Community Christmas Gatherings Around Seward Area
North Blue News chronicles weekend visits and pre Christmas dinners across Seward and nearby towns. Families including McIntosh Baack Rahrs Dose Person Stunkel Blase Rehers and others share hospitality, hospital updates, and travels to Central City Grand Island and Buffalo New York for holiday plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Smith
Art Dose
Buffalo
N.Y
Kenneth
Willis Rehers
Golden, Cole
Raymond Stunkel
Mr. Stunkel
Henry Blase
Ray tSunket
Gilbert Rehers
Ray Lacy
Grand Island
Auxiliary Christmas Party Brings Members and Santa Claus
Thirty three members of the Auxiliary and Jr. Auxiliary gathered for their annual Christmas party. Mrs. Max Jones and Jolene Myers presided as committees reported their activities and Kisler led in a three point lead. The Jr. Auxiliary performed carols duets by Connie Jones and Linda Kisler and smaller members did skits. Santa Claus arrived with gifts before a pot luck lunch hosted by Mrs. Robert Steenbock and Mrs. Leonard Warnick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary
Max Jones
Jolene Myers
Kisler
Connie Jones
Linda Kisler
Santa Claus
Robert Steenbock
Leonard Warnick
Morris Golden Wedding to Be Observed at Polk Hall
Mr and Mrs D C Morris will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at the Community Hall Polk on Sunday December 30 from 2 00 to 5 00 P M Friends and relatives are invited and the couple request no gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Morris
Polk
Blacksmith Irving Wize to Open Polk Shop Next Week
Irving Wize of York will move to Polk between Christmas and New Year and open a blacksmith shop in the former Farmers Produce building on Main Street. He and his family will relocate to Park, with Polk Commercial Club members helping set up. Wize will require cash payments and seeks steady work to sustain the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Wize
York
Polk
Farmers Produce
Main St
Wize
Albert Tietmeyer
Irving
Polk Commercial Club
E&r Welding Co
Polk County Farmers Union Meets In Community Hall
The Polk County Farmers Union annual gathering featured Emma Horstman and Lloyd Hahn presenting European and Hawaiian slides sponsored by the national union. Natalie Hahn and Gail Giles performed a musical skit. P. W. Aker was elected president with M. G. Lindburg as vice president and secretary treasurer Lawrence Hoffman. Mrs. Lloyd Hahn will lead the women’s division. Aker to state convention delegate with Lindburg as alternate. Lunch served by local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Co. Farmers Union
Polk
Emma Horstman
Europe
Lloyd Hahn
Hawaii
National Farmers Union
Natalie Hahn
Gail Giles
P. W. Aker
M. G. Lindburg
Lawrence Hoffman
Swede Plain WSCS Hosts Christmas Meeting
The Swede Plain WSCS met at the church with Mrs. Lennis Lind as prayer leader. Program leaders were Mrs. Elmer Gleim and Mrs. Robert Shostrom. A five member dialogue Christmas is Sharing was presented. A Christmas exercise What is This Thing Called Christmas was given with Mrs. Reuben Ehn as reader. Guests enjoyed refreshments served by hostesses Mrs. Walter Stohl and Mrs. Ted Dittmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Lennis Lind
Elmer Gleim
Robert Shostrom
Reuben Ehn
Walter Stohl
Ted Dittmer
Hanquist Family Hosts Christmas Program Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hanquist and family and Mrs. Ruth Bills were Sunday evening lunch guests of Mrs. Laura Bolton after the Baptist Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hanquist
Ruth Bills
Laura Bolton
Santa Claus to visit Polk for Christmas program
Santa Claus will ride through Polk on Saturday at 2 00 PM on Main Street in his train to give children candy sacks with ride tickets. Each sack contains two rides on the train. The Polk Christmas program ends with the event and the Commercial Club wishes everyone a merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Main St
Polk
Commercial Club
Arborville Christmas Socials and Visits Quietly Multiply
Arborville residents gathered for Christmas dinner and coffee gatherings with Hoffmans and extended families. Neighbor visits included Burgess, Bedient, Beckner, Gierdan, and Kreutz households with church society meetings noted and a trip to see local lights and pageant in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hoffman, Jr
Martin Hoffman
Darold Hoffman
Leonard Hoffman
eVrlan Johnson
Osceola
Curtis Hoffman
Benedict
Marie Hoffman
Lawrence Hoffman
Larry
Bess Sisty
Charles Burgess
Fred Bedient
Ed Beckner
Gordon Fossberg
James Wochner
Myron Norquest
Darold Gierdan
Utica
Francis Jewell
Arborville
Don Miller
Len Bowers
Sam Charles
Osceola Hospital
Missionary and Aid Society of the
Harold Bedient
R. L. Clark
Ohiowa
Rex Kreutz
Trumbull
Mabel Kreutz
Francis Tewell
Mabel
Oberg Attends Kingdom Ministry School for Five Week Course
Mervin H. Oberg left for South Lansing New York to attend a five week specialized training course in the ministry at the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Kingdom Ministry School. Over 2 000 presiding ministers in the United States have already attended this schol and a similar school is being conducted in many other lands to give overseers training in directing the world wide preaching work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin H. Oberg
