Mother's Day Visits and Parish Sale At Arborville
The Arborville Church hosted a Parcel Post Sale and supper last Friday at the hall drawing a good crowd. Families including Earle Eaton and the Merchants hosted and visited kin across Stromsburg Hampton York and Omaha with many dinner guests and Sunday calls among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Earle Eaton
R. E. Merchant
Floyd Merchant
Arborville
Eldon Anderson
Stromsburg
Gerald Stevens
Bob Stevens
Ernest Bousquet
Lincoln
Willard Lindburg
Cleo Cramer
Harol Cramer
Mary Otis
George Keyes
York
N. E. McNaught
Charles Norquest
Leo Wurtz
Omaha
C. W. Recknor
Edward Recknor
Wayne Lindholm
D. C. Morris
Jess Rust, Jr
Bradshaw
Lee Morris
Baby
Lauren Calhoun
Benedict
Jimmie
Celebrated Wedding Anniversary Noted by Several Families
Mr and Mrs Elton Driewer and family of Bradshaw Mr and Mrs Carl Wilshusen of York Mr and Mrs Irvin Light and family Mr and Mrs Raymond Sagehorn and Gary and Mr and Mrs Otto Wilshusen were Thursday evening guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Wilshusen. The occasion honored their wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Driewer
Bradshaw
Carl Wilshusen
York
Irvin Light
Raymond Sagehorn
Gary
Otto Wilshusen
Elmer Wilshusen
Arthur Bates Named Charter Member of Wesleyan Band Fraternity
Arthur Bates of Polk is a charter member of the Beta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Wesleyan chapter, first in Nebraska, was activated on campus by national officers. Bates plays in the Pride of the Plainsman concert band, which completed a 1200 mile midwestern tour this season under Professor Leslie Marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bates
Polk
Kappa Kappa Psi
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
Nebraska
Bates
Leslie Marks
Polk Lady Is Guest of Governor at Lincoln Banquet
Mrs. Lloyd Hahn, Polk County women's division chairman, attended a banquet with Gov. Val Peterson at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Wednesday. The invitation honored community service in War Bond and Savings Bond drives. Other Polk guests included Elmer Nordlund of Stromsburg and Howard Pierce of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hahn
Val Peterson
Cornhusker
Lincoln
Hahn
Polk County
Elmer Nordlund
Stromsburg
Howard Pierce
Osceola
J. W. Larsen
Lloyd Nordstedt
Philip Meline Graduates From Air Force School
Sgt. Philip Meline graduated this week from the Air Force Communications School at Scott Air Force Base Illinois. He was trained as a control tower operator and will serve at an Air Force installation directing local air traffic to improve safety. Meline age 20 is the son of Mr and Mrs Hans H Meline Polk and has served in the Air Force Reserve since 1946. He previously served with the Army of Occupation in Korea before attending the Scott school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Meline
Air Force
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
Emil C. Kiel
Meline
Hans H Meline
Polk
Air Force Reserve
Army of Occupations
Korea
United States
Polk Fisherman Lands Two Big Catfish At Channel
Dean Ostberg caught two good sized catfish at the channel last Tuesday. One weighed seven and a half pounds and the other four pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Ostberg
Pleasant HomeMakers 4 H Club Paints Mail Boxes
The Pleasant HomeMakers 4 H Club joined National Paint Your Mail Box week by painting their rural mail boxes and several neighboring boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant HomeMakers 4-H Club
Textile Demonstration Draws Local Crowd at Church Basement
About 40 people attended the textile demonstration sponsored by Merry Makers and Pleasant Home Makers 4-H Clubs at the Methodist Church basement on Saturday. Margar et Crosby of Osceola presented as demonstrator while 4-H girls painted a tea towel design. Dainty refreshments were served by club presidents Marcia Johnson and Marilyn Hahn, with music provided by club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Merry Makers
Pleasant Home Makers
Margaret Crosby
Osceola
Marcia Johnson
Marilyn Hahn
Honor Guests Visiting From Oregon
In honor of Mr and Mrs LaVerne Meyer and son of Astoria Oregon Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Meyer were Grandma Meyer Mr and Mrs Martin Meyer and sons Mr and Mrs Albert Meyer and daughters and Mr and Mrs Robert Mussman and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Meyer
Astoria
Oregon
Wm. Meyer
Grandma Meyer
Martin Meyer
Albert Meyer
Robert Mussman
Ralph Flodman
Axel Flodman
Laurence Lind
Stromsburg
Robert Stohl
Walter Stohl
Marvin Fredrickson
E. A. Flodman
Leland Harless
E. E. Samuelson
Alfred Gustafson Undergoes Surgery at Stromsburg Hospital
