Thanksgiving dinner guests fill Polk and surrounding towns
Ten years ago on December 6 1935 families from Loup City Havens York and Central City gathered for Thanksgiving at the Martin Baack home and others hosted dinners across Polk and Hardville. Local visitors Ernest Hahn and family prepared to travel to Denver while residents enjoyed farm market notes and specials in Polk Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wurtz
J C Smith
August Anderson
Loup City
Harry Wurtz
Merle Hill
Carl Berger
York
Herbert Wurtz
Havens
Paul Wurtz
Will Wurtz
Martin Baack
Victor Hahn
Chicago
Ernest Hahn
Denver
Simson
Finnell
Polk and
Hardville
Carl Steelquist
Otis Anderson
Charles Erickson
Carl Erickson
Central City
Wayne Hill
R. L. Peterson
Andrs. Clark Snodgrass
Stromaburg
Tra Glasser
Harold Nelson
Marks
T J Nelson
Everette Green
Gladys Deever
Klone
Faye van Housen
Walter Green
Erickson
Edgar
August Nelson
Cenith McCoy
Vera Hill
Lornalfreds
St Edwards
Warren Samuelson
W E Johnson
North Platte
Harold Bedient
Fred Whitworth
C A Carlson
Harold Reed
Lincoln
Victor Kerker
Ames Lind
John Lind
Freda Lindard
W A Carmine
Louise Baack
York County
Enoch Peterson
Albert Bolstad
George Larson
Nellie Peterson
Ben Peterson
Peterson
Oscar Sundberg
Dorothy Witte
Grand Island
Theo Larson
Ed Larson
Gloria
Ralph Johnson
Kenneth Strong
Wilber Whitacre
Donna Lee
Lonetta Anderson
Merle Stromberg
Oscar Stromberg
Holland
Lloyd Stromberg
Lloyd Stromberg and Sons
Roy Davenport
Aurora
Roscoe Kroger
Lloyd Kroger
California
Postwar West Offers Space for Expansion and Homeseekers
This western region presents abundant materials and facilities to support postwar growth. Ample land and a healthful, contented life among friendly neighbors in scenic surroundings attract homeseekers.
Local shoppers seek bargains amid holiday listings
A grocery list features items like grapefruit eggs Fancy Cookles Ibivc cheese and savings on sugar ground beef and lard. The page mixes advertisements with Thanksgiving social notes and notices of family visits and dinners across towns including Utica North Platte Grand Island and Lincoln with multiple households hosting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Herbes
J G Felton
Utica
Betty Jo Alfreds
Thanksgiving Socials and Family Visits Across Omaha Area
Local notes describe Thanksgiving visits and hospitality across several households. Mr and Mrs J C McClure spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Alice Nelson and daughters. Many relatives from Erie Kansas Scandia Alberta and Stamford Nebraska stopped in for meals and greetings. News includes flu cases confinement reports and travel plans for Francis Skinner and AMM 2c B J Baker departing for Puerto Rico.
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J C McClure
Alice Nelson
Jack Rice
Leon Olson
Erie
Kansas
Nebraska
Francis Skinner
Hordville
Nelson
LeMoyne Doremus Mac Seabee
Jordhn
States
Mariannas
Rachels
Berkeley
Calif
C H. Brumbach
Brumbach
York
Verna Stark
Clarence Bengston
Hildhitz Bengston
Scandia
Alberta
Canada
Lloyd Kroger
Chas. Shepard
Stamford
Neb
Grand Island
Jeanelle
Soren Jensen
Aurora
Oscar Jones
Carl Waak
Mary Blase
Fred Laessle
Roger Hill
Connie Rae
Paul Coover
Lloyd Stromberg and Sons
Card of Thanks for Adolph Forss Death
The Forss family expresses thanks for help flowers and cards following the death of their son and brother Adolph Forss Irene and Donald acknowledge the support and kindness shown during this bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Forss
Irene
Donald
Thanks for the Card and Kindness
Mrs Wilmer Rodine expresses gratitude to friends for cards flowers visits and acts of kindness during her illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Rodine
Manager Wanted for Feed Company Supervisory Role
Nationally known feed company seeks a county supervisor with proven sales and supervisory ability. No prior feed experience required. age 30 to 48. Salary and commissions, home rights, expenses paid for HQ visit. Include age and experience in letter c o of this paper.
Religious Notices From Hordville and Swede Plain Churches
Hordville Baptist Church led by Edick A. Anderson with 1900 Bible School, 100 Morning Worship. Free Methodist Church under Rev H M Williamson offers Church School at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 with Walter Binford supervisor, Evening services at 7 30 pm. Swede Plain Methodist churches under Rev A C Bates announce Christmas party for Methodist Youth Fellowship December 10 and tea by the Children’s Dept Cradle Roll. Swede Plain worship at 10 am Church School 11 am. Pork Church School 10 am 11 am Morning Worship 7 30 pm. Hoadville Methodist led by Nels Pearson with Sunday School at 10 am and public worship at 11 am, The Greatest Book In the World, welcome to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville
Free Methodist Church
H. M. Williamson
Walter Binford
Polk
Swede Plain
A. C. Bates
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Childrens Dept
Pork
Hoaodville Methodist
First Baptist Church Paul Lemke Program Notes
Sunday activities include Church School at 11:60 a.m. Worship service and a 7:30 p.m. message by Pastor Lemke. Midweek prayer at the Lind home Wednesday. Christmas Candlelight Service planned with Mrs Lemke presenting. hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Paul Lemke
Winnie Lind Sunt
Lind
Christmas Missionary Society
Lemke
Mesdames
W. L. Lindburg
Elmer Hanquist
Evangelical Free Church Services Page Brief
Milford pastor leads Sunday services with morning worship and Sunday School. The choir will sing during the 11 am service. Gospel Service at 7:30 pm Sunday. Stanley Lindquist, a war veteran just back from Germany, will sing and speak at 7:30 pm. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Milford E. Olsen
Stanley E. Lindquist
Germany
Mrs Swanson Returns to Polk After son's Homecoming
Mrs Joe Swanson of Grand Island returns to Polk for a few weeks as her son David comes home after his discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Swanson
Grand Island
Polk
David
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