Portrait of Former Resident Featured in Six States Exhibit
Mrs. Charles Stewart learned a portrait of her niece Mrs. Howard Herbes titled Alice was entered in the 17th annual Six States Exhibition at Joslyn Art Museum opening February 2. Joe Pallat of Wahoo painted it in Ruby Walker Usher's California studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stewart
Howard Herbes
Joslyn Art Museum
Joe Pallat
Wahoo
Pallat
Herbes
Ruby Walker Usher
California
Alice
Land Greets
Sea
Terence Duren
Shelby
Obituary of Henry William Zang
Henry William Zang born October 3 1874 on a Kewanee farm moved with family to Osceola Nebraska. He died February 15 at age 74 4 12 after illness and hospital care. Survived by wife Daisy Elva Miller four daughters two grandsons two sisters and teaching and farming career including eight years as school superintendent. Funeral February 18 at Kepner Funeral Home with Rev. G A Randall. burial in Osceola cemetery.
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Henry William Zang
Nicholas
Minnie Zang
Kewanee
Henry County
Illinois
Osceola
Polk County
Nebraska
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Huggler
Daisy Elva Miller
Vella Mueller
Syracuse
Genevieve Zang
Nebraska City
Althea Huggler
Frances
Charles Huggler
Jerry Mueller
Sybilla Hotchkiss
Emma Nickell
Fremont Normal
Shickley
Dorchester
Carleton
Kepner Funeral Home
G. A. Randall
Osceola Cemetery
Chamber of Commerce to Meet Monday
Osceola Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular supper meeting at the Legion Club rooms on Monday evening February 28. The gathering will include a social hour and a brief program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Legion Club
Firemen to Meet in Osceola Tonight
Osceola volunteer firemen will meet in their rooms this Thursday night February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Seven Cornhusker baseball teams form new league schedule
Representatives from Aurora York Utica Geneva Sutton Seward and Osceola met in York to finalize a 18 game round robin schedule for the Cornhusker league with no new teams this year and a four team playoff to finish by August 14. Osceola hopes for a stronger team under new manager prospects led by Dr C R Peterson.
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Cornhusker Baseball League
York
Central City
Lees
Aurora
Utica
Geneva
Sutton
Seward
Osceola
C. R. Peterson
Perry Sapp
Births at St. Francis Hospital Include Several Named Admits
At St. Francis Hospital a list of births includes a boy named Michael Joel born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Calkins of Osceola. Other patients and names include Harry Herrmann Osceola Betty Schinzel Shelby Helen Fredrickson Osceola Joseph Prososki Silver Creek Alice Johnson Osceola Rex Swanson Stromsburg Adam Stopak Silver Creek Waldean Johnson Osceola Roseelle Ellis Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Herrmann
Osceola
Betty Schinzel
Shelby
Helen Fredrickson
Joseph Prososki
Silver Creek
Alice Johnson
Rex Swanson
Stromsburg
Adam Stopak
Urgical
Waldean Johnson
Roseelle Ellis
Michael Joel
Fred Calkins
Married couple Elvera Carman and Wayne Parks wed in York
Miss Elvera Carman daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Carman and Wayne Parks son of Mr and Mrs Roy Parks were married in York Monday February 21 Details are lacking but an account will be published next week
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Elvera Carman
Harry Carman
Wayne Parks
Roy Parks
York
Osceola FFA Chapter Observes National Week
Osceola FFA marks National FFA Week February 19 to 26. The chapter promotes Future Farmers of America activities and leadership training for 23 members under advisor Donald E. Monson. Members compete in public speaking creed speaking and project record contests with district finals ahead.
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FFA
Osceola
Kansas City
Ed Watts
Bob Husak
Lyle Johnston
Ronald Carlson
Vernon Boden
Dick Sterup
Sentinel
Donald E. Monson
Osceola High School
Lyle Johnston Nets Good Profit on FFA Hog Project
Lyle Johnston earned a net profit of 514.07 from a purebred Poland China sow and litter project in Vocational Agriculture 1948. He bought a sow for 175, farrowed 13 pigs, kept nine, sold five boars at 115 on average, and kept one for himself. He remodeled facilities, established a farm library, improved the farmstead, and served as secretary of the Osceola FFA chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Johnston
Poland
China
Lyle
Osceola
FFA
Fairview Farm Bureau Hosts Film on Preventing Accidents
Polk County extension notices announce a February 24 screening of Miracle In Paradise Valley at Fairview Community Hall. The event urges safety awareness to reduce farm and home accidents as farm operations intensify.
