Scotia Junction landmark windmill and tank dismantled
Union Pacific mill and water tank at Scotia Junction in the North Loop valley are being removed. Workmen pulled the windmill down and the gas engine shack was relocated. The 65,000 gallon tank will be cut and shipped to Council Bluffs for salvage. erected in 1883 when the spur was built into Scotia.
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Union Pacific
Scotia Junction
North Loop
Council Bluffs
Scotia
Scotia Register
City Eyes March 16 Airport Bond Vote
The special airport election date moved to March 16 with voters asked to authorize a 32,000 dollar land acquisition bond. If approved, a levy would retire the bonds and cover interest, per Albion News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion News
Mexican native Emigdio Alcala joins Crawford tour plan
Mr and Mrs Paul Crawford returned from a 38 day trip with Emigdio Alcala a Mexican native who managed a Patzuro inn. He will receive on the job training in Omaha at Paramount Paper Products Co with Hardin Boff aiming to send him to Mexico to open a branch office.
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Paul Crawford
Emigdio Alcala
Emigdio
Patzuro
Crawfords
Paramount Paper Products Co
Omaha
Hardin Boff
Mexico
Central City
Firemen to Meet Tonight in Osceola at Legion Hall
Osceola firemen will gather this Thursday evening at the Legion Hall for a regular meeting. Officials urge attendance to discuss upcoming drills and community safety plans.
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Osceola
Legion Hall
Snowstorm memories and quirky city notices
Readers recount a fierce blizzard and its impact from shoveling to windshield scraping. They note library book finds, a capital idea about careers, and a cheeky jab at new stamp rumors. The column ends with a Blood Mobile date and a humorous speculation about silk and fashion.
Annual St Paul Smorgasbord Set for March 2
Osceola St Paul Lutheran Church will host its annual Smorgasbord March 2 at the school auditorium. Tickets are issued by arrival numbers and groups are called to eat in even 100s. Swedish dishes lead the menu with advance tickets via church members or Otto Nelson. The church cookbook with recipes will be sold at the event.
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Osceola
St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Paul Church
Otto Nelson
New Books at the Osceola Library
The Osceola Library adds new titles including Heart of the Family by Goudge Passage in the Night by Asch End of the Week by Chase Web of Time by Lawrence and four lives of Mundy Tolliver by Burman Story Pethee Costello by Monsarrat Silver Rock by Short Man in the Queue by Toy Case of the Anxious Bride by Gardner War on the Saddle Rock by Ermine The Unconquered by Williams Life Is Worth Living by Sheen Conquest of Everest by Hunt A Readers Notebook by Kennedy Prize Stories of 1954 by O Henry Juvenile Canary Yellow by O Henry Hurry Happy Days on the Farm by Wright Secret of the Old Sampey Place by Wright On the Banks of Plum Creek by Wright Adventures of Mr Mocker by Wilder Up Goes The Curtain by Burgess and Lambert.
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Goudge
Chase
Lawrence
Mundy, Tolliver
Pethee Costello
Monsarrat Silver Rock
Gardner
Saddle Rock
Williams
Sheen
Everest
Hunt
O’henry
Old Sampey Place
Wright
Plum Creek
Wilder
Mr. Mocker
Burgess
Lambert
T. and C. Club Meeting Highlights and Charity Vow
Mrs Earl Miley hosted the T and C Club on February 17 with Farm Safety taught by Mrs Dale Dunn. President Gerhart Lux reported on council actions while club goals were discussed. Two charter members marked three years of perfect attendance. Dale Frizzell attended as honor guest. The club voted to donate toys to University Hospital Omaha and Health Leader Mrs Wm Liskovec reported on polio.
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Earl Miley
T. & C. Club
Dale Dunn
Gerhart Lux
Dale Frizzell
University Hospital
Omaha
Wm. Liskovec
4-H Award Winners In Polk County 1953
After all 4-H contests, Polk County announces winners across state and county levels. Notable honorees include Ro gene Lees for Girls Record and state trips for 4-H Congress, Sondra Hill in multiple categories, Marilyn Hahn for Citizenship and Health, and Rogene Lees for dress and club week rewards.
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Chicago
Rogene Lees
Foley Mill
Marlene Anderson
Foley
Avis Waller
Consolidated Mills
Wone Fair
Crete Mills
Rogene
Betty Lees
Mary Lou Sandell
Maribeth Powell
Bonnie Rodene
Marilyn Hahn
DeAnn Branting
Meredeth Lamoree
Davida Sundberg
Carolyn Anderson
la- Rita Johnson
Mary Louise Detmer
Katherine Cox
Sondra Hill
Organ Concert at St Paul Lutheran Osceola Mar 7
A Sunday evening program at St Paul Lutheran Church Osceola features organist Margaret Rickert Hastings College instructor and Bryan Nelson Hastings College student. The concert showcases organ pieces with Rickert performing and Nelson accompanying.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Osceola
Margaret Rickert
Hastings College
Rickert
Hastings
Bryan Nelson
Nelson
Legion Host To Party Tuesday March 9
The local American Legion Post invites legionnaires with 1954 cards their wives or dates to a party at the club rooms Tuesday evening March 9 starting at 7:00 p m Free lunch will be served and an entertainer is planned. Cards can be obtained at the door.
