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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1973
Page
4
Long list of local visits and gatherings. Notable names include Hahn Rosenthal Stempek Bollig Tschauner Spitz and others. Also mentions deaths of Henry Ebel and Ernest Oppliger with funeral details and a baptism at St Bonaventure.
A reflective note argues that silence offers a unique value as a choice in conversations. It highlights how quiet moments avoid repetition and can preserve nuance, urging readers to consider when restraint serves clarity and understanding.
Mrs Eugene Thomas of Pleasant Hill Missouri spent the weekend with her brother and family the Martin Kreshas. A Sunday family gathering was held at Bernard Hilger's in David City. Weekend visitors at Ed Wagners included Earl Colby and Chris Comstock from Omaha. Other Saturday company included Walter and Oliver Wagner of Gresham John Wagner of Shelby Michigan and Louis Wagner of Illinois. Doyle Poland from Seaside California visited Stromsburg with the Heckmans and relatives arriving Wednesday. Kathy Jo Thayer left Friday for Lincoln to attend the University.
Jack Conrad takes over management and part ownership of Osceola Lumber Co. with partners Ray Conrad and Bill Zedicher. Bill Norton sells his share. Bernard A. Nitch to teach math at North Bend High School. Jay Wesley Headley born August 22 to Mr. and Mrs. John Headley Osceola. Engagements: GlaRae Blackburn to John Johnston Mavis Carlson to Marlin Hill Marietta Gabriel to William Peters. Anna Seberger 89 dies at Social Center Rest Home burial in Shelby. Dr Willard Pratt to begin medical practice at Lyons.
August Carlson celebrated his 75th birthday at his birthplace a mile south of Swede Home Church. Osceola schools set to open September 7. Miss Jeanice Schott returned August 6 from a Colorado music center and then traveled with her father and brother to Pensacola to visit Mrs. E. C. Schott. Robert Dealey completed summer instruction at Colorado A and M. Ed Augustine couple visited Colorado Springs to see Wayne Augustine who is in Camp Carson hospital.
Thirty years ago Miss Anita Irene Kelliher and Pvt Paul E Jaenicke of Ft Sill were married in York on July 21. Ed Klein commissioned as Second Lieutenant and earned his wings at Randolph Field. Land sold at Osceola for 75.25 per acre, 160 acres formerly owned by J W Houdershheldt. Marion Snider of Lincoln announces birth of Mickey Eugene, six pounds. J H LaMunyon leaves Shelby to serve Navy as mail specialist. wife appointed temporary postmaster. Fifty years ago Sinclair Company buyers close ground deal north of First National Bank for an oil filling station to open fall. Harry S Latsch and Leona May Stalnaker married in Grand Island. Latsch manages Nebraska Gas & Electric in the city. E Lunner and W Fred Johnson buy out Stromsburg square stock.
E W Hefflebower buys Gospel Ridge property formerly owned by Louis Timm and moves into a new residence. An accident northeast of town left George Koon with painful injuries after a motorcycle collision with the Mitchell Six driven by George Fineey. Harry Pike was unhurt. Births report a daughter for Mr and Mrs Lewis Hermann. Hackberry yields lead Polk County wheat at 45 bushels per acre for Telander Peterson. A group including F M Leibee J W Fillman Henry Olson D S Potter and A H Heinemeyer visited Columbus to see Barnum’s circus. Mrs Holly Roseberry hosted a dinner for the class of 1907 with guests including Mr and Mrs Walter Bittner of Omaha and Misses Mary Holcomb and Margaret Kunkel of Osceola. Dr Edgar Geeseman and Lyle Dunn could not attend.
The Hernbloom reunion held August 19 at Lodgepole Nebr hosted by Walter Hernbloom families drew 45 attendees from Denver Aurora Loveland Shelby Osceola Stromsburg and Polk County residents named. The next Hernbloom gathering will take place in Stromsburg. A Tomasiewicz family gathering at Osceola Park included Mary Anna Tomasiewicz Central City Helen Sellers Houston Louis Savage Glendale and numerous Tomasiewicz and Prososki relatives from several states.
Polk County records show U S Savings Bond sales in July totaling 4896 00 with W E Johnson as county chairman The seven month Nebraska total stands at 36554574 a gain of 2330022 over last year and 645 percent of the 1973 state goal nationwide savings bonds outstanding hit a new record exceeding 60 billion in July
Mr and Mrs Harry Jacobson depart Longmont Colorado for home on Wednesday after several days with the George Heckman family.
Alvin M Cenny advises starting garden tasks now as September nears. Root geraniums coleus begonias and impatients in water or sand with rooting powder. September is ideal for reseeding fertilizer lawns under trees need extra nitrogen. Order spring bulbs early for quality stock. Water stored evergreens to prevent winter drought.
Osceola locals report Viola Wieseman home after a three week visit with Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Suchy in Hinsdale Illinois. Don Sterup family back from Nevis Minnesota after nine days at Sigler resort en route visiting Dick Sterup in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Also at Sigler resort were Wilbur Heins family and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones and Murray.
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