Polk Bouquets Honor Polk County Pioneers at Thanksgiving
This week’s Bouquet pays tribute to Polk County pioneers who settled here in sod houses and dugouts. It highlights Grant Willits, the Adelson and Stevens families, the Carlson and Meline homesteads, and other long established residents who arrived in 1872 1873. Their stories honor faith endurance and pioneer perseverance across four generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Polk County
Grant Willits
High Prairie School
Adelson
John
Alex
Frank Adelson
Willard Adelson
Frank
Adelsons
Stevens
Will
Thede
J. C. McClure
Nebraska
Paul Stevens
Hans Meline
Andy Carlson
Ed Benson
H. P. Miller
Orlie Miller
Ottumwa
Iowa
Axel Jones
Frank Fossburg
Albert Nelson
Axel Flodman
Chas. Flodman
Hartwig Flodman
Earl
Smorgasbord and Bazaar at Polk High School Auditorium
Polk High School hosts a Smorgasbord and Bazaar on Thursday November 30 in the auditorium. Adults pay 1.25 dollars and children under 12 pay 0.50. The event is by the Swede Plain WSCS with serving from 5 30 to 9 00 PM.
Shostrom Hanquist Wedding at Swede Plain Church
Miss Marlene Shostrom and Miland Hanquist wed at Swede Plain Methodist Church on November 19 with a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Paul Walker. Attendants included Arlyn Hanquist, Dorothy Hanquist, and Karen Shostrom. The reception followed in the church parlors for about 120 guests. Immediately after, the couple plans to reside at 1616 South 14th Street in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shostrom
Hanquist
Swede Plain Methodist Church
Marlene Shostrom
Robert Shostrom
Miland Hanquist
Reuben Hanquist
Paul Walker
Corinne
Arlyn Hanquist
York
Dorothy Hanquist
Polk
Karen Shostrom
Darrel Shostrom
Roger Hanquist
Reu
Ben Hanquist
Olga Graves
Central City
Clifford Carlson
Lloyd Lind
Charles Stromberg
Lincoln
Lowell Bills
Rosalie Ekstrom
James Benson
Grand Island
Sarah Fogland
Donald Grace
Palmer
Phillip Johnson
Oscar Person
William Kingsley
Polk High School
Hardsville High School
Wilson and Weiver Oil Company
South 14Th St
C. L. Carlson
Nina Wagner
Earl Ward
Silver Creek
Donald Forss
Wahoo
Marlene Johnson
Don Atkinson
Lin
Goldenrod Conference selects all star team. Klingsporn left out
Polk figures heavily with Jim Klingsporn not chosen for the all conference squad despite strong showing as a defensive guard and offensive center. The 1950 selections include Gaylen Holmes Mac Gleim and John Holmes of Polk while other notable players vie for honorable mention. Also notes Silver Creek readmission and festival sites Osceola Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Klingsporn
Polk
Goldenrod
Gaylen Holmes
Mac Gleim
John Holmes
J. Holmes
Polk L. Lind
Stromsburg
H. Dexter
Clarks
M. Nelson
Genoa
J. Sterup
Osceola
Gleim—Polk
R. Alt
R. Michner
G. Holmes
Polk G. Bryan
B. Beebe
M. Christensen
Nordberg
Cuba
Genoa Koehler
Hoffman
Johnson
Gabriel
Gonnerman
Burruss
Clarks Mangelsen
Atkins
Schott
Anderson
Klingsporn
McNaught
Berlin
Swanson
Snyder
Genoa Kiser
Silver Creek
Faithful Workers Meet at Mrs Emory Cramer Home
Faithful Workers Club met at Mrs Emory Cramer home Thursday afternoon November 16 with 16 members and three visitors present. Mrs Charles Dahlgren led a program on the club history since 1922. Members reviewed early club work and a district convention report was given. Aprons were donated for Christmas fundraising and dessert was served afterward by Mrs Forrest Berggren and Mrs Walter Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faithful
Emory Cramer
Faithful Workers Club
Charles Dahlgren
Seth Piper
Earl Stevens
Cleo Cramer
York
Forrest Berggren
Walter Hoffman
Missionary Lars Jansson to Speak at Evangelical Free Church
Missionary Lars O. Jansson from Sweden will address a Wednesday service at 8 p.m. at Evangelical Free Church. He recently spent time in China and will begin work in Japan next year, sent by Svenska Helgelse Forbundet. Public welcome. free-will offering for missions. Also Polk Theater presents The Reformer and the Red Head November 23–25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Free Church
Lars O. Jansson
Sweden
China
Japan
Jansson
Svenska Helgelse Forbundet
Reformer and the Red Head
Polk Theater
Polk Car Leads Omaha Autocade at Christian Endeavor
An autocade led by Rev. E. Earle Eaton of Polk and carrying notable Tri County and Omaha Endeavor figures paraded through downtown Omaha in honor of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor Convention. The procession, with crepe streamers and police escort, included Eaton’s daughter and Virginia Layher, with sessions held at Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska Christian Endeavor Convention
