Santa Claus Weekends Bring Free Movie and Turkeys
Osceola Chamber of Commerce wraps up a three week December promo on Saturday with Santa Claus in town, nine winners receive free frozen turkeys, and a free movie shown for attendees. Local events also include a pow wow banquet hosted by Archer Petroleum in Crete and a bridal shower honoring Mrs Gordon A Carlson. Farewell party for Mr and Mrs Gary Garey held at Stromsburg cafe with guests listed. Frank Walker, long-time Osceola area resident, died in Richmond California at 82 after a heart attack.
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Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Santa Clas
Archer Petroleum Corporation of
Omaha
St. James Hall
Crete
Clarence Rahrs
Polk
Willard Bush
Osceola
Rahrs
Everett Jose
East Central
Nebraska
Gary Garey
Stromsburg
John Staroscik
Mmes
Roy Horst
Tom Hofbauer
Wallace Monson
al Yungdahl
DeVern Rodene
James Eriksen
Bob Grossnicklaus
R. Klein
Joe Fjell
Phoebe Malek
Phoebe Morgan
Vic Newcomer
Ruth Walker Clark
Frank Walker
Richmond
Calif
Mr Walker
California
Osceola Christmas program and gift drawings noted
The Record reports a personalized stationery embossing service and a busy holiday schedule in Osceola. A free afternoon movie at Muse Theatre includes turkey drawings, Santa treats, and adult prize drawings near 2 to 3 pm. Winners include Scot Sipes and Dayle Nelson. The Columbus Opportunity Center hosts a Christmas program on Friday December 17 with Santa Claus and lunch for attendees.
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Muse Theatre
Santa
Osceola
Scot Sipes
Dayle Nelson
Andrew Yungdahl
Children of the Columbus Opportunity Center
Santa Claus
Entre Nous Members Meet for Dinner and Gift Exchange
Entre Nous members gathered Wednesday evening at the cafe for dinner and were entertained later at the Mrs Don Byers home with Mrs John Inness as co-hostess. The group played Angel and held a gift exchange followed by punch cookies and candy.
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Don Byers
John Inness
Osc eola High to present Christmas program December 21
The Osc eola high school music department plans a Christmas program of varied vocal music on December 21 at 8 p m. Performers include the boys glee girls glee mixed chorus charabers boys quartet and girls triple trio. Admission is free. Also notes on local gatherings and visits.
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Osceola High School
Public hearings on county reappraisal at courthouse
Public hearings on the county re appraisal are underway at the courthouse with December 23 as the final date to appeal. An appraisal firm representative on the 8th floor from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily will discuss valuations and hear objections. Former Shelby resident Val Hanshew 59 died in Anchorage Saturday. Funeral and burial were in Anchorage. Survivors include his wife Hortense Pointer, two daughters, his mother of Lincoln Kansas, a brother and sister.
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Shelby
Alaska
Val Hanshew
Anchorage
Hortense Pointer
Lincoln, Kans
State convention attendance in Omaha by county officials
Attending the state convention in Omaha were Dale Frizzell and three county board members along with Cera Carlson and Alice Carlson. Recital featured 17 piano pupils at Mrs Leon Merrick’s home on Sunday afternoon with mothers and grandmothers present. Hospital Auxiliary met for a business session, gift exchange, and dessert. Birth announced at Annie Jeffrey Hospital: Colson Jeffrey Lynn born December 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Colson of Stromsburg. Santa visited Osceola post office aiding Al Rommers with mail sorting amid a predicted large Christmas rush.
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Omaha
Dale Frizzell
Cera Carlson
Alice Carlson
Leon Merrick
Julie
Debbie Carlson
Nancy
Becky McDonald
Sarah
Anne Armbruster
Vicki Wieseman
Lori Davis
Mindy Garey
Carita
Keith Peterson
Sharon Green
Laurel Fischer
Carolyn Beebe
Ruth Majors
Mary Ellen Nyberg
Dale Fijell
Hospital
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Colson
Jeffrey Lynn
Keith Colson
Stromsburg
Osceola
Harry Brazee
Lincoln
Douglas Wells
Glen Brazee
Leon Hopwood
Shelby
Dollie Hanshew
Dave Hart
Philippines
Berkeley
Calif
Leroy Rhodes
Hart
Walter Herrmann
States
Hospital News Highlights Local Births and Visitors
Dismissals list numerous in hospital notes including Mrs Martha Shostrom Stroms burg and baby boy and Mrs Dean Buhl Osceola with baby. Regional names appear across Stromsburg Osceola Shelby Central City Gresham Silver Creek and Lincoln for visits birthdays and anniversaries.
