Catalog musings mix Christmas gifts and media choices
A reflective column reviews a catalog offering gifts for all ages from children to seniors, noting toy cars, dolls with birth certificates, and a lack of military toys. It muses on TV versus radio for football, game ideas, and era reflections including frontier beans and a sixty second songs accordion act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhusker
Lyle Bremer
Walter Cronkite
Harry Reasoner
Frontier
Thanksgiving Gatherings Trace Local Family Visits
Swede Home News notes multiple Thanksgiving Day dinners and holiday visits among local families. Read of greetings at the Jones, Johnson, Hanquist, Gestrine, Forss, Sundberg, and Lavelle households, with relatives from Lincoln Holdrege St. Paul and Park View visiting Lincoln, Central City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gustafson
Lincoln
Wilma
Margaret Peterson
Polk High School
Reuben Hanquist
Roger Hanquist
Harold W. Johnson
Todd Hanquist
Raymond D. John
Eva Willits
Reynold Peterson
Dennis Johnson
Carl G. Johnson
DeVon Johnson
David
Diane
Lester Gestrine
Ellen Oquist
Harold A. Johnson
Martin Gestrine
Karen
Ben Berger
Irvin Gestrine
Adolph Forss
Harvey Sundberg
Leanne
Lynn Sundberg
Corey
Ryan
Ruth
Layne
Gregg
Judy Albertson
Enid Michaels
Gene Lavelle
Rudolf Sandin
Holdrege
Burdette Sandin
Ruth Gestrine
Mardell Johnson
Michelle
Craig
Todd
Amy
Paul Coover
Ed Coover
Lillian Lures
Park View
Alice Best
Central City
East Africa English Speakers Face Appendicitis Claim
A scholarly quip claims in East Africa only English speakers get appendicitis, asserting a curious linguistic link. The remark frames a cultural stereotype, noting language as a misattributed health factor in a regional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
Weather and Harvest Struggles Plague Local Farms
Farmers face weather dependence despite modern irrigation and fertilizer. Last week unclear. by Monday and Tuesday clear skies return. Snow receding, fields worked at night as ground stays frozen. surface thaws by day. Wet conditions reduce corn yields and quality. much crop moldy and uneconomical to pick. Progress office calls for starry nights and calm winds.
Birthday Honors for Mrs Julia Flodman on Saturday
Mrs Julia Flodman celebrated her sister birthday Saturday with visitors including Mrs Walter Stohl Mr and Mrs Gary Stohl of California Mrs Pete Samusevich of Illinois Leilani Stohl and many Flodman relatives from Grand Island Central City Wayne Stromsburg and Stromsburg. She received numerous gifts and cards from relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Flodman
Walter Stohl
Gary Stohl
California
Pete Samusevich
Illinois
Leilani Stohl
Virgil Flodman, Jr
Grand Island
la Vaughn Adelson
Doyle Klingsporn and Sons
Lawrence Lind
Virgil Flodman
Central City
Rodney Flodman
Wayne
Carroll Flodman
Robin
Mildred Flodman
Stromsburg
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Flodman
Police Court Fines For Stop Sign and Parking Violations
Mitchell Murphy cited for stop sign violation with fines of 10 and 5 dollars. Larry Wozny of Osceola fined 10 and 5 dollars for illegal parking. David Kennel fined 10 and 5 dollars for illegal parking. Tom Harrington fined 10 and 5 dollars for expired inspection sticker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Murphy
Larry Wozny
Osceola
David Kennel
Tom Harrington
Hospital Report Week in Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
List of patients by hometown in week of November 2027 includes Parker Aker Polk Don Byers Osceola Creola Cain Surprise Neva Cederberg Osceola Clara Fisher Stromsburg Maggle Force Stromsburg Gerald Hopwood Shelby Lydia Jaax Shelby Leslie Johnson Silver Creek Hannah Monson Osceola Max Quick Stromsburg Harry Rodene Stromsburg Sharon Scow Shelby Bonnie Sterup and baby boy Shelby Carrie Wisely Osceola Dismissed Ronald Johnson and baby girl Osceola Bessie Reckner Stromsburg Ronald Carlson Osceola Steven Anderson Osceola Glenn Anderson Osceola Myrtle Carlson Silver Creek Jerald Avery Gresham Edna Gestrine Stromsburg Nellie Kohnel Shelby Celia Peterson Stromsburge r Ben Schmoker Osceola Ethel Stegeman Stromsburg Herman Thelen Osceola Rolla B. Williams Stromsburg Oliver Scow Shelby Transferred Edward Watts Osceola Deceased Pearl McMeekin Osceola Ron Adams returned home from St Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Aker
Polk
Don Byers
Osceola
Creola Cain
Surprise
Neva Cederberg
Clara Fisher
Stromsburg
Maggle Force
Gerald Hopwood
Shelby
Lydia Jaax
Leslie J. Johnson
Silver Creek
Hannah E. Monson
Max Quick
Harry Rodene
Sharon Scow
Celia
Peterson
Thanksgiving Gatherings Tie North Blue Families
Thanksgiving dinner brought together many North Blue families in Shelby and surrounding towns. Guests included Alvin and Wendell Carlsons, John Markisson, Jay, Carl Blase, Diane and Lyle, and Viola Ziegelbein at York hospital. Belated dinners honored birthdays for Mrs Kenneth Bjorkman and others, with visits spanning Omaha Lincoln and Minneapolis. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Carlson
Shelby
Alvin Smith
Wendell Carlson
Bradshaw
John Markisson
Jay
Wood River
Carl Blase
Diane
Lyle
Marvin Schulze
Kenneth Ziegelbein
Viola Ziegelbein
York Hospital
Hugo Person
Wayne Person
Connie Jensen
Kenneth Bjorkman
Betty Bjorkman
Omaha
Steve Bjorkman
Lincoln
Walter Meerkatz
York
Henry Blase
Jim Wochner
Gordon Johnson
Hilda Wills
Terry Willis
Pat Hohn
Doyle Klingsporn
Waldo Rost
Holdrege
Calvin Crow
Milifred Johnson
Morris Fisher
Ralph Fisher
Lynn Cates
Glenn
Minneapolis
Minn
Orlie Miller
Raymond Stankel
Leroy Nelson
Arnold Werth
Aurora Hospital
Lavern Schulze
Ervin Schulze
Henry Schulze
Julia Flodman
Troy
Gail
LaVaughn Adelson
Virgil Flodman
Grand Island
Hilda Willis
Aurora
Edward Johnson
Christopher
Minden
Sherman Wilshusen
Duane Blase
Dorcas Klingsporn
Gene Klingsporn
Have You Noticed the Lemon of a Washer?
A reader laments recurring appliance woes with a replaced washing machine. Despite multiple timer failures and a self-cleaning filter issue, repairs under warranty keep failing, leaving her with mounting costs and neighborly talk. Steve Adelson of Peru College spent Thanksgiving with his parents LaVaughn and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mames
Polk
Joe
Good Housekeeping
Goodby
Steve Adelson
Peru College
LaVaughn Adelson
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Charles Reeves
Robert Reeves
Swede Home News
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Ron Adams
St. Elizabeth Hospital
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