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POLK COUNTY NEWSPAPERS

on microfilm at NSHS Library, Lincoln, NE

Osceola Shelby
Polk Stromsburg (see below)

 

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Newspapers of Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska

The Headlight.
The Stromsburg Journal.

Stromsburg News.

The Polk County News.


film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
St82h      The Headlight. Stromsburg, Nebraska.   Est. May 14, 1885 - Dec. 30, 1993 //


           Weekly.
           Semi-Weekly, May 5, 1913 - June 29, 1916


           TITLE CHANGES:
           Headlight, May 14, 1885 - Feb. 6, 1902.
           The Headlight Feb. 13, 1902 -
           Merged with Osceola Record and Shelby Sun to form Polk County News
           1994

           The Weekender, a magazine supplement, suspended December 1980.


           EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
           I.D. Chamberlin (ed.), May 14, 1885 - Nov. 17, 1892.
           Ada N. Coleman (pub.), May 14, 1885 - Nov. 17, 1892.
           Chattie Coleman (pub.),    , 1897 - Feb. 27, 1951.
           Kenneth Hollister, March 8, 1951 - July 29, 1955.
           Alton W. Wilhelms (ed. & pub.), Aug. 4, 1955 - Feb. 28, 1983.
           Bill & Jan Thompson (ed. & pubs.), Feb. 28, 1983 -
           Jan Oldenburg (ed.), Dec. 1, 1988 -
           Jim Harker, (owner, pub.), Oct. 1, 1988 -
           Bill & Jan Thompson (owners), Sept.  1991 -
           Myrla Grossnicklaus, (ed), ? -
           Roxann Broshears, (editor), Jan. 1, 1991 - July 28, 1991


           REFERENCES:
                The Headlight May 16, 1935, pg. 1:3-6.
                Chattie Coleman Westenius was business manager for 43 years.
           Mrs. Chattie Coleman Westenius, pub. (In the Nebraska Newspaper
           Oct. 1953, vol.5,#10, pg. 20).
                Golden Anniversary. (In Stromsburg Headlight May 16, 1935).
                Editor Chattie dies, Feb. 27. (In The Nebraska Newspaper March
           1951, pg. 13:1).
                History in March 3 & 10, 1938. Nebraska History. Vol.19,#1, pg. 71.
                Wilhelms buys at Stromsburg. (In the Nebraska Newspaper July 1955,
           pg. 14).
                Turner, M.M. Newspaper history ... Nebraska. Vol.3, pg. 86.
                The Farewell. - I.D. Chamberlain. (In Headlight, Nov. 17, 1892, pg. 2:1).
                Obituary of Chattie Coleman Westenius Swalley. (In The Headlight
           March 8, 1951, pg. 1:6).
                New Editor to Take Over Next Week. Alton Wilhelms will assume his
           duties as new editor and publisher of the Headlight .... (In The Headlight,
           July 28, 1955, pg. 1:3).
                The Stromsburg Headlight - history. (In the Nebraska Newspaper
           Sept. 1957, pg. 5-9).


FILM       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY)     sheet 1-A
071
St82h      The Headlight.


           EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
                Penny Portner, (editor), July 29, 1991 - Nov.  , 1991
                Steve Thompson, (editor), Nov.  , 1991-

