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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
10
Homer P. Bollinger is minister. Friday WSCS general meeting begins at 2 p.m. in the church. Saturday choir rehearsal at 8 p.m.
Sunday worship and Sunday School followed by a Christmas vesper service by the church choir. Father John H. Howz lists Holyday obligations for Dec 11 with masses at 6:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Confessions Saturday 5 to 5 30 and 8 to 8 30 p.m. Sunday masses at 7 30 and 10 30 a.m. Catholic Youth Deanery meeting noted.
Mass and religious services are listed for Shelby with a speaker Monsignor Daniel Cooper at 2 to 5 pm. Monday features a High School student discussion club in the parish hall at 7 30 pm. Wednesday has an Altar Society meeting at 8 pm and a Rosary for peace at 7 30 pm. Wednesday is a day of partial abstinence with a 7 30 am weekday mass.
Father John H. Howe leads the 3rd Sunday in Advent Mass at 9 a.m. Confessions before Mass. Holy Name Society hosts John Gabriel on Tuesday. Altar Society meets Thursday at the Fred Bernt home with Rudolph Nitsch and Fred Bernt as hosts.
Community notices from Swede Home include a Farmers Union meeting on December 12 with Mrs. Lloyd Hahn showing a Mexican trip and refreshments. a 60th birthday for Mr. Wegmann with cake by Mrs. Gonnerman. Advent Vesper Service at Calvary Lutheran on December 11. High Prairie Ladies Club meeting with charity gift to Good Fellows. officers elected for 1956. and various family visits and gatherings among local residents including Luther College student LaRita Johnson visiting home.
Local residents hosted and visited neighbors Thursday through Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Ronald Sarow met with Mr. and Mrs Vernon Peterson Thursday evening. Carolyn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Timm in Osceola.
Emma Olson Hilligas born in Sweden July 3 1873 died December 4 1955 at the Social Center Rest Home Polk County Nebraska A survivor is husband Sherman Hilligas of Osceola and stepson Rollie Hilligas of Batesland SD Funeral services were held December 6 1955 in Osceola with burial in Central City cemetery
Ida Josephine Johnson born January 27 1875 died December 2 1955 aged 80 in Stromsburg after a life of teaching church service and family. Survived by three sons four daughters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral December 5 at Stromsburg Baptist Church with interment in Stromsburg cemetery.
Forty years ago Uncle Dan Jarmin died at 94 in Osceola. The Polk County Boys and Girls Club corn show drew large crowds. Miss Maurine Walrath and Marie Mickey gave a musical program. Mrs. L A Mickey died at Thayer. Miss Mary Holcomb became Stromsburg High principal. Mrs. Ed Herrmann learned of her brother N T Dooley’s death in Lincoln. Osceola to hear Royal Gwent Male Chorus as Welsh singers return. Funeral for Mrs. Mary Campbell held at Presbyterian Church. she died in Los Angeles at 88. Osceola may see Bill Hermann at guard for Cornhusker squad. Edward B. Zang, 58, died. survived by wife and two children. W R Kepner elected to school board. Osceola streets to brighten with lights and Christmas trees. A couple to live in San Antonio after Camp Fannin discharge. Four Stromsburg residents injure in icy crash near Osceola. Wallace Sherwood most hurt. Set Victor Cerny returns from overseas. discharge via Ft. Leavenworth. Margaret Trausch and George Kresha wed at Sacred Heart Rose land. plan Bakersfield, California. Scholz move to town property near square. Frizzell family moves east Osceola.
Thirty years ago John LeMar attended the Hi-V conference in Hastings. D W McFadden showed a $20 Shelby corn day committee check given to the Legion drum corps for their Shelby celebration work. Mrs D A Benson and C Petrus Nelson travel to Chicago for National Farm Bureau meeting. Benson represents Nebraska state board and Nelson is county delegate. O J Kropatsch and wife return from Bushnell after a month tending farm interests. Mrs Kropatsch ill delayed their auto return.
A wedding last week united Miss Lucy Cockson and Leo Albers at St Marys Catholic Church. The couple plans to reside on the groom's farm northeast of town.
Ten years ago the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Fietsam of San Antonio Texas hosted the wedding of their daughter Arline to Vernon L Swanson son of ...
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