Community Notices and Local Visits in Roadville
Roadville reports include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rodine hosting relatives near Polk, Nellie Beth Shoaf visiting Lexington, and Father and Son Banquet at the high school with Supt. F. L. Holmes as speaker. Also noted are several house fires, church events, ministerial conference plans, and multiple local movements and visits to Lincoln and Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rodine
Wilmer Rodine
Polk
Nellie Beth Shoaf
Lexington
C. T. Thesing
Stromsburg
Ray Phillips
F. L. Holmes
Central City
Arza Milliay
Leonard Wallin
Baptist Ladies’Aid
Baptist Church
H. M. Benson
C. O. Bodine
Anton Johnson
Sanford Johnson
Lloyd Kroger
Rueben Gustafson
Will Cohagan
Lois
Louie Blase
Harold Jones
Max-ine
L. C. Wallin
Lincoln
Ben Timmons
B. E. Bengston
Carl Schweikert
Ella Peterson
Schweikert
Getter Bargains Are To Be Had Pork Merchant
Mr and Mrs Martin Bank were dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Wurtz on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Getter
Mrs. Martin Bank
Mrs
Paul Wurtz
Polk County Youth Program Draws Large Osceola Crowd
A capacity Osceola Rivoli Theatre audience heard a Polk County 4-H and Safety Council program featuring piano solos, vocal numbers, readings, a club history, and award ceremonies. The event honored the Sunshine Club, awarded gold pins to seven girls and a leader, and recognized the Little Cornhuskers as second prize club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club and Safety Council
Rivoli Theatre
Osceola
Osceolr
Nebraska Safety Council
A. L. Stuart
C. M. Humphrey
Osceola Community Club
Rev. Monkman
Mr. Humphrey
F. B. Keally
Ethel Thelea
Alvin Swanson Jr
Wesley Thelander
Maria Ingalls
Etherta
Cunningham Girls
Osceola High School
Ruth Miller
Wilma Heimer
A. F. Nuquist
Sunshine Club
County Farm Bureau
Arlois Irland
Ethel Thelen
Dorothy Thelen
Dertha Richter
Edith Thelen
Arlene Gustafson
Mary Krumbach
Nuquist
Little Cornhuskers
Elmer Tooker
Platte Precinct
Arborville Families Gather Across Home and Church
A string of Sunday and Armistice Day visits links Arborville residents with relatives and friends from York Polk and McCook. Social activities include a district school Thanksgiving program and various dinners and familial receptions at multiple homes. Dr. Murphy spoke on Young People's Work at the Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura van Housen
Henry van Housen
York
Henry Blase
Walter Fitz
Harrit and
Marcella Burgess
Fred Bedient
Frank Scheapler
Lyle Cockle
Jean Hansen
Charles Burgess
Selvester Heister
Elmer Paschke
LaVern Peterson
Floyd Merchant
R. E. Merchant
Murphy
Arborville Congregational Church
H. W. Hitchcock
Ainsworth
Gertrude Flick
Edith Erickson
Oaks
Frank Hardy
Stromsburg
Charles Smith
Polk
Dick Shockey
Fred Shockey
Fred Shockey, Jr
Alf Shockey
Fred Shockey Jr
D. N. Mills
Agnes Bilger
Pennsylvania
Pete Schrader
Maniey Fisher
Grant Johnson
Floyd Wilkins
John Bills
Elbert Neff
McCook
Neff
McClure Couple Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joe McClure observed their 40th wedding anniversary on a Wednesday in November with friends and relatives gathering at the Methodist Church parlor The event featured a noon dinner a social hour readings songs by Ruth and Roberta Nelson and Geanell Sundberg and a Philco radio gift The out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Smith Bradshaw George McClure and Mr and Mrs James McClure who also marked their anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McClure
Methodist Church
Graece Hahn
Stromsburg
Ruth
Roberta Nelson
Geanell Sundberg
Lawrence Sundberg
Philco
Charles Smithf Bradshaw
George McClure
Omaha
James McClure
Central City
McClure
Ivan Bengston
Lorryer Benson
Hordville
Ford Dealers
E. G. Erickson
Lincoln
J. T. Stanton
H. Christensen
Ralph Erickson
Gerald Tahley
A. V. Kelson
Nebraska-Pittsburg
Frank Marble
Howard
York
Ollie Vincent
Kensington
Scott Hall
Gust Peterson
Baby
Elizabeth Rudeec
Cliffton Johnson
Elijah Gove
Leonard Nelson
Arnold Issacson
Polk
Charles Hoffer
Gresham
Thanksgiving Program at District 74 Hamilton County
A Thanksgiving program will be held at District 74 in Hamilton County on Tuesday evening November 24. The school is located 31 2 west and 2 north of Polk. The program begins at 8:00 PM and lunch will be served afterward. Miss Harriet Ang is the teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Polk