           REFERENCES CONTINUED:
               Alton "Mook" Wilhelms is ending his 27 year career as publisher of
           the Stromsburg Headlight EFFECTIVE Feb. 28, after selling the Headlight
           and two associated weeklies, The Osceola Record and Shelby Sun to Bill
           Thompson, owner-publisher of the Pawnee Republican at Pawnee City, for the
           past 12 years. (In Nebraska Newspaper February 1983, 6:2).
               Alton "Mook" Wilhelms, who last month sold his Stromsburg Headlight
           Osceola Record and Shelby Sun to Bill and Jan. Thompson of Pawnee City,
           has been a "Polk County" fixture since 1947 (In Nebraska Newspaper
           March 1983, 36-37).
               Editor Jan Oldenburg... began working last week and is now taking
           over the writing duties. (In The Headlight Dec. 8, 1988, l:4&5).
                THOMPSONS SELL 5 PAPERS TO LINCOLN MAN
              Bill and Jan Thompson sold their five weekly Nebraska newspapers to
           Jim Harker of Lincoln, with the sale effective Oct.1. The Thompsons
           plan to continue working as usual, but for the new publisher, until
           replacement personnel could be found... (Nebraska Newspaper,
           November/December, 1988 28:3
                "New Owners Take Over 'Headlight', Area Papers", Bill and Jan Thompson
           have taken possession of the four area papers that were owned the past three
           years by American Publisheing (sic) Co. of Lincoln. In: The Headlight, 
           Sept. 5, 1991,Pg. 1:5-6.
                "Area Newspapers Area Taken Back by Previous Owners". Former publishing
           company defaulted on contract so Bill and Jan Thompson took possession of
           the newspapers. In: Columbus Telegram Sept. 6, 1991, Pg. 1:4 and 8A:4-5.
           Penny Portner is new editor for The Stromsburg Headlight. She is a
           Minnesota native. In: Nebraska Newspaper, Sept/Oct, 1991 pg. 20:2.
               "New Editor, Proofreader Join Staff at Headlight". Penny Portner takes over
           editor duties on July 29, 1991. In: The Headlight Aug. 8, 1991, pg. 1:2-6.
           Steve Thompson takes over editing duties at the Headlight as former editor
           Penny Portner takes over other duties at the paper. In: The Headlight
           Nov. 7, 1991, pg. 1:1-2.


(Reverse)
           Disposition of Original files:

           1892-1902, 4 volumes, shipped to Alton W. Whilhelms, Stromsburg, Headlight,
                                                            Stromsburg, NE      2/1/73.

           Aug. 18, 1966 - Feb. 27, 1975, offered, refused, recycled. 3/19/75
           Mar. 6, 1975 - Jan. 19, 1978     recycled. 8/29/78
           Jan. 26, 1978 - Mar. 13, 1980    recycled. 7/7/80
           Mar. 20, 1980 - June 4, 1981        �     12/15/81
           June 11, 1981 - June 23, 1983       �      8/3/83

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA     sheet 2
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St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 1     Oct. 1, 1885 (v.1, #21) - March 4, 1886 (v.1, #42)
694 shots  March 25, 1886 (v.1, #45) - May 12, 1887 (v.2, #52)
& pgs.     May 17, 1888 (v.4, #1) - Aug. 23, 1888 (v.4, #14)
(#4095)    Sept. 6, 1888 (v.4, #22) - Sept. 27, 1888 (v.4, #19)
           Oct. 11, 1888 (v.4, #22) - Jan. 29, 1889 (v.4, #39)
           Feb. 7, 1889 (v.4, #41) - Sept. 5, 1889 (v.5, #17)
           Sept. 19, 1889 (v.5, #19) - Jan. 23, 1890 (v.5,#37)
                NOTE:
                     Nov. 18, 1886 (v._,#_) pages 1 & 2 missing.
                     Aug. 9, 1888 (v._,#_) pages 1 & 2 missing.

Reel 2     January 30, 1890 (v.5, #38) - May 22, 1890 (v.6, #2)
669 shots  June 5, 1890 (v.6, #4) - July 17, 1890 (v.6, #10)
& pgs.     July 31, 1890 (v.6, #12) - Sept. 4, 1890 (v.6, #17)
(#4096)    Oct. 30, 1890 (v.6, #25) - Dec. 25, 1890 (v.6, #33)
           Feb. 19, 1891 (v.6, #41) - July 28, 1892 (v.8, #15)
           Aug. 11, 1892 (v.8, #17) - Nov. 17, 1892 (v.8, #31)
           Jan. 26, 1893 (v.8, #37)
           Feb. 23, 1893 (v.8, #41)
           March 16, 1893 (v.8,#44) - Mar. 23, 1893 (v.8, #45)
           April 20, 1893 (v.8, #49) - June 22, 1893 (v.9, #6)

Reel 3     June 29, 1893 (v.9, #7) - July 12, 1894 (v.10, #9)
679 shots  July 26, 1894 (v.10, #11) - June 18, 1896 (v.12, #6)
& pgs.     July 2, 1896 (v.12, #8) - Sept. 3, 1896 (v.12, #17)
(#4097)

