Birthday salute to Polk County's 90 year old Hannah Gabrielson
This week's Bouquet at Polk honors Mrs. Hannah Gabrielson who turned 90. Born in 1860, she remains active, loves reading and radio, and credits happiness, friendships, and faithful family life for her long, peaceful years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Gabrielson
Aemure
Gabrielson
Arthur Gustafson
Polk County
John Lind
Ames
Will
Chas Ling
Lincoln
A. T. Carlson
Bemidji
Minn
John Gabrielson
Swede Plain
Polke
Lind
Burlington
Minneapolis
Mrs. Gabrielson
Winnie Gabrielson
Winnie
India
Wayne
Kans
Nebr
Burea
Cather
Wesley Methodist
Guy Gabrielson
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Nebraska
Rev. Gabrielson
Gustafson
Polk
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Harding
Mrs Jacob Harding was surprised by a Sunday after church birthday party on June 25 a large group of relatives attended with a bountiful dinner and gifts. Guests included Mr and Mrs Glen Meyers Mr and Mrs James Davenport Donald Lierman Seward Mr and Mrs Dale Cross and children Loup City Mr and Mrs Homer Cross Milford Mrs Sinead Stahl and children Waco Mr and Mrs Floyd Dellmore and Starr Mr and Mrs Anderson Mayanda Shelby and Marie Fox a house guest of the Harden family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Harding
Glen Meyers
James Davenport
Donald Lierman
Seward
Dale Cross
Loup City
Homer Cross Milford
Sinead Stahl
Waco
Floyd Dellmore
Starr
Anderson Mayanda
Shelby
Marie Fox
Harding
Honoring Mrs Gustafson on 90th Birthday at Open House
Mrs Arthur Gustafson hosted an open house for her mother Mrs Hannah Gabrielson on her 90th birthday. About 50 relatives and friends attended 3 to 5 PM with remarks by Rev Nels Pearson and others noting long service in the Methodist ministry. Gifts and cards were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gustafson
Hannah Gabrielson
Nels Pearson
N. W. Pearson
Rev. Gabrielson
Gustafson
Judith Carlson
Polk Methodist Church
Veterans Crop Tour Highlights County Variety Tests
Twenty veterans tour on June 29 visiting multiple farms to view County Crop test plots. Stops included oat varieties at Harold Kosch farm and Ray mond Grossnicklaus barley plots, plus fertilized wheat and bromegrass fields at Francis Lux and Martyn Deturk farms. County Extension agent Cr Throckmorton accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kosch
Francis Lux
Martyn Deturk’s
Raymond Grossnicklaus
Keith McMeekin
Cr. Throckmorton
Polk County Valuations Show Growth Across Sectors
Polk County assessments exceed last year across motor vehicles land farm and personal property. Vehicle value rises from 1 112 995 to 1 453 130 with 3553 registrations. Farm land and improvements total over 15 million with cattle hogs and tractors adding further value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Polk County
Dahlin Family Entertained at Home Sunday
Entertained Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Rollana Dahlin were Alvin Dahlin and family, Mr and Mrs Doyle Dahlin and Robert Stevens. Visiting their mother Mrs Lampshire at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha Thursday were Mrs Earl Flodman, Mrs Willard Merricatt and Lyman Lampshire and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollana Dahlin
Alvin Dahlin Anu
Doyle Dahlin
Robert Stevens
Lampshire
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Earl Flodman
Willard Merricatt
Lyman Lampshire
Wheat Harvest Nears in County With Promising Prospects
Local reports indicate Polk county wheat is already cut in places with ripening grain and binding underway. Most fields won’t be ripe until late week and harvesting may begin around the 10th. Yields are seen at or above 20 bushels with some fields 25 to 40 bushels, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Merrick County
Missionary Society Meeting forNew Minister and Wife
The Evangelical Free Church Missionary Society met in the church parlors with hostesses Mrs Rueben Hanquist and Mrs Stanford Ang. Speaker Marie Matson shared five years of missionary experiences in Africa while the society, recently remodeling the parsonage kitchen and pantry, held a pantry shower for the new minister and his wife Rev Clifford Smith and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the Evangelical Free Church
Rueben Hanquist
Stanford Ang
Marie Matson
Africa
Clifford Smith
Passing of Mr. Giauque
Relatives report the death of Mr. Giauque a former Polk and Arborville resident. He died June 2 in a Brush Colorado hospital after months of illness. Survived by wife and seven children with one daughter predeceased. Funeral held in Brush Saturday afternoon. He was a brother in law of Waiter and Glenn Green of Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. E. Giaque
