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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
4
Osceola High School announces the new school year with accreditation by the North Central Association. Curriculum spans four years including English, sciences, mathematics, history, languages, industrial arts, home economics, and shorthand. Extra curriculars include dramatics, glee club, staff-band activities, football and basketball teams.
Superintendent L E Wilson announces faculty for Algebra III Bookkeeping Band and Normal Training English Speech. Irene Eden Latin Mathematics and Vida Beckmeyer lead Home Economics Grace Merrick Commercial Evelyn Schioolz English Loraine Elmborg Social Science Elsie Mansfield Music. Carl Bryant Industrial Arts Mechanical Drawing Art Cunningham Science Americas History Athletics Luella Crew Principal Helen Swanson department heads Ernest Horacebek Betty Schinzel graders Doris Hanson Iris Rasp Dorothy Gondringer and Mrs Leon Merrick Kindergarten and 2nd grade assignments listed.
The Osceola Record is entered at the Osceola Nebraska Post Office under the Act of March 3 1879.
In this late August 1900 summary, Osceola reports a quiet wedding uniting C A Fisher and Eva Hazlewood in town, a newborn daughter for W J Query, a child's death from the OGar family, attendance at the Epworth Assembly, local births and hires, and notes on corn yields. The Polk County Fair and park referendum plan receive attention along with a dentist practice change and a land sale for city park acquisition.
The article notes the wedding of Thomas Dolan to Molly Jeffrey at the Jeffrey home with plans to travel to St Joseph. It reports A D Olson buying the Monson interest in the People. It mentions the death of Frank Ferguson at his Birchfield building store after a period of illness. Ferguson was 47 and had long operated locally.
Voters express confidence in Osceola's leaders and endorse a twenty five year franchise for Power and Light. News covers local appointments, county actions, and Nebraska science and health updates from the era.
A discussion notes that the abbreviation Ib for librae is now widely accepted after frequent errors. The text explains plural formation by adding an s and cites the journey from error to dictionary recognition.
An archaeologist links the San Bias Panama Indians to Norse origins suggesting white men arrived long before Columbus. The claim, attributed to a 49-year-old researcher, posits an ancient contact between Norse explorers and Panama Indigenous people.
Notice informs landowners that road overseers must cut weeds along public roads and that costs will be charged as a Special Tax if adjoining landowners fail to cut or destroy weeds by September 1. The public notice urges taking action to avoid the tax.
Sealed bids will be received at the County Clerk in Osceola Nebraska until Sept 5 1939 at 2 00 PM. Publicly opened and read for Sodium Chlorate to eradicate Bindweed with formula from University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. Bids based on five ton and ten ton lots delivered to the Osceola warehouse. Right to reject any or all bids.
A couple from childhood, William and Ellen Ewing, grew up as playmates and later married, forming a lifelong connection rooted in shared youth and family ties.
The fragmented text notes a sequence where a wine precedes a medicine and then a beverage named Coffee. It hints at a discussion of beverages and healing or nourishment practices, possibly from a historical culinary or medical context.
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