Farewell Service for Thengvalls at Local Church
A farewell service on May 6 at the Evangelical Free Church honored Pastor Phil Thengvall Dotty and son Benjamin before they depart to lead the Ev Free Church in Clinton Iowa. The event featured devotions sermons musical selections prayers and a fellowship reception. Thengvall has pastored the local Evangelical Free Church for three years.
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Evangelical Free Church
Phil
Dotty Thengvall
Benjamin
Ev. Free Church
Clinton
Iowa
Dean Samuelson
O'Hara
Stromsburg
Coleman
Aurora
Stauffer
Polk
Holly Bailey
Crabtree
Mel Loge
Monroe Ev Free Church
Phillips
Bill Coleman
Russell O'Hara
Bv. Free Church
Thenegvall
Swede Plain MYF Holds April Church Meeting
The Swede Plain MYF met April 7 at the church for a brief business session and a Bible lesson led by Rev. Holbrook. Lunch was prepared by Mrs Irvin Beckstrom. A May 10 gathering at the York youth center followed, after which the group paused until September. Guests Mr and Mrs Virgil Bayne stayed with the Ehn family on Mother's Day.
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Holbrook
Irvin Beckstrom
York
Polk Happenings in North Platte and nearby towns
West central social notes count weekend visits for graduations and family gatherings. Gregg Hanquist and Pam Harless celebrations bring relatives from North Platte York Lincoln Osceola Clarks and Lincoln show up for dinners and baccalaureate events.
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Stanley Hanquist
North Platte
Reuben Hanquist
Roger Hanquist
Gregg
No, Platte
Milan Hanquist
Dorothy Gleim and
Scott
Lincoln
Ebba Hanquist
Mabel Johnson
York
Weather Chronicle Describes Rain and Storms Across May Week
The article details a wet spell with a half inch rain on Thursday and a stronger storm with hail and lightning on Friday. It notes a long range forecast for wet May and recounts daily temperatures from May 7 to May 13, including highs in the 60s and 70s, winds, and cloud cover, ending with a calm Sunday and sweltering Monday.
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Polk
Fat Strand
Adman
Polk News Items Highlight Local Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Vern Samuels and Lisa with Mr and Mrs Dick Harless and families were Friday guests of the Larry Coover family. Mrs Clarence Guthrie traveled to Omaha for Mothers Day to visit her daughter and Clem Prososki. Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle and Mrs Agnes Nielsen of Central City joined Mr and Mrs Dwayne Hahn Doug and Pauline at their cabin for Mothers Day.
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Herbert Wurtz
Clarks
P. W. Aker
Winnie Wallacre
Levar Sandell
Dwight Burney
Richard Sealey, Sr
Olof Ostberg
Alvin Dahlin
Leland Harless
Pam
Harold Carlson
Roland Bodine
Dick Harless
Martin Hoffman
Darold Hoffman
Larry Coover
Vega Exdahl
Paul Coover
Vern Samuels
Lisa
Leonard Anderson
Dennis Johnson
Kenneth Stewart
Marvin Bankson
Wayland Flodman
Clarence Guthrie
Omahe
Clem Prososki
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Agnes Nielsen
Central City
Dwayne Hahn
Doug
Pauline
Local Family News From Swede Plain and Surrounding Areas
Crowded last week with church suppers mother daughter events and family gatherings. Utica Osceola and Lincoln guests are noted along with trips to Germany and Austria shared by Wayland Flodman and others.
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Thengvalls
Virgil Bayne
No. Platte
Joe Ehn
Carroll Flodman
Julia Flodman
Good Samaritan
Osceola
Merton Flodman
Chad
Best
Allen Willits
Co-op Oil, Inc
Gregg Hanquist
Village Light & Water
Swede Plain
Orlie Miller
Floyd Lyle
Utica
Elwood Sandell
First Baptist Church
Paul Strand
Red Cross
Beb Mills
Morrisy
Omaha
Bob Mills
Polk County
Elvera Nyberg
Marvin Ehn
Ceresco
Myrtle
Berniece Ehn
Evelyn
Norman Erickson
Ed Erickson
Edolf Erickson
Bob Dittmer
Ted Dittmer
Ron Graham
Dennis Jasper
Betty Carlson
Jenny
Familly
Wayland
Vega Ekdahl
Emme Anderson
Lillie Lind
Winnie Whitacre
Randy Flodman
Central City Veterinary Clinic
Karen Sterns
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass’n
Murray Ostberg
Citizens State Bank
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