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Fairview Farm Bureau
Paradise Valley
Fairview
Polk County
Omaha Teen Joins Parent and Mrs Wallace Sunday
A brief item notes Joan Ce teen of Omaha visiting her parent and Mrs Wallace on Sunday in a local social snippet detailing family presence.
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I. Joan Ce Teen of
Omaha
Mrs. Wallace
Twelve Teams To Compete In Class C Tourney Here
Drawings completed for the District Class C basketball tournament to be held in Osceola from March 1 to March 4. Twelve teams enter with Genoa and North Loup as top seeds, while Shelby and St Edward hold higher positions. Officials include Hansen Roy Speece and R O Peterson. Admission 60 and 35 cents per session.
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Osceola
Fremont
North Loop
St. Francis
Belgrade
Leigh
Newman Grove
St. Edward
Genoa
Cedar Rapids
Stromsburg
Clarkson
Shelby
North Loup
St Edward
Hansen
Roy
Ross Speece
York
R. O. Peterson
Dana Bond Named Honor Man of Naval Company 518
Dana Bond, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bond, receives an Honor Certificate at the San Diego Naval Training Center. The document praises loyalty, duty, dependability, and aptitude for naval life as he earned a 3.9 final mark. He will proceed to Treasure Island for further assignment.
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Fred Bond
Dana
San Diego Naval Training Center
Navy
Company 518
Treasure Island
Osceola Couple Mark Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Axel Lindholm celebrate 50 years of marriage dating from their 1899 Lincoln Nebraska wedding. They lived in Benedict and Stromsburg before settling in Osceola. The couple has three daughters Gladys Nicholson Ruby McKenzie and Blanche Wentink all of Lincoln. A family dinner and a card shower totaling over one hundred greetings honored the occasion with Golden Wedding motifs.
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Axel Lindholm
Lincoln
York
Nebraska
Benedict
Stromsburg
Osceola
Lindholm
Gladys Nicholson
Ruby McKenzie
Blanche Wentink
Mrs. Lindholm
Mrs. Wentink
Mrs Leonard B Reitz Buried Tuesday
Mrs Leonard B Reitz died February 19 at five p.m. at Mrs Russell Anderson’s home in Stromsburg after a year as a patient. She was 93 years old. The obituary will follow in next week’s column.
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Leonard B. Reitz
Polk County
Russell Anderson
Stromsburg
Rutter Takes Mrs Fornan der to Lincoln Visit
Dave Rutter escorted Mrs Fornan der to Lincoln on Thursday to visit Mr Fornander at the Veterans hospital, reporting a family outing to a medical facility.
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Dave Rutter
Mrs. Fornander
Lincoln
Mr. Fornander
The
Veterans Hospital
Mrs Hulquest Visits Daughter in Wahoo
Mrs Hulquest traveled to Wahoo Tuesday to visit her daughter Mrs DeLand and family.
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D. B. Hulquest
Wahoo
Mrs DeLand
Grandma Reitz Dies After Long Stromsburg Stay
Grandma Reitz died Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Russell Anderson in Stromsburg after more than two years as a patient there. She had lived in the community nearly 60 years. The obituary-like item notes her long local residence and the recent retirement from active life.
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Grandma Reitz
Russell Anderson
Stromsburg
Addie Wieseman
Merle
Wm. Dake
Clair McCormick
Chalmer Daniel
Osceola
Laverne Dake
Rex
LeRoy Rhodes
Donna Rutter
David Rutter
Lanny McCormick
Social visits fill district area around Shelby
District No 18 residents stop by to see friends and relatives in Shelby and nearby towns including Scow Benda Pickerel Gonka Bernt Thomasierz and others. PTA group from District 16 held its monthly meeting at the school on Thursday evening.
