Way Back When November 26 1919 notes departures and arrivals
Way Back When items from 1919 include Robert Evans leaving for Gothenburg to manage the Evans clothing store with the family likely to follow after securing a residence. Henry Becker welcomes an eight pound girl. Clara McReynolds underwent tonsil surgery at York hospital. JS H Jones heads to Clarks then California for winter. Edwin Lindburg returns from Des Moines to spend Thanksgiving with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Evans
Gothenburg
Evans
Clarks
California
Edwin Lindburg
Des Moines
Iowa
Local Notes Highlight Meetings Births and Celebrations
Community items include evangelistic meetings in Kearney, the Nebraska Farmers' Co operative Grain and Livestock State Association gathering in Omaha, and numerous family events. A dinner honors Mr and Mrs Kinner of Spaulding. Max Darwin Jones born. Edwards home welcomed a new son. a 70th birthday celebration for Mr Anderson. a fire destroys the Axborville home of Earl Pickrel. Max Jones marks his fifth birthday. other visits and hospital stays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
F .A. Adelson
A. C. Jones
Oscar Jones
Max Darwin
Oscar Strand
Leibee
Edith Anderson
Lillian Brown
Anderson
Westfall
Edward J. Lenz
Mretcar Strand
Omaha
Henry Berlid
Ernest Flodman
Hie
Earl Pickrel
Polk
Polk High School Dramatic Club
Axborville
Max
Official Proceedings and Advertisement Copy From Polk Nebraska 1939
The Polk village board met November 7 1939 with all members present and bills read for payment including Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Co Lincoln Tel Co and others totaling 466.23 plus. Also included is a long unrelated advertisement promoting The American Boy Magazine noting its benefits to boys with subscription rates and mailing address in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Nebraska
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Co
Lincoln Tel. Co
Campbell & Nyberg
Wayne Upton
W. J. Johnson
J. T. Stanton
Chas. Stettner
Ray Myers
W. Co. Steel
Lloyd Kroger
Ralph Peterson
Rolland Dahlin
Frank, Codagan
Schultz Cafe
J. E. McDaniel
American Boy Magazine
Detroit
Michigan
Thanksgiving church notices across several congregations
A compiled page lists services and events for multiple churches including First Baptist with morning and evening worship and plans for a union Thanksgiving service, Methodist with church school and gospel service, Swede Plains M E Church with morning worship and Lutheran Hour, Immanuel Lutheran noting German and English services, and Evangelical Free Mission with Sunday School and worship. An estray notice for a 350 lb spotted male hog is also included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
S. W
Immanuel Lutheran
Carl F. Juergensen
Walther League
Gresham
First Baptist Chulch
R. M. Bailey
BYPU
Elmer Hanquist
Wallace Manuel
Grant Fund
M & M Board
Grand Island Association
Grand Island Baptist Church
Elsie Wik
Thursay
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Ivan T. Carlson
Local families gather for dinners and visits across area towns
Arborville residents hosted by A A Shockey while D N Mills and Ben Paben families joined From Benedict and Polk guests to York and Unadilla attendees Many dinners and oyster suppers shared among Shockey Flick Bedient and Wochner families Church services set for Sunday at 10 and 11 with numerous relatives from Oak York Fremont Omaha and Norfolk in attendance Farnum Schrader returns from South Dakota after weeks away Monday visits by Pickrel and Flik families noted Several Sunday gatherings extended to McCool where the Harveys and Ramseys joined others for weekend meal events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arborville
Fred D. Shockey
Near Stromsburg
D. N. Mills
Polk
Fred Shockey
Harold Bittinger
Near Benedict
A A. Shockey
Ben Paben
Lula
Hampton
Maurice Flick
James Riley
Laverne Harrington
H.P. Harrington
Fred Riley
John Wochner
Harvey Wochner
Donna Belle
Minnie Wochner
York
H. J. Bedient
Fred Bedient
Farnum Schrader
South Dakota
Maxine Pickrel
James Pickrel
Claude Shenk
Clarks
Irvin Paben
Gertrude Flik
Bonnie
Florence
James Erickson
Mike
Roy DeVore
Oak
Neb
Wm. Bedient
Audrey
Ethel Flick
Unadilla
Viola Wessel
Marion Flick
Homer Ramsey
McCool
Frank Bennett
Bernard Bennett
Dale
Fremont
Harry Reiner
Omaha
Curtis Bennett
Norfolk
Local residents share visits and family moments
In this home community patch, Es ter Lackey and Thais Belle host guests, Cyril Sterner family visits, Sybil Otte visits Vern Berck near Marquette, E L Kemper and Aurora relatives join Mrs C W Reckner’s family, Kaeding and Dennis of York stay with A H Ramsey’s family, Wessel and Viola attend Maurice Flick’s wedding anniversary, Harvey Wechner hosts guests including Leand Bowers and Kenneth, and Frances Collett of Bradshaw assists at Flick household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester Lackey
Thais Belle
Cyril Sterner
Chas, Sterner
Hillig Sterner
Sybil Otte
Vern Berck
Marquette
E. L. Kemper
Clarence Kemper
Geo
Aurora
C. W. Reckner
Wm Kaeding
Dennis
York
Ents
A. H. Ramsey
Wayne
John Wessel
Viola
Maurice Flick
Harvey Wechner
Leand Bowers
Kenneth
Donna Belle
Frances Collett
Bradshaw
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Rexall
Polk, Nebraska
THE
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Congress
Grace Lindburg
Grand Island
Grace
Alice
Rev. Westlund
the Village Board
R. J. Allison
First Baptist Church
Swede Plains
M. E. Church
S. W. Longacre
Theo
Stevens
Jonathan
BLISS
Boston
City
Lloyd Stromberg
TL Ley
AT the
Sovereign Service
Sovereign Quality
Cramer Oil CO
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