Voyage Log From Messina to Naples and Return
Steve Georgeou writes from Messina Greece describing Lisbon to the Strait of Messina voyage. The Rock of Gibraltar, Naples harbor and Mt Vesuvius appear as majestic landmarks. Permits to ashore cause disappointment before sailing on toward Messina and Capri in cloudy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Naples
Italy
Mt. Veseuious
Messina
Mt. Vespulous
Isle of Capri
Steve
Bulldogs Open Conference Schedule with Home and Away Games
The Osceola Bulldogs resume play January 6 at Aurora in a non conference clash and January 10 at Fullerton. First Goldenrod Conference tournament games are January 17, 18, 20 and 21. Players and families are listed among local holiday visits and guests.
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Bulldogs
Osceola Bulldogs
Aurora
Osceola
Fullerton
Goldenrod
Bowling League Standings and Local Social News
Bowling standings from last week list Ww-L Gulf Tavern 34 17 and Gambles 24 27 with top individual scores by Wayne Stalings 212 and 575. The column also notes high team games and series for Gambles Guffs Tavern and John’s Drug. Following items report Christmas and New Year visits among Osceola and surrounding residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Tavern
Osceola
Shriners
John’s Drug
Grambles
Wayne Stallings
Jim Carson
Glen Wobig
al Hanson
Gambles
Guffs Tavern
Cornhusker League
W—L Gas Co
Chev
Larry’s Tavern
Osceola Lumber
Siglers
Les’s Clippers
Johnson Plumbers
Farmers Co-op
Osceola Contractors
Fairacres
Neds Service
Roy’s Body Shop
High Ind
Everett Smith
Lester Anderson
Walt Keehler
Everett High
Ind
Gas Co
Osceola Plumbers
Thriftway Weeen
W.W.I
Shelby Oil
Lees Realty
Osceola Cleaners Meena
Matadors
Walsteads
Standard Oil
Steckley
Farmers Elevator
Don Sterup
Vic Sterup
Ray Kepner
Thriftway
Osceola Cleaners
New Telephone Building in York
Area Manager Sterling Nelson of The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company announced a new $875000 building at 401 East 6th Street York to house a dial central office. Construction begins immediately with completion planned for May 1962 and dial service for 3500 local phones plus 6800 direct distance dialing for York Benedict Gresham Bradshaw Waco McCool Polk Osceola and Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
East 6Th Street
City Auditorium
Sterling Nelson
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
McKinney Construction Company
Aguilar Brothers Plumbing and Heating Company
Bud’s Electric
Lincoln
Benedict
Gresham
Bradshaw
Waco
McCool, Polk
Osceola
Stromsburg
District of Columbia
Canada
Shelby
David City
United States
Nelson
AT &T
Nebraska
Beatrice
Wahoo
Auburn
Hebron
New Years Supper Guests Visit Stromsburg and Genoa Families
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lewis were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Carol Donelson and family in Stromsburg on New Years. Mr and Mrs Nicolas Cerny of Genoa were Tuesday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Alvin Cerny and Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle
Jane Peterson
Silver Creek
D. , Adair
Rolland Ekstrom
Joe Fjell
Florence Ekstrom
William Larson
Vance Teegerstrom
Larson
Irvin Jones
Oscar Jones
Joe Sullivan
Grand Island
New Years
R. N. Hastings
Eugene Kozisek
David City
Fred Husak
Edwin Lewis
Carol Donelson
Stromsburg
Nicolas Cerny
Genoa
Alvin Cerny
Paul
Annie Jeffrey Hospital News Roll of Obituaries and Births
A hospital notice lists patients and newborns at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. Entries include Irene Ericson Osceola Orley Conkling Stromsburg Ralph Rhoades and baby Thayer Earl Gilsdorf and baby Columbus Julia Zedicher Guildford Bryan John Seymour Dale Watson baby Deanne Meerkatz Leon Meerkatz George Geier Charlie Podraza Sherry Davis Michael McMeekin John Carlson Florence Halsey Rex Peterson John Tomasevicz Maurice Watts BES Evelyn Stankoska Anna Appleton Henry Martins and others from Polk Shelby Gresham Surprise and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Seymour
Benedict
Irene Ericson
Osceola
Orley Conkling
Stromsburg
Ralph Rhoades
Thayer
Earl Gilsdorf
Columbus
Arthur Gabriel
Julia Zedicher
Guildford Bryan
John Seymour
Dale Watson
Deanne Meerkatz
Polk
Leon Meerkatz
Clara Ahrens
Gresham
Aster
Kessler
Mable Fox
Shelby
Will DeLand
Rhoda Cranenhoft
Jay Cosson
Frank Jovy
Blanche Flwood
Denise Gail Carlson
Silver Creek
Diane Gay Carlson
