Last Rites Saturday for Elmer F Horst
Elmer F Horst born May 6 1900 in Polk county Nebraska died July 25 1956 at 56 funeral Saturday at two oclock at the Osceola Methodist Church with many out of town relatives listed attended including Christine Horst Pasadena Calif and P W Horst Denver Colorado. He married Clara M Sarow on October 27 1926 and was a longtime Polk county resident. He is survived by his wife and brothers and a sister plus many nieces and nephews and friends.
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Elmer F. Horst
Michael
Emma Horst
Polk County
Nebraska
The
Valley Church
Clara M. Sarow
Herman
Martha Sarow
Horst
Ife
Clara
Joe
William
Ernest
Otto
Christine
Methodist Church
Osceola
Christine Horst
Pasadena
Calif
P. W. Horst
Denver
Colorado
J.A. Horst
Walter Wieseman
Lincoln
Ernie Horst
Carroll Horst
Belgrade
Merrill Horst
Glenburn
Eugene Horst
Halsey
Neb
Robert Horst
Clifford Graves
Earl Treadway
John Miller
Grand Island
Richard Horst
Bob
Irene
Maxine Mickey
Lloyd Stinson
Melvin Wilcox
Omaha
Roy Coffey
Albert Houser
Evelyn Asche
Ida Egger
Columbus
Lily Houser
Neola
Iowa
Harold Clement
Spalding
Fred Garrett
Donald
Grafton
Art Miller
Caria Sauter
Clarks
Roy Kinney
Dollie Fineey
George Carter
Silver Creek
L. C. Blair
Edgar Wisely
Leonard Garris
Frank Croghan
Ord Bond
D. O. Wolfe
Jack Mickey
Fremont
John Kell
Ord
Herbert Ballmer
Glenda
Clarence Griffith
Cozad
Bob McCray
Erie
Off The Cuff on a Torturous Lottery Line
The narrator describes a long crowded line of anxious people awaiting a lottery payout, enduring heat dust and tension. The scene ends with a $2 reward, a 40 cent return, and a dangerous aside about a nag named Shy Poke traveling south. The piece mixes vivid discomfort with sardonic humor and a blunt closing punch.
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Shy Poke
Polk County Fair Promises Three Days of Family Fun
The 81st Polk County Fair opens next week with entry day Tuesday. Midweek features include a children's parade, a Shelby vs Osceola baseball game, and the Winners All show with acrobats and magicians. Thursday highlights are Stromsburg and Osceola softball, Kirk & Sons Circus, and Merry and Mr Bill stage show. Friday offers another pet parade, bicycle race, livestock and machinery parade, the 4 H Dress Revue, and a Trip Ardépend, plus the Stumbo Tri-State midway and low admission prices.
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Polk County
Shelby
Osceola
Stromsburg
Kirk & Sons Circus
Lincoln
Merry
Mr. Bill
Chimps
Ardéund
Bette Baschus
Fair Board
Firemen Call for Petitions to Form Rural Fire District
Osceola firemen announce an August 9 deadline for signing petitions to form a Rural Fire District. petitions circulated over two months with near universal cooperation, seeking signatures from eligible farm owners, with County Clerk to review after collection and publicize a residents meeting to discuss the plan.
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Osceola
Shorty Bowe
Ray Conrad
Department
Dale Lewis Plans Move to Highway Station Grand Opening Soon
Dale Lewis and his brother Laurel Lewis will relocate from the Sinclair station on the square to a new modern station on the highway at the former Texaco site near the business district. The old station will remain open during the transition and offer the same services at both locations. The grand opening date is to be announced.
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Dale Lewis
Sinclair
Dale
Laurel Lewis
North Platte
Texaco
Hot Dry Winds Finish Corn On Dry Land Farms
Scorching south winds pushed temperatures to 106 and 102 the highest of the season, wilting crops while grasshoppers had been bypassed. Tuesday and Wednesday brought only 0.14 inch of moisture, hardly settling the dust, though nearby areas saw up to a half inch in the valley north of town.
Weber announces birth of Renee Paula in Butte Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Bob Weber of Butte Nebraska announce the arrival of a baby girl Renee Paula on Wednesday July 25 weighing eight pounds seven ounces Mrs Weber is the former Helen Jenn daughter of Mr and Mrs August Jenn of this city Mrs Viola Wieseman has another grandchild Kathryn Rae weighing six pounds was born Sunday July 15 to Dr and Mrs W J Suchy of Chicago who have a son Kim Walter
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Bob Weber
Butte, Nebraska
Renee Paula
Viola Wieseman
Kathryn Rae
W. J. Suchy
Chicago
Kim Walter
Eikenhorst Family Weekend Visit in Garland Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Orval Eikenhorst visited the in laws Mr and Mrs Fred Séard. Sunday the group attended a birthday event for Miss Gloria Seildt in Garland Nebraska.
