Osceola Record: Polk County’s Oldest Newspaper
The Osceola Record of Osceola Nebraska is described as Polk County’s oldest newspaper. The item notes its post office mailing status and historical standing dating to March 3, 1879.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
4
The Osceola Record of Osceola Nebraska is described as Polk County’s oldest newspaper. The item notes its post office mailing status and historical standing dating to March 3, 1879.
December 19 1895 note: Platte Center branch store opened with W S Austin in charge. Also local items report marriages births travels and a Christmas warning about cotton decorations. December 17 1925 fire safety alert and county farm bureau meeting plus stock judging teams from Polk County and a football banquet for 175 attendees.
Mrs McCracken returned to Kansas after a week at G P Mace home. Rev Maxcey owns a new Ford V eight car. Mrs Lohr VanAlstine Hein emeyer of Columbus visited W B Duke home Saturday. Mrs Fineey spent a week with daughter Mrs Carter near Sliver Creek. Richard Heitzman remains poorly with little change. Hilbert Buchta and family and Arthur Deeter families visited Omaha Sunday. Mr and Mrs Leck McCormick dined with H A McCormick. Mead Westman joined Guildford Bryan couple Friday supper. Cadwells attended George Wieseman anniversary at their home Sunday evening. The Aid plans lunch and program Thursday. Riverside school Christmas program Friday. Miss Alvena Stemmer helps Mrs LeRoy Rhodes. Alvin Anderson, long employed in Iowa, returned home last week.
See Davis in Columbus today. See setter tomorrow.
Local clubs meet at homes exchanging gifts and sharing refreshments. Families visit relatives in Benedict. York business calls noted. Christmas games and lunches mark T C W and O D D clubs. Numerous local visits, a High Prairie School program, and Swede Home church events outline a festive week. Ansel Fredrickson birthday social ends with gifts.
Hackberry correction notes that Green's Chapel Ladies Aid plans a quilt show in the near future. The issue also mentions Christmas parties, rural school music demonstrations, oyster suppers, and local club activities around Liberty FECU, Merry Workers, and Osceola communities with various officer elections and holiday programs.
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