Polk County Winner Produces 93 Bushels Per Acre
Donald F. Alt of Gresham was named County Winner in Tekseed Hybrid Company High Yield Award Program with a 93 bushel per acre corn yield. He planted Tekseed Tur-Stalk 73 and Tek seed 111A. Regional award dinners run January 4 to 10. Five midwestern states represented among 500 entrants in 1960 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Tekseed Hybrid Company
Donald F. Alt
Gresham
Tekseed
S. Corn Awards
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
First Baby of the Month Contest At Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Osceola records announce a monthly First Baby of the Month contest sponsored by local merchants. Entrants must show birth details from Annie Jeffrey Hospital Osceola, with entries to the Record Office within a week. January prize is $3 in merchandise from Dale and Jim Lewis Sinclair Service. other prizes follow. The Record offers a year’s subscription to parents of the first newcomer in 1961. January prize unclaimed at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Osceola Record Office
Dale
Jim Lewis Sinclair
Gambles
Anderson Mercantile
L&m Cafe
Ahrens Jewelry
Bush’s Drug
John’s Rexall
Kepner’s
Corn Palace Cafe
Sigler Garage
Phillips “66
Johnson Chevrolet
Osceola Record
Local families honor holidays with varied visits
Christmas and New Year gatherings spread across Stromsburg Clarks York Blair Columbus and Plainview as numerous couples and families hosted and visited relatives including Wiesemans Sterups Joneses Schmoker Joy Byers and Siglers across multiple towns. Chicago visitor Joseph Nuquist also spent the week with his mother Maude Nuquist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wieseman
Melvin Wieseman
Stromsburg
Glen Wieseman
Clarks S
Paul Gassman
York
Don Sterup
Eugene Sterup
Jim Sterup
Kimball
Robert Sterup
Oscar Jones
Dwight Edwards
Columbus
Edwards
Eugene Johansen
Bradley
Rex Wieseman
Donal Wieseman
Larry
Joseph Nuquist
Chicago
Maude Nuquist
Charles Walgren
Jim J W Larson
Blair
Dwight Swanson
Lawrence Bowe
Jerry Schmoker
Tom Schmoker
Billy
Susan Schmoker
Don Byers
Don Ray Byers
Hugh Schmoker
Commack
New York
Jack Long
Donald Schmoker
Omaha
Michael Cochrane
Tillman Joy
Milo Cochrane
Jean
Jim
Nice Weather For December With Few Freezing Days
December brought mild conditions with only three days below zero and a dry spell. The local weather ob server Harold Klingman reports a high of 59 degrees and a low of 6 degrees below.
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Harold Klingman
Local residents host New Year gatherings around Clarks area
The Younger Set plus many families hold dinners and visits across Clarks Stromsburg and surrounding towns. Guests include Oscar and Ansel Pherson near Clarks, Elton Johnson hosting Bill Bryan and daughter, Husaks with Omaha and Redwood City visitors, Hastings of Columbus, and multiple clusters visiting Buchta Heinemeyer Shostrom and Sternv households over the New Year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Jones
Ansel Pherson
Clarks
Elton Johnson
Bill Bryan
Fred Husak
William Baker
Pat Glasser
Tom Husak
Omaha
Tillie Hays
Redwood City
Calif
Tommy Hastings
Columbus
R. N. Hastings
George Buchta
Dale Buchta
New Years
George Heinemeyer
Irene Meacham
Darrel Shostrom
Robert Shostrom
Polk
Bill
Mabel Shostrom
Stromsburg
Elmer Pherson
Richard
Edwin Lewis
Lydia Jaax
Quentin
Shelby
Bill Johansen
Melvin Wieseman
Leonard Wieseman
Norris Larson
Jack Tindall
Donald Sterup
Gene Sterup
Victor Sterup
Otto Nelson
Laurence Meister
Herbert Smith
Junction City
Oregon
Dick Watts
Kathsxryine Mundorf
Valentine, Nebr. i
Donjald Sternv
Leroy Johnson
Gabels Celebrated 30th Anniversary With Surprising Party
Mr and Mrs Alfred Gabel were honored at a December 30th anniversary surprise hosted by Eugene and Jeannette Gabel and Alice and Bill Morgan. About twenty guests enjoyed moving pictures, cards, a white orchid cake, and a lunch of ice cream cake sandwiches and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Jeannette Gabel
Alice
Bill Morgan
Eugene Gabel
Alfred Gabel
John Gabel
Herman Gabel
Low
Joe
Marie Rinke
Lydia Mick
Clarence
Theresia van Ostrand
Local families share New Year visits and birthday celebrations
A flurry of social visits fills the region as Mr. Theo Hanson and Mr. Andrew Peterson mark birthdays with relatives, and guests including Axel Anderson, Aurora, and many others gather across Stromsburg, Newman Grove, Columbus, Hastings, and Omaha. Several travel to Topeka and Omaha for holidays and studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Hanson
