Free Gift Day Sponsored by Polk Merchants on Saturday
Polk merchants in cooperation with the Commercial Club sponsor Free Gift Day next Saturday at 3 pm. Thirty five prizes including groceries and hardware will be given to as many winners, distributed from the band stand on Main Street. Registration at The Progress Office. those registered need not re register. Music will precede the drawing and shoppers are urged to buy in Polk for Christmas.
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Merchants of Polk
Commercial Club
Polk
Red Cross Report Acknowledges Donations and Finances
The Swede Plain Red Cross chapter merges with a neighboring unit after receiving 30.52 from Mrs. Frank Adelson. Over the year 1935 36 funds were disbursed 47.48 while receipts totaled 30.52. Treasury stood 152.68 on July 1 1935 and 167.42 on July 1 1936 with 34 new members this year.
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Red Cross
Frank Adelson
Swede Plain
National Red Cross
Red Cross Committee
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at Osceola Home
About 30 guests gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Carlson’s Osceola home Sunday evening to honor their fifteenth wedding anniversary with out of town attendees from Crete Central City and Benedict. Gifts were presented and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Carlson
Wallace Carlson
Doris Stone
Merle Thompson
Crete
Arthur N. Johnson
Central City
Clarence Walgren
Benedict
Frileseha
Council
Monkman
Alvin Anderson
Trumbull
John I. Anderson
Playmore Bridge Club
Orville Mickey
Geo. Malek
Delmar McFadden
Marian Hulquest
Culbertson
D. B. Hulquest
Willa Jean
Carl Bryant
Allen E. Barr
Shelby
Alice M. Solomon
Silver Creek
Spekce
Columbus
E. R. Solomon
Barr
Family visits and Thanksgiving gatherings around Nebraska towns
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson King spend the week visiting relatives and friends in Bayard before continuing to Kearney. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kroeer were Sunday dinner guests in Fordville. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Peterson and family observed Thanksgiving Day in Grand Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Nelson King
Bayard
Kearney
Lloyd Kroeer
Lloyd Benton
Fordville
R. J. Peterson
Grand Island
John Deere Centennial Day Featured at Viking Hall
P T Wurtz and Son announce a December 14 event at Viking Hall to celebrate John Deere Centennial Day. Four talking pictures will be shown at 7 p m including The Blacksmith's Gift featuring Monte Blue as John Deere, Her Husband's Choice From One Anvil and What's New in Immements. A free lunch follows the program.
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P T. Wurtz and Son
Viking Hall
John Deere
Monte Blue
Thanksgiving visits and gatherings across towns noted
Thanksgiving week brought visits from Agnes Weburg and others in Wahoo, Omaha, York, Kearney, Swedeburg, Lincoln, Hastings, and Central City. Numerous families hosted dinners, friends gathered for a roller skating party in Aurora, and a B Y P A service occurred. Several couples welcomed babies and a revival ended in Hordville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Weburg
Earl Bromaquist
Sylvia Bramquist
Cliffort Benson
Wahoo
Lee
Annette Helmes
Omaha
Max Quick
York
Margaret Seaquidt
Kearney
Elroy Krantz
Swedeburs
Pearl Ericson
Lincoln
Virgil Leach
Hastings
F. A. Anderson
Berniece
Stromsburg
Ida Howard
Central City
F .R. Phillips
Pauline Phillips
Marie Weburg
Blanche Erickson
Agnes Veburg
Ninne Person
Elnor Bankson
Grand Island
Clarence Bodine
Waller Park
Aurora
Holmes
Joe Lindahl
Amos Senkbile
Roy McPherson
Richard
Tekamah
R. C. Gustafson
Nina Person
Oil City
Pennsylvania
Eleanor Bankson
Axel Flodman
Elvera
Albert Larson
Ruth
Gertrude Salchow
Harry Anderson
Hannah Larson
Floyd Larson
Emil Strawburg
Rudolph Nyberg
Edwin Nyberg
Henry Ortegren
S. Stone
Ida Scott
Rolo Scott
Wallace Johnson
Charles Johnson
Elnor Jones
Albert Tournquist
Chicago
Illinois
Hordville
Don Shields
the Shields
Texas
Franklin Stettner
Mels Nelson
Bill Erickson
Fred Allison
Hampton
Local families share holiday visits across towns
Arborville Ethel Flick of Anabella and Edith Merchant of Lincoln spent time with relatives over Thanksgiving. Lula Noble visited brother Arthur Noble and wife in Lincoln. Fred Shockey Jr and W O Bice with families joined Delbert Morris for dinner. Elmer Paschke and daughter joined S Heisher’s near York for Thanksgiving. Floyd Reckner and Floyd Merchant with Louise Walkup dined with R E Merchant. Schrader family hosted oyster supper with Ervin Hilligas near Hordville. A surprise party honored newlyweds Daniel Buller at Guy Williams’ Bradshaw home. Stark and Meerkatz families shared Thanksgiving meals in Bradshaw and York areas.
