Wesley Chapel WSCS Meets With Local Folks
The Wesley Chapel WSCS gathered last Friday with Mrs. Glenn Richards leading a lesson by Mrs. Leona Dawes and devotionals by Lula Burns. Updates include Carl Cederberg returning from Omaha for eye treatment and a follow up check up with Mrs. Cederberg. Visitors and calls from area families and neighbors are listed, plus a new baby for the Treadway family and other local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
WSCS
Glenn Richards
Leona Dawes
Lula Burns
Carl Cederberg
Omaha
Cederberg
August Jaeniche
Enoch
Aurora Anderson
Carl Gustafson
Lincoln
M. Richards
Sharon Gustafson
Richards
Marlene
Laverne
Emory Zentz
Everett Hoisington
Silver Creek
Charles Fischer
Janet
August Fischer
Harry Brazee
W. B. Welch
Archie Brazee
Merle Dawes
Neil Dawes
O'Neill
Dawes
John Kubicek
Eddie
Marven Dawes
James Alland
Beverly
C. A. Dawes
Joe Gabriel
Fullerton
Shelby
Vina Bull
Jay McCormick
Eldon Kuehnal
Albion
Earl Watts
Nellie Watts
Kenneth Richards
Ruth
Alva Taylor
Eugene Treadway
Treadways
Harold Gondringer
Walter Tschauner
Columbus
Marilyn Kuehnal
Richard Berkel
David City
Rural Writers Late News Highlights Local Socials
WSCS to meet on July 28. Jolly Workers extension club hosts family picnic on Sunday July 24 at noon. Numerous local residents from Albion Indianapolis Des Moines York Polk Shelby and Barstow are listed visiting relatives attending funerals and sharing weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Jolly Workers Womens Extension Club
E. C. Pyror
Albion
Richard Fifer
Indianapolis
Indiana
Chas. Steever
Ethel Dale
Rolland Beatty
Don Hennings
Gregg
Des Moines
Howell Cox
Katherine Ann
Curtis
O. R. Hennings
Earl Axtell
York County
Raymond Burke
Gerald Engells
Stiner
Cheryl Rae
Alvin Burke
Lloyd Lindgren
Aboit
Fred Strain
Shelby
Strain
Geo. McMeekin
D. W. McFadden
August Fischer
Earl Burke
Fred Fleck
Albert Teegerstrom
Gerald Mentink
Wallace McKeag
Pearl Teegerstrom
Wesleyan University At Lincoln
Lillian Johnson
Leota
Frances
Delores
Sidney
E. G. Burke
Vaughn Powell
Barstow
Odd Bits of News From The Polk County Record
The column notes John Craven’s family event and a harvest near completion with Polk County yields improving in corn while small grains lag. It mentions Wally McMeekin planning Dealer’s School in Chicago and a heavy week of local ball games including Junior and Aurora losses. A last minute full page ad disrupted space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International
Wally
Big Boys
York
Sutton
Silver Creek
District Planning Conference at Cowles Lake
Polk County Extension Agents major topic is 1950 program planning at a district conference near Cowles Lake with light recreation. Home Agents from Butler Polk and Platte counties met to assemble a judging kit for county fair contests. 4 H Camp Seward August 4 6 registration 3 75 Conservation Camp Seward August 9 12 must be 14 to enroll fee 6 50 limited spots first come first served inquire at Agricultural Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowles Lake
Butler, Polk and Platte County
Seward
Agricultural Extension Office
Local Social Visits Report from District 18
Butch Eschler of near Rising City called at the John Micek home Thursday evening. Howard Anderson and family of Omaha visited Frank Anderson and family Sunday. James and Marilyn Anderson stayed with grandparents. John Brunkhorst and George Spitz attended a Lincoln ball game Thursday. Paul Landell and relatives from Appleton Missouri visited John Micek Friday. Dale Watkins spent days in Omaha on business. Edward Map and Mrs. Beads hosted North Platte visitors Joe Bundsen and Bert White and Joyce Bernt Sunday. The group later visited David City for more family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch ‘Eschler
Near Rising City
John Micek
Howard Anderson
Omaha
Frank Anderson
Anderson
James
Marilyn
John Brunkhorst
George Spitz
Lincoln
Paul Landell
Margery Schneider Honored With Twin Showers In Osceola
Mrs Leon Hopwood and Mrs Lyle Hopwood hosted a shower for Margery Schneider Monday night at the Schneider home in Osceola. Mrs Donald Schutt Darlene Gustafson and Colleen Malek organized a second shower for Margery Schneider at the Malek home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hopwood
Lyle Hopwood
Shelby
Margery Schneider
Schneider
Osceola
Donald Schutt
Darlene Gustafson
Colleen Malek
Malek
Local Residents Attend Visits and Gatherings Across Nebraska
California guest and Denver visitors join Colton and Shelby hosts for dinners, picnics, and home movie evenings. Iowa, Stromsburg, York, and Gen eva ties appear as relatives and friends share weekends and Sunday visits.
