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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
1
Mrs. Anna Merritt of Clarks, waiting to donate at Red Cross HQ in Central City, received word her son Corporal Max H. Merritt was killed in Korea on February 28. Survivors include his wife and 15 month old son of Omaha.
Reverend Cecil W Johnson will begin his new pastorate at Stromsburg Covenant Church on Sunday April 1. He and Mrs Johnson previously served in Shenandoah Iowa beginning in 1939 and have been heard on local radio stations since then.
Work began this week on natural gas lines into St Paul as over 100 homeowners sign up for service and many business houses plan to join. Gas should be ready for use in the early summer.
Myron H Waybick 37 of Milwaukee Wisconsin was removed from a Union Pacific passenger train at Silver Creek last Saturday noon by Deputy Sheriff Virgil Willits. Waybick was charged with stealing rides on the railroad and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. He was later released into the custody of his parents who called for him Monday and returned him to Milwaukee Central City Republican.
In North Platte Mrs. R. L. Murdock received a $64 hat for her 50th wedding anniversary from family members. The hat is unusually valuable as 64 real one dollar bills are woven into the lining, making the gift both decorative and monetary.
Mrs. Mary Dittmer reports her Christmas cactus produced a rare span of blooms. The first crimson flowers opened at Christmas and continued into Easter three months later, marking an unusual flowering sequence. Lloyd Martin of near David City shares his experiences. Mr. Martin, traveling with a salt truck, encountered a blizzard in Iowa and was injured after a multi-vehicle collision and a refuge sequence ending at a farm for help.
Carl C. Bracy chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University will preach at Osceola Methodist Church Sunday morning April 8 at 11 oclock. The sermon titled This Is Your College will highlight college day observances and address church and campus communities.
Friday evening at St. Patrick's church in Council Bluffs Iowa Jo Ann Taddiken married Wallace Glatter. The ceremony was conducted by Rt. Rev J E Costello with a white suit bride and red rose corsage. The groom's party included Robert Lux and Kenneth Hopwood as attendants.
A welcome end to a period of severe storms brings drying conditions and the start of spring farming in the area. Farmers will begin field work, ground preparation for summer crops, and oats sowing as March ends. Meteorologist Harold Klingman notes total moisture under two inches for the month, with cold snaps dipping to two degrees.
Lois Dinges was elected Publicity Chairman of the Wayne State Newman Club for the next school year. The Newman Club, a national Catholic student organization, aims to inspire growth and guide members in studying worthwhile problems. She was chosen to attend the Newman Club conference in Ames Iowa on April 13 and 14.
Herman F. Dey aged 75 died at St. Francis hospital from burns suffered while preparing breakfast at his Gresham home. He tried to smother the flames with a blanket and later doused himself with water in the bathroom before losing consciousness. His wife, three daughters and three sons survive.
W. F. Brandt will hold a public sale of machinery and a modern five room house in Shelby on Wednesday April 11, beginning at 2:00. The property at the west end of Washington Heights includes two lots and a garage. A fairly complete machinery line with good items will also be sold. Merrick and Ingalls are auctioneers and The First National Bank of Shelby will clerk.
Farmers must sign farm plans by April 16 1951 to join the Agricultural Conservation Program. The notice notes 1950 gains such as terraces drainage ditches subsoiling contouring waterways and dams and urges effort to improve soil conservation in 1951 at the county PMA office.
The list names patients and relatives at St Francis Hospital including Donald Richards Osceola Mabel Thompson Shelby Mrs Hannah Carlson Osceola Miss Kilma Johnston Osceola Mrs Homer Bollinger Osceola Mrs Clara Voichoske Clarks and Dana Gabriel Shelly for surgical cases.
PEO meets Thursday evening with Mrs. Carl Johnson. NBBC gathers Friday evening April 6 hosted by Mrs. George Malek. Maple Leaf Club entertained Thursday April 12 at Mrs. Effie Fernandez home. Entre Nous meets Wednesday April 11 with Mrs. P. B. Campbell.
Ralph E. Wait named area manager of The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company with duties at Osceola Stromsburg Polk and Shelby. The appointment creates Polk county area office. Wait brings long service from installer to district clerk and pioneer association member.
Mr and Mrs Logan Van Hoosen announced their son Sgt Stanley Van Hoosen earned the Bronze Star for advancing into enemy territory in Korea to evacuate wounded GI s The report notes the achievement and the families joy The piece also mentions a Boy Scout hike last Saturday with Bob Mills and Dewey Sigler, including rifle practice and a group meal
Knoxville dentist Dr Paul Bartunek dies of pneumonia and heart complications in a Des Moines hospital last Monday night. He was a son in law of Mrs H C Hansen and husband to Lillian Hansen, with three daughters Beverly Paula and Sandra. Survived by his wife three daughters and his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Bartunek of Wolbach.
A small turnout chose Ivar Oberg and Philip Nyberg for two school board seats, replacing Mart Anderson. City council members re elected are Dr H S Eklund of the First Ward and Robert Sigler of the Second Ward, unopposed on the ballot.
Osceola high school students earned superior and excellent ratings at the District Speech Contest in Brainard on March 29. Rita Kresha won a superior for The Perils of Baby Sitting, and the one act Ladies of the Mop earned a superior rating with cast members Joyce Morgan Rosemary Walgreen Rita Kresha and Marilyn Kuhnel.
The Cham ber of Commerce baseball committee calls a 7:30 p m meeting at Osceola City Hall to decide the Osceola town team status. Central Nebraska league clubs finalized plans to continue with St Edward Albion Silver Creek Cedar Rapids Genoa Central City Fullerton and Osceola.
The 24th annual meeting of the Rebekah Lodges of District 14 will be held in Osceola on April 10 starting at 9 am. Lodges from Osceola Polk Shelby Rising City David City and Bellwood participate. Agnes Christiansen of Omaha will speak at morning and afternoon sessions. the WSCS will provide a noon luncheon at the Methodist church dining room.
Local notes cover weather, a new Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph manager arriving June first, and interest in hunting and trout fishing near Ericson. Plans for a summer softball team arise, street repairs and home building in Osceola are discussed, plus memories of University of Nebraska football immortal Walter Chauner. A false fire alarm at city hall resulted from a mistaken lever pull during training.
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