Easter Church Services Highlight Holy Week Observances
St Vincent Catholic Church plans 7:00 a m mass with Blessed Sacrament procession and all day adoration. Good Friday features the 12:15 p m Mass of the Pre-Sanctified and cross unveiling. St Andrew Church hosts Stations of the Cross at 7 p m and Easter Mass at 9 a m with Ruth Zelda as organist.
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St. Vincent Catholic Church
Christ
Jerusalem
St. Vincent Church
St. Vincent’s
St. Andrew
St. Vincent's
Laurence J. Meister
St. Basil
Jules Brazil
St. Andrew's
Ruth Zelda
Easter Services Planned at St Paul Lutheran and Local Church
Good Friday union service at St Paul Lutheran Church at 1 30 PM with Pastor Robert V Johnson preaching Triumphant Faith. Methodist choir to perform Ah Holy Jesus. Easter Sunday offers two services at 730 AM and 845 AM Rev Homer Bollinger preaches What Easter Means to Me Today Mrs Duane Johnson solos I Know That My Redeemer liveth and choir sings As It Began to Dawn Easter Anthem Richolson.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Robert V. Johnson
Jesus
Peery
Homer Bollinger
Duane Johnson
Redeemer
Handel
Richolson
Easter Services at St Paul and Methodist Union
St Paul Lutheran Parish opens Holy Week with an eight o'clock Holy Communion Thursday. Good Friday union service at 1:30 pm with Rev Johnson delivering the message and the Methodist choir providing music. Easter features include male quartet and choir, a Sunday 7:30 pm Easter concert, Holy Week story sung by the choir and smaller groups, and special readings for an impressive service.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Johnson
4-H Club Activities Report March 1994
Valley Sunshine 4-H Club met at Cedric Fin cy home March 1994 with most members present. The small girls learned sewing using a thimble and needle while the larger girls discussed cooking. Daisy Dairy Club met March 11 at David Rutter home with breeds of dairy cattle lesson and calf selection plus games. Cheerio Sisters 4-H Club met March 22 at David Rutter home with lesson on eye dishes and preparation plus games. Next meetings scheduled for April at listed hosts.
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Bob McMeekin
Cheerio Sisters
David Rutter
Dorothy Watts
Betty Lou Burritt
Fred Wieseman
Mrs Klingman Attends Lincoln Trip With Schmidt Family
Mrs Harold Klingman accompanied Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schmidt to Lincoln on Friday for a social outing.
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Harold Klingman
Mrs
Kenneth Schmidt
Lincoln
Cornerstone Laying Draws About 200 For The Ceremony
About 200 people attended the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital cornerstone laying on Tuesday at 2 00 p m at the site. W W Norton presided and outlined the project from 1952 to today while Dr Charles W Jeffrey explained his financial offer and reasons to support the hospital naming it for his mother Annie Jeffrey. County officials hospital board doctors and architects were introduced as the event highlighted the county hospital’s development with plans by Davis and Wilson architects and Harold Desch who furnished the cornerstone.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
W. W. Norton
Charles W. Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Nebras
Rawlins
Wyoming
Aisit
Annie Jeffrey
Polk County
Homer P. Bollinger
Guildford Bryan
Louis Daum
Martin Dahlin
Martin S. Jones
Wallace Scott
O. J. Cerny
Merle Stromberg
Perry N. Sapp
H. S Eklund
John Blodig
R. L. Bierkower
Verne Pangborn
Nebraska Division of Hospitals
The
State Board of Health
D. L. Moffitt
Tom Leuhr
Davis and Wilson
Harold Desch
Record
WEW Books at the Osceola Library
Recent library presentations include Unto A Good Land and Solomon and The Queen of Sheba presented by Miss Margaret Crosby. Other literature on display spans fiction nonfiction and juvenile works from Mankiewicz to Lenski with donors thanked.
