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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
5
The Wesley Chapel column lists neighborhood gatherings and visits. The Friendly Neighbors Club met with Mrs. Hubert Girard, and many families shared dinners, card parties, and birthday celebrations. Readers attended installations, reunions, bridal events, and trips, with multiple families visiting in Lincoln, Hastings, Stromsburg, and Columbus.
Local notes detail births visits travel and community events across Van Nuys Compton Pender Genoa Duncan Osceola Columbus Silver Creek and Omaha through January to Sunday. Family ties births anniversaries and hospital and club activities weave a dense social ledger of residents and neighbors.
Church notices list Reverend Robert V. Johnson and the Luther League with meetings on Thursday January 19 at 7 30 p m Teachers meeting Sunday School. Confirmation instruction Saturday January 21 9 30 to 11 30 a m Sunday January 22 Epiphany Third Sunday Sunday School at 10 00 a m Worship at 11 00 a m Calvary Choir practice Monday January 23 at 8 00 p m
Mr and Mrs Fred Johnson of Shelby visited Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Martin Jones. Mr and Mrs Fred Bond were weekend guests of Mrs Bond s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Fred Brandt at Loretto Nebr. The Brandts came to Osceola and had the Bonds accompany them home and returned them to their home after a nice weekend. Mr and Mrs Chris Dahmke and family and Mr and Mrs Joe Fjell and family were Sunday supper guests with Mr and Mrs Howard Boden and family. Miss Erma Deland of Omaha spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm De Mr and Mrs Oscar Jones enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Ronald Sarow of Stromsburg.
The 1961 New March of Dimes begins January 2 and runs through the month as millions join in cross‑country ceremonies to fund birth defects arthritis and polio research and patient aid. The Mothers’ March on January 31 mobilizes over a million volunteers to door to door solicit support while local campaigns feature dignitaries, pamphlets, and a nationwide mail effort of 38 million pieces.
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