Weekend Socials Roundup From Shelby to Stromsburg
Sunday gatherings include Mr and Mrs Wayne Walford and Donna Lynn with the Ernest Lees near Shelby. Ralph Allison hosted Carl Johnson in Osceola and Paul Bond welcomed Frank Nordberg in Stromsburg. Edd Hoffman and family of Rising City joined Ernest Lott of Polk for Sunday dinner. Ronald Eklund and children visited the Ralph Allison home midweek. Twindoo Club met at Faye Lock and Calmar Stephenson helped with coffee hour. Chester Bennett of Stromsburg spent an evening with the Bond household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Walford
Donna Lynn
Ernest Lees
Shelby
Ralph Allison
Carl Johnson
Osceola
Paul Bond
Frank Nordberg
Stromsburg
Max Lott
Edd Hoffman
Rising City
Ernest Lott
Polk
Ronald Eklund
Faye Lock
Calmar Stephenson
Chester Bennett
David Lux
Mark Romohr, Jr
Lincoln
Koffee Kuppers Klub
Lloyd Hartman
Don Hinze
Cedar Bluffs
Elsie Bond
Gresham
Dale Fredrickson
Raymond Bond
January family supper held with food and fellowship
Wayland news notes a January family supper was held last Tuesday evening with food and fellowship. Miss Janet Sundberg and Miss Marion Brayton of Stromsburg assisted with the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Campbell
Janet Sundberg
Marion Brayton
Stromsburg
Back When at the Armoury spelling match
Forty years ago John Ogden and Charlie Webster excelled at a recent spelling match at the Armoury. They were noted for taking part in matches as youngsters and hiking the circuits to compete. The town notes updates on local residents and a new Polk County telephone Company manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ogden
Charlie Webster
Armoury
Maggie
Harry Crouse
York
Crouse
Polk County Telephone Company
Osceola Fire Company
J. A. Albin
D. S. Potter
W. L. Holden
R. G. Bittner
W. E. Snider
E. J. Anderson
George Rhodes
Grand Island
John G. Rhodes
Burkett
Thirty Years Ago Marriages and Local News Notables
Announcements report the marriage of Dwight Alverson to Edith Stander of Louisville Nebraska. Also noted are Walter Berck’s teaching position in Fairbury and a New Year birth. Local market quotes and a bank statement follow with assets and liabilities totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Alverson
W. W. Alverson
Edith Stander
Louisville
Nebraska
Walter Berck
Fairbury
Agriculture Department
Smith Hughes School
Roy Emmons
Notable Osceola Editor Publishes Card of Thanks
Perry N. Sapp editor and publisher listed in Osceola Nebraska post office records. Subscription rates shown: two dollars fifty cents to three dollars per year in Nebraska and one dollar outside the state.
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Osceola
Nebr
Nebraska
Community Meeting Highlights Tuberculosis Film
A good crowd attended the Thursday evening gathering in the Auditorium. The government film Out of the Shadows stressed cattle tuberculosis testing. Plans were set to test Osceola precinct cattle next week. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allinder visited Central City to meet a newly arrived grandson at the Johnson home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
J. P. Allinder
Central City
Martin Johnson
Bank Report for First National Bank of Osceola Nebraska
Charter No 6493 and Dist No 10 report the condition of The First National Bank of Osceola Nebraska at close of business December 31 1953. Published in response to Comptroller of the Currency call under Section 5211 U S Revised Statutes.
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First National Bank of
Osceola
Nebraska
Snowbound residents stranded as trains stall near Osceola
Due to deep snow many from the vicinity were forced to stop in neighboring towns the first of the week. The train was stuck for about an hour in the cut just outside Osceola with numerous travelers delayed while drifts blocked routes east of town.
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Here
Osceola
Osceola Polk County News Roundup
Twenty years ago data notes Osceola births deaths and politics. W J Query’s youngest child died on her 28th birthday at Bird City Kansas. CWA payroll reports 173 workers and twelve projects approved. Helen Larson died at age three from pneumonia and spinal meningitis. Political filings list Anderson Smith Pierson Ericson and McBeth. A baby girl born January 1st marks Polk County’s first 1934 birth. A 2800 name petition seeks to halt county agent funding. Airport construction began in Osceola.
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Osce
John I. Anderson
Bert Smith
W. E. Pierson
Roy A. Ericson
R. H. McBeth
E. J. Howland
K. A. Cornish
E. M. Carter
Victor Anderson
Glen Davis
Polk County
Osceola
Local Births Marriages and Obituaries From Stromsburg Area
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Vivian Dunning announced the birth of a seven pound son Jerry Dwane on December 22 at the hospital in Stromsburg Mrs Dunning is the former Miss Irene Cook Miss Maurine Nordlund daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Nordlund of Stromsburg was united in marriage to Ensign Forest Hintz Jr of Fremont in the Swedish Lutheran church in Stromsburg Sunday January 2 The first wedding of the season occurred January 4 at St Andrews Church when Miss Lillian Kresha became the bride of Corporal Leo Kosch The groom is stationed at Laughlin Air Field Del Rio Texas Margaret Linden Gondringer born June 6 1852 in Luxembourg married October 8 1874 to John Gondringer and eight children were born to the union The deceased passed away at Shelby December 30 Miss Addie Carter and Victor T Sterup were married December 29 1943 at the Methodist Church in Grand Island They will make their home east of Osceola where the groom has been farming Fred Braithwait born 1871 in Minnesota passed away at his home in Osceola last Wednesday at age 72 He leaves a wife and four children Mr and Mrs Walter Weed of Central City are the parents of a baby girl born December 20 named Patricia Ruth Mrs Weed will be remembered as Miss Doris Burgeson.
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Vivian Dunning
Hosital
Stromsburg
Jerry Dwane
Dunning
Irene Cook
Maurine Nordlund
E. C. Nordlund
Ensign Forest Hintz, Jr
Fremont
St. Andrew’s Church
Lillian Kresha
Adolf Kresha
Wm. Kosch
Cpl
Leo Kosch
Margaret Linden Gondringer
Luxemburg
John Gondringer
Shelby
Addie Carter
Victor T. Sterup
Methodist Church
Grand Island
Fred Braithwait
Minnesota
Osceola
Walter Weed
Central City
Patricia Ruth
Weed
Doris Burgeson
Hay Rack and Gear Items Including Mower and Seeder
A list of agricultural gear includes a McCormick mower a 14 hole grain drill a John Deere equipment piece a 4 sec. header and an endgate seeder with related components and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick Mower
John Deere
Endgate
Post Drill and Pipe Dies Among Items Packed for Transport
A list shows 1 post drill 1 wise set of pipe dies 1 small water tank 6 fuel barrels oil and a brooder among other articles too numerous to mention.
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Mormbontal 1
Veastabie
Wayland News
Jackson
Launderers
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Ace Capital
D. R. Byers
R. Byers
W. H. Pierce
M. A. Mills
M. H. Pierce
State of
M. A. Mills, Jr
Pere FF Oo
Sant
Home Makers
IRONS
Bendix
Hotpoint Electrefrigs
Amana Freezer
Jsceola
Lebrarum Vwts
Association
National Editorial Associar Ign
Perry N. Sapp
Groom
Laughlin Air Field
del Rio
Texas
Ceola
Tye
W. S. Desch Sons
Central
J. D
Massey-Harris
Woods Bros
Immer Schiller
Coronado Radio
Swede Home Ladies’ Aid
Austin & Merrick
Stromsburg Bank
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