Covenant Church Confirmands Take Colorado Trip
The confirmation class from Covenant Church traveled to Colorado Springs for a few days. Participants included Kerry Hanson Tommy Anderson Michael Larson Lanny Nielsen and Pastor Bergren. Families hosted visitors and celebrated birthdays with gatherings around Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Green
Covenant Church
Colorado Springs
Kerry Hanson
Tommy Anderson
Michael Larson
Lanny Nielsen
Pastor Bergren
Morris Nielsen
Roy Carlsons
Victor Cottrell
Lynette
Lincoln
Anna Lovina
Margret
Hazel Sundberg
Gust Granbergs
Albin Sundbergs
David Sundberg
Baptisms and anniversaries mark North of Shelby area notes
Three infants were baptized by Father Paul J. Rutten with godparents named for Joseph Frederick Lyne Ann and Aaron Robert. A 40th wedding anniversary for Leo and Janicek of Bellwood drew relatives from Redondo Beach Kimball Scottsbluff Ontario and more. Reunions and Easter visits linked the Ebels Kerr and Swanson families across Nebraska and Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Janice
Paul J. Rutten
Joseph Frederick
Dwaine Schmit
Fred Polacek
Shelby
Lyne’ Ann
Gerald Mick
Louis Molnar
Lincoln
James Mick
Bellwood
Aaron Robert
Ronald Schmid
Thomas McCawley
Leo Janiceks
St. Joseph Parish
Robert Swansons
Redondo Beach
Callif
Albert Janiceks
Betty
Kimball
Emma Schmid
Scottsbluff
Charles Jaworskis
Frank Swandas
Fremont
Harold Nitz
Norfolk
Gene Knerr
Chatham
Ontario
Cana
Harold Grossnicklauses
Roy Grossnicklauses
Osceola
John Ebels
Omaha
Cyrus Janiceks
Paul Brockhouses
Madison
Gene Kerr
Dana
Kathleen Kerr
Frank Kerr
Delores Ebel
Kearney
Charlene
Henry Ebels
Joe Reisdorffs
Debby
Danny
David City
Steven
Temple City
Calif
Harold Swansons
Columbus
Eda Burritt
Fred Wiesemans
Beverly
Fred Wolfs
Benedict
Sharon Green
Mary Kresha
Bruce Pickett
Earl Bond
Dennis Johansens
George Heckmans
Floyd Frizzell
Rex Wieseman
Gregg
Keith
Jack Wieseman
Theodore Samland
David Rutter
David Butters
Samlands
Grace Buchta
Edna Reed
Stromsburg
Harry Christensens
Valparaiso
Rex Wiesemans
Arnold Ernsts
Tom Reece
Oscar Engels
Adolph Grossnicklauses
Jack McCormick
Robert Wiesemans
Robert McCormicks
Wiesemans
Nina Delamore
Algot Yungdahl
Allan Kresha
Irvin Raferts
Lillian Wieseman
Cicero
Ill
Della Need
C. R. Carlson
Eugene Johansen
Donal Wiesemans
Larry Wiesemans
Ken Burritt
Dutch Joe Grewe cited as Sandhills well digger hero
The article recounts Joseph Grewe known as Dutch Joe who dug wells through hard Niobrara chalk to reach the underflow of water, enabling settlement in northern Nebraska. It details his 1884 homestead near the Niobrara table, his rapid well digging, and his 1894 death when a bucket slipped, with tribute praising his frontier impact.
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Nebraska
High Plains
Joe” Grewe
Addison E. Sheldon
Joseph Grewe
Sandhills
Joe
Cherry County
Niobrara
Joe Grewe
A. E. Sheldon
Dutch Joe
Dr. Sheldon
Pierce Chapel area notes lively social week
Community column records multiple visits and gatherings in Pierce Chapel and Osceola including piano recital attendance, family visits, hospital news, Easter observances, and locals travelling to Lincoln and York. Notable names include Vivian Krause, Paul Petersen, John Mangelsen, Otto Andersen, and Soren Dahl among others.
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Walter Beck
Otto Petersen
Polly
Vivian Krause
Fullerton
John Heale
Dale Steckels
St. Edward
Gloria Rudolph
Papillion
Angie Evers
Bob Fairbairns
Ruth Fish
New Orleans
Mrs Fish
Lizzie Hansen
Roger Beck
Glen McLeans
Francis McLeans
Omaha
Len McLean
Litzenberg Hospital
Clark Williams
Phil Foulk
Myron Foulks
Chapman
Frank Jeffersons
Albert Morris
Norris Jackson
Jackson
Council Bluffs
Clark
Monte Willamses
Ervin Beckstroms
Dodge Clardys
Marland Beckstroms
Albert Morrises
William
Don Schippareits
Silver Creek
Jerry Betts
Roy Betts
Burger - Grafe
Lynn Moomey
Lincoln
Phil Towle
Bradshaw
Jack Burger
Ross Black
North Bend
Dale Zumbrunn
Sherri
John Mangelsen
Lydia Didier
Burger-Grafe
Pierce Chapel
WSCS
Edward
Chris Jensen
Soren Dahl
Kronberg
Otto Andersen
Omahas
Chris
Clara Jensen
Harold Dexter
John Edward
Lloyd Dexters
Raymond Schultz
Olton
Tex
Katie Schultz
Irene
Lion’s Club
Larry Phelps
Harvey Phelpses
Doris Anne
Will Williams
Darwin Williams
York
John Williams
Ed Kn
Osceola
Arthur Doremuses
Polk
Dianne and
Kim Tyner
Wayne Cantrell
Robert McDonalds
Harold Berglund
Stromsburg
Charles Christmans
S. W. Calhoun
Emil Johnson
Elmer Peterson
Wausa
M. O. Johnson
Leon Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Harry Sterup
Jim Sterup
Henderson
Miller & Paine
W. J. Suchy
Hindsdale
Ill
Sioux Falls
S. Oak
al Rommers
Bryan Memorial Hospital
McDonalds Frozen Food Festival and Store Stacks
A fragmented OCR list shows a supermarket display featuring McDonalds Frozen Food Festival items and various brands. Shurfine and Shurfrost products include frozen orange juice, hash browns, pies, dinners, and other frozen goods alongside groceries such as bacon, ground beef, margarine, biscuits, flour, cookies, tea, coffee, dressings, and paper products. The garbled text suggests a promotional catalog or in-store signage with multiple brand names and prices truncated.
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Bird Farm
Pillsbury
Nabisco
Lipton
Wishbone
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