Polk social notes in Polk Happenings page
Local society items report a Methodist class bowling party at Sunset Bowl York with high scorers Bobby Lindburg and Dick Sealey Jr. Visits include IOOF Home and various families. Lonnie Hancock, 19, tops Omaha University freshman tests with IQ 150 and 99 scores, while others attend church events and holidays across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Anderson
Methodist Wide Awake
Sunset Bowl
York
Bobby Lindburg
Dick Sealey, Jr
Karl DeLoff
IOOF
WSCS
Methodist Church
Don Lindholm
Oscar Sundberg
Grant Johnson
Paul Holmes
Crusaders
Swede Plain Church
Walter Stohl
Wm. Lavelle
Omaha
Lonnie Hancock
Rex Hancock
Lonnie
University of Omaha
Ohio
Lenny
Theta Ki
Hancock
Betty Branting
Clifford Branting
Polk
Community Notes of Local Social Visits and Travel
A record of residents sharing holidays and weekends across Pawnee City and nearby towns. Families visit Den ver Omaha Osceola Columbus and Missoula while students leave for college. Social guests include the Anderson Lundstrom Martin Sandin and Yungdahl families with numerous dinners and evenings hosted.
Family festivities note holiday visit in Lincoln area
Friday evening was spent with Mrs. Christiana Sarow and Laurence. Wayne and Keith Johnson returned to Lincoln Sunday after spending the holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Johnson and other relatives. A Sunday evening visit was enjoyed with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sarow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson
Merlyn Lampshire
Holdrege
Fred Coover
Exeter
Calif
Ed Coover
Polk
Edgar Ziegelbein
Elgin
Ill
Lloyd Nordstedt
Judy
Gary Starke
Lincoln
M. G. Lindburg
Lloyd Hahn
George Swanson
Minneapolis
A. E. Sundberg
Boyle Sundberg
Ester Lackey
Arthur Martin
Glenn Anderson
Denver
Wallace
Omaha
Pawnee City
Ronald Sarow
Erasmus Burritt
Robert Willits
Martin Lundstrom
James
Rudy Sandin
Tom Walling
Port Monmouth
N. J
Walden Volz
Walter Bush
Neela Dunn
Roy Martin
Columbus
Harold W. Johnson
Wayne and
Keith
Roger Hanquist
Harlan Younglund and Son
Walter Samuelson
Rudolph Appleton
Reuben Lundstrom
Myron Jones
Lois Jones
University of Nebraska School of Nursing
Shirley Jones
Kearney
Walter Jones
Gary Peterson
Messrs
Mmes
Clair Willits
Reynold Peterson
Gary
Linda
Duane Peterson
Raymond D. Johnson
Carole
Dennis Johnson
Krystal
Louis Willits
Susan
Falls City
Ralph Willits
Don Bankson
Grant Willits
Charlie Hoffer
Joe Schingel
Mike Cotter
Wallace Peterson
Ed Obe
Gerald Holm
Russell Fjell
William Larson
Albert Teegerstrom
Lorie
Vance Teegerstrom
Hilma Toline
Ellen Anderson
Linda Johnson
Midland College
Fremont
Carl G. Johnsons
George Heckman
Kermit Larson
Delavan
Minn
Edith Larson
Rolland Ekstrom
DeVon Johnson
Gestrine
Harold A. Johnson
Mary Beth
Henry Thelander
Doyle
Merlin Larson
Christiana Sarow
Laurence
Wayne
Keith Johnson
Golden, 40th anniversaries mark Osceola notes
Ten years ago in the Osceola Record Dec 25 1952 Mr and Mrs August Jaenicke celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Dec 24 Mrs Eliza Ogden died Dec 15 at the Florence Home for the Aged in Omaha Services were at Kepner Funeral Home Dec 18 with burial in Osceola Cemetery Mr and Mrs Gust Boden observed their 40th wedding anniversary on Dec 18 Mrs E E Reece 84 mother of Thomas Reece died Dec 18 at Rest Home funeral at EUB Church Shelby and burial in Shelby Cemetery Harry Inman district 31 pupils Christmas program Thurs night Mr and Mrs S W Calhoun returned Sat after three weeks with son in Corpus Christi Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Jaenicke
Eliza Ogden
Florence
Omaha
Kepner Funeral
Osceola
Gust Boden
E. E. Reece
Thomas Reece
EUB
Shelby
Harry Imm
District 31
S. W. Calhoun
Walter
Corpus Christi
Texas
Osceola Losses In 1942 Fatalities And Property Moves
In Butler County a head on collision near Brainard killed Edith Hope 50 of Osceola and left a stock truck driver unharmed. Edith Hope’s death follows another Osceola resident Mary E. McCoy 81 at the Masonic Home Plattsmouth. Funeral services were conducted at the Osceola Methodist Church. Maurice Van Houten and wife moved into a new farm southeast of Osceola after arriving from New Hampton Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hope
