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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
4
A playful poem describes a hardware convention where tools answer roll call and the scene builds to a pitch for Frigidaire appliances from Sundberg's. The narration blends houseware characters, from kettle to lawnmower, culminating in a sales tease about buying Frigidaire.
Mr and Mrs Chas Wright visited relatives in Stromsburg Saturday. Mr and Mrs Henry Reed entertained Friday at dinner and luncheon. Several families including Wilshusen Smith Smith of York Long Germeroth Rehrs Ramsey Worth visited Hampton Don Grigsby home. Belated birthday party honored Mrs Lloyd Stromberg with a lunch and cake baked by Mrs Steenbock. Many guests listed from York Columbus Seward and Shelby with various visits and parties.
Residential visits and family gatherings fill weekends across Stromsburg, Central City, and surrounding areas. Highlights include travelers from York and Ruthton visiting relatives, birthdays celebrated for Walter Fisher and Mrs Fisher, a son born to Mrs Birchfield, and a church group hosting a bake sale at Stromberg’s Grocery Store on April 7.
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