E. Earle Eaton
Polk
Arborville Congregational Church
Tri-County Christian Endeavor Union
Eaton
LaVerne
Nichal‘son
Grand Island
Tri-County Union
Virginia Layher
Omaha Union
Paul Wilde
Florence
Christian Endeavor
Pastor Eaton
Franklin D Roosevelt
Rochester
New York
Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church
Fremont
Marshall
L. R. Hanson
Spaulding
Nicholson
Columbus
Tri-County
Vaughn Leaming
York
Layton Jackson
Polk High Musicians Shine At 1950 All State Clinic
Polk High School sent five representatives to the 1950 All-State Music Clinic in Scottsbluff among 870 competitors. The Polk contingent included Maribelle Lyle in band Annette Wilshusen Walden McNaught Dean Lindberg and Gaylen Holmes in chorus. The event featured six hours of rehearsal with famed conductors and a final concert to a record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High School News
Scottsbluff
Polk High
Maribelle Lyle
Annette Wilshusen
Walden McNaught
Dean Lind~berg
Gaylen Holmes
America
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Goldenrod
Polk
Stromsburg
Polk and
Silver Creek
John Holmes
Mac Gleim
Jim Klingsporn
Walden
McNaught
Duane Johnson
Miss Lucado
Arborville Girl Plans December Nuptials
Miss Norma Jean Moors of the Congregational parsonage, cousin of Rev. E Earle Eaton, will wed Ward Schrack Jr of Denver on December 17. The ceremony will be at the First Methodist Church in Kearney. Both are students at Kearney College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborville
Norma Jean Moors
Congregational Parsonage
E Earle Eaton
Ward Schrack, Jr
Denver
First Methodist
Kearney
Miss Moors
Mr. Schrack
Kearney College
Local Birth, Service Members, and Church Ads Outline
Alan John Zabel born 5 lb 14 oz at Hord Memorial Hospital Central City to Mr and Mrs Harvey Zabel on Sunday November 19. Local service members Leland D Bills and Harold W Anderson listed with units and camps. Polk Progress plans Go to the Church of Your Choice ads with Keister Church Service Co and local sponsor outreach to businesses and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan John
Zabel
Harvey Zabel
Hord Memorial Hospital
Central City
Leland D. Bills
U. S
Camp Cook
Calif
Harold W Anderson
Camp Atterbury
Edinbury
Indiana
Keister
Polk Progress
Keister Church Service Company
Ralph Heald
Church
Choral Union Sacred Concerts Planned at Polk and York
The Lutheran Choral Union with about eighty voices from eleven Missouri Synod Circuit Three churches performs sacred music at Polk High School Auditorium Friday November 24 and York City Auditorium Sunday November 26 both at 8 p m. Selections include A Mighty Fortress Beautiful Savior and Silent Night plus Bach and Handel pieces. Rev. Paul E. Bussert directs. Admission is free with a free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choral Union
H. S. Auditorium
Lutheran Choral Union
Missouri Synod
Polk
High School
York City
Paul E. Bussert
Gresham
Miscellaneous Shower For Recent Bride
A shower was given for Marlene Shostrom at Swede Plam Church parlors on Tuesday evening November 14. The bride elect sat beneath a decorated umbrella as yellow and blue decor set the theme. Games entertained guests before she opened gifts and a two course lunch was served by hostesses to 35 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Marvin Fredrickson
Jesse Bradley
Wayne
Paul Strand
Sadie Clark
Arnold Isaacson
Gilbert Benson
Chris Thesing
Stromsburg
Hennie Seymour
Dean Ostberg
Orlie Miller
Duane
Jof Ostberg
Donald Ostberg
Milton Anderson
Frank Davis
R. L. Peterson
Anderson
Gordon Smith
Ted Powell
Rising City
Morris Johnson
Clarence Burgenson
Marlene Shostrom
Dana Shostrom
Mabel Shostron
Curtis Flodman
Lloyd Lind
Clifford Carlson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Powell
June Allyson
Red Skelton
Gloria DeHaven
Walter Slezak
James Gleason
I ’ Veda
Albert Sundberg
Lloyd Kroger
Lovette McCoy
Wallace Lind
Gordon Carlson
Jack LaVelle
Nels Pearson
Paul W. Walker
Bruce
Fay Holley
Carlyn Strand
Jeanelle Kroger
Sheralee
Sondra Hill
Donna Gell
Iris Richards
Lucille Johnson
Patty Kisler
Barbara Walker
Union
Rev. E. Anderson
Don Hult
Wausa
Gene Jones
ODD Fellows
Rebekahs
Pheasant
Will Sapp
Nebraska Odd Fellow
Whipple
IOOF
Frank Downey
Slonecker
Noll
Small
Reeves
Dave Ekdahl
Wilda Holmes
Omaha Autocade
Jake Harding
Monroe
Wilmer Johnson
Ralph Peterson
Trustees of the Baptist Church
Elmer Hanquist
Jeanette
Leo Wurtz
Viola Benson
Helen Isaacson
Leo
Mervin Samuels
Arborville Missionary & Aid Society
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