Supervisor Outlines Census Work in Sixth Nebraska District
J G Alden, supervisor of the census for the Sixth Nebraska district covering Boone Nance Platte Merrick Polk Butler Saunders Hamilton York and Seward counties, announces April 1 1930 as census start. The operation will take about fifteen days with a headquarters staff of a supervisor an assistant supervisor a clerk stenographer and additional clerical help. Offices will open in York weeks before enumeration begins.
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J. G. Alden
Nebraska
Boone
Nance
Platte
Merrick
Polk
Butler
Saunders
Hamilton
York
Seward
Pheasant Season Opens October 22 in Eight Nebraska Counties
Pheasant season runs October 22 through October 31 in eight counties Buffalo Boone Morrill Nance Sherman Valley Loup and Garden Each hunter may take five birds Only male pheasants may be harvested Hunters must register birds before moving from open to closed counties to avoid penalties
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Nebraska
Buffalo
Boone
Morrill
Nance
Sherman
Valley
Loup
Garden
Gas siphoning crime earns 90 day jail term
In Baltimore a motorist was jailed for 90 days after siphoning gasoline from another car. The theft left the owner stranded, reflecting a shift from horse theft to fuel theft in the modern era.
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Baltimore
Double Wedding Ties Two Nelson Daughters in Stromsburg
A Wednesday double ceremony united Miss Norah Nelson to Abnert Myrberg and Miss Grace Nelson to Glenn R. Lindberg at the First Baptist parsonage with Rev. Linus Johnson officiating. The couples, witnessed by each other, planned brief Omaha honeymoons before returning home to Stromsburg and Polk. Both brides are active in church and local business life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P Nelson
Norah
Abnert Myrberg
Grace
Glenn KR. Lindberg
First Baptist Parsonage
Linus Johnson
Omaha
Stromsburg
First Baptist Church
Myrberg
Lindberg
Nelson’s
Olson & Lindberg
Pure Food
Polk
Nelson’s Clothing Co
The Letter Ta And The Tale Of E
A playful reflection on the letter e and its perceived power in language and life. The piece notes e is central to words like peace honesty and editors while joking about debt danger and heaven without it.
Local visit notes feature Osceola Sutton Lincoln trips
R L Cox and Henry Knerr made business rounds in Osceola Thursday. Ray and Ed Peterson with their spouses visited relatives in Sutton last Sunday. Westfall the editor and his wife saw the Marx Brothers The Cocoa Nuts in Grand Island that evening. A beauty expert notes women over twenty five buy beauty products over the counter. Mrs D B Carter and children from Sutton joined by H M McGaffin and wife plan a Lincoln day trip with two Carters.
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D. H. Westfall
York
C R Peterson
Grand Island
Kenneth Samuela
Herbert Wurtz
Ray Peterson
Ed Schultz
Sutton
Emma Jones Rites Held For Glenstead Native
Emma Jones was born on a farm near Glenstead Missouri on October 25 1855 and died October 8 1929 at age 73 years 11 months and 14 days. She married Joseph Cummings on March 30 1820 and they had four children two sons Fred Lincoln and Bert Polk one daughter Mrs John Moore College View two brothers Tom Jones and John Will Jones Glenetead three sisters Aphie Medford Lizzie Dinnwiddie Kansas City and Mrs John Allison Syracuse. Interment was in Polk cemetery she was a member of the Christian church and leaves grandchildren and many relatives.
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Glenstead
Joseph Cummings
Fred
Lincoln
Bert
Polk
John Moore
College View
Tom Jones
John Will Jones
Glenetead
Aphie Medford
Mra
Lizzie Dinnwiddie
Kansas City
John Allison
Syracuse
The
Christian
Farm land prices rise as outlook brightens
Conditions improve as land values trend upward with forecasts of future gains. Senator Capper cites a rare chance to buy land cheaply while a federal land bank official notes fewer foreclosures and quicker sales. Dairy cattle fetch top prices since 1920 amid rising farm profits.