Chantry to take REA job at West Point
A L Chantry appointed manager of Cumings County Public Power District by the Cumings County board and the Rural Electrification Administration. He resigns from Consumers at Osceola to assume the post, plans to build a new home in West Point, and his family will relocate this fall while Osceola residents purchase their former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Chantry
Cumings County
Cumings
Werner Johansen
Chantry
Osceola
Chantrys
West Point
FHA Meet Ends With Banner Purchase Disbanded Team
Eleven FHA members met at Darlene Gustafson’s home for a summer gathering. Maya Grossnicklaus led in the president’s absence. They voted to buy a large FHA banner and to disband the baseball team until fall, planning a picnic and slumber party for the next meeting. Entertainment followed the business session with a lunch host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Darlene Gustafson
Maya Grossnicklaus
Recent Bride Honored At Home Shower
A buffet supper was held at the home of Mrs. Bertha Berck last Friday night July 15 in honor of a recent bride Mrs. Jay McDonald who received many nice gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Berck
Jay McDonald
Honoring Pastor Maurice Swenson Birthday at St Paul Lutheran
St Paul Lutheran held a Sunday morning worship and dinner fellowship in the social room to celebrate Pastor Maurice L Swenson's upcoming birthday. M A Swanson spoke as Board of Administration chairman and presented a mailbox of greetings and a cash gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Lutheran
Maurice L. Swenson
M. A. Swanson
Board of Administration
Weiner roast and fishing trip for Cub Scouts at Clear Creek
Den 1 and 2 of the Cub Scouts enjoyed a weiner roast and fishing trip at Clear Creek Monday evening with sponsors Mr. Colby Mr. Sigler Mr. Lewis and Mark Gustafson. Also notes about Miss Joyce Laase visiting in Lincoln and family relatives visiting in Nebraska. Fredrick J. Strain obituary details include birth July 25 1868 death July 15 1949 and service in multiple wars. Funeral held in Shelby with military rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Colby
Sigler
Lewis
Mark Gustafson
Joyce Laase
Lincoln
A. F. Nyquist
Sally
Nuquist
Laase
Paul
Irma Nuquist
A. F. Nuquist
Perry Miller
Hastings
Irvin Deeds
Orlo Deeds
Chapman
Kansas
Rock Miller
Flossie ‘Deeds
Deeds
Shelby E. U. B
C. F. Wantz
G. T. Lavery
York
Glen Sack
Wallace McMeekin
Willis
Rial Brazee
W. H. Pierce
Arthur Buchholz
Don Jarmin
Shelby
Marlin Johnson
Frank D. Mills
W. H. Smith
Noah Abolt
Polk County
Penalty Cited For Failure To Register At 18
General Henninger Nebraska State Director of Selective Service outlines 1948 act registration rules. Every male 18 to 26 must register with a local board, with allowances for active duty, residence changes, and reentry timing. Penalty for violation can be five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy N. Henninger
Nebraska
Selective Service
Henninger
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
New Hospital and Surgical Plan Open for Osceola
The Record announces enrollments are open in the American Republic Hospital and Surgical Plan in Osceola. The plan, now in its 20th year, offers liberal hospital and surgical coverages and aims to contact every home through accredited representatives who will interview residents and sign enrollment cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Republic
Osceola
Nebraska
Home Office
Polk County Fair Set For August Dates In 1949
Polk County Fair directors met on July 18 to confirm plans for the 1949 fair. The carnival from last year returns with Haley Show of Tomorrow and Williams and Lee as grandstand acts under contract again. Exhibitors seeking space for machinery should contact Robert L. Mills or Paul Monson as space is limited. Premium list is nearly finished and dates are August 23 24 25 with the fair held earlier than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Fair Board
Haley
Williams and Lee
Fai
Robert L. Mills
Paul Monson
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Craven
John
Jim McKeag
Wally McMeekin
Aurora
Polk County Extension News
District 18 News
Calif
Leo Larson
Colton
Brian Lott
O. H. Weaver
Vera
Dorothy
Geneva
Irvin Keil
Fern Marie Myers
Denver
Fred Randal
Gus Hartel
Elmer Peterson
Ray Randal
Colson
Robert Ferguson
le Claire
Iowa
Keith Kindberg
Don Larson
Edward Schinzel
Mary Schinzel
Julia Lindquist
Stromsburg
Ansel Lindquist
Alice
Swan Larson
Gertrude
Tom Peterson
Albert Timm
Carol Donelson
Lawrence Twarling
Myron Hanson
Glen A. Peterson
Polk County Fair
Rea
Elmer Pehrson
Frank Lundgren
Huron
S. D
Lundgren
Lloyd Crouse
Clarkson Hospital
Berneice Luft
St. Francis Hospital
George Berck
Sharon Lee
Nebraska City
Fred Bond
Sheldon Bond
J. S. Barbee
Wm. Mouden
William Flatch
LaRue
Ohio
Geo. Marr
Battle Creek
John McPeck
Harold Stiers
Leslie McPeek
M. A. Mills
Philadelphia
L. L. Iler
Ivan Iler
Dave Wilson
Clarks
Charles Kluber
Minneapolis, Minn
Roy Cox
Kluber
Maxine Kozisek
Fred Housak
Rose Kozisek
Vernon Swanson
Lawrence Swanson
Clair Emmons
Connie
Fredrick Jolly
Fredrick J. Strain
David F
Mary E. Strain
Marion County
Nebr
Bertha Jarmin
Corpus Christi
Texas
Arkansas
Shelby Home Guard
Washington
United Bretheren Church
Masonic Lodge
United Spanish War Veterans
Social Center Rest Home
Bertha
Pearl McMeekin
Hazel McFadden
Elma S
Colorado
California
Nell Izzi
Japan
Robert A. Cator
Medford
Oregon
Joyce McMeekin
Frederick W. McFadden
Salina
Peggy Jones
Mary Swearingen
Columbia
Fair Board
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