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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1954
Page
6
Wayland notices announce Family Night plus supper next Tuesday evening March 2. Organizers Lyle Cockles Max Letts Elmer Schuknechts and David Lux coordinate the event as the community also recalls the World Day of Prayer on Friday March 5 with Wayland joining area churches.
Gresham hosts Presbyterian service at seven thirty. Fay and a Rosenberry family visit Seward, Lincoln and back. Paul and Bond celebrate 25th anniversary with York dinner and gifts. George Bond, Ronald Eklund, and Osceola guests share dinner. Snook of Sundance Wyoming visits Rosenberry. Ralph Allison visits Boyd home. Bonds group brings cake and dollars for silver anniversary. Archie Steffan visits Schuknecht. Wendell Spalding’s mother-in-law visit to Stromsburg.
A wet spell breaks a dry stretch with rain sleet and snow causing brief power and phone outages in the district. Community visits include Harold Klingman and Osceola hosts for Harold’s birthday and weekend calls to several nearby towns. Local officials and families note travel disruptions while residents resume normal routines and school staffing changes.
Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 a m. Morning Worship at 11 a m. Luther College student serves as guest speaker. Sunday evening youth program at 7 30. March 4 Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Oliver Seaberg and Mrs Gust Boden led by Mrs Harold Nelson.
The Methodist Church outlines Circle 1 2 and 3 meeting times and hosts led by Mrs. Martin Roberts Mrs. Raymond Kepner and Mrs. James McKeag Sr on Thursday and Friday. Sunday includes 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. worship with sermon We Believe in Prayer and 6 p.m. Adult Fellowship, 7:30 p.m. MYF hear Rev Randall. Monday Official Board 8 p.m. Tuesday Senior Adult Fellowship 2 to 4 p.m. in the church basement with committees listed.
Father John H Howe presides services on Quinquagesima Sunday February 28 with catechetical instruction Saturday at 2 pm in parish hall. Confessions 5 9 30 and 8 8 30 pm. Masses 7 30 and 10 30 am. Monday high school student discussion at 7 30 pm. Wednesday Ash Wednesday fast day with Mass at 8 am and devotions at 8 pm. First Friday confessions and holy communion at 7 am.
Father John H. Howe serves St. Andrews Church with Friday choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m in the Jos Zelda home. Sunday Mass at 9 a m with confessions before. Tuesday Grade School children meet at 4 p m in the parish hall for Day of Fast and Abstinence. First Friday mass at 8 p m with confessions at 7 30 p m.
Calvary Lutheran Church Osceola Wisconsin invites worshippers to confirmation class Saturday 1 30 p m Sunday 10 15 a m Sunday School 11 a m Divine Service Thursday March 4 mid week Lenten services 8 p m You are cordially invited We preach Christ and Him crucified.
Covenant Church Stromsburg Nebraska led by Cecil Johnson outlines weekly schedule with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Communion, Covenant Hour on KJSK, and evening service. Reports on the Covenant Winter Conference Missions and Youth Work. Covenant Women’s Aid at 2:30 p.m. Bible Study, Youth League, and choir rehearsals fill Thursday.
Mrs Nina Delamore of Silver Creek visited the Nellie Benson home Thursday afternoon. John Wamsley of Denver visited Wednesday night with home folks. Mrs Elmer Tooker is in Genoa Hospital for diabetic tests and treatment. Mrs Merle Schott hosted the contract bridge club last Tuesday. February 14, Miss Mary Lou Stanczyk and Delores stayed as guests in the George Geier home near Fairview.
Frank Stanczy home hosts Mr and Mrs Ben Cheolka and Mary Cheolka of Duncan. Louis Tworek and daughters of Osceola attend with Stella Swertzic. Lawrence Gdwoski and daughters, John Robak, John Swertzic, Alvin Swertzie join Rex Graham and Lou Daum households near Osceola for Sunday gatherings. Joe Klaus of Columbus stops by. The Graham and Daum families host Silver Creek and Rex Graham relatives Sunday. Louis Tschantze family visits Anna Engel’s in Silver Creek. Sam Wyman leaves Friday for Hot Springs Arkansas with Andy Engel hosts. Roy Wyman hosts Bernard Albers Osmond and Larry Kuhn with the Jile family from Clarks. Lloyd Wamsley and Annette visit Clarks Sunday evening.
Local residents report family visits and social gatherings in Riverside and nearby towns. Notable items include A. O. Anderson's death at Stromsburg Hospital, multiple trips to Omaha and Columbus for business, and gatherings with Carlson, Karges, and Gunnerman families.
Little Lynette Topinka stayed Monday with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Karges while her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Topinka and brother Bobby visited Columbus Ohio.
Theodore Oliver Peterson born July 1 1879 on a Stromsburg area farm died February 18 1954 at Aurora Nebraska Hospital at 74.6. Funeral services held February 21 at Salem Lutheran Stromsburg with Rev Bernt Johnson officiating. A male quartet sang and pallbearers listed. Interment in Stromsburg cemetery.
Crowded weekend events include the Buresh and Rutter families as guests of the Malek and Rutter households. Valerie Rutter and Shirley Buresh celebrated birthday anniversaries. Easy Aces Club members and spouses attended at Jack Malek's home with honors awarded to Horace McKeag Donald Schmoker and Maurice Watts. Hostesses were Mrs Don Johnson and Mrs Malek.
Dinner guests at the L. L. Iler residence included Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bonne and family of Osceola and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Iler and family of Omaha to celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Bonne and Marvin Iler. Evening visitors were Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Fox. The Record also received a letter and renewal check from Belle M. Burgess of California praising the paper.
Shelby Fertilizer Feed & Seed Inc a Nebraska corporation with principal office in Shelby Polk County. It will buy sell trade and deal in feed fertilizer seed grain and other agricultural products retail and wholesale and may purchase and sell real estate and personal property used in connection with its business. Authorized capital stock is 25000 dollars consisting of 250 shares par value 100 dollars each. Forty nine or so shares are paid for. rest to be subscribed as determined by the Board. Dated February 5 1954.
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