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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
5
A long, fragmented list of residents visiting, traveling, and visiting relatives in and around Osceola, Shelby, and nearby towns. Includes travel to Omaha and Lincoln, sales ads, health and business updates, and church notices. A community meeting is planned for February 19 at 2:30 p.m. with Judge Payne expected to speak. St Paul’s Lutheran announces services and Luther League activities.
A. B. Nelson will hold a public sale Friday February 17 at 10 o clock. The lineup includes 16 purebred horses and mares two stout stallions several grade mares and some milk cows and farm machinery. Also two new Maxwell trucks one used truck a 1920 Maxwell touring and a Ford touring with blacksmith tools. Be present at 10 a m sharp.
The PTA held its second meeting in the high school Feb 7. The constitution was read and adopted. Musical numbers by the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs shown the training of Miss Theobald. A point system for outside activities was discussed by Mr Crow. Miss Whitlock described hot lunches prepared by domestic science pupils. The issue of respect for personal property was raised and Mr Andrews urged parental cooperation to raise honesty standards.
The article lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Rev Thos E Barr will preach at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. He praised last Sunday's sermons and urges every member to attend next Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30.
Grace and Valley churches announce services and Sunday School as usual with Epworth League meetings each Sunday evening. A cordial welcome to all to meet and worship. Pastor J oA. WLEIN.
Attendance rises as two new classes form and a third will organize tonight. Fellowship Class social gathered Friday evening in church parlors. Ald Kensington Frn hosted W M S meeting at Mrs Whitehead’s home. Regular services promise welcome to worshippers with special music in morning and evening. Pastor W O Hull.
The hill by the First National Bank hosted a week of school activities. Monday and Tuesday drew the whole school, Wednesday night was for Juniors with others joining, Sophomores held a sleighing party, Juniors had oyster stew at Fonda's, Sophomores visited Crouse Tex's, Friday brought a Freshmen taffy pull at Alversons', and seventh and eighth graders joined in in nearby pastures.
Mr and Mrs M Dalbey and their son visited relatives in Vining Iowa on Wednesday. Duroc Broad Low Sales Frank Walker Feb 14 F E Merrick Sons Feb 15 Osceola Sale Barn 2 Wr Byers returned to work at Central City after a short family visit. Osceola ladies in the south part surprised three neighbors in one week with gatherings at Mrs M A Hartson Mrs Houtz and Mrs W O Clarks homes. Refreshments were served and a good social time was enjoyed.
W C Johnson Co highlights February selling with men's travel jackets at 7.85 value now 5.50 and heavy wool sweaters from 8.00 value now 6.50. Extra discounts on winter caps and a dry goods display featuring percales flannel muslin and outing fabrics priced at 1.00. Ladies winter coats on sale at half price.
Miss Ida Hanson came back from the Chicago market where she bought her spring stock of millinery. Friends hope for the recovery of Mrs. H. Parkis, whose condition was critical last week and for whom family were summoned to her bedside. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lafler, visiting from Havelock, traveled to Stromsburg to see Mr. Lafler's brother before returning home.
The bystander voices frustration over the failed gas tax and a looming price increase. Jim Morris faces a confrontation in a distant town while Chief of Police rages at a street corner incident. The piece ends with a note of upcoming standings and a tease for next week.
The piece celebrates Nebraska figures beyond politics and wrestling, naming cartoonists Claire Briggs Herbert Johnson and Roland Kirby, musician Thurlow Lieurance, painter Robert Gilder, and writers John Neihardt Dorothy Canfield Fisher Willa Cather. It notes Briggs study with Pershing, Gilder's Loess Man find, Borglum’s cowboy and Indian sculpture, and Cather’s Nebraska setting and O Pioneers. It urges readers to explore these artists’ contributions.
Misses Betty DeLand and Lucy Richmond attended the Central City game on Wednesday. Paul Schmaker and Simeon Eyver etts joined the Central City outing. The X. X. M. A1. Girls Club held a picture show party Wednesday night. Mr. Jack Philoway returned to Lincoln Friday after a short visit with Chas. Roslund.
Advertisement notes prompt home delivery of the State Journal in the evening after trains arrive. No trip to the post office during winter evenings. Price listed as 10 cents per week at the door. Directed to Robert Douglas, care Record.
Classified brief listing notes a missing section of a Hamilton music rack between the Osceola square and Shelby road. a finder contact is given as phone 1321 Osceola. Also offers two sale notices for Stromsburg real estate and chicken-house pesticide at 50 cents per gallon by Axel A. Anderson and others.
In Muskegon Michigan a special election resulted in 4605 to 1256 voters choosing to keep street car service with a 10 cent fare. Jitneys are banned from streets after the vote, ending a prior plan to allow jitneys at any price. The public utilities commission had previously allowed discontinuation of street cars.
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