Silver Creek Locals Share Visits and Birthday Celebrations
Silver Creek residents report frequent visits from relatives and friends across Nebraska California and Colorado. Alice Garretson returned from North Platte. Jim and John Kess visited at Paw Welch’s. Paul Welch attended a birthday party in Fullerton. The Wymans travel in the Black Hills Yellow stone area and plan Montana visits. Various locals hosted guests in Columbus York McCool Junction and Omaha. The Logans enjoy a Colorado vacation. Community members joined Mark Hendrickson’s birthday gathering with family and friends. The Swertzics attended a funeral in Sutherland.
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Silver Creek
Alice Garretson
Sam Wallace
North Platte
Rev
John Kess
Paw Welch
Paul Welch
Sportsmans Club
Fullerton
Bill Wyman
Black Hills
Yellow Stone Park
Herman Carlson
Montana
Jack Burger
Kim
Omaha
New West Gate
Thurma Caldwell
Merrick Manor
Central City
Frank Kroger
Columbus
Elmer Rouse
Martinez
Calif
Clarks
C. B. Martin
Alvin Aussie
New Jersey
Harold Martin
Dewey Arbour
Sutton
Emil Zelasney
Dean Spike
Cedar River
Joe Kennedy
Oxnard
California
Joe Brandenburger
Kennedys
Eureka
Kansas
Kennedy
Fern Merrill
Clyde Gallaway
McCool Junction
Adam Bardenshock
Denver
Colorado
Joe
Frank Brandenburger
Ben Baer
York
W. C. Logans
Mark Hendrickson
Mark
Lucille Peterson
Ricky
Vaughn Hendrickson
Carolyn
Lee Engel
Frank Frizzell
Thelma Hunter
Anaheim
Chris Ross
Paul
John Swertzic
Thomas Prososki
Charles Swertzic
Ronald Swertzic
George Fleece
Sutherland
Gene Swertzic
Local Social Notes Highlight Busy Weekend Visits
Tim attended the Burwell rodeo Saturday while families visited kin across Nebraska. Events include Mrs. Powers hosting a Jobs Daughters outing in Columbus, multiple family dinners in York and Fullerton, and weekend weddings and village tours from Kearney to Hastings.
Osceola Community Notices Meals and Visits Highlight Week
Local residents recall visits and family gatherings across states including California Mississippi Louisiana Idaho and Arizona. Several outings birthdays and anniversaries are noted with many relatives and friends attending social events in Osceola and nearby towns. Garden Club activity shifts to garden viewing in Osceola with guests present.
Valley social notes honor Mattie Banks on 80th birthday
Community members attended events in Osceola and surrounding towns honoring Mattie Banks on her 80th birthday. Various visits and gatherings followed, with relatives and friends sharing meals and celebrations at multiple homes and churches.
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Leon_Merrick
Mattie Banks
Local Hosts and Out-of-Town Guests Gather at Green's Chapel
Friday visitors to Anita Hollister included Signe Zehr Martha Spencer Mildred Tearrell and Irene Zehr of Aurora. The Harley Roferts Sally and Jimmy visited Mrs Arthur Henne in Grand Island as did Earl and Delmar Henne. Sally Rafert celebrated her seventh birthday Saturday. L O Graves and Kenneth Hollister dined with Anita Hollister while Rev and Mrs Lester V Anderson stopped by in the afternoon. Mrs Earl Burke Mrs Gary Burmood and the Burke children joined Mrs Mary Salchow in Polk Saturday honoring her guest Mrs Carl Salchow of Kearney. The Earl Burkes traveled to Gothenburg Subtle to visit Miss Mary Fern Myers.
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Dennis van Winkle
Hardville
Clinton
Colby
L. T
Jack Burger
Jerry Klone
York
Don Grafe
Jane
Clarks
Annette Powers
Clyde Weldon
Genoa
Curtis
Murray Weldon
Sutton
Robert Murray
Larry Fox
Aurora
Vance Condon
John Swertzie
Wallace Strong
Krakow
Fred Ross
Lelon Alexander
Emma Scholz
Duncan
Irl Ward
Mabel Towslee
Ed McCauley
Tern Merrill
John Oppliger
Carl Blaser
Columbus
Rex Graham
Gary Graham
Grand Island
Ted Dittmer
Stromsburg
Stan Sukovaty
Fairburghter
Larry Meyer
Kelley
Roy Coffin
Shel
Sidney Graham
Lorena Buchholz
Donald Schmokers
Barry
Lyn Koehn
Exeter
Donald Schmoker
Harry Christensens
Valparaiso
Luna
Rex Wieseman
Gregg
Keith
Marian Hills
Michelle
Sioux
Jack Wieseman
Fred Wiesemans
Fred Wolf
Darrel
Robert Wieseman
Donal Wiesemans
Addie Wieseman
Everette Powell
Osceola United Methodist Church
E. John
Kess
Silver Creek
Walter Yungdahl
Ken Burritt
Valley
Anita Hollister
Signe Zehr
Martha Spencer
Mildred Tearrell
Irene Zehr
Harley Roferts
Sally
Jimmy
Arthur Henne
Earl Henne
la Mesa
Calif
Delmar Henne
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sally Rafert
L. O. Graveses
Kenneth Hollister
Lester
Osceola News Briefs Across Decades
Osceola record notes locals arriving home property interests in town and school moves. Mentions Miss Mattie Heins from Kearney, Miss Eva Sandin as bookkeeper at Nielson Chevrolet, and Dorothea Dixon and Roy Sall marriage near Holdrege. Also lists 1928 events including a ladies shop opening, horses hitched to a plow, and the Hula and Annie Laurie auditorium program.
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J. W. Tunney
Mattie Heins
Kearney
the Normal
Osceola
Edna Branting
Marguerite Senn
Ida Hanson
Polk County
Edwin Schott
Eva Sandin
Nielson Chevrolet Co
Mary Anderson
Farm Bureau
Clara Bow
Lillian Gish
Annie Laurie
Dorothea Dixon
Roy Sall
Holdrege
Elaine Treadway
Merle Timm
Des Moines
Timm
Central City
Bury
John Irland
Central
Methodist Church notices Silver Creek Fairview
Reverend E. John Kesson, pastor, leads worship at Silver Creek and Fairview churches. Services at 10 55 Sundays with Sunday School at 9 30. Wednesday activities include choir at 2 00 p m and WSCS general meeting the fourth Wednesday at 7 00 p m. Senior Youth Fellowship meets at Fairview at 9 30 a m with Sunday School after services.
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Methodist Church
Silver Creek Fairview
E. John Kess
Silver Creek
General Meeting
Fairview
WSCS
Happenings of Yesterday from the Osceola Record 1908 item
A look back at events from August 1908 notes Frank M. McBeth visiting relatives in the county while employed by Empire Wool and Hide Co and operating a Grand Island feed store. It also mentions J. J. Gaylord’s retirement from the blacksmith shop and Hastings Bros selling hardware stock bought in York with P. A. Nelson involved.
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Frank M. McBeth
Grand Island
Frank
Empire Wool and Hide Co
J. J. Gaylord
McIntosh
Alma
Hastings Bros
York
P. A. Ne
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