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Trial Mankiewicz
Garth Shadows
Jennings
Loring the
Four Winds
Beaty
the Cornerstone
Oldenbourg
Armstrong
Newman
Moberg Solomon
Sheba
Ormonde
Madeleine
Henrey
Lindberg House
Jenkins & Wilson
Amusing family tales and inherited relatives
The narrator recalls humorous incidents shared by relatives and family friends from long ago. Vignettes include a man lingering at farewells, a Missouri man inscribing captions on Nebraska photos, a stylish lady chasing cake names, a husband riding with a door open after an accident, and a laggard who slept through a date yet married the same man. The piece reflects on laughter and lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nebraska
Ethel
Ellen
Strike Back At Cruelest Enemy By Helping Cancer Fund
Osceola with 1100 residents faces cancer with estimates of 275 cases. The appeal urges donations to the American Cancer Society for research and education, noting Nebraska’s 12 tumor clinics and university grants. Mrs. Martin Roberts leads the Osceola drive starting next week to fund cancer work.
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Cancer Fund
Osceola
American Cancer Society
Nebraska Cancer Society
Nebraska
National Society
Creighton
Martin Roberts
Stores In Osceola Closed On Friday For Union Services
Announcement states Osceola stores will close Friday 1:00 to 3:00 p m for Good Friday services. St Pauls Lutheran and the Methodist Church will hold joint services at the Lutheran church with Rev Robert Johnson delivering the meditation. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
The
Methodist Church
Robert Johnson
Sorority Initiates Sharon Berck at Delta Zeta
Beta Tau of Delta Zeta announces the initiation of Miss Sharon Berck daughter of Mr and Mrs George Berck of Osceola. Berck a sophomore at Nebraska Wesleyan University joins the sorority.
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Beta Tau
Delta Zeta
Sharon Berck
George Berck
Osceola
Miss Berck
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Open House Honoring Golden Anniversary of Marker Couple
Mr and Mrs George Marker of Rising City celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary with an open house at the Methodist Church basement in Rising City on April 10 from 3 pm to 5 pm. Friends are invited.
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George Marker
Rising City
Methodist Church
C H S Musicians Pre Contest Concert at High School
A High School concert will be held in the High School Auditorium next Tuesday April 12 at 8 PM. The music department showcases contest numbers including solos and ensembles by Steve Sigler Iona Bernt Anne Schott Jeanne Inness Marilyn Triba Tom Husak and the Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus Band. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Steve Sigler
Iona Bernt
Jeanne Inness
Anne Schott
Marilyn Triba
Girls Glee Club
Construction Boom Drives Osceola Growth This Year
A large local building surge totals about a third of a million dollars with projects including the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital, a new motel at Osceola's northeast corner, two houses, and church wrecking. Peak crews: 20 at the hospital, 10 on the motel, several on church demolition and homes. Completion targeted this year with June for the motel and church wrecking finishing in about a month. Weather delays noted but full crews expected as spring arrives.
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Osceola
William Gonka
Polk County
Harold Klingman
al Yungdahl
Roy Horst
Mrs. Fred L. Johnson obituary notes lifelong Nebraska Colorado ties
Ida C. Anderson born July 31 1877 in Orion Illinois. Moved to Osceola Nebraska, married June 24 1908 to Fred L. Johnson. Survived by husband Fred Russell Vivian Agnes Rosenberry. Died March 19 1935 in Kiowa Colorado. Funeral March 23 1955 at Howard Mortuary Denver with burial in Crown Hill Memorial Park.
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Ida C. Anderson
Orion
Illinois
Jonas
Christina Anderson
Osceola
Polk County
Nebraska
Fred L. Johnson
Russell
Vivian
Leonard
Strasburg
Colorado
Kiowa
Johnson
Vivien
Denver
Agnes Rosenberry
Monroe
Howard Mortuary
Crown Hill Memorial Park
Osceola City Council Sees Mills Reelected In Ward Vote
In Osceola North Ward write in Robert L Mills won 81 of 124 votes over Ray Conrad 33 with 10 invalid. South Ward Everette Smith elected with 103 total votes. Write ins scattered. Mills and Nyberg each earned two. others one. School District 19 sees Kepner reelected with 194 votes and Sedlak elected with 140. Dale Lewis not a candidate. New council member Everette Smith. school board adds Raymond Sedlak.
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Osceola
Robert L. Mills
Ray Conrad
Mills
Conrad
Everette Smith
Phil Nyberg
Robert Mills
Kenneth Schmidt
Dwight Bush
Leroy Rhodes
W. R. Kepner
Raymond Sedlak
Dale Lewis
Dale Nahrstedt
Oliver Schneider
March Weather Ends Normal With 93 Inch Rainfall
March showed near normal conditions with 93 inches of rainfall and a cooler late month. Four light precipitation events totaled under an inch. NU student Herman Anderson spent spring break with parents after undergoing dental surgery with Dr C R Peterson. The Rein and Berck families visited Omaha, staying with Eddie and wife for the Ice Capades.