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Ethel Flick
Anabella
Gertrude Flick
Edith Merchant
Lincoln
F. E. Merchant
Lula Noble
Arthur Noble
Fred Shockey, Jr
Stromsburg
W.O. Bice
Elizabeth, Bice
A. A. Shockey
Delbert Morris
Elmer Paschke
S. Heisher
York
Floyd Reckner
Floyd Merchant
Louise Walkup
R. E. Merchant
Pete Schrader
Ervin Hilligas
Hordville
Fnor
Daniel Buller
Guy William
Morris Anderson
Fenster
Famly
Robason
B. Appelin
Bradshaw
John Wilkenson
Asa Smith
Frank Scheapler
Henry Blase
Blase
Kearney
Stark
Ralph Stouffer
John Meerkatz
William Richardson
Just for Fun Quips and Tiny Notices
A jumble of jokes and miniature notices from a rural paper. Items include a lantern joke about courting, a quip on wedding attire signaling intent, a widow seeking removal of a tombstone phrase, and a birth notice being questioned. Family dinner rounds in Hardville, North Loup and Bradshaw referenced along with a For Sale circulating heater.
Swede Home Community Thanksgiving Social Notes
Miss Fern Samuelson visits Omaha during Thanksgiving break. Families and friends from Swede Home share dinners and gatherings across multiple homes including the Johnson, Adelson, Larson, and Nelson households. A candle light service is set for November 13 at 5:00 p.m. at Swede Home Church.
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Fern Samuelson
Omaha
Warner Samuelson
Arthur Larson
Albert Johnson
Alex Adelson
Herbert Flodman
Fritz Larson
Farmers Union Social
Swan Larson
Esther
Frank Hultman
Marcia Adelson
Dorcas Society
Willard Adelison
Ada Lundstrom
Willard Adelson
Wm. Larson
Frank Larson
Tromsburg
Bill Kingsley
Andrew Beckstrom
Clarks
Rolland Swanson
Near Benedict
Swanson
Clara Holm
Blanche Nelson
St. Edwards
Opal Fredrickson
Alvin Anderson
Leonard Smith
Stanton
Iowa
Gust Chindgren
Funeral services for Mrs. Wickberg held in Stromsburg
Funeral services for Mrs. O W Wickberg were held Sunday at 2 30 PM from Eden Baptist Church with Rev W E Hedburg officiating. She lived in Stromsburg for nearly fifty years and died after sudden illness at University Hospital in Omaha at age 63. Survived by husband O W Wickberg two sons Rolland G Stromsburg and Morris Wickberg Moline IL two daughters Bertha Taylor and Helen Cuda Stromsburg two sisters Ed Miller Stromsburg Evangeline Hardy Rock Island IL Interment in Stromsburg cemetery. Frances Ericson of Boulder CO and Mrs John Erickson Englewood CO visited over Thanksgiving with local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Wickberg
Eden Baptist Church
W. E. Hedburg
Stromsburg
Morris Wickberg
Moline
Illinois
Daughers
Bertha Taylor
Helen Cuda
Ed Miller
Evangeline Hardy
Rock Island Illinois
Frances Ericson
Boulder
Colorado
John Erickson
Englewood
Frances
Eric Ericson
Erickson
A. B. Hedbloom
Betty Marshall
Betty Bosl
Adams
Warren Wells
Lincoln
Richard Christensen
York
H. Christensen
Lyle DeMoss
P. A
Central States’ Broadcasting Company
Stanton Moore
Wallace Strong
Ruel Sward
Omaha
A. D. Anderson
Wesley Ericson
Anderson
John Ericson
Marie Olson
University of Nebraska
Margaret Olson
Eva Olson
Edna Olson
Leigh
J. L. Olson
A. J. Stroy
Beckman
Pine Bluffs
Wyoming
Junior
Bob Malmstrom
Malmstrom Ranch
Oil Men Organize Polk County Group in Osceola
Wholesale and retail dealers and employees in Polk County met at the Osceola Court House to form a county organization. Aimed at fair taxes and Nebraska motorist legislation, the group elected Harry W Pratt as chairman and C. T. Moline as secretary. Legislative committee includes Julius Bernt E J Thompson and P J Wurtz. Public Relations lineup features R J Allison Jim Gibbons Hubert Thelen and F S Henline as assistant secretary, with F S Henline addressing the meeting.
