31 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
The Steele City News
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Page
1
The text lists numerous holiday visits and guests across Fairbury Wymore Odell Diller Oakland and Davenport plus families including the Hunnicutt Taylor Rathbun Beavers Ladd Schrieber and Barta. It notes store closures on New Year's Day and multiple relatives staying with relatives during the holidays.
A fragmented caption describes busy Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street with pedestrians and early automobiles. The note references public fascination with cars, evolving advertising, and consumer research shaping demand.
County treasurers across Nebraska cooperate with the Department of Roads and Irrigation and the U S Bureau of Public Roads to distribute questionnaire cards with 1938 automobile license sales. The survey seeks county level revenue sources for highways and funds future projects while protecting respondent confidentiality.
Church invites all members to a covered dish supper Friday at 6 30 in the church basement. Bring your own dish to share and join the community gathering.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the basement of the church on Wednesday January 5 at 2 30 o clock Mrs A Gretzinger will give the devotionals Mrs Guy Cansell is chairman of the refreshment committee There will also be a program. Christmas dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs W F Wehling included Mr and Mrs John Rohlfs and family Mrs Mary Derrick and Clarence Jumper Roy James and wife hosted Mrs Margaret Rathbun and families and H Geisbeck of Odel Neb at Christmas Day.
The church outlines a New Year morning service with a sermon and choir music, youth meeting led by Loyd Thrapp, and a goal of strong congregation turnout. Board of Trustees meets Tuesday. Ladies Aid gathers Wednesday. praise for last week’s operetta and a large Men’s Club Christmas gathering.
Local notes record Christmas and New Year visits across Fairbury and nearby towns. Residents such as Mrs. Maude Davis, Miss Isabell Fahrenwald, and Mrs. C. A. Riddle are noted visiting relatives, with extended mentions of Martin siblings, university students, and travelers from Beatrice, Lincoln, and Kansas City. Multiple gatherings at Edgington, Greenwood, and other homes reflect family and community connections during the holiday season.
The column recalls Harold Whitney and Harold Manley visiting Steele City friends after two months in Larcoln. It references past Steele City history from the Steele City Press and notes Christmas dinner guests at Charley Fisher’s home including Geo Fisher of Diller and families from nearby towns plus distant relatives. Have you seen your summer invitation.
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