Polk School News and Local Social Notices
A roundup of local social visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Person and others at Ostberg and Johnson households, and a belated Christmas turkey dinner hosted by Lizzie and Elmer Johnson with Gustafson Skinner and Nelson guests. Polk Hi Cubs discuss dues and uniforms as drama club seeks March contest tryouts, plus updates from the Polk Evangelical Free Church on weekly services and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilos Ostberg
James Stroup
Grant Johnson
Orlie Miller
Olga Graves
Donald Ostberg
Dean Ostberg
Lizzie
Elmer Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Francis Skinner
August Nelson
Henry Sandell
A. J. Hemingson
Shafter
Cal
PHS
World Day of Prayer Observed Here At Church
Over 100 attended the World Day of Prayer Service at the Evangelical Free Church. The theme was My Peace and Rev. Ellwood Anderson delivered Gospel of Peace. Church leaders from Hordville and Polk churches led topics on God of Peace Gratifying Peace Gift of Peace and Glorious Peace. Mrs Walker noted 93 countries represented by women from a sanctuary circle. Music included a duet by Mrs Fjell and Mrs Adelson and an Evangelical Free Church sextette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Ellwood Anderson
Floyd Johnson
Hordville
Gift of Peace
Paul Walker
Polk Methodist Church
Glorious Peace
Edwin Nyberg
Nyberg
Polk Church Notices Highlight Sunday Services
Yordville Baptist Church invites all to 10:00 Bible School and 11:00 Morning Worship led by Rev. Edick A. Anderson. Immanuel Lutheran and Polk Baptist share service times with Bible School at 10:00 and worship at 10:30 and 7:30. Choir practice and midweek study are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Polk
Nebraska
Clifford A. Smith
KJSK
Free Church Youth Fellowship
Yordville Baptist Church
Edick A. Anderson
Polk Baptist Church
Church Bible School
Elwood Anderson
Arborville Congregational Church Service Notice
Rev. E Earle Eaton will lead a morning worship at Arborville Congregational Church with Floyd Merchant as chorister and Mrs John Wochner as organist. Sermon Love Undisembled followed by Sermonette Hows Your Heart in observance of St Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Earle Eaton
Floyd Merchant
John Wochner
Harold Bedient
Divine Woship
St. Valentine
Polk and Swede Plains Churches Service Times
Paul W. Walker, minister, Swede Plains Morning Worship at 10:00 a m and Sunday School at 11:00 a m Polk Church holds Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m
Hordville Methodist Church Notices and School Projects
Nels Pearson announces church events with Sunday services and a Thursday sociable at the parsonage. The bulletin board features a George Washington Lincoln theme. Fifth grade projects include Valentine boxes, Pawnee Indian country drawings, and desert-dwellers studies. Rev Paul Walker attended a teachers training course in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hordville Methodist
Nels Pearson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
PHS
Pawnee
Paul Walker
Osceola
Immanuel Lutheran Church Notes and Local Socials
North Blue news covers Immanuel Lutheran Church services led by Pastor C W Long with Sunday School and Bible Study at 10 a.m. and worship at 10 30 a.m. plus a 7 30 p.m. Sunday service. It lists Ladies Aid meeting details, visitors, and city visits, plus social events and community notices from February including travels, birthdays, and a 90th birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel] Lutheran Church
C. W. Long
NORTH_BLUE NEWS
Immanuel Lutheran Church— Co
W. Long
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid
Clarence Peetske
Erwin Light
Peetske
Clarence Roehrs
Otto Wilshusen
Crete
Lenard Feeken
Henry Mundt
Orville Roehrs
Wilshusens
Alfred Wohle
Carl Waak
Wm. Meyer
Meyer
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Army
Navy
Polk Theatre
Paul Sagehorn
Dick Sagehorn
Kenneth Wilshusen
Emil Wilshusen
Messrs
Carl Blase
Gilbert Roehrs
Bud Person
Lorance Hoffman
Larry
Elmer Wilshusen
Walter Meerkatz
Omaha
Elizabeth Zierott
Fritz Obershulte
St. Libory
Grand Island
Henry Blase
Aurora
Ben Modrow
Ruth Ziegelbein
Lorna Mae ‘Smith
Lincoln
Annette
Kenneth
C. E. Germeroth
Loren
Norman Reetz
James
Hampton
Harold Meerkatz
Robert
Nickerson
Marvin Sagehorn
Flora Deuker
Wm. Stunkel
Social visits mark week in York and surrounding towns
Numerous families from York, Stankels, Klinksporns, Wilshusen and related households hosted and visited over the week. Highlights include Hulda Stunkel now Mrs Matters of Colorado, a 48th wedding anniversary gathering for Wm Collett Sr., and 79th birthday party for Ben Peterson with relatives from York and nearby towns attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wilshuser
York
Elmer Wilshusen
Dick Sagehorn
Erwin Light
Lewis Matters
Colorado
Stankels
Klinksporn
Matters
Hulda Stunkel
Hill
Walter Meerkatz
Omaha
H. C. Blase
Otto Wilshusen
Alvin Smith
Martin Smith
Lorna Mae
Ruth Ziegelbein
Hampton
Wm. Collett Sr
Local families host visits and birthday celebrations
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bousquet and family joined Willard Lindburg's clan for a weekend. Mr Bodine and Mr Nyberg celebrated birthdays with dinner hosted by C. O. Bodine. Ostberg and Graves families toured Omaha while the Goethes visited Grand Island friends. Elmer Hanquist er and York guests also traveled to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bousquet
Robert McKillup
Lincoln
Willard Lindburg
Dean
Rudolph Nyberg
C. O. Bodine
Nyberg
Mr Bodine
Oscar Person
Donald Ostberg
Ilos Ostberg
Olga Graves
Dean Ostberg
Omaha
Ross Goethe
Grand Island
van B
Elmer Hanquister
York
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