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Herman Anderson
C. R.peterson
Lee Rein
Bruce Berck
St. Paul
Omaha
Scout Court Of Honor Held In Scout Cabin
A Boy Scout Court of Honor was held at the Scout cabin in the city park on Wednesday evening March 23 at 8 p m with over 40 people present. The opening ceremony was led by Troop No 162 and Scoutmaster Dewey Sigler.
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Boy Scout Troop No. 162
Dewey Sigler
W R. Kepner
Tenderfoot
Roger Chastain
Roy Richards
Gary Schneider
Gregg Johnson
Donny
Vernon Johnson
The
American Legion
Sigler
Sheldon Bond
Real Estate Transfers from Stromsburg Area Warrants
Real estate transfers list deeds from Patrick J Feeney to Edward J Cockson and Hilma S Seaberg to Edsel C Carlson. It notes Minnie Jackson to Robert L Mills a 50 by 150 foot tract and Norman French to Esther J Peterson a quit claim on Lot 4, Block 3 in Boo strom sub division of Margill’s Addition to Stromsburg.
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Patrick J. Feeney
Edward J. Cockson
Hilma S. Seaberg
Edsel C. Carlson
Buckley
Stromsburg
Minnie Jackson
Robert L. Mills
Norman French
Esther J. Peterson
Boostrom
Margill
Way Ahead of Nimrods Ralph DeLand Nets Big Bass
Ralph DeLand, a local fishing enthusiast, reports another spring success after hooking a five plus pound bass with artificial bait from a sand pit near Clarks using a fly rod. Don Benda also catches a one and a quarter pound crappie.
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Ralph DeLand
Ralph
Clarks
Don Benda
Social Calendar Items List Meetings for April 11 13 14
GAB O LOTS meets April 13 with Mrs G R REBEKAH LODGE also April 13. RIDE A WEES meets April 13 with Mrs Olga Hulquest. WCTU institute April 14 at 10 a m at St Paul Lutheran Church with covered dish lunch at noon guest speaker Mrs Marie Bredbeck Omaha. Visitors welcome. ST ANDREW HOLY NAME SOCIETY meets April 11 at 8 p m host Vincent Wieser. ST VINCENT ALTAR SOCIETY meets April 13 at 8 p m hostesses Mesdames Marvin Dawes Leonard Fiala Alfred Goer William Kobza Jer old Ruzicka Louis Shemek. ST ANDREW ALTAR SOCIETY meets April 14 at 2 p m Dale Dunn home hostesses Dale Dunn Fred Henggeler. Happy Birthday Club meets April 14 with Mrs Morris Richards replacing Mrs Ed Bonne.
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G. R. Peterson
Rebekah Lodge
Olga Hulquest
WCTU
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Marie Bredbeck
Omaha
ST. Andrew Holy Name Society
Vincent Wieser
ST. Vincent Altar Society
Mesdames
Marvin Dawes
Leonard Fiala
Alfred Goer
William Kobza
Jerold Ruzicka
Louis Shemek
ST. Andrew Altar Society
Servicemen Volunteer Draft List Sent to Omaha Induction
The following servicemen volunteered for duty and were sent to Omaha for induction: April 6 Kenneth Werner Polk, Wesley Larson Stromsburg, Gail Gonnerman Shelby.
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Omaha
Kenneth Werner
Polk Wesley Larson
Stromsburg
Gail Gonnerman
Shelby
Odd Bits of News and Local Happenings in Osceola
A column recalls Dust Bowl memories, Nebraska governor Victor Anderson’s handling of a penitentiary revolt, and political remarks on Dewey Truman, plus Osceola housing shortages, firemen’s past duties, and a local builder’s housing projects. The writer notes a week of omitted items and promises next issue will carry the rest.
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the Methodist Church
Osceola Library
C.H.S
Tom Husak
Bob Mills
Ray Sedlak
Scout
Nimrods
Middlewestern
Kansas
Iowa
Hansas
State Penitentiary
Victor E. Anderson
Anderson
Dewey
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