March Dance for March of Dimes Held in Osceola
Miss Shirley Mickey announces an Osceola Grade School auditorium benefit dance on Saturday February 7 from 8 to 11 30 p m. Shelby High School Dance Band provides music. A March of Dimes Queen will be crowned during intermission with candidates Janet Kosch Florence Ruzicka Kay Watts. Admission 15 cents. each vote costs 10 cents. Chaperones include parents and campaign officials.
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Shirley Mickey
County Taps
Osceola
Shelby High School
Shelby
Janet Kosch
Polk
Florence Ruzicka
Kay Watts
Delinquent 1958 License Tags Deadline Nears
Polk County motor vehicle operators have one week left to use their 1958 license plates. Delinquency begins at midnight February 28. County Treasurer Carleton E. F. Anderson notes slow sales, about 400 fewer than last year, with roughly 5,000 tags sold annually including transfers.
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Polk County
Carleton EF. Anderson
Salvation Army To Open Fund Drive In Nebraska
Salvation Army organizes a fund drive in the business area with a local chairman Dr H S Eklund and treasurer D R Byers. Donations to the First National Bank are used for welfare in Nebraska including aid to the needy and state disasters. A Booth Memorial home for unwed expectant mothers operates in Omaha.
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Salvation. Army
First National Bank
H. S. Eklund
D. R. Byers
Booth Memorial Hospital
Omaha
Nebraska
Weekend visits span several Nebraska towns
Mr and Mrs Ford Bond visited in Lincoln at the home of Ralph Bond. Wallace Daum and Gust Boden hosted birthday guests in Stromsburg. Columbus families visited Oscar Jones and LeRoy Hass in Snyder. Rev James Lane from Polk joined dinner at Kiel family. Bess Shelmadine hospitalized in Lincoln General Hospital.
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Ford Bond
Lincoln
Ralph Bond
Wallace Daum
Minden
Nebraska
Gust Boden
Oliver Seaberg
Stromsburg
Boden
Bob Hendricks
Norman Michener
Columbus
Oscar Jones
Carl Allender
Carolyn
Wayne Anderson
James Lane
Polk
Erwin Kiel
al Rommers
Roy Trotter
Edson Bowers
Esther Anderson
Ruth Wicklund
Elizabeth Bealer
LeRoy Hass
Snyder
Ansel Fredrickson
Addie Wieseman
John Mulgrue
Bess Shelmadine
Lincoln General Hospital
Bowling League Standings Listed For Last Week
Mr and Mrs Lee Brown call ed on Mrs R J Mangels on Saturday evening noted in bowling league standings for the prior week.
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Week’s Patient Roll Inbound
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital lists patients for January 27 to February 3. Names include Mrs Ord Wallace and Mrs Bess Vance in Osceola, Mrs Lloyd Whitmore in Shelby, and Mrs Homer Ingalls in Shelby, among others across Osceola Polk Clarksburg and Gresham. A baby boy for Mrs Leonard Albers and baby girl for Mrs Roger Gustafson are noted.
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Ord Wallace
Osceola
Lloyd Whitmore
Shelby
Bess Vance
Homer Ingalls
Roger Gustafson
Clarks
Verlin Fellows
Gresham
Steven Hiemer
Shelby Robert Lee Sterup Jr
Hilbert Buchta
Louis Cohenour
Leonard Albers
George Korger
Lydia Engelhardt
Wilmer Bodine
Polk
Gilbert Gertsch
Richard Widga
David Tilley
Robert Stohl
George Bond
French Henggler
Columbus
Martin Kresha
Emil Sedlak
Brainard
David Jones
SCS Personnel Attend Meeting in Geneva with Contractors
Robert Bryan and SCS staff Harold Klingman and Leon Draeger joined a joint meeting of SCS ACP and 25 contractors from seven counties in Geneva to discuss conservation construction methods, new 1959 engineering specs, ACP cost sharing, and related issues. Polk County committee reviewed current and anticipated land use for 1975 as part of a nationwide survey for long range planning. Attendees from various agencies included Dexter Haws Lyle Davis Leo Cockson Victor Sterup Gary Garey Lawrence Meacham Raymond Burke I J Doane Del Whitely.
