Clarks Celebrate Tommy’s Fourth Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Bur dette Clarks entertained Friday for son Tommy’s fourth birthday. Guests included the Gunnersons of San Jose California the Denn i chordses and bays the Dale Richardses and the Richard Vincent family. Elmer Gates of Algona met WWI buddy Elmer Anderson of Polk last week after 47 years. Sister Bonaventure of Boys Town and Mrs E Magorski of Chicago joined Leo Starostka and family for dinner with Mrs Starostka staying at Sister’s Convent. Evening WSCS met at Clarks Methodist Church with devotions led by Shirley Test and Alaska pictures shown by Mildred Moore hosted by Mrs Elwyn Craig and Mrs Frances Mace.
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Clarks
Burdette Church
Tommy
John Gunnersons
San Jose
Calif
Denni i Chordses
Bays
Dale Richardses
Richard Vincent
Elmer Gates
Algona
Polk
Elmer Anderson
Sster Bonaventure
Boys Town
E. Magorski
Chicago
Bill Starostka
Leo Starostka
WSCS
Jane
Clarks Methodist Church
Shirley Test
Mildred Moore
Alaska
Elwyn Craig
Frances Mace
Ont Biers
Fimoe
Gates
Briston Setema
Amos Gates
Guy Shank
Gig Smith
Leon Schutte
Omaha
George Schutte
Phil Sundberg
Richard Sundbergs
Stromsburg
Phil
Robert Sng
Marie Church
Don Kellys
York
Clara Wahl
Vernie Hoffer
Violet Terry
Art Wiser
Dodge Clardy
Art Wiser Jr
Osceola
Art Wisers
Dyan Osorno
Hawaii
Betty Starostka
College of St. Mary’s
Clarence Starostka
Floyd Joneses
Walter Jessens
Cedar Bluffs
Will Kohls
Herman Hansens
Church Notes and Service Times Across Local Congregations
The Methodist Church lists Mrs Josephine Scahill as pastor with morning service church school and MYF meetings on Wednesdays and monthly WSCS and Pierce Chapel gatherings. Congregational Church shows Rev Bernard Niekerk with 9 15 service and Sunday School. St Peters Catholic Church provides Mass times by season and daily Mass with Saturday confessions.
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Clarks
WSCS
Pierce Chapel
Congregational Church
Bernard Niekerk
St. Peters Catholic Church
Richard A. Wolbach
Clarks Defeats Palmer In Loop Play Thriller
Clarks beat Palmer 66 to 46 in Goldenrod Conference action at Clarks Friday night. Matt Shensey led Clarks with 22 points, followed by Mike Ferguson 13 and Dennis Van Pelt 12 as the Bomber defense pulled away in the fourth quarter. Palmer’s reserve batch hung tough in the first half but trailed 32 to 31 at halftime and fell 35 to 25 in the second half.
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Clarks
Goldenrod
Palmer
Palmer Tigers
Tigers
Bombers
Matt Shensey
Mike Ferguson
Dennis van Pelt
Jim Clark
Tony Douglas
Clarks Native Nora Jordan Dies After Heart Attack
Nora May Adams Jordan, a Nebraska native born November 2 1883 in Minden, died January 7 in Grand Island after a heart attack. Funeral services were January 10 at Clarks Methodist Church with Rev. Josephine Scahill and Rev. Walter Neth officiating. burial followed in Clarks Cemetery. Survived by daughters Frances of Omaha and Mrs Herbert Adams of Lincoln, a granddaughter Nora, three grandsons, and son-in-law Herbert Adams.
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Clarks
Nora May Adams
Joseph P
Vibra Elmina Adams
Minden
George L. Jordan
Holdrege
Bense Charlene
Dale Eveyn
Moorefield
Upland
Tekamah
Clarks Methodist Church
Josephine Scahill
Walter Neth
Art Schlondorf
H. L. Wurtz
Gerald Schatt
Fred Swedenburg
Edwin Brown
Don Douglas
Frank Betts
Carmine Peck
Clarks Cemetery
Local Families Share Meals and Visits Around Osceola
Clarks residents report a string of Sunday and Monday gatherings. Art Swedenburg and Dick Rieken families joined dinners in Osceola and Ful lerton. Various Sweet and Did ier family members attended open house at a Ful lerton nursing home and hosted meals at trailers and homes. Royal Johnson and Galen Wis er joined a postgame lunch after a Osceola vs Clarks basketball showdown. Gord on Mace was a Saturday supper guest at Guy Smith's home.
