Record Of Osceola 1955 Events In Brief
A year summary from Osceola chronicles irrigation growth with 30 new wells, local deaths and a new music instructor forming a men’s chorus, winter lows of nine below and highs of 57 above. February covers chamber election, district redistricting talks, and the county basketball tourney won by Stromsburg. March notes the Class C tourney run, eight-team softball league, church razing, and the Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital cornerstone. April highlights the Salk vaccine drive, a fatal auto-truck crash in Kansas, and Osceola winning the Goldenrod track meet. spring weather was dry with 0.88 inch rain. May records a fatal bicycle-car crash for a Stromsburg boy, valedictorian and salutatorian, and alumni events with church rebuilding and a fire truck drive. June covers district consolidation valuation, Methodist pastor assignment, stock car race attempts, new Rowan filling station, Redwood Motel nearing completion, and highway improvements plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Wiman
Osceola
Duane Johnson
Concordia
Seward
Robert Sigler
Everette Smith
H. P. Bollinger
D. L. Moffitt
Nebraska University Symphonic
Osceola Chamber of Com
Merce
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Kansas
Lela Sapp
Goldenrod
Columbus
Jan Grossnicklaus
Ralph DeLand
Clarks
Billy Stauber
Stromsburg
Dixie Walgren
Thomas Husak
Bernie Gissler
Methodist
Yair
Rowan
Redwood
Osceola Christmas Guests and Local Store Specials
Osceola items recount holiday visits from families including the Heckmans the Bahr and Dilley families. Crouse-Tex Drug Co. advertises a January 1 cash trade-in on dish tickets and 10 percent wristwatch discounts, plus specials on electric blankets, cookware, and small appliances. Regulars visit Omaha Lincoln Denver and Wahoo with family news and future moves noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heckman
Raymond D. Johnson
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Charlotte and
Mildred Dilley
Denver
Ed Engel
Mildred
Columbus
Wm. Bahr
E. A. Schnasse
St. Mary’s Hospital
Gerald Hanson
Omaha
Lowell Johnson
Stamford
Theo Hanson
Salsbury
Crouse-Tex Drug Co Op
Wm. DeLand
J. D. Greig
Glendale
California
Crouse- Tex Drug Co
A. J. Inness
Leonard
Mary Cerny
Elsie
Leonard Leswing
Charles Anderson
George Hruska
Lester Anderson
Don
Vic
John Cerny
Rose Swan
Tony
Crouse-Tex
Martin Roberts
Joyce
Joe
Charles
J. M. Roerts
Norfolk
Henry Erdmann
Roberts
Blanche Edgerton
Washington D. C
A. F. Nuquist
Lincoln
LeRoy Laase
Robert Nuquist
Illinois
Osceola
Hamilton Beach
Carl Oscar Fredrickson Buried at Swede Home Church
Funeral services for Carl Oscar Fredrickson 85 were held at Swede Home Church at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. He died December 24 at a Lincoln hospital. An obituary will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Oscar Fredrickson
Lincoln
St. Vincent Church Parish Schedule
Father John H. Howe presides confessions Saturday 5 5 30 and 8 8 30 p m Masses New Year’s Day at 7 30 and 10 30 a m Religious instruction for high school students Monday parish hall 7 30 p m Weekday Mass 7 30 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Vincent Church
John H. Howe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago” Highway
Osceola News
Erma
Cecil DeLand
Wahoo
Boulder
Colorado
Lee Rein
Leroy
St. Paul
Bruce Berck
Farmers Co-Op Oil CO
al, Jinx and
Dee
Harry Lees
Dale Lewis
Phs
Ete
C_O. FREDRICKSON
Anderson Mercantile
Martin Kresha
National Farm Loan Ass’n
Malek
Corn Palace Cafe
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