Andrew Peterson
Margit
Enoch Anderson
Axel Anderson
Aurora
Hanson
Peterson
Dale Dunn
F. J. Dunn
Guy Trotter
Omaha
Roy Trotter
Ray Sivers
Earl Schmidt
John Ellis
Stromsburg
Robert Olberding
Topeka
Kansas
E. C. Schott
Wallace Sherwood
Rolland Wagner
Kim
Rock
Oak Drive
Indiana
Wren Sherwood
Gus Hartel Jr
Mary
Anita Johnson
Immanuel Hospital
Ed Wagner
Cecelia
Earl Colby
New Books At The Osceola Library
New titles at the Osceola Library include fiction works such as The Chess Players by Keyes and The Nightingale by Turnbull, alongside non fiction Eat Well And Stay Well and The Story of D-Day. Juvenile picks cover Cowboy Sam And The Airplane and Peter And the Rocket Ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Library
The
Keyes
Turnbull Echo Answers
Banning
Mellyn
Holt
Sagamore Butt
Miller
Son of the Gamblin
Sandoz
Doomer
MacInnes
Christ
Bishop J
Oliver
Ida
Wilson
Lessere
Cowboy Sam and
Chandler Peter
Carson
Archibald
Martin Sea Star
Henry
Susie
Nordice
Coses
St. Nicholas
Luckhardt
Tazewell
Amelia Earhart
deLearn
Mrs Etta Leonard Osceola resident dies at 96
Etta Gertrude Phillips Leonard dies after long life born January 2 1869 in Cincinnati Iowa and married Matthew W Leonard October 28 1897 in Clarks Nebraska. Survived by two nieces Zelda Kirby and Evelyn Noyman and sister-in-law Emma Phillips. Funeral 1:30 Friday Kepner Funeral Home Osceola. Burial in Utica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Gertrude Phillips
Thomas
Huldah Phillips
Cincinnati
Iowa
Matthew W. Leonard
Clarks
Nebraska
George
Lester Phillips
Anna K. Davis
Evelyn Moynahan
Redwood City
California
Zelda Kirby
Omaha
Emma Phillips
Denver
Colorado
Kepner Funeral Home
Osceola
Buria
Utica
Social Calendar for January 11 Meetings
The Entre-Nous group meets with Mrs. Robert Sigler Jr. on Wednesday January 11. St. Vincent Altar Society gathers at 2:00 p.m. in the rectory living room, followed by a 1:30 p.m. Rosary at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre-Nous
Robert Sigler Jr
St. Vincent Altar Society
Rosary
New Year Guests and Local Family News Across Nebraska
A roundup of New Year and holiday visits including Stromsburg, Platte SD, Columbus, and Nebraska City households. Notables include Albert W Gabriel family events, guests from Spokane and Omaha, and surgeries at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. Local travels, dinners, and funeral arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lewis
Ansel Fredrickson
Stromsburg
Ben Gabriel
Platte ,South Dakota
Harold Martens
Columbus
Burnett McClain
Baby
Albert W. Gabriel
Bert Montgomery
Burnell McClain
Arnold, Nebr
Ida Wolneczek
Don Gabriel
Bernard Schmidt
Nebraska City
Albert A. Gabriel
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Theodore Johnson
Eugene McCarron
North Platte
DeVerne Johnson
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Merle Johnson
Waldean Johnson
Roger Johnson
Arlette
Royal Johnson
Fred Mulford
Kay Coates
Hastings College
Linden Mulford
Glenn Shelmadine
Philip Shelmadine
Spokane
Washington
Leslie Marks
Richard
Steve
Russel
Wesley
Finoporia
R. B. Ruff
Phyliss
Alan
Shirley
Omaha
Gene Murry
Edward
Shelley
Marvis
Kearney
Wear
Phace Moaroan
Mara Dixon
Clarke, Nehr
Josephine Cullas
Central City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steve Georgeou
Greece
Joe Schott
Anne
Dallas
Texas
Chas. Hilliard
Karl
Mary Sandra
Anne Schott
Colo
Leslie Smith
Lonnie
Martha
Rising City
Verner Ahlauisf
Janet
Jerry
Philip Timm
Kay
Col
Webster Mills
Fort Meade
Maryland
Marion Cotter
Leavenworth
Commander and Staff School
Fort Hood
Umstead
Earl Bond
Ford Bond
Old Bond
Fremont
Morris Dunns
Joanne
Randy Vival
Wichita
Wm. Buhl
Kay Timm
Kearney State Teacher’s College
Melvin Wills
Suzane
Des Moines
P. C. Wieseman
BelRlinipe
Shely
Merchants
Blake Cathroe
Lee Cathroe
Dogue
Virginia
Cleo Cramer
Darrell Shostrom
Robert Johansen
James Lewis
Roy Morgan
Orion Hansen
Dale Tucas
Clarence Carlson
Nanie Sundberg
James Binder
Louis Lisco
Delwayne Schultz
Wausa
Frank Classen
Randolph
Wayne Schultz
Classen
Schultz
R. N Hastines
Jack Hastines
Elko, Nevada
New Telephone Building
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Ole Se Wee Sen
Wee See
Janet and
Jill
Mrs
Dale Hiemer
Jon
Julie
Steven
Melinda
Kevin
Tamera
Gary Garey
Etta Leonard
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