Flodman Family Hosts Guests and Attends Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Flodman welcomed Sunday dinner guests Mrs. Julia Flodman hosted relatives, while Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moore from Kansas City joined Carroll Flodman and Robin for a Seward horse show where Robin earned the high point junior prize. Carroll Flodman also attended Mary Lind and Clifton Critchfield’s wedding at Stromsburg Methodist Church Saturday at 3 pm. Mary is Carroll Flodman’s niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Moore
Seward
Fair Grounds
Robin
High Point
Carroll Flodman
Mary Lind
Clifton Critchfield
Methodist Church
Stromsburg
Mary
Baptist Mission Circle Reports On Work and Guests
Baptist Mission Circle met July 10 with Venora Wood leading the devotional and program. Psalms 66 was read by Mrs. Wood and she introduced Rev. Laurence Swansen of Chicago who spoke about Baptist Mission work including programs for children and youth, Bible and Sunday Schools, and foreign fields. Guest hostess was Elva Lindburg and hostesses were Edna Sundburg Maxine Hanquist Winnie Whitacre and Martha Larson. Mr and Mrs Lee Hanson and Candy visited in the Carroll Flodman home Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Mission Circle
Venora Wood
Elva Lindburg
Edna Sundburg
Maxine Hanquist
Winnie Whitacre
Martha Larson
Mrs. Lee Hanson
Candy
Carroll Flodman
Polk News Items Highlight Brantings and Visitors
Friday evening visitors to the Marvin Branting home included Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Branting and family from Hastings, Mrs. Leslie Branting and Paula from Lincoln, and Miss Margaret Backlund from Stromsburg. Paula Branting of Lincoln plans a few days with her grandparents. Dennie Hahn of Renton, Washington, arrived Sunday to spend time with his mother Mrs. Hannah Hahn and Doyle and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Branting
Karen and
Jeff
Hastings
Leslie Branting
Paula
Lincoln
Margaret Backlund
Stromsburg
Marvin Branting
Paula Branting
Marvin Brantings
Dennie Hahn
Renton
Wash
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Our Silent Summer Mosquito Control Debate
The message cautions against spraying for mosquitoes citing temporary relief and environmental harm. It notes DDT and chlordane as hard pesticides and urges reading labels, considering alternatives like bird seed, martin houses, or electric bug lights, and questions whether fewer mosquitoes justify a silent summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Our Silent Summer Mosquito Control Opinion Reprinted
Henry E. Westerville writes to Kalamazoo readers urging against aerial spraying and fogging for mosquitoes. He argues poisons harm wildlife and can threaten human health, proposing bird-friendly campaigns with birdhouses, feeding stations, berry plantings, bug lights, and elimination of stagnant water. favors nonchemical repellents and public funds for bird food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Michigan
Polk Progress
Henry E. Westerville
Sunday visitors and local social calls in Polk
Sunday guests of Mrs. Sharon Larson and her girls in Lincoln included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adelson and several Lincoln couples. Wednesday evening supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Johnson. Friday visitors to the Oscar Anderson home were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ruziska from Los Angeles. The Claude Stromberg home welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Branting and Paula in Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Larson
Lincoln
Leslie Adelson
Arthur Pinnee
York
Dick Alderson
Darren Cook
Mindy
Ollie Johnson
Jerry Ruziscka
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Anderson
Marvin Branting
Paula
Claude Stromberg
Clarks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curtis Flodman
Julia Flodman
Marvin Fredrickson
Kansas City
Utica, Nebr
Polk
Redman Well Service
The
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Kalamzoo, Mich
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