Three Generations of Local News Across Decades
A collage of short items notes Claude Green returning from Camp Dodge to Iowa, Vern Waldin’s 25th birthday party, and real estate sale. It also lists births in January, soldiers returning from France, and a pistol badge worn by Godfred Olson. Later segments cover 1924 leap year bachelors, accidents, and band rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Green
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Frank Scheapler
Pete Schrader
Harry Hahn
Godfred Olson
Camp Grant
Ill
Polk
France
Polk Churches Readies Regular Services Across Towns
Hordville Baptist and several Polk area churches announce weekly schedules with Sunday School morning worship and midweek prayer meetings. Readers are invited to attend services at Milford Free Methodist and Plainfield Methodist churches alongside Hordville and nearby congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville Baptist Church
Whick A Anderson
1000 Bible School
Free Methodist Church
Charles Snyder
Walter Senford
Hordville
Youth Sunday and memorial sermons at Arborville Church
The Arborville Congregational Church led by Rev. Earle Eaton lists February Youth Sunday topics including The Days Of Thy Youth and Lincoln Memorial sizing up a man. Also notes Washington Memorial Men Who God Chooses and St Valentine A Little Bit Of Love. Other notes cover local births illnesses visits and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Eaton
Floyd Merchant
Kenneth Bedient
Harold Bedient
Eaton
Lincoln
St. Valentine
Washington Memorial
Families Attend National Rural Electric Cooperative Convention Trip
A group including Mr and Mrs W L Anderson Mr and Mrs George H Bond Mr and Mrs Wm Kosch Mr and Mrs Lindburg and Mr and Mrs George Buchta traveled to New York City for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual convention from January 31 to February 3 They plan visits to Washington DC and other eastern points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Anderson
George H Bond
Wm. Kosch
Lindburg
George Buchta
New York City
National Rural Electric Co-operative Association
Washington, D. C
C. C Jenkins
Frank Rystrom
Carol Rystrom
Arthur Hultquist
Helen
Harriet
Ernest Johnson
George Marck
Osceola
Joyce Hennings
Wesleyan University
Lincoln
David Carlson
Gunnar Carlson
Sonia
Columbus
Chicago
Edward Carlson
Omaha
Judy Anderson
Gust E. Johnson
Deverne Anderson
E J. Anderson
Dorothy Donelson
50th anniversary postponed to February six Sunday
The celebration for Mr and Mrs Alfred Jones was moved to next Sunday February 6. Other notes mention Mr Glen Green dining with Mr Everett Green and Regg, and general tips on clearing fat from hot soup using ice wrapped in cheesecloth. Baby safety and beddings are discussed along with the road show status and Nebraska place names and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuffin
South Polk
A. Dornburg
Kkmi] Meerkatz
York Hospital
C R Peterson
R J Allison
York
Earl Rasmussen
Stromsburg Hospital
Art Adelson
Irene
Osceola
Hennie Seymour
Anderson
Roy Glasser
Charles Lytle
Bill Kroger
Ira Glasser
Neil McNaught
Everett Green
Regy
Oscar Jones
E. McNaught
Lloyd Stramberg
Gilbert Benson
Arnold Isaacson
Joan Zierott
Will Wurtz
Ralph Shaffer
Grand Island
J. McCoy
Mervin Samuels
Noel Kealiher
Baby
Orlie Miller
Alfred Jones
Glen Green
Regg
Woolmaking Through the Ages
The article traces wool mastery from the Stone Age to ancient civilizations. Babylonians and Egyptians knew wool work, Phoenicians traded wool cloth beyond the Mediterranean, Greeks and Romans expanded loom-based production, and Roman looms produced army uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean Sea
England
Out of Old Nebraska by James C Olson
The article notes two landmark Nebraska place name books: Nebraska Place Names by Lilian Fitzpatrick and The Origin Of Place Names of Nebraska by J. T. Link. Both were University of Nebraska publications, 1925 and 1933 respectively, showing most counties towns and cities were named after individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nebraska
Adams
Arthur
Fillmore
Garfield
Grant
Hayes
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Pierce
Polk
Washington
Dr Link
Old
James C. Olson
State Historical Society
Lillian Fitzpatrick
J. T. Link
University of Nebraska
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Rexall
Oscar Sundberg
Henry Christensen
Isaac Samuelson
John Carlson
Isaac Cypher
Godfred Lindahl
Dewey Shaw
Amel Larson
Conrad Johnson
John Knerr
Henry Knerr
Philip Sack
Martin Jones
Leonard Strasburg
Claus Peterson
Marshall Bodine
Donald Slusser
F. B. Slusser
Donald
Navy
Laurence Sundberg
Perkding
West Park
Clair E. Howard
Frank Marble
Stromsburg
F. W. Fossberg
Maxine
Donald Upton
Ralph Upton
R. M. Bailey
Edna VanHousen
Laura VanHousen
Sidney Crow
A. K. Crow
the First Baptist Church
Paul Lemke
Arborville
Cong. Church
Long Beach
Calif
Henry Emken
Francis Doremus
Clara Lindquist
York General Hospital
Lindquist
Perry N. Sapp
Polk, Nebraska
Postoffice
Congress
Lne
Federal Land Bank
W. J. Stead
National Farm Loan Association
Osceola, Nebraska
Campbell & Nyberg
Labert
Nielsen’s Cleaners
D. P. Westfall
Main St
Lloyd Hanquist Polk
Central City
Nebr
Galusha & Johnson Auctioneers
Dick Merrick
W.S. Desch Sons
York and
U.S
BLISS
ELLIS
del Monte Fey
Golden Valley
Stromberqcg
Platte River
Plate
Platte
William Wilkins
Tyler
Missouri River
Rockies
Great South Pass
Fredrickson Implement Company
Tle
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