Local Car Repairs and Community Holiday Socials
Reeb Brothers Motor Co. offers fender and body fixes and hosts invite residents. Mrs. Wilber Johnston hosts Gab-a-Lots at her home Wednesday afternoon. Families visit relatives across Lodgepole Lincoln Genoa Overton and Greens Chapel scene with Christmas gatherings and school staff holidays.
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Reeb Brothers Motor Co
Wilber Johnston
Ralph Schroeder
Kill Kare Bridge
Reeb Brothers Motor Company
James Campbell
Lodgepole
Nebr
Campbell
W. EB. Thompson
Lillian Wieseman
Gothenburg
Joe Wieseman
Gertrude Adair
Genoa
D. W. Adair
Bess DeLand
Lincoln
W. C. DeLand
Glenn Richards
Elmer Lyons
R. L. Schroeder
W. D. Kirtley
Cheney
Nebraska
Kirtley
W. H. Kirtley
John LeMar
Omaha
Virgil Wehrman
Lois May
Lexington
Missouri
Wm. Welch
Melvin Pearson
Arline
Gloria
Charles
Swedeburge
Fredrickson Family Gatherings and Local Visits
West Side residents Mr and Mrs Oscar Fredrickson hosted a 6 o’clock supper with relatives from York Clarks and Polk plus members of the Swede Home choir and Young Men’s Chorus slated to perform Friday night. Christmas visits and reunions followed across multiple homes with relatives from North Platte Lincoln Omaha and Illinois noted.
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Oscar Fredrickson
W. E. Newman
York
Ansel Fredrickson
Marvin Fredrickson
Oliver Johnson
Josephine Newman
Ralph
Harzette Johnson
Sherman Ferell
Asa Potlard
Clarks
Curtis Flodman
Oliver Adelson
Erickson
Rosenquist
Polk
Ernest Miodman
Edwin Lewis
Fairfield
Fredrickson
Axel Anderson
Ivan Waller
North Platte
Sander Peterson
Sedric Anderson
Carson
Stromsburg
Paul Peterson
Marilyn
Illinois
Joel Toline
Gordon Fredrickson
Lincoln
Myra Fredrickson
Omaha
Brock teacher Glen Moon spends Christmas in Shelby
Glen Moon a local Brock Nebraska teacher spent Christmas with his parents in Shelby visiting relatives during the holiday season.
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Glen Moon
Brock
Nebr
Shelby
Livestock Prices At South Omaha Market Rise After Christmas
Receipts of cattle at Union Stock Yards Omaha were light after Christmas with prices 15 25 cents higher than last week. Best beef steers traded around 6.10, variations listed for yearlings, steers, heifers, cows, stockers, and calves across good to fair and common grades.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Hogs Advance Sharply on Strong Demand and Higher Prices
Hog market rose with 2,500 head traded as demand stayed firm. Prices gained 15 to 25 cents across the board, with most hogs selling around 2.95 to 3.20 and best light butcher weights at 3.25. Sows also rose, bidding 2.40 to 2.65.
Higher Prices for Fat Lambs Slim market opens strong demand
Fresh sheep and lambs arrived Tuesday with broad demand and prices 15 to 25 cents higher than Friday. Fat lambs sold 6.75 to 7.25 dollars, feeder lambs 6.00 to 6.65, and aged sheep remained firm. Feeder lambs 5.50 to 6.65, feeder yearlings 4.25 to 5.25.
Moult Time Birds Seek Quiet Holiday Rest
Wild geese retire to distant haunts during moult when they shed flight feathers. They avoid disturbance and rest in secluded places while hundreds of other birds also seek shelter, turning moult into the birds holiday.
The Pleasure of Giving and Sharing With Others
A reflection on Christmas generosity and its lasting impact. The piece frames gifts of kindness and charity as timeless joys echoed from the Nativity through history, highlighting how giving elevates happiness and peace rather than self indulgence. Author Kathleen Edelman inspires communal sharing and benevolence.
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Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
Lantern safety tip for decorative candles
A safety tip advises placing sand in the bottom of paper lanterns containing lit candles to steady them and reduce the risk of disaster.
Government checks regional Christmas trees for gypsy moth pests
Government agents inspect Christmas trees from moth infested regions at shipping centers to prevent spread of gypsy moths. The routine aims to keep shipments pest free as the holiday season approaches.
Christmas Program Draws Largest Osceola Crowd In Years
The Wesley Chapel Christmas program drew its largest crowd in years with a Santa Claus visit and gifts. Families from Sprague to Lincoln joined local residents in Osceola for gatherings and holiday events including reunions and dinners.