Va. &. Giauque
Polk
Arborville
Brush
Colo
Giauque
Waiter
Glenn Green
Band Concert Listings From March Activities
Readable entries show a March schedule of band concerts and musical acts featuring Dorathy Dahlin Dorothy Dahlin and vocalist soloists with titles like Overture and Let Me Call You Sweetheart performed by groups such as Men of Ohio and Fillmore Community Club. Bennett King and Conway appear among the performers and March dates are listed for various ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
King
Guy Sandra
Holmes
Dorothy Dahlin
Men of Ohio
Fillmore Community Club
Conway
Genon
Kleffman Laurel
Wurtz Smeltzer Wedding in Los Angeles
Arlyce Janae Wurtz daughter of Mr and Mrs Ferbert L Wurtz of Clarks and Francis R Smeltzer of Los Angeles Calif were married Friday in Los Angeles Rev Carlton B Goodwin officiated with John Lambert as pianist Mrs W H Kohl sister of the bride was matron of honor and bridesmaids included Mrs Donald Douglas and Nancy Wurtz Harold Smeltzer brother of the groom was best man Ushers were William Kramme and Arthur Englund The couple will reside in Los Angeles after a wedding trip to Vancouver B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlyce Janae Wurtz
Ferbert L. Wurtz
Clarks
Francis R. Smeltzer
Los Angeles
Cal
Carlton B Goodwin
John Lambert
W. H Kohl
Donald Douglas
Nancy Wurtz
Harold Smeltzer
William Kramme
Arthur Englund
A. A. Wurtz
Smeltzer
Clarks High School
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Tacoma, Wash
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Vancouver
B. C
Bible School program draws large crowd at Polk church
Swede Plain and Polk Methodist churches held a Bible School program at the Polk church with about 90 attendees daily. Rev. Paul W. Walker led devotionals and Bible work, with chorus singing, handwork exhibits for the county fair, and multiple groups presenting recitations songs and memory work under teachers such as Dorothy Dahlin and Sheralee Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swede Plain
Polk
Polk Church
Paul W. Walker
Lois Johnson
Janice Sundberg
Paul Walker
Marvin Fredrickson
Charles Cramer
Joyce Stewart
Danny Wurtz
Linda Gustafson
Linda Johnson
Jaquelin Cramer
Patricia Funk
Dorothy Dahlin
Sheralee Hill
Merle Stromberg
Marie Lavelle
Sondra Hill
June Skaden
Lloyd Stromberg
Lloyd Hahn
Harvest season rush and new combine gadget
Harvesting is near as combines take the fields. A 12 ft grain platform at the farm gains an unloading auger that dumps into trucks without stopping the machine. Advertisers claim an acre more per hour with the upgrade.
Reflections On Summer Life And Teaching News
The writer notes farm chores in July including early rising and long days. Jane Sundberg and Jeanine Lind prepare for teaching roles at Calloway and Sidney, having completed Nebraska Wesleyan training. Sam Wall Hampton mortician buys Christmas cards with a hopeful message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Sundberg
Calloway
Jeanine Lind
Sidney
Jeanine
Janice
Nebraska Wesleyan
Miss Booth
Mr. Callen
Sam Wall Hampton
Cradle Roll Party At Baptist Church
Friday afternoon June 30 twenty five Cradle Roll members and their mothers enjoyed a party in the Baptist church parlors. A short program featured a welcome by Mrs Creech a solo by Martha Creech and readings by Mrs Lloyd Lind. Mrs Horstman led a song period and rhythm band. Birthday exchange toys and a red lemonade ice cream and cupcake lunch followed with decorations in red white and blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradle Roll
Baptist Church
Mrs Creech
Martha Creech
Edgard A. Guest
Lloyd Lind
Horstman
Donald Hanquist
Ralph Upton
Betty Creech
Willara Lindburg
Polk Girl Attends Nebraska All State
Senior Maribelle Lyle of Polk High School recalls her Nebraska All State experience in a vivid diary style report. She details housing Terrace Hall faculty and student guides Jo Smith and Mrs Miles, daily schedules from 6:30 AM band practice to theory lessons, six private lessons, and tours to the State Penitentiary Pioneer Park and Capitol Beach. The piece notes the event’s growth to 265 participants from Nebraska and nearby states and ends with her recommendation to peers in music speech or art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Ann Wherry
Tecumseh
Walter Olsen
Fremont
Russell Suppiger
Mayfield, Ill
Mr. Foltz
School of Music
State Penitentiary
Pioneer Park
Capitol Beach
All-State
Polk High School
Maribelle Lyle
Union Service at Baptist Church Sunday Evening
Union service at the Baptist Church Sunday at 8 PM with Rev. Elwood Anderson delivering the sermon. All welcome to attend.
