Kindergarten Having A Busy December
The kindergarten kept busy in December with a decorated room and tree. The Night Before Christmas practice for the Christmas program is planned for Wednesday. Three pupils were ill early in the week. Reynold Merchant returns after pneumonia. Children learn letter sounds, box object collection, and two-set equivalence in math. they write numerals to four and practiced telephone numbers. Gisele Anderson and Paul Blender celebrate December birthdays.
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Reynold Merchant
Gisele Anderson
Paul Blender
Arborville Missionary Society Holds December Meeting
The Arborville Missionary and Aid Society met December 11 at Mrs. Herschel Shen's home. President Mrs Fred Bedient led the business session, Mrs Ester Lackey led the lesson, and 11 members with 3 guests attended. Christmas carols were sung and a lunch by Mrs Shenk followed. Mr and Mrs Ted Dittmer attended the 50th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Sidney Graham at Silver Creek Sunday.
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Arborville Missionary and Aid Society
Herschel Shen
Fred Bedient
Ester Lackey
Shenk
Ted Dittmer
Sidney Graham
Silver Creek
Public Hearing Planned On Highway 30 Realignment
Nebraska Highway Commission and Department of Roads seek public input on the Duncan to Silver Creek Highway 30 realignment. A design hearing is offered to discuss social economic and environmental effects and proposals from public and private interests. Written requests for a hearing must reach Room 152 Lincoln by January 5 1970. Publish Dec 11 and 18 1969.
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Duncan
Silver Creek
Highway Commissions
Nebraska Department of Roads
Highway Commission
Nebraska Highway Commission
Department of Roads
Lincoln
Nebraska
The Sixties and Silence in Nixon Era Predictions
The piece reflects on how the 1960s might be labeled from Safe to Soaring while noting varied, vivid descriptors. It discusses how President Nixon promotes silence as virtue and interprets it as consent, with decades ahead uncertain and potentially surprising.
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Nixon
Faithful Workers Club Holds December Luncheon in York
The Faithful Workers Club met at a York cafe on Monday December 15 for a 1 PM luncheon program and gift exchange. President Mildred Norquist led the meeting and named the shut-in of the month. Della Hoffman and Margaret Brockevelt made Christmas decorations while gifts were chosen from under a lighted tree. Afternoon coffee followed.
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York
Mildred Norquist
Della Hoffman
Margaret Brockevelt
Burned gloves and a frozen trap for a poltergeist
A narrator recalls failed efforts to stop a disruptive poltergeist with burnt gloves and freezing the objects. The plan shifts to trapping the spirit, noting the entity targets households with children and vanishes when the last child leaves. The text blends humor and superstition about folktale hauntings.
Mrs Mirl Stewart Hosts Woman's Club Event
The Pork Woman's Club met Tuesday evening December 2 for a buffet supper at Mrs Mirl Stewart's home. Mrs Ann O Shea opened with Luke 2 1 20. Members sang carols played games and held a gift exchange. Assistant hostesses included Mrs Mae Felton Mrs Oscar Sundberg and others.
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Pork Woman's Club
Mirl Stewart
Ann O'Shea
Leslie Adelson
O'Shea
Mae Felton
Oscar Sundberg
Verland Widga
Jim Brazda
Dave Moore
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Wnete
Burg Refrigeration
Stromsburg
GMC
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Leland Harless
Lowe Brothers Paints—Builders
Moore Lumber Co
RCA
Zenith
Bob Baack
Hordville
Glenn Fowler
Hardville
Progress
Dick Boswell
Ryan
Watkins
Gilbert Springer
Margaret Lott
Polk County
Edith V. Naslund
State OF
Eldon R. Johnson
Highway Commission of
Harimans
Central City Veterinary Clinic
Central City
Polk
E. T. Parminter
Nebr
ASCS
Osceola
Maytag Mert
Maytag
Russell Fjell
South Polk
Oliver Johnson
Neal van Housen
Charles Whittemore
Abbie Green
Arborville
C. Cecil Bloe
Nebraska State Highway Commission
Polking
Cal
Coolidge
Faithful Workers Club
the Faithful Workers Club Met
Woman’s
Horace Stevens
Joann
Walgren
Cabin Trailer
Roy Horst
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