Community Event Schedule and Holiday Gatherings
The notice lists a series of December events: Family Night dinner and Corn Club with Santa on Wednesday, December 18. Industrial Development meeting Thursday, December 19 at 8 p.m.. Bridge Club meeting at 2 p.m.. Filibuster Club with Vivian Nelson gift exchange. Historical Society Christmas Party at Swede Haven with Mrs. Stromsburg hosts. WCTU cookie drive. Ride-A-Wees and Bertha Berck party at 8 p.m.. Christmas party slated for December 23. Bulldog Booster breakfast paused until January 13. Valley Get-Together at the church with cookies for lunch. Boy Scouts event at the church. no Dec 30 meeting. C of C on Monday, December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Club
Delores
Vivian Nelson
Historical Society
Swede Haven
Stromsburg
Elsie Burgeson
Esther Fellows
Elizabeth Miller
WCTU
Clarenceohnson
Bertha Berck
Christmas events and celebrations across Island community
Irene Krueger hosted the Island Community Club Christmas party with games and prizes. Multiple families attended gatherings at St. Vincent's Altar Society and St. Joseph's Hall. Christmas Mass schedule and confessions are listed, with local birthdays and a Columbus basketball score of 73 to 50 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Krueger
Island Community Club
Harold Lemp
Adolph Kresha
St. Vincent’s’ Altar Society
Luther Potter
Douglas-Lomason
Potter
Laurence Leimser
John Hahn
Nora Spitz
St. Joseph’s Hall
Bellwood
Mildred Horner
Frances Carter
California
Margaret McGown
Wood River
Nebr
Spitz
John’ Gonka
Lee Hegi
Wayne Grosch
Max ‘Gabel
Max Gabels
Ronnie Smiths
Larry Kreshas
Wayne
St. Andrew’s
St Mary’s
Rhonda
Joyce Leimser
Maxine Cuza
Columbus Senior High
Kearney
Columbus
Social visits span several states in Osceola region
Rev and Mrs John Kess of Silver Creek called on Mrs Irene Meacham Thursday. A Saturday caller was Willard Carter of Omaha. Dorothy Jacobson of Los Angeles, Mrs Phyllis Currier of Portland, Lucy Jacobson of Tucson, Larry Kneen of Greeley Colorado and Eugene Johnson of Lincoln were Saturday guests of the Raymond Lindblades. They also visited Otelia Johnson at the Good Samaritan Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kess
Silver Creek
Irene Meacham
Willard Carter
Omaha
Dorothy Jacobson
Los Angeles
Phyllis Currier
Portland
Lucy Jacobson
Tucson
Larry Kneen
Greeley
Colorado
Eugene Johnson
Lincoln
Raymond Lindblades
Otelia Johnson
Good Samaritan Center
Church Notes from St Marys St Andrews Osceola Area
The notice lists church locations and pastors including St Marys St Andrews near Osceola with Mass times and confession schedules, St Vincent’s Magr with Masses, United Methodist with Advent program and Christmas events, Calvary Lutheran with services and Christmas Eve worship, outlining December religious activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Vincent’s Church
Magr. L. F. Obrist
United Methodist Church
Richard V. Odgers
Calvary Lutheran Church
Stanley Floth
Nebraska seeks federal ruling review on highway funding method
Nebrask a officials led by Sen Terry Carpenter and the State Highway Advisory Commission urged congressional pressure in Washington to reverse a federal ruling restricting the advancing funding method for highway construction. They argue bonds could accelerate Interstate projects in Omaha and the Panhandle while awaiting allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
State Highway Advisory Commission
Nebraska
Washington
Bureau of the Budget
Carpenter
Highway Commission
Dan Ramsey
Omaha
Panhandle
Ramsey
Local Girl Scouts to Sell House Numbers
Osceola Girl Scouts will be at Consumers on Saturday afternoon December 21 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. to take orders for house numbers. A set of three numbers costs $1.00 and orders come with a listed address for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Girl Scouts
Gambles
Don Cerny
Fire at Ed Wagners Destroys Chicken Coop
Osceola volunteer firefighters responded after a neighbor notice at 2 45 a m on December 7 to the Ed Wagner place on the town south west edge. A chicken house and about 100 chickens were lost to the blaze with cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Ed Wagner
Mauritz Swanson
Nebraska Tech Grad Robert A Larson Joins Kearney Buick