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American Legion
Architect Selected For Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
The Polk County Commission and Hospital Board chose Davis and Wilson of Lincoln to design the Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. Plans and specifications will take 90 to 120 days, with construction likely starting after a three month lull once the site is secured. Dr. Charles W. Jeffrey attended the meeting and will confer with the firm later this week before returning to Rawlins Wyoming.
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Board of County Commissioners
Hospital Board of Trustees
Davis
Polk County
Walter Wilson
Charles W. Jeffrey
Osceola
Rawlins
Wyoming
Sidney Sigler to Return From Korea
Cpl. Sidney Sigler, 22, will return to the U S after serving in Korea with X Corps He and his wife Mara live at 2504 18th St Columbus Neb Sigler entered the Army in July 1952 and has been in Korea since last February He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Sigler of Osceola.
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Cpl
Sidney Sigler
Mara
18Th St
Columbus
Neb
U. S
Korea
X Corps
176Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Dewey Sigler
Osceola
Snowy Highway Crash Injures Omahan Driver
Dean P. Sturch of Omaha was injured when his car was struck by two trucks on Highway 92 near the town’s west edge. The snow and slick road led to a rear and front impact as Sturch’s car was hit nearly simultaneously by a California and a Wyoming based truck. he was taken to Osceola City Hospital with rib and chest injuries.
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Dean P. Sturch
Center Street
Omaha
Sturch
Osceola City
Jerald H. Dees
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bob Marrs
Rivera
California
Watson
Don R. Williams
Dees
Willard Clark
Safety Patrol
Highway 92
Osceola Hospital
State Law Cited On Turn Devices
The article notes a 1954 law requiring automatic turn signals on four or more wheel vehicles used for passengers or freight. Signals may be hand and arm or by approved devices. if unseen from front and rear, a lamp or device is required. It marks a highway safety push from the last legislature.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
Legion Auxiliary Holds February Meeting and Reports
The Osceola Legion Auxiliary met February 19 with President Monica Schott presiding. Committees reported a successful County Government Day dinner, chamber cash gift for luncheon, and readings of appreciation letters. Members planned to attend Grand Island mid winter conference and supported charity drives including Heart Fund, March of Dimes, and Brown Church Crusade. They signed a petition to oppose Communist China joining the UN and voted to send Easter cheer to a hospitalized nurse.
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Legion Auxiliary
Legion Club
Monica Schott
Chamber of Commerce
Auxiliary
Dr. C. Jeffrey
Genie McGlasson
Osceola
Marguerite Borsch
Grand Island
Heart Fund
March of Dimes
Little Red Schoolhouse Fund
Brown Church
United States
China
United Nations
Favorites win in first day of local district tourney
In Osceola Class C basketball action the favorites Clarks and Brainard won handily on opening night. Clarks defeated St. Edward 64 to 43 and later beat Genoa 62 to 41 while Brainard rolled past Cedar Rapids 78 to 31. Results from other Tuesday and Wednesday games were pending at press time.
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Clarks
Brainard
Osceola
St. Edward
Merrick County
Genoa
Cedar Rapids
St. Francis
Stromsburg
Wolbach
Platte Center
Red Cross Blood Mobile to Visit Shelby on March 15
Mrs. S. D. Evins county Red Cross chair announces a Blood Mobile visit Monday March 15 at the Parish Hall Shelby. Blood is urgently needed and residents are urged to donate. Local solicitors are Mrs. Herschal Reisdorff Mrs. Wallace Logan and Leon Nicolas. Mrs. George Inness and her group will recruit volunteers.
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S. D. Evins
The
Red Cross
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Shelby
Evins
Shelby and
Vicinity
Herschal Reisdorff
Wallace Logan
Leon Nicolas
George Inness
Political hopefuls file for governor in county race
The week shows activity as two Republican candidates vie for governor: Victor Anderson, Lincoln businessman and former mayor, and Lancaster County Attorney Fredrick H. Wagener. Also noted: Osceola polio drive raises 1141.50, Red Cross Blood Mobile set for Shelby, and St Paul Lutheran Church Smorgasbord on March 2.
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Victor Anderson
Lincoln
Capitol City
Lancaster County
Fredrick H. Wagener
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He Health
Wilber Republican
Arthur C. Nicholas
Merrick
Broken Bow
Ord
Loup City
Ravenna
Boclus
St. Paul
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St. Paul Phonograph
Hay
Rodent
Japan
Marilyn Monroe
Dept
World Herald
Pleasant Homemakers
Arpie Detmer
Irvin Anerson
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Omahan
Pearl Coffin & Wife
James White
Marven P. Hess
Werner H. Rathje
Emil A. Schmid
George F. Pinne
Andrew Nelson
Ervin J. Gustafson
PEO
W. W. Norn
Belles Extension Club
Joseph Poe
the Legion Auxiliary
Zella Kepner
Ann Craven
Catherine Norton
Legion and Auxiliary
Lillian McDonald
Ginia Monson and
Grace Schneider
Legionnaires
Red Cross Blood
Butler County
Carl Bowman
St. Paul Lutheran Church of
Record
Nebraska
Willard W. Clark
David City
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