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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
7
A 2.50 inch rainfall last Wednesday revived Osceola lawns and eased irrigation for area farmers. Families and neighbors gathered at the city park as Creek overflow offered youngsters a playful respite amid the green after the dry spell.
Starla Watts returns home from five weeks with grandmother Mrs Florence Watts. Vic and Mark Gustafson families enjoy weddings and trips in Kansas and Nebraska. Guests at the Gustafson home August 17 included Keith Cox. Mrs Harold Davis and children vacationed in Braymer Missouri and attended Sedalia State Fair. Dorothy Roach visits in San Francisco and at Carrie Wisely’s Samaritan Center. ABC Bridge Club hosted by Mrs Ron Christensen with prizes to Mrs Ray Roehrs and Mrs Larry Wieseman.
The Osceola Goldenrod Saddle Club hosted its annual horse show on Saturday August 23 with 318 entries including 109 in the Jr show. Tom Stevens of Polk won the high point trophy in the senior division and numerous area riders claimed top placings across western pleasure reining egg race and barrel events.
Community events fill late August into September with Scout meetings American Legion and City Council gatherings plus club activities at Garden Club Extension Busy Belles and Lions notes. Local visitors include the Grossnicklaus and Toledos, and the Conklings attended a wedding in Crete.
Eldena Lindblade notes recent rain changed life while warning of potential early frost. She recalls school supply lists as a practical idea, mentions voting rights history and urges re registration for spring primaries, and ponders early radio commercials since 1922.
Gabriel infant Juliana was baptized Sunday at 2 p.m. Msgr L F Obrist officiated the rite at St Vincent Catholic Church. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Gordon Novacek of Wahoo. the gown was sewn by great aunt Josephine Bernt and used previously by Joseph Gabriel. About 50 friends and relatives attended the reception at the Gabriel home.
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