Reel 4     Sept. 10, 1896 (v.12, #18) - April 29, 1897 (v.12, #50) sic.
675 shots  May 13, 1897 (v.12, #52) - Oct. 12, 1899 (v.15, #22)
& pgs.
(#4098)

Reel 5     Oct. 19, 1899 (v.15, #23) - Oct. 2, 1902 (v.18, #21)
650 shots
& pgs.
(#4099)

Reel 6     Oct. 16, 1902 (v.18, #2) - Aug. 10, 1905 (v.21, #13)
641 shots
& pgs.
(#4100)

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 7     Aug. 17, 1905 (v.21, #14) - Sept. 20, 1906 (v.22, #19)
648 shots  Oct. 4, 1906 (v.22, #2l) - Nov. 29, 1906 (v.22, #29)
& pgs.     Dec. 13, 1906 (v.22, #31) - Mar. 19, 1908 (v.23, #45)
(#4101)

Reel 8     March 26, 1908 (v.23, #46) - July 15, 1909 (v.25, #9)
617 shots
& pgs.
(#4102)

Reel 9     July 22, 1909 (v.25, #10) - Sept. 30, 1909 (v.25, #20)
662 shots  Oct. 14, 1909 (v.25, #22) - Nov. 4, 1909 (v.25, #25)
& pgs.     Nov. 18, 1909 (v.25, #27) - Dec. 29, 1910 (v.26, #33)
(#4103)

Reel 10    Jan. 5, 1911 (v.26, #34) - May 9, 1912 (v.27, #52)
660 shots
& pgs.
(#4104)

Reel 11    May 16, 1912 (v.28, #1) - Nov. 6, 1913 (v.29, #25)
678 shots
& pgs.
(#4105)

Reel 12    Nov. 13, 1913 (v.29, #26) - May 20, 1915 (v.31, #2)
696 shots
& pgs.
(#4106)

Reel 13    May 27, 1915 (v.31, #3) - Dec. 7, 1916 (v.32, #30)
685 shots
& pgs.
(#4107)

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA     sheet 3
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 14    Dec. 14, 1916 (v.32, #31) - May 16, 1918 (v.34, #1)
657 shots
& pgs.
(#4108)

Reel 15    May 23, 1918 (v.34, #2) - Nov. 20, 1919 (V.35, #28)
665 shots
& pgs.
(#4109)

Reel 16    Nov. 27, 1919 (v.35, #29) - Oct. 27, 1921 (v.37, #24)
618 shots
& pgs.
(#4110)

Reel 17    Nov. 3, 1921 (v.37, #25) - Oct. 18, 1923 (v.39, #23)
669 shots
& pgs.
(#4111)

Reel 18    Oct. 25, 1923 (v.39, #24) - Aug. 20, 1925 (v.41, #15)
685 shots
& pgs.
(#4112)

Reel 19    Aug. 27, 1925 (v.41, #16) - March 3, 1927 (v.43, #42)
672 shots
& pgs.
(#4113)

Reel 20    March 10, 1927 (v.43, #43) - June 21, 1928 (v.43, #6)
577 shots
& pgs.
(#4114)

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 21    June 28, 1928 (v.43, #7) - Dec. 26, 1929 (v.44, #33)
678 shots
& pgs.
(#4115)

Reel 22    Jan. 2, 1930 (v.44, #34) - June 4, 1931 (v.46, #4)
669 shots
& pgs.
(#4116)

Reel 23    June 11, 1931 (v.46, #5) - Dec. 15, 1932 (v.47, #31)
675 shots
& pgs.
(#4117)

Reel 24    Dec. 22, 1932 (v.47, #32) - July 26, 1934 (v.49, #11)
686 shots
& pgs.
(#4118)

Reel 25    Aug. 2, 1934 (v.49, #12) - Apr. 2, 1936 (v.50, #47)
707 shots
& pgs.
(#4119)

Reel 26    April 9, 1936 (v.50, #48) - Nov. 11, 1937 (v.52, #26)
696 shots
& pgs.
(#4120)

Reel 27    Nov. 18, 1937 (v.52, #27) - June 1, 1939 (v.54, #3)
670 shots
& pgs.
(#4121)

Reel 28    June 8, 1939 (V.54, #4) - Dec. 12, 1940 (v.55, #31)
662 shots
& pgs.
(#4122)

sheet k

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 29    Dec. 19, 1940 (v.55, #32) - July 9, 1942 (v.57, #9)
671 shots
& pgs.
(#4123)

Reel 30    July 16, 1942 (v.57, #10) - Febr. 10, 1944 (v.58, #39)
679 shots
& pgs.
(#4124)

Reels 1-30 positives rec'd. March 6, 1967.

