Nelsons Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nelson marked 60 years of marriage at their Polk-area farm home with neighbors, friends, and church members attending a daytime gathering and an evening program. Out-of-town guests included relatives from Chicago, York, Grand Island, Lincoln, Albion, and Fort Lewis Washington.
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J. W. Nelson
Polk
Baptist Church of
Ed Johnson
York
Worstman
Wilbur Whitacre
California
Christensen
Tyner Jones
Chicago
Harry Nelson
Fort Lewis
Washington
Franz Lushton
Mabel
Leonard Nelson
Grand Island
Wallace Johnson
Connie Jo
Lincoln
FE. Fransen
Eddie Larson
Albion
Local Social and Visiting Notes From Hardville Area
Mr and Mrs M G Lindburg and Dale were entertained at dinner Sunday in the E M Nelson home at Hardville. Visitors included Miss Leila Reed reporter and Mrs Herbes pinch hitting at news gathering. The Swede Plain Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday in the home of Mrs Willard Adelson.
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Logal
Ruth Bodine
Los Angeles
Anna Richardson
Hardville
Ross Noble
Eddie Larson
Leila Reed
Progress Office
Herbes Pinch
Momilay
Louis Trapp
York
Raymond Shockey
B. C. Cramer
H. A. Cramer
Grand Island
Will Rudy
Frank Adelson Gneat
Ramsey Nelson
Clarks
Consumers Public Power to Broadcast 1941 Nebraska Games
The 1941 Nebraska football schedule will be broadcast on KEBAB Lincoln 780 as Consumers Public Power District airs nine games from Memorial Stadium and away venues. Each Saturday at 1 45 p m listeners will hear live play by play with a postgame highlights recap.
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University of Nebrastka
Cornhusker
Consumers Public Power District
Nebraska
WM. Johnson
Osceola Fall Festival Affected by Weather
Osceola events were dampened by rain as the Fall Festival failed to meet expectations. Theron A. Dreler spent a short leave with his parents and has joined U S Naval Aviation Reserve training in Kansas City. University students visited home for the weekend. Dorothy Anderson returned home to Geneva for a weekend with family.
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Osceola News
Osceola
Theron A. Dreler
Albert Dreler
United States Naval Aviation Reserve
TS Naval Reserve Aviation Base
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Kansas
June Koehler
Qseeda
Arvid Anderson
Geneva
Dorothy
Orville Jones
Paul Walgren
Bob Hansen
Murray Crouse
Wm Campain
Hollis
Earl Miller
Gonoa
Pure Seed Clubs Organize 4 H Members in Polk County
The pure seed plan in Polk County gains structure with Ray L. Cruise noting readiness of Certified Nebred wheat by harvest end 1942. Two 4 H clubs include twenty one members each seeded five bushels of Nebred. leaders are Clarence Richter in Shelby and Burdette Baker in Stromsburg with members listed.
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Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Polk County
Ray L. Cruise
Clarence Richter
Shelby
Blue River
Doys
Albert Krumbach
Bill Aden
Edward Richter
Lawrence Richter
Donald Aden
Wallace Glatter
Edward Schinzel
Richard Thelen
Dale Hopwood
Robert Thelen
Raymond Urbka
Leonard Urbka
Richard Heimer
Hotchkiss Pleads Not Guilty in Incest Charge
Wilbur Hotchkiss appeared in district court on a charge of incest. Judge Hastings remanded him to jail for failing to post 5000 dollars bond. He claimed poverty and inability to hire an attorney. M A Millis was ordered to prepare the defense. trial likely without a jury at the November term.
Rev Longacres Feted at Farewell Gatherings
Rev and Mrs S W Longacre were honor guests at farewell events at Polk and Swede Plain Methodist Churches. A farewell supper and a friendship dinner were held, gifts of appreciation presented, as they departed Tuesday to their new pastorate in Edgar Nebraska.
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Longacre
S. W Longacre
Polk and
Swede Plain
Polk Mr
Edgar
Nebr
Genoa Dominates Polk 19–0 in Home Opener
Genoa scored 19 points in a home opener win over Polk High School football Friday. Polk showed improvement but lacked the elements of a winning team. Genoa will travel to Osceola next Friday for a conference game.