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Louis Scow
James Pickerel
Shelby
Neil Brigham
Josephine Benda Nce
Homer Ingalls
John Gonka
Ted
John Micek
Walter Bernt
St. Andrews
Bernt
Hubert Seberger
Columbus
John Thomasierz
Ray Abbott
Alfred Bernt
John Gabriel
O. J. Kropatch
New Castle
Wyo
Kropatch
Ray Brigham
District 16
Edward Lisko
Josephine Benda
Cub Scout Pack 162 Holds Second February Pack Meeting
The Cub Scout Pack No. 162 gathered February 23 at the Methodist Church for an 8:00 p.m. pot luck dinner dessert. The regular monthly meeting featured Cubs showing scrap books and hobby collections to scouts and parents.
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Methodist Church
McMeekin Family Party Set for Osceola March 5
The McMeekin Equipment Company sponsor party returns after a delay for an Osceola school auditorium event on Saturday March 5 at 8 p m. It features five acts tap dancing a trampoline act speed skating piano Wes Usher with harmonica a travel educational and comedy film. Admission promises fun and no sales.
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McMeekin Equipment Company
Osceola
Wes Usher
Entre Nous Entertain Husbands at Bridge Dinner
Members of the Entre Nous entertained their husbands Monday evening at a bridge dinner in the legion club rooms decorated for George Washington's birthday with a cherry theme. Mrs. Dewey Sigler won the high bridge score, Mrs. Hulquest took the door prize, and Mrs. Leonard Hanson earned the Hearts high score. the event also marked Mr. and Mrs. George Inness’s 21st wedding anniversary.
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Entre Nous
Legion Club
George Washington
Dewey Sigler
D. B. Hulquest
Leonard Hanson
George Inness
LeRoy Johnson
John Inness
Clyde Smith
Cars Meet in Head On Collision Near Shelby
About eleven oclock Sunday morning two cars collided head on two miles west and seven miles north of Shelby. Jerome Korger 19 and Donald Eller 18 suffered cuts and bruises with Korger seriously injured. Dr W F Monson Osceola Ia escaped major injuries. Both cars wrecked.
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Shelby
Studebaker
Jerome Korger
George Korger
Donald Eller
Nick Eller
W. F. Monson
Osceola. Co
Night Owl Bridge Club Meets Monday at Campbell Home
Social notes list events including the Night Owl bridge club gathering at Mr and Mrs Phil Campbell on Monday night and a PEO chapter event at Mrs Carl Johnsons home on March 3 an evening affair also the Sisters of the Skillet bridge club hold its March 1 meeting with hostess Mrs W W Norton
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Night Owl Bridge Club
Mrs
Phil Campbell
Carl Johnson
PEO
Sisters of the Skillet Bridge Club
W. W. Norton
Odd Bits of News From Osceola and Nearby
In York last Sunday directors praised Osceola lights playing field and ball park as tops in the area. Osceola beat Polk 51 to 32 in basketball and saw four school games including grades beating Silver Creek and Genoa defeating Osceola varsity 47 to 32. Also notes on Axel Gustafson’s Arizona trip and Mrs. Anderson’s makeshift cast with a coat hanger. Clara Berck flies to California from Omaha.
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Cornhusker League
York
Osceola
Clarence Mitchell
Aurora
Polk
Polk Lads
Silver Creek
Davis City
Genoa
Clara Berck
California
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cornhusker New
Polk County Extension News
Polk County Livestock Improvement Association
IOOF
Shelby Wranglers
East Side Light Horse
Clover Leaf
Kenneth Hopwood
Bob Lux
Robert Hopwood
Secy
Treas
Tom Brigham
Bill Buchholz
Emery Burgess
Norval Augustin
Danny Burritt
Floyd Bond
Gresham
Osceola Project Club
J. D. Scott
Wesley Chapel Club
Lulu Burns
Blue River Sunshine Club
Henry Olson
Doris Fyfe
Grand Island
Helent Rocke
State Extension Office
M. E
John L. Knight
Hastings
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Dana Dawson
Dana Bond
Naval Company
L. B. Reitz
Augustin
VRBKA
Sacred Heart Church
Betty Jane Augustin
Harman Augustin
Raymond Vrbka
Joseph Vrbka
John A. Kean
Lucille Schinzel
Delores Polak
Winard Augustin
Duane Gabel
Richard Vrbka
Geraldine Jaax
C. J. Augustin
Shelby Parish
Shelby High School
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Fairview News
David Scow
Near
John Zohner
Axel Gustafson
Paul Monson
Arizona
Union Pacific Agricultural
Osteola
U. P
Bob Mills
Legion
Wilhelms
Herman Anderson
Anderson
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