Reel 31    Febr. 17, 1944 (v.58, #40) - Aug. 9, 1945 (v.60, #13)
637 shots
& pgs.
(#4199)

Reel 32    Aug. 16, 1945 (v.60, #14) - Mar. 13, 1947 (v.61, #44)
699 shots
& pgs.
(#4200)

Reel 33    Mar. 20, 1947 (v.61, #45) - Sept. 23, 1948 (v.63, #19)
705 shots
& pgs.
(#4201)

Reel 34    Sept. 30, 1948 (v.63, #20) - Mar. 16, 1950 (v.64, #44)
691 shots
& pgs.
(#4202)

Reel 35    Mar. 23, 1950 (v.64, #45) - Sept. 13, 1951 (v.66, #18)
707 shots
& pgs.
(#4203)

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 36    Sept. 20, 1951 (v.66, #19) - Sept. 10, 1953 (v.68, #17)
687 shots
& pgs.
(#4204)

Reel 37    Sept. 17, 1953 (v.68, #18) - Nov. 24, 1955 (v.70, #28)
670 shots
& pgs.
(#4205)

Reel 38    Dec. 1, 1955 (v.70, #29) - May 23, 1957 (v.72, #2)
653 shots
& pgs.
(#4206)

Reel 39    May 30, 1957 (v.72, #3) - Dec. 4, 1958 (v.73, #28)
658 shots
& pgs.
(#4207)

Reel 40    Dec. 11, 1958 (v.73, #29) - June 9, 1960 (v.75, #3)
675 shots
& pgs.
(#4208)

Reel 41    June 16, 1960 (v.75, #4) - Jan. 4, 1962 (v.76, #33)
679 shots
& pgs.
(#4209)

Reel 42    Jan. 11, 1962 (v.76, #34) - Aug. 15, 1963 (v.78, #12)
684 shots
& pgs.
(#4210)

Reel 43    Aug. 22, 1963 (v.78, #13) - Febr. 4, 1965 (v.79, #35)
659 shots
& pgs.
(#4211)

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) sheet 5
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 44    Febr. 11, 1965 (v.79, #36) - Aug. 11, 1966 (v.81, #10)
658 shots
& pgs.
(#4212)
           Reels #31-1/44 positives rec'd. 4/28/67.

Reel 45    Aug. 18, 1966 (v.81, #11) - June 22, 1967 (v.82, #3)
195 shots
390 pgs.
(#15,292)

Reel 46    June 29, 1967 (v.82, #4) - Sept. 17, 1970 (v.85, #13)
696 shots
1392 pgs.
(#15,275)

Reel 47    Sept. 24, 1970 (v.85, #14) - Aug. 16, 1973 (v.88, #9)
681 shots
& pgs.
(#15,276)

Reel 48    Aug. 23, 1973 (v.88, #10) - Febr. 27, 1975 (v.89, #36)
378 shots
756 pgs.
(#15,277)

Reels #45-#48 positives rec'd. 6/3/75.

Reel 49    March 6, 1975 (v.89, #37) - Febr. 10, 1977 (v._, #_)
631 shots
1262 pgs.
(#17,687)

Reel 50    Febr. 17, 1977 (v.90, #35) - Jan. 19, 1978 (v.92, #30)
643 shots
1286 pgs.
(#17,688)

Reels #49 & #50 positives rec'd. 12/4/78

film       STROMSBURG (POLK COUNTY) NEBRASKA
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 51    Jan. 26, 1978 (v.92, #31) - Febr. 15, 1979 (v.93, #34)
689 shots        NOTE:
1378 pgs.          "Weekender" is missing for Nov. 30, 1978.
(#18,836)          "Weekender" is missing for Dec. 28, 1978.

