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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
The Osceola Record, Polk County's oldest newspaper, continues publication from Osceola Nebraska. The paper notes its long local lineage and ongoing role in reporting community news and public notices.
In Osceola district news a son was born to W. J. Matson and wife near town. Judge Saunders received his fifth notary commission, first in 1872. Mrs. Giles Cole celebrated a birthday with a surprise party. District Court to convene December 20 with Judge Bates. jurors listed. Local fires at Silver Creek reported after Ed Towslee’s livery barn burned. County officials close to retirement. Crozier, Hahn, Powers, Peterson named or staying. Mary Mickey hosted a taffy pull at the public school. good event noted.
Twenty five years ago Osceola reports a January 3 dedication for the new high school and a January 6 opening. births, marriages, business moves, and community figures appear, including a son born November 18 at Jubbulpore India, Judge Campbell issuing licenses, and Basil Lewis’s writing assignment for The Progressive Teacher. The record also notes Santa Claus visiting, a Council Bluffs wedding, and Verdona Hahn’s death in Fullerton.
On the day of his 97th birthday anniversary a wedding was solemnized at United Brethren parsonage in Shelby as Mrs. Alpha Johnston and Emmet Beebe united in marriage. A daughter was born Friday, December 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Johnson.
Kindergarten pupils look forward to a Christmas party and gift exchanges as Arlet Knight Helen Hotchkiss and Joann Eklund may return soon. Birthdays and classroom crafts fill the week while second to fifth grades report singing for the Ladies Aid and tree decorations. Department plans include dinner parties and a department wide Christmas party with sickness and schedule notes noted.
Market notes from Union Stock Yards Omaha on December 14 1937 show cattle receipts 12500 head with corn fed steers yearlings and heifers bulk offerings but sluggish demand and lower prices. Cows and stockers steady with good yearlings around 7.50 while hogs at 8500 head show early weakness then strength toward week end. Dextral and sinistral terms explained for athletic handedness.
Raymond Pitcairn argues that agriculture, manufacturing and commerce are the pillars of American prosperity. He says Washington should restore productive forces to private enterprise to boost employment, wage gains, and consumer power, urging policies that empower ordinary Americans.
The Wesley Chapel Missionary Society held a Christmas party at Mrs. Nelson Brown’s Osceola home last Thursday afternoon with good attendance. A puppet show for the chapel and nearby schools followed Friday evening. Numerous local residents visited relatives and hosted guests at homes and gatherings across the weekend and Sunday afternoon.
You can give lasting pleasure with a diamond or sparklers priced from 10 to 25 dollars. Watches from 10 dollars, glass china and pottery added to the dine. Call to inspect wares as gifts charm and endure for the season. Also listing spotted Poland bears for sale in Shelby with contact 1811.
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