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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
4
Mrs Addie Wieseman traveled to Lincoln on Tuesday to visit Mr and Mrs John Mulgrue. The ad promotes Martin Senours Super White Enamel as the whitest white and urges readers to buy house paint at Crouse Tex Drug Company for a safe finish.
Miss Lois Schlegel daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Schiegel of Columbus and E Lee Adams son of Mr and Mrs J C Throck Morton of Osceola were married January 13 at Glenwood Iowa by Rev Prewitt at the Baptist parsonage Attendants were Miss Barbara Egly and Ronald Carlson The couple will reside in the Craven apartment The bride works for Central Electric Gas Company in Stromsburg and the groom for the same company in Columbus
Zion Lutheran church at Clay Center burned down causing extensive fire damage to a residence nearby. L R Simmons of Silver Creek appointed as Supervisor of District 7 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dye F Davis.
Every Friday at 8 o clock residents are invited to District 48 near Osceola for a Bible study led by Hershel Dyer of Lincoln. The notice urges attendance and warmly invites everyone to join next Friday.
Dottie Brown of Omaha arrived Friday and spent the weekend with Mrs. Tressie Brown before returning to Omaha Sunday.
Hallmark greeting cards available in two box sizes 50 cent and one dollar at Crouse-Tex Drug Co. located in the downtown area. The store advertises a selection of occasions and styles for customers seeking affordable stationery.
Osceola high school auditorium hosts a Smorgasbord sponsored by St Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid on February 1 starting at 5 30 pm Adults pay 1 50 and children 75 cents Proceeds support church activities and community aid.
Riverside mentions townspeople visiting relatives in Lincoln Central City and Waco plus a Denver cattle sale trip. It notes Shoshoni worship at Jarbridge canyon Idaho as a sacrificial site later identified as the devil in a cave, and reports a Legion Auxiliary meeting to sew carpet rags. Also lists a used stoker and furnace coal for sale.
The Top Notchers 4 H Club met January 16 at Gary and Darwin Andersons with all but one member present. Officers named include Safety Don Peterson Health Dick Peterson Music Jolene Peterson Recreation Janet Sundberg. Paul Monson led the lesson discussion. Next meeting at Janet and Phillip Sundbergs. Mrs Anderson served lunch.
Tom Rutter of Omaha visited Osceola on Sunday and left with his wife and son who had spent the prior two weeks at the Effie Fernandez home. The Dave Rutter family were also guests in the same residence on Sunday.
It pays to keep extra nylon hose on hand and see the new shades available at Crouse-Tex Drug Company.
Ben Zedicher returned from Sundance to accompany Shel by relatives to attend the wedding of Ruth Crouse and Ed Bahr. The ceremony took place Saturday morning January 20 at the bride's parents home in Sundance. Ruth is the daughter of Lloyd and Mrs. Crouse, former Osceola residents. The couple will reside in Sundance where the groom works at a saw mill.
The National Safety Council cites three common hunting season accident causes and offers ten commandments to prevent harm. Key rules emphasize treating every gun as loaded, carrying only empty firearms in vehicles, and never pointing at what you do not intend to shoot.
Thursday evening visitors included Al Kuhnel and family and the Earl Watts family, staying with Mr and Mrs Bruce Pickett.
St Francis Hospital lists birth of a baby boy Alvin Michael to Mr and Mrs Alvin Cerny on January 19. Osceola and Stromsburg medical records note a birth for Douglas Rolland to Mr and Mrs Rolland Gissler on January 22. Mrs Ruby Pliefke and Mrs Adella Tschauner are listed under surgical and medical departments in Osceola.
The district reports conservation measures established this year and since 1945, noting farm plans for soil and water control. It lists unit totals for contour farming, permanent hay and pasture, land leveling, grassed waterways, terraces, and cooperative agreements. About one fifth of Polk County land now has a soil and water conservation farm plan. We describe spring field work, terrace staking for oats planting, and name cooperators Wendell Appleton Stromsburg Harvey Pickeral Stromsburg Gordon Fredrickson Vernal Beckstrom Osceola S C Oquist Clarks Cob stakes aid line marking. Reminder to vote Friday for the Polk County Soil Conservation District board representative.
Smorgasbord and full dinner planned at Osceola High School Auditorium at 5 30 Feb 1. Adult price 1 50 and 75 cents for children.
Mr and Mrs Fred Wieseman returned Wednesday from a ten day tour through Mexico and Texas. The Carlson Hybrid Seed Corn Company sponsored the trip for its dealers, including Mr Wieseman. Mr and Mrs S W Calhoun stayed with the Wieseman girls during their parents absence.
Miss Jeannie Wyatt and Gerald Johnson were married Saturday January 20 at three o'clock at the Lutheran Church in York. Rev. Hoffman officiated as relatives looked on. The bride wore a white wool dress with red rose corsage. Attendants were Miss Rowena Light and Roger Wyatt. A reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home near Osceola. Both parties reside in York and area, with the bride employed at a Stromsburg bank and the groom with the Gas Company after work with Roy’s Produce.
Stromsburg office and Osceola home advertise January 25, 1951 sales of new electric razors making shaving a pleasure at Crouse-Tex Drug Co.
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