Alfred Gustafson underwent surgery at Stromsburg Hospital on Monday morning. He is reported in stable condition following the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gustafson
Stromsburg Hospital
Eighth Graders to Receive Diplomas in Districts Listed
District by district notice lists students earning eighth grade diplomas across numerous districts including District 1 Janice Coffin and Lila Lee Fozzard and District 72 with a large group led by Darryl Cramer and Robert Cuda among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Coffin
Lila Lee Fozzard
Alice Lindquist
Milton Marak
Jack Brand
Leonard Richards
Jo Ann Wieseman
Billy Bryan
Herman Carlson
Patsy Lockard
John Miller
Dale Anderson
Wesley Larson
Marion Nielsen
Maurine Lee Peterson
Lucille Bernt
Herman Anderson
Sharon Berck
Anita Branting
Lella Colby
Carlene Dinges
Gregg Eklund
Bonnie Gibbins
DeLois LeSuer
Richard Miler
Caroline Rhodes
Aretha
J. Richards
A. C. Schott
Larry Snodgrass
Margie Weiser
Jeanne Ingalls
Lewis Whitmore
Paul Rosenberry
Dick Ruth
Bill Thomas
Shirley Carman
Reginald Zelazny
Joyce Heins
Xenia Jones
Donna Carlson
Doris Karges
Ruby Ann Morris
Marybelle Hennings
George Burritt
Danny Charles Burritt
Jack Ray Conrad
Janet Mae DeBaets
Patricia Ann Doty
Alyce Marie Gabel
Charles Leon Gabel
Thomas Gerald Kerkman
Nancy Ann LaMunyon
Bill Robert Ray
Marlene Jeanne Schinzel
Mary Lou Taddiken
Jeanene da
Karen Imm
Elbert Omachi
Richard Anderson
Keith Kreis
Benton Kirby
Sheryle McCoig
Jeannette Osentowski
Rosa Lee Swedenburg
Marilyn Ericson
Robert Merrick
Donald Sterup
Rugene Anderson
Harriet Bush
Albin Bernt
Elaine Bernt
Janice Eller
Joan Johan
Yossbergs Visit Hastings Daughters and Families
Mr and Mrs Frank Yossberg spent several days last week with their daughters Mrs John Adams and Mrs Maxine Upton and their children in Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yossberg
John Adams
Maxine Upton
Hastings
4-H Judging Day Seeks Wide Polk County Youth Attendance
Polk County Extension News outlines 4-H Judging Day at Columbus on May 23 with all day activities at County Fair grounds. Dairy Swine Beef Sheep and Horses judging will be demonstrated by Extension Dairy men and Animal Husbandry officials. Members will place classes and review faults and excellences, gaining experience in dairy and livestock judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
County Fair Grounds
Colfax
Platte
Butler County
Burdette Baker
Herbert Anderson
Clear Creek Feeders
Lyle Ernst
Rudy Brunkhorst
Melvin Ernst
Herman Ernst
Don Henggeler
Ray Luchsinger
Virgin Spits
Frederick Fiamme
Bob Ernst
Marvin Luchsinger
Norman Luetkenaus
Columbis
Burdette Flodman Wins Bull Blue Track Award
Burdette Flodman a Polk High junior earned a Full Blue Track Numeral from the University of Nebraska Athletic Department for varsity track excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette Flodman
Bull Blue Track
Polk
University of Nebraska
Farmer Clarence Rahrs Hurt in Tractor Upset
Clarence Rahrs a prominent farmer near Polk suffered a fractured leg last week after his tractor flipped while he tried to pull his car from mud. Mrs Rahrs and Melcher Widga freed him from under the machine and he can now move with crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rahrs
Polk
Accident victim Dean Lindburg shows slow improvement
Latest bedside reports from Stromsburg Hospital indicate 12-year-old Dean Lindburg son of Mr and Mrs Willard Lindburg is improving slowly after a fracture of the skull April 30 when jacks slipped from under a car he was helping repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Lindburg
Willard Lindburg
Stromsburg Hospital
Dean
Legion Auxiliary Met for May Meeting and Benefit Tea
The American Legion Auxiliary met May 9 at the legion hall. Committees reported, a Benefit Tea was approved for May 24 with 50 cent tickets, proceeds to Veterans Hospital for a Movie Projector. Nomination committee named three members. Mrs. Henry Horstman gave a tea report and book review. program featured discussion on the Poppy, Poppy stamp, and Flanders Field with a solo by Mrs. Ivan Cramer. A lunch for 35 followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Oscar Sundberg
Henry Horstman
Veterans Hospital
Anna Kisler
Ivan Cramer
Ella Dahlin
Helen Isaacson
Flanders Field
John Gestrine
Ruth
Edna
Margaret Johnson
Beulah Johnson
Social Security Expert to Visit York Office
Lincoln SSA representative will be at York Post Office at 9:00 am on Thursday May 19 1949 to answer questions about Old Age and Survivors Insurance rights and obligations. Community members may seek guidance during the session. Family visit notes mention Flodman and Stohl relatives and Mother's Day dinner hosted by the Samuel family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Office
