Birthday Watermelon Feed Honors Irvin Fossberg
Weeree med and friends plan a watermelon feed for Irvin Fossberg's birthday anniversary. Mr and Mrs E C Janssen visited Giltner last Thursday with Mrs George Hottendorff of Denver. Ernest Kerker returned from Denver. Mrs Franis Fossberg hosted the Swedish S Baptist Mission circle with Polk ladies attending. T S Braithwait and son were Hastings visitors. Fred Cummings visited his brother Bert and family from Lincoln. Misses Mildred Cole Hazel Larson and Ralph Gladisar were Lincoln visitors at the fair. Miss Edith Anderson departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Fossberg
E. C. Janssen
Giltner
George Hottendorff
Denver
Ernest Kerker
G.M Hill
Vera
Tressa
Lincoln
Franis Fossberg
S Baptist Mission Circle
Polk
T. S. Braithwait and Son
Hastings
Fred Cummings
Bert
Mildred Cole
Hazel Larson
Ralph Gladisar
Edith Anderson
Elmer Nelson
Grang Island
Strasburg
Roy Strasburg
Charles Hill
Zetta
Floyd Masters
York
G. M. Hill
Auto
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
J. L. Stouffer
Stromsburg
Russell Olson
Mesdames Martha
Elen Larson
Grand Island
Florence Kingston
Bradshaw
Kenneth Samuels
Hilmer Jones
Rolland Dahlin
Andy Anderson
Herbert Wurtz
Wyoming
Co. C. Burgess
Edna
Julesburg
Polk Progress notes community visits and local travels
The Polk Progress reports on residents visiting relatives and traveling for work or study. Inclu des A W Shafer family trips to Roseburg Oregon and visits from Lynn Horrocks, Dr Westfall, Paul Strand, and other neighbors. Also notes student and teacher movements, fairs, and local marriages and schooling plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising City
A. W. Shafer
Roseburg
Oregon
Bloom
Salem
Lynn Horrocks
Omaha
Lynn
Westfall
Paul Strand
Lincoln
Hazel Adelson
Leslie
L. L. Marsh
Polson
Montana
Marsh
Philip Sack
Crete
Albert Peterson
Columbus
D. H. Westfall
L. &. Marsh
Grand Island
Emma Steele
Geneva
Wallace Scott
Stromsburg
Hugh McGuffin
Local visits and events around Goering, Gresham and Hastings
Local residents visited relatives and friends over the weekend in Goering, Gresham, and Stromsburg. J S Gustafson traveled from York on business. The WCTU Convention met at Shelby with Polk County delegates. Several Hastings and Battle Creek visitors joined family gatherings. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary hosted a picnic at the Mission Camp Grounds. Oscar Sundberg and Henry Johnson were in Lincoln on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delvin Newton
Gerald Widga
W. J. Newton
Goeringr
Oscar Sundberg
Charles Eckles
Gresham
J. S. Gustafson
York
George Larson
Ben Berger
Stromsburg
Ed Schultz
Harry
Fremont
Harry Carlson
Harold
WCTU
Shelby
Rev. Pengelly
Mesdames Ross Goethe
John Johnson
J. C. McDaniel
Wm. Lindburg
Polk
Ruth Chandler
Sherales
Battle Creek
R. L. Smith
O. L. Ellerbrock
Beth
Artemise Smith
Hastings
M. Smith
Beryl] Smith
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Mission Camp Grounds
Henry Johnson
Lincoln
Attend Church Sunday at M E Church No les
The notice invites attendance for worship at 11 15 AM with a 7 30 PM service and a 6 30 PM Young People session. Rally Day is planned for October 3rd with a communal dinner in the basement. An official board meeting is set for Tuesday September 28th and members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
No'les
E. E. Pengelly
God
Free Mission Church Announces Meetings and Pastor
Pastor Paul E. Carlson invites members to Friday evening quarterly business meeting. Attendance is emphasized as vital to church work. Next Wednesday, Missionary Society meets with hostesses Mrs. Edw. Nyberg and Mrs. Paul Carlson. Young Peoples and Jr. Endeavor meet at 8 PM, followed by choir rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society
Edw. Nyberg
Paul Carlson
Young Peoples Meeting