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Robert Bryan
Soil Conservation Service
Harold Klingman
Leon Draeger
Geneva
SCS
ACP
Polk County Conservation Needs Committee
United States
Department of Agriculture
Dexter Haws
Lyle Davis
Agriculture Stabilization Committee
Leo Cockson
Victor Sterup
Extension Service
Gary Garey
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Lawrence Meacham
Raymond Burke
Farmers Home Administration
I. J Doane
Nebraska Game Commission
del Whitely
Mary C Anderson Receives Home Economics Degree
Mary Catherine Anderson earned the Bachelor of Science in Home Economics at mid year commencement at the University of Nebraska. daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman A Anderson, she attended the ceremony with her parents at University Coliseum where 406 candidates received degrees. Mary will continue studies in the Graduate College next semester.
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Mary Catherine Anderson
University of Nebraska
Herman A. Anderson
Anderson
Mary
Graduate College of the University
Births in Clarks and Humphrey Families
Mr and Mrs Roger Gustafson of Clarks welcomed a daughter Tina Renee born January 29 at Annie Jeffrey hospital weighing 7 lb 8 oz. Dr and Mrs Richard Klaas of Humphrey announced a son born January 29 at Norfolk Hospital weighing 6 lb 11 oz. The Klaas family has two other children Rickey 6 and Teresa 4. former Osceola residents.
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Roger Gustafson
Clarks
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Tina Renee
Gustafson’s
Richard Klaas
Humphrey
Norfolk Hospital
Rickey
Teresa
Klaas’s
Osceola
Local Guests Share Meals Across Several Families
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sarow visited Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones Thursday evening. The Branting party ate with the Kentopps in Fremont Tuesday. Rolland Johnson hosted dinner Sunday for Warren Johnson and family Hennig Carlson from Stromsburg and Elmer E. Johnson of Osceola. Ray Whiting Jr Bryan of Omaha dined with Wayne Anderson family Sunday. E D Schnasse and Greg of Wakefield visited Mrs. Schnasse, then visited Lydia Englehardt, patient at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Sarow
Oscar Jones
Raymond Branting
Fremont
Richard Kentopp
Rolland Johnson
Warren Johnson
Henning Carlson
Stromsburg
Elmer E. Johnson
Osceola
Ray Whiting Jr
Bryan
Omaha
A. Wayne Anderson
E. D. Schnasse
Greg
Wakefield
Nebraska
E. A. Schnasse
Lydia Englehardt
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
January 1959 Cold Snap Sets Local Record
January 1959 was marked by extreme cold with nine days below zero and a low of 21 below on January 4. The month’s high reached 59 on January 14, and total moisture was six inches, mostly blown away, yielding little crop benefit as recorded by local observer Harold Klingman.
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Harold Klingman
Calendar of Sales Events Preview in Record
The paper lists upcoming sales including Henry Thelander on the John Carlson farm near Stromsburg on February 10 and R A Shipp with Arthur near York on February 11. Ekstrom's Farm Equipment and Household Goods sale appears next week and a sale near Osceola on February 16, plus a Machinery Sale at Osceola Fairgrounds on February 23.
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Henry Thelander
John Carlson
Stromsburg
York
Nebraska
R. A. Shipp
Arthur
Art Ekstrom
Osceola
Osceola Fairgrounds
4 H Activities Top Notcher's 4 H Club Meeting
The Top Notcher’s 4 H Club met at Gaylen Fredrickson’s home. Glen Jones led with the pledge and demonstrated haltering a calf. A film on sheep judging was shown. The next meeting will be at Glen Jones’s home. Nicky Richters, News Reporter.
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Gaylen Fredrickson
Glen Jones
Nicky Richters
4-H Homemaking Club Elects Officers and Plans Sew Project
The 4-H Homemaking Club met at Mary and Shirley Buresh's with three new members Marcia Augustin Janet Gerard and Carole Gerard. Officers were elected including President Marcia Augustin and Treasurer Shirley Buresh. They will take the Lets Sew project and draw names for Valentine's Day. Next meeting set for February 13 at Marcia Augustin's. Several local visitors and family gatherings are noted.
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Mary
Shirley Bureshe
Marcia Augustin
Janet Gerard
Carole Gerard
Shirley Buresh
Anne Dunn
Mary Buresh
Patty Dunn
Joy Nelson
Dianne Lux
One-Car Accident Kills Fred Boye Near Shelby
Fred Boye 61 of Stromsburg died Tuesday when the 1950 gray Ford he rode in hit a tree three miles east and four north of Shelby. Passenger Paul Bender of Clarks escaped with minor injuries after a tire blew near highways 81 30A and 92. The car spun, was demolished, and Boye died before ambulance arrival.
