Osceola Drops Two Close Games to Silver Creek
Osceola basketball teams fell to Silver Creek 42 39 in the varsity and 43 39 in the junior varsity after a late free throw by Van Dyke sealed the win. Osceola led early and traded the lead several times, with the final margin decided in the closing seconds.
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Osceola
Silver Creek
van Dyke
Osceola Ransom
Rein
Dinges
Richards
Wieseman
as_ Silver Creek
Local Schools Declare Xmas Vacation Dates
Supt. Bugbee announced public schools will begin holiday vacation Thursday December 94 and continue through January 4.
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Supt
Bugbee
Three area youths enlist in Navy training program
Local Navy recruiter Jack Slycord says three young men from the area have enlisted in the Navy. Gary Dale Hernbloom of Shelby Dennis Lee Johansen of Osceola and Gary Lee Coffin of Shelby have been transferred to San Diego California for nine weeks of training. Afterward they will join Navy schools or duty stations for on the job training.
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Navy
Jack Slycord
Gary Dale Hernbloom
Cliffor Hernbloom
Shelby
Dennis Lee Johansen
Arthur Johansen
Osceola
Gary Lee Coffin
Roy Coffin
San Diego
California
Christmas Worship Services At Local Churches
About 100 children from Lutheran and Methodist Sunday Schools presented Christmas pageants Sunday night. The Lutheran group staged "Christmas Lights" in the High School Auditorium with traditional pictures on screen. The Methodist departments performed "The Nativity" at the church with Judy Koehler on piano. Shelly Bond read preceding the service, and Cheryl McKeay Tulie Gulberg Avril Walgren Jackie Rutter Beverly Bonne played piano selections.
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Lutheran Sunday School
Methodist Sunday School
Judy Koehler
Shelly Bond
Cheryl McKea2y
Tulie Gulberg
Avril Walgren
Jackie Rutter
Beverly Bonne
Christmas Party At High Prairie School Features Red Candles
A large Monday crowd attended the annual Christmas party at High Prairie School. Pupils presented the operetta Red Candles under teacher Edith Smith. Santa visited at the close and lunch followed. Sam and Mrs. Crouse returned from Shelton visit. Maribeth Powell spends Christmas at home with NU.
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High Prairie School
Edith Smith
Santa
Sam Crouse
Vera Rima
Shelton
Maribeth Powell
University of Nebraska
Local Markets Brief Notes on Egg Grades and Prices
The fragment shows local market terms with Grade A and Undergrade milk or eggs, listing large and medium categories and straight run. Prices are partially shown as cents per unit, but the OCR text is fragmented and lacks complete data for a full pricing summary.
The Star in the East as a Symbol of Hope and Saviour
A Christmas meditation on the star of Bethlehem and the Magi as signs guiding humanity toward a saviour. The piece reflects on universal longing, faith versus skepticism, and the courage to follow luminous guidance toward truth and life.
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Jacob
Israel
Isaac
Moses
George A. Buttrick
Thomas Hardy
Marco Polo
Christ
Browning
Nyberg Daughters Named in Local Notice
Bottom Row lists Phyllis 12, Marsha 9, and Mary Ellen as daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Nyberg in a local notice.
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Phyllis
Marsha
Mary Ellen
Philip Nyberg
Bowling Standings And High Scores From Last Week
Bowling league standings list merchants Osceola Lumber and others with team scores and percentages. High individual games include V Sterup 221 and E Smith 206, high series E Smith 590, and Johnson Plumbers leading team games 929 and 2493 in recent meet.
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Lloyd’s
Farmer’s Co-op
East Side Rec
Les’s Clippers
Roy’s Body Shop
V. Sterup
E. Smith
V. Boden
Tad
Thriftway
Matadores
Walstead’s Decor
Polk Oil
Shelby Oil
Farmer’s Elevator
Reece Abstracters
Steckley’s
Sagm’s
R. Kepner
R. Johnson
Records Office Closing For Christmas Break
The Records Office will be closed from Thursday evening through Monday morning due to travel to celebrate the holiday with family and relatives.
Nebraska State Bar Association Concludes Grand Island Meeting
The Nebraska State Bar Association closes a two day session in Grand Island on federal income and estate tax law. Over 115 attorneys attend lectures by tax law specialists to stay current for client cases. Osceola lawyers present include Philip Nyberg Robert L Mills and M A Mills Jr.
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Nebraska State Bar Association
Grand Island
Osceola
Philip Nyberg
Robert L. Mills
M. A. Mills, Jr
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital News Dismissals List
Hospital notes at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital list multiple discharged patients and accompanying relatives across Osceola Polk Stromsburg Stromsburg Silver Creek Rising City and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Eva Fox Ed Wagner Joe Spohn and others with baby announcements and family references.
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Reuben Ehn
Polk
Roy Russell, Jr
Shelby
Emory Harbert
Benedict Louis Shemek
Osceola
Kenneth Stewart
Ethel Dahl
Stromsburg
Walter Koehler
Robert L. Mills
Eva Fox
Marvin Branting
Robert Bryan
Silver Creek
Tillie Hays
Redwood City
California
Weston Burgess
Roy Steele
Leonard Orendorff
Lillian McBeth
Olive McBeth
Mary Martens
Rising City
Millie Comfort
Kathryn Brazee
John Krzycki
Englebert Gabel
Shelby Ed Wagner
Joe Spohn
David Tilley
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Shelby Man
Englebert Gabel, 58, of Shelby was hospitalized with a broken arm and numerous injuries after a three vehicle crash about noon Saturday on U S Highway 81, one mile west of Shelby. Howard Craisey, 47, of Clark SD said his semi loaded with oyster shell failed to stop behind a corn truck driven by Arthur Gabriel of Osceola, causing a rear impact on Gabriel’s truck and a head on collision with Gabel’s 1950 pickup. Gabriel’s truck sustained $50 damage, the semi $1,000, and Gabel’s pickup was a total loss.