Reel 52    Feb. 22, 1979 (v.93, #34) - March 13, 1980 (v.94, #38)
686 shots
1372 pgs.
(#18,837)

Reels #51 & #52 positives rec'd.  10/2/80

Reel 53    March 20, 1980 (v.94, #39) - June 4, 1981 (v.95, #50)
613 shots
1226 pgs.
(#19,615)

Reel #53 positive rec'd. 3/1/82

Reel 54    June 11, 1981 (v.95, #51) - June 23, 1983 (v.98, #1)
662 shots
1324 pgs.
(#1751)

Reel #54 Positive received 1/13/84

Reel 55    June 30, 1983 (v.98, #2)-March 6, 1986 (v.100, #38)
683 shots
1366       NOTE: Oct. 25, 1984 issue, Page 1, missed
(#21,359)       during original filming, can be found
                at end of reel.

Reel #55 positive rec'd 7/21/86

Reel 56    March 13, 1986 (v.100, #39) - January 26, 1989 (v.103, #33)
648 shots
1296 pgs.
(#22,996)

Reel #56 positive rec'd 3/15/89

film       STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA                    sheet 6
071
St82h      The Headlight.


Reel 57    Febr.2, 1989 (v.103, #34) - Febr.6, 1992 (v.106, #32)
698
Exposures
1/25,315


Inspec.2/l9/92 Sr Positive rec'd 3/2/92


Reel 58    Feb.13, 1992 (v.106, #33) - Dec. 30, 1993 (v.108, #27)
560
Expos.
#26,186




films STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
St82j      The Stromsburg Journal. Stromsburg, Nebr.   Est. Apr. 13, 1900 - Apr. 25, 1907 //

           Weekly.

           EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
               Mrs. P.T. Buckley, Oct.     , 1900 -.
               A.H. Berggran, (owner); Harry Rood, (ed. & pub.), Jan. 1, 1901 -
               A.H. Bergren, (pub.),     , 1901 -      1902.
               A.L. Clark, (lessee & ed.),    , 1902 -     , 1905.
               J.B. Ferree, (pub.),     , 1905 - Apr. 25, 1907.

           REFERENCES:
           Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1907.
           Westenius Chattae Coleman. History of Stromsburg, 1931, p.50-51.
           Greeting: Mutilated (Stromsburg Journal Apr. 13, 1900, 3:1).


           N.S.H.S. HAS ON MICROFILM: 1 film strip, spliced on Reel #12 filmstrips:

films      Apr. 13, 1900 (v.1, #l)
071        May 25, 1900 (v.1, #7)
St82j

           DISPOSITION OF ORIGINAL FILES: Apr.13,1900; May 25,1900 sent to Polk
                                              County Historical Society, 4/4/79




film       STRONSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
St82n      Stromsburg News. Stromsburg, NE Est.    , l880 - Nov. 21, 1918 //

           Weekly.

           TITLE CHANCES:
           Stromsburg Republican,    , 1880-    , 1890.
           Stromsburg Weekly News Dec.    , 1890 - Aug. 5, l909.
           Stromsburg News  Aug. 12, 1909 - Nov. 21, 1918.

           EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
           Stromsburg Toron Co., (pub.), Spring, 1880 -
           S.C. Beach, (mgr.),             "       "
           Eric Johnson, (ed.              "       "
           Colmar McCune, (pub.),    , 1882 -    , 1884.
           C.J. Lindstrom, (pub.),    , 1886 - August    , 1886.
           Eric Johnson, (ed.)             "    "          "
           J.C. Lindstrom, (ed. & pub.), August  , 1886 -    , 1889.
           J.A. Frawley, (owner),    , 1890 -    , 1893.
           S.C. Woodruff, (ed. & pub.),
           J.A. Westenius, (ed.), July 6, 1893 -
           Westenius & McCoy, (pubs.),
           J.A. Westenius, (ed. & pub.),    ,  - Feb. ,1895.
           John A. Loundermilch, (pub.), Dec.    , 1896 - June 4, 1903.
           C.C. McCune, (ed. & pub.),           , 1903 -    1906.
           J.W. Wilson, (owner),     "        "
           Harry H. Pease, (lessee),    , 1906 - April 4, 1907.
           Phillip Lentz, (Lessee), April    , 19O7 -
           Frank Robeck, (lessee),
           Chas. H. Wirth, (pub.),    , 1909.
           Douglas Bros., (pubs.),
             (Phil E. Douglas) (Grant Douglas)
           Douglas & Landon, (pubs.),    , 1911.
           Harry H. Pease, (ed. & pub.),    , 1911 -
           C.L. NcCleary, (pub.), Mar.6,1913 -
           Ella A. McCleary, (pub.),    , 1915 -    , 1917.

