Soldiers Return From Fort Ord Furloughs and New Assignments
Pvt Richard Miller returns home to California for ten days with his parents before reporting to Fort Rucker Alabama. Pvt Maury Watts spends furlough with family in Osceola before reporting to Fort Lee Virginia on April 19. Pvt Alfred Hanson arrives on furlough from Fort Ord to return April 19 for reassignment. Pvt Ralph Swedenburg, Fort Bragg graduate paratrooper, attends eight week carboration and ignition program at Fort Jackson before returning to Fort Bragg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Miller
Fort Ord
California
Earle Miller
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Maury Watts
Osceola
Maurice Watts
Annette
Fort Lee
Virginia
Alfred Hanson
Reynold Hanson
Ralph Swedenburg
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
82Nd Division
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
National Crippled Children's Day Observed Saturday
Nebraska Society for Crippled Children marks its fourth annual observance with activities across 69 county committees. Residents join nationwide in supporting the Eastern Seal campaign through parades coffees exhibitions square dances services and benefit events to raise funds for crippled children's services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Society For Crippled Children
Beulah Cemetery Group to Convene at Frizzell Home
Beulah Cemetery Society and Association will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Frizzell Friday April 19 at 2 00 p m with a covered dish lunch. There will be special business and a good attendance is desired. Mrs Frank Frizzell Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Columbus Visitors Dine With Chris Dahmke Family
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Reed and Carol of Columbus were Sunday evening dinner guests of the Chris Dahmke family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Reed
Carol of Columbus
Chris Dahmke
Leaning Tower of Pisa Sparks Wandering April Urge
The piece recalls spring wanderlust as a way to escape winter, imagining traveling in a covered wagon with horses and chickens. It jokes about roadside camp life, beans from cans, and avoiding social faux pas while daydreaming of routes through Colorado and Minnesota before old age or rheumatism ends the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qosceola
Pisa
Emily Post
Rockies
Minnesota
Canada
Nebraska Legislature Eyes End of May Adjournment
Lincoln NE The Nebraska Legislature aims for an end of May adjournment after a session marked by a record bill intake and a budget focus. Lt Gov Dwight Burney predicts no return after May 30 as budget motions move to final debate and the drought theme guides fiscal restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Dwight Burney
Hartington
Senate
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Postal Service Ordered Reduced Next Saturday
Osceola post master Fred Schuman reports orders from the postal department to curtail service starting Saturday April 13. Local effect will be modest. rural areas will lose delivery, and future Saturdays will resemble holidays. The curtailment follows Congress denying $47 million to fund operations into the new fiscal year. The Osceola office, part of the Wichita division, is in better local financial shape than the national department, with savings this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schuman
Osceola
Postal Department
Department
Wichita, Kansas
Births Report From Osceola and Columbus
Mr and Mrs Marvin Mick of Osceola welcome a baby girl named Cynthia Ann born March 28 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital weighing eight pounds eleven ounces. Mr and Mrs Darrel Shostrom of Clarks announce Ronald Dean born April 3 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital weighing five pounds nine ounces. Mr and Mrs Eugene Treadway announce a baby girl named Judy born April 5 at St Marys Hospital in Columbus weighing six pounds fourteen ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Mick
Osceola
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Cynthia Ann
Darrel Shostrom
Clarks
Ronald Dean
Eugene Treadway
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Judy
Osceola Week Temperature Report From Gas Company
Courtesy Gas Company reports show weekly Osceola temperatures with degree days. Past month 1957 893 DD 14.4 percent colder than 1956 780 DD. Heating season to date 1957 5676 DD 17.7 percent warmer than 1956 6682 DD. Average temperatures span 3-8-57 to 4-7-57 36 degrees and 3-8-56 to 4-7-56 39.2 degrees.
