Osceola Builds Modern Theater Under Community Drive
A local committee from the Community Club and Osceola Auditorium Co. plan to convert the auditorium into a deluxe playhouse. Improvements include 200 upholstered chairs a new lobby heating redecorations and lighting with about 3000 dollars to be spent. Mr Frank Klein becomes owner stockholder and moves his family to Gospel Ridge.
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Community Club
Osceola Auditorium Co
Frank Klein
Osceola
Klein
Auditorium
Comamany
Sturdevant
Gospel Ridge
Nebraska museum attracts thousands of visitors in 1930
Hastings and Lincoln institutions led state museums with large registers and extensive acquisitions. The Hastings museum, housed in an abandoned school, received about 6 000 gifts and a register of 38 112 last year, while Morrill Hall and the Nebraska State Historical Society drew many visitors. Curator A. M. Brookings identified many Indian artifacts and praised the Pawnee and Sioux collections.
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Nebraska
Morrill Hall
University of Nebraska
Nebraska State Historical Society
Hastings
Hill
South America
John Williamson
Pine Ridge Reservation
Highbacked Wolf
A. M. Brookings
Community visits and family celebrations around Stromsburg
Mr and Mrs Charles Massie and family spent Sunday in Benedict with Percy Seymour. Numerous neighbors attended birthdays and gatherings at Kinberg, Grossnicklaus, Randel, Plieske, and other homes. Wilma Shore and Leonard Treland wed in Omaha, then joined relatives in Stromsburg and David City for time there.
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Arlene Kinberg
John Braithwaite
Alfred Kuhnel
Fullerton
Joe Gabriel
Gabriel
Eva Bull
Shelby
Minnie Weeden
Lois Grossnicklaus
Joe Moore
Wilma Shore
Leonard Treland
David City
Omaha
Lester Shoye
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Amon Kreige
Stromsburg
Wayne Rystrom
Walter Kinberg
Lester Shores
J. Clark Brown
Lincoln
Russell Hastings
Andrew Johansen
Johansen
Grace Swan
Ed Johnson
McBurney
Clifford
Rogers
Nebr
Fred Randell
Victor Johnson
Paul Plieske
Ulysses
Ack Johnston
Rey Glasser
Polk
Frank Hendrickson
Fred Randel
Verne Deay
Andrew Hanson
Randell
Questioning Old Timers and Fashion Advice Recalled
A reader muses on reliance on old fashioned women and asks why such generations produced many worthless descendants, mixing social critique with a tangential query about keeping long underwear from showing through thin stockings.
Shelby News Socials and School in Weekend Review
Shelby community reports many visits and travels as Violet and Mae Rasp return to Lincoln and Omaha, families greet relatives from South Dakota, and local residents attend auctions, church services, and high school games. Several travels, visits, and local events are noted along with a car accident injury update.
Patchwork Troubles The Unexpected State Of Affairs
A compact observation notes how economic strain shifts daily tasks from mending clothing to tire repair and how restrained speech between spouses can signal affection or caution, reflecting practical responses to hardship.
Grade Operetta Friday Night at High School Auditorium
A cast of ninety presents the song play Hansel and Gretel by Latere cate at the High School Auditorium Friday February 6 at 8 00 PM. Cast includes Peter Kenneth Drum Hansel and Gretel Sam Betty Jo Carson Gertrude and Jeannette the Cookie Witch with CHORUSES SAND MEN ANGELS DEW MEN WITCHES COOKIE CHILDREN and CHORUS featuring a long list of local students and staff.
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Hansel and
Gretel
Latere Cate
Peter
Kenneth Drum
Hansel
Sam
Betty Jo Carson
Gertrude
Jeannette
Cookie Witch
Frasier Pearson
John Ogden
Alex Mills
Fredrick McFadden
Murray Crouse
Edward Schnasse
Richard LeMar
Chester Buchholz
Ross Anderson
Lowell Hanson
Robert Butz
Helen Ogden
Gene Harbert
Mary Jean Anderson
Frances Schnasse
Irene Wagner
Georgia Hall
Vivian Danskin
Ruth Frahm
Bess Shelmadine
Irene Sargent
Corrine Johnson
Ruth Zang
Ruth Burgeson
Pearl Anderson
Margaret McFadden
Ruth Frasier
Doris Ann Duncan
Maxine Brooks
Birdie Clark
Glennis Timm
Opal Harbert
Dorothy de Land
Emagene Powell
Freda Zang
Madeline Carmen
Irma Hgelhort
Pauline Collier
LeVina Herrmann
Dorothy DeLand
Richard le Mar
Frederick McFadden
Emugene Powell
Ashton Vernholm
Clayton Egelhoff
Wayne Koehler
Milton Burgeson
Clinton Pierson
Gilbert Hotchkiss
Robert Jackson
Morris Jenn
James McCracken
Raymond Bennett
Heeward McDonald
Marion Johnston
Allen Scholz
Rex Oberg
Kenneth Egelhoff
James McBeth
Community Notes From Wesley Chapel and Nearby
Arthur Deeter ill in York hospital. About thirty five neighbors met at Mrs Irene Timm to bid farewell before her move to Osceola. Numerous relatives and friends visited with local families and traveled to nearby towns including Shelby Osceola Lincoln Plankinton Stromsburg and Stromsburg area for visits and errands.