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Orval Eikenhorst
Fred Séard
Gloria Seildt
Garland
Nebr
Support Price On Wheat Set At $2.11 For No. 1
The Commodity Credit Cor portion sets 1956 wheat support at 2.11 per bushel for No. 1 wheat stored on farm in Polk County while warehouse stored wheat before July 21 1956 earns 12 percent less than the farm rate. Loans require compliance with wheat allotment and storage conditions and may be issued on both farm and warehouse stored wheat with ASC office details available.
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Commodity Credit Corportion
Polk County
ASC
Vacation Issue To Be Printed This Friday
The Record will print a Vacation Issue dated August 9 to allow staff a one week break. The August 2 issue remains on schedule with distribution Thursday morning, and the office closes next week from Monday, August 6, while normal hours resume after.
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The
Record
Mrs G A Rand a buried Wednesday
Mrs G A Randall aged 66 died Sunday at Rest Manor after months as a patient Funeral services were conducted at the local Methodist church with Rev Homer Dickerson and Rev E A Kiel officiating Interment followed at Osceola cemetery obituary in the next issue
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Homer Dickerson
E.A. Kiel
Osceola
Osceola Defeats Crockall 21-2 In League Baseball
Osceola pummeled Crockall 21-2 as Dick Alt fired a two hit effort with 12 strikeouts. Osceola opened with a run in each of the first two innings and added eight in the fifth and eighth. They face Duncan next on the local diamond and travel to St Mary's the following Sunday for revenge.
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Crockall
Dick Alt
Osceola
Diamond
Duncan
St. Mary’s
Couple Granted License and Wed at St Andrews
Leonard Girardin of Shelby and Janet E. Bernt received a marriage license last Thursday July 26 from County Judge L. M. Merrick. The ceremony occurred Saturday morning July 28 at St Andrews church with Rev. John H. Howe officiating and Mr and Mrs Eugene Treadway as attendants.
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Leonard Girardin
Shelby
Janet E. Bernt
L. M. Merrick
St. Andrews Church
John H. Howe
Eugene Treadway
4-H Club Activity Top Notchers
The 4-H Club met at the LeMoyne Anderson home on Wednesday evening July 18. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Anderson at the close of the meeting. Terry Randell, Reporter.
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LeMoyne Anderson
Polk County Soil Bank tops million dollar mark
The Polk County ASC office reports 1691 Soil Bank contracts covering over 59 000 acres, worth about 1 434 254 81 dollars. The average payment per acre for corn soil bank pledges is 24 08 dollars, with Wheat growers largely ineligible.
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ASC
Polk County
Lee Campbell
Servicemen News: Trainees and Transfers Share Fort Belvoir Chaffee Fort Bliss
Pvt Rodney Scherer departs July 19 for Fort Belvoir Virginia to begin a 12 week Engineering School training. Pvt Gerald R Johansen leaves July 17 for Fort Chaffee Arkansas for basic Army training. Sir Gerald Johnson moves from Fort Meade Maryland to Fort Bliss Texas with family at 410 Berry Circle Apt A Van Horn Park. Duane D Jones from Osceola earns Specialist Third Class in Chicago with the 5035th ASA Veterinary Food Inspection Service and is listed at 907 i Argyle Street Chicago Illinois.
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Rodney Scherer
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Pvt
U. S
the Engineer Center Regt. Co. “L
NIKE
Gerald Johansen
U. S. Army
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
Gerald R. Johansen
Btry Co
U.S.A
Gerald Johnson
Delmar Johnson
Fort Meade
Maryland
Fort Bliss
Texas
Sir Gerald Johnson
Berry Circle
Apt
van Horn Park
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Duane D. Jones
David Jones
Osceola
Chicago
A.S.A. Veterinary Food Inspection Service
Army Medical Service Meat and Dairy Hygiene School
Duane
Army
Argyle Street
Irois
Wildlife Club Meets August 14 in Osceola
Polk County Wilh Crap will hold an all members meeting in Osceola at 8 00 p m Tuesday evening August 14. Place to be announced.