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Polk County
Court House
Osceola
Nebraska
Harry W Pratt
C. T. Moline
Stromsburg
Julius Bernt
Shelby
E. J. Thompson
P. J. Wurtz Polk
R. J. Allison
Polk
Jim Gibbons
Hubert Thelen
Shelby F. S. Henline
State Committee
Weddings Of The Past Week In Polk Community
The marriage of Miss Marjorie Shostrom and Lloyd Lind was held at the bride’s parents’ home on Thanksgiving Day November 26. Rev E E Pengelly officiated. Attendants were Irene Shostrom and Clifford Carlson. Winnie Lind sang I Love You Truly with Julia Johnson. The couple will reside on a farm north of Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Shostrom
Henry Shostrom
Lloyd Lind
Amel Lind
E. E. Pengelly
Swede Plain Church
Irene Shostrom
Clifford Carlson
York
Winnie Lind
Omaha
Julia Johnson
Mabel Shostrom
Poll High School
Polk
Wessel and Flick Wed in York Court House Ceremony
Miss Wilma Wessel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wessel of Bradshaw, wed Morris Flick, son of Mrs. Gertrude Flick of Poll, in a quiet York Court House ceremony officiated by Judge John L. Riddell. The couple, dressed in blue crepe and blue, held a post ceremony dinner at the bride’s home and planned a brief wedding trip to Atlantic Iowa to visit the groom’s brother Wayne before settling on a farm near Polk.
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York
Wilma Wessel
John Wessel
Bradshaw
Morris Flick
Gertrude Flick
Poll Community
John L. Riddell
Atlantic
Iowa
Wayne
Polk
Papez Swanson Wedding at Albion Home
Miss Phyllis Papez daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Papez of Albion wed Alvin M Swanson son of Mr and Mrs A E Swanson in a noon ceremony on November 26 at the bride’s Albion home. Rev Carmille officiated. They plan to reside in Washington D C.
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Phyllis Papez
Edward Papez
Albion
Alvin M. Swanson
A. E. Swanson
Carmille
Congregational Church
Albion High School
University of Nebraska
Polk High School
Kearney Business College
Strayer College
Washington D.C
U. S&s
Washington
Washington D. C
Christmas Jewelry Sale at Hannis Jewelers York NE
A local ad promotes diamond rings in blue white and yellow or two tone settings at low prices from $8.50 to $25 and up. The display is described as unusual with no obligation to purchase offered by F A Hannis Gift Shop Jeweler in York Nebraska.
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F.A. Hannis
P Jeweler
York
Nebr
Polk County Students Attend State University
Twenty nine Polk County students join 6546 enrolled at the University of Nebraska this semester. Osceola Stromsburg and Shelby are represented with multiple names listed, plus Louise Mae Jack of Polk a sophomore in agriculture and 4 H member. The university notes a cosmopolitan student body including entrants from Hawaii the Philippines Canal Zone Puerto Rico Canada Germany and India.
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Polk County
University of Nebraska
Osceola
Stromsburg
Shelby
Polk
Louise Mae Jack
University
Margaret Ann Anderson
John Craven
Alva Neil Dawes
Earl Ralph Fredrickson
Victor Adam Herrman
William Adam Herrman
Nils Paul Monson
Robert Edgerton Nuquist
Allen Bernard Peterson
Roy Fredolph Pierson
Clarence Melford Pierson
Marjorie Maxine Walker
Axel Edward Altberg
Bernice Floy Bolton
Doris Lillian Ericson
Rachel Janes Ericson
Richard Oliver Freeman
Willard Scott Jeffery
Eva Louise Olson
Margaret Eileen Olson
Marie E. Olson
Richard Henry Rystrom
Gerald Gilbert Bachman
Harold Virgil Blivens
Charles Raymond Carroll
College of Business Administration
Virginia E. McBeth
Teachers College
Eleanor Gertrude Scow
College of Agriculture
Ronald Jay Taddiken
College of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Club
Pershing Rifles
Bernice F. Bolton
Rachel June Ericson
Engineering
College of Arts and Sciences
Kappa Sigma Social
Eval Louise Olson
Margaret Thileen Olson
Marie I. Olson
Pi Lamba Theta
Agricultural College
Phi Mu
John Andresen Craven
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Alva
College of Agricultural
Delta Upsilon
College of Law
College of Medicine
Omaha
Phi Rho Sigma
Studets
Nebraska
Union
Hawaii
Philippines
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Canada
Germany
India
Local Subscriptions Promoted for Lincoln and Omaha Papers
The notice advertises subscription options for Lincoln and Omaha Daily Newspapers inviting readers to enroll for regular delivery and access to current issues.
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Lincoln
Omaha
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Thed Larson
Mildred McDaniel
Walter Kingsley
Baptist Church
Tedder
Wichita
Kansas
Watter Johnson
Victor Johnson
Hof. Johnson
Albert and
Nora Johnson
O. E. Johnson
Harlan
Arborville
Stonecutter
H. M. Benson
Hardville
Wm. Kroger
Maxine
Carl Steelquist
Lloyd Kroger
Elwood Sandell
Ray Williams
Ross Williams
North Loup
C. R. Leach
S. Stark
Mr. Stark
Lester Stark
Sistromsburg
Thomas J. Foster
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Mr. Foster
U.S
John Barnett
Flushing Bay
New York City
New York
Daniel Kampan
Boystown
Neb
la Guardia
Ellen Pennell
Country Home Magazine
Shostron—Lind
Wessel — Flick
Papez—Swanson
State University