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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1951
Page
5
Polk County Extension news notes a Home Day program at the Methodist Church with Dr John Schwindler warning CDT illness and tips to cope. A wedding at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church unites Miss Rosalie Ekstrom and Thomas Engelhardt with detailed ceremony and reception notes.
The mid-west Co-op Neighbor Night convened February 19 with a Polk county gathering at Stromsburg High School auditorium attended by over 300 members and guests. The event, broadcast across 46 radio stations, featured the Farmers Union Co-operative Oil Association Inc as host and heard from speakers including Martin S. Jones and Rev. Edick Anderson.
Ard A. Cowden of Consumers Co op Assn Kansas City spoke by recording. Magician Allen Irish of Genoa gave a fine performance. Door prizes followed the meeting as rolls doughnuts cookies and coffee were served by Covenant Church women of Stromsburg.
The agenda lists participants from Polk Str omsburg Osceola and Shelby with roles including clerk treasurer clerk of district court assessor sheriff attorney judge superintendent and commissioners. Welfare director names are included for each county.
E C Nordlund announced Polk county January sales at 31493.75 and Leland Hall reported Nebraska January sales at 7403744.50 with 58 percent in Series E. Congress approved changes for maturing Series E Bonds starting May 1 1951 offering cash option extension or exchange for Series G with new interest terms.
Funeral services were held in York Tuesday for Mrs. Sarah Hyatt 83 widow of John W Hyatt a Nebraska Civil War veteran who died in Lincoln in 1914 Mrs Hyatt died Sunday She lived in Nebraska 62 years and spent many years in Osceola with her daughter Mrs H C Duncan and family Survived by a California brother and Lincoln sister Burial was in Lincoln.
Mrs. Gene Treadway thanks friends and relatives for gifts cards and visits while she was hospitalized. She also expresses gratitude to the Sisters and Dr Gullberg for excellent care and signs the note.
St Francis Hospital Auxiliary met at Maude Noble’s home on February 19 to plan an Easter bake sale for March 24 at Osceola Plumbing and Heating. A pie and coffee lunch will run from 10 am and needle work from Sisters will be sold. Proceeds fund x ray binoculars. next meeting is March 19 at Lulu Ward’s home.
PEO meets with hostess Maurine Schumann on Thursday March 1 for an evening session. Entre Nous meets with Mrs Don Johnson on Wednesday February 28 for an evening meeting. NBBC gathers Friday evening March 2 with Mrs D M Bush at 7 45 p m. Rebekah Kensington meets at Nina Bond's home on Thursday February 22 with Marie Lewis assisting the hostess.
The Osceola and Utica Rebekah Lodges held initiatory work with the York Rebekah Lodge on Tuesday evening. One hundred seventeen members attended. New initiates were Bernice Ahlquist and Nellie Dawes, with Mrs. J. Schaffer guiding degree work and noted as mother of Mrs. R. O. Peterson, Noble Grand of the Osceola lodge. The event was enjoyed by all.
The Osceola Fire Department will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at the usual place. Members are urged to attend for special business and routine matters.
Mr and Mrs Arthur DeYong of Adams announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Margie to R Max Peterson son of Dr and Mrs C Raymond Peterson of Osceola The wedding is planned for spring Mr Peterson attended the University of Nebraska where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and N club
Miss Mildred Hackbarth daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hackbarth of Fremont and Arthur Umshler son of Mr and Mrs Claude Pieper of Ulysses were married February 1 at Trinity Lutheran church in Fremont. She wore candle light satin with lace and carried white calla lilies. Attendant was Anna Belle Jensen. best man was Stanley Jones. The bride, a Mead High and Nebraska Beauty School graduate, works in Fremont. Umshler is Osceola High School graduate, two year Army veteran, employed at Nebraska Ordnance Plant. The couple will reside in Fremont.
Mrs. Robt Jackson and her daughter from Gering Nebraska spent last week in Osceola as guests of Mr and Mrs Steve Corbett and with Shelby relatives.
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