Nebraska University Budget Fight Signals Tuition Debate
Nebraska lawmakers review the University budget with a 5-2 preliminary vote cutting 3.3 million from a 5.5 million request. University officials warn reduced funding would curb activities, affect University Hospital and agricultural research, and trigger faculty salary concerns. Tuition could rise to offset shortfall. Also, highway plans show strong defender support for a four‑lane interstate between Gretna and Omaha, with contracts anticipated next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
University Hospital
Omaha
L. N. Ross
Nebraska
Gretna Fish Hatchery Corner
Lincoln
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Moisture Returns for Third Consecutive Week in Area
Agriculture gains again as area records a total of .95 inch moisture. Rain began Wednesday, shifting to sleet then heavy wet snow, yielding nearly one inch of precipitation. Snow contributed .60 inch moisture plus .35 inch rain, with subsoil estimates varying up to four inches locally.
IOOF District Meet At Osceola
The IOOF Lodges district meeting was held in Osceola Monday night with about 110 members in attendance. Grand Lodge officers including E. E. Vance Grand Master Odell Deputy Grand Master Oscar Webber of Omaha Grand Secretary Orville Birch of York and Past Grand Master Bussey of Omaha attended. Vance granted the Past Grand Degree to 27 members four from Osceola. Lodges represented included York Aurora Gresham Polk Central City Columbus David City Bellwood and Osceola. Local officers were Hilbert Buchta Noble Grand and Forrest Burgess Vice Grand. Lunch followed hosted by the Rebekahs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IOOF
Osceola
Grand Lodge
E. E. Vance
Odell
Oscar Webber
Omaha
Orville Birch
York
Bussey
Vance
Aurora
Gresham
Polk
Central City
Columbus
David City
Bellwood
Hilbert Buchta
Noble Grand
Forrestt Burgess
Rebekahs
Vaccination of Pets Urged Before Dog Licenses May 1
Territory residents are reminded that a new law requires pet vaccination before dog licenses can be issued. The notice outlines wound care, Pasteur treatment, and steps to control rabies in pets and wild animals, including impounding stray dogs and mass vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur
Twenty Clubs Unite For Family Fun Night
Twenty Polk County Extension Clubs with 305 members host a Family Fun Night at Osceola High School Auditorium on Friday April 12 at 745 PM. Admission is five cents for children ten cents for adults. The event features an 18 booth carnival, It Could Be You style program, king and queen picked from the lucky 100th ticket, door prizes every half hour, and a top prize for the largest family present. Proceeds support sending diabetic children to Floyd Rogers Summer Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola High School
Floyd Rogers
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson Guests Of the Rolland Ek Storm Family
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson and Alice were guests Sunday evening of Rolland Ek Storm family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson
Alice
Rolland Ekstorm
Polk County Spelling Champion Named at Osceola Meet
Joan Larkin of Polk School District No. 72 won Polk County spelling championship after the Osceola contest on Saturday April 6. About 115 students entered across third to eighth grades with four winners per grade from fourth to eighth. top placements included Jane Larson, Gary Nelson, Phyllis Nyberg, Annette Sward, Joan Larkin, Thelma Scott, and others from Stromsburg Osceola Polk and Shelby districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Joan Larkin
Polk School
Osceola
Jane Larson
Stromsburg
David Klein
Patty Rose Gonsier
Janice Krahling
Gary Nelson
Jack McCormick
Karen Funk
Polk
Tamara Glatter
Shelby
Phyllis Nyberg
Bob Gabriel
Wallace Burgeson
Theresa Kampovitz
Annette Sward
Susan Anderson
Bonnie Hanquist
Carol Thorpe
Lester Gabriel
Martin Vetick
Beverly Ekdahl
Thelma Scott
Joyce Laws
District Music Contest at Albion with 34 schools
The annual District Music Contest will be held in Albion on Thursday to Saturday April 11 to 13. Osceola will participate Friday and Saturday with about 85 local students in 25 entries across solo and group events. The Osceola group travels by car Friday and returns after 5 p.m. Saturday three buses transport the entire group to Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Osceola