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GENOA
POLK
Osceola
Polk County 4 H Represented at Ak-Sar-Ben Show
Polk County will send 11 boys and 4 girls to the fourteenth annual livestock and horse show at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha starting October 5 at 2 pm. The event includes the world's largest 4 H Baby Beef show. Representing Osceola are Raymond Schott Duane Schmoker Glen Kresha Wayne Augustine Irene Augustine Ramona Schott Virgil Johansen Genevieve Schott Martin Kresha Bob Ingalls Baldwin Newcomer Leonard Augustine Glen Buchta Eugene Treadway. From Shelby Virginia Ingalls.
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Polk County
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Osceola
Raymond Schott
Duane Schmoker
Glen Kresha
Wayne Augustine
Irene Augustine
Ramon
Hordville social roundup and local movements
Mr and Mrs T. J. Slater attended funeral services in Pawnee City. House of North Platte visited here with the Nybergs. St Franson of Lincoln stayed with Alma Johnson. Ladies Aid met at Lampshire home. Helen Erickson, student at State University Lincoln, visited her parents. Albin and Harold Benson and Roger and Kenneth Clayton left for Gering to work in potato fields. Mrs Erickson moves into the former Richardson house. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Erwin Sorenson of Brush Colorado. Mrs Sorensen was Irene Nelson. Mrs A Christensen and Mrs Emner Jones of Chicago arrived for a visit. Rev C V Anderson of Omaha to conduct Baptist services Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Joe Weed and Mrs Walter Gustafson and children visited Simon Borkman. Emil Stranberg returned from St Francis Hospital Grand Island. much improved.
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Hordville News
T. J. Slater
Pawnee City
House
North Platte
J. &. Nyberg
St. Franson
Lincoln
Alma Johnson
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Lyman Lampshire
Helen Erickson
Irene Nelson
A. Christensen
Emner Jones
Chicago
C. V Anderson
Omaha
The
Baptist Church
Joe Weed
Aurora
Walter Gustafson
Hampton
Simon Borkman
Emil Stranberg
St Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Faithful Workers Mixer Program Opens Year In Arborville
The Faithful Workers Job met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Margaret Bergerens home near Stromsburg with fifteen members and visitors. The group hosted a mixer program led by Mrs F Nordberg and served refreshments by Mesdames Fister Lackey and Grant Johnson.
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Arborville News
Faithful Workers
Margaret Bergeren
Stromsburg
F Nordberg
Mesdames Fister Lackey
Grant Johnson
Charles Dahlgren
Grand Island
Gordon Kealther
York College
Mose Kealther
Charles Whittemore
Polk
Chas Bedient
Hillis Sterner
F. B. Merchant
Daniel McSwan
Bellvue
McSwan
San Francisco
LeRoy Bills
The
State University
Byrd Shram
Gresham
Lloyd Blair
Cora Cockle
Kearney
Fred Beddient
Eva Stark
Aurora
Will Bedient
York
Harold Bedient
Amboy
Ill
Woith Fells
Goldie van Ostrand
Colla Fisher
Omaha
W. J. Fisher
Correction on local telephone office leadership
In a correction the Progress states Miss Leona McConnell is appointed Chief Operator and Cashier. Miss Linnea Eckdahl moves from Night Operator to Day Operator, replacing Ruth Nadine who is not taking the post.
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Linnea Eckdahl
Ruth Nadine
Leona McConnell
Miss Eckdahl
Commercial Club to Hold Fall Meeting Monday Night
The first fall season gathering of the Commercial Club is set for Monday night October 13. Look to this paper next week for further particulars and details.
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Commercial Club
Triple-A Holds Its Annual Election in Polk County
Robert C. Taddiken was reelected county chairman of AAA at the county convention held Wednesday in Osceola. John M. Staroseik was chosen vice chairman and Herman A. Jones reelected third member of the county committee. Total county cooperators attending the community elections reached 473 with precinct leaders named across Canada Clear Creek Hackleberry Island Osceola Platte Pleasant Home Stromsburg Valley and more. Delegates to the county convention include Ray J McBeth John M Staroseik Robert C. Taddiken Fred Bauman and others.
