Local visiting patterns at Polk area homes this weekend
Mr and Mrs Milan Blase and family visited Mr and Mrs Arnold Peters in Lincoln on Sunday. Patty Hanson with Candy and Travis from York spent the weekend with Carroll Flodman’s family. Carroll Flodman, Hanson, and children visited Central City with Robin Wlodman and Dave Kennel. Flodman visited Grace Runquist at the Good Samaritan Center. Ira Glasser and Mrs Mil dred Snodgrass hosted Sunday dinner at the Bit O Sweden in Stromsburg.
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Patty Hanson
Candy and
Travis
York
Carroll Flodman
Central City
Robin Wlodman
Dave Kennel
Grace Runquist
Good Samaritan Center
Ira Glasser
Mildred Snodgrass
Stromsburg
Home Society Meeting Chooses Charity and Social Fun
Home Society met November 30 at Ella Cramer’s home with eleven members and one guest. Bea Johnson, president, led the meeting, voting to send 15 dollars to the Nebraska Children’s Home for Christmas. Irene Widga won high in cards, Minnie Miers low, and Myrtie Werner received the hostess gift. The gathering closed with the Lord’s Prayer and a pot luck lunch. Weekend visitors Bill Wurtz Jeff and Julie from Clarks visited Mrs P W Aker and Nell Aker.
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3 Home Society
Ella Cramer
Bea Johnson
Nebraska
Irene Widga
Minnie Miers Low
Myrtie Werner
Letters to the Progress on the Nebraska Boom Name
A Maine reader and Ralph Cook discuss the origin of the Nebraska Boom name along the Penobscot River. The exchange suggests Indian cussword origins, possible diary mentions, and theories tying the term to regional politics and lumber history. Norris adds notes on language, place naming, and regional folklore.
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Polk
Penobscot
Mark
Nebraska
Nebraska Island
Jackson Island
Penobscot River
Old Town
Jackson
Congress
Maine
Missouri
Kansas
Mexico
Cuba
Northeast Archives of
Orono
Ralph E. Cook
University of Maine At
Ralph
Maine Woods
Midwest
United States
Oregon
California
Polk County Farm Bureau Represented at State Convention
Polk County Farm Bureau sent 11 members to the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation 55th annual convention in Kearney November 18 to 21. Robert Bryan said Susan Bryan participated in the Talent Fund Contest on November 18, with Walter Berck Oscar Imm and Mrs Wallace Sandell among voting delegates. Visitors and social notes accompany coverage of local residents and nearby gatherings in Ris ing City and Seward.
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Polk County Farm Bureau
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Kearney
Robert Bryan
Susan Bryan
Wallace Sandell
Oscar Imm
Walter Berck
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Milan Blase
Arnold Peters
Lincoln
Home Society Meets
Bill Wurtz
Jeff
Julie
Clarks
P W. Aker
Nell Aker
James
Ross Tarr
Citizens State Bank
Ralph Cook
Omaha
Norris
Nora Gustafson
Hannah Bodine
Thengvall
Ivan Sundberg
Dean Sundberg
Joe Ehn
Rudolph Gustafson
Willard Henderson
Wesley Henderson
Rising City
Willard
Marvin Martin
Seward
Leslie Adelson
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