Polking Around and the Diet Cost in Washington
A column satirizes keeping lazy habits and shifts focus from major sports to a nostalgic betting game. It notes Washington curiosities about hamburger and beans diet costs, with figures from September to October and a year prior. It mentions a bridal shower attended by Mrs Ralph Flodman and Mrs Wilmer Johnson in Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ralph Flodman
Wilmer Johnson
Steve Johnson
Martha Shostrom
Stromsburg
Birthday Honoree Fetes at Norfolk Christmas Luncheon
The Birthday Club of southeast Polk celebrated a noon Saturday Christmas buffet at Dr. and Mrs Herbert Feidler’s Norfolk home. Eighteen guests attended for Mrs Hill’s birthday with Santa gifting handmade items and a duet by Amy and Ann Fiedler.
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Birthday Club
Southeast
Polk
Herbert Feidler
Norfolk
Fiedlers
Hill
Santa
Amy
Ann Fiedler
Polkites
Alma Swanson
Elwood Sandell
Don Lindholm
Ron Meerkatz
Fred Richey
Arnold Neuhaus
Marvin Branting
Ed Saylor
Murray Nelson
Glenn Hill
Neil McNaught
Harold Lenz
Irvin Anderson
Dwight Burney
Gaylord Stevens
Bill
Louise Logston
Local Funeral Attendees and Family Visits in Polk
Gloria Griffin and her son Allan Haggstrom of Orange California arrived Friday to attend the funeral of Griffin's mother and Allan's grandmother. Mr and Mrs Paul Coover visited Mrs Alice Best and called on Mrs Edd Coover in the hospital. Mr and Mrs Marvin Fredrickson spent Sunday evening with Ansel Fredrickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Griffin
Allan Haggstrom
Orange
Calif
Allan
Paul Coover
Alice Best
Edd Coover
Marvin Fredrickson
Ansel Fredrickson
Polk area mourns Anna Peterson funeral attendees listed
Out of town guests attended the funeral of Anna Peterson. Names include Axel Rudeen of Golden Colorado Stella Hobbensiefken Leonard Johnson Monroe Walter Bruhn Harold Keeler Platte Center Lew Johnson Genoa Ray Johnson Grand Island Rena Drewel Francis Johnson Central City Carrie Thelander LeMoyne Zhelander Lewellen Vincent Jones Columbus Julia Jones Blair Esther Morgan ONeill Roy Nelson Clarks Mildred Goodgrass Dora McDaniel Bill Wright Osceola Enoch Ekstrand Earl Steever Reuben Jones Eva Nelson Stromsburg Daryl Fossberg Lincoln weekend visit Gordon Fossberg Noel Healther homes TCW Club at Swede Home. Additional visits include Marvin Fredrickson Russell Fjell Virgil Flodman Arlette Johnson Hampton Osceola Good Samaritan Center. Douglas Smith family Chappell visit Osceola Thanksgiving week.
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Anna Peterson
Axel ‘Rudeen
Golden, Colo
Stella Hobbensiefken
Leonard Johnson
Monroe
Walter Bruhn
Harold Keeler
Platte Center
Lewis Johnson
Genoa
Ray Johnson
Grand Island
Rena Drewel
Francis Johnson
Central City
Carrie Thelander
LeMoyne Zhelander
Lewellen
Vincent Jones
Columbus
Julia Jones
Blair
Esther Morgan
O’neill
Roy Nelson
Clarks
Mildred Goodgrass
Dora McDaniel
Bill Wright
Osceola
Enoch Ekstrand
Earl Steever
Reuben Jones
Eva Nelson
Stromsburg
Marvin Fredrickson
Virgil Flodman
Arlette Johnson
Hampton
Julia Flodman
Good Samaritan Center
Douglas Smith
Chappell
Earl Stevens
Card of Thanks for Mary Fern Myers
Our sincere thanks are offered to friends and relatives for memorials flowers cards and other expressions of sympathy at the illness and death of our beloved sister Mary Fern Myers. We especially wish to thank Pastor Irving Stauffer and the Baptist Missionary Society for their help at the time of the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burke Mr. and Mrs. Richard Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fern Myers
Irving Stauffer
Baptist Missionary Society
Earl Burke
Richard Myers
Blase couple thanks friends for 25th wedding anniversary
Lena Mae and Ervin Blase express gratitude to friends and relatives for cards letters and gifts received on their twenty fifth anniversary.
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Lena Mae
Ervin Blase
Polk Happenings Highlight Local Weekend Gatherings
Central City hosts Steve and Mrs Johnson for overnight visit. Christopher Johnson spends weekend with grandparents in Lincoln while Ed and Lloyd Johnson attend Morton Building party. Arthur Samuelson leads York birthday cafe gathering with relatives. Birthday honors for Ellsworth Carlson Claus Oberg Ted Janky and Lisa Carlson hosted by Gordon Carlson. No Name Birthday Club holds Christmas party in York with Lyle Widga Mildred Norquest and others. Swede Plain Church Crusaders meet at Don Dahlin’s home with Verland Widga co-hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No Name Birthday Club
York
Lyle Widga
Mildred Norquest
James Brazda
Harold Lenz
Ernest ‘Brockevelt
Virgil Bush
Florence Hoffman
Orville,Wittler
Crete
Vern Exlund
Bradshaw
Crusaders
Swede Plain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polking
Daryl Fossberg
Lincoln
Gordon Fossberg
Noel Healther
Russell Fjell
TCW Club
Rudolph Sandin
Polk High School
Polk Cubs
Silver Creek
ST. Edward
Co-Op Oil, Inc
Polk Oil CO
Polk Farm Supply
Blanche
Victor Anderson CO. Funeral Chapel
West Polk
Bonnie Meerkatz
Mason
Bob Baack
Ted Cannon
Enoch Peterson
A. M. Griffin Allen
Jane Haggstrom
Parkview
Reuben C. Gustafson
Polk Country Womans Club
Central TV
St. Mac
Motorola and Sylvania Sales & Service
Norge
E. T. Parminter
Nebr
Fry Roofing
Lowe Paints
Armstrong Barwick Carpeting
Discount Lumber & Paint
Movie Lumber Co
Lady Kenmore
Maury Newcomer
Gateway Realty
Gibson's Discount Pharmacy
Ith
Esther Rahrs
Town & Country
Dodds Home Furnishings
Gateway Realty of
Barber’s
Partners Mutual OF
Nebr Insurance
Bee Leland Harless
J.C. Clark, & CO
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