Photo of Paul Shoup chosen for Spotlight Photo Magazine
The six year old Paul Gene Shoup of Blue Springs will appear in advertising for cereal and foods in Spotlight Photo Magazine of Hollywood California. His mother reported the photo was sent two months ago and will yield Paul a $200 payment each time used. Local brief notes include a check fraud incident in Neligh and a fatal fighter jet crash near Crete with Fritz Craig Jr. of Lincoln as victim. Two Leigh area brothers become fathers within three hours on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gene Shoup
Charles Shoup
Blue Springs
Spotlight Photo
Hollywood
Calif
Shoup
Paul
Wymore Arbor State
National Air Guard
Otto Krasnicka
Crete
Fritz Craig, Jr
Lincoln
Lincoln Air Base
Albuquerque
Krasnicka
Wilber Republican
Suttons pool bids set by two firms in Crete and Omaha
The Crete firm bid 200000 dollars for pool construction while an Omaha firm bid 4250 dollars for furnishing and installing equipment. Finishing the pool is hoped before next spring break. A separate report notes Ira Pearce, 65, of Tekamah died in a Sunday automobile crash near Kennard after failing to turn at a railroad overpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Crete
Omaha
Clay County News
Ira Pearce
Tekamah
Kennard
Post New Year blues and weather woes in Nebraska
The column laments a harsh post holiday slump and open winter in Nebraska. It muses on packing away decorations, dumping Christmas trees, and the hope or fear of a rarity blizzard as readers wonder about climate shifts and seasonal accuracy in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
California
Yearlong Osceola Chronicle of 1953 54 Events
A year by year chronology from Arcadia and Osceola highlights major incidents. June reports a family tragedy, a homecoming, a hospital bond vote, and a fire. July to December cover storms, crop yields, hospital debates, anniversaries, deaths, and local civic changes.
Farm And Home Day Event On January 15
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce hosts Farm and Home Day on Friday January 15 at the School Auditorium Osceola an all day af fair begins 10 30 a m with an extension meeting and talks by College of Agriculture Lincoln staff and state extension officers. The women meet at Methodist Church basement from 10 45 with a free noon lunch supervised by the Chamber Activities Committee handles lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Chamber of Commerce
College of Agriculture At
Lincoln
State Extension
Methodist Church
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Transfers From Osceola and Nearby Areas
Wayne Rystrom and wife transfer N percent NE percent and SE percent NE percent 36-14-3 to Milton D. Johnson. Neva E Ballinger and husband transfer all undivided interest in E percent NE percent Section 28 and NW percent NW percent 26-13-3 to Harold M Berglund and wife. Orval Eikenhorst and wife transfer the south one half of Lot 2 Lot 3 and the south 2013 feet of Lot 4 Block 13 Smiths Fifth Addition to Osceola Nebraska. Sunday visitors at Clair Emmons home were Mr and Mrs Guy Schenk of Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Rystrom
Milton D. Johnson
Neva E. Ballinger
Harold M. Berglund
Orval Eikenhorst
Louis Shemek
Smith
Osceola
Nebraska
Monday Busy Day at Pell County Courthouse
Monday saw the Pell County treasurer handle 355 transactions as car owners paid personal taxes before license plate purchases. The crowd spilled from the treasurer’s office into the hall while the assessor and clerk offices also faced high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell County
Social Calendar for Parish Groups and Clubs
Meetings listed for St Andrew Holy Name Society St Vincent Holy Name Society and Altar Societies with times and hosts. Installations noted. Beulah Cemetery Society meets January 15 at Lula Ward home with Neela Dunn assisting. Entre Nous meets January 13 at Mrs Lowell Hanson home. NBBC Club gathers January 11 at 7 45 with Mrs Delmar McFaden hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew Holy Name Society
Alfred Bernt
St. Vincent Holy Name Society
St. Vincent Altar Society
Mesdames Victor Cerny
Rose Dinges
Paul Meister
Wallace McKeag
St. Andrew Altar Society
John Hahn
Thurday
Mildred Hahn
Beulah Cemetery Society
Lula Ward
Neela Dunn
Entre Nous
Lowell Hanson
Nbbc Club
Delmar McFaden
December Weather in Polk County Near Perfect
December weather in Polk County was nearly perfect with moderate temperatures. Moisture totaled about 1.50 inches early in the period with readings of 0.10, 1.20, and 0.12 inches on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and two sharp dips to one and three degrees on the 22nd and 30th per observer Harold Klingman in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Harold Klingman
Osceola
Chapter Two On The Bee Bee Gun Story In Osceola
The Osceola county officials report continued incidents of bee bee gun damage after a local ordinance restricts discharging such guns. A south plate glass pane in the county judge's office shows a clean hole, prompting a county warning that carrying a bee bee gun on courthouse property is prohibited and violators will be prosecuted.
