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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
4
Mary Perkins has been admitted to York General Hospital with the flu. Several families from Arborville and nearby towns visited each other on Sundays and New Year celebrations, including the Blenders, Bentons, Farm families, Merchants, and Keys.
Christmas day guests included Mr and Mrs Roland Swanson Janet and Mrs Frank Swanson with Mrs A E Swan. Evening gatherings featured Robert Willits and family plus Neal Van Housen Kim and Johnsons. New Years dinner guests were Martin Bauman of Portland Oregon with Louie Blase and Minnie Butt visits rounded out the weekend social notes.
Local families gather for Troy Klingsporn's third birthday and numerous Christmas and New Year dinners across Lincoln Grand Island Aurora Hampton Cozad and surrounding communities. Highlights include multiple aunts uncles and cousins visiting Mrs Viola Ziegelbein Mr Elmer Wilshusen and Dan Warneke gatherings with extended kin from York Meadow Grove Norfolk and Central City socializing through late December and early January.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Samuelson and Mr and Mrs Wallace Lind visited Mrs Nettie Carlson and Ellsworth. The Widgas hosted dinner and supper for Verland Widga and family and Don Widga and family on New Years Day. Elen Spray of Watseka Illinois visited Mrs Frances Widga. Sunday guests in the Lloyd Widga home included Mr and Mrs Irvin Larson and Mr and Mrs Frank Spires of Stromsburg.
New Years Day guests at the Don Widga home include Miss Ellen Spray and Mrs Frances Widga. Arlyce Lind hosts visitors Lillie Lind and Emma Anderson. Mrs Bessie Green welcomes Mrs Emma Horstman and Mrs P. W. Aker for coffee. Central City family visits Mrs Bessie Green. Ora Glass of Fairfield stops by Ted Otte home. Carl Christiansen and daughters of Lincoln and Leroy Nelson join Mrs Martha Larson for Christmas dinner.
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