Swede Home News Socials Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sarow hosted and visited with Adelson family Friday evening. Numerous residents, including the Johnsons and Olsons, hosted, visited, or attended events in town. Weddings, birthdays, and Father’s Day gatherings were noted across York, Wausa, and surrounding areas with multiple trips to Lincoln and Chicago mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wisner
Lincoln
Della Wright
Robert Merchant
Elaine Keyes
George Gulbanesen
York
Floyd Merchant
Wayne Lindholm and Son
Audrey Bedient
Wichita
Kansas
Fred Bedient
Ainsworth
H. J. Bedient
Lewis’Stark
Aurora
Herbert Bedient
Bradshave
H. J.bedient
C. J. McCoy
Mervin Branting
Benedict
Stanley Peterson
Clifford Goldwin
Lloyd VanHlousen
Henry Blase
Ewart Kilingsporn
Lloyd VanHousen
LaVerne Willams
Vancouver
Washington
C W Reckner
George Coy
C. W Reckner
A. O. Whittemore
Jack Stuart
Central City
Edward Beckner
Wiliam Hildebrandt
A. Marysville
Kan
Frank Otte
San Francisco
Calif
T. D. Otte
W. J. Newton
Denver
Arvey Newton
Oakland
George Otte
Betty Sperry
Hastings
80 Youth Camp At Mission Grounds Hastings
Approximately 80 Hastings district youths attend a Methodist camp at Mission grounds led by Rev. L A Fistel with Rev R E Carlyn Rev Harry Gleim Rev L V Hassel Rev Alden Sears Rev Max Chrispher and Rev Harold Lansing directing classes on arts and crafts personal faith Bible mission and worship. Meals are provided by Polk Methodist ladies as the session runs through Sunday and shifts to a younger group June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Mission Grounds
L. A. Fistel
Fairmont
R. E. Carlyn
Harry Gleim
Hardy
L. V. Hassel
Ord
Alden Sears
Waco
Max Chrispher
Sutton
Harold Lansing
Shickley
Social notes from Stromsburg and surrounding area
Local residents attend the All State Music Concert in Lincoln and picnics at Pioneer Park. Numerous visits and dinners are listed among Stromsburg families including Carlson, Johnson, Reed, Covey, Karlson, Burgeson, Fredrickson, Bennett, Anschuetz, Jones, Laeisle, and Sack. One accident reports Donald Hanquist losing two toes while using a power mower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bailey
Margaret Scharman
Lincoln
Pioneer Park
Lois Bailey
Paula Jean Scharman
Sam Bailey
Margaret Brink
Omaha
David Carlson
Melford
Dickie Larson
Joyce Memmings
Aaron Carlson
Donald Rystrom
Helen
Dick Larson
Clyde Reed
Harold L. Covey
Fremont
Raymond Reed
Robert Sutton
Mary Ann
Dayton
Ohio
Amelia Fredrickson
Gordon Fredrickson
Karl Karlson
Emil S. F. Johnson
C. L Burgeson and Son
Onida
S. D
F. R. Burgeson
Lowell Bennett and Sons
Wesley Fredrickson
R. F. Anschuetz
Chicago
Elizabeth Dunlap
O. F. Alfred
Anschuetz
Oscar Jones
Fred Laeisle
Charlie Graves
Stromsburg
Max Jones
Donald Hanquist
Philip Sack
Crete
M. Larson
Alfred Sunday
Polk County Extension News Highlights 1949 Wheat Plot and Fair Entries
Polk County extends efforts for a 1949 wheat test plot under the Better Crops program. Sacks for sample collection are available at the Extension office, with deadlines Aug 1 for Sorghums Sudan Grass Soybeans Alfalfa and Red Clover. The county also notes Midland Red Clover certification progress and multiple seedings and trials, including Nemaha Oat and Ran ger Alfalfa, to be showcased at the 1948 County Fair August 24-26. Tom Brigham of Shelby earns an eighth place with lambs at the Omaha Lamb and Wool show, securing top sale prices for his 16 lambs as a 4-H member in his eighth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Raymond D. Johnson
Axtell
Atlas
Clinton
Nemaha
Ansel Fredrickson
Victoria
Osceola
Soil Conservation District
Tom Brigham
Shelby
Omaha
Tom
Prenuptial Shower for Miss Elva Hemmingsen in Monroe
A prenuptial shower honored Miss Elva Hemmingsen of Marquette at Mrs. Grant Willits home in Monroe with yellow and white decor. Guests included distant relatives and friends from Marquette Aurora Osceola Silver Creek and Clarks as the event featured a gift-hunt note balloon cues and a scrapbook of the couple Dale Willits and Elva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Willits
Elva Hemmingsen
Marquette
Miss Hemmingsen
Dale Willits
M. P Hemmingsen
Lillian
Neb
Arnold Hemmingsen
Aurora
Edith Johnson
Ben Nelson
Stela
Harvest Starts in Polk County as Wheat Readies
Wheat harvest begins in Polk County with some fields cut this week. Estimates place ripening wheat for combines around mid next week as crews travel from northern Kansas. Corn and oats show progress as farmers prepare harvest plans and a local wheat price stands at $2.13 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Polk County
Farmers Union Locals Meet in Osceola
