Bazaar by Ladies Auxiliary Sponsors Osceola Sale
The Ladies Auxiliary of St Francis Hospital sponsors a bazaar on Saturday December 13 at Kepner's store in Osceola starting at 1 p.m. All items are handmade by the hospital's Sisters. Rev John Herrmann spoke at morning services at the Methodist Church due to Rev Randal's illness. Mr and Mrs Dan Kelly, Mrs Kenneth Richards and Ruth were dinner guests Sunday evening at Earl Richards' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pvrancis Hospital
Kepner
Osceola
Sis
John Herrmann
Methodist Church
Randal
Dan Kelly
Kenneth Richards
Ruth
Local visits and travel notes from area residents
Miss Erma DeLand of Omaha visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wm DeLand here over Sunday. S P Johnson left recently for Wichita Kansas to spend the next few months. Miss Helen Refshauge spent Saturday with her parents in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma DeLand
Omaha
Mrs. Wm. DeLand
S. P. Johnson
Wichita, Kansas
Helen Refshauge
York
Weekend Visits Reach Across Omaha York and Rock Island
Don Ray Byers a York college student spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs D R Byers. Mr and Mrs Milo Cochrane of Omaha came Saturday evening to spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs Tillman Joy. Mise Helen Wieseman a student nurse from Omaha visited her mother Mrs Viola Wiesemann until Monday. Mr and Mrs Ray Hastings of York and Eva Mae Hastings were weekend guests in the Hastings home. Mr and Mrs Frank Joy left Saturday for Rock Island Illinois to spend the next weeks with their children there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ray Byers
York College
D.R. Byers
Milo Cochrane
Omaha
Mrs
Tillman Joy
Mise Helen Wieseman
Viola Wiesemann
Ray Hastings
York
Eva Mae Hastings
R. N. Hastings
Frank Joy
Rock Island, Ll
Mrs Wieseman Returns From Ten Days With Shelmadines
Mrs P C Wieseman arrived home Sunday after a ten day visit with her daughter Mrs G G Shelmadine and family in Kearney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Wieseman
G. G. Shelmadine
Kearney
Omaha social notes include visiting guests
Miss Dolores Cerny George Hruska Miss Norma Benninger and Charles Mead all of Omaha were weekend guests in the Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Cerny
George Hruska
Norma Benninger
Charles Mead
Omaha
Christmas Dinner at Mary Cerny Home in Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel Club hosts annual Christmas dinner at Mrs. Ben Schmoker home on December 17. A Christmas gift exchange will be held during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel Club
Ben Schmoker
Israel couple buys Ray Pierson property parsonage move
Mr and Mrs Lou R Israel acquire the Ray Pierson property, the former Presbyterian parsonage, and plan to relocate from Gospel Ridge to a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou R. Israel
Ray Pierson
Presbyterian Parsonage
Gospel Ridge
Gas Office Manager Buys Horst House in Local Deal
Lloyd Green, manager of the local gas office, completed a sale last week to purchase the Christine Horst house. The John Craven family, current occupants, plan to move soon into their new home on the former Presbyterian Church site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Green
Christine Horst
John Craven
Horst
Presbyterian Church
Local mortician school teams add curiosity to visit
Don Cole wrote his mother Vera that the mortician school he attends in San Francisco played a basketball game against the Los Angeles mortician school. A Los Angeles player was Warren Umshler, a former Cagceola boy. Warren visited the Cole home after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don. Cole
Vera. Cole
San Francisco
Los Angeles Mortician School
Los Angeles
Warren Umshler
Warren
Cole
Fall storage guidance for tender bulbs and roots
Dig, clean and store all tender bulbs and roots in a cool, dry place in the fall. Forms of galdiolus and roots of dahlias should not be left too long because a severe freeze may ruin them. Bruising plants allows fungi to enter, causing rot.
Local notes include marriages and closures in Osceola and surrounding towns
This morning reports reveal multiple weddings from Edgar to Hot Springs and Osceola, a bound over for trial in a Ford car theft case, and community updates. Local officials note births, retirements, and moves, with citizenship tests and a Doane College choir selection highlighted.
Polk County Corn Husking Contest Attracts 500 Witnesses
The first Polk County corn husking contest drew about 500 spectators who parked 226 cars near Olaf Hedlund and son's farm. Nine contestants competed with Harry Westergren of Stromsburg winning by averaging 19.5 bushels per husk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Charles Bartholmew
Vinton
Iowa
North Loop
Augusta Weeden
Osceola
F. W. Schmitt
Polk County
Olaf Hedlund and Son
Harry Westergren
Stromsburg
Doctor to leave Polk County practice for Alhambra
Ten years ago Dr J L Schroeder announced plans to move to Alhambra California to continue his medical work. His family will join him after spring while his Osceola practice will be taken over by Dr George T Alliband who has worked with Schroeder since July. An earlier report notes a fatal auto crash west of Aurora killed 65 year old Rev Joseph Ress pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Burchard and injured five women. Saints Paul Lutheran Church hosted a reception for Rev Paul Mel and family who are departing soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Schroeder
Alhambra
California
Polk County
Scho
Osceola
Schroeeder
George T. Alliband
Notice of Probate in Minnie Birchfield Estate Polk County
In Polk County Nebraska a petition for probate of Minnie Birchfield's last will and a request to appoint Pearl Birchfield executrix is set for hearing December 19, 1947 at 10:00 AM. County Judge L. M. Merrick dated November 21, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Minnie Birchfield
State of
Pearl Birchfield
L. M. Merrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Richards
Poveys Auto Supply
Columbus
Earl Richards
H. S. Eklund
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
C. R. Peterson
R. O. Peterson
First National Bank Osceola
Nebe
Willis
Senator Charles
Krumbach P Gamble
Shelby
Mary Cerny
Hugh Johnston
LG. Fancy
Barcelona
Filberts
Fancy
Brazils
Texas Hamlin
Calif
Texas
Idaho
Rome
Jonathans
Neubert
PBELL
American Beauty
del Monte
Borden
Soning
Texas Marsh
Red Flat
Etty Crocker
Oxydol
Jack and Jill
Ryle Serre Wa
Charles F. Deland
Clara Sieg
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Amelia Rasmussen
Misa Bisther
Lees
John Lees
Clyde R. Camerline
Edgar
Irdge Dickhute
Ball
Charles
Dickhute
Haz
Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone Company
Joseph Gavin
Edward Hill
James Ryan
Walter Casey
Joe Wallace
Smith
Big Wally
Potter
Kansas City
William Glatter
Gilmore
Grand Island
Wm. Kelley
United States
District Court Room
John Elving
Sweden
Selma Elving
Maurice’ Wolff
French Republic
Eliva, Olson
John Olechnowicz
Republic of ‘Lithuania
Marguerite Jean
Oscar Walfred Nelson
Richard Malek
St. Paul
Minnesota
Melita
Orlie Conkling
Conkling
Thelma Donelson
Stromebrury
Hattie Newcomer
Delmar Richmes
Bess Vance
L. R. Ternetl
Chicago
Orpheum Circus
Presida
Hesler
Geaners - Laumderes
Shelby Hatchery and Feed Store
Shelby Hatchery & Feed Store
Melbourne
Heibel
Mor
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