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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
4
Community notes recount frequent visits and gatherings as Swede Home Project Club meets with Mrs Curtis Huber on Friday. Numerous families, including the Sarows, Johnsons, Gestrines, and Larsons, share birthdays, dinners, and Sunday visits across Polk and Central City, with Uganda and Nepal visitors noted.
In 1971 Nebraska recorded 1 515 deer deaths from non hunting causes. Highway crashes caused 1 347 fatalities, poaching 84, and other accidents accounted for the rest. Most deaths occurred in October and November with reports from all counties except Perkins.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Cederberg of Lincoln visited Mr and Mrs Carl Cederberg Sunday. The latter is a patient at Annie Jeffrey Hospital. Mr and Mrs Don Sterup were weekend guests of Linda Meister in Omaha and the Stan Seebolds and family at Elkhorn. Saturday company of Mrs R N Hastings were Mr and Mrs Ray Hastings of York. Sunday callers were the Joe Sullivans of Grand Island. Mr and Mrs Wesley Peterson hosted an oyster and chili supper Saturday. Guests included the Arlin Neujahr and Vernon Peterson families and Mr and Mrs Chas Massie. Later an anniversary cake was served honoring the Neujahrs.
February 7 through 11 menu lists daily meals for the week. Monday offers Pizza Buttered peas Peach sauce Carrot sticks with milk. Tuesday serves Beanie Wieners Applesauce Sliced carrots Donuts with extra sand. Wednesday features Hot turkey sandwiches Buttered corn Pear sauce Brownies with extra sand. Thursday Fried chicken Green beans Apricots Bread and butter with sands. Friday Hambow bun Buttered beets Jello with topping Peanut butter cookies and extra sands subject to change.
Werner Johansen known as Bessy died January 31 1972 age 81. He farming career spanned Polk County Nebraska with WWI service and a 1924 marriage to Nellie Ross producing a son Virgil and daughter Margie. Burial with military honors at Osceola Cemetery followed services at First United Methodist Church Osceola.
Johnie Wilkinson 72, retired farmer, died January 20 at York General Hospital. He lived his life on the Benedict Polk farm where he was born May 11, 1899 to Harvey and Mary Wilkinson. He married Mabel Doremus February 23, 1922 in York. Funeral Jan 25 at 2 p m in Anderson Chapel Stromsburg with burial at Pleasant Hill Benedict. Survivors include widow, son Duane and wife Jean of Greeley Colorado, three grandchildren, and four sisters. Pallbearers named.
Osceola residents Mr and Mrs Martin Jones shared Tuesday supper with the Emanuel Klein family, extending hospitality and news of the day.
Mrs Dennis Clausen and Clausen of Opa Locka Florida announce the birth of a daughter named Sarah Jo on January 28. The baby weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ray Richards. Maternal great grandparents are Mrs Alice Gustafson and Mr and Mrs Delmer Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Stratton returned by plane from Chandler Arizona after three weeks with the Lee Schroeder family. They accompanied the Schroeders home following a holiday visit here. Friday evening guests at Bert Gissler’s included Otto Nelson Philip Nyberg Henry Buresh Harold A Nelson Aurora Anderson and Enoch Anderson.
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