Harriet Ang
George Otte
Delvin Newton
W. J. Newton
Goehney
Clarence Bryant
E. D. Madison
Delia Mae
Leila Reed
Hastings
Marie Madison
Main Street
Joan Falk
Stromsburg
Birthday celebration for Donald Ostburg in Osceola
Will Wurtz visits Osceola Friday. Donald Ostburg’s birthday was celebrated Saturday at his parents’ home with help from Alice Bodine Darlene Johnson Vivian Anderson Donna Lee Sundberg Betty Branting Mardell Graves Fred Smith Kenneth Davis Max Jones and Dwayne Miller. Gifts were received and a lunch was served by Mrs Ostburg and Mrs Bryan Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wurtz
Osceola
Donald Ostburg
Ilof Ostburg
Alice Bodine
Darlene Johnson
Vivian Anderson
Donna Lee Sundberg
Betty Branting
Mardell Graves
Fred Smith
Kenneth Davis
Max Jones
Dwayne Miller
Donald
Ostburg
Bryan Graves
World Herald
True Confessions
Pictorial Review
Illustrated Mechanics
Swede Home Community News Highlights Visits and Gatherings
Swede Home residents share weekend visits across Stromsburg Central City and Lincoln. Families hosted dinners and parties while clubs meet, including a Luther League gathering in the church parlors and a T C W Club meeting at Mrs Gust Peterson’s home.
Boy and Girl Contest Kicks Off With Votes Ahead
About ninety participants entered as the Boy and Girl contest opens. Entry deadline is November 25, after which voting proceeds on posted entries. Each store purchase through Christmas counts as a vote for the contestants with sixteen prizes to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavis Pharmacy
Barefoot Charlie Peterson Dies at 73 in Stromsburg
Funeral services were held in Stromsburg for Charles Peterson known as bare-foot Charlie. He died in Axtell after health decline and left a substantial Polk and York County estate to be divided among local churches schools and institutions. Interment was in Stromsburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Peterson
Stromsburg
J. L. Olson
A. F. Trued
Lutheran Church
Mr. Peterson
Charlie
Axtell
York County
Polk
Barefoot Charley
Peterson
Bethphage Mission Home
Local social notes from Hordville and nearby areas
Community updates include a birthday quilting party for Mrs. E. D. Madison with several Hordville residents, visits by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones and family to Benedict friends, Grand Island businessmen in town, Warren Berry of Omaha visiting the Turners, Charles Peterson working Saturdays at City Meat Market, heavy weekend parking and strong merchant business, Vergel Leach of Hastings visiting his Leach parents, and a humorous local saying about opportunity waiting in a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Madison
Frank King
I. J. Lampshire
E. B. Holmes
Hordville
A. W. Shafer
Walter Johnson
Nelson King
Oscar Jones
Boyd Myers
Benedict
Orlie Miller
Will Miller
Grand Island
Warren Berry
Omaha
Hugh Turner
Charles Peterson
Vergel Leach
Hastings
C.R. Leach
Former York resident Michael McCarty dies at 88
Michael McCarty, age 88, died Sunday at 3 45 PM at his home 520 East Avenue York Nebraska after years of failing health. Born in King's County Ireland March 2 1848 he came to America as a child and lived in Boston and Illinois before moving to Pollk County Nebraska then to York in 1911. He and Anna McCarty celebrated their golden wedding anniversary October 6 1928 and their 57th in 1936. Surviving are his widow five sons J G McCool J E York F P Lincoln Leo J Denver Albert York two daughters W M McDermitt Grand Island and Annette McCarty York 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at St Joseph Catholic Church York Tuesday at 9 30 AM with Monsignors L L Mandeville and Thomas Cullen officiating. interment in St Josephs Cemetery southeast of York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McCarty
East Avenue
King’s County
Ireland
America
Boston
Mass
Ill
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
York
York Daily News
Social rounds and visits across York and Stromsburg
Mrs. Henry Sandell and others enjoyed a social afternoon at Mrs. Roy Benson’s home with sewing and visiting. Various families from York Stromsburg and Benedict were guests or visitors at homes and church gatherings over the weekend and week.