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Reece James
J. S. Barrs
Osceola
Stephen Corbitt
Shelby
Susie Dexter
W.C.T.U
John Seymore
M. E. Church
Henry Maalen
York Hospital
Peterson
Joe McClure
Arthur Gustafson
Lincoln
John ,Swanson
Edward
A. E. Swansons
Elmer Nicholson
Aurora
Joseph Menian
Lois
Tolin
South Dakota
Will Stevens
California
Almus Larson
Glenville
Will Linburg
Parker Acre
Harvard
Twentieth Century Club
R. L. Smith
Oscar Carlson
Veteran’s Hospital
Froman of
Stromsburg
Free Methodist Church
Local Residents Attend Social Visits and Illness Notes
District 53 reports Mrs. Arthur Wieseman calling on the ill Mrs. J A Johanson who is very ill. Various families hosted or visited friends including Hjalmer Gustafson with Swanson, Gustison, and Timm households, plus Emmons, Boss, Boden, Anderson, McKeag, Hedburg, Erford, Bond, and Bloomquist households sharing Sunday dinners and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wieseman
J. A. Johanson
Verner Johanson
Hjalmer Gustafson
Lawrence Swanson
Edwin, Myrtle
Edith Gustison
Paul Timm
Lincoln
Elias Timm
Roy Emmons
Mary Merschiem
Social visit roundup from district five
District Five hosts and guests fill weekend meals and visits. Mr and Mrs H A McCormick dined with Mr and Mrs Fred Dunn Sunday. Mr and Mrs W D Hastings supped with Mr and Mrs Fred Jeager at York. Neva Hastings visits York with sister Mrs Kenneth Jeager. Emily Horst and Roy travel to Lincoln Saturday. W F M S met with Mrs August Fischer Wednesday. Fred Halfast visits Omaha for a few days. Mrs Maurice Watts stays with her mother Mrs Burrel Fox briefly.
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H. A. McCormick
Fred Dunn
W. D. Hastings
Fred Jeager
York
Neva Hastings
Kenneth Jeager
Emily Horst
Roy
Lincoln
W.F.M.S
August Fischer
Fred Halfast
Omaha
Maurice Watts
Burrel Fox
Osceola Edges Stromsburg In Tight 35-34 Win
Osceola defeated Stromsburg 35-34 in a hard fought game held at Stromsburg gym. With the Officials absent, Stromsburg coach Felix and Osceola coach Parker officiated and refereed satisfactorily. Osceola meets Stromsburg again February 12 with hope officials will not double as coaches.
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Osceola
Stromsburg
Ripley
R. A. Listy
Columbus
Felix
Parker
Polk community notices and oblique social headlines
Local residents attended schools, visits, and church events across Polk and nearby towns. Notable items include Ethel Flick and Esther Hixon leaving for study, Rev. Ceder returning from mourning, and several preaching, hospital, and social engagements among area families and organizations.
Nebraska Leads Nation in Musical Activities
Miss Lucille Robbins, president of the Nebraska Music Teachers Association, says Nebraska leads the nation in musical activities based on member recruitment, resident talent, program quality, and sponsorship. She cites California as the only rival and notes Nebraska is self-supporting. Plans for a March Lincoln state convention include six nationally known artists.
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Nebraska
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nebraska Music Teachers Association
Lucille Robbins
California
Lincoln
Robbins
Osceola Stuns York In Rough Local Game
Osceola defeated York 31 to 18 on York’s floor led by five baskets from Johnson and nine from DeLand. Heeck scored five for York as Ayres starred on defense and Yeltman and Headbe anchored the Osceola guards to limit York’s scoring.
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Osceola
YORK
DeLand
Johnson
Heeck
Ayres
Yeltman
Corn and Hog Day Attracts Record Farm Meeting
A crowded Osceola assembly heard D L Gross and Paul McDill of the College of Agriculture discuss farm problems and corn shows. Prizes were awarded for yellow, white, and cattle corn with premiums from local businesses. Efforts stressed hybrid seed cautions and sanitation for profitable hog raising.