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Art Swedenburg
Harry Rodene
Osceola
Dick Rieken
Elmer Miller
Ed Rudman
Katie Schultz
George Sweet
Tom
Frank Sweet
Bill Dexter
Robin
Alfred Sweet
Sally
Eddie
Ellen Sloan
Gerry Truesdell
Ford Didier
M. H. Shonsey
Fullerton
Shonseys
Didier
Alfred Sweets
Susan Sweet
Royal Johnson
Galen Wiser
Art Wiser
Clarks
Gordon Mace
Guy Smith
Social Round of Guests Across Osceola Area
A long list of Sunday, Saturday, and weekday visits shows numerous families hosting relatives and friends from Osceola, Grand Island, Palmer, Ravenna, Central City, Polk, Columbus, Lakewood, and Houston area locals. Names include Clarks, Clardy, Eschlers, Cads, Sandbergs, Colwell, Ellis, Cask, Sargent, Johnson, Miller, and many more as visitors swapped meals and companionship.
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Je Ehns
Dodge Clardy
Art Swedenburg
Sam Cook
G. A. Eschlers
Shelby
Ger. Cadys
Bellwood
Elmer Sandbergs
Leola Colwell
Eugene
Ore
Paul Ellis
Lakewood
Calif
Si Casks
Charles Sargents
Osceola
Floyd Jo Hnsons
Bradshaw
Clarence Rahries
Polk
Dean Webb
Grand Island
I’m Duiimers
Art Wisers
Don Rices
Palmer
Gladys Hinkle
Ethel Alloway
Ravenna
Hubert Burruss
Muriel Anderson
Fullerton
Ruth Fish
Nettie Cook
Lawrence Knopik
Rbert Micek
Columbus
Joe Miller
Ralph Ferguson
Clark Williams
Henry Schoening
Diane
Melvin Kennedy
Melvin Kennedy Iome. Mr and Mrs Burdette Church, Mr and Mrs Fritz Engel
Don Branting
Ansel Pehrson
Clifford Eschlman
Mary Buettner
Lindemann
Central City
Phil Beck
Glen Neel
Dale Becks
Gensa
Hme
Returned home after funeral in Rock Island
Returned home to Rock Island Illinois last Tuesday evening after the death of Petrus C Nelson father of Ted Nelson Several local families and friends visited and helped with condolences. Multiple visits occurred with neighbors and relatives including Johnson Gestrine Oquist Hanquist and Sarow families and varied social gatherings in Osceola Fremont Holdrege Mead and Topeka Kansas.
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Ted Nelson
Rock Island
Ill
William Lersons
Burdette Sandin
H Jdrege
Rudy Sandins
Walter Joneses
Clair Willitses
Stromsburg
Harold W. Johnsons
Ruth
Lester Gestrine
Roger Hanquist
Vance Toline
Ronald Sarows
Messrs
Mmes
Vernon Peterson
Harold Nelson
Horace Stevens
Bert Gissler
Levert Oquist
Otto Nelsons
Osceola
Paul Gustafsons
Holdrege
Wilbur Olsons
Nellie Olson
Arthur Swanson
Mead
Dora Nelson
Gerald Helms
Topeka
Kans
Lyle Holm
Frank Oquist
Evelyn
Lillie Chindgren
William Larsons
Rolland Ekstroms
Karlene
Myron Larson
Vance Teegerstrom
Lyndon
Wayne
Keith Johnson
Harold W. Johnson
Stanley
Pierce Chapel WSCS plans safe lunch stand sale
The Pierce Chapel Woman’s Society of Christian Service will host a service lunch at the Dwain Schultz sale January 20. Mrs Otto Petersen led the program on cabbage roll women. A baked goods sale followed by a covered dish lunch. Several local families and visitors mentioned with Friday and Sunday gatherings. Cedric Dexter of Yakima, Wash., was reported dead.
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Clarks
Pierce Chapel
Fullerton
INC
Graham
Dwain Schultz
Walter Beck Pierce
WSCW
den Grafe
Otto Petersen
Loren Trendles
Augie Ever
Harold Dexter
John Mangelsen
Francis Brannans
Max Butties
Albert Morris
Harold Galushas
Guy Eckles
Morrises
Eckles
Lloyd Dexter
Dramatic clubs flourish in early Nebraska towns
Early Nebraska settlers form dramatic clubs as stage plays thrive among pioneer Nebraskans. Local newspapers document performances by community members and the growing theatre scene in the state’s formative years.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Cy Newspapers
Nebraska State Historical
Early Nebraska dramatic clubs bloom across towns and eras
Between 1859 and 1900 Nebraska towns from Fremont to O'Neill and Wahoo fostered rising drama. Plays ranged from Othello and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Esmeralda and The Prisoner of Zenda. Notable participants included Joshua G Abbe and Ashton C. Shallenberger, with university and local clubs aiding performances.
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Othello
Joshua G Abbe
Mr Abbe
George Harris
Lady of Lyons
Plattsmouth
Belshazzar
Esther
Fremont
Marble Heart
G.A.R
Good Templars
Shakespeare Club
Nebraska
Neligh
O’neill
Bell Creek
Grand Island
West Point
Scribner
North Bend
Omaha
Wahoo
University of Nebraska
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