A Christmas Message From Father Chonta at St Vincent Osceola
Father Raphael Chonta presents a Christmas meditation on the Incarnation. He speaks of the Word made flesh, divine and human natures, and the heavenly visitor who came to earth. The message urges inner readiness, charity, and unity amid racial tensions as Christmas 1964 calls Christians to see Christ in every person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael Chonta
St Vincent Church
Osceola
God
Mary
Christ
Palestine
Jesus of Nazareth
John
Heaven
Earth
Joseph
Anna
Simeon
Israel
Cave of
Haven
St. Paul
St. John
Zachary
Paul Claudel
France
Jericho
Raphael P. Chonta
Weather records show cold spell with mixed snow near Dec week
Weatherman Chris Dilimke reports past week highs from one above to 43 degrees with lows from 21 above to 12 below. One inch of snow fell Saturday with 0.05 inch precipitation. Daily records include Dec 15 to Dec 21 with temperatures ranging from 43 high to -12 low on Dec 17 and 32 low on Dec 19.
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Chris Dilimke
Ifere
Federal Board resolves Davis Creek Prairie Creek names
In Washington a Federal Board under the Interior Department clarifies creek identifications in Polk County. Fred A. Seaton explains the board seeks uniform place names but cannot change community names. The stream near Stromsburg to Osceola is about 14 miles long and flows toward the Big Blue River, not Prairie Creek.
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Washington
Davis Creek
Prairie Creek
Polk County
Dept. of Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Hastings
Secretary of the Interior
Osceola
Stromsburg
Aurora
Osceola Theatre to Stage How the West Was Won at Christmas
Osceola's Muse Theatre will present How the West Was Won from December 25 to 29 with shows at 7:30 p.m. weekdays, 7 p.m. on weekend nights, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday December 27. The piece is promoted as a high quality entertainment of the season. Other notes include local family news and community notices about hosting foreign students with the American Field Service and local geographic clarifications regarding the Big Blue River and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Muse Theatre
Bert Gissler
Orval Eikenhorst
AFS
Alex Millses
New Subscriptions and Local Notices Osceola Record
A list of new subscribers across towns names individuals and households including Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Polk Columbus Gresham Rising City Grand Island Gretna Omaha and more. Also notes children pictures printed free by Waltz Studios and Osceola events including Cub Scout den Christmas party and post office holiday closures and bank closing on December 26 1964.
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Osceola
Robert Baker
Byron Johnson
Iva Scott
Ruth Dunkin
Stromsburg
Duane Peterson
Martha Simpson
Shelby
Joe Kubicek
A. M. Pokorney
Polk
Ilof Ostberg
Columbus
Albin Bernt
Harley Olcott
Gary Drawbaugh
Gresham
Claud Bond
Ronald Ruth
Grand Island
LeRoy Lemberg
Gretna
Ted Swanson
Mary Case
Bill Hauser
Waltz Studios
Iowa
Bulldogs split games with David City and Silver Creek
Osceola fell 52 to 34 at David City on Tuesday December 15. They then won 78 to 69 over Silver Creek, overcoming a 56 55 third quarter deficit. Key scorers included Bowe 19 Eikenhorst 18 Ransom 19 Gissler 16 Monson 6 and Oppliger 13 field goals. David City’s Icenogle led with 23. Bulldogs head into Christmas vacation and resume January 5 against Clarks.
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Osceola
David City
Silver Creek
Bulldogs
Tigers
Donald Bartek
Bowe
Ransom
Eikenhorst
Gissler
Monson
Anderson
Oppliger
Icenogle
Clarks
Eee Eikenhorst Eee
Monson We Eae
Kropatsch
Gissler Ee
Bowe Teree
Jones Ee
Ransom Me Fee
Icenogle Wae
Hookstra
Adams
Stennecker Ee
Gissler Te
Barbara Oberg Named in Who's Who Among Students
Seventeen seniors at Kearney State were selected for the 1965 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Barbara Oberg, daughter of the Ivar Obergs of Osceola, is among those listed and is majoring in business education.
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Kearney State
Barbara Oberg
Ivar Obergs
Osceola
Record News and Sand to Merge with Osceola Record
The Clarks News and Silver Creek Sand will merge into the Osceola Record starting the first week of January 195. The merger aims to cut losses from advertising and subscription income, extend existing News and Sand subscribers, and create Clarks and Silver Creek pages within the Record. Submissions should go to Mrs. Kohlhof in Clarks and Mrs. White in Silver Creek ahead of the Record's earlier Wednesday deadline. Details to follow next week.
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Record
News
Dick Howe
Clarks News
Silver Creek
Osceola Record
Clarks and
Vertisers
News and Sand
Clarks
Leslie Kohlhof
John White
Miss Johnson to Tour Caribbean with Clef Dwellers
Linda Johnson of Midland College swing group Clef Dwellers plans a mid December tour for the USO National Music Council across the Caribbean. Possible stops include Jamaica Trinidad Haiti Bermuda Virgin Islands Panama Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay. Johnson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C G Johnson of Stromsburg.
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Linda Johnson
Midland College
The
Clef Dwellers
USO National Music Council
Caribbean Sea Area
Jamaica
Trinidad
Haiti
Bermuda
Virgin Islands
Panama
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo
Cuba
Linda
C. G. Johnson
Stromsburg
Elmer Corbit Represents Polk County Education Group
Elmer Corbit the Stromsburg public schools superintendent represented the Polk County Education Association as one of 210 delegates to the Nebraska State Education Association Delegate Assembly in Lincoln December 11 and 12. The meeting sets policy for the coming year including retirement ethics tenure and continuing contract law among topics. A separate note states Nebraska Motor Coaches seeks a fare increase for Omaha to Central City and nearby towns with a hearing slated for January 8 1965 if objections arise a public hearing will follow.
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Nebraska March of Dimes
Bill Macdonald
Walton
March of Dimes
Elmer Corbit
Stromsburg
Polk County Education Association
Nebraska State Education Association
Lincoln
Nebraska Motor Coaches
Columbus
Omaha
Central City
Shelby
Osceola
Polk
Nebraska State Railway Commission
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Howe
Timmy
Billy
Tim
McCool Junction
McCool
McCook
Paarks Lake
Morris
Clifford Soll
Ted S. Wyman
Walter Strobelin
David Rechtenbach
Charlie Stanczyk
Sand Silver Creek
Pearle Coffin
Donald Regan
Alf Theesen
Methodist Church
Rose Gary
Lorraine Lewis
Rock Miller, Flossie Deeds
George Inness
James Inness
Harlingen
Tex
Lowell Hanson
Natonal Bank of
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Davis
Dick and
Kathy Howe
Doris Grossnicklaus
John Johnston
Bill Borer
Barb Oberg
Yiho’s
Mas
Gordon Carlson
Herman Carlson
Miss Johnson
Caribbean
NSEA
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