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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
8
The notice promotes refinancing short-term high-interest farm debts with a 4 percent Federal Land Bank loan lasting up to 30 years. Contact Alvin M. Grubaugh of the National Farm Loan Association in David City, Nebraska for details.
Family members and friends express sincere gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of Maud Musselman. John Hanson and relatives thank those who sent cards and letters and Dr. Ekund for care in Omaha.
The Lindblade family expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their beloved son. Gratitude goes to Dr Eklund and hospital staff Rev Con rad the singers the pallbearers and the Naomi Society for serving lunch. May God bless you all. x Mr and Mrs Raymond Lindblade Duane Lindblade.
Way Back When lists University students Howard Carson Jay Spuchta John Bittner Harry Pike Archie and Roger Sturdevant and Miss Esther Campbell home for a short vacation. Central Meat Market changed hands Friday. L D Garner sold to Charles Brockenrocker of Hershey Nebraska. O E Mickey and J F Chenoweth went to Lincoln for the Scottish Rite Masons banquet. John Monson hauls lumber for a new garage for his Overland bought from Meridian Auto Co. Mrs George Horst Leah Shaw Leila McNerney Verda Huston were passengers to Lincoln Friday. Miss Hilda Falk visited from Lincoln to stay with sister Mrs Joe Peterson and will remain employed by Mrs J F Ayers. E E Lovell, recently at the Yanka elevator, returned home Friday night.
Reports detail a recent wedding of George L. Sheets Jr. and Marguerite Reckmeyer, a birth in Omaha of a seven pound girl to Phil Johnson and his wife, and a fatal shooting in Osceola when 16 year old Herbert Cochran was shot by Fred L. Johnson after a dispute over candy money. The incident left Cochran dead within thirty minutes.
The Community Club voted to turn the old band stand over to the Garden Club to create a beauty spot. The band platform, unused for years, will be torn down as part of the project. Old Age Assistance payments begin in Polk County with $2,800 received from the state treasurer and similar monthly amounts expected. The Polk County Fair Association plans Fourth of July auto races and ball games at the grounds. Warren Scharfenburg of Iowa Nebraska Light Power, after two years in Osceola, is transferred to the York office.
Rex Dunn learned last week he had become the father of a baby daughter named Patricia Carmel born in Cardiff Wales. He served with the U S Army in Wales and plans farming north of Osceola after his wife and daughter join him in America.
NBBC Club met at Mrs Albert Timm’s home Monday evening with Mrs Vernon Johnson taking high score and Mrs R M McDonald second. Guest present was Mrs Phil B Campbell. Also note a local advert for Crouse-Tex remedy addressing lice in houses and mange in hogs.
Friday and weekend visits filled the Polk community as Mr. and Mrs. Dale Frizzell and others called on Ruth Eklund, Edwin Nyberg and families, Vic Sterup, and Delmar McFadden. Crouse-Tex Drug Co advertised specials on Special Nylon Hose and Onion Sets. Earl May Garden Seeds. Veterans hospital patient Guy F Ball returned home from Lincoln after five weeks. New plastic upholstery material offered by Kepners.
An army surplus weather balloon launched March 1 from Butler County Nebraska was found ten days later by M G Wright in Pulaski Pennsylvania. Wright and L V Johannes sent a note with a bottle attached to the balloon. Willard Pennington of Pulaski reported finding the note. he said the balloon had burst. Pennington is about 900 miles from David City and near Butler County, Pa.
Harold and Lillian Walstead express appreciation to all who remembered them. They also thank the American Legion for the flowers in this note of gratitude.
Edith Heilman expresses gratitude to friends for cards encouragement gifts and flowers while in the hospital and offers blessings to all.
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