Osceola Socials and Travels Highlight Week
Osceola residents hosted and visited family and friends including Mrs. Lloyd Cole with guests from Polk and York. Numerous local outings featured hospital stays, funerals in Omaha, Lincoln football, and relatives preparing for eventual moves to Corpus Christi Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Cole
C. R. Peterson
Albert Sundberg
Polk
E. L. Ingram
Scottsbluff
W. W. Norton
Hayden
Louise Thompson
Anna
York
W. E. Thompson
Joel Hanson
EF. A. Hedlund
Woman’s Club
P. B. Campbell
Kermit Johnson
Walter Wels
Fred Wieseman
The
Valley
S. W. Calhoun
Wm. Heitzman
Vida Beckmeyer
Omaha
Paul Bartunek
Wolbach
H. C. Hansen
James Dunn
Osceola Hospital
R. Schroeder
F. H. Oberg
Corpus Christi
Texas
Rex
E. E. Roberts
Everett Stouffer Rejoins Work After Visit to Family
Everett Stouffer of San Francisco California returns to work Tuesday after a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs R Stouffer. He plans to visit friends and relatives in Florence Colorado Albuquerque New Mexico and Los Angeles. Marlan Peterson son of Mr and Mrs C N Peterson of this city has joined the Jimmie Caton Orchestra of York as Master of Ceremonies after trying out last Wednesday. The orchestra will depart early next month for southern states for winter dance engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Stouffer
San Francisco
California
Bn Roue
Florence
Colorado
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Betty Jo Alfred
Mildred McDaniel
Ruth Stouffer
Evelyn Johnson
Billy Allison
Robert Strickland
Henry Horstman
Irene Whitacre
Ferne Schweitzer
Agnes Olson
Minnie Nicholson
Hattie Lindquist
Walter Green
John Seymour
Ella Shenk
Irvin Green
Benedict
Geo. Otte
Bradshaw
Mary Beckman
Mildred
Harold Nelson
I. J. Nelson
Elwood Sanders
C. R. Leach
Hordville
Marlan Peterson
C. N. Peterson
Jimmie Caton Orchestra
York
Marlan
Free Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Draws Nov 25
Register at The Progress Office by November 25 for Gift Night prizes including eatables carving set and roaster. Grand prize is a turkey. Stores stay open Wednesday night and close Thursday for Thanksgiving. Drawing at 9 p.m. at Polk Hatchery and Produce Building. Winners must be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Office
Polk Hatchery and Produce
Main Street
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Roadville
Polk CO
Pole NZ
Hans Pt Springs Il
Cthanksgiving
Brauer Funeral Home
Polk and
Hampton
Arborville
Oscar Fredrickson
John Johnson
Carol Flodman
Moore
Walter Bush
Clarence Larson
C. A. Sward
John Anderson
Florence Olson
Richard Indgren
Luther League
Walter
David Jones
Opal Fredrickson
Kenneth Peterson
Carl Pierson
St. Edwards
Oita Nelson
Elmer Carlson
Mary Ferrell
Ralph Nordberg
Ansel Fredrick
Hartwig Flodman
Pete Shostrom
Curtis Flodman
T. C. W. Club
August Anderson
Dan Hayes
Harold Hewitt
George Bush
Andy Beckstrom
George Bush Home
John, Anderson
Herbert Flodman
Albert Hult
Marvin Fredrickson
Morris Johnson
Columbus
Petrus Nelson
Lromsburg
Obituare
Henry Sandell
Walter Sandell
Elmer Hanaitist
Roscoe Bailey
R. J. Allison
A. W. Shafed
Elwood Sandell
Roy Benson
Harvey Hahn
Martin Bank
Walter Eckdahl
Raymond Peterson
Thompson Allison
Vivian Dornburgh
Kenneth Willets
Selma Benson
Near Hordville
Victor Blase
Wil Blase
Walter Cupke
Henry Mundt
Charles Norauist
John Wall
Paul Wurz
Leo Wurtz
Anna Beckman
Stromburg
Lester Stark
Clarence Cash
Edmond Klingsporn
van Bush
Fete Simpson
Polk School
Osceola Sanday
aMr
Sterling Nelson i
Rudolph Gustafson
Earnest Hahn
Nenver
Martin Jones
A. Issacson
Nebraska
Pittsburg
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