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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
5
Osceola and Polk County residents engage in visits and travel to Lincoln Omaha and Grand Island. People like H. J. Tex and Merle Page ship logs and hogs, while Miss Ethel Blake and Bernice Brown travel for errands or schooling. Community events include church gatherings and social meetings with quilting, carpet bees, and fundraisers.
The David City Community Chorus directed by J F Parks of York will give a concert in Osceola Thursday night February Sth at 8 oclock. Reserved seats go on sale Saturday the 4th at 25 and 30 cents at Hasgsler's drug store. The program features 125 singers and includes selections by the Treble Clef Club and Men's Chorus with works by Parks Denza and Faure.
The notice highlights Liberty Bonds accepted as cash at Rystrom's Stromsburg, upcoming Duroc Broad Low Sales by Frank Walker Feb 14 and F E Merrick & Sons Feb 15 at Osceola Sale Barn, plus used car bargains from Ford Dodge Buick Overland Studebaker. It promotes John Deere implements and farm machinery, with local town movements and personal notes.
Local store promotes February sales with discounted men’s travel jackets at 7.85 value 5.50 and heavy sweaters from 9.85 value to 6.50 5.95. extra winter discounts in dry goods include fabrics and muslin and all ladies winter coats on sale at half price.
Weather favorable for ice as locals note reduced sales. Miss Dolly Dogget leaves for York College. Jack Burgess returns to Central City after convalescence. Shelby high school meets Silver Creek Friday. Reisdorf and Thomas business trip to Central City. Parent-Teachers meeting set for Feb 7 at 7 30 PM with program including community singing Girls Glee Club and boys quartet. Topics include hot lunches dances private property dress and related matters.
The St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 9 a.m led by A M Johnson and morning service at 11. Evening service at 7 30. English service morning and Swedish service evening. Father Leigue to be hosted at C O Walgrens Friday Feb 10. League to meet with talks by Mr C E Andrews and a League program.
Sunday School at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 Epworth League 6 30 p m Union services at First M E church Sunday eve 8 Dr John P Wilson Nebr Div Hygiene and Welfare Assn speaker Dont miss him Grace and Valley churches services as usual The King s Heralds meet Saturday 2 30 Mrs Kerman Sarow confined in bed Isadore Olson and Rev Sjoland of Stromsburg in Osceola Wednesday Frank Anderson s Sunday school class coasting party Wednesday Dan Magnuson Charles Mansie wolf hunt Thursday 10 No rifles allowed Mrs Remington and Mrs H L Joy Woodman Circle officials returned from Omaha Lena Scholz to York hospital for appendicitis Dr Smith accompanied her Lutheran ladies entertained by Mrs A O Monson Wash at Mrs C A Olson home Miss Monson formerly Missionary Society member Glenn Rogers Wright Wyo letter says snowbound in Wright no neighbors for days Rogers family former Osceola residents Mission Circle Baptist church entertained program on Gleaners officers elected Pres Mrs Lindquist Vice Pres Mrs Douglas Secy Mrs Finecy Treas Mrs Chas Rosland Lunch served Society small but active about forty members present.
Autumn Seegar visited the first room Monday and Frances Bing joined the 5th grade. Seniors received pins and rings, Crow the new Sophomore, about 175 gate dollars raised for music methods. Bible study outlines arrived, Rev. Klein instructed, fifteen boys and seven girls enrolled. The Thread of Destiny heads Senior Play, insects in health studied by 6th graders, and a self feeder for hogs sparked by a pupil remark.
Mr and Mrs Frank Joy hosted a pleasant surprise Sunday evening as friends gathered with lunch baskets. Guests included Mr and Mrs C E Brown Mr and Mrs John DeLand Mr and Mrs Roy Erickson Mr and Mrs Wm Carson Mr and Mrs Wm Zimmerman Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jackson and baby Mr and Mrs Clyde Cortney Wm O Fallon and John O Fallon.
Loene Jesse Miller born July 13 1873 at Paw Paw Grove grew up in Polk County. She married Arthur Knecht in Cripple Creek Colorado in 1901 and died January 22 1922 in Los Angeles California after moving there in January with illness. Anna Margareta Johnson born September 6 1848 in Hesna Paris Helsingland Sweden came to Polk County in 1873 with her husband Charles Gustaf Johnson. She died January 25 1922 aged 73 years 4 months after living on a Polk County homestead and later at Stromsburg. funeral at Old Mission Church.
Mrs Parkis was taken to York hospital yesterday where she underwent gall stone surgery and is reported in critical condition. Mrs Wilber Jackson is also mentioned in the notice but details are unclear.
Osceola Nebraska records regular and special meetings in December 1922. Payments listed include salaries to Wm Courtney John Ludlow Dee Gooden and other staff, labor and materials from Carson Auto Co and Public Service Co. Council approves bonds for Kamille Otoupalik and authorizes warrants for fire department expenses. Special session adopts paving district resolution No 2 and adjourns.
Odd sized rim and lens for a Ford light missing between here and Valley. Finder asked to report to 152-5.
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