Community Notes from Stromsburg and Nearby Towns
Irene Thesing spent the weekend with the Ray Phillips home. Enoch Jones and Sterling of California began their trip home Wednesday. Oscar Anderson and family from El Reno Oklahoma visited locally last week. Alice Johnson helps with farm chores while recovering. A Blomquist party including Earl and Marie Weburg visited Chicago with Gilbert Benson. Mamre Ladies Aid met at the church with John Lindbloom as hostess. Fremont visitor Lee Holmes stopped by Sunday. Kenneth and Mrs Sales from near Hampton visited Mary Erickson home Sunday. Alvin Nelson family were Grand Island visitors Sunday. Children Day program held at M E Church with Mamne Church presenting a similar program in the evening. Velma Veed, employed in Lincoln, spent Sunday with her parents Joe and Velma Veed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Thesing
Stromsburg
Ray Phillips
Enoch Jones
Sterling
California
Oscar Anderson
el Reno
Oklahoma
L. Blase
Alice Johnson
A. Blomquist
Earl
Marie Weburg
Chicago
Blomquist
Velma Veed
Lincoln
Joe Veed
Johnson Bros. Chevrolet Co
Geo. Larnon
Albert Benson
A. Carlson
York
Eunice Myers
Osceola
Ray Smith
D. D. More
Grand Island
Chas. Whittemore
Dean Nelson
Portland
Oregon
Harry Schultz
Pure Food Grocery
Faye van Housen
Margaret Pickerel
Hugh Turner
Laura Anderson
Dean Turner
Harvard
A. G. Glad
Lloyd Burneworth
Gene Doremus
John Wilkenson
Near
Benedict
John Seymour
Avg. Nelson
Lizzie Johnaomagape
Omaha
Earl Clark
Melsana Daniels
Arnold Isaacson
C. R. Peterson
Genoa
Glen Lindburg
The
Baptist Church
Mission Camp Grounds
Elizabeth Allison
Phyllis
Naomi Alfred
Osceola Legion Auxiliary to Meet Friday
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Delmar McFadden with assistants Mrs Hjalmar Gustafson and Mrs Orville Mickey. Members are urged to be on time due to a special program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Delmar McFadden
Hjalmar Gustafson
Orville Mickey
LeRoy Smith
Jean Ann
Osceola Dance Club
River Side Park
Central City
Stromsburg News Highlights Local Visits and Camp Trip
Edna Olson and Margaret Olson left for summer school at the State University. Arthur Erickson and his mother Mrs Eric Erickson returned from Omaha after her operation at Immanuel Hospital. Mrs. Harry Palmer and Eric of Dezatur Illinois visit Stromsburg. A YMCA Lincoln Camp Strader trip departs June 5 to 24 with local youths. Blaine Grabill and Katharyn visit Mr. John Lanham. The Colorado Nebraska State Conference met at the Baptist Church June 11 to 14 with about 100 delegates and speakers including Rev. O J Jacobson Rev. Reuben Nelson and Rev. K E Byleen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Olson
The
State University
Margaret Olson
Arthur Erickson
Omaha
Eric Eric Erickson
Erickson
Immanuel Hospital
Harry Palmer
Eric
Dezatur
Illinois
Stromsburg
Strader
Crete
Lincoln
Lee Eielson
John James
Rodney Anderson
Bob
Jack Christensen
Billy Stromburg
Samuel Bailey
Blaine Grabill
Katharyn
John Lanham
Baptist Church
Nebraska
O. J. Jacobson
Gothenburg
Reuben Nelson
Minneapolis
Minnesota
K. E. Byleen
Peterson Olseen Marriage Ties Swede Home to Stanton
Miss Laura Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Sander Peterson Swede Home and Harley Olseen of Stanton Iowa wed last Friday June 12 at Swede Home Church with Rev C A Sward performing. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Edgar Peterson. The couple will reside in Stanton where Olseen is a druggist. Also notes relay betrothal of Arlene Crew to Dorman Lee Kline of Geneva with wedding planned early July at the bride’s home and mentions Mr and Mrs Crew former Polk residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Los Angles
Calif
N. S. Nyberg
Smith
New York City
Chas. Crew
Geneva
Arlene
Dorman Lee Kline
Crew
Polk
Gordon Eno
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City
Leroy Baughn
Riverside Park
Central City
Walter Lewis
Denver
Colo
W. C. Steel
Avon Tha Weal Cna
YESSIR Banquet Draws 82 Tribe Members to Aurora
Aurora hosted 82 members of the Tribe of Yessir plus visitors from 15 towns. Over 400 dined in the Kathleen Hearn auditorium gym. Delegations from Polk and Omaha attended with talks by Irvin Stahlmaster and Mayor Dan Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Yessir
Kathleen Hearn
Polk
F. W. Davis
A. Isaacson
Howard Herbes
Gordon Eno
M. J. Ferguson
Leo Wurtz
Carl Steelquist
Rev. E. 2. Pengelly
Albert Sundberg
H. G. Brauer
Glen Anwalt
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Pence
C. C. Frazies
Aurora City
Irvin Stahlmaster
Dan Butler
Omaha
Tribe of Yessir
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Dependent Children Aid Expands in Polk County
Polk County has received three certificates for Aid to Dependent Children from the State Child Welfare Bureau representing 12 children and $122 per month in state and federal funds. About 10 cases remain to be investigated. Full operation would total $501.22 monthly in state and federal funds under Mrs Maud E B Nyquist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
State Child Welfare Bureau
R. L. Anderson
Maud EB. Nyquist
State
Nebraska
Local People and Visits Around York and Benedict
Local notices list car sale at Johnson Bros Chevrolet to Geo Larnon and various visits and departures. Residents and guests from York, Benedict, Stromsburg, and Grand Island attended church events and visited relatives. Dean Nelson’s Portland move and a Baptist Home Builders farewell are noted among community happenings.