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Shelby
U. S. Highway 81
Englebert Gabel
Howard Craisey
Clark
South Dakota
Fairchild
Arthur Gabriel
Osceola
Craisey
Gabriel
Gabel
Appointment of New Farm Bureau Agency Manager
Kenneth Studley is appointed the Farm Bureau Agency Manager for Polk County. A Wolbach Nebraska native, 36, he served in the U S Navy and worked for the government eight years. He and his wife Elvina have three children and live in Wolbach. He aims to meet all Farm Bureau members and provide good service.
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Kenneth Studley
New Farm Bureau
Polk County
Kenneth
Greeley County
Nebraska
Wolbach High School
U. S. Navy
Wolbach
American Legion Post
Business Men’s Club
Farm and Home Day Changes Date in Osceola
Farm and Home Day moved from January 12 to January 14. Programs will be split between the Muse Theatre and Methodist Church basement in Osceola. Further details to be announced.
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Muse Theatre
Methodist Church
Osceola
Local Druggist Father Victim of Heart Attack
John Osenbaugh Sr a 59 year old druggist from O Neill died Friday in O Neill Hospital after a heart attack Funeral services were held in O Neill Monday The family traveled from home to attend and stayed until after the burial
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John Osenbaugh Sr
O’neill
O’neill Hospital
John Osenbaugh, Jr
Mrs. Paul Timm Lincoln Dies Rites In Osceola
After two months illness, Mrs. Paul Timm aged 87 died Thursday night at Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln. Services were held Monday December 21 at the First Methodist Church Osceola with Rev Nye Bond of Christ Methodist Lincoln officiating assisted by Rev E A Kiel. She was sister in law of Mrs A J Herrman.
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Paul Timm
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
First Methodist Church
Osceola
Nye Bond
Christ Methodist Church of
E. A. Kiel
A. J. Herrman
St Vincent's Altar Society Elects Officers
St Vincent's Altar Society met and elected officers for the ensuing year: president Mrs Gerhardt Lux vice president Mrs Albert A Gabriel secretary Mrs Don Waterman and treasurer Mrs Delmar Augustin. The December 9 meeting included a Christmas dinner at the church basement with carols games and gift exchanges. Hostesses were the new and retiring officers.
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St. Vincent’s Altar Society
Gerhardt Lux
Albert A. Gabriel
Don Waterman
Delmar Augustin
Altar Society
Everette Smith
Thomas Hofbauer
Glen Green
Max Hennings
Gleims Visit McKeag Family on Sunday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs Elmer Gleim visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Howard McKeag and Cheryl.
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Elmer Gleim
Howard McKeag
Cheryl
Mickey Baker Vows In Stromsburg Nebr Wedding Ceremony
Miss Shirley Darlene Mickey and Ronald L Baker exchanged vows in a candlelit November wedding at the Stromsburg Methodist Church. The ceremony featured a pear descote gown, Elizabethan lace bodice, and a yellow and bronze chrysanthemum décor with family members in cocoa bronze dresses and pale yellow jackets. Guests from Omaha, Lincoln, Osceola, York, and Chicago attended.
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Shirley Darlene Mickey
John Mickey
Osceola
Ronald L. Baker
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Lester V. Anderson
Helen Mickey
Susan Kay Baker
Dennis Johnson
Jack Mickey
William Hauser
Chicago
Hazel Mickey
Vaughn Mickey
Debbie Mickey
Darrell Windhurst
York
Gary Baker
Kearney
Don Mickey
Delwyn Rystrom
Bonnie Gustafson
Don Sterup
Loyd Stinson
Omaha
Richard Wyman
Irene Mickey
Orpha Dee Baker
Donna Mentink
Avis Waller
Bonnie Rodene
Lora Lee Dawes
Milton Johnson, Jr
Fremont
Lincoln
Silver Creek
York Shelby
Fullerton
Benedict
Aurora
Illnois
Final Christmas Drawing and Pony Rides Planned
The final Christmas drawing sponsored by local merchants was held Saturday December 17. Winners included Wayne Schultz Levert Ouquist Duane Rupe J O Pearson and Bud Koehler who drew the turkey and hams. A large crowd received a festive treat as children rode in Santa's sleigh and pony rides are scheduled for Thursday December 24 from 2 to 4 pm on the street north of the hotel.
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Chas. Stewart
Wayne Schultz
Levert Oquist
Duane Rupe
J. O. Pearson
Bud Koehler
Gustafsons Observe Golden Wedding at Osceola Church
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gustafson celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the basement of Osceola Methodist Church. Relatives and friends are invited to extend congratulations.
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J. H. Gustafson
Osceola Methodist Church
Archer Petroleum Banquet Held in Crete Nebraska
Archer Petroleum Corp held a Pow Wow banquet at St. James Hall Crete Neb with 100 guests including Omaha officials. Guests of honor were Mr and Mrs Robert Kuhnel and Mr and Mrs Craven Stream for outstanding sales in 1959. Kuhnel received a Certificate of Award from Lester Hein district manager East Central Nebraska.
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Archer Petroleum Corporation of Omaha
Nebr
St. James Hall
Crete
Robert Kuhnel
Craven Stream
Kuhnel
Lester Hein
East Central
Nebraska
Omaha
Births
Mr and Mrs Fritz Engel of Clarks are the parents of a baby boy born at Grand Island Hospital. The infant weighs ten pounds and nine ounces.
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Fritz Engel
Clarks
Earl
Low
The
Hospital
Grand Island
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Nebraska State Bar Ass'n
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Archer Petroleum Corp
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