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Martha Shostrom
Stromsburg
Dean Buhl
Osceola
Stephen Lindquist
Albertina Youngquist
Stromburg
Keith Colson
Clarence Armagast
Shelby
Larry Cook
Hattie Randell
M. A. Mills Sr
Armand Schmoker
George Buchta
Patty Lou Gullberg
Jennie Funkhouser
Mary Mather
Central City
Christianna Sarow
Laura Scott
Kenneth Marsden
Gresham
Charles Nuttelman
John Monson
John Starostka
Silver Creek
Nellie Smith
Freida Peterson
Ralph Peterson
Elroy Hoffman
Christmas Seal reminders urged responses countywide
Holiday reminders urging all to answer Christmas Seal letters were mailed this week to boost the tuberculosis and respiratory disease program. The note notes 610000 Americans are known to be affected or at high risk and stresses the need for public response and education. A local post office will stay open Saturday afternoon December 18. The Record will publish Babson's Forecast for 1966 on December 29. from Osceola and nearby towns describe social events and a local injury.
Osceola Bulldogs Hit Early Season Wins With 4-0 Start
Osceola’s Bulldogs opened the basketball season 4-0 with back to back 74-48 win over Stromsburg and 66-59 against David City. Alan Gissler led with 27 points, Calvin Kropatsch 14, Mike Anderson 13 as the team heads to Shelby tournament after Friday trip to Silver Creek. Second string beat Shelby 61-23 and Stromsburg 46-32, led by Jack Cerny with 17 and 23 points respectively.
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Osceola
Bulldogs
Stromsburg
David City
Silver Creek
Shelby
Alan Gissler
Calvin Kropatsch
Mike Anderson
Gissler
Augustin
Ken Abbot
Randy Peterson
John Pokorney
Jack Cerny
Dp Richards Eh
Jones
Kropatsch
Bowe
Dunn
Sedlak
Anderson
Klein
Husak
Lisko
Eikenhorst
Heckman
Abbot Treadway
Pokorney
Krumbach
Trout
Wombacher
Peterson
Kon
Colum Danny Dunn
Greg Wilhelms
Burg
Wilhelms
Highman
Noyd
Richards
Augustin Anderson Klein Husak
Lisko Eikenhorst
Lindburg
Waller
Nyffeler
Johnson
Branting
Dittmer
Totals
Sunrise Sunset With the Andersons and Staubers in York
Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson shared Sunday supper with the Gerald Stauber family in York and attended the Stauber children's Sunday School program later that day this creates a family social note in a local York community.
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Osceola
Albert Anderson
Gerald Stauber
York
Stauber
Lions bid farewell to Garey at Osceola event
Members of the Osceola Lions and their wives hosted a farewell for Mr and Mrs Gary Garey on Monday night at city hall. More than 30 attended a brief meeting dinner and social hour as Lions president Bernie Gissler presented Garey with an engraved badge and certificate. The group discussed selling ads in the county ACP book, slated for early 1966 printing.
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Osceola Lions Club
Gary Garey
City Hall
Lions
Bernie Gissler
Garey
Polk County
Polk County Evons Weather Report Highlights Farm Activity
Gary Garey notes moisture for the week ending Saturday is trace with short surface and subsoil moisture. Winter wheat is good. corn is 98 percent harvested with 15 to 20 percent moisture. Range and pasture feed hay and forage are average. feed grain supplies above average. Main farm work includes finishing fall row crop harvest, fence building and repair, land leveling. Some farmers sold hogs amid high prices.
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Gary Garey
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