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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1972
Page
8
Notes mix weather lore with personal quips about whirlwinds Ben Franklin and a basketball tournament. Anecdotes mention clockwise versus counterclockwise winds, sudden temperature swings, and humorous remarks about family and daily life during winter.
The First Methodist Church in Osceola hosted the January 8 marriage of Valerie K. Rutter and Dennis R. Werner at 2 p.m. Rev. Truman Bachenberg officiated. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. David Rutter of Osceola and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Werner of Grand Island. The ceremony featured a large bridal party, floral gowns, and a reception hosted by relatives. The couple will reside on a farm near Grand Island after a honeymoon to Las Vegas and Arizona.
Local churches list upcoming events and services for St. Paul Lutheran Calvary Swede Home Methodist and Catholic communities. Notable items include Jan 23 worships, Jan 25 LCW quilt cutting, Jan 29 seniors meeting, and parish Masses at St. Vincent St. Andrew's St. Mary's St. Vincent's.
Ida J. Mickey writes from Portland recalling homestead days in Polk County Oregon 1872 to 1880. She and husband A P Mickey built a hardware business after selling cows to freight wagons and later moved to Lincoln Nebraska and Portland where he died in 1908. Her four children Blanche Noris Bessie Edith remain in Portland.
Blue River Extension Club met Friday at Mrs. Bill Peters home. Donna Hopwood led a braiding ric-rac lesson with members participating in the demonstration. A dessert lunch was served.
Friendly Neighbors gathered January 11 at Mrs. Bob Vrbka’s home with 12 members and one guest. Roll call welcomed the New Year. Mrs. Vernon Kuhnel joined. A brief business session preceded a 13 point Pitch game led by Mrs. Dennis Hiemer with prizes awarded to Mrs. Jack Schott, Mrs. Hubert Girard, and Mrs. Eugene Treadway.
A Department of Labor itinerant interviewer A. Barnes will be at the Polk County Welfare Office on Tuesday February 1 and 29 at 2 30 p.m. Reachable at 747 5351. A special magic program by Max and Salli Hapner at OHS auditorium January 24 at 8 40 a.m. Show features include white Java Doves Hindu Basket and disappearance of object.
Members of the Lone Star Club met at Mrs. Louis Scow’s home for January. President Mrs. Glen Augustin emphasized feeding birds and noting new species. Plans include a silent auction and guest day for February at Mrs. Albin Stachura’s home with a law officer speaker. a 6:30 dinner on February 13 at Harry Oppliger’s with husbands as guests. lesson on housework by Mrs. George Tiaden. Hostess prize went to Mrs. Elgin Tenniges.
Bob Baker of the National Farmers Organization asks Nebraskan readers to push senators Curtis and Hruska to support the farm bill. He warns Kiplinger predicts 600 000 farmers by 1980 and argues corporate farming could raise food costs while preserving family farms would keep food prices closer to current levels. He cites unemployment at 6.1 percent and criticizes forced labor and public policy that accelerates farmer loss.
Calendar notes list LOE and civic group meetings in Calera from January to February with times and speakers, including WCTU Anna Olson, Am Legion Aux Hazel Malek Colleen Hiemer, Scouts Lions, Rebekahs Entre Nous Jean Peterson, Easy Aces and more. Social visits include Mrs Dorothy Campbell’s return from Arkansas and multiple family gatherings with the Bright and Jones families.
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