First Pullman Sleeping Car Run Between Bloomington and Chicago
In the early 1850s George Pullman began converting day coaches at Blooming ton shops of the Chicago and Alton. On September 1, 1859 the first converted car made its initial trip between Bloomington and Chicago. The first Pullman porter urged uneasy passengers to remove their boots before lying down.
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George Pullman
Bloomington, I
Chicago and Alton
Bloomington
Chicago
4 H Winners At County Fair Are Announced Here
4 H exhibitors of Livestock and Dairy put on a good show for visitors. The cattle barn space was filled and 4 Baby Beeves were stabled in the Hog and Sheep Barn. A holstein heifer shown by Bobby Lamoree in 1949 Fair was back this year and rated one of the outstanding entries of the 1950 show by the judge. Ivynn Sundbergs Berkshires were also considered outstanding and rated State Exhibition in the opinion of K. C. Fouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Lamoree
Ivynn Sundbergs Berkshires
K. C. Fouts
Polk County 4H Fair Honors Parade and Awards
The Polk County 4H Fair highlighted awards for top exhibitors and judges with rosettes and cash prizes. Delegates included Betty Lees and Ruth Sigler among many honorees, led by Parade Superintendent Raymond Burke and chaired by an awards committee. The event featured livestock and float parades, demonstrations, contests, and dress revue plans for State Fair representation.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Honor At Creech Home
A family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Creech honored Mrs Creech’s parents Mr and Mrs George W Hall of York for their Golden Wedding. Six children and 23 of 24 grandchildren attended along with relatives from Exeter Mesa Colorado Rising City and Rising City. The honorees received many gifts after a short program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Creech
Dennis Hahn
Navy
Minneapolis
Minn
George Swanson
Arlo Stevens
Black Hills
South Dakota
John Falk
Stromsburg
Irvin Anderson
Glenn Hill
Lester Upton
Indiana
Ralph Glasser
Clarks
Ira Glasser
Doris Baker
Norfolk
Virginia
Polk
C. J. McCoy
Norman Lindburg
Brush
Colorado
Waldo Rost
Holdrege
Robert Stohl
Rost
Axtell
Leo Wurtz
Danny
Gordon Eno
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Eno
Howard Herbes
Burbank
California
C. R. Peterson
Osceola
Janie
Wayne Glasser
Brainard
Paul Stevens
Shirley
Sharon
Oscar Gustafson
Will Stevens
Alfred Gustafson
the Manor Nursing Home
W. A. Beese
A. L. Blase
Eldon Shhroeder
Alma
Ralph Peterson
Dale
Ed Johnson
Mabel
Stowe
York
Ebba Hanquist
Charles Carlson
Sup’t
Leamons
Central City
Fern Myers
Gothenburg
Ed Widge
Lyle
Donelson
Buckley Park
Joe Ehn
Hilma Pearson
Grand Island
Florence Pearson
Denver Colo
Ollie Johnson
Charles Lytle Jr
Don Johnson
Ex Osceola
Ernest Floodman
Walterston
Herbert Flodman
Elmer Hanquist
Somogene
Phyllis Steever
Carl Redeman
Lansing
Michigan
Gene Myers
Martha Myers
Walter Scheele
Elaine Garling
Will Garling
Virgil Kisler
C. C. Jenkins
Bill Zedicher
Charles Stromberg
Raymond Sundberg
Harvey Sundberg
Calmer Johnson
Virgil Eisler
Artie Hunt
Paul Wolstenholm
Meridan
Idaho
Ernest Salchow
Lydia Salchow
Ed Nelson
Keneath Johnson
Marquette
R. E. Burke
Nina
George Burke
Walter Nelson
Marvin
Lloyd Stromberg
Omaha
Shockey Families Picnic At Grand Island
Mr and Mrs Fred Shockey and family joined Mr and Mrs A A Shockey Mr and Mrs D C Morris and sons Mr and Mrs Lee Morris and family Mr and Mrs Lauren Calhoun and family or Benedict Mr and Mrs J C Rust Jr Harold and Floyd Bittinger and Gail Kealiher with Mr and Mrs Vergill Tenniges at Grand Island Sunday for a shared picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shockey
A. A Shockey
D.C. Morris
Lee Morris
Lauren Calhoun
Or Benedict
J. C. Rust, Jr
Harold and
Floyd Bittinger
Gail Kealiher
Vergill Tenniges
Grand Island
Vacation Bible School Closes With Student Presentations
The fourth annual Vacation Bible School concluded Monday evening at the Church with class presentations music and exhibits of hand work and crafts. A large crowd attended to support the project and the school enrolled about sixty students.
Arborville Shiners 4-H Members Win York County Fair Awards
Arborville Shiners 4-H Club members earned multiple ribbons at the York County Fair last week. Kenneth Bower received a purple for his Dairy Calf, Alice Marie Janky a purple for a jar of fruit, Nadine Shultz and Mary Jean Guidinger blue ribbons for cooking entries, Myron Norquest blue for a beef calf, with many others earning red and white ribbons in the competition.
