Faithful Workers Club Holds December Luncheon
The Faithful Workers Club met December 12 at the Hiway Cafe for a one o’clock luncheon with twelve members present. A Christmas program featured a gift cookie and candy exchange. Esther Peterson visited in the P. W. Aker home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Barney Richert of York dined with Mr and Mrs Louie Blase on Thursday.
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Faithful Workers Club
Hiway
Barney Richert
York
Louie Blase
Polk News Items: Local Visitors and Christmas Plans
Mr and Mrs Donald Haggaret of Grand Island were callers in the P. W. Aker home Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Dennis Anderson and sons of Lincoln visited the Oscar Anderson home Sunday after Mr and Mrs Ron Adams and boys left for Denver to spend Christmas with Wayne Adams' family.
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Donald Haggaret
Grand Island
P. W. Aker
Dennis Anderson and Sons of Lincoln
Oscar Anderson
Ron Adams
Denver
Wayne Adams
Progress Files record shows win over Genoa and local moves
Progress Files reports Tuesday night victory over Genoa by a score of 37 to 32. Irving Wire of York plans to move to Polk and open a blacksmith shop in the former Farmer's Produce building on Main Street. Fred Bedient and Leland Bowers visited Sam Charles at Osceola hospital Friday. Several gatherings celebrate a 46th wedding anniversary at Walter Binford’s with multiple couples in attendance. Guests and visitors include Anderson, Sundberg, Hahn, Lindman, and others from Rockford, Illinois, plus Ostberg and Lindahl families visiting in Grand Island and Cleverstown areas. A Christmas cantata was presented by Arborville Congregational Church and Central City Friends Church choirs on Sunday, December 23 in Arborville. Karen’s birthday noted at Harold Miller home with coffee guests. Visits continued among Ostrander and Pace families in Bellwood and surroundings.
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Genoa
Irving Wire
York
Polk
Farmer’s Produce
Main Street
Fred Bedient
Leland Bowers
Sam Charles
Osceola Hospital
Walter Binford
Irvin Anderson
David Sundberg
Lloyd Hahn
Robert Lindman
Rockford, In
Hennie Seymour
Lindmans
Seymour
Linnie Smith
Aletha Nelson
Stromsburg
Hher
Richard Widga
Olof Ostberg
Robert Lindahl
Clarks
Olga Graves
Central City
Jim Benson
Grand Island
Arborville Congregational Church
Dean Lindburg
Eugene Miller
Harold Miller
Karen
Robert Ostrander
Frank Ostrander
Lois
Pace
Bellwood
Community Guests Share Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Charles Cramer and family of Cozad stayed with the Emory Cramer home from Friday through Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dean Nelson of Lincoln and Mrs Sadie Clark of Central City were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock.
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Charles Cramer
Cozad
Emory Cramer
Dean Nelson
Lincoln
Sadie Clark
Central City
Glen Babcock
Weather narrative of a snowy December week recaps daily temps
The article traces a week of snowy days from December 12 to December 18 with numbers showing 14 to 38 degrees, 3 to 8 inches of snow, and a mix of clear frosty mornings and cloud cover. It notes frost on branches, rising sun warmth, and public events like a turkey drawing and a late Edith Benson estate auction shaping daily life.
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Edith Benson
Main St
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Esther Peterson
P. W
Aker
York County Fair Grounds
Nebr
J. D. RW
J. D
Eversman
Allis Chalmers
A. Chalmers
Ford
Francis Makovicka
Dale Auction-Realty Co
York & Bergen
Sutton
York State Bank
Polk County
Road, Bridge, Co. Relief, Hospital, Weed Dist
Polk County Officials
Merry Christmas
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass’n
Polk, Nebraska
Rgers
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