Polk County highlights from 1893 to 1939 in Osceola
Readable excerpts note Miss Louetta Hotchkiss visiting the P. C. Johnson family in Friend and Anna Weintz returning to Sioux City after teaching. It covers Polk County Agricultural Society plans for a state fair exhibit, garden nurseries, and upcoming excursion trains to Lincoln. Includes obituaries, marriages, school notes, and faculty listings spanning 1893 to 1939 in Osceola area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louetta Hotchkiss
P. C. Johnson
C. M. Pulver
Anna Weintz
Sioux City
Iowa
G. W. Gregg
H. L. Gregg
J. R. Burns - Gregg’s
Depot
Osceola
Nebraska
Polk County Agricultural Society
Polk County
Chicago
Lincoln
John James Schott
Emil Schott
Amelia Rassmussen
Minnesota
Polk County Fair Highlights And Local Notices
Weather and fair notes from Osceola Nebraska detail strong attendance at the 60th Polk County Fair. Local items include a wedding, bread prize winner Mrs. Thompson and cash prize from Wright Bros Flour Mills, obituaries, nursing home operator honors, and upcoming theater seat installation. Other notices cover area weddings and family moves to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Robert C. Taddiken
ACP
Grand Island
Evelyn Hewitt
Hubert Albright
Amherst
J. A. Thompson
Osceola
The
Fair Association
Tompson
Wright Bros. Flour Mills
Brainard
Ernest Nyquist
Mabel Backlund and Sons
Los Angeles
California
Football policies outlined at Osceola public meeting
Osceola parents heard Osceola High School football coach Charles Gordon lay out the 1969 season policy. New orange uniforms for away games and white home shirts were shown, equipment provided except for tee shirts shorts socks shoes and protectors. Rules enforcement stressed with stern coaching staff action and parental insurance forms urged. The first game is September 12 at East Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Charles Gordon
Gordon
East Butler
Roper MIller Rites in Lexington
Rosann Kay Roper daughter of Mr and Mrs George F Roper of Bertrand married Myron Duane Miller July 13 at the Lutheran Church in Lexington. Myron son of Mr and Mrs Robert D Miller of Lexington returned to duty with the U S Navy. The bride works at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosann Kay Roper
George F. Roper
Bertrand
Myron Duane Miller
Lutheran Church
Lexington
Myron
Robert D. Miller
S. H. Cook
Osceola
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kearney
U .S. Navy
Nebraska official to attend Welfare Office event
Carl Schumacher representative from the Nebraska Department of Labor will be at the Welfare Office in the Court House at 1 30 p m on Tuesday September 2. The Osceola Centennial Train display attracted 2481 visitors by automatic count. Gale Walton 64 of Geneva died after an auto crash near Blair on August 21. Funeral services were held in Geneva August 25. Ken Krieg Polk County Extension Agent has a horse show article in The Horseman magazine September issue. The State Fair 4 H Horse Show will be telecast August 29 by the Nebr ETV Network Channel 12 with Krieg as commentator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Kucera
Rogers
Nebr
Alverta Buchta
Walter Herrmann
Iowa City
May Dixon
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Office
Geneva
State Industrial School
Irma Nuquist
Osceola
LeRoy Laase
Wisner
Sterling
Kansas
Sterling College
J. G. Hanson
W. R. Thompson
Gerald Parker
J. Carl Bryant
Ruth Miller
Anna Oberg
Lois Rasp
Leona Schultz
Evelyn Johnson
Elizabeth Yantzi
Louella Crew
Gertie Carter
Melville Skoog
Rachel Sward
Nina Johnson
Maude Reed
Leona Nantkes
Carl Schumacher
Nebraska
Gale Walton
Blair
Walton
Ken Krieg
Polk County
ETV
Polk Co
Fly-up Fling Marks Brownie Scouts Move Up
Brownie Troop 138 held its Fly-up Fling at Camp Crossed Arrows near Fremont. Leaders Mrs. Richard Od ers and Mrs. Robert Grossnick aus accompanied the group for a day of exploration and a tent test. They enjoyed nosebag lunches and ice cream on the return trip before advancing to Junior Scout Troop 326 in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Girl Scout
Richard Oders
Robert Grossnickaus
Crossed Arrows
Fremont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gus_ Tenniges
York
Clara Fickel
Duncan
Alex McCormick
C. C
John McCormick
Enid Conklyn
Hagerman
Idaho
Esther Cederburg
Wahoo
Luther College
Charles E. Hastert
Shelby
Harry Brazee
Ella Koehler
Nebraska Association of Licensed
Koehler
M. A. Mills
John
Robert Mills
Blytheville
Ark
Richard
Dorothy Royce
Muse Theatre
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Eloise Schott
E. C. Schott
William H. Nelson
Madison
John Mills
Dan
Omaha
Bernice Zelda
Bernard Mitsch
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Lorraine Dawes
Lin
Coln
Lincoln School of Commerce
Irene Burritt
Gardner School
Silver Creek
Jack Johnston
Lyle
Kilma Johnston
New Arbeiter
Jack Conrad
Chris
Sioux
Falls
South Dakota
al Struebing
Standard Oil Co
Christian L. Gaedeke
Stitch and Stir Club
Stitch and Stirch Club
Cindy Lou Schott
Osceola News
Duane Sterner
Chula Vista
Roy Grossnicklaus
Polk
Teri
Steven
Boatowners Insurance
State Farm
Sea Me
Larry Cook
State Farm Agen
State Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington, Mines
Roper-Miller
W.C.T.U
W.c-T.u
Ruby Anderson
Edith Richards
Alice Carlson
Aim High
Minnie Carlson
Miriam Carey
Fred Franco
E. G. Schotts
FarMutual
Farm Mutual
Butler
Mutual Insurance CO
Tierra
Camweetie Iowa
Carter
Hanes
Baster Brown
Buckaroos
Lee Jeans
Buster Brown
Wes Peterson
Girl Scouts
Wm. Larson
Rolland Ekstroms
Richard Ekstrom
Rolland
Munday
Esther Brown
Stromsburg
Lois Grossnicklaus
Christenson-Johnson
Pawnee Park
Columbus
Verna Rhodes
Fred E. Allen
Auburn
Louis Albert Schmidt
Margaret Fellersson
David
Terry Klink
MYF
Sr. Myf
Jr. Myf
Eileen Blitzke
Jeannette Wagner
Richard Odgers
Bruce Anderson
John A. Cerny
USCC
USMA
West Point
New York
Glenn Ford
Ratinz
Muse Theater
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Tom Merrill
Clarence Peetzke, Jr
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