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Fred Boye
Stromsburg
Shelby
Paul Bender
Clarks
Bender
Mr. Boye
Michael Ray Albers First Baby of February
Michael Ray Albers son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Albers of Osceola is winner of the First Baby of the Month Contest for February. Michael arrived on Sunday February 1 weighing 9 pounds 15 ounces. The prize is three dollars in Gambles merchandise.
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Michael Ray Albers
Leonard Albers
Osceola
Michael
Couple Wed as 71 and 67 Year Olds Tie Vows
County Judge records show 32 traffic fines totaling 908.00 and total receipts of 2,871.67 from various matters. A marriage license was issued Monday February 2 to Roy R. Russell 71 of Ulysses Nebraska and Olive Curtis 67 of Ulysses Nebraska, married by the county judge.
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Roy. R. Russell
Ulysses
Olive Curtis
Osceola Junior High Falls to Clark in Close Game
Osceola junior high lost at Clark 26 to 18 last Friday after a tight start. Clark broke away in the third quarter with strong shot blocking and Osceola foul trouble. Top scorers were Jerry Gondringer 7 and David Kropatsch 7, with Larry Miley adding 4.
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Osceola
Clarks
Osceola Clarks
Jerry Gondringer
David Kropatsch
Larry Miley
Creighton Alumni Event At Denver Club With Noted Speaker
Mrs Lillian Johanson entertained for coffee while Mr and Mrs Sam Cook hosted dinner with guests from Clarks and Denver. Anne Schott attended with Colonel and Mrs M F Myers and Dr and Mrs James Myers at the Creighton University Alumni Assn gathering on January 31 1959 where Very Rev Carl M Reinert S J Creighton president delivered the main address.
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Lillian Johanson
Andrew Peterson
John Anderson
Wren Sherwood
Sam Cook
Clarks
Charles Hoffer
Anne Schott
M. F. Myers
Colo. Springs
Colo
James Myers
Denver
Creighton University
Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs Clyde Courtney
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church in Osceola for Mrs Clyde Courtney age 81. Rev E A Kiel officiated and interment followed in Osceola Cemetery. She was born in Galesburg Illinois August 7 1877 and died January 31 1959. She is survived by her husband Clyde a sister Hazel of Omaha four brothers Gilbert Stromsburg Henry Omaha Maurice Lakewood Colorado and Wesley Minatare.
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Methodist
Osceola
Clyde Courtney
E. A. Kiel
Courtney
Galesburg
Illinois
Clyde
Hazel
Omaha
Gilbert
Stromsburg
Henry
Maurice
Lakewood
Colorado
Wesley
Minatare
European Tour Described by Dr J W Buchta at Methodist Church
Osceola native Dr J W Buchta returns from a Russia and Europe tour to speak at the Methodist Church Sunday night February 15 at 7 30 pm. He will share slides and take questions. He is associate dean in the College of Science Literature and the Arts and former physics department chair and editor of The Physical Review.
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J. W. Buchta
Osceola
Russia
Methodist Church
Buchta
University of Nebraska
University of Minnesota
College of Science, Literature
Physical Review
American Association of Physics
National Science Foundation
American Journal of Physics
Nebraska Alumnus
Walter C. Michels
American Association of Physics Teachers
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Stratton At Schultz Home
Sunday guests gathered in Gresham for a surprise birthday party honoring Mrs. Ivan Stratton at her home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ford Bond, Mr and Mrs Shortie Schultz, and numerous couples from Clarks Fullerton Stromsburg and surrounding areas. Hostesses were Mrs Don Mickey Mrs Irvin Jones Phyllis and Barbara Stratton.
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Ford Bond
Shortie Schultz
Gresham
Ivan Stratton
Arthur Miller
Morris Garretson
Clarks
Lloyd Miller
Fullerton
Wesley Larson
Stromsburg
Clyde Miller
Judy
Bulldogs Chalk Up Sixth Straight Win In Conference Play
The Osceola Bulldogs beat the Palmer Tigers 47 to 40 to stay undefeated in the Goldenrod Conference. Dinges led with 24 points as Osceola built a second quarter lead and held on through the second half. The next game is the Polk County Tournament on February 5-6 at Osceola.
