunday evening.
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Aavid Anderson
Osceola
Carl Timm
Arthur Timm
Lincoln
Co. R. Timm
Rose Staroscik
C. R. Peterson
Larry Lambe
California
Norwood Creekpaum
Ellen Branting
Omaha
Fred Branting
Raymond Branting
Merle Peterson
Blanche Peterson
Linceln
Abs
Frank Murphy
Famiy
Long Beach
Ethelyn Anderson
Kearney
F.T Anderson
Pauline Garber
Alexandria
P. B. Campbell
Virginia Warwick
C. W Warwick
Germany
States
Rexall to Sale Ends Saturday at Davis Pharmacy
Rexall clearance at Davis Pharmacy runs through Saturday with a 50 percent discount. Shoppers are urged to hurry as prices drop on selected items.
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Rexall
Davis Pharmacy
Local residents plan trips and attend weddings across states
Mrs. A EB Sundberg and guests visit relatives in Wilmar Minnesota and Omaha Glen Calhoun travels with the group to Omaha Austin family from San Diego joins Sundbergs at home Mrs Harlan Anderson and Mrs Steinbock visit Alabama for a hospitalized nephew Frank Laessle and Max Jones attend Audrey Laes sle wedding in Scottsbluff Mrs Olof Alfreds hospitalized after a fall at Wilbur Whitacre yard Clarence Cash obituary Benedict funeral at Benedict and burial at York Subscription plea to Omaha World Herald Local fishing trips and visits in Lexington Lincoln Genoa and Gilbert plus a farewell party at Hattle Lind quist home
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A. EB. Sundberg
Carl Agsten
Wilmar
Minn
Addie Benjamin
Glen Calhoun
Omaha
Austen
Glen
Sundberg
San Diego
Harlan Anderson
Aurora
Bob Steinbock
Alabama
Clarence Cash
Benedict
Dora Stark
York
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska
Lawrence Peterson
Clarks
Vergil Kisler
Johnson’s Lake
Lexington
A. C. Qui
Joe Swanson
Will Eisler
Henry
Genoa
Doris Binford
Vandeline Bush
Earl Stevens
Leonard Orendorf
Clifford Branting
Marvin
Edith Goethe
Gilber
Lorna Mae Smith
Stromsburg
Arnold Blase
Gilbert Blase
Victor Blase
Ed Rochlitz
Big Springs
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