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Wesley Chapel
Santa Claus
Egger
Sprague
Nebraska
BE. E. Pengelly
Tom Schmoker
Schmoker
Hugh Schmoker
Central City
Rf. J. Richmond
Richmond
N. O. Brown
Osceola
Merrick
Leon Merrick
Frank Banks
Lincoln
E. S. Hanshew
Alvin Weeden
Minnie Weden
Steve Corbett
Percy Knizut
Gresham
Charles Hastings
Charles Davis
Clarks
Charles
Vernie Kuntzelman
Shelby
Harry Davis
Lom2 Clark
J. S. Barr
Osceols
Dake Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Wm Dake thank friends and relatives along with the Maple Leaf Club and Happy Hour Society for gifts and entertainment that made their 30th wedding anniversary memorable and enjoyable.
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Maple Leaf Club
Happy Hour Society
Wm. Dake
Misplaced Christmas Cigars Sparked Family Debate
A light joke about convincing a spouse she cannot choose Christmas cigars. The man admits the trick was smoking the cigars inside the house, prompting humorous reaction from his wife. The quip highlights domestic humor and holiday indulgence.
Believe in Santa Claus for Christmas Cheer
A whimsical note from Woman's Home Companion urges steadfast belief in Santa Claus to keep Christmas merry and bright, celebrating timeless holiday magic and faith in joy.
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Santa Claus
The Christmas Babe Founder's Childlike Spirit Cited
A Christmas note reflects on childhood joy as part of the season. The piece evokes Dickens and the creator’s reminder that kindness and wonder belong to children during the holiday.
Wonder of the Commonplace in a Season of Light
Martha Banning Thomas reflects on the sun as life’s giver and steady guide, describing its daily path from east to west and its global impact from Rangoon to New York. She urges humble gratitude for the sun’s power to sustain life and fend darkness, calling December’s winter glow a gift worth reverent thanks.
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Athens
Africa
Labrador
Rockies
Rangoon
New York
Capetown
Spitzbergen
Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas and Bethlehem in Town Names Across States
Christmas and Bethlehem appear in state town names from Arizona to Kentucky and Connecticut to Pennsylvania. Santaclaus is a one word Indiana postoffice name where December letters flood in asking the postmaster to mail envelopes with a Santaclaus postmark. A Merry Christmas to the Santaclaus, Ind. postmaster.
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Hatever
Christmas
Bethlehem
Arizona
Florida
Kentucky
Christmas Cove
Maine
Connecticut
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Santachius
Santaclaus
North Pole
Yule Log Initials Spark Old Memories in Christmas Eve
In a small town during Christmas Eve, ACK BARTON notices carved initials DL-JB on the Yule log. Jack and Dora recall past joys and misunderstandings, then decide to carve new initials on another tree to begin again. Dora retreats briefly, distressed, but reunites with Jack in a parked car.
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Ack Barton
Dora
Jack
Dori
Helen Gaisford
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Plate Gift Idea With Homemade Cookies
A festive Christmas plate idea uses a large square of holiday colored paper tied at the top with frilled corners and finished with mistletoe gold leaves or a contrasting bow. The piece suggests including homemade cookies to enhance the gift appeal.
Christmas Breakfast Tradition Grows Across Years
The article notes Christmas morning open houses gaining popularity as friends and relatives visit with gifts and late-rising family members at table. Hosts now prepare for an indeterminate number of guests, turning breakfast into a festive social custom.
December Saints of Christmas Enthral Home Life
A Country Home reflection exalts Christmas as a uniquely pure festival. December, despite snow sleet and storm, is delightful because it bears the honor of marking Christmas among its days.
Christmas Memories and Customs Across the Season
A brief look at how Christmas memories form through traditions, weather, and decor. Families share cheer as familiar rituals and seasonal scenes shape the holiday mood.
County funds loss tied to failed Shelby State Bank bonds
Folk County reports loss from deposits at the failed Shelby State Bank and net proceeds from bond sales. Bonds M-1362284 and M-141600-10-11-12-13 of the Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank were held in escrow to secure deposits. Market value fell, prompting disposal as best for county interests. board adjourned to December 28, 1933. Chairman August P. Anderson approved.
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County General Fund
Folk County
Shelby State Bank
Tdea
Lincoln Joint Stock ‘Land Bank of
Lincoln
Nebraska
Shelby
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Fred Schmoker
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Milton D Johnson Gust Bodin
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Leonard Swanson
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Carson Bros
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ED Nelson
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DRS. Smith & Eklund
Physicians and Surgeons
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
D. J. Smith
R. P
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Eleanor
Polk County
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Ryan Building
Osceola, Nebr
Hesler Cleaning
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank
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K. D. Davis
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Goodyear
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