South Lansing
N. Y
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Kingdom
United States
Ostrander Families Visit Relatives in Lincoln Area
Mr and Mrs Robert Ostrander and Mrs Frank Ostrander with Lois visited Sunday with her mother Mrs Pace at Bellwood. Mr and Mrs Walter Green Mrs Bessie Green Gary Green were guests of Mr and Mrs Everett Green and Regy in Lincoln Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ostrander
Frank Ostrander
Lois
Pace
Bellwood
Walter Green
Bessie Green
Gary Green
Everett Green
Regy
Lincoln
Christmas Gift Subscriptions Listed by Donor Names
A reader list shows Christmas gift subscriptions given by numerous individuals and couples. Donors include Oscar John son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willits, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Adelson, Mrs. H. G. Brauer, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reckner, Mrs. Ruth Kroger, Mrs. Marie Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. James Brazda Sr, and other households such as Mr. and Mrs. Grant Willits, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wurtz, Mrs. Anna Wurtz, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Fisher, W. M. Blender, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kisler, and Mr. and Mrs. Emory Cramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sigler
Oscar Johnson
A. Raymond Johnson
Robert Willits
Emily Person
Willard Adelson
John Kruse
H. W. Brase
H. G. Brauer
Blaine Mills
Dennis Mills
L. O. Williams
Ed Reckner
Hazel Nelson
Ruth Kroger
Mike Williams
Marie Nelson
R. A. Homolka
James Brazda
Grant Willits
Ralph Shaffer
Herb Wurtz
Oscar Jones
Anna Wurtz
Edwin Deuker
Morris Fisher
Virginia Werth
Marie Doremus Everett Blender
W. L. Blender
W. M
Cubs Win Two Conference Tilts
The Polk Cubs beat Silver Creek 49-42 at home with Sundberg 17 Kroger 15 and Fpell 14. Kroger 20 rebounds while Sundberg 10 and Fjell 9 framed the win as Sterner and Sealey scored late. Genoa game followed 37-32 with Kroger 13 and Karloff 12 rebounds. Polk improves to 2-0 in Goldenrod Conference and heads to St Edward Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Cubs
Hampton
Silver Creek Tigercats
Cubs
Doug Sundberg
Max Kroger
Dave F Pell
Galen Sterner
Dennis Sealey
Silver Creek
Jerry Sock
Cub
Dave Fjell
Little Cubs
S.C
Polk
Genoa
Max
Kroger
Jim Karloff
Dave Fijell
Carores
Jerry Gdowski
Gdowski
Ted Cremers
Ken Westring
Orioles
Bob Rahrs
Dennis Carlstrom
Benny Borer
St. Edward
Goldenrod
Progress News Briefs Omit Ads For Page Count
This week the Progress newspaper reduced pages to eight, omitting several news items and delaying greeting advertisements to next week to fit within the page limit.
Polk County Rural Public Power District honors retiring directors
George Bond of Gresham and Wm Kosch of Shelby were honored at the December Polk County Rural Public Power District meeting in Stromsburg for 28 years of service. Board president M G Lindburg praised their unremunerated work, noting later per diem rose to 10 dollars in 1957. Both men received jackets as appreciation tokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bond
Gresham
Wm. Kosch
Shelby
Polk County
REA
Stromsburg
Bond
Kosch
M. G. Lindburg
Lindburg
Nellie Benson
Myron Jones
Orville Hennings
Dale Bucht
Robert Oberg
Raymond Bond
Arborville Churches Unite for Christmas Cantata
The combined choirs of Arborville Congregational Church and Central City Friends Church will present a cantata on Sunday December 23 at 7 30 p m in the Arborville church. Sunday School members will dramatize the Christmas story as the choir performs. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborville Congregational Church
Central City Friends Church
Arborville
Happy Hour Club Holds Dec Meeting At Renquist Home
The Happy Hour Club gathered at Mrs. Robert Renquist home with Mrs. Lowell Bills assisting. A brief business session followed by Secret Pals reveal and gift exchange ended with a lunch served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hour Club
Robert Renquist
Lowell Bills
Ostrander and Lindburg Families Host Birthday Gathering
Mr and Mrs Robert Ostrander visited Sunday evening in the Ervin Ostrander home in David City. Mr and Mrs Dean Lindburg and family and Eugene Miller were Tuesday evening coffee guests in the Harold Miller home to help celebrate Karen birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Blase
John Miller
Central City
Clarence Rahrs
Bobby
Paul Sagehorn
Raymond Sagehorn
Marvin Sagehorn
Nickerson
Norma Gerkensmeyer
Seward
Glen Doremus
Crete
Alma Rahrs
Hannah Carlson
Elmer Swanson
Lennyone Swanson
Joe Hahn
Carl Carlstrom
Tommie
Billy
John Ray
John
Cecil Eaton
Ed Dobberstein
Glen
Robert Ostrander
Frank Ostrander
Lois
Ervin Ostrander
David City
Dean Lindburg
Eugene Miller
Harold Miller
Karen
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Concordia High School
Robert Baack
Martin Baack
Christmas Lane
Frank Scheapler
Walter Fisher
J. Harless
Raymond Stankel
Roy Heiden
Ewart Klingsporn
County Farmers Union
Swede Plain
Arborville News
Barry Nyberg
Arborville Church
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