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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
6
A dense local column recounts courtly visits and family gatherings in Silver Creek. Notable items include Mrs. Read Otto visiting Ulysses, numerous dinners and birthday events, fires in a machine shed, club meetings, and travels among residents such as the Petersons Des Moines Fort Campbell veterans, Ed Lukasiewicz Central City, and Oppliger family.
Mrs David Ienn of Osceola was feted at a Sunday baby shower in Stromsburg hosted by Mrs Merwin Twarling. Guests, including school classmates and relatives, played games before the honoree opened pink and blue gifts and enjoyed lunch.
A 1962 IHC 2 ton truck with hoist and 15 ft box, a 1960 Dodge, irrigation pipe and gates, siphon tubes, tanks and hoses, welder, shop tools, electrical gear, fencing posts and supplies, various farm implements, kitchen furniture, bedding, and household items listed for cash sale with buyers risk noted and items removed after payment.
Miss Lillie Chindgren and Mrs. Ronald Sarow visited Mrs. Arthur Samuels on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Sandin spent Sunday at Norfolk visiting several families, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Peterson and family and Mr. Wilbur Olson joined Carl W. Johnson and family Friday evening. Ronald Sarow was Thursday supper guest of Clifford Bowman. William Larson and family hosted Sunday dinner with Myron Larson. Raymond Gestrine and Ruth and Lester Gestrine visited Ben Berger and wife Sunday evening. Myron Jones joined coffee guests Thursday with Mrs. Milton Anderson. Ronald Sarow visited Leo Larson home on Sunday.
Mrs Harold W Johnson hosted visitors on Monday morning. Mr and Mrs Harold Gross and family were coffee guests at Roger Hanquist’s home after attending Polk Shelby. Ronald Sarow and Rudolf Sandin shared visits. Martin Lundstrom and family spent Friday evening at Robert Willits.
Polk County Home Extension Council opened 1970 with Collect led by chairman Mrs Norman Leach. Minutes from 1969 fall session read by Mrs Larry Augustin. Treasurer report by Mrs DeVon Johnson. Dues due March 1 1970 to Johnson. New agent Judy Hofelt replaces Barbara Tucek. 1970 yearbooks approved. Training lessons set January 26 Know Your Sewing Machine February 25 Yeast Rolls March 25 Traffic emergencies. Meeting adjourned for officers training and upcoming events planning.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Watts traveled to Lincoln on Monday for a medical checkup. The Meister families marked Jerome and Mrs Meister fifteenth wedding anniversary at Bellwood last Monday evening with Larry Lawrence Don and Paul Meister in attendance. The Schott family visited Sunday afternoon and shared a meal with Mrs Monica Schott.
Mrs Lavina Kepke and guests return from Enfield Connecticut and Omaha. Mary Kay dinner hosts Calmer Stephenson in York. York visitors Floyd Jacobsen Penny Todd join Elroy Hofmans for weekend meals. Peter and Ruth Kookie host and dine with Anthony Winters Bradshaw. Todd Penny Jacobsen visit grandparents in York.
Mildred Hahn reports a weekend of family visits and social gatherings in the area. Dorcas include Carroll Hahn hosting six friends for a sixth birthday, Carl Bollig and Jacquie Husmann visiting, Leimser and Stempek families socializing, and Guardsmen training at York. Funeral services for Cecelia Smagacz were held at St Isidore Church with Allan Kresh as pallbearer. Nora Spitz hospitalized in St Marys Columbus with George Spitz visiting.
Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson hosted Friday evening entertaining Philip Nyberg Henry Buresh and Bert Gissler. Gregg Abbott now working in Omaha spent the weekend at home. Patty Lou Gullberg of Omaha visited the Robert Grossnicklaus home for the weekend.
A sequence of varied meetings lists events from January 22 to February 5. Easy Aces Olive Watts and organizations such as Chamber of Commerce PEO T and C Club Rebekahs IOOF Scouts American Legion City Council are scheduled with dates and guiding members mentioned.
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