Osceola Hotel Robbed of 271 Dollars in December Heist
Osceola police report a gunman robbed the Osceola Hotel of 271 dollars Thursday night. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs. Oliver Griffin Clarence Egelhoff Archie Marsden Hettie Pointer Charlotta Graff and others and two Golden Weddings at local churches. Births and military moves are mentioned along with community notices and a 1974 March of Dimes campaign update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Oliver Griffin
Jeffrey Hospital
Clarence Egelhoff
Hastings
Archie Marsden
Shelby
Corpus Christi
Texas
William Nitch
Columbus
Omaha
Hettie Pointer
Anchorage
Alaska
Charlotta Graff
York
Andrew Hanson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
John Falk
Stromsburg
Evangelical Free Church
Bill Kepner
Los Banos
Calif
W. R. Kepners
David Rushing
Edith Rushing
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Social Center Notes Share Christmas Visits Across Town
Agnes Timm records Christmas gatherings and travel as families visit kin in Columbus Shelby Fremont and Stromsburg. Several open houses mark 50th anniversaries while Christmas Day dinners and Eve visits link the Sterner Grossnicklaus Jones Dawes McKeag Boden and other local households in holiday routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Timm
Duane Sterner
Chula Vista
Calif
Roy Grossnicklaus
Mr. Sterner
Hillis Sterner
Polk
Walden Jones
Columbus
Phyllis Gondringer
Marilyn Saalfeld
Harold Jones
Harold
Mike Anderson
LeMoyne Anderson
Harold Ebel
Ron Graham
Dennis Bortis
Lexington
Herrmann
Art Deeter
Legion Club
Marvin Dawes
Jim Scow
Marcia Dawes
Lincoln
Jim McKeag
Harlan McKeag
Colin
Horace McKeag
Howard McKeag
Robert Abraham
North Bend
Ben Abraham
Calmar Boden
Gus Boden
Alfred Hanson
Herbert Hanson
Stromsburg
Wm. Naslund
Ed Watts
Earl Watts
Obituaries for Fern Baer and Edward Oberg
Fern Baer Bennett born May 8 1921 at Clarks Nebraska died December 29 1973 at Annie Jeffery Hospital aged 52. She lived in Osceola since 1931 married Raymond Bennett 1940 mother of Richard and Barbara later married Don Baer 1957 with daughters Allene Kay and Debra Jo. Survived by husband two children four grandchildren three brothers and one sister. Funeral January 2 at United Methodist Church Osceola with Rev Truman Bachenberg officiating. Interment Osceola Cemetery. Edward E Oberg born September 27 1887 north of Stromsburg died December 28 1973 aged 86. WWI veteran later farming near Stromsburg member of Calvary Lutheran Swede Home Masonic Lodge 126 and WWI veterans. Married January 28 1920 Clara Samuelson. children Robert and Alice. six grandchildren. two step-grandchildren. one great grandchild. Memorial service December 31 at Calvary Lutheran Church with Pastor Milan Swasko. American Legion escorted and presented flag to Robert Oberg. Interment Swede Home Cemetery. Anderson Funeral Chapel in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Baer
Fern Bennett ‘Baer
Clarks
Nebr
Albert Cole
Annie Jeffery Hospital
Fairview
Osceola
Fern
Raymond Bennett
Richard L
Barbara Ann
Raymond
Don Baer
Allene Kay
Debra Jo
Don
Veterans Hospital
Grand Island
Richard
Barbara
Joe Krumbach
Lincoln
Allene
Debra
Chad
Mindy Krumbach
Vernon Cole
Garden Grove
Calif
Donald Cole
Redbluff
Harold Cole
Bloomington
Edward Elmer Oberg
Edward E. Oberg
Stromsburg
Midwest Covenant Home
Brita Louisa
William Oberg
Calvary Lutheran Church
Polk County
Masonic Lodge No. 126
Clara Samuelson
Robert
Alice
Clara
Floyd
Ollie
Vera
Wallace Peterson
Lanny
Loren
Lynn
LuAnn Oberg
Clare Ann
Mark Peterson
Gloria Parde
Gary Peterson
Arthur
York
Albert
Polk
Ernest Lundberg
McPherson
Kans
Sunday Visit to Monica Schott at Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Lewis Schott visited Monica Schott who is in the Annie Jeffrey Hospital. Wednesday afternoon Mr and Mrs Dan Reznicek and Chad of Hastings visited Mr and Mrs Lewis Schott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Schott
Monica Schott
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Dan Reznicek
Chad
Hastings
Polk County Homestead Exemption for Seniors Opens
Homeowners may apply at the Polk County Assessor for the amended exemption based on age and income. The final date to file is April 1, 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Calendar of Events for Monday to Wednesday
The schedule lists meetings and programs from Monday January 7 8 PM Board of Education Scouts IOOF to Tuesday January 8 8 PM American Legion 11 AM March of Dimes program at OHS gym and Wednesday January 9 entries featuring Gabs and Linda Henricksen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education Scouts
American Legion
March of Dimes
OHS
Gabs
Linda Henricksen
January Gardening Plans Set for Spring Color and Care
January is the planning month for gardens with tips to draft next spring borders on paper, schedule color by month, mist houseplants, and gather snow for watering. Avoid heavy snow damage on shrubs, skip fertilizer during rest period, and start requesting spring catalogs as costs rise bring more gardeners. Community notices list Vernelle Carlson and Lillie Johnson as guests at a pre-birthday gathering, plus New Year visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernelle Carlson
Lillie Johnson
DeVerne Rodene
Vernelle
Lester Anderson
Glen Hinkle
Carol Walker
Central City
Ray Conrads
Mervin Ransom Sr
Mervin Ransom, Jr
Joni
Maurice Ransom
Sheri
Rhonda
Karla
Colorado Springs
William McCarthy
Debbie
Douglas
Joseph
Lincoln
Gregg Ransom
Kimberly
Tami
Shickley
Rex Bassinger
Tiffani
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emil Monson
Joe Monson
Max Ernst
Ellen Louise
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ernst
Rudolf Sandins
Robert L. Mills
Sara Ann
Osceola Hospital
Dick Sterup
Fort Riley
Hermann Brothers
Carl Herrmann
India
Delhi
Floyd Hartson
Genevieve
Olympia
Wash
Warren Umshler
Santa Ana
Lillian Kresha
Cpl
Leo Kosch
Shelby Parish Hall
Maurice Island
Hollywood
Dennis Maurice
Harry Lees
Jay Hastings
Flint Crozier
Holly Grossnicklaus
P. A. Nelson
Cornlan
Fairview Hall
Will Dake
Anna M. Gylling
C. G. Gylling
Marion A. Vance
Osceola Post Office
Osceola Auto Company
Walter Chauner
Wahoo
Frank Chauner
Laura Mickey
Vera Miller
Ida Hanson
Howard Fleming
J. P. Heald
Heald
E. E. Abel
Ammon
David City
Donald Rystrom
Lions Club
United States
Osceola High School
Rachel Bachenberg
Mike van Hoosen
Federal
Bank Association
Columbus, Nebraska
Office of
Norton & Norton
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Richard Anderson
Aiendar
Siarest
Kaz
Anusol
Eveready
A.D. Pharmacies
United Cerebral Palsy
AD Pharmacists
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
Inc
New York
Bayer Children
Triaminicin
Triarmnicin
Vicks
Eltwry Couge Misture
Jergens
AD. Pharmacecs
Tre
With Alvin
Sat-Sun
Paul Newman
HE Mackintosh
Muse Theater
Nebraska
Pel
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