Grandpa Lindeberg and Polk Store Legacy Recalled
In a letter from San Francisco the writer recalls Grandpa Lindeberg and the Polk area store known as West Chicago. He describes Goa Lindeberg as a disciplinarian and genial mentor, notes his bearded retirement years, a kerosene incident that burned his beard and eyebrows, and family memories from Polk to Sioux City in the early 20th century.
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Grandpa Lindeberg
Plymouth Rocks
Dad
West Hill
Genoa
G Pa Linde
Polk
Svante A. Lindeberg
Goa
Morningside
Sioux City
Grandma
Alfred
Jackson
Grandma Lindeberg
G-pa
Ernest
Sweden
Mother
Goa Lindeberg
Orrin
Burneys Return From Southern States Trip With Library Visits
Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney returned home after a tour through eight southern states including Louisiana New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl They visited Natchez Miss Independence Mo Claremore Okla Abilene Kansas and Natchez home of Dwight Eisenhower Their trip honored Dwight Burneys birthday with a card party hosted by Mrs Burney Enoch Ekstrand Stromsburg baked the cake for the celebrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Burney
Louisiana
New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
Natchez
Miss
Independence
Harry Truman
Claremore
Okla
Will Rogers
Abilene
Kansas
Dwight Eisenhower
Hordville Holidays Bring Soldiers Home for Christmas
Pfc Gary Clayton of Ft. Campbell Ky and Pvt Jim Clayton of Ft. Bliss Texas reported back after holidays. A large Christmas gathering at the Jones Parson home included Erickson and Anderson families with many relatives visiting through Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Pvt
Jim Clayton
Gary Clayton
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Jones~Parson
Mary Erickson
Hamilton Manor
Aurora
Virgil Erickson
Milburn Erickson
Hastings
Lawrence Erickson
Polk Local News Social Visits Cast
Mr and Mrs Darold Hoffman and family visited Saturday evening with the Brazdas. Elmer Hanquist Imogene Horstman and Rose Schweitzer were guests of P W Aker after church Sunday evening.
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San Francisco
Norris
Hordville
Roy Ortegren
Carroll Ortegren
Lillie Orte
Gren
Harold Orte
Lisa
Linda Andreasen
Glen Carlson
Don
Emma Reed
Kathy Kortum
Carroll Erickson
Milton Erickson
Manhattan
Kan
Sherman Jones
Ron Jones
Madison
Wis
Sharon Jones
Bellevue
George Swanson
Minneapolis, Minn
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Dolan Hahn
Paul Nielsen
Dwayne Hahn
John Jefferson
Central City
Don Lampshire
Lyman Lampshire
Calmar
Colorado Springs
Eugene Lampshire
Roger Clayton
Lee Clayton
Jack Lincoln
Clifford Kahler
Lincoln
Marilyn Smith Lincoln
Irene Lincoln
Beatrice Pickary
Donald Hawthorne
Buena Vista
Calif
Lavern DeBord
Kearney
Earl Hawthorne
Leslie Hawthorne
Palmer
Eldred Stohl
Columbus
Pauline
Doug
W. C. Baldis
Grand Island
Wallace Larson
Wayne Dick
Fairbury
Minnesota
Pete
Albin Benson
Sharon
Earl Hatthorne
Norvin Parsons
Ritchie
Roger Schroeder
Craig
Holbrook
Ed Rasmussen
Don Glantz
Susan
Kyle
Firestone Oun
Firestone
United States
Canada
Polk Oil Company
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