Social Security Administration
York
Polk High School Junior Senior Banquet Shines
The Polk High School junior class held a Silver Star Night Club themed banquet for seniors with blue streamers and star decor. Highlights included a Toast by Dorothy Hanquist, musical numbers by Marilyn Dahlin and Marilyn Olson, and a pantomime. Students and sophomores assisted with coats, programs, and serving duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High School
Arlene van Ostrand
Jeanette Cramer
Dorothy Hanquist
Rowena Light
Marilyn Dahlin
Lavonne Lyle
Wendy Warren
Iwo
Jack Myers
Mac Gleim
Marilyn Olson
Norval Nielsen
Dale Nyberg
Burdette Flodman
Charles Ziegelbein
Ralph Kahler
Jo Ann Lind
M. W. Willert
Mac Gliem
Jim Klingsporn
Roger Werner
John Holmes
Stromsburg News Says Many Visit Relatives Over Mother's Day
Local items note multiple families visiting relatives across Nebraska and Kansas. Spelts and families visit Mrs Amelia Buer in Norway Kansas. Ready and family travel to Arnold Nebraska. others visit Harland Fusby Rex. Allan Warner, Neb University student, visits his mother Rhoda Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Spelts
David and
Wayne
Floyd Spelts
L. E. Spelt
Amelia Buer
Norway
Kansas
Ira W Ready
Arnold
Nebraska
Bertha Huff
Robert Spargo
Carl Mostrom
Ceresco
Dora Burgeson
Central City
Harland Fusby
Rex
Allan Warner
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Rhoda Warner
Leo Fagan
Lloyd Knight
I. A. Raney
Columbus
A. R. Lind
Esther Mattson
Gothenburg
A. R
Edith Mattson
A. G. Swanson
Fairbury
Roy Rider
Elizabeth Rudeen
Kenneth Hultquist
York
Arthur Hultquist
Na Sterup
Lula Farris
Dale Sterup
Gresham
Alice Doggett
Tom Austin
Omaha
Bonnie Austin
Wilbur Nantkes
Elmer Fusby
Kearney
C. E. Knight
Orvald Gildersleve
Duane Keyes
Veteran’s Hospital
Chicago
C. C. Keyes
Polk High Calendar May Events
The Polk high calendar lists events in May including a Baccalaureate Service on Sunday May 15 at 8:00 p.m. Class Night on Tuesday May 17 at 8:00 p.m. Commencement on Thursday May 19 at 8:00 p.m. and a All School picnic on Friday May 20 at 12:00 noon at the city park.
Polk Seniors Sneak to Omaha
A Polk group of seniors and sponsor Miss Anderson depart May 5 by chartered bus for a day trip to Wahoo and Omaha. They tour Boy's Town, the Swift Packing House, KOIL radio, Brandeis Restaurant, the School for the Deaf, and Ak-Sar-Ben bridge amusement, ending with a late return to Polk after a day described as perfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Anderson
Polk
Grand Island
Wahoo
Omaha
Boy’s Town
Swift Packing House
KOIL
Brandeis
School For the Deaf
Iowa
Ak-Sar-Ben
Enjoy Picture Films At Osceola Gathering
Mr and Mrs George Heckman hosted a Wednesday evening gathering in Osceola with guests including Mr and Mrs Don Lindholm and family Mr and Mrs Wayne Lindholm and son Mrs Anna Appelton and Ralph Mr and Mrs Rudolph Appelton Wendell Appelton Kermit Larson and Donald Peterson They viewed Japan pictures taken by Mrs Appelton's daughter Mrs R A Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heckman
Osceola
Don Lindholm
Wayne Lindholm
Anna Appelton
Ralph
Rudolph Appelton
Wendell Appelton
Kermit Larson
Donald Peterson
Japan
House Warming At Hanquist Home By Baptist Group
The Home Builders Class of the Baptist Sunday School held a house warming at the Elmer Hanquist home last Wednesday evening. About 40 members attended as hymns were sung and Rev. Lemke led scripture and prayer. Wilbur Whitacre sang a solo and Clarence Creech spoke on home. Mrs. Horstman read a poem and Elmer Hanquist expressed appreciation for the Hanquist family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Sunday School
Elmer Hanquist
Lemke
Wilbur Whitacre
Clarence Creech
Harold Mille and Paul Holmes Travel to Seward on Monday
Harold Mille and Paul Holmes undertook a business trip to Seward on Monday, meeting local partners and touring facilities as part of ongoing work. The men coordinated with Seward officials to discuss potential collaborations and future orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Mille
Paul Holmes
Seward
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Arborville Way
AIR Force School
Osceola High School
Maury Watts
Jerome Reisdorf
Roger Watts
G. H. Underhill
Yvonne Anderson
Eugene Olson
Larson
Dot and
Phil March
Olive M. McBeth
Jenonne Dawes
Cornell
E. W. Price
Liberty Bell
LaVerne Richards
Sousa
Jellow
Polk County Extension
Legion Auxiliary Met
Polk High
Tex Ritter
Russell Hayden
Fuzzy Knight
Marshal
Edmond O’brien
Robert Stack
John Rooney
Fighter Squadron
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