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Senator Capper
Kansas
Federal Land Bank
Kissers Here's How Kansas Says Should Be Done
Kansas board of health and U S Public Health Service issue kissing guidelines. Avoid crowded rooms and poorly ventilated areas, but if kissing, use a hot mustard foot bath and avoid drafts afterward. Guard against sudden temperature changes and avoid kissing someone with chills or fever. At parties with party games, gargle frequently.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
Kansas Board of Health
United States Public Health Service
York visitor J S Gustafson and weekend guests visit Arcadia
J S Gustafson was a York visitor Friday. Lloyd Adelson spent Saturday evening with Carrol Flodman. Carl Thelander returned to Arcadia after a few days here. Mias Enid Myers went to Lincoln for a B Y P A banquet Saturday evening. Miss Verlene Adelson spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs E A Flodman. Mrs Henry Thelander and children of Arcadia visit her mother Mrs John Gestrine. Local residents credit friendly merchants over chain stores and urge paying debts. Several families from Hordville motored to Neligh last Wednesday. Ernest Flodman entertained guests at a chicken dinner Sunday.
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F. E. Oquist
W. Gestrine
Irvin
John Gestrine
Henry Thelander
Carl Thelander
Arcadia
Lloyd Adelson
Carrol Flodman
Polk
Mias Enid Myers
Lincoln
Verlene Adelson
E. A. Fladman
Ernest Flodman
C. W. Flodman
Oliver Adelson
Andrew Frickson
Ina Johnson
Julis Johnson
A Pre Nuptial Shower At First Baptist Church
The Ladies' Mission Circle hosted a double shower for Misses Norah and Grace Nelson last Monday evening at the Nelson home. Doris May Olson and Phyllis Nelson handed out gifts as friends offered best wishes. Refreshments followed a pleasant gathering.
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Ladies’ Mission Circle
First Baptist Church
Norah
Grace Nelson
Doris May Olson
Phyllis Nelson
Nelson
Smile In It Brings Uncle Walt Mason To Daily Readers
Americana readers flock to see Uncle Walt Mason in Rippling Rhymes every day. The humorist and poet, known as the high priest of horsesense, is 67 and based in La Jolla California, a figure readers have trusted for two decades.
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Walt” Mason
Canada
Walt Mason
High Priest of
LaJolla
Calif
Polk visitors and community social at Recreation Club
Homer Ramsey and Ira Freet of York visited Polk on Saturday. Miss Lorena Reed arrived from Wetaskiwin Canada to spend winter with her uncle A V Reed. Mr and Mrs Henry Horstman hosted Polk High School faculty at their home for an evening of games and a two course lunch.
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Homer Ramsey
Ira Freet
York
Polk
Lorena Reed
Wetaskiwin
Canada
A. V. Reed
Henry Horstman
The
Polk High School
Citizens Home Protective League
Polk and Community
For Sale 100 White Leghorn Bullets
For sale 100 White Leghorn pullets available from Roy Glasser. Contact Roy Glasser at phone number 4612 for details on price and pickup.
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Roy Glasser
Reed Bros Motor Co hires Cliff Branting as mechanic
Progress notes Cliff Branting has accepted a mechanic position with Reed Bros Motor Co. also mentions local notices including Recreation Club meals, high-grade flaxseed price, family visits in Oakland and Yeling, a birth in Lutheran hospital York, Shafer visiting Omaha, and a new line of Christmas cards at the Progress office offered at low prices.
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Cliff Branting
Reed Bros. Motor Co
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Felton Pharmacy
R E Dahlin
Life and Automobile Insurance
Progress
J. S. Gustafson
James Sealey
Woodward
Recreation Club
Naomi Alfred
Edwin Glad
Luella Crew
Osceola
Chase Crew
Polk Country Club
A. C. Jones
A. C. Quillen
York Hospital
Mesers
J. L. Stouffer
H. A Johnson
Mrs. J. O. Thomas
E M. Burke
Glen Griffin
Milliken, Colo
Nettie Johnson
Floyd Moore
R. E. Dahlin
Florence Anderson
Cornhuskers
Pittsburg
W A.carnine
P. T. Wurtz
Maxwell House
Aloy Ente
Pure Food Grocery
David Anderson
R. L. Cox
Henry Knerr
D. B. Carter
Mra Carter
H. M. McGaffin
Emma Jones
J S Gustafson
el. Larson
J. W. Nelson
Leonard Nelson
Raymond Sundberg
Hugo Person
Alfred Jones
Hordville
Neligh
Home Bakery
City Bakery
Farmers Grain Co
W. A. Wurtz
Oakland and
Yeling
Mrs
Oscar Anderson
Lutheran Hospital
A.w.shafer
Mesdames Lynn “Horrocks
Raymond Bottum
E. R. Peterson
Ers
Bank of Polk
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