First Baptist Church Announces Rally and Programs
The First Baptist Church lists Rally Day and Promotional Exercises for Sunday after the regular lesson period with no preaching. Evening service dismissed due to Hordville events. Nebr. Baptist Young People's Evangelistic League rally in Oakland Saturday and Sunday draws many youth. A Forward Forum for Stromsburg Hordville and Polk churches is set for Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Edw. Carlos and Rev. Waltz leading. A sacred violin concert by Rev. Wm Wesenauer is scheduled Wednesday at 8:00 with offerings accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
R. M. Bailey
Hordville
Nebraska Baptist Young People's Evangelistic League
Oakland
Board of Trustees
Wallace Sandell
Stromsburg
Polk
Edw
Carlos
First Pohemian Baptist Church
Chicago
Waltz
Columbus
Wm. Wesenauer
The
Baptist Church
Revival Begins Next Monday At Free Methodist Church
The Free Methodist Church invites all to attend a revival meeting starting Monday at 8 PM led by Rev. C B Archer of Wichita Kansas. Weekday services include Sunday School at 10 AM and morning worship at 11 AM with Y P S at 7 15 PM and Evangelistic Service at 8 PM. Thursday prayer meeting at 8 PM. Salvation of Souls is the motto and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodisy
L. J. Montzingo
Isaiah
C. B. Archer
Wichita
Kansas
Swede Plains M. E. Church Service and Choir Meets
The Swede Plains M. E. Church offers worship and sermons at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays with Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Choir practice happens Wednesdays in the evening. An ice cream social drew a good crowd last week and invites everyone to join in worship and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swede Plains
M. E
E. E. Pengelly
God
Immanuel Lutheran Service Plans and Radio Broadcast
Regular services Sunday at 10 30 A M. A special Lutheran Radio Broadcast will air next Sunday morning at 8 A M Prof J H C Fritz from Concordia Seminary St Louis Missouri will speak Pastor Carl F Juergerisen directs the church activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Tuhé Ihon K. F. A.B
J. H.C. Fritz
Concordia Seminary
St Louis
Carl F. Juergerisen
Student at the Foot of the Class Quits School
A mother expresses shock that her child is at the foot of the class while the son quips that the boy always at the foot of the class is leaving school. The exchange hints at a student’s departure and the family’s mixed feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Local families gather for weekend dinners and visits
A stream of Sunday dinners and weekend visits links Benedict Stromsburg and surrounding towns. Delbert and a Benedict party hosted Hartwig Flodman and Flodmar families, while many others from Grand Island Longmont Boulder Columbus Gothenburg Omaha and Fremont joined relatives near Arborville and Polk County in social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Query
Benedict
Hartwig Flodman
BE. A. Flodmar
Virgil
Algene
Lawrence Lind
Stromsburg
Earl Burke
Baby
Z. F. Myers
McLain Wilson
Grand Island
Dave Eskdah
Will Welch
Longmont
Colorado
Rex Welch
Boulder
J. C. McClure
Jack Rice
James McClure
Columbus
Pawnee Park
Elmer Wilshusan
Irvin Light
Arborville
Central City
Kid Nelson
Alvin Rystrom
Hennie Seymour
Elmer Larson
Elof Larson
Gurley
Nebraska
Berniece Larson
Gothenburg
Just For Fun Quip Exchange On Marriage And Sleep
A joke exchange features Billy asking if his wife misses him when he stays out until three in the morning. Carl replies no, her aim is good. A wife spots a blonde hair on a coat at twelve paces yet ignores garage doors. Ds. Boss jokes about hiring help as a boy offers to take the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Carl
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