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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
4
Local items announce Agnes Heffelbower marrying J W Nelson of Fargo North Dakota. Notes include births in Osceola, land sale near town, a funeral for Harry Beale, and community updates from Osceola and Polk County including school plays and Legion activities.
Ervin J. Gustafson private first class enlisted November 23 1940 transferred from Fort Crook to Fort Frances E Warren Cheyenne in February 1941 now stationed with the 48th Hospital Unit. He is 28 years old and the son of Mr and Mrs J H Gustafson.
The Record lists new subscribers including Wm. F. Miller Geo. B. Anderson Howard McKeag Dewey Anderson Florence Miller W. A. Newcomer Mrs. A. Weberg Alma Peters Allen H. Anderson Lyle W. Nelson Cora Gustafson Merle J. Watts Lawrence Albers W. J. Herrmann Dexter Jones Arthur W. Timm Mrs. W. A. Mueller and Adam Luft.
A Polk County National Farm Loan Association notice promotes buying farms instead of renting. It touts small down payments, long term loans, low interest, and strong grain and stock prices. Representatives are available in Osceola on Tuesday and Friday to discuss farm purchases as homes or investments.
The Home Study Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Lester McCormick’s home with eight members present. Mrs. Florence McCormick won a contest by Mrs. Earl Burritt. A covered dish luncheon followed, and the next meeting is planned at Mrs. August Tihelen’s home.
The piece traces Santa Claus to Clement Moore and early New Amsterdam figures, noting St. Nicholas day on December 6 with bishop robes and a crozier. It explains Moore transforming St Nicholas into a rosy, jolly Santa with reindeer and a sleigh, a shift broadening in many countries while Belgium still observes December 6.
The passage notes that a wide range of readers including professors, bank presidents, scientists, industry leaders, and the President enjoy mysteries. It credits fast paced, easy reading as relaxing and refreshing, and announces that a publication is being issued for this audience.
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine edited by Ellery Queen offers the best in detective crime short stories. It reprints premier works by Dashiell Hammett Agatha Christie Stuart Palmer and Ellery Queen chosen for merit. On sale at newsstands for 25 cents a copy.
An advertisement offers readers access to five stories from the Osceola Record for 10c plus postage and handling. It touts 60,000 words of thrilling mysteries available now and invites readers to send 10c today.
The Polk County Medical Society explains TB spreads by contact and a germ, not heredity. It notes cattle milk as a past source and glandular TB in children signals cattle infection levels. Nebraska’s cattle eradication reduced infant TB. human surveys aim to uncover open cases and stop spread through testing and tracing.
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