60th Anniversary of Arborville Congregational Church
A large crowd attended Arborville Congregational Churchs 60th anniversary service Sunday. Rev E R Peterson delivered the morning address. Afternoon program included music readings and the church history read by Mrs Clark Stouffer. A playlet by the churchs youth closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Arborville
E. R. Peterson
Clark Stouffer
Rural News Briefs From Lincoln and Omaha Papers
Godfrey Olson of Hordville visits Polk county. Alice Blase dies after appendectomy. funeral at Immanuel Lutheran. Mrs. Earl Clark and Doris Putman visit. Margaret Rhode assists at John Brockmann home near Bradshaw. Various locals visit, move, or host gatherings. Cat bite injures Willard Bush, receiving rabies serum. Mayo Hospital patient Chas Lindahl improves at Rochester as families host dinners and visits.
Local Legion Men Get Their Bonus
World War veterans here were made happy Tuesday with the arrival of soldiers bonus bonds. The local total is estimated at 32,500 dollars shared by 34 veterans. Bonds are in 30 dollar denominations. largest near 1,500 dollars and smallest about 190 dollars. Most veterans will cash bonds quickly to pay debts buy autos or rebuild homes and use the money to good advantage.
Hail Losses May Exceed Five Thousand Dollars
Isaacson of Citizen's State Bank reports sixty seven hail losses from recent storms. Adjusters have worked a week with losses ranging from 100 percent to five percent. The heaviest hail centered southwest of Polk with losses paid across surrounding territory. Estimated total losses may exceed five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaacson
Citizen’s State Bank
Polk
Swede Home Lutheran wedding and community notes
Peterson and Mr Harley Olseen of Stanton Iowa wed at Swede Home Lutheran Church last Friday at 8 pm with Rev C A Sward officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home. A Swede Home Midsummer Picnic is planned for Thursday June 25 on the church lawn.
Cook Sandberg Couple Married in Columbus Office
Miss Madeline Cook and Elmer Sandberg wed on Monday by County Judge Spekce in the courthouse office at Columbus. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook of Clarks, graduated Osceola High in 1933 and taught in a Hamilton County rural school last year. The groom is the son of August Sandberg of near Clarks. They will live on a farm southeast of Clarks. Also notes: Mrs. Frank Davis and son Kenneth visited at the F C Crane home in Aurora while Mr Davis attended a Commercial Club banquet. I Samuelson visited his sister Mrs Victor Anderson at Stromsburg and attended the Swedish Baptist Conference there. A car collided with Clyde Willits’ truck east of Osceola. the car overturned but Willits uninjured and other occupants lightly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline Cook
Elmer Sandberg
Spekce
Columbus
Sam Cook
Clarks
Osceola
Hamilton
Sandberg
August Sandberg
Frank Davis
Kenneth
F. C. Crane
Aurora
Davis
Commercial Club
I T. Samuelson
Victor Anderson
Stromsburg
Clyde Willits
O2ceola
Willits
Arborville Church Hosts 60th Anniversary Address
Rev and Mrs Peterson and Phyllis attended in Arborville with the 60th Anniversary address delivered at the local church. A social at York Park honored Harriet Burgess and Billy Burgess before trips home. Numerous visits noted among area families and guests from York Lincoln Albion Crete Polk and Pork.