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Polk County
Wilh
Osceola
Siglers Capture Softball League Lead With Week Wins
Siglers regain their league lead by defeating The Record 15 7 on Friday after early wins. Kepners were edged by Johnsons 6 3 and East Side overwhelmed Maleks 17 7 Tuesday. Standings show Siglers 4 0 Andersons 3 0 Johnsons 3 1 Record 3 2 Kepners 2 3 Maleks 0 9.
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Kepners
Johnsons
Maleks
Siglers
L Siglers
Andersons
Real Estate Transfer to Clyde Ericson and Sterling Anderson
Axel L. Swan and others transfer Lot 4, Block 5, Original Town of Stromsburg to Clyde E. Ericson and Sterling Anderson via warranty deed.
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Axel L. Swan
Clyde E. Ericson
Sterling Anderson
Stromsburg
World Builders photographs scheduled at Hotel Osceola
The Record invites parents to bring children for a free photo feature on Friday, August 10, at Hotel Osceola from 12 to 6 pm. An expert photographer will take uniform portraits for publication with no obligation to purchase extra prints. appointments via Mrs. Edwin Lewis at 2971.
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Hotel Osceola
Edwin Lewis
Local Groups Schedule August Meetings and Social Events
Social Calendar lists events in Osceola including Cub Scout Pack Meeting at Osceola park Friday August 3 at 7 30 p m Rebekah Lodge August 8 at the lodge hall Maple Leaf Club August 9 with Mrs Florene Doremus Beulah Cemetery Society August 10 with Mrs Florenc Dore se at Polk St Andrew Holy Name Society August 7 at 8 p m in the parish hall hosted by Alfred Nitsch The Happy Birthday Club picnic at Osceola park August 9 and notes Karen Peterson visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Andrew Peterson last Thursday and Friday
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Osceola Park
Rebekah Lodge
Lodge
Maple Leaf Club
Florene Doremus
Beulah Cemetery Society
Florenc Dorese
Polk
St. Andrew Holy Name Society
Alfred Nitsch
Happy Birthday Club
Karen Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Polk County Farmers Back Wheat Quotas in 1957
Nebraska wheat growers approved marketing quotas for the 1957 crop with Polk County voting 276 in favor and 53 against. A two thirds statewide majority produced a 78.2 percent approval. Eligible voters must have over 15 acres of wheat. quotas apply to 15 acres or more, with support price set for 75 to 90 percent of parity for compliant farms.
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Nebraska
Polk County
Stores To Close Afternoons For The Polk County Fair
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce closing committee announces stores will close at 1 PM Wednesday and Thursday next week to allow businessmen and employees to attend the Polk County Fair. They reopen at 5 PM after the performances. Courthouse offices will also close all three afternoons Wednesday Friday.
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Osceola
Nebraska highway use tax proposal on weight and distance
The issue prints a proposed act from an initiative petition for the November 6 election. It would levy a highway use tax on heavy commercial trucks and intercity buses with proceeds distributed like the gasoline tax to roads, counties, and municipalities. The rate per mile is shown in a table on page three.
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Nebraska
Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln man Eugene Johnson visits Mrs Gilbert Johnson
Eugene Johnson of Lincoln was a Sunday guest in the home of Mrs. Gilbert Johnson, sharing a quiet afternoon visit and conversation.
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Eugene Johnson of
Lincoln
Mrs. Gilbert Johnson
Odd Bits of News From Osceola Areavague items
Local items note a 1900 Polk County Fair first premium card found by Ron Frizzell and planned for display at the 1956 Fair. Lois Grossnicklaus receives White House get well greeting for President Eisenhower. Luther League hosts an ice cream social raising about 150 dollars from 33 gallons of ice cream and 30 cakes. County road crews encounter bees while repairing the Chicago highway. Boy Scout Jerry DeLand helps locate lost 2½ year old Sandy Barcus after an all night search. he is related to local families. The editor reports improving health and hints at returning to work soon.
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Ron
Dale Frizzell
Frizzell
East Osceola
Polk County
David Foy
Stoner
Lois Grossnicklaus
White House
Washington D. C
Eisenhower
Lois
Luther League of the
St. Paul
Paul Monson Manning
Chicago
Jerry DeLand
Boulder
Colorado
Cecil DeLand
Little Sandy Barcus
Daily Papers
Jerry
Wm. DeLand
D. B. Hulquest
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Randa
Osceola Swamps
B. Johansen
Mara A Monson
Gabriel Johnson
Grossnicklaus
Rowan
Brazee Grossnickl
Io Johansen Johnson
Terry Randell
Secretary of Agriculure
Wildlife Club
Osceola Record
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