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Christmas Gatherings Across Polk County Families
The Polk County report lists numerous local families and relatives sharing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals and gift exchanges. Hosts include the Fredrickson, Gustafson, Wiemer, Johnson, McNaught, Nelson, Adelson, Stromberg, Nelson, and Rose families, with guests traveling from Lincoln, Gothenburg, Omaha, York, Cozad, Arthur, and New York City for festive dinners and parties. Highlights include Waldon McNaught preparing for Far East service and multiple dinners in Stromsburg and surrounding towns.
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Elwyn Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Dean Wiemer
Lincoln
Fred Johnson
M. L. Johnson
Gwynnel
Gordon
N. EB. McNaught
Bill
Christ
Waldon McNaught
Far East
Frank Nelson
Gothenburg
Carl Steelquist
Will Kroger
Lloyd Kroger
Max
Ben Peterson
Esther Morgan
Robert Richardson
L. S. Nelson
Harry Nelson
Grand Island
Naomi Jenkins
Eddie and
Mary Low
Omaha
Conrad Weburg
New York City
J. E. Nyberg
Mildred
S W. P. Miller
Messrs
and Mesdames
Orlie Miller
Dwayne
Floyd Miller
Noel Kealiher
Leroy Nelson
Harold Brockenburg
Theo Larson
Ed Larson
Gloria Adelson
Frank * Adelson
Willard Adelson
Jimmie
Clarks
Max Nelson
Monroe
Ted Wyman
Ozceola
Merle
Lloyd Stromberg
Rolland Stromberg
Charlotte Rose
Lavar Sandell
Sandell
Mark
Glen Rosa
Cozad