Osceola News Highlights Local Events And Sailings
A roundup of Osceola activities includes Bennie Mickey’s seventh birthday party with friends, George Rhodes heading to Norden with family, and J M Seward expanding beekeeping to thirty five stands yielding 300 to 500 pounds honey. Telecommunications reach new homes, coal remains hot, basketball results favoring Clarks over Osceola, births and illnesses, car races, Texas relocation plans, quarantine cases, and church notices with services and youth group plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Mickey
George Rhodes
Norden
Keya Paha
J. M. Seward
Beulah
Polk County
H. E. Musselman
Dr. Shaw
Doctors House
G. T. Ray & Company
Drawing & Jury
Peterson
M. H. Riley
Local Notes and Birthday Celebrations in Town
Homer Fellows sustains finger injury in a corn shelter this week. Mrs. I. B. LeMar marks 76th birthday with neighbors calling. W. E. Pratt travels to Houston and Texas points. Bill promotes figs on his Texas farm. A small blaze at J. C. Elwood’s home caused minor damage. Mrs. Louis Ogden suffers scalding accident serving coffee. Mrs. F. H. Ball hosts a Kensington for Miss Lillian Brown and Mrs. Barr’s birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Fellows
I. B. LeMar
W. E. Pratt
Houston
Texas
Bill
Southland
United States
J. C. Elwood
Louis Ogden
F.H. Ball
Kensington
Frank Anderson
Lillian Brown
Barr
Old Hickory Smoked Salt Advertises Ham and Bacon Flavor
Polk County Farmers Non-Stock Co-Operative Association promotes Old Hickory Smoked Salt for hams and bacon offering true deli style Hickory smoke flavor in a compact regional ad dated 2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Farmers Non-Stock Co-Gr
Probing Quotes on Character and Society
A collection of wry maxims and reflections on self respect patience indulgence and social behavior. It muses on weight and temper attitudes toward forgiveness gossip and entertainment while noting humor in daily life and the quirks of visiting new cities.
Weeds and insects devastate U.S. crops in major losses
Entomologist L. L. Ressler reports to the American Chemical Society that over 6,000 insect species damage crops with losses totaling about 2.0 billion dollars yearly. He estimates jungle crop losses reach 6.5 billion annually, with four billion due to needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
L. L. Ressler
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
American Chemical Society
Unsolved French Stabbing Tranquil Border Town Mystery
Three friends, two men and a woman, were stabbed to death on a town border in France. Each victim was armed, no struggle occurred, and only horse hoof prints were found in soggy ground. A female suspect later confessed after a friendly chat to defuse suspicion.
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France
Collier’s Weekly
Bridegroom Skip Bells for Radio Wedding Peal
In Woodley England a bridegroom refused church bells for his wedding. He chose a radio phonograph record of a joyful peal to play as the couple left the church.
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Woodley
England
Barber Patient Reply Reveals Witty Exchange
A doctor advises rest but the patient, a barber, retorts that he is trained to handle head work. The brief exchange highlights humor in a medical scenario.
West Side Notes From Kearney State Area
West Side reports Opal Fredrickson and Eda Toline visiting from Kearney State Teachers College. Mrs. Joe Monson under a doctor’s care. Hilbert Buchta and Howard Deeter families host for visits. Deeter ill but improving. Birthday party for Mrs Thelander. High Prairie Get-together postponed. High Prairie team to play Stromsburg. Local sleighing party with oyster supper follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Fredrickson
Eda Toline
Kearney State Teachers
Stromsburg
Anse
Fredrickson
Dale
Morris Fredrickson
Clarks
High Prairie High School
Maxine Bolton
Orpha Ekstrom
Dorothy Fredrickson
Axel Fredrickson
Myra
Gordon
York
Irvin Gustafson
Osceola
Libert Toline
Lillie Chindgren
Ellen Anderson
Myra Fredrickson
Marvin Fredrickson
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Walter J. Herbes
Nebr
Dora Timm
Mae Anderson
Musetta Ball
Myrtle Dolan
Gertrude Inks
Mae Chauner
Anna Anderson
Charles Emminger
Charlie
Albert Hastings
Central City
O. J. Kropatsch
Will Fillinger
John Kropatsch
Ida
Columbus
Hester
Falfurias
Louis
Tom Dolan
Mr. Dolan
Bense Hester
Carl Scholz
Louie Johnston
Millard J. Ball
Naval Training Service
Beck
S. K. Rapp
Lutheran Hospital
Betty Jo Carson
Time Payments
UCC
Ford
Universal Credit Company
Ford Motor Company
Map
Edwin S. Burdell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
West Side
Davis
Letter
Swede Home Store
Farmers Produce & Hatchery
Shelby
Poland
Qhip
P&o
Madison
Liberty Gang
Lloyd Crouse
Con
Col. Hayhurst
D. R. Byers
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