Local March of Dimes Campaign Plans Announced
Mrs. Carl Bowman Osceola campaign chairman said two new films on polio progress will be shown at St Paul Lutheran Church Sunday Jan 10 and Methodist Church Monday Jan 11. Films Born in The White House and Mothers March feature Helen Hayes. Follow up talks by W H Norton and solicitation week begins Jan 18 with calls for broad community support and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
International Order of Jobs Daughters
O. F. Branting
OHS
Mary Anderson
University of Nebraska
Bollinger
Osceola Methodist Church
C. R. Peterson
Board of County Commissioners
Eugene and
Henry, Jr
Henry Brase
Shelby
Dale Frizzell
York
Roy Horst
D. D. Sundberg
Peterson
Koziol
Jeffery
S. B. Fox
Shelby and
Osceola
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Burl Fox
John Campbell
Malek
Lorena Miller
Alex Wobig
Albert Ryan
County Fair Board
Wm. B. Dake
Social Center Rest Home
Walter Harbour
Walter Koehler
Rest Manor
David City
Jeffrey
Rev. M. Lewenson
Lutheran Church and the Gas Co
Earl Fansler
Lewis
Bert Lewis
Lone Star
Elmer Rudeen
Stanley Braithwait
Ray Sedlak
Robert Need
Korea
Carl Bowman
Bowman
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Senny Night
White House
Helen Hayes
W. H. Norton
Engagement of Local Girl Is Announced
Miss Rose Mary Walgreen and Gerald E. Carlson announce their engagement. Miss Walgreen, a Luther Junior College graduate, teaches at Newman Grove Nebraska. Carlson, from Wausa, Nebraska, attended Luther College and serves in the armed forces stationed at Fort Riley Kansas. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Walgreen
Gerald E. Carlson
Miss Walgreen
Martha Walgreen
Luther Junior College
Wahoo
Newman Grove
Nebraska
Carlson
Wausa
Luther College
Fort Riley
Kansas
Two Grass Fires Challenge Osceola Firefighters
Dry conditions and a high wind sparked a grass fire in east Osceola Saturday, reportedly from a trash burner. Firefighters doused it with no damage. Monday morning a basement fire at the Albert W Gabriel home in south Osceola caused kitchen flames and heavier basement damage. Delores and LeRoy Lindblade visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fellows on Sunday.
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Albert W. Gabriel
South Osceola
Delores
LeRoy Lindblade
Mrs
Ray Fellows
Polk County Sets $8000 Goal for Polio Drive in 1954
Polk County will raise eight thousand dollars for the March of Dimes 1954 polio fund. Osceola hosts plans and committees report each town prepared to meet the target with a pledge of about one dollar per person, under the slogan fifty percent more in fifty four. House to house visits begin the week of January 18 with solicitors calling on residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Edith Heilman
Dick Sterup Wins Football Trophy
Dick Sterup wins a football trophy and has it displayed at the Steeple Store. The Osceola High School 1950 graduate played at Osceola, University, and Hastings College before service. He is stationed at Fort Riley Kansas and started at left tackle in all ten games of his regiment’s schedule.
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Dick Sterup
Harry Sterup
Osceola High School
University
Hastings College
Fort Riley
Kansas
Big Ten
Big Seven
Polk Edges Osceola 62-56 In Close Tuesday Night
Polk High beat Osceola 62 to 56 in a see-saw game at Osceola Tuesday. Werner scored 30 of Polk's points and led the team while Wieseman and Grossnicklaus had 13 each for Osceola. Fouls forced out Gabriel and Grossnicklaus in the third. Osceola showed improvement despite the loss and next hosts Clark on January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk High
Osceola
Werner
Polk
Wieseman
Grossnicklaus
Gabriel
Osceola Local Items Dinner guests and new baby
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rife of Holton Kansas visit John Campbell and family. Don Uland and wife announce birth of Jay Michael seven pounds four ounces at Lutheran Hospital Omaha December 31. Wesley Koehler Judy Rodene DeVern Rodene and Tommy spend New Years Day in Omaha meeting the new baby. Gary Kathy Rodene visit grandparents Detanty Harry Roene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rife
Holton
Kansas
John E. Campbell
Campbell
Ralph Kraus
Topeka
Art. McVeigh
Kathy
John Campbell
Don Uland
Ralston
Jay Michael
Lutheran Hospital
Omaha
Wesley Koehler
Judy
DeVern Rodene
Tommy
Gary
Kathy Rodene
Harry Roene
Odds and Ends From Osceola Community News
Local notes praise neighborly help after Mrs. Sapps mother’s death with Kansas printer Beryl Maloney and Grand Island editor Bob Kindred aiding the Record. Holiday odds and ends discuss fire laws, insurance delays, Chambe r of Commerce, and a public Christmas Seals drive deadline set for January 18.
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Beryl
Bob
the Record
Fellows
C. W. Walker
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Neligh
Grand Island
Chick Rethmeier
James Oetter
Rethmier
Gordon
William Fuhr
Near Leigh
Gordon Fuhr
Colfax County
Shelby Fellows
Austin Hynes
Jesse Embry
Vernon Johnson
Legion Post
John Herrmann
George Malek
Beverly Bush
Maury Watts
King
Bulldogs
Deke Johnson
Council Bluffs
Donald D. Gee
Columbus
Clair Emmons
Guy Schenk
Anna
Wena Renner
Stromsburg
Renee Nese
Poe
Mickey
Clarks
Dick Sealey
Georgia
C. W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Game Commission
Outdoor Nebraska
Dick H. Schaffer
Schaffer
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