Former Polk Boy Graduates June 30
Charles L. Stromberg, formerly of Polk, joined the Lincoln School of Commerce graduating class Friday evening June 30. A Polk High School alum, he now works in Lincoln as a junior accountant for Miller & Moore Accts. He completed the Advanced Accounting and CPA Training Course at the Lincoln school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Stromberg
Polk
Lincoln School of Commerce
Stromberg
Lincoln
Miller & Moore
Accts
Charles
Miss Nina Burke Attends Kearney School Luncheon
Miss Nina Burke, a student in Kearney, was a luncheon guest Friday of Mrs. Walter Nelson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nelson also hosted supper for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Salchow. Nina was a luncheon guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter Nelson, Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Burke
Kearney
Walter Nelson
Ernest Salchow
Faithful Workers Club Holds Yearend Meeting in Stromsburg
The Faithful Workers Club met at Mrs. Frank Nordberg's home in Stromsburg on June 28. Nineteen members answered roll call with favorite Nebraska places. Mrs. Charles Dahlgren led a program on early Nebraska history and Secret Sisters were revealed with a gift exchange. A lunch by Mrs. Ester Lackey and Mrs. Harold Cramer followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Faithful Workers Club
Frank Nordberg
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Charles Dahlgren
Our
Ester Lackey
Harold Cramer
Missionary to Speak at W S C S Meeting
Mrs. Thor Matsen formerly Marie Branting of Hordville will speak at the Women's Society of Christian Service meeting at Polk church Thursday at 2 30 PM. She and her husband have just returned to the United States after five years in Ushora Mission Station East Africa. Program leaders are Mrs Glenn Hill Mrs S J Harless and Mrs R L Peterson. Hostesses are Mrs Oscar Sundberg Mrs Rolland Dahlin Mrs Paul Holmes and Mrs Albert Sundberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor Matsen
Marie Branting
Hordville
Ushora
East Africa
Women's Society of Christian Service
Polk
United States
Africa
Glenn Hill
S. J. Harless
R L. Peterson
Oscar Sundberg
Union Church Services Begin Next Sunday in Polk County
Union Services of Polk churches start next Sunday evening at the Baptist Church with Rev. Elwood Anderson delivering the message. The following week an evening service is planned at the Polk Bible Camp and the Baptist churches will hold a service at the Covenant Camp north of Hordville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Baptist Church
Elwood Anderson
Polk Bible Camp
Covenant
Hordville
Local Families Visit Relatives This Weekend
Miss Delores Dahlin of Lincoln stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Rolland Dahlin over the weekend. Mrs Virgil Flodman visited her mother Mrs Lyman Lampshire at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha on Friday. Mr and Mrs Everett Green and Regy spent several days around the fourth with her parents Mr and Mrs D B May at Hayes Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Dahlin
Lincoln
Rolland Dahlin
Virgil Flodman
Lyman Lampshire
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Everett Green
Regy
Ene
D. B. May
Hays Cener
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Virginia Mayo
Gordon MacRae
Edmond O’brien
Dane Clark
Viveca Landfords
Dan Dailey
Coriie Calvet
Colleen Townsend
Willie
Pai
Missionary Meeting
Wurtz—Smeltzer
Roy Ehn
el- Elwood Anderson
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Board of County Commissioners
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