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Arborville Shiners
York County
Kenneth Bower
Alice Marie Janky
Nadine Shultz
Mary Jean Guidinger
Myron Norquest
Polk Churches Announce Service Schedules
Ordville Baptist and Immanuel Lutheran list Sunday Bible School and worship times. Polk Baptist and Swede Plains and Polk Swede Plains Methodist announce morning services and Sunday School hours with pastors named.
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Polk and
Swede Plain
Paul W Walker
Swede Plains
Polk
Congregational Church Arborville Service Notes
The Congregational Church in Arborville lists Rev. E E Eaton as minister with Floyd Merchant as chorister and Kenneth Bedient as organist. Sunday School at 10 00 a m led by Mrs Harold Bedient. Divine worship at 11 30 a m with sermons on The Evils of Exploited Efficiency and Lessons From the Carpenter Shop Transit Watchwords and Shining Truth are also mentioned.
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E. Earle Eaton
Floyd Merchant
Kenneth Bedient
Harold Bedient
Carpenter Shop
HORDVILLE Methodist News Brief
Nels Pearson serves as pastor at the Hordville Methodist Church. Sunday services include Church School at 10:00 and Worship Hour at 11:00. Quarterly Conference set for September 11.
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Hordville
Free Church Rev Clifford Smith Services Today
Evan area notes list morning worship at 11 and evening gospel hour at 8 with Sunday school at 10 as Rev Clifford Smith leads. Public invited to all services and Thursday evening choir practice follows the Hour of Power. Dennis Hahn on leave from the Navy visits relatives before returning to service.
Community Notes of Visits Birthdays and Travel
A long sequence of social visits and local gatherings is recorded. Families and individuals from Osceola, Stromsburg, Lincoln, Central City, Meridan, Grass Valley, San Francisco, and other areas exchanged visits, celebrated birthdays, attended weddings, and planned future trips including Osceola, Stromsburg, and Omaha.
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Omar
Betty Crocker
Gerbers
Pure Food Grocery
Nebraska ‘An
Nebraska
State Fair Grounds
BURG
John Payne
Rhonda Fleming
Dennis O'Keefe
Thomas Gomez
the Eagle and the Hawk
Chicago Tailoring CO
Don Peterson
Bob Hopwood
Mauritz. Swanson
Gust Peterson
Wallace Steigelmeyer
Walace Steigemeyer
Forrest Berggren
Orval Eikenhorst
Charles Fischer
Raymond Burke
Davida Sundberg
Sheralee Hill
Marilyn Hahn
Betty Lees
Ruth Sigler
Jolene Peterson
Lucky Clover
Dennis, Johnson
Howard Whitmore
Bob Lamoree
Polk County Farm Bureau
Jackie Stanton
Bill Buchholz
Ted Cannon
Alfred Hanson
Lynn Sundberg
Bob Peterson
Bob Lamb
Donald Peterson
Top Notchers Club
Blue Ribbon
Guernsey
Jimmy Adelson
Pleasant Home
Donald Widga
Dale Fredrickson
Osceeola
High Prairie
Clark Yungdahl
High Prairie Livestock Club
Berkshire
Blue
Poland
Richard Peterson
Robert Whitmore
Shelby
Blue Ribbon Livestock Club
The
Wranglers
Jacklyn Stanton
Robert Lamoree
Larry Augustine
Lone Star
Dick Hegi
Columbus
Ted Gonka
Harley Olcott
Polk County Fair
Polk County
Joan Rech
Mary Anderson
Sunbeams Club
Pleasant Home Makers Club
Merry Mixers Club
Davida
Chas. Huenefeld
Aurora
Helen Holdt
Rugene Lees
Flying Fingers Club
Dora Jane Anderson
Lucky Clover Club
Joyce Knerr
Methodist Church
Keith Fellers
Janet Sundberg
Karen Hoffman
Connie Stream
Bonnie Rodene
Carlyn Strand
Meridith Lamoree
Mary Sandell
Marlene Anderson
Marlene Ruth
Kay Loy Taddiken
Rogene Lees
Sondra Hill
Shirley Stevens
Shockey
Vacation Bible School
Ordville Baptist Church
Edick A. Anderson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
C. W. Long
Congregational Church
Arborville
Evan
Clifford Smith
Kroger’s Store
van Camp
LUX
Olives
Clifford Cramér
Paul Holmes
Seattle
Washington
Californiia
Iss
Mr. Cramer
Gilbert Cramer
Grass Valley
San Francisco
Ollie Kemps
EK 2
Holmes
Clifford A. Smith
Oregon
Norman Lindle
Greeley
Nie Seymour
T. A. Stevens
Ralph ‘Branting
Ogalalla
Clair Willits
Rena Mae
Kansas
Wyomi
S. A. Ramp
Loup City
Sadie Clark
Martha Westfall
Hazel Carlson
W. S. Desch
York and
M. H. Plow
J. D. Plow
I.H.C
J. D. Spreader
J. D. Mower
Wurtz Implement John Deere Quality Farm Equipment Repairs & Service
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