Windstorm moves Swede Plain Church from foundation
A Sunday windstorm swelled through Polk area moving the Swede Plain Methodist church four miles northeast off its foundation. The same storm nearly destroyed Mrs Gust Lindburg’s large barn north of Polk as 150 passengers rode the eastbound maiden run to Central City and 125 to Lincoln.
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Polk High School
Lillian Anderson
Aquila Cohagan
Leah Dorsey
Leta Fruide
Myrtle Green
Ruth McGaffin
Carl Jones
Karl Ponath
Carl Steelquist
Mildred Samuelson
Norma Shafer
Zarah Shafer
Mae Tenney
Alice Tewell
Raymond Tewell
Bank of Polk
Swede Plain Methodist Church
Polk
Gust Lindburg
Central City
Lincoln
Burke - Thomas Co
Batiste
Hanquist
Victor E. Wilson
Stromsburg
Mae Shenk
Ray Calfhoun
Remy
George Cohagan
Livingston
Montana
Cohagen
Holiday Guests and Village News from Polk 1942
Lawrence Sundberg and family and others hosted Sunday dinner at the Orlie Miller home. Miss Phyllis Alfred's group held a slumber party after alumni events. Several local youths pursued summer plans, college work, and relocations as news notes connect to Polk communities and nearby towns.
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Lawrence Sundberg
Wayne Stevens
Elsie Cole
George Berck
Osceola
Selah Kroger
Berniece
Orlie Miller
Phyllis Alfred
Evelyn Beckman
Deborah Dahlberg
Gladys
Goldie Swanson
Marguerite Johnson
Mildred McDaniel
Mission Camp
Henry Horstman
Phylis
Williams Bay
Wis
Ray McGinnis
Kearney
Gladys Swanson
Western
Rodney Whittemore
Polk
York College
Floyd Merchant
Raymond Wochner
Henry Franz
Ira Spear
Kenneth
Charles Peterson
Orville
Lutheran Hospital
York
Polk Local Social Roundup Includes Numerous Visits
Mr and Mrs Harold Anderson entertained after Baccalaureate and Commencement for Kent and Dana. Mary Monson joined Mrs Oscar Anderson for coffee. Leonard Anderson and family dined with Fern Draucker in Stromsburg. Keith Brauer and wife visit Edith Benson en route to Colorado. Donald Bjerrum and Norman Reckner camped at Sherman Dam. Clarence Munn visited Clifford Branting. Bridal shower for Lea Jean Rumery attended by Mrs Branting and Marla. Clifford and Marvin Branting hosted barbecue. Van Bush and Virgil Bush shared Sunday meals. Larry Coover and family visited Ed Barrie in Worthington Minnesota. Paul Coover joined Larry for barbecue. Arthur Swedenburg visited Joe Ehn for lunch. Richard Johnson stopped by Walter Fisher’s Sunday evening.
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Harold Anderson
Kent
Dana
Mary Monson
Oscar Anderson
Leonard Anderson
Fern Draucker
Stromsburg
Keith Brauer
Michigan
Edith Benson
Colorado
Donald Bjerrum
Norman Reckner
St. Paul
Sherman Dam
Clarence Munn
Central City
Clifford Branting
In Branting
Marla
David City
Larry Coover
Ed Barrie
Worthington
Minn
Paul Coover
Arthur Swedenburg
Clarks
Joe Ehn
Richard Johnson
Walter Fisher
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Maurice Clifford
Harry Schultz
Arthur Peterson
Mae McGuffin
Tressa
Neva Hill
T. G. Slater Drug Store
Hardville
A. G Lindburg
Des Moines
Iowa
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Edwin
Hs Brother
Co G. Jack
Merle Heald
Bert Bay
Methodist Church
Elizabeth Allison
Iva Stevens
Arlo Stevens
Charles Henderson
Eugene Myers
Don Springer
Bula McCoy
Irene Jones
Vincent Jones
Verbena Brauer
Beryl Smith
Theo Smith
Dwight Myers
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Woodrow Johnson
Hazel Rice
Vega Ang
Harold Carlson
Victor Doremus
Myron Peterson
Kenneth Johnson
Everett. Green
Mission
Mary Burke
York County
Wirt
Co-op
James Brazda, Sr
Duluth
Minnesota
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Norris W. Alfred
Nebraska
Membe Nebraska Association
Dwain Williams
Arlene Wright
Elaine Wilcox
Howard Wilcox
University of Michigan
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Mission Camp Grounds
Lowry Bodine
California
California. Mesdames
Henry Shostrom
Ed Coover
Julia Johnson
Lillian Andresen
Ted Alfred
Chicago
R. S. Anschuetz
Ernest Hahn
Loup City
Lloyd Nordsteadt
Roy Rauth
Pasadena
Calif
Kenneth Davis
Boys State
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A. E. Swanson
St. Edward
Newman Grove
Fred Nordgren
Knute Johnson
Omaha Daily
Platte River
Grand Island
North Platte
MUSE
Walt Disney
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