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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
4
Classified car listings show multiple mid 1920s to 1928 models with down payments from 75 to 250 dollars. Vehicles include Chevrolet Coach 1928, Dodge Coach 1925, Studebaker Coach 1926, Ford Tudor 1926 and 1925, Ford Tudor 1925 for school children, Ford Touring, Buick Roadster 1925, and Essex Coach 1926. Each entry notes condition, extras, and payment terms.
Walter J. Herbes details Osceola Nebraska weekly edition. Social updates include Hackberry sees Elmer Carter party. Marion Burgess covering chores. Abolts travel to Missouri. Kennelled illness of Abolt father. Local events note Bunker Hill crew ice cream supper at Carter's. Spaulding knocked down by horse but not seriously hurt. Northern Kansas and Nebraska Conference at Wayland begins Friday. residents travel to Shenandoah and Omaha. Gresham High seniors reunite in Seward with Beth Hawley guest.
Fall plowing can enlarge oat yields by preparing a firmer seedbed and better moisture for germination. Disking and rolling improve clover stands when sowing on oats, as plowed soil dries faster and may hinder germination unless rolling firms the seedbed. A good rolling practice mitigates moisture issues and promotes better germination.
On soils rich in plant food crops grow quickly and become more succulent. Individual plants enlarge and fibers loosen for table use. Salad crops such as cabbage celery and spinach benefit most while root crops like radishes beets and carrots turn tender and less peppery when growth is rapid.
Pearl Lewis begins a two month visit with relatives in Vern Dale Minnesota with reports from The Record Mill. A reception honors Miss Zinnecker of Columbus. John G Woolley to speak on August 31 at the auditorium. Locals Ludden and McBeth return from Bonesteel with land. Several families head to the exposition and others visit New York State. Carpenters prepare scenery for the Auditorium stage ahead of the play For Her Sake on August 27.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces events in Stromsburg district with Harmony Society visits and Luther League Convention starting Friday. Sunday services include Sun Day School Bible classes English worship Swedish communion sermon by Rev Vikman, with district church joint meetings and vacation notice for pastor.
Mr and Mrs T. D. Richards spent Monday in Columbus with friends. Mr and Mrs Harry Wentz and daughters came from Lincoln Sunday to visit at the Will Dunn home. Roy Doty and family attended a reunion at David City Sunday. Wesley Koehler drove to York hospital where their children June and Wesley had tonsils removed. Leona Nantkes visited a friend in Lincoln Sunday. Lynn Johnson of Osceola visited Kenneth Richards and others in the area Sunday. Emma and Matilda Amacher and Anna Cole visited. A. L. Patton and children came from Lincoln to visit Roy Doty. D. C. Burns and daughter Lulu visited in Stromsburg. Roy Johnson and Mary Margaret with others from Belgrade visited Mrs. A. E. Dawes.
Notice of a special election in Osceola on August 20 1929 to decide whether the city will grant Ordinance No 154 to Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company for a 25 year electric light power and heating franchise. Polls open 9 a m to 7 p m with voting locations in the First and Second Ward. City Clerk L M Smith signs the notice with the city seal.
The text explains that the abbreviations O S and N S indicate Old Style and New Style dates. It references Pope Gregory XIII's calendar reform of 1562 and notes a day difference between the two systems.
The morning sermon next Sunday will feature the theme A Distant Disciple with special choir music and soul stirring hymns. The Cotton Blossom Singers from Piney Woods Mississippi will perform at 8 P M a program of negro spirituals and plantation songs. A free will offering will be collected for the undenominational Christian school. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets in the church parlors next Tuesday afternoon hosted by Mrs Collier and committee. Mite box opening day marks the close of the conference year and funds for the church budget and World Service should be contributed soon.
An ancient church at Winterbourne Thompson in Dorset, probably Norman, is slated for restoration. The structure measures 14 feet by 23 feet, is unlighted on the north side, and has three windows on the south side.
In Polk County Nebraska a petition is filed to appoint Winnie G Johnson administrator of Evered Johnson deceased. Hearing set for September 7 1929 at 10 A M before County Court. Dated August 14 1929. W W Norton seal.
A notice of sale under a Polk County Nebraska district court order announcing a public auction to satisfy a 1929 judgment of 1580.03 dollars plus interest and costs. The property to be sold includes Lois One One, Two and Six in Block Thirteen of the Original Town of Osceola. Auction at the Osceola courthouse on September 17 1939 at 2 PM. Witnessed by Sheriff Wi Roy Van Hoosen and Deputy George Leland. Attorneys Wagner and Wagner represent the plaintiff.
A fragment notes a shed used for storing mail order goods raising questions about storage space and organization. The brief hints at a rural setting and possible catalog commerce practices without detailing dates or names.
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