Final Musings and Holiday Tales From a Publisher
A columnist bids farewell to the Progress staff and thanks readers for eight months with Osc eola Publishing Co. He jokes about Christmas decor reuse, white Christmas snow, and sleds, then recalls shop chatter about a bikini nightie and waist sizes. He notes surprise at Christmas letters and personal greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Johnson
Santa Claus
Santa
Uncle Sam
Osceola Publishing Co
Fran Howe
Birthday observance honors Mrs Sagehorn with neighbors
A neighborhood group celebrated Mrs Paul Sagehorn’s birthday with a noon dinner and day of fellowship. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Glen Babcock, Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson, Mrs Martha Larson, Mrs Sadie Clark, Mrs Minnie Miers, and Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney. Evening guests from York, Hampton, and Bradshaw joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sagehorn
Glen Babcock
Clarence Johnson
Martha Larson
Sadie Clark
Minnie Miers
Dwight Burney
Ardean Kohtz
York
Don Schmidt
Hampton
Ray Kohtz
Wirs
Harold Hoffman
Bradshaw
Polk Cubs Fall to Marquette in Holiday Tournament
Polk entered the Marquette holiday tournament with an unbeaten record but Marquette’s height and shooting overwhelmed the Polk Cubs 81 to 52. Lapses and turnovers plagued Polk, while Marquette pulled away early with easy layups and strong rebounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Johnson
Polk
Marquette
Polk Cubs
Cubs
Christmas at the Howe household
The Howe family savors a modest Christmas with useful gifts. The narrator recalls a brother in law sending an ivory and briar pipe crafted in Japan from materials gathered in Africa and Italy. Terri desires Go Go boots, Billy a football suit, and Timmy eyes a venture into the creepy crawler business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Santa
Korea
Africa
Italy
Japan
Terri
Billy
Timmy
Lundborg Longtime Polk County Farmer Dies at 83
Carl Lundborg born in Smaland Sweden Sept 13 1882 died Dec 21 1965 at Storm Lake Iowa hospital aged 83 He came to the U S in 1901 farmed on the same Polk County plot 50 years living with daughter Laura Buchholz in Storm Lake Funeral Dec 23 at Covenant Church Stromsburg burial in Stromsburg cemetery Survivors include daughter granddaughter and great granddaughter two brothers Gust KE and Ernest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lundborg
Carl William Lundborg
Smaland
Sweden
John Larson
Storm Lake
Mr Lundborg
U.S
Polk County
Laura Buchholz
Hannah Johnson
Laura
Carl Lundberg
Evangelical Covenant Church of
Stromsburg
Gust KE
Stomshung
Ernest
Sween
Covenant Church
Eldon Bergen
Oskar Molinder
Stromsburg Cemetery
Calmer Youngquist
Orion Hanson
Byron Johnson
Verlin Johnson
Milton Johnson Jr
Carl R. Johnson
Ford Johnson
Carl Allinder
Progress News Pickup Starts January by Alvena Lind
Beginning Monday January 3 Mrs Alvena Lind will collect news for the Progress from her home. Call 765-2 with news items and do not call the Progress office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvena Lind
Progress Office
Farewell for Pinkernell at Evangelical Free Church
The Evangelical Free Church in Polk held a December 27 farewell for Rev and Mrs William Pinkernell and their daughters. The program featured readings, songs, gifts, and remarks, with clergy from Stromsburg and Grand Island, followed by a church lunch. The Pinkernells depart for Rockford Illinois where he will pastor the Silver Hill church. Four Polk area men join Osceola draft group bound for pre induction physicals in Omaha. Rodney Johnson enlists in navy. Larry Johnson plans to enlist. Ronnie Johnson also joins navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pinkernell
The
Evangelical Free Church
Ralph Larson
Stromsburg
Pinkernell
County Ministerial Association
Roger Goodson
Maine Church
Reuben Hanquist
Roland Rodine
Dianne
Donna Bodine
W.M.S
John Nyberg
Harold Jensen
Gene Wood
Crabtree
Grand Island
Alsa
Rudolph Nyberg
Pinkerwell
Rev Johansen
West Monroe
Pinkernells
Silver Hill
Polk Area
Polk
Osceola
County
Omaha
Alvin Kisler
Consumers Public Power
York
Larry Coover
Gary Harless
Polk Lumber Co
Gary Sagehorn
Raymond Sagehorn
Gary
Mary Mather Weds Holger Erikson in Polk Service
Mary Helen Mather of Central City and Holger G. Erikson of Marquette were married Tuesday evening December 28 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Polk. Mrs Walter Nielsen of Polk served as matron of honor and Neil Erikson of Central City was best man. The reception followed at the Walter Nielsen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Helen Mather
Central City
Holger G. Erikson
Marquette
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Polk
Walter Nielsen
Neil Erikson
Fjell Family Gatherings Mention Christmas Eve Event
Mr and Mrs Russell Fjell attended the Fjell family gathering on Christmas Eve at the Joe Fjell home in Osceola. Mr and Mrs Leroy Bills and daughter of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Mrs Ruth Bills were Tuesday dinner guests in the Estor Lackey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Fjell
Fjell
Joe Fjell
Osceola
Leroy Bills
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ruth Bills
Estor Lackey
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Nebraska
Don Hanquist
Polk Falls
Ray Ruger
Duane Newton
Ernie Lott
Elmer Garner
Hardville
Merle LaVelle
Bill LaVelle
Bob Clymer
Jack LaVelle
Laurel
Faye Sawyer
Mary Salchow
Ed Nelson
Arnold
Eddie Johnson
C. C. Bodine
Albert Sundberg
Emma Johnson
Mary Mather
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