Ten years back Christmas draws prize winner and farm sales
A decade ago on December 28 1966 Mrs Donald Schmoker won a color television from local merchants in a Christmas drawing. Alice Hennings bought the 200 acre Polk County farm for 430 per acre. about 80 acres went to Robert E Catron of Kansas City for 36810. Weather brought 8 inches more snow by Wednesday, hampering travel. Deaths included Jennie Calhoun Osceola Sam Bennett York Retta Dawkins Osceola. Ronald Ziemba returned from a seven month Vietnam coast duty. Pvt Roger D Morris completed training as combat engineer at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Henry Galus sale postponed to January due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Schmoker
Alice Hennings
A. Polk County
N. S
Robert E. Catron
Kansas City
Jennie Calhoun
Osceola
Sam Bennett
York
Retta Dawkins
Ronald Ziemba
Vietnam
Roger D. Morris
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Henry Galus
Silver Creek community Christmas events and officers listed
Mrs Sam Wyman and Mrs John Wyman attended a Maple Leaf Club dinner and gift exchange at Emma's Cafe Osceola. The American Legion Auxiliary Post 263 held its Christmas party with 21 members, a covered dish supper and Santa visit. 1977 officers for Silver Lodge No 266 AF and AM and Silver Chapter No 290 OES were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wyman
John Wyman
Maple Leaf Club
Emma
Osceola
Eleanor Korinek
Missionary Bible Study Group
Clara Frizzell
Gertrude Ward
Mabel Carter
American Legion Auxiliary
Post 263
the Legion Club
Santa
Vernita Fuehrer
500 Card Club
Nina Delamore
Nina
Mamie Bump
Clara Bryant
John Carlson
Lester Krumme
St. Joseph
Missouri
Ed Morrison
Wahoo
Bill Bryan
Merle Schott
Myrtle White
Frank Schuldt
Clarks
Silver Lodge No
Bill Wyman
Dale Carlson
Bob Tooker - Tyler
Merle Peterson
Oscar Imm
Silver Chapter
OES
Opal Colby
Clinton Colby
la Verne Bryan
Nina Delamere
Patrica Carlson
Glade Wyman
Jack Burger
Kim
Kirk
Wyman
C. R. Carlson
Mount Ayr
Iowa
Extensive Osceola Christmas Guests Share Holidays
Osceola families host a large Christmas gathering with numerous relatives visiting from Waynesboro Virginia Mc Alester Oklahoma Newton Kansas Wahoo Omaha Lincoln and other towns. The long list includes Carlson Hartman Schott Meister Donelson Krieger Dowling and many more with grandchildren and a Santa visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Carlson
DeVon
Joel
Osceola
Calvin Carlson
Waynesboro
Virginia
John Hartman
Gretchen
Trevor
McAlester
Oklahoma
Vivian Carlson
Newton
Kansas
Chris Carlson
Wahoo
Milton Anderson
Peggy Watts
Rupert Carlsons
Myron Howard
Porto Alegre
Brazil
E. C. Schott
Robert Olberding
Omaha
D’alice
Grafton
Australia
Robert
Flagstaff
Arizona
Don Schott
Silver Creek
A. C. Schott
Fred Franco
Lawrence Meister
Sharon
Donald Sterup
Meister
Gibb
Lillian Smith
Grand Island
Ray Branting
Gerald Kriegers
Sioux City
Branting
Dodge
Bill Stevens
Janis Donelson
Lincoln
Harlen Donelson
Carol Donelson
Larry
Mae Twarling
Stromsburg
Lulu Ward
Bob Peterson
Robert Grossnicklaus
Bobby
Louise Shemek
Mar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk County
Johnny Wayne Augustine
Wayne Augustine
Ralph Heald
Banning
California
David Harry Wilson
Richard Triba
Fort Ord
LeRoy Dinges
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Ivan Her
Tokyo
Japan
Jerry Johansen
Fort Sill
Raymond Watts
San Diego
John Bernt
Aberdeen
Maryland
Sterling
Colorado
Arthur McVeighs
Richard Malek
Ames
Elaine Malek
Donald Malek
George Malek
Methodist Choir
Clyde Smith
Dave Rutter
John Knight
L. M. Merrick
C. C. Snodgrass
Elton Berck
Margit Anderson
Maurice Swenson
Harold G. Bernt
Fred Bernt
Fifth Air Force
Chris Huggler
Clair
Douglas County Hospital
William Campain
First National Bank
W. W. Norton
Henderson Block
R. L. Schroeder
Gertrude Adair
Social Center
Eldena Johnson
Bayard
Dick Matheson
Cecil DeLand
Carl Timm
Pasadena
Ernest Gabriel
Gerhart Kresha
John Kotlar
Dorothy Douglas
Raymond Hartz
R. G. Douglas
Mitchell
Rudolf Urban
George Craven
Exeter
Glenna Matheson
Benedict
Charles W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Wyoming
Walter Berck
Red Cloud
George Berck
Maggie Ryan
A. O. Monson
S. Ray Pheasant
Iowa City
Joe Crabill
J. H. Anderson
Grand Army Post
E. J. Timm
Westside
the Razor
Joe Karrer
Gary
Timm
Beebe
Ross Mickey
Jessie Rhodes
Stanley van Hoosen
Silver Creek News
Tin Shemek
Alois Shemek
Alfred Dolezal
Joe
Jim
Columbus
Louis Shemek
Richard Landhamer
Wallie Schreiner
Hastings
Steve Schreiner
Bruce Schreiner
Gerald Gondringer
Chad
Jim McCoy
Herman Schmitz
Alice and
John
Petersburg
Randy Wicks
Patty McCoy
Sally
Wesley McCoy
Jim McCoys
Lloyd Myers
Albion
Dale Lewis
Gary Booths
Tim Younker
David City
Roger Reynolds
Burley
Idaho
Younker
Reynolds
Booth
Leonard Leswing
Susan
Denver
Lester Anderson
Nancy McDonald
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Rebecca McDonald
Duke University
Jay McDonald
Rick Mark
Larry Fuchs
Fremont
LeRoy Rein
Blanche Rein
Ethel Miley
Lynn
Art Dowling, Sr
Art Dowling, Jr
Bill Helmstadler
Danny
Jackie
Kathy Rec
Ed Larson
Duane Sanderson
Arnold Dowling
Norman Page
Iowa Falls
Joyce Page
Pat Thayer
Kathy Jo
Frizzells
Russ van Winkle
Norris Larson
Edith
Esther Mattson
Laura Kingma
Arthur Deeter
Larsons
Robert Yost
Carol
Alan Deeter
John Lewis
Jeff
Alan
Fort Collins
Agnes Timm
Vickey Wynn Thayer Radcliffe
Harold Thayer
University of Nebraska
Verna Davis
Lisa
Westminister
Cole
Central City
M & S Transfer
Kurth DeLand
Nebraska
State Farm
State Farm Tle Insurance
Bloomingie Cina
Overland Sand & Gravel
House OF Gurls
Sharon Meister
Purina
County Feeders Supply, Inc
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