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Bulldogs
Osceola
Goldenrod
Palmer Tigers
Dinges
Rein
Ranson
Bryan
Frizzell
Huggler
Osceola Palmer
Polk County
Nursing Institute Attended by Ella Koehler at Lincoln
Ella L. Koehler of Rest Manor Osceola attended the Institute for Nursing Home Administrators at the University of Nebraska Lincoln with 112 administrators. Topics included humane responsibilities legal aspects and medical supervision of the chronically ill plus panel discussions on aged care. The event was sponsored by Lincoln Nursing Home Administrators Association Lancaster County Health Department and state health divisions.
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Ella L. Koehler
Rest Manor
Osceola
Institute For Nursing Home Administrators
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Lincoln Nursing Home Administrators Association
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
State Department of Health
Lancaster County Division of Public Welfare
University of Nebraska Extension Division
Real Estate Transfers List Shows Deed Exchanges
Warranty deeds record transfers from Harry Lees to Carl R Johnson and wife for NW% NW% 12-14-3 and from Harry Lees to Harlan McKeag for SW% NW% 12-14-3. Harlan McKeag and wife then transfer to Anna Christine Johnson who in turn deeds to Harlan McKeag and wife. Earl L Fansler and wife transfer West Half of Lot 2 Block 5 East Addition to Osceola to Irvin G Jones and wife.
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Harry Lees
Carl R. Johnson
Harlan McKeag
Anna Christine Johnson
Earl L. Fansler
Irvin G. Jones
Lot
Block
East
Osceola
Community club and society meetings schedule
The Swede Home Project Club meets Friday February 6 at 2 p m at Myron Jones St Vincents Altar Society convenes in the church basement Wednesday February 11 at 2 p m Mrs Lyle Johnston hosts Chit Chat Club Tuesday February 10 Entre Nous meets February 11 with Mrs Lowell Hanson Eastern Star holds its monthly meeting Tuesday February 10 at 8 Chapter One of the P B O meets Monday February 9 with Mrs George Craven and Mrs D B Hulquest as hosts A constitutional quiz by Mrs Bob Mills and Mrs W R Kepner hosts Gab O L ots Wednesday February 11
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Myron Jones
St. Vincents Altar Society
Lyle Johnston
Entre-Nous
Lowell Hanson
Eastern Star
P.B.O
George Craven
D. B. Hulquest
Bob Mills
W. R. Kepner
Birthday Club Honors Mrs. Monson. Baptism At St Vincent’s
The Happy Birthday Club gathered Monday at Mrs. Emil Monson’s home for her birthday with a guest lunch and social. Meanwhile, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Scott was baptized Sunday at St. Vincent’s Church by Father Victor Derwinski and named Mark Raymond with godparents Louis James Scott Jr and Mrs. Leonard Augustin. Merle Lavelle of Polk and Sam Cook of Clarks attended an oyster supper Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith in Clarks with the Sherwoods.
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Happy Birthday Club
Emil Monson
Raymond Scott
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Victor Derwinski
Mark Raymond
Louis James Scott, Jr
Leonard Augustin
Merle Lavelle
Polk
Sam Cook
Clarks
Wren Sherwood
Guy Smith
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Don Hayes
Fritz Engel
Salvation Army
Lionel Swanson
Paul Swanson
Lionel
Dave Diehl
Nat’l Holstein Ass’n
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Valley Gals
Bellhops Wobigs
Ned’s Service
Guff’s Gals
Bobby Pins
Jack & Jill
Blackbirds
Phillips
Greenbacks
Ink Spots
Elsie Cerny
Sharon Bryan
Merchants Shriners
Guff’s Tavern
Osceola Hardware
Bush Drug
Standard Oil
Gambles
Polk Oil Co Corn Palace
Kepners
Kepner
R Kepner
Shriners
Cornhusker
St. Vincent Church
Osceola Lumber Gas Co
Wats
Eee
Gustafson Contractors
Pepsi Cola Johnson Plumbers
Roy’s Body Shop
Osceola Firemen
Chevrolet Garage
Fast Side Recreation
Derwinski
Eleim
Johnson
Plumbers
Johnson Plumbers
Thriftway Market
Shelby Oil Co
Lees Realty
Reece Abstractors
Sigler Thunderbirds
John’s Drug
Fairacres Dairy
Posse Hunters
R. Deland
Jim Majors
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Mary C. Anderson
Hi Lo
Herman Otte Jr
Sons of
Ed Carter
Genoa
Robert Sigler Jr
Ted Johnson
Joe Schott
Schuyler
J. L. Theisen
Linda
Sharon
Laurence J. Meister
Kent
DeVerne Rodene
Jody
Jackie
Harlan H. Rowan
Robin
Janet Morton
Ella Koehler
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