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Osceola
D L Gross
Paul McDill
College of Agriculture
Kelly
Gross
George J. Berck
Ben Schmoker
Albert Schmoker
Herman A. Anderson
E. A. Hedlund
S. L. Cook
R. R. Urban
Emerson Keebaugh
W. E. Bahr
Elmer Lyon
White Corn
G. W. Engelhardt
Emerson Keebaugh Ard
Carl Wieseman
Dwight Newccomer
D. W. Hastings
George Wieseman
Wesley Koehler
N. FE. Knerr
Arthur Engelhardt
Nebraska
Business Womens League
County Farm Bureau
John Emil Anderson Dies at 58 in Stromsburg Neb
John Emil Anderson born April 10 1872 in Mjodby Ostergat Sweden died January 26 1931 at his Stromsburg home aged 58 9 16. He emigrated with his parents at eight settled near Swede Home and later farmed in Boone County before moving to Stromsburg. He married Alma Imberg on June 4 1903 and had two children Fred and Mae. Funeral held at home with Rev Fred Hall officiating and burial in Stromsburg Cemetery.
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John Emil Anderson
Mjdby Ostergatland
Sweden
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Alma
Imberg
Fred
Mae
Boone County
Anderson
Alma Anderson
Fred W. Anderson
Nebr
Einfred Peterson
Osceola
Axel E. Anderson
Broken Bow
A. P. Larson
Fred Hall
Mission Church
Sandin Van Doren Wedding in Seward Nebraska
Miss Signe Sandin of Osceola wed William Van Doren of York on Saturday January 24 1931 in Seward Nebraska Rev Becker Lutheran minister officiated. The bride daughter of Mrs Ellen Sandin studied at Osceola High School Luther College Wahoo and worked at First National Bank Osceola for four years. Van Doren an employee of the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Company is described as a respected young man.
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Sandin—Van Doren
Signe Sandin
Osceola
William van Doren
York
Seward
Nebraska
Becker
Ellen Sandin
Osceola High School
Luther College
Wahoo
First National Bank
Mr. van Doren
The
Iowa- Nebraska Light and Power Company
Card of Thanks for Loss of Husband and Father
The Peterson and Anderson families express deep gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy after the death of our husband and father. Thanks to the singers and Rey Hall for comfort. May God bless you all. He is gone but not forgotten. Mr. and Mrs. Einfred Peterson Mrs. J Emil Anderson Fred Anderson
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Rey. Hall
Einfred Peterson
J. Emil Anderson
Fred Anderson
Stromsburg Social Roundup and Osceola Triumph
Mrs. Lloyd Corps visits her parents in Stromsburg as Allen Wolcott and family return from Lincoln with Joan. Hazelle Hedblooms mother at St. Francis Hospital improves. State university students Carlton Vernon Anderson and Richard Christenson visit home between semesters. Osceola high school quintet beats Stromsburg 35 to 34 at Stromsburg court in a close game.
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Ethel Flick
Peru
Esther Hixon
Lincoln
State University
Aid Society of the
Mission Church
Ceder
Minneapolis
Froman of
Stromsburg
Benny Peterson
Williams
Hazel Nelson
Mildred McDaniel
Osceola
Irvin Anderson
Horsman
American Legion
Christianson
Glenville
Nebr
A. O. Larsen
Lawrence Nelson
Durango
Colo
Dick Myers
Polk
Shelby
Gothe
Son Junior
Martin
Omaha
Baptist Church
Roland Daline
Methodist Church
Oscar Lundburg
Alice Myers
North Loup
Curtis Flodman
Columbus Hospital
Ross
Wind Mills of
Finland
Witte
Bodine
Dobberstein
Newton
York Hospital
Lloyd Corps
E. Lunner
Allen Wolcott
Arthur Morrill
Wolcott
Joan
Hazelle Hedbloom
Grand Island
A. B. Hedbloom
St. Francis Hospital
Hedbloom
Carlton
Vernon Anderson
Richard Christenson
The
A. V. Eielson
Lee Richard
T. A. James
R. J. Hunsaker
Albert Helbloom
J. A. Westinius
L. H. Headstrom
Roger Anderson
Albin D. Anderson
Osceola High School
Legion Meeting Draws Osceola Crowd With Talks And Music
A county American Legion convention in Osceola drew about 160 attendees at the Legion Hall last Friday. A supper fed members, with the evening featuring addresses by County Attorney John Riddell and York County District Commander, plus short talks by Frank W. Shenka Jr. of Schuyler and Ray Peterson of Polk. The program ended with Legion Quartette music and Deloss Buchholz vocal solos.
Farm Account School Opens for New Cooperators
County Agent Kelly urges farmers who have not begun 1931 records to wait until mid February or early March when grain and hay stocks are lower. A second farm account school for new cooperators will be held February 17 at 2 pm in the courthouse with Ralph Cole, extension economist of Lincoln, to explain the new farm record book and assist with inventories. March 1 marks a good time for tenants to start farm business records.
