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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1970
Page
3
The Osceola community shares funeral notices for Walter Jones born 1885 Osceola who died in Grand Island and Alice Matheson buried Osceola. Reports include bake sale at Old Times celebration and various visits, graduations and picnics across Grand Island Osceola Lincoln and nearby towns.
Locals Donald Malek, Susan and Julie arrived Friday to visit Phoebe Malek. Saturday Frank Malek led a group to Elkhorn for the day with a picnic supper on the Fourth shared by Bob Sterup and families from Lincoln Beatrice Grand Island Shelby and Debby Johansen.
Cur file items report July 1960 weddings at St Peters Gresham St Boniface Stuart St Marys Pilino plus deaths of Charles Heitzman infant daughter of the Bierkowers and Reuben Coleman. Community updates include ice cream sale by Luther Leaguers and local honors like Ralph Andersons PhD and Lt Richard Cormicks medical course completion.
D T Kelley leaves Osceola for naval hospital duty in San Diego. Overland Sand and Gravel wins gravel surfacing contract on State highway 39 between Silver Creek and U S 30A. June 1950 is driest since 1936. Polk County fair dates set for August 21 to 23. Ada Howland and Pearl Birchfield join Amelia Hester’s 92nd birthday July 7. Wobig family buys Johnson house and a neighbor’s home on Gospel Ridge and near Phillips Station. 1940 notes include birth and death of Alpheous Augustua Gray and wheat parity payments totaling over $65,000 in May and June.
Dr L M Shaw joins the American Medical Society judiciary committee representing five cities including Chicago and Washington. A new ten room parsonage is planned costing 3500 dollars. Shaw and Smith will move to suites above the Post Office early next month.
Jay Hastings and Harm Shank have moved into their new twin homes on Gospel Ridge. The houses are described as the finest in the city and sit just north of the mill line. A cement sidewalk is being laid from the track through to the main street on Gospel Ridge.
District 54 residents and families gathered for 4th of July events and visits across Columbus, Silver Creek, and Omaha. Highlights include Darrell Atkinson taking David to Omaha for his Presidio trip, Nellie Benson’s hospital visit, and several family meals and hostings at the Stanczyk, Swertzic, Hinkle, and Wyman homes.
Tim Anderson of Lincoln spent Friday with his parents the Lester Andersons. He and his Lincoln roommate and others enjoyed water skiing and boating in Kansas over the weekend. Mrs. Sarah O'Brien of Grafton and Mrs. Mary McCarthy with children of Geneva joined a Sunday barbecue at the home of their daughter and sister Mrs. George Bender.
Greg McMeekin son of Mr and Mrs Dale McMeekin Shelby heads a 12 member company presenting 40 performances of five plays at Brownville Theatre. The season runs July 4 to August 23 with five college credits and $200 in salary. Board and room are paid by the Brownville Village Theatre Board. Greg is a Wesleyan junior.
July 4 guests at the Laura Dells home included Mr and Mrs Don Leavitt Ward and Megan of Woodland Hills California and Esther Brown of Stromsburg. They were hosted Wednesday evening and Friday noon at Stromsburg and were en route to Connecticut to visit relatives returning via Canada. The Leavitt family includes Mrs Leavitt the former Marilyn Brown. The Lester Andersons visited their son Joe in Lincoln on Sunday.
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