Robert A Larson, son of Mr and Mrs Algot Larson formerly of Osceola now of Kearney, graduated November 27 from the Central Nebraska Technical School auto body program in Hastings. He is employed by Kearney Buick and Cadillac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Algot Larson
Algot Larson
Osceola
Kearney
Nebrasa Technical School
Hastings
Buick
Cadillac
Gleim Elected to University Farm and Ranch Operators Course
Ted Gleim son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Gleim was elected to the student council of the University Farm and Ranch Operators Short Course at the College of Agriculture Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Gleim
University of Nebraska
Elmer Gleim
University Farm and Ranch Operators
College of Agriculture
Local Families Host Seasonal Visits Across Towns
Osessia Mews and the Mervin Ransom families were Sunday dinner guests of the Gregory Ransoms in Nelson. Heath Kobza visited his grandparents in Shelby before returning to Lincoln with his father Sylvester Kobza Jr. en route from Camp Gordon. Vic Newcomer reports a move to Washington to live with daughters Helen and Margaret. He previously left Swede Haven and spent weeks in a Central City rest home, now at 516 South 10th Street Sunnyside Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Ransom Jr
Joni
Mervin Ransom Sr
Osceola
Gregory Ransoms
Nelson
Sheldon Bonds
Heath Kobza
Sylvester Kobzas Sr
Shelby
Lincoln
Sylvester Kobza Jr
Camp Gordon
Vic Newcomer
Record Office
Helen
Margaret
Washington
Haven
Central City
South 10Th St
Sunnyside
Swede Home Social Round of Visits and Dinners
Local social notes list numerous visits and dinners from a pre Christmas gathering at the Nordstrom home in Fremont to Sunday meals with Carlson and Johnson families. Names include Harold W Johnson Mrs Harold W Johnson Ronald Sarow Rudolf Sandin and Carl W Johnson with multiple stops in Stromsburg Central City Osceola and Denver among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cand
Arvid Barr
Duane Jones
David Jones
Evan Nordstrom
Fremont
Martin Gestrine
Karen
Osceola
Lester Gestrine
Jim Lundstrom
Robbie
Martin Lundstrom
Burdette Sandin
Holdrege
Rudolf Sandin
Ronald Sarow
Clifford Bowman
Vance Tegerstrom
Timmy
Danny
Karlene Ekstrom
Russell
Larson
Ronald Satow
Bill Wilcox
Harold W. Johnson
Esther Appleton
Stromsburg
Floyd
Everett
Central City
Adolph Forss
Ruth Gestrine
DeVon Johnson
Lillie Chindgren
Anna
Frieda Forss
Ted Dittmer
Lillie
Sander Chindgren
Bob Dittmer
Dedication of Holy Spirit auditorium at St Augustine Mission
About 300 guests attended the dedication of the Holy Spirit auditorium at St Augustine's Indian Mission in Winnebago on Sunday. Attending were Arch Bishop Gerald Bergan and Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Sheehan of Omaha, Fr Ralph Steffensmeier, Fr Daniel Madson, CO SB, and F R Kenneth Vavrina. The event honored pastor Rt Rev Msgr Frank Hulsman and assistant pastor Rev John Krejci, with Benedictine Sisters aiding over 100 orphaned Indian children. A family style dinner followed and a program featuring Indian dances by mission residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo. Albers
Holy Spirit
St. Augustine’s Indian Mission
Winnebago
Gerald Bergan
D.D
Daniel Sheehan
Omaha
Ralph Steffensmeier
Daniel Madson
Co.s.b
F. R.kenneth Vavrina
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Lone Star News
Mildred Hahn
Osceola News
St. Mary's
St. Andrew's
Edward A. O'Leary
T. Andrew’s
Polk County
State of
Hectien
Te Weat
Polk
District Court of
WLS, Maills& Malls ‘Attorneys
Osceola, Neb
Psale
Stanton
Federal Department of Transportation
State Roads Department
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Federal Justice Department
Governor's Crime Commission
Donald Duncan
Penal Complex
Police
Duncan
Eareliments Zeomi
Penn
Dency
Richling
University
University of Nebraska Animal Science Department
Frank Baker
Baker
Ed Wagners
Robert Larson
Peterson
U of N
Margaret Peterson
Milton Peterson
Ete
PVARC
Platte Valley Association For
Geen Wil Oeop
Bray
Dohmen
Johnson
Fifty Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
D T Bush
Noble
Osessia
Albers
Syereo Sound
Ures Unsawe
Gaghaaes
Apesker
Zenith
Namie
Mber
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