Osceola News Briefs August 13 1896
Resignation at local schools replaces Miss Ella Westberg with Miss Laura Whaley. Osceola gains a telephone line completed last Saturday. Osceola McKinley Club to raise a pole and flag on August 15. Frank Fentress injured eye while threshing. Notables Gray Harold LeMar Marion Vance Charles Stewart Bene Johnson Clyde Hoffer mentioned. Hazel Whithead returns from six week coast trip. Mr Wagner Omaha contractor with Osceola standpipe visit. Platte River water rises alarm along river. Charles Erickson born in Hillabo Sweden 1835 dies on northwest Osceola farm August 14. Merle Dearborn takes youths to Stromsburg for joy ride. popcorn spendthrift spree at Svensix town.
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Ella Westberg
Laura Whaley
Kepner
Osceola McKinley Club
Osceola
McKinley
Frank Fentress
Merle Dearborn
Stromsburg
Merle
Svensix
Twenty five years ago August 17 1911 Osceola found a potato
A local notice states a potato found on Osceola streets must be claimed by the owner with proof of property and payment. A F Nuquist and children return from Omaha after tonsil operations. Uncle James Gibbins completes 150 more feet of concrete walk, totaling 375 feet. A youth group picnic to Coney Island ends with a moonlit supper and cheerful chatter among Anna Gylling Mamie Potts Margaret Kepner and Mary Holcomb.
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Osceola
A. F. Nuquist
Omaha
James Gibbins
Clix
Coney Island
Anna Gylling
Mamie Potts
Margaret Kepner
Mary Holcomb
Edith
Ten Years Ago: Aug 12 1926 Marriages and Local Happenings
Ten years ago on August 11 in Dennison Iowa Miss Zella Gillmore married Raymond Kepner at the bride’s parents home. Shelby plans a radio broadcasting station with John Dunning building owning and announcing. Sue B Cunningham and Alta Mildred Long wed in Shelby August 5. Myrtle and Bertha Pearson of Portland arrived in Osceola from Sidney. Martha Heinen leaves for Lincoln then Summitville to teach. Oscar M Thorson travels from Seattle to Emerson via Osceola. Families of Dunns visit Lake Erickson for a weeks outing.
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Zella Gillmore
Dennison
Iowa
Raymond Kepner
Shelby
John Dunning
Sue B. Cunningham
Alta Mildred Long
C. E. Ruch
Myrtle
Bertha Pearson
Portland
Oregon
Osceola
Sidney
Martha Heinen
Saturady
Lincoln
Summitville
Ohio
Oscar M. Thorson
Emerson
Seattle
Bert Dunn
Calmar Dunn
Francis
Ruth
Morris Dunn
Lake Erickson
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Osceola Record Receives Half Century Club Honor
The Osceola Record was honored with a certificate from The American Press recognizing 50 years of continuous publication. The note praises sustaining the best traditions of American journalism and hopes the paper’s influence will endure for many half-centuries.
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Johnson McBeth Wedding at Swede Home Church
Miss Edythe Johnson and Brent McBeth wed at Swede Home Church on a Sunday evening after the Luther League program. Rev. C. A. Sward officiated. The couple left for a honeymoon in the Black Hills. Attendants were Miss Helen Peterson and Waldo Bodine, both of Swede Home.
Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule and Bible Reading Prompt
The church lists events for Saturday through Sunday including Junior Mission Band, Confirmation Class, Sunday School, Worship, and Vespers. A Friday picnic at Osceola is announced plus a Thursday Luther League gathering. Pastor Paul Melin urges daily Bible reading, highlighting Deuteronomy chapter 28.
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Lutheran Church
Luther League
Edwin Hedlund
Frank Bard
Osceola
Paul Melin
Steady Work Good Pay Reliable Man Wanted
An employment notice seeks a dependable man to call on farmers in Polk County. No experience or capital required. Apply to MCNESS CO. Dept. E Freeport Illinois.
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Polk County
McNess CO
Dept. E. Freeport
Illinois
Local Social Roundup from Osceola Area
Miss Anna Oberg and Miss Elinor Torngren visited C A Sward home on Monday. Families and friends, including the Chindgrens and Swards, shared time with Chas Anderson and Bernice. Several locals attended gatherings, visits, and a church group meeting with Treasure Chest bringers. Bernice Sward returned from the University of California, and others noted including Opal Fredrickson Blanche Nelson Edna Toline and Willard Adelson. Willard Adelson had an appendicitis operation at St Francis Grand Island.
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Anna Oberg
Osceola
Elinor Torngren
Moline
Iowa
C. A
Bernice Sward
University of California
High Prairie Ladies Club
Oscar Fredricks
Opal Fredrickson
Blanche Nelson
St. Edwards
Eda Toline
Oliver Johnson
Herman Fredrickson
Ernest Flodman
Polk
Carol Flodman
Willard Adelson
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Marvin Fredrickson
Alvena Adelson
Red Letter Day at Valley Church brings community lunch
Fairview Valley Churches announce next Sunday service at 11 a.m. led by the Hartman Brothers. The day features joint fellowship, a lunch in the basement, and an election for lay delegate to the annual Conference. Bro Carl Herrman prepares for missionary work in India this September.
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the Valley Church
Hartman Brothers
Carl Herrman
India
Valley
Fairview
W. B. Duke
C. E. Norris
Geo. Heinemeyer
Fairview Ladies Aid
E. B. Maxcy
Thelen's Beaute Shop Permanent Services Listing
Thelen's Beaute Shop offers all types of permanents with scalp care for six months. Prices listed at 2.00 3.00 and 5.00. Phone 261. Information available from P A Nelson inspector.
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Polk County Fair Opens with Low Admission and Daily Shows
Osceola Polk County Fair runs August 25 to 28 with admission cut to 25 cents and season tickets 75 cents to boost attendance. Day program features fast ball games, horse and bicycle races for youth, eight free acts daily, and clown Foxy. Night shows differ each evening led by a beauty pageant selecting Miss Polk County and Little Miss Polk County amid free acts and band music.
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Osceola
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