Birthday celebrations and community notices from Polk area
Local notes record Dean Nelson and Leslie Adelson birthdays, Irma Smith marriage joined with James Stroup in Grand Island, and Mrs Martha Westfall replacement at Polk post office. Also reported are family dinners, New Year gatherings, postmaster changes, a 30 point game by Ken Werner, retirements, deaths, and travel plans among Polk residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Irma
James Stroup
Grand Island
August Nelson
Dean
Neva Bright and Sons
Sterling
Colo
G. M. Hill
King’s Herald
E. R. Peterson
Maxine Kroger
Leslie Adelson
Ben Peterson
Claus Peterson
Margaret Stouffer
James D. Bald
Florence
Walter Binford
Glenn Hill
W. A. Stevens
Margaret Jones
Martha Westfall
Polk
Westfall
Ken Werner
Osceola
Neleshors
Edick Anderson
Floyd Larson
Kingsley
Philip Johnson
Haran Johnson
James Stuffit
Clarence Meerkat
Christmas Guests Visit in Polk County Homes
Polk County residents recount holiday visits with relatives from Minnesota Iowa and Ohio. Mr and Mrs Douglas Dapper and family of Austin Texas and Mr and Mrs Darrell Scherer of Minnesota stayed with M C Johnson. The Shenk family from New Brighton Minnesota joined Edward Hafer Denise and others in various homes for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dapper
Austin
Tex
Darrell Scherer
Minnesota
M. C. Johnson
Lawrence Shenk
New Brighton
Minn
Edward Hafer
Denise
Carroll Flodman
Dof Ostberg
Mon Ostberg
Murray
Nona Ostberg
Phyllis
Dale Carlson
Wallace Lind
Dean Donelson
Central City
Myrtle Davenport
Aurora
Lloyd Stromberg
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Area Families
A roundup of Christmas Day and related visits across Nebraska and nearby towns. Listings include Laura Bolton as a guest in Don Hanquist and Curtis Hoffman households, and multiple gatherings involving Johnsons, Glassers, Stohls, Adelsons, and others from Lincoln, Hampton, Madison, and Austin Texas with extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bolton
Don Hanquist
Curtis Hoffman
Willard Henderson
Debbie Johnson
Lincoln
Verlin Johnson
Randy
Hope and fear in automated news and public trust
A reflective piece warns against mechanized news and remote power, arguing that journalism must go beyond events. It links radio and computers to tyranny, cites Watergate, My Lai, and Vietnam fear, and urges readers to demand accountable, human-driven reporting with open lines of communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Johnson
August Anderson
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Pentagon
My Lai
Hanoi
Haiphong
Earth
Visiting and Calling From the Pork Community
Mr and Mrs Richard Gustafson visited in the Jim Kortum home on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Edward afer and Denise left for Minerva Ohio after a two and half week visit with Car roll Flodman and relatives. Mr and Mrs Darwin Hahn and Sara of Kearney arrived Friday night for a four day holiday with Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle and with Dean Buffington at Osceval. Mr and Mrs Willard Henderson visited Curtis Hoffman home Christmas Eve. Mrs Ruth Aker and Mrs Ovecar Sundberg joined Thursday lunch with Mrs Henry Horstman and Mrs Addie Waldren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Wurtz
Viking Hall
W. A. Wurtz
Central City
Los Angeles
A. A. Wurtz
Oscar Strand
Hilding
Floyd Lyle
Marvin Fredrickson
Paul Strand
Wright
Stuart Pengelly
Aleutian Islands
Frank Davis
A. C. Bates
Lennis Lind
Jeannine Lind
Calmar Johnson
Stromsburg
Irene Forss
Raymond Sundberg
Ramona
New Jersey
Burdette
K. L. Stewart
Pocatello
Idaho
Merle Stewart
Philip Sack
Crete
O. F. Alfred
Shirley Hahn
Kathy Holmes
Jeanelle Kroger
James Brazda
Glen
Roger
Rudy Homolka
Swanton
Robert Strickland
Clarks
Alvin Rizer
Geneva
Viola Benson
Henry Horstman
Lloyd Kroger
Albert Sundberg
Sundberg and Son
Polk
Abert
Adolph Dose
Hampton
Marvin Bankson
G. W. Blute
Norma Jean
Allen Klute
Elmer Wiishusen
Emma Zierott
Bonnie Carlson
Hardville
Gorman Foley
Garden City
Kansas
Lerise Doremus
James
Stromsbury
Art Doremus
Francis Doremus
Don Ceremus
Gernard Doseer
George Burke
Richard Gustafson
Jim Kortum
Edward Afer
Denise
Minerva
Ohio
Carroll Flodman
Darwin Hahn
Sara
Kearney
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Dean Buffington
Osceval
Willard Henderson
Curtis Hoffman
Ruth Aker
Ovecar Sundberg
Addie Waldren
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Alvena Lind
Dean Nelson
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
Nebraska Press Association
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Walter Stohl
Arlette Johnson
Vance Stohl
Marland Adelson
St. Paul
Ira Glasser
Gene Glasser
Wood River
Wayne Glasser
Madison
Leland Jackson
Madiland Jackson
Don Hudson
San Diego
Calif
Carl Agsten
Larry Johnson
Carrie Anne
Rodney Johnson
Jody
Charles
Lyle Johnson
Wendell Spalding
Gresham
Alvena Lind
Emma Anderson
Hope
Shelby Polk
Court House Lobby
City Hall
Viking Center
Richard Anderson
Polk County
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