           REFERENCES:
                The Stromsburg Republican, edited by Eric Johnson one year...
           Biographical souvenir of Buffalo, Kearney and Phelps counties.

film       STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA         Sheet - 2
071
St82n      Stromsburg News (cont.)


           NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:


Reel 1     July 25, 1890 (v.11, #13) - Aug. 1, 189O (v.11, #14)
637        Mar. 5, 1892 (v.12, #44)
expos.     Aug. 19, 1892 (v. 13, #16) - Aug. 26, 1892 (v.13, #17)
#4080      Nov. 11, 1892 (v.13, #28)
           Feb. 3, 1893 (v.13, #40)
           Apr. 14, 1893 (v.13, #51)
           Nov. 17, 1893 (v.14, #31) - Dec. 1, 1893 (v.14, #33)
           Dec. 22, 1893 (v.14, #36)
           Nov. 2, 1894 (v.15, #30) - Nov. 1894 (v.15, #31)
           Dec. 7, 1894 (v.15, #35) - Dec. 14, 1894 (v.15, #36)
           Dec. 28, 1894 (v.15, #38)
           Oct. 4, 1895 (v.16, #26) - Oct. 11, 1895 (v.16, #27)
           Oct. 25, 1895 (v.16, #29) - Nov. 1, 1895 (v.16, #30)
           Nov. 15, 1895 (v.16, #32) - Nov. 22, 1895 (v.16, #33)
           Dec. 6, 1895 (v.16, #35) - Dec. 20, 1895 (v.16, #37)
           Jan. 31, 1896 (v.16, #43) - Feb. 7, 1896 (v.16, #44)
           Mar. 20, 1896 (v.16, #50)
           Apr. 24, 1896 (v.17, #3)
           May 8, 1896 (v.17, #5)
           June 12, 1896 (v.17, #10) - June 26, 1896 (v.17, #12)
           July 17, 1896 (v.17, #15)
           July 31, 1896 (v.17, #17) - Apr.30, 1897 (v.18, #4)
               NOTE: Title changed to: Stromsburg Weekly News Mar. 5, 1892.


Reel 2     May 7, 1897 (v.18, #5) - June 9, 1898 (v.19, #10)
630        June 23, 1898 (v.19, #12) - Aug. 25, 1898 (v.19, #21)
expos.     Sept. 8, 1898 (v.19, #23) - Oct. 20, 1898 (v.19, #28)
114081     Nov. 3, 1898 (v.19, #30)


Reel 3     Nov. 10, 1898 (v.19, #31) - Mar. 30, 1899 (v.19, #52)
635        Apr. 13, 1899 (v.20, #2) - June 1, 1899 (v.20, #9)
expos.     June 15, 1899 (v.20, #11)
114082     June 29, 1899 (v.20, #13) - May 24, 1900 (v.21, #8)


Reel 4     May 31, 1900 (v.21, #9) - Sept. 20, 1900 (v.21, #35)
638        Oct. 4, 1900 (v.21, #37)
expos.     Oct. 18, 1900 (v. 21, #39) - Dec. 5, 1901 (v.21, #36)
#4083


Reel 5     Dec. 12, 1901 (v.21, #37) - Dec. 4, 1902 (v.21, #36)
640        Jan. 1, 1903 (v.21, #40) - May 7, 1903 (v.22, #6)
expos.     May 21, 1903 (v.22, #8) - July 2,1903 (v.22, #14)
#4084      July 16, 1903 (v.22, #16) - July 23, 1903 (v.22, #17)


Reel 6     July 30, 1903 (v.22, #18) - Mar.10, 1904 (v.22, #50)
644        March 24, 1904 (v.22, #52) - Feb. 9, 1905 (v.23, #46)
expos.
#4085

film       STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
St82n      Stromsburg News (cont.)


