21 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
The Steele City News
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
1
A Sunday School program features annual carols and narrated scenes including First Noel Isaiah prophecy angels and shepherds Glory to Isaiah Prophecy O Little Town of Bethlehem manger scene Come All Ye Faithful Wise Men bearing gifts and a mission story It Came Upon a Midnight Clear weaves through the pageant lines.
Local residents and visitors are mentioned across Lincoln and Fairbury surrounding areas. Names include Frank Crinklaw Harold Carsten Chas Donigan Reona Bundy Art Hewitt Wealthy Babcock Maxine Earhart Ollie Riber and Agnes Crane Wright. Sampson & H A Richardson Co. handles funeral and ambulance services with Steele City and Fambury phone numbers listed.
The Pythian Sisters held a Christmas party at the K of P hall last Friday for children of members and other youngsters, providing a festive gathering in a community hall setting.
Mrs. Floyd Hughes and son Richard returned Saturday to Steele City after five weeks at the Hughes farm nearby. Richard, who was ill part of the stay, will resume school here after the holiday vacation.
A village notice sets a wolf hunt for Sunday December 23 with lines starting promptly at WW o clock along the south state line east to county line west to Blue River to Charney Andrews and north along two miles of highway. The Men's Fellowship club met last Tuesday in the church parlors with members sharing Christmas reminiscences as a substitute for the canceled program due to small attendance.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to the Gren wood Oil Co. are requested to settle their accounts. A 10 percent discount will be given if paid before January. Lat. Hugh Greenwood.
The Presbyterian Church plans a Sunday morning Christmas service with special choir music and an 8:00 pm pageant by the choir and primary department. A Christmas tree funded by Ed Hughes will be set up by Dwight Lowe Marcus Cassell and decorated by Mrs Morgan's class.
Miss McDonald Miss Hall and Miss Pellatz entertained the school faculty at Miss McDonald’s home for a Christmas party. The evening featured bridge croquinole and charades, a buffet supper by green lit tapers, and a spruce and poinsettia centerpiece. Christmas gifts were exchanged. Mrs Peterson attended as an additional guest.
Advance word says Santa will likely reach Steele City on Saturday and Wallace Palmer confirms he will be in downtown at eight o'clock to distribute gifts to friends on the streets.
Mrs. H. M. Manning hosted an Eastern Star event with twelve members present featuring a piano duet, readings, solos, history talk, carols, and a luncheon served by Presbyterian ladies. Attendees included Mrs. Carrie Green Mrs. Wagner Mrs. L. L. Earhart and Miss Susan Taylor among others. A separate Kiwanis luncheon in the Presbyterian church parlors drew about forty members and local businessmen with short addresses by Lowell Blair Harold Staley Geo McLachlin Howard A. Drake Wallace Palmer and Rev J E B Filinger. The meal was prepared by Presbyterian volunteers.
Clark Store was not opened to the public this week as preparations for a special sale were underway. Proprietor Fay D. Clark may discontinue business or reopen with new stock. Steele City and Clark Store are closely linked, making reopening likely. Harold Staley and wife visited relatives in Western.
Endicott items show the Vaughns returning to Omaha from Mrs. Levi Vaughn's home. Howard Foelkner visited his father near Mahaska Kansas. A bazaar supper drew a large crowd at the church. Terrill and family from Fairbury visited Geo Terrill. Mrs Beedle and daughter stayed with Mrs John Dodson in Fairbury. Several families, including Kavche Walburn and Porter Price, shared Sunday gatherings at the Howard Forisner and Willard Walburn homes.
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