Local visiting and family notes from Polk area
The column records visits and social ties among Polk Nebraska residents including Dr and Mrs Vernal Norine of Washington with friends, Miss Orpha Ekstrom from Luther College, and multiple families from Hordville Osceola Stromsburg and Grand Island. Hilton Steelquist suffered a fractured collar bone during a Friday football game at Silver Creek.
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Vernal Norine
Washington
Polk
Orpha Ekstrom
Luther College
Wahoo
A. E. Ekstrom
Emil Stranberg
Hordville
Rudolph Nyberg
Edwin Nyberg
Ivan Carlson
Baby
Cc. O. Bodine
Emner Ahlquist
Osceola
Alma Shostrom
Stromsburg
H. A. Shostrom
Robert Lytel
Oscola Seriwis
Virgil Leach
Clarks
Alfred Gustafs
Ethel Conger
Grand Island
Ida McConnell
R. Alfred
Chas. Dunlap
Ralph Anschuetz
Boston
Orrin
Beloit
Wis
W. A. Wurtz
Herbert Wurtz
Havens
Missouri
Iowa
Hilton Steelquist
Silver Creek
Way Back When Twenty Years Ago 1919 Highlights
Chronicle of events in Arborville and Polk areas including personnel moves at creamery station A.S Anderson taking charge and W. E. Hag moving to A. Bauder & Son. District No. 81 schoolhouse fire with unknown origin. Miss Ruth McGaffin and Daniel B. Carter wed at the bride’s home and honeymooned eastbound. Cold start to winter with subzero temperatures. Grand Island’s T. G. Strasburg plans bakery op by January 1.
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A.S Anderson
W. E. Hag
W. E
A. Bauder & Son
Arborville
Ruth C. McGaffin
H. M. McGaffin
Daniel B. Carter
Mrs Carter
Omaha
Chicago
G T. Strasburg
Grand Island
A. E. Swanson
Church notices across Swede Plains area
The column lists times for multiple churches including Methodist with guest Miss Faith Richardson, Swede Plains M E Church, Immanuel Lutheran, First Baptist, Pleasant Hill Mission Circle, and Evangelical Free Mission Church. Details cover morning worship hours, Sunday School, BYPU, Ladies Aid meetings, and upcoming district conventions.
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Longacre
Swede Plains
M. E. Church
S. W. Longacre
First Baptist
Chui
R. M. Bailey
Pleasant Hill
Board of Trustees
W. A Wurtz
Wallace Sandell
BYPU
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Ivan T. Carlson
Ladies Aid
Mesdames Gust Westlund
Hartwig Flodman
Milton Knapp Heads To Detroit For Winter
Milton Knapp left Tuesday evening for Detroit Michigan where he will spend the winter with relatives. Miss Louella Crew was admitted to the hospital Tuesday for treatment. J. H. Jarmin is seriously ill following a heart attack Tuesday.
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Osceola News
Milton Knapp
Detroit
Michigan
Lulu Olson
Dora Fisher
Polk County Nurses Association
C. L. Anderson
Stromsburg
Miss Olson
Mauritz Swanson
Jack Malek
Omaha
Glen Clisby
Clisby
Louella Crew
R. B. Lytle
J. H. Jarmin
York visitors and family gatherings reported locally
Arborville residents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bedient and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bedient plus Kenneth were York visitors Saturday. Lemoyn Bedient leaves for Chicago to enlist in the Navy. Otte family joined Torells near Stromeburg Sunday. Marion Cramer of Marquette visited cousin Lois Cramer Friday and Saturday. Hillis Sterner family dined with Frank Merchant’s family Sunday. Walter Ely of Aurora visited the Hoffmans. Chay Dahlgren learned half-brother Harry Dahlgren is in a Denver hospital. Ester Lackey and daughter with Martha Hoffman and family visited Friday. Ed Koon of York visited Dan Graves Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborville
Fred Bedient
Harold Bedient
Kenneth
York
Lemoyn Bedient
Chicago
Navy
T. D. Otte
Frank ‘Merchant
Walter Ely
Aurora
Chay. Dahlgren
Harry Dahlgren
Denver
Harry
Ester Lackey
Marth Hoffman
Walter Hoffman
Ed Koon
Dan Graves
York visitors and local social notes
Miss Sybil Otte returned home after weeks in York working for The Arburville Mission. The Aid Society met at Mrs. John Wechner’s home with twenty members and guests hearing a program by Mrs. Clarence Reckner. Shockey family visited Hampton. Worrest and son from Lincoln visited Chas. Sterner’s ill family. Lyle Cockle and Paul Covey returned from Gibbon to spend Sunday with hometown relatives.
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O— Fen Years AG
Service Auto Co
Majestic
Polk
Oscar Jones
Fritz Shockey
P. L. Keller
Bank of Polk
Dodge Investment and Improvement Co
Omaha
Lloyd Hahn
Hordville
Mrs. Hahn
Arburville
John Wechner
Coila Fisher
Clarence Reckner
W C. Shockey
R. H. Marshall
Hampton
John Worrest
Lincoln
Chas. Sterner
Hillis Sterner
Lyle Cockle
Paul Covey
Gibbon
J. B. Williams Va. physician and surgeon hours
J B Williams a Virginia physician and surgeon lists office hours nine to twelve in the morning and two to five in the afternoon with contact numbers for office and residence.
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Va. de
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Rexall
Polk, Nebraska
Ratus
Rastus
Fry
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co
Nebraska
THE
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Congress
J. L. Stouffer
Margaret
Gladys
St. Luke’s Hospital
A. Stevens
Stevens
Henry Knerr
American Legion
George Anderson
Anderson
Farmers Grain & Stock Co
Stromberg
Moderne Barber and Beauty Shop
Dae Ee Gene
Clarks Theatre
Rosemary Lane
Lola Lane
Immanuel Lutheran
Carl F. Juergensen
Walther League
Hills
Maxwell House
Texas
Jonathan
Bliss
Stromberg’s
City
Mare
Diag Stromberg
Searle
Rustle Rcm
J. B. Williams
Nyile
Cramer Oil CO
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