Usic
Fred Allen
Polk County
Albion Chamber of Commerce
Fire Drill Held At Grade School
Three members of the Osceola Volunteer Fire Department aided by the school staged an impromptu drill at the new Dr. Jeffrey building on Wednesday morning for grade school students. Fire team members Lawrence Bowe John Cerny and Raymond Miller activated the alarm and led an orderly timely evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Lion Reported Near Shelby Area Sparks Rewards
Witness Shirley Hans describes a lion sighting near Shelby on March 27 when en route to work at 5 30 am four miles east and one and a half miles south of Shelby. A second sighting at night is reported, with tracks found and a dozen men and an airplane searching April 8. Bernt's One Stop Service Station offers 100 dollars for the animal dead or alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Shirley Hans
Bernt
Shirley
Ac J. E. Bernt
Assessment Period Ends April 20 in Nebraska County
The assessment period ends April 20 with about 15 percent of personal property statements still to come in. Assistants were available countywide until April 10 and will help with forms in the courthouse until April 20. The office will stay open until 5:00 p m on the final Saturday. courthouses normally close at noon. Taxpayers must list all property as of March 1 1957 and complete worksheets carefully to ensure accurate taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Horst
Horst
Nebraska
Real estate transfers notice
Donna Mae Bergman and husband sell to Elin J. Larson for the NE% NW% 21-13-2. Elin J. Larson and husband sell back to Donna Mae Bergman for the SE% NW% 21-13-2. Beulah L. Gustafson et al sell to Hazel M. Hill for the E% SE% 22-13-4. Leah Livingston and husband sell to Wallace M. Scott for S% SW% 36-13-2. Edsel C. Carlson and wife sell to Clarence L. Carlson and wife for the South Half of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 4 in Buckleys First Addition to Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae Bergman
Elin J. Larson
Beulah L. Gustafson
Hazel M. Hill
Leah Livingston
Wallace M. Scott
Edsel C. Carlson
Clarence L. Carlson
Buckley
Stromsburg
Good Friday Union Services Held in Osceola
Union Good Friday services will be held at the Osceola Methodist Church with St Paul Church cooperation. Rev Robert V Johnson of St Paul will deliver the message and Rev Kiel of the Methodist Church will lead worship. The service starts at 1 30 p m and lasts about an hour. Osceola stores will close from 1 00 to 3 00 p m for the observance. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Methodist
St. Paul
Robert V. Johnson
Kiel
Methodist Church
Style Show At OHS Auditorium Next Wednesday
The OQHS and Adult Home making class present a style show next Wednesday after noon April 17 at 2 00 pm in the high school auditorium. Music numbers by Judy Zentz Beverly Schell Betsy Nash and Nancy Nash. A tea will be served after the show with Miss Chloryce Ode as adviser and Jo Ann Triba in charge of invitations models and Linda Zentz handling program and ushering. Publicity by Jean Hofbauer and music and properties by Elizabeth Shockey. Tea by Freshman Homemaking. Commentators Clerk Jean Hofbauer customers Jo Ann Triba Ramona Kresha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OQHS
Judy Zentz
Beverly Schell
Betsy Nash
Nancy Nash
Chloryce Ode
Jo Ann Triba
Linda Zentz
Jean Hofbauer
Elizabeth Shockey
Ramona Kresha
Local Tax Claims and Odd Bits From Osceola
The Petroleum Industry of Nebraska claims a four percent gasoline tax in Nebraska with 1957 tax receipts around 31.5 million, versus 28.7 million in total state tax revenue in 1946. A local law forbids spitting on Osceola sidewalks. Upcoming Easter week events are noted, plus reminiscences about Gus Swift and Swift & Company tracing roots to a century ago. Dr. Charles W. Jeffrey visited Osceola and attended the new grade school dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleum Industry
Nebraska
Osceola
Rag DeLand
Gus Swift
Swift and Company
Charles’ W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Wyoming
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Beulah Cemetery Ass'n
Victor Anderson
Karl Vogel
Postal Service
Caroline Swanson
Jim Harris
OHS Auditorium
Faery
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