Osceola Chronicle Year in Review Averages and Disasters
A year summarizing Osceola events from January to June includes a tax refund for rural school taxpayers, a heavy January snow, Goldenrod Conference standings, the Smorgasbord meal, deaths of local figures, hospital and city developments, a flu epidemic, and community efforts after Hebron tornado damage with ongoing civil defense drills and municipal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldogs
Goldenrod
Stromsburg
Clarks
Genoa
Frank D. Mills
Osceola
Osceola Hospital
Jim Gibbons
Caroline Rhodes
Herman Anderson
Henry Studt
Roy
Roy Johnson
Year of Historic Change in Polk County Hospital Campaign
A county editor praises open government and civic responsibility amid Polk County’s hospital fundraising effort. He warns against secrecy in public offices and urges residents to stay informed, vote, and demand transparency as a safeguard against graft and corruption. The piece argues freedom and responsibility hinge on public participation and knowledge.
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Nation's Business
Perry Sapp
Perry
Nation
United States Chamber of Commerce
Polk County
England
Europe
United States
Beebee Guns Banned Within City Limits
Osceola police warn parents and youths that firing air rifles and similar weapons is illegal inside the city. Chief John Campbell notes officers will enforce a fine up to 25 dollars for violations after glass broken at an Osceola hotel.
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Osceola
John Campbell
May Facts Dividing Men From Boys In Osceola Bank View
Osceola bank deposits rise again with no near term danger of a general downturn. Vice president Don Byers cites modest fluctuations typical of a free economy and warns some losses from inefficient management while noting a healthy local condition reflected in December deposits.
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Byers
Jeffrey
You Probably Sent More Christmas Cards This Year
Osce postmaster Fred W. Schuman reported that 2 700 more letters and cards passed through the cancellation machine Dec 10 to 95 than last year. He credited shoppers spreading mailings and noted peak Dec 18 with 6 711 items. Receipts for the year may exceed 1952 by about 2 000 dollars amid higher parcel post rates and yearly box rentals.
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Fred W. Schuman
Schuman
Postoffice
New Ford Models for 1954 to Be Displayed in Osceola
New Ford models for 1954 will be shown Wednesday at the Sigler garage in Osceola. Bob Sigler announced free coffee and doughnuts for visitors between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The new lineup features a 130 horsepower Y-block V-8 and a 115 horsepower I-block six along with several new body styles.
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Ford
Sigler
Osceola
Bob Sigler
New Cop Makes Osceola Walking Beat A Hot Topic
After a month as Osceola chief John Campbell walks the town from ridge to hospital to patrol. He favors warnings over summonses but issues tickets to repeat offenders especially youths for reckless driving. He aims for fairness and deterred speed without becoming a true speed trap.
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Osceola
John Campbell
Campbell
Dreary post Christmas musings and New Year plans
The column ventures through post holiday gloom from missing gifts to the prospect of a new year's Eve. It includes jokes about an ungotten alarm clock and a skeptical take on city water rates now offered as a flat rate. It ends with a light note on New Year resolutions.
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Santa
Elmer Horst
Easy Pay Plans Grow in Polk County Use
Polk county residents are using easy payment plans more than at any time in the last decade. County clerk officials report chattel mortgages filed now outpace mortgage releases by about three to one, while real estate mortgages filed match releases closely.
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Polk County
Funeral Rites Today for Mrs Josie Wisman
Mrs Josie Wisman 76 mother of Mrs Perry N Sapp died Monday night December 28 at Osceola hospital after entering that day. She had lived with Mr and Mrs Sapp previously and later moved to Rest Manor. Surviving are two grandsons Dean and Donald Gilliland both in the Navy at San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Wisman
Perry N. Sapp
Osceola Hospital
Wisman
Uncle Sam Burdens Osceola Bank With Tax Check Demand
The First National Bank of Osceola reports deposits rising mainly from Uncle Sam tax activity. Vice President Don Byers notes Polk County residents write more checks as the tax man accepts cancelled checks as proof of income, while other receipts are questioned.
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First National Bank of
Des Moines Family Visits. Christmas Observed at Wieseman Home
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wills of Des Moines with daughters Denise and Suzanne arrived late in the week to visit Mrs. Wills' mother Mrs. P C Wieseman. They observed Christmas Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wieseman with family.
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Melvin Wills
Denise
Suzanne
Des Moines
Wills
P. C. Wieseman
Carl Wieseman
Hospital Plans Advance and Dr Jeffrey Visits Osceola
Plans for the Annie Jeffrey Memorial county hospital moved forward after Dr C W Jeffrey visited Polk County. The December 24 meeting with commissioners finalized bond issuance, construction type and location while officials discussed a hospital fund. Dr Jeffrey offered to repay interest for three to four years and possibly none, and Osceola offered the City Hospital free for county use.
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Dr. Jeffrey
Annie Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Louis A. Daum
Board of County Commissioners
City of Osceola
Commissioners
Board of Trustees
Methodists Launch Nationwide Crusade To Boost Attendance
Osceola Methodist church announces a church attendance crusade starting the first Sunday of 1954 led by Rev. Homer F. Bollinger. The aim is to reverse apathy as surveys show less than 30 percent of members attend services despite rising enrollments. Slogan: Give God a chance NOW.
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Osceola Methodist Church
Homer F. Bollinger
Bollinger
Christ's Kingdom
Sincere Gifts And Tax Talk From Osceola Notes
In Osceola reflections, warm Christmas memories and tax season loom ahead. Dr Charles W Jeffrey of Rawlins Wyoming recalls local roots and bond plans for a new county hospital while he donates interest returns to Polk County. He honors his mother Annie Jeffrey, a nurse and midwife, with a vision of a modern hospital for the people.
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Charles W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Wyo
Osceola
Osceola High School
Annie Jeffrey
Polk County
Johnsons celebrate at Carl Allinder home in Poole Neb
Mr and Mrs Goldie Johnson and family of Poole Nebraska and Mr and Mrs Chas G Johnson were entertained Sunday at the Carl Allinder home.
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Goldie Johnson
Poole, Neb
Chas. G. Johnson
Carl Allinder
Norton outlines heart disease facts in New Year resolution
William H. Norton, newly named Heart fund chairman for Osceola, promotes a New Year resolution to base views on facts about heart disease. The Nebraska Heart Association lists five common myths, including that nothing can be done, most heart attacks are fatal, and women with heart disease cannot bear children, urging early diagnosis and doctor guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Norton
Heart-fund
Osceola
Norton
Heart Association
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Earl Fansler
Osceola Implement Service Co
Polk
Leo Brochtrup
W. M. Mouden
Rena Peterson
Waco
Lincoln Telehone & Telegraph Company
St. Francis Hospital
Robert Kuhnel
Shelby
Calvin Leimser
Tot
Columbus
Ben Hallquist
California
Ruth Sigler
Maury Watts
Legion Post
Lincoln
Omaha
Norman Fintel
Jack Malek
Maleks
Legion Club
R. E. Klaas
W. R. Kepner
W. W. Norton
H. S. Eklund
Eklund
Sapp
Kindred
Don Byers
First National Bank
Uncle Sam
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