Pre nuptial luncheon honors Wallace Johnson and Frances Scherzer
Mrs J Erickson and Mr and Mrs Wayne Hill hosted a one o clock Sunday luncheon at the Glen Hild home in Central City. The event served as a courtesy for Wallace Johnson of Omaha and Frances Scherzer of Lincoln ahead of their June wedding in Lincoln. Attendees included Wallace Johnson Frances Scherzer Charles Johnson R L Peterson Carl Erickson and Wayne Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Erickson
Central City
iMr
Wayne ‘Hill
Glen Hild
Wallace Johnson
Omaha
Frances Scherzer
Lincoln
Wallace Johnson of ‘Omaha
Frances ‘Scherzer
Charles Johnson
Hordville
R. L. Peterson
Charles
Carl Erickson
Wayne Hill
New Books Arrive at City Library This Week
The city library receives new titles this week including Honey in the Horn by H. L. Davis, North to the Orient by Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Exile by Pearl S Buck, and It Can t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
H . i. Davis
Ann Morrow Lindburg
Pearl S. Buck
Sinclair Lewis
Social visits span neighboring towns this Sunday and week
Miss Verbena Braner and Leo Wurtz visited John Wall's Hampton home Sunday evening. Howard Paul of Grant and his sister and Omaha nephew visited Frank Davis Thursday. Wm Krull and Sarah Hartje of Spraive Nebraska were weekend guests at Rev Pengelly. Premium Lists for the Polk County Fair available at Citizens State Bank or Progress office. Mrs C Peterson and Mrs Henry Sandell visited Chase Crew home at Geneva Monday. Shirley Peterson returned home with Crew visitors. Mrs John Brown of Clarks visits granddaughter Mrs Leonard Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verbena -Braner
Leo Wurtz
Charles Norquist
York
John Wall
Hampton
Howard Paul
Grant
Omaha
Frank Davis
Wm. Krull
Sarah Hartje
Spraiue
Nebraska
Rev. Pengelly
Polk County Fair
Citizens State Bank
Progress Office
C. (. Peterson
Henry Sandell
Chase Crew
Geneva
Shirley Peterson
John Brown
Clarks
Leonard Larson
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Landon
Kansan
Knox
Alf M. Landon
Frank Knox
Hordville News
Osceola News
Marilyn Scholz
Carl Scho
Walter Wieseman
R. L. Schroeder
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Mesdames Ed Larson
Theo. Largon
W P. Miller
Orlie Miller
Bailey
A. E. Swanson
Guild
North Dakota
Britt, Town
Arthur
Donald Newton
George Otte
W J Newton
Goehner
Donald
Gunedey
Godfrey Olson
Alice Blase
Clara Blase
York Hospital
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lutheran Cemetery
Doris Jean Putman
P. B. Putman
Margaret Rhode
John Brockmann
Bradshaw
Edna von Housen
Beryl Smith
Big Springs
R. L. Smith
Junior Adelson
John Ad
BE. W. Hahn
Victor Hahn
LaVerne Hahn
Henry Horstman
Maurice Lindburg
Clyde Stevens
Glen Hill
Irvin Anderson
Blanche Stevens
Maurice Johnson
Iver Osterman
Emil Monson
Ivan Johnson
Annette
Betty Bettem
Elmer
Lizzie Johnson
New Orleans
Ernest Hahn
Bryan Graves
Clarence Lindahl
Robert Lindahl
Chas. Lindahl
Mayo Bros
Anna Johnson
Glen Green
William Cohagan
Hardville
Ed Kisler
the Corattee
Laura Peterson
Harley Olseen
Stanton
Iowa
C. A. Sward
Platte River
Joe Monson
Roy Darnell
Bessy
Pauline
Billy
Johnny Kohl
Leonard Smith
Swede Home Ladies Club
Frank Thelander
Henry Johnson
Lillie Chindgren
Elen Anderson
Berniece Sward
Reuben Johnson
Los Angeles
August Swanson
Alex Adelson
Herbert Flodman
Ernest Flodman
Hartwig Flodman
Church Lawn
Anna
Florence Olson
Luther League
Stromsburg Lutheran Church
Gust Monson
Curtis Gwartz
Blue Springs
Oscar Fredrickson
Opal
Sylvia
Tilda Ahlgren
Cedric Anderson
Marvin Fredrickson
Curtis Plodman
Cook—Sandberg
Arborville News
Peterson
Loup City
Evelyn Jackson
Arthur Emken
John Wessel
Willard Jackson
Carl Berger
Henry Mundt
York Park
Harriet Burgess
Billy Burgess
Albion
Nebr
Patterson
District One
Edna VonHousen
Pork
Laura VonHousen
Marion Keahlier
Everett Tracy
IM. Keahlier
Lee Taylor
M. Henderson
Josephine Ratliffe
Sybil Otte
Christian Endeavor Society
Young Peoples Convention
Will Green
Harold Bedient
Billie Burgess
Fred Bedient
M. BE
Dorothy
City Library
Burma
Williams
Mennens
Kotex
Alka Seltzer
Bayer
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