Merrick County 4-H awards honor leaders at recognition banquet
Mrs Norman Carter of Silver Creek received a 10 year 4-H leadership award from assistant state leader Louie Rudman at the Merrick county 4-H Recognition Banquet held November 14 with about 140 attendees. Elected officers were named for Clarksville Two and related club activities announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Carter
Silver Creek
Louie Rudman
Merrick County
Clark Caley
Clarks
Iron Curtain
Pre-nuptial party for Gail Gregg at Pierce Chapel Church
Gail Gregg attended a bridal shower at Pierce Chapel Church hosted by Mrs. Don Grafe and others. Gail opened gifts with sister Jeanne. lunch featured lace table decor. Gail and Stan Ferris plan to wed November 24 at Pierce Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Beck
Gail Gregg
Pierce Chapel Church
Gail
Jeanne
Olin Little
Rex Ferris
Don Grafe
Harvey Phelps
Dwain Schultz
Dick Rieken
Earl Ferguson
Miss Gregg
Stan Ferris
Pierce Chapel
Katie Schultz
Irene
Don Graves
Elwyn Craig
LeRoy Schultz
Larry Phelps
Tom Spires
Christie
Jim Graves
District 54 Community Notes Report Quiet Thanksgiving Gatherings
District 54 residents attended funerals in Brewster and Rupert for Edwin Schipporeit and other family names. many hosted pre Thanksgiving events and visits. Social visits included Stanczyk wedding reception in Silver Creek and a class play in Silver Creek. Elmer Carlson, aged 86, lifelong Polk County resident, died with services at St Paul Lutheran Church pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Imhoff
John Wymans
Henry
Donald Schipporeit
Richard Wymans
Brewster
Edwin Schipporeit
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Gilbert Hinkle
Carl] Lamms
G. W. Grosches
Rupert
Sisor
Ted Wyman
Roy Nelsons
Clarks
Jack Wilhelmy
Palmer
Max Nelson
Columbus
Bill Hansons
Bennie Chehola
Donald Schotts
Robert Tooker
Robert
Darrell Atkinsons
Norman Carters
Harry Bertrams
Cincinnatti
Ohio
Elmer Tookers
Jim Nowak
Ralston
Frank Stanczyk
Stanczyks
Nowaks
Linda
Jerry Zelazny
Kathy Urkoski
Silver Creek
Dale
Janet Nowak
Louie Nowaks
Fullerton
Donald Schippareil
Walter Youngdahl
Bill Imhoffs
Beth
Grand Island
Dale Clark
Newman Grove
Robert Tookers
Ed Davises
Dallas
Tex
Elmer Carlson
Polk County
Samaritan
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Go MMUety Calendar opens with social schedule
Calendar listings show events from Monday November 27 to Thursday December 7 including Lions meals Cub Scout Pack Firemen IOOF American Legion City Council and Historical Society Christmas party at Mildred Flodman plus new colorful rockers Kepner Roberts and ass't.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Cafe
Chamber of Commerce
PEO
Zella Kepner
Mabel Gillmor
Ass’t
Bob Sterup
Catholic Hall
American Legion
City Council Historical Society
Mildred Flodman
Local World War II veteran dies at 53 in Columbus
Rudy, a Shelby native born 18, 1913, served in the 315th Infantry 79th Division from 1942 to 1946. Wounded near St Lo in 1944, he spent two years in army hospitals and earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Battle Star. He married Nell Taddiken in 1943, and their daughter Marvel was born in 1947. He worked at Shelby Oil Co for 18 years and was active in Wesley Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion. He died November 12, 1967, in Columbus. Burial with military rites followed at Shelby.