The Polk County Farmers Union Locals gathered in Osceola High School Auditorium on Friday June 18 with Edwin Hedlund presiding. A program featured Pleasant Corner quartet readings by Mrs Ruth Eklund a piano solo by Diana Buhl a Sweden film and a talk by Jacob Kupp on farm machinery followed by a business meeting. Lunch was served by the Osceola Local ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Farmers Union
Osceola High School
Edwin Hedlund
Pleasant Corner
Ruth Eklund
Diana Buhl
Sweden
Jacob Kupp
Osceola
Annual Stromberg Family Picnic Held in Stromsburg
The annual Stromberg picnic was held Sunday in Stromsburg at Scott's Hall due to rain with about 95 attendees. Guests included Mrs. Emily I Stromberg Worth Sr Oscar Stromberg and Chicago visitors Mr and Mrs Al Miller and Mrs Mae Childs. Monday marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Ben Stromberg with a mock wedding and a card shower for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandells
Baptist
Stromsburg
Shirley Ann Hedeen
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco
Eulala Stromberg
Polk
Arlyn
Lloyd Stromberg
Stromsburg Hospital
Harold Nelson v. Linwood
California
Daniel Garner
Overseas
Earl Rasmussen
Stromberg
Scott’s Hall
Emily I. Stromberg Worth
Oscar Stromberg
al Miller
Mae Childs
Chicago
Ben Stromberg
Karl Karlson
Pete Stromberg
Veterans Eligible for On-The-Farm Training Subsidy Notice
Veterans may receive On-The-Farm Training and the same subsistence pay as college students. Contact Polk County Service Officer in Osceola or Donald Munson, Vocational Agriculture Instructor at Osceola High School, for immediate enrollment. Receiving Self Employment checks does not bar eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Service
Osceola
Donald Munson
Osceola High School
Polk 4-H Leaders Attend District Judging School
Polk County 4-H members and leaders attended a district judging school in Columbus. Marilyn Hahn represented 34 Polk girls in interviews on air with Col umbus radio. A series of local events included a Four Leaf Clover Club weiner roast and a Father’s Day basket dinner, plus a notable wedding at the home of Mrs. Alice Butcher for Burtie Butcher and Howard L. Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
H. L. Mueller
Spalding
Ronald Reagen
Eleanor Parker
Polk Theatre
Four Leaf Clover Club
Donna Monson
Jennie Cowgill
Sp Kane
Washington
Battes
Arthur Me
Jake Heartt
Mas Iit Ouuha
W A. Stevens
Walter Buiford
Mission Camp Ground
Shirley Stevens
Sondra Hill
Dale Anderson
Jeanelle Kroger
L. C. Orendorff
Lincoln
Ed Anderson
Lloyd Hahn
Guy Blanchard
Cotesfield
Elba
Hahn
KMMJ
Grand Island
Alice Butcher
Burtie
Howard I, Bush
Hordville
Community Notices From Dow Arborville Area
Neighbors and relatives are listed visiting, hosting, and attending events across Des Moines Drake University trips, Father’s Day gatherings, weekend stays, and dinners in the Dow Arborville region. Names include Eaton, Schrader, Cramer, Morris, Norquest, Glasser, Van Housen, Tewell, Calhoun, Reed, Merchant, Bedient, Bedient, Branting, Peterson, Reckner, and Otte among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Earle Eaton
Drake University
Des Moines
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Everett Cramer
Monty
Pete Schrader
Vergil Bush
Eldon
Karen Linquist
Harold Cramer
D.C. Morris
Harold
Floyd Bittinger
Monty Cramer
Lee Morris
Farnum Schrader
Paul Norquest
Bryce
York
Charles Norquest
Roy Glasser Jr
Barbara
Lloyd van Housen
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Ronald Sarow
Leslie Adelson
Harold Johnson
Marlene
Keith
Edwin Olson
Donald Whitney
Adrian
Michigan
J. W. Toline
Clifford Bowman
John Boldt
Harold "A
Otto Swanson
Adolph Forss
Willard Adelson
James
Harvey Sundberg
John Johnson
Ben Berger
Harold W Johnson
Donald Anderson
William Johnson
GM_ Brayton
Blaine Bright
Toledo
Lester Gestrine
Lena Johnson
Herman Jones
Herman Ohlswager
Stanley Ohlswager
Martin Gestrine
Mabel Olson
Wausa
Bloomfield
Adolph Anderson
Lenard Johnson
Kenneth Mentink
Wesley Swedenburg
Clarks
Hilma Tohne
Bobby
Earl Rasmussén
Gary
Elia Shenk
Floyd Patran
Columbus
Emory Cramer
Raymond Shockey
Ted Alfred
Humphrey Bogart
High Sierra Madre
Walter Huston
Tim Holt
Warners
Voice OF the
Reagan
Parker
Kent Oui TH
John
Xt Erion
Rae Ptimanet
Jee van Deuter
Mas Mar Singe
Polk County Extension News
Doyle Sundberg
Albert Sundberg
Home Society Club
Mable Benjamin
Richard Sealey Jr
Augusta Johnson and Son
Glen Green
Lesta Mace
Osceola Club
George Irland
Home Study Club
Dewey Lockard
Fair Grounds
Dorothea Holstein
Farmers Union
Arborville Way
Lauren Calhoun
Jimmie Lee
DC Morris
Richard Thompson
Hope Gwendolynne Eaton
Floyd Bryan
S A. Ramp
America the Beautiful
Bennett Bagley Bennett
Yoder
Zimmer
O'Mara
Kong
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