Local Briefs From York and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. F. M. Leibee fell ill Saturday with appendicitis and was operated on at Shulby hospital by Dr Myers with Dr Lonkacker of Rising City and Dr Leibee of Polk assisting. Miss Alice Scott, a clerk in Middlebrook's store in York, visited her sister Mrs Blaine Mills Sunday and Monday. Larson Brothers finished a new barn at their home. Mrs Hilda Detloff will return from Lincoln to spend Thanksgiving with her parents.
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F. M. Leibee
Shulby Hospital
Myers
Lonkacker
Rising City
Leibee
Polk
Alice Scott
Middlebrook
York
Blaine Mills
Larson Brothers
Hilda Detloff
Lincoln
Hattie Caraway
U. S. Senate
Vera Hill
Jerry Brownfield
J. L. Hedbloom
Albert Sundberg
Oscar Strand
C R. Peterson
E. R. Peterson
Fred Gilbert
Baptist Church
J B. Wiliams
Willis Bramman
Hordville
Bryant
Campbell
Central City
Ernest Flodman
Ralph Doremus
Tobias
Nei
Neil Doremus
Marvin Fredrickson
Janie
Hartwig Flodman
Walter Light
D. Forester
Teddy Jo
William Alan
Merriman
Neb
J. E McDaniel
Carl Olson
Aurora
Carl Steelquist
Emil Chudomelk
Dodge
Ned
Karl Detloff
Jack Witte
Japan
Will Moore
Phylis Moore
Elmer Mohie
Lester Rhode
Hampton
Minnie Smith
Marie
Paul Strand
Hilding
Warren Strand
Bryan Memorial Hospital
J. B. Williams
C St
Kenneth Strong
Manhattan
Kansas
Stromsburg
S. A. Ramp
H. B. Ramp
Oscar Stromberg
Emma M. Peterson
Emil 8. F. Johnson
Twenty Years Ago News Roundup November 25 1926
Local notes recall Dr C R Peterson moving to new quarters above the post office. Polk gridiron defeat 18 0 Armistice Day. New baby for Art Gustaf s family and visits from Lincoln friends. Community dinners, baptisms and weddings marked the period with social events and local milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C R. Peterson
Fullerton
Polk
Thanksgiving gatherings spread across Stromsburg area
Local families shared holiday meals and visits over Thanksgiving weekend. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Doremus, Mrs Marvin Fredrickson, and many others from Merriman, Aurora, Dodge, Mason City, Lincoln, York, Hampton, and surrounding towns. Card of thanks notes 40th anniversary wishes to Mr and Mrs Clair Willits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Clair Willits
Christmas Cantata at Polk and Swede Plain Churches
Swede Plain and Polk Churches plan a joint Christmas Cantata The Song and The Star by Fred B Holton on Sunday evening December 15 at Polk Methodist Church Prof Ramp directs and Mrs Arnold Isaacson at the organ. Regular services listed for Swede Plain and Polk including morning worship and church schools with Cantata practice and a Grace Children’s Home program noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk and
Swede Plain Methodist
A. C. Bates
United Choirs of
Swede Plain and Polk
Fred B Holton
Polk Methodist Church
S. A. Ramp
Arnold Isaacson
Swede Plain
Thanksgiving Day Gatherings Across Nebraska Homes
The report lists multiple families from Grand Island Mead Stromsburg and Omaha sharing Thanksgiving Day or weekend visits. Clifiord Buzzard Will Green and James Green hosted gatherings with extended family such as Gilbert Blase Harvey Eddie Larson Ed Larson Freddie Smith Chas Smith and Hillis Sterner. Marie Swanson of Mead visited Mrs. Hennie Seymour on Tuesday afternoon.
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Clifiord Buzzard
Grand Island
Will Green
James Green
Gilbert Blase
Harvey
Gerald Mentink
Stromsburg
Eddie Larson
Ed Larson
Freddie Smith
Omaha
Chas. Smith
Stanley Peterson
Junior Glasser
Frank Merchant
Hillis Sterner
Marie Swanson
Mead
Hennie Seymour
Henry thanks Polk Fire Department and helpers
A note from Henry expresses gratitude to the Polk Fire Department and all who assisted in extinguishing a fire on his tractor. The brief message thanks the responders for their efforts.
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Polk Fire Department
Henry
Christmas Toys and Local Property Sales Ad Feature
Wants ads list 160 acres near Polk and Stromsburg with 40 acres wheat 16 acres certified brome grass and 5 acres alfalfa. Improvements include a house wired to REA and possession March 1 1947. Also antique shop offerings and various small items for sale including a hospital bed. Spotted purebred male hogs advertised. Contact A Isaacson Polk Nebraska and Wagner's Antique Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Stromsburg
Polk County
R.E.A
A. Isaacson
Nebraska
Remembrance Note from Mrs Jamds Gredn
Mrs Jamds Gredn thanks well wishers for gifts and cards sent during her illness. She expresses gratitude for the thoughtfulness and support received from friends and neighbors.
Thanking Friends After Hospital Stay Card
A note from Mrs Alfred Wohl thanks friends neighbors and relatives for cards letters gifts and visits during her hospital stay and says their kindness will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wohl
Community Sale Advertises Weekly Thursday Auctions
Community sale notice invites weekly auctions every Thursday at 1 p.m. Bring cattle, hogs, or any items to sell. Call Sale Barn at 592-R in Central City, Nebraska for listings and arrangements. Auctioneer Elmer Galusha signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Nebr
Elmer Galusha
Auc’t
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Amel Lind
Wilma Wessel
John Wessel
Bradshaw
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Edward Papez
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A. E. Swanson
Horgville Baptist Church
Edick A. Anderson
Free Methodist Church
H. M. Williamson
Walter Binford
Hordville Methodist
Nels Pearson
University Bible
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Jesus
First Baptist Church
Paul Lemke
Grace Children’s Home
Henderson
Missionary Society
Mesdames
W. L. Lindburg
Elmer Hanquist
W. R Whitacre
M. G Lindburg
Sundberg Hardware
Wagner
Chas, Wright
W. S. Desch Sons
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Morton House
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American Legion Dance
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Montgomery-Ward
George Reed
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