Live Stock Prices and Sheriff’s Sale Notices
Livestock prices at South Omaha show fat lambs steady to unevenly lower, hogs near steady, and cattle mixed with heavy steer prices around 10.75. Receipts include 7,500 cattle and 6,500 hogs, with strong cows and fed steers in demand. Separate notices announce sheriff sale of Polk County real estate on May 24 1939 and foreclosure sale June 5 1939 with lots in Dahle’s subdivision and property in Polk County Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Godo
District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
J. L. Stouffer
Harold W. Davis
Emma E. Cohagan
Clifford F. C. Cohagan
Dahle
Newville
Polk
Osceola
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Flora Ostberg
Gunnard Peterson
Philip M. Wellman
Phil B. Campbell
Philip H. Nyberg
The Pigs Are Back Campaign Drives Lincoln Telephones
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company staffs across 22 counties launch a May sales drive named The Pigs Are Back. Area manager Sterling Nelson in Stromsburg notes renewed pig themed prizes, with last fall’s picnic winning Stromsburg and guinea pigs going to Hastings. Company records show a net gain of 341 telephones since January 1 and optimism for further growth during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sterling Nelson
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Hastings
Nelson
Notice to Contractors for Sand Gravel Surfacing in Osceola Creek
Sealed bids due May 11 1939 at 10 00 A M in Lincoln Nebraska for Sand Gravel Surfacing and incidental work on the Osceola Silver Creek Patrol No 21014 State Road eight miles of gravelled road. Includes bond and certified check requirements and wage rates for skilled intermediate and unskilled labor. Plans available at Osceola County Clerk office or Lincoln Department of Roads and Irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Roads and Irrigation
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
Osceola Silver Creek
Osceola
A. C. Tilley
John I. Anderson
Polk County
Community Social Roundup in Arborville Area
Numerous visiting families appear in Arborville and nearby towns. Guests include Mark Ramsey of Kearney with his parents and Henry Moberg plus Stever family from Stromsburg.. additional gatherings feature the Whittemore and Bedient households, a birthday celebration for Mrs Ratliff, and attendance at the State Convention of Church Schools in York with five Sunday School delegates elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Ramsey
Kearney
A. H. Ramsey
Henry Moberg
Ray Stever
Stromsburg
A. P. Linder
Omaha
Ed Stewart
Irvin Hilligas
Near Hordville
Pete Schrader
Wm. Overstreet
C. W. Beckner
Claude Lantzer
Aurora
M. N. Garwood
Neghbors
Ernest Ratliff
A A_ Shockey
Fred Shockey
Ethel Fuck
Gladys Kruse
Unadilla
Neb
Gertrude Flick
R. E. Merchant
Robert Merchant
W. E. Bedient
Audrey
Florence Flick
York
Maurice Flick
Julia Ann
Clarence Beckner
Nebraska
Fairmont
Glenn Pickrel
Oxford
Nebr
Walter Ely
Floyd Merchant
Harvey Wochner
Donnabelle
Floyd Gunlock
Fred D. Shockey
Near Stromsburg
A. A. Shockey
T. D. Otte
Sybil
Faithful Workers Club Holds April Meeting with Guests
The Faithful Workers Club gathered at Mrs. Fred Williams's home on April 26. Twelve members named their favorite flower and each member brought a guest. Edith Lancaster York Register of Deeds and Mrs. E. E. Welch attended. Lancaster spoke on mortgages and readings, then Welch discussed federation and cooperation. A light lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faithful Workers Club
Fred Williams
Edith Lancaster
Register of Deeds of
York
E. E. Welch
Diptheria Inoculation Offered to Hamilton County Children
Health committee of the Aurora Business and Professional Women's Club with the Hamilton County Medical Association promotes diphtheria inoculation for all county school children and others at a minimum 35 cent cost per shot. Local doctors donate services. Polk County groups urged to support extending inoculation to Polk County students. Weekend guests: Mr and Mrs Wallace Johnson and daughter stayed with his parents in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Aurora
Hamilton County Medical Association
Polk County
Wallace Johnson
Lincoln
Charles
Birthday party honors Wallace Johnson at Charles Johnson home
Friends gathered Saturday night at the Charles Johnson residence in Hardville to celebrate Wallace Johnson's birthday, with attendees including the Benson, Slater, Richardson, Kroger, and Menssen households. A note lists Maxine Kroger's move to Central City for employment.
Obituary of Mrs. Dudley Sronce 1914 Apr Groomed in Polk County
Mrs. Dudley Sronce 24 died Sunday April 23 at St Marys hospital Columbus after a brain abscess. Born Erma Heinemeyer May 25 1914 on a Polk County farm she later lived near Clarks then Silver Creek and moved to Columbus in 1934 where she worked until her marriage to Dudley Sronce at David City on May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Sronce
St. Mary's Hospital
Columbus
Sronce
Elmer Dittmer
Clarks
Erma Heinemeyer
Polk County
Silver Creek
David City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Andy L. Carlson
Harold Carlson
Clifford Carlson
Golden Rod
Johnson Twins
West
South Polk
Lincoln Nebaska State Journal
THE
State Journal
Lloyd Kroger
Midway
Havens
Little Don Engstrom
Cliff ‘Eyes and His Orchestra
Lold Hunter and His Orchestra
Elgins
Hannis
Gift Shop Jeweler York
Sward
Revel Sword
South Omaha
Arborville
Silvertowns
Goodrich
Goodrich Golden Ply
Lee Ey Goodrich
Suse
P.T. Wurtz & Son
Jackie Dean
Donald Dudley
Mable Heinemeyer
Olive Heinemeyer
Glendale
Calif
Methodist Church
Leach
Pierce Chapel
Shay
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