Reel 7     Feb. 16, 1905 (v.23, #47) - May 25, 1905 (v.24, #9)
642        June 8, 1905 (v.24, #11) - Aug. 17, 1905 (v.24, #21)
expos.     Aug. 31, 19O5 (v.24, #23) - Dec. 14, l905 (v.24, #38)
#4086      Dec. 28, 1905 (v.24, #40) - June 14, 1906 (v.25, #12)
           June 28, 1906 (v.25, #14) - Aug. 9, 1906 (v.25, #20)


Reel 8     Aug. 16, 1906 (v.25, #21) - April 25, 1907 (v.26, #5)
656        May 9, 1907 (v.26, #7)
expos.     June 13, 1907 (v.26, #12) - June 20, 1907 (v.26, #13)
#4087      July 11, 1907 (v.26, #16) - July 18, 1907 (v.26, #17)
           Aug. 8, 1907 (v.26, #20)
           Aug. 22, 1907 (v.26, #22) - Apr. 30, l9O8 (v.27, #6)


Reel 9     May 7, 1908 (v.27, #7) - Dec. 24, 1908 (v.27, #40)
670        Jan. 7, l909 (v.27, #42) - Dec. 9, 1909 (v.28, #38)
expos.         NOTE: Title changes to: Stromsburg News Aug. 12, 1909.
#4088


Reel 10    Dec. 16, 1909 (v.23, #39) - June 8, 1911 (v.30, #12)
644
expos.
#4089


Reel 11    June 15, 1911 (v.30, #13) - Dec. 28,1911 (v.30, #41)
541        Jan. 4, 1912 (v.30, #42) - June 27, 1912 (v.31, #15)
expos.     July 11, 1912 (v.31, #17) - Dec. 26, 1912 (v.31, #44)
#4090


Reel 12    Apr. 3, 1913 (v.32, #6) - Aug. 13, 1914 (v.33, #25)
611
expos.
#4091


Reel 13    Aug. 20, 1914 (v.33, #26) - Jan. 13, l9l6 (v.34, #48)
631
expos.
#4092


Reel 14    Jan. 20, 1916 (v.34, #49) - July 26, 1917 (v.36, #24)
654
expos.
#4093


Reel 15    Aug. 2, 1917 (v.36, #25) - Nov. 21, 1918 (v.37, #51)
618
expos.
#4094




film       STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
St82p      The Polk County News. Stromsburg, NE    Est. Jan. 6, 1994 -

           Weekly.

           EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
               Bill Thompson, (pub.), Jan. 6, 1994 -
               Mike McCoy, (ed.), Jan. 6, 1994 - March 14, 1994.
               Bill Thompson, (ed. & pub.), Mar. 14, 1994

REFERENCES:
               Bill and Jan Thompson's announcement declaring their
           intent to merge the Stromsburg Headlight Osceola Record and
           Shelby Sun (The Polk County News Jan.6, 1994, 4:1-1).
           Polk County News publisher Bill Thompson of Stromsburg
           will become the editor of the News, effective Monday, March 14.
           (The Polk County News Mar.10, 1994, 1:1).

           NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:

Roll 1     Jan.6, 1994 (v.1, #1) - May 11, 1995 (v.2, #19)
621 Exp.
#26,7814

Inspec.9/7/95 Positive rec'd 10/3/95

Roll 2     May 18, 1995 (v.2, #20) - July 25, 1996 (v.3, #30)
522 Exp.
#27,271

Inspec. 1/7/97

 

film       STROMSBURG, POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
St82p      The Polk County News. (cont.)


Reel 3     Aug. 1, 1996 (v.3, #31) - Dec. 25, 1997 (v.14, # 52)
621 Exp.
#27 ,912


Inspec. 11/16/98

Inventory Supplement
071        Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska
St82p      The Polk County News


NOTES.
           Reel Number: 4  Control Number: 0029227    Type:  


           1/1/1998 through 6/24/1999

 

           Inventory Supplement

071        Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska
St82p      The Polk County News


NOTES:
           Reel Number: 5    Control Number: 0029228    Type:


           7/1/1999 through 12/28/2000
  

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