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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
4
Walter J. Herbes is announced as the editor and publisher of The Osceola Record, marking a leadership shift at the local newspaper. The release notes his experience in journalism and plans for future editorial direction.
In the January 30 1902 note the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co officers are listed Pres F W Brigham Vice Pres W J Eyestone Treas Chas Krumbach Sec C D Stoner Directors S W Ball Thomas Klassey and F W Brigham. Also reported are a Frank McBeth sighting smoking a cigar and local improvements by A O Monson. Five divorces were granted by Judge Sornberger. Charlie Kunkel hosted a party with games and refreshments amid a Nebraska cold snap with six inches of snow and a 14 degree low.
Mellon Burley prepares his car for shipment to Lacomb Alberta to begin farming next year. Ward Crouse returns from Carolina trip, buys 25 acres, may acquire more. Larson city property sale nets $2,500 for Jonasi Anderson. Local politics show Jones files Republican bid for county commissioner Southern district. Bowling league shows strong female interest with high scores. Marquis family farewells and plans point toward Touve Osceola. Also medical notes discuss heart function and exercise limits for elderly.
Kepner Block purchases Wm. Austin grocery business and plans to close out groceries while moving stock of dry goods. Miss Signe Samuelson relocates her Ladies Ready to Wear to former Mr. Anderson’s rooms. Mrs. Mary Dunning of Cozad Neb mother of local resident dies from burns after clothes ignited fixing a fire. Auditorium program lists Dorothy McKins in Waterfront Patsy Ruth Miller in Twin Beds and Greta Garbo in The Kiss.
A bandit gang robs Bandit Gold Bank at Crossroads and flees toward Bear Creek with $10,000 in gold. Warren Samuels shelters a stranger but aids the sheriff's posse when masked robbers burst in. The boss Wiggin confesses and the loot is recovered, as the sheriff disperses the catch.
Dr Li D Walpurt of the United States Naval Research Laboratory reports stratospheric temperatures from eight to thirty five miles above Earth. Measurements show temperatures ranging from 2.59 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit as the sun sets and before sunrise.
Capitol Comments reports social visits across Osceola including Adelson, Bryant, Upton, and Johnson families with multiple dinners and gatherings. It also covers national politics in Washington with Congress members, party lines blurring at a White House reception, and notes on federal hearings and defense debates.
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