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Shelby
David City
Schuyler
315 Infantry
France
St. Lo
Rudy
Nell Taddiken
Marvel
Wesley Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Legion
Shelby Oil Company
Behlen Memorial Hospital
Columbus
Robert
Opal
Dale Scow
Martin G. Braun
Clayton Ellsworth
Roger Moon
Melbourne Heibel
Marion Abbott
Mark Gondringer
LaVern Abbott
Roger Scow
Steven Scow
Wayne Davis
Richard Davis
Perry L. Davis
Michael Hamilton
Craig Taddiken
William Johnson
Steven Voss
Tom Curtis
Birthday celebrations brighten West Side neighborhood
The West Side Story reports Clare Ann Peterson's birthday. multiple local families hosted gatherings in Lincoln Polk and nearby towns. Dinner guests included the Oberg, Peterson, Anderson, Sundberg, Knorr, Larson, and Green families with visits to Hastings and Hampton, showing a busy social weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Ann Peterson
Homer Green
Robert Oberg
Wallace Peterson
Clare Ann
Arthur Peterson
Lu Ann Oberg
Larry Kealiher
German Town
Wisc
Forrest Andersons
Cheryl
Wallace Larson
Dale Anderson
Lincoln
Trvin Andersons
Lynn Ray Knorr
Howard Thompson
Denver
Howard Sundbergs
Donald Sundberg
Craig
Lynn Sundbergs
Bruce
Irvin Andersons
Glenn Knorrs
H. J. Smith
Samaritan Center
LaVern Paneitz
Michael
Hampton
Lester Widga
Lyle Widgas
Polk
Irvin Anderson
Glen Hill
Arlo Ste
Vens
Hordville
Beulah Gustafson
Mary Lanning
Hastings
Gustafson
Good Samaritan Center
Stanley Anderson
Homer Greens
Wayne
Clifford Brantings
Dale Eugene Davis Dies. Service in Shelby
Dale Eugene Davis, eldest child of Sue and Rosa Davis, died November 12. A memorial service is planned in Shelby at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 30 at the Methodist Church, following his birth on April holiday. The obituary notes he had three siblings and ties to the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Davis
Shelby
Dale Eugene Davis
Sue
Rosa (Lockard) Davis
Swede Home News Attends Funeral and Visits Network
Local notices report pastor S W Floth at the Mid-America Evangelism Conference in Omaha. Families including DeVon Johnsons, Ronald Sarows, and Joneses hosted and visited relatives and friends across Swede Home with birthdays and gatherings noted along Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
S. W Floth
Omaha
DeVon Johnsons
George B. Anderson
Floyd Everetts
Central City
Kenneth Petersons
Ronald Sarwos
Raymond JD. Johnson
Carl G. Johnson
Ronald Sarow
Midwest Covenant Home
Stromsburg
Myron Jones
Ekstrom
Alton Johnson
Bob Carey
Janet Girard
Ronald Sarows
Christiana Sarow
Laurence
Clarence Nielsens
Bryce
Barry
Lester Gestrine
David Joneses
Walter Joneses
Ralph Jones
Dorothy Jones and
Duane Jones
Oscar Joneses
Reuben Hanquists
Harold W. Johnsons
Roger Hanquist
Todd
Vernon Petersons
Steve
Julie
DeVon Johnson
Ed Deckerts
Thelma Hoffman
Ella Hoffman
Conrad Johnson
Rising City
Ted Fitches
North Platte
Walter Bushes
Willard Bushes
Ted Fitch
Virgil Bushes
Dennis van Housen
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Eugene Treadway
Dennis Hiemer
Gerald Johansen
Debbie Treadway
Wayne Augustin
Junior Leaders Association
Osceola
Larry Neujahr
Lone Star Club
Louis Schmidt
Kenneth Oppliger
Jim Podliska
Verna Williams
Udell Podliska
Howard Liedtke
York
Mr. Liedtke
Messrs
Mmes Ben and
Duane Schmoker
Harry
Eugene
Jim Sterup
Winard Augustin
Ford Bond
Legion Auxiliary
Malek
Jack Malek
Dale Hiemer
Hospital
M. R. Anderson
Mildred Snodgrass
Albert Timm
Art McVeigh
Methodist Church
Phelps
Darwin Williams
Ruth Fish
Jack Burger
Frank Sweets
Bill Dexter
Gerald Truesdell
Red Cloud
Ted
Troy Hellbusch
Belgrade
Angie Evers
Karen
Chicago
John Mangelsens
John Edward
Chris Jensen
Sherman Dam
Mary Bosak
Chris
Augie Evers
Keogh
Bill
Ray Soukup
District 54 News
Bill Wyman
Darrell Atkinson
Vera Hutchinson
Della Mae Schott
Merle Peterson
Debbie Schott
Barbara Potter
Kepner Roberts
Christma
S Greetings
MTL
Swede Home News
Brother
Osceola Legion Club
The
Nifties
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Osceola Insurance Agency
the First National Bank
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