Christmas Guests Share Meals Across Local Homes
Christmas Day and Eve gatherings spread through Central City Lincoln Stromsburg and Stromsburg area families. The Dolan Hahn and Swanson households hosted, with Krause Sundberg Johnson and Crow relatives among the guests. Debbi and Steven Stromberg visited grandparents in Lincoln while other relatives joined in Christmas dinners in Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolan Hahn
Michael
Michelle
Elmer Swanson
Central City
Herb Krause
Karen
Adams
Dennis Krause
California
Floyd Zuver
Fairbury
Oscar Sundberg
Ed Saylor
Judy
Steve
Christmas Visitation Highlights Polk Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Richard Widga hosted Christmas Day with guests including Mr and Mrs Urban Spoor of Peru Mr and Mrs Bill Ferrand of Lincoln Lillian Ferrand of Stromsburg and Melchior Widga. Spoor family then spent the weekend with Donavin Widga and family. Larry Jones and family left Monday after visiting Vern Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Widga
Urban Spoor
Peru
Bill Ferrand
Lincoln
Lillian Ferrand
Stromsburg
Melchior Widga
Donavin Widga
Larry Jones
Vern Jones
Hordville Happenings Christmas Visit and Local Gatherings
Pvt. Donald Ortegren spends holiday leave with family in Hordville and nearby towns. Christmas Eve and Day dinners bring together many Blase, Driewer, Erickson, Holtorf, Crawford, and Ortegren relatives across Aurora, Hampton, Lincoln, York, Central City, Stromsburg, and Ra gan with church services noted at Free Mission Church. Pvt Harold Ortegren at Ft Hood prepares to report January 4 amid family gatherings including Lillie Ortegren in Central City and several Ortegren relatives from Concord and Ra gan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Blase
Will Blase
Aurora
Gilbert Driewer
Bob
Don Driewer
Clarence Blase
Lorence Blase
Hampton
G. W. Randahl
Carl Holtocf
Maynard
Edolf Erickson
Edward Erickson
Norman
Evelyn Erickson
Lincoln
Free Mission Church
Merlyn Fowler
Glen Fowler
Gene Fowler
Dale Bengtson
Wilbur Jones
Gary Jones
Leroy Nelson
Omaha
Dwight Backenburg
Anna Ehn
Bernice
Myrtle
Central City
Marvin Ehn
Ceresco
Jennie Johnson
Johnson
Floyd Johnson
Leo Bowlby
Bud Wall
Allen Hemmingsen
Kearney
Gust Driewer
York
Richard Carnes
Carl Holtorf
Omer
Troester
Teri
Charles Osterman
Mark Holterf
Linda
Walter Holtorf
Ra~gan
L. J. Bengtson
Dale
Mark Holtorf
Carh Holtorf
Ft. Leonard
Emil Wilshusen
Eddie Mundt
Melvin Mundt
Lester Henning Ane
Crete
Bud Person
Wilshusen
Dennis Weeks
Ida Bush
Dale Hanquist
Lawrence Erickson
Lowell Keyes
Roger Erickson
Stromsburg
Harold Ortegren
Ft. Hood
Texas
Harold Hanquist
Bernice Erickson
Ralph Swedenburg
Clarks
Lillie Ortegren
Ray Hanson
Concord
Carroll Ortegren
Ray Ortegren
Liisa
Linda Andreasen
January workshops in Polk County offer varied lessons
The County Agent's News lists January events including a Soils Management Workshop in Stroms burg January 3 and 5, an Irrigation Workshop for Polk County January 17 19 24 and 26, a Pesticide Workshop in Central City January 6 and Area Chemical Dealers meeting in Columbus January 24, plus Furniture Refinishing in Osceola January 26 and Home Extension Leader Training on Fabric Finishes in Osceola January 6. It then warns Nebraskas winter hazards and advises emergency car kits for blizzards with items like a first aid kit flashlight blankets and tire chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Polk County
Central City
Columbus
Osceola
Polk Christmas Guests and Local Hospital Note
Christmas Eve guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Stevens and Dennis with Mr and Mrs Larry Hammond and sons from Rockford New Jersey. Rolland Stromberg family visited Bat tle Creek Iowa. Mrs Lloyd Stromberg discharged from Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln. Verland Widga family Lucy Beetem and Ben Beetem from Central City. Leonard Beetem from Central City visited Jones home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Stevens
Dennis
Larry Hammond
Rockford, NJ
Rolland Stromberg
Battle Creek
Iowa
Lloyd Stromberg
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Verland Widga
Lucy Beetem
Ben Beetem
Central City
Leonard Beetem
Jones Home
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Ray Sundberg
Calmar Johnson
Harvey Sund
POLK
Tite Wiehe Fou
Iga
Morton
Georgie Porgie
Brach’s
Glenside Bacon
Prairie Maid
Stromberg’s
Uaaitac AM
Hordville
Donald Ortegren
Nebraska
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