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Kelly
Court House
Ralph Cole
Lincoln
Cole
Polk County Ministers Meet in Osceola Church Parlor
The Polk County Ministers Association held its bi monthly meeting at the Osceola Methodist Church with a noon dinner from the Home Missionary Society. Officers were re elected: President Rev. H Collier Osceola Vice President Rev J W Stiverson Shelby Secretary Rev C V Powell. The ministers wives were entertained by Mrs Collier. Next meeting in Shelby on the first Monday in April.
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Farmers Cooperatives Oil Co
Strains Hall
Ogle Miller
Chicago
C. W. Moon
Omaha
Women's Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Lee Green
Paul Rinke
Alfred Gabel
H. Schrader
Moreland
Iowa
C. E. Hastert
Hastert
Fred Matlock
Lizzie Hayter
Seward
Matlock
Lincoln
Miss Hayter
Polk County
C. V. Powell
Stromsburg
Osceola P. E. O. Hosts Chapter AA Luncheon Event
Osceola P. E. O. entertained Chapter AA Stromsburg with a noon luncheon at Mrs. Carl Frahm’s home on Friday January 30. Guests of honor included Bertha Clark Hughes past supreme president of P. E. O. and Clara Wescott of Plattsmouth. After lunch the group visited Mrs. Georg Craven’s home where an afternoon program featuring a Founder Day fantasy was presented by Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Wescott with CN assistance.
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Osceola P. E. O
Stromsburg
Carl Frahm
Bertha Clark Hughes
Omaha
Clara Wescott
Plattsmouth
Georg Craven
Hughes
Wescott
West Side News
Fred A. Kahle
Kearney
Raymond Johnson
Raymond Peterson
Clair Willits
Marvin Fredrickson
Curtis Flodman
Mabel Shostrom
Columbus
St Mary’s Hospital
Oliver Adelson
Axel Fredrickson
Alex Adelson
Lincoln
Opal Fredrickson
la Vina Holm
C. O. Fredrickson
Julia Johnson
Forest Sedan
Polk
Edwin Jones
Dorcas Society
Aug. Pierson
Dorothy Johnson
Herbert Flodman
Gon Wayland
Columbus Hospital
C. A. Sward
York
Orpha Sward
Genoa
Frank Sjogren
Rochester
Minn
H. J. Gustafson
Sanford Anderson
Bertha Johnson
Mae’ Lewis
Wm Campain
S. J. Harless
N. G. Johnson
York Hospital
Archie Johnson
N. G
Free Polk County Forest Tree Seedlings Offer
Polk County residents may secure free forest tree seedlings under the Clarke McNary act by applying at the county agents office. Applicants must fill the form and agree to plant for windbreak or woodlot. Handling and transport cost 1 dollar per 100 trees paid with the application. Last year 22 farmers ordered seedlings.
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Polk County
Entertains at Bridge Club Dinner Evening
Miss Blanche Russell hosted the Double Eight Bridge Club Tuesday at seven p m at the Leon Merrick home. Dinners lit by candles featured Valentine's Day decorations. Ruth Dunn won high score, Edna Branting took consolation, gifts were given to Mrs. William Van Doren and Eva Sandin. Mrs. C W Samuelson attended.
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Blanche Russell
Leon Merrick
Ruth Dunn
Edna Branting
William van Doren
Eva Sandin
Club
C. W. Samuelson
Frugal Advice Turns to Caution in Household Talks
In a practical tone the column notes some people’s opinions fade when challenged by reality likening them to flat soda once exposed. It suggests families save money by trimming items that father enjoys and emphasizes cautious budgeting within the home.
Osceola Sends Food To Drouth Area
The Osceola community sent a charitable relief train to Corning Arkansas carrying 321 sacks of flour 3 sacks of potatoes 1 case soap 4 sacks of corn 400 pounds of hams and bacon corn meal and graham flour plus $150 in groceries. The drive was organized by the Community Club with the Red Cross, and cash gifts were invited through C G Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Arkansas
Corning
Community Club
The
Red Cross
C. G. Greenwood
Old Cooperators Meet February 18 19
Farm Account cooperators urged to call the county agent in Osceola to meet with Mr. Cole. He will close the year’s records then prepare a Lincoln summary. The completed book and summary are returned with a locality average comparison and high low group data. Confidentiality is maintained. Appointments arranged for definite times. Free service for Polk County farmers.
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Osceola
Cole
Lincoln
West Side Social Notes from Kearney and Columbus
West Side News records visits and events around Kearney Columbus and Lincoln. Seniors, families and friends attend hospital and home gatherings as Curtis Flodman undergoes surgery while Neighbors share birthdays and marri age celebrations.
Low Priced Excursion to Omaha This Weekend
Union Pacific announces a weekend excursion from Osceola to Omaha for February 14 and 15 offering a round trip chair car ticket at 2.25 dollars. Usual sale dates and return limits apply. For details contact a Union Pacific Agent by phone or in person.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Osceola
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