Polk Farmers Union reelects P W Aker at York Hotel meeting
Polk Farmers Union reelected Polk P. W. Aker as president at the annual York Hotel gathering Tuesday evening. A Smorgasbord dinner preceded the meeting with Maurice Flick named vice president and Ted Otte secretary treasurer. Other moves included Elwood Sandell as state convention delegate and Eddie Hanson as county board representative. The group urged June youth camp dates and reviewed resolutions including a state income measure. Orville Hennings spoke on farm integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Aker
Polk Farmers Union
York Hotel
Maurice Flick
Ted Otte
Ireas
Elwood Sandell
Eddie Hanson
Orville Hennings
Gresham
Oscar Person
Person
Columbus
Fred Rhode
Don Schepler
Christmas Traditions in Nebraska Towns and Parades
A late November tour of Nebraska towns shows communities preparing for Christmas with decorations and traditions. Thanksgiving parades on television mark the season in larger eastern cities, while Nebraska preserves unique customs alongside longstanding practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Pound
Nebraska
State Historical Society
19th Century Quiet Christmas Greetings Trend
People in the 19th century sent few if any Christmas greeting cards, reflecting limited correspondence culture and evolving holiday traditions of the era.
Christmas Holiday Gatherings Across Nebraska
The Osceola and surrounding area families prepare for Christmas with numerous dinners and reunions. Readings include Jan Grossnicklaus and LeRoy Gabriel visiting in Wyoming and Utah, and Denvers Ann Marie Schott returning home for the holidays. Families from Lincoln, Columbus, Silver Creek, Brady, and Schuyler join festive meals and church gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Grossnicklaus
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Anne Marie Schott
Joseph Schott
Osceola
Loretto Heights College
Denver
Colorado
Lane Birkel
Miriam Green
Brady
Nebr
Bert Smith
Everette Smith
Carl Timm
Carl Johnson
Kenneth Cornish
Kelley Schaecher
Lindsay
Nebraska
Gasper
Robert Olberding
Topeka
Kansas
Fred Franco
Omaha
Donald Schott
Silver Creek
A. C. Schott
Leo Albers
Edwin Buse
Shelby
Gerhardt Lux
Charles Scheinest
Norfolk
Robert Lux
Francis Lux
Frank Lux
Raymond Schott
Jack Schott
John F. Theisen
Schuyler
Ann Marie Schott
Colo
Albert W. Gabriel
JoAnn
LeRoy Gabriel
Studet
Larmie
Wyoming
Robert Ehlers
McFadden
Burnell McClain
Lincoln
Don Gabriel
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Polk
Ed Dobberstein
Dennis Widga
Rodney Beckstrom
Harry Anderson
Rolland Stromberg
Stromberg
Lester Felker
Mamore Cemetery
Arvid Stanberg
Central City
Alvin
Hordville
Vincent
Chicago
Rudolph Nyberg
Edwin Nyberg
Holdrege
Stranberg
L. C. Orendorff
Eunite Ueckert
Seward
Ralph Branting
The
Baptist Church
Louise Merchant
Wilbur Whitemore
Rev. Logan
Arlyce Lind
Cheryl Johnson
Dean Lindburg
Kent Sandell
Roger Merchant
M. G. Lindburg
Lindburg
Ben Peterson
Santa Claus
Maurice Lindburg
Stromsburg
Los Angeles
Calif
Henry Horstman
Phoenix
Arizona
St. Edward
Gaylord Dose
Darwin Hahn
Clarence Bodine
Woman’s Missionary Society of Evangelical Free Church
Reuben Hanquist
Stanford
Chas. Whittemore
WCTU
Grant Willits
Lloyd Hahn
State of
State Hospital
Board of Control
Cecil Wittson
Nebraska Phychiatric Institute of
Hahn
Pentrice
John Smith Home
Milford Johnson
George Tarson
Martin Baack
Yule
Wobig
Merry, Merry Christmas
Anderson Mercantile Company
Mart
Ella
Shorty
Margaret
Elmer
Old
Ed Schott
Thei
Cerny Swan
St. Vincent’s Church
Leonard Leswing
Denver, Cole
Cockson
Will
Albers
Clara Frizzell
Dale Frizzell
Bruce Pickett
Cedric Fineey
Dale Dunn
Lester Boettcher
Omaha, Nebraska
Larry Boro
Christina Henggler
Frank Jaax
Norman Henggeler
Snelby
Donald Henggeler
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Thomas A. Reece
Oberg
the Muse Theatre
Our
Consumers Public Power District
First National Bank
F.d.1.c
Meagan
Sireetings
East Side Recreation
Elmer and
Gladys
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