Recollections of Chautauqua programs and letters
A reader recalls Chautauqua season memories from earlier times with benches built from lumberyard planks, vaudeville acts, musical numbers, an electrical wizard finale, and humorous puns. Letters from Norris and readers in Salt Lake City and Telluride discuss hay baling wire shortages, school building plans, and local news updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wisconsin
Dela-ware
New Jersey
Montreal
J. L. Stouffer
XT. Samuelson
Shorty
McGaffin
Norris
Marcha
Polk
Peoria
Sun City
Rena May
Willits
Lawson
Local residents host weekend family and church group gatherings
Dennis Baack of Lincoln spent the week end in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Baack and family. Sunday supper guests of Mrs Clara Anderson were Mr and Mrs Clarence Meerkatz Mr and Mrs Leon Meerkatz and family and Mr and Mrs Ron Meerkatz and Kendra. Mr and Mrs Reuben Hanquist attended a Gideon workshop in Grand Island Saturday. Returning home they were lunch guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Oswald at Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Baack
Lincoln
Robert Baack
Clara Anderson
Clarence Meerkatz
Leon ‘Meerkatz
Ron Meerkatz
Kendra
Reuben Hanquist
Gideon
Grand Island
Paul Oswald
Aurora
Rodney
Ed Johnson
Christopher
Minden
Lloyd Lind
Dave Ekdahl
Leland Harless
Dolan Hahn
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Willard Lindburg
Raymond Sundberg
James Brazda, Jr
Glen Brazda
Fullerton
Clarence Bolton
Melinda Beebe
Lines
Laura Bolton
Community social notes from Har vard and Osceola events
Local residents list visits birthdays anniversaries and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Russell Aker and others visited Ruth Aker Nell Aker Is Osceola Good Samaritan Home. Anniversary celebrations at Oscar Anderson home with Leroy Anderson family. Several birthdays including Clara Anderson Florence Hoffman Jo Ostberg. Ronald Bragg returns from Canary Islands to work in Bendix. Numerous Sunday and weekend visits across Har vard Osceola and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Aker
Harvard
Ruth Aker
Nell Aker
Good Samaritan
Osceola
Herbert Wurtz
Clarks
Wayland Flodman
Harold Hoffman
Kim
Harold Anderson
Leroy Anderson
Kelly Norman
Atoka
Okla
Oscar Anderson
Clara Anderson
Florence Hoffman
Jo Ostberg
Fern Myers
Viola Ziegelbein
Loyette McCoy
Esther Peterson
Bob Brazda
Melvin Bender
Ronald Bragg
Canary Islands
Bendix Corp
Mead Bragg
Washington, D. C
Eugene Jones
Auction catalogue of farm equipment and hay lots
Machinery and supplies listed for auction include a 1956 Ford two ton truck with hoist and toolbox, various tools, feed and water gear, livestock equipment, electric motors, wood and metal stock, hay bales, and a lunch stand. Auctioneers are York and Bergen Auction-Realty Co. and York State Bank is noted among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JD Combine
Kewanee
Buffalo
Servis
David Bradley
Whetmore
Radson
Brower
Zion Lutheran Ladies
Loren
Loreman
Dale
York and Bergen
York State Bank
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Arizona
Alfred
Orrin Alfred
Orrin
Salt Lake City
Utah
Land of Zion
Australia
Brian ‘Tyler
Telluride, Cole
Nixon
Win Stanton
Purina Tylan
Blanco Products Co
Grain. Co
Benedict Corner
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