Notable Local Milestones In Central City And Surrounds
Celebrations mark M F Smiths 85th birthday. Walter Ekdahl appointed new city market clerk. Central City observes 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leach with open house at First Methodist. Multiple obituaries: Arthur Ekstrom, Leophila Mills Richmond, Walter Fenster. engagements and weddings reported along with confirmations, showers, and anniversaries. Local movements include visits to Lincoln and Denver, and church events at Calvary Lutheran and Evangelical United Brethren.
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Charles Leach
Central City
First Methodist
Arthur Ekstrom
Osceola Hospital
Leophila Mills Richmond
Polk
Fullerton
Walter Fenster
Hampton
Grand Island
Robert Willits
Sharon
Calvary Lutheran
Ardyce Nyberg
Arthur Trennepohl
Neligh
Evangelical Free Church
Lester Felker
James Lane
Anna Kisler
Karen Stevens
Llyod Hahn
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Nebraska
Polk County 63rd District 51 Homecoming and Local Notices
Thirty years past the 85th birthday of M F Smith was marked by a family reunion at the R L Smith home with all children in attendance. About 250 attended the District 51 homecoming near Stromsburgon June 3 with former pupils teachers patrons and friends on hand. A surprise picnic celebrated T J Nelsons birthday with Mr and Mrs C P Nelson Mrs Charlotte Ekstrand and others in attendance. Walter Ekdahl named new clerk at the city Market and Grocery replacing Merle Stromberg who heads to Washington DC. Several locals returned from York College for the summer. Delegates to the Baptist Convention included Mr and Mrs Henry Horstman Miss Irene Peterson and Hazel Nelson. C O Johnson and sons shipped cattle to Omaha last week. Various locals traveled to Lincoln Sumner and Minneapolis for schooling visits and weddings including Ella Erickson and Rolland Dahlin wed in Minneapolis. A later homecoming tale notes alumni events and visits among the Strombergs Hanquists and Boutons.
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M. F. Smith
R. L. Smith
Mr. Smith
Polk County
Stromsburg
T. J. Nelson
C. P. Nelson
Charlotte Ekstrand
Clark Nodgrass
Osceola
Hazel Nelson
Lincoln
Nellie Peterson
P. J. Nelson
Ira Glasser
Walter Ekdahl
City Market and
Merle Stromberg
Washington D. C
Raymond Peterson
Ellsworth Carlson
Leland Widga
Raymond Stevens
York College
Henry Horstman
Irene Peterson
Sumner
C. O Johnson
Leonard
Phillip
Omaha
Arborville
Dorothy Barber
Harry Shafer
Social notices compile a week of local visits and dinners
Miss Julia Johnson of Boise visited in Lloyd Lind's home on Friday. Weekend gatherings included Magnussen birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey and Lyn in Central City. Memorial Day supper guests at Ester Lacky’s included Fisher of Blair and several Hastings and Hastings area friends. Additional dinners and visits featured Emil Person's guests including Nelsons, Van Nostrands, and Harolds, with others from Lincoln Benedict Grand Island and Omaha. A large list of weekend visitors joined Bill Kaedring in Bradshaw for Friday dinner. Tuesday coffee guests at Arthur Trennepohl's included Stromsburg and Clarks area classmates from Stromsburg high school.
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Julia Johnson
Boise
Ida
Lloyd Lind
Ester Lacky
Manley Fisher
Blair
Estella Wilkins
Edith Anderson
Beulah Gustafson
Hastings
Emil Person
Victor Pickrel
Independence
Emmett Alton
Fort Collins
Colo
Forrest Sedan
Wallace Nelson
Suzanne
Kenneth van Nostrand
York
Harold Hare Lincoln
Stewart Nelson
Diane
Benedict
Barney Swanson
John Benton
Grand Island
Dennis Anderson
Milford
Jeanie Nielsen
Lincoln
Lynn Julesgaard
Elkhorn
Iowa
Reuben Anderson
Lynn
Dennis
Alvena Lind
Jeanette Widen
St. Paul
Minn
Richard Ivance
David
Richard Larsen
Minneapolis
June Egbert
Valley
Clara
Emma Anderson
Stromsburg
Dean Donelson
Alan
Central City
Roland Bodine
Donna
Duane
Wallace Lind
Loren
Leanne
Wayne Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
Logan
Kansas
Rich Ramsey
Stacy
Jeff
Wichita
Bill Kaedring
Bradshaw
Dan Burritt
al Hunt
Charles Huggler
Cliff Reichstein
Newell
Stanley
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New City Market
Natalie
Kronberg
Marlene Anderson
Glen Hill
Mesdames
Paul Stevens
Arlo Stevens
Irvin Anderson
Lloyd Hahn
Miss Anderson
Wallace Johnson
Hillis Sterner
Stella Rose Lampshire
Gilbert Lampshire
Marvin Bryan McKenzie
Foley, Ala
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
C. R. Peterson
Arnold Isaacson
Mrs. Daniels
Leo Wurtz
Daniel
A. C. Bates
Albert Lundberg
Methodist Church
Scottsbluff
Sid Crow
Stromsburg Hospital
Donna Lindholm
Maxine
Vernette Kingsley
Clydella Bager
Dene Johnson
George Otte
Nellie Newton
Denver
Carlson-Huffman
Cc. R. Carlson
Silver Creek
Jim Chenault
Farmers Coop. Grain Ass’n
Polk, Nebraska
Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska Association
NI Npaper Association
Charles Stromberg
Raymond Sunberg
Stromberg
Donald Hanquist
Laura Bouton
Elmer Hanquist
Coming Entertainment
Don Sohl and
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Legion Club Polk
Hartford Insurance Company Insurance Company of North America
St. Paul Fire & Marine
Cimarron Insurance Company
Fireman’s Fund Commercial Standard American Casualty
American Empire
Citizens State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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