Osceola
Brainard
Butler County
Mary E. McCoy
Masonic Home
Plattsmouth
W. H. Clark
Osceola Methodist Church
Maurice van Houten
New Hampton
Van
Births and Deployment Notices for Joyce Anne and Verner Timm
Mrs. Rudolph Gissler and the Gissler family announce the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gissler. Mr and Mrs Martin Roberts report a baby girl born December 28 weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces named Joyce Anne. Verner Timm of the U S Navy left Monday for his Portsmouth Station after a furlough with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houten
Rudolph Gissler
Martin Roberts
Joyce Anne
Verner Timm
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth
Marriage of Ancil Lewis and Leona Blone in Nebraska
Ward reports the December 25 marriage of Ancil Lewis of Fairfax S Dak to Leona Blone of Rapid City S Dak in Dalton Nebraska. Oscar Branting 59 dies at Mayo Hospital Rochester MN after prolonged illness. Laurel Lewis and Maurice Wolfe visit Osceola for holidays. Esther Huggler nurse at Lord Lister Hospital Omaha home for Christmas. Baby girl Jane Marie born December 19 to Dale and (illegible) Lewis near Benedict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Ancil Lewis
Fairfax
S. Dak
Leona Blone
Rapid City
Dalton
Nebr
Oscar Branting
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
O. F. Branting
Laurel Lewis
Butte
Maurice Wolfe
S. Cak
Osceola
Esther Huggler
Lord Lister Hospital
Omaha
Chas. Huggler
Dale Lewis
Benedict
Jane Marie
Couple Receives Studebaker in 1922 and Local Notices
December 28 1922 reports Sam Crouse received a new Studebaker coupe last week. Hazelle Kidder wed Joseph G Tully December 20 in Sterling Colorado. they will live in Sterling where Tully works at Logan County Creamery. Sheriff Potter moves this week to the M C Anderson property near the Methodist Church. Dave plans hog raising in spring and future locations depend on available latitude. W C Pike Sr and wife celebrated their golden wedding December 22 with many friends visiting from 2 to 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Crouse
George Kidder
Hazelle
Joseph G. Tully
Sterling
Colo
Tully
Logan County Creamery
Sheriff Potter
M. C. Anderson
Methodist Church
Dave
W. C. Pike Sr
Ice House Accident Injures Osceola Man
George Engelhardt sustained a serious ankle injury when a cake of ice fell at his ice house on the farm while he was hauling ice from the Scholz pond. He suffered fractures and torn ligaments. Witnesses note his esteem among friends in Osceola and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Osceola
George Engelhardt
Engelhardt
Scholz Pond
Visitors, departures mark week in area homes
Visitors in the Glenn Richards home included Waldo Jarmin and family of Edson Kansas and Norman Fuehrer with Randy Don Richards of Stromsburg. Lillian Wieseman left for Cicero Illinois after a two week visit. Marleen Carlson returned to her studies in Denver after a three week stay with her mother and sisters and made the round trip by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Richards
Waldo Jarmin
Edson
Kansas
Norman Fuehrer
Randy
Columbus
Don Richards
Stromsburg
Lillian Wieseman
Cicero
Marleen Carlson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Denver
Deva Carlson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Lloyd Hohn
Don Iglehardt
Ithaca
N. Y
New York
Glenn Hill
Sondra
Morris Anderson
Polk Wctu
Henry Reeb
Aurora
Will Blase
Louie Blase
Wayne Ramsey
Lester Rehrs
Natalie
B. Peterson
Reez
Sondra Hill
Herbert Feidler
Feidler
L. Feidler
Scottsbluffs
Bill Loften
Beaufort
N. Carolina
O. A. Johnson
Albert Hahn
Ray Kauth
Pasadena
R. B. Lytle
Camp Lejeune
Bobbie
Chas
Lytle
A. O. Alfred
Leroy Bills
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bills
Ruth Bills
Lester Beales
Webster
Wisc
Norman McIntosh
Thomas McIntosh
Gunnison
Dwayne Beskey
Montrose
Rudolph Gustafson
Doyle Gustafson
Diane Sandell
Minneapolis, Minn
Mrs
Wallace Sandell
Grand Island
Overland Sand & Gravel
Polk County
Coats
Lincoln Ave
Osceola Feed Mill & Elev. Inc
A. M. Grubaugh
Mgr
Federal Land Bank Association
David City
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