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Robert C. Taddiken
AAA
Osceola
John M. Staroscik
Herman A. Jones
Taddiken
Jones
Polk County Aaa
Staroscik
Canada
Ray J. McBeth
Frank D McMeekin
Clear Creek
John M. Staroseik
Nick Eller
Platte
Arthur E. Ekstrom
Clifford J. Johnston
Pleasant
van Bush
Richard Sealey
Stromsburg
Herman A. Larson
Albert B. Bloom
Valley
Leo A. Kresha
Earl O Bond
Ray J McBeth
John M Staroselk
Fred Bauman
Elton L. Berck
Guildford D. Bryan
Lloyd Lind
Emil S Peterson
Bario O. Bond
Former Polk County Resident Veronica Foerster Dies
Veronica Foerster 80 a Polk County resident for years died Friday at her daughter Emma Krueger’s home north of Osceola from pneumonia after a two day illness. She was born March 14 1861 in Glasendorf Schlesien Germany and married Alois Foerster Sept 2 1882 in Kamlich Germany. They came to the United States in 1901 lived near Gresham 12 years then moved to Pierce and after Mr Foerster’s death in 1918 she lived with her daughter in Columbus. Surviving are two daughters Emma Krueger and Elfrieda McMillan a son Alfred Foerster 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were in Columbus with burial in Columbus cemetery.
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Polk County
Veronica Foerster
Emma Krueger
Osceola
Glaesendorf Schlesien
Germany
Alois Foerster
Kamlich
United States
Gresham
Pierce
Stores to Close Wednesday Nights in Polk County
Most Polk stores not normally open evenings will close Wednesday nights until further notice. Drug stores and restaurants will stay open as usual.
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Polk's
Mr and Mrs Eddie Larson Visit With Relatives
Mr and Mrs Eddie Larson of Albion spent the weekend here visiting relatives and staying with local family.
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Eddie Larson
Albion
Shelby Soldier Hurt In Freak Tank Accident
Second Lieutenant Willard O. Kumpf, 22, of Shelby, was in critical condition after an armored tank rammed a tree at Camp Polk Louisiana. He is a University of Nebraska graduate and reserve officer called to active duty. he recently joined the 54th Field Artillery, Third Armored Division, at Fort Sill for tank training.
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Warmaneuvers Zone
Louisiana
Louie Kumpf
Shelby
Willard O. Kumpf
Kumpf
Leesville
Oklahoma City
Lt. Kumpf
Business Administration College
The
University of Nebraska
54Th Field Artillery
Third Armored Division
Ft. Sill
Okla
War College
Fort
Camp Polk
Long Distance Visits Include California Trip from Stromsburg
John H. Anderson and family travel to California for three weeks to visit friends and sightsee while farm ties remain in Nebraska. Also departing are Mrs Charlotte Knorr and Mr and Mrs Don Mudd of Wheatland Wyoming after two weeks attending farm affairs and relatives.
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Stromsburg
John H. Anderson
Reuben Anderson
Stanley
California
Charlotte Knorr
Don Mudd
Wheatland
Wyoming
Irene’ Lind
North Platte
Julian Ludden
Joey
Margaret Ann
San Francisco
Long Beach
Laramie
Ogden
Utah
J. & Withrow
Toledo
Ohio
L. H. Headstrom
Withrow
Beulah Buckley
Hazel Stanton
Wilhelmenia Koerth
New York City
C. F. Moore
Moore
J T Stanton
Charles Stanton
Stanton Moore
Oregon
Donald Nordlund
Midland College
Fremont
Maurine Nordlund
Bloomfield
Nebr
M. D. Strong
Fullerton
Uncle Sam Sailors on Horseback See Panama From the Saddle
Sailors in whites from the U S Naval Reserve on shore leave in Panama ride bucking horses and plow horses en route to the bounding main. Enlistment in the Naval Reserve is for four years with possible release to inactive duty if emergency ends early. Opportunities, pay, and care are the same as in the regular Navy.
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Uncle Sam
Panama
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve
Regular
Navy
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America
Triple-A
Shelby Soldier
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