Silver Creek Girl finalist in Miss Super Q contest
Alda Beth Tooker daughter of Mr and Mrs Tooker of Silver Creek is a finalist in the Miss Super Q Contest among nine other contestants from across the United States. The winner will be announced this week at the Super Q Chicago convention. Miss Tooker works in the Agro service office at Silver Creek and will enter Platte Junior College in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alda Beth Tooker
Robert Tooker
Silver Creek
U. S
Chicago
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Skokie
Illinois
Miss Tooker
Agroservice
Platte Junior’ Colege
Girls Scout delegate attends national arts conference in Philadelphia
DeEtte Nelson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm H Nelson Pensacola Florida returns from a two week National Girl Scout Creative Arts Conference and Workshop in Philadelphia. She studied drawing painting sculpture ceramics fashion design textiles and participated in music and drama events. Forty of fifty states represented with Nebraska's Lori Hall of Fremont also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeEtte Nelson
Wm. H. Nelson
Pensacola
Florida
C. Schott
Osceola
Nebras
A DeEtte
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Moore College of Art
Nebraska
Lori Hall
Fremont
Polk County to shift mentally ill to Lincoln hospital
Beginning July 1 1969 Polk County mental patients will be redirected from Hastings State Hospital to Lincoln State Hospital. The Nebraska Department of Public Institutions ordered the realignment affecting all county and state mental health services except the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute Alcoholic Treatment Unit Hastings Children and Adolescent Service and Lincoln Security Unit. County Welfare Director Deryl Reed calls the move fortunate predicting improved treatment and notes Polk averages one in patient referral monthly and six to eight out patients yearly. New patient assignments will be to Lincoln. current Hastings patients likely stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Lincoln State Hospital
Hastings State Hospital
Nebraska Department of Public Institutions
Nebraska Psychiatric Institute
Polk County Welfare
Deryl Reed
Reed
Lincoln
Hastings
Obituary for Cora Frances Atkinson of Stromsburg
Cora Frances Atkinson born January 8 1878 in Cookeville Tennessee died July 7 1969 at Midwest Covenant Home Stromsburg aged 91 years six months. She lived mainly in Kansas and Nebraska and resided in Stromsburg since 1937. Memorial service July 10 at Stromsburg Methodist Church officiated by Reverends Trucano and Backlund. Surviving are seven children and 12 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Frances Atkinson
John Stephen Davis
Cookeville
Tennessee
Midwest Covenant Home
Stromsburg
Alvin Trucano
Paul Backlund
Doris Kreis
Rudy Randell
Robert Behrns
Merle Colson
Irvin Anderson
Kenneth Christensen
Ed Isakson
Verlin’ Fellows
Mae Cox
Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Bert Thompson
Grand Island
Nebraska
Howard Thompson
Evelyn Froemming
Denver
Colorado
Vera Thompson
Visitors gather for family reunions and travels
Osceola News notes Mrs Edward DePlanche and Mark Cottingham of Phoenix City Alabama visiting sister Mrs Stanley Van Hoosen for the month. Loren Mieswinkel and Harlan of Mount Vernon Missouri joined the Fourth guests of Oscar Imms. Larry Cudaback hosts Exeter visitors. Mrs E C Schott spent two days in Omaha with the Fred Franco and Olberding families while Vernon Boden traveled with Mr Schott to Texas. Viola Wieseman returned from a two week visit with Jack Swanson’s family in Applewood Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
DePlanche
Mark
Exeter
E. C. Schott
Omaha
Fred Franco
Robert
Olberding
Mr. Schott
Vernon Boden
Texas
Viola
Longtime Osceola Widow Dies at 96
Mrs Albert Ryan Alice Maude Elwood born May 11 1873 Hinsdale Iowa to Samuel Harvey and Mary Laird Elwood passed July 7 1969 at Good Samaritan Home Osceola She married George W Berkheimer in Gresham Nebraska Aug 18 1897 widower died later she wed Albert Ryan May 15 1943 Survivors include her husband and three children from first marriage Dale and Mark of Provo Utah Maudie of Long Beach California services July 10 Kepner Roberts Funeral Home with Pastor Konig officiating and songs In the Garden and Beyond the Cedar Rapids area references preserved in obituary style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Maude’ Elwood
Samuel Harvey
Mary Matilda Laird Elwood
Hinsdale
Iowa
Good Samaritan
Osceola
Gresham
Nebraska
George W. Berkheimer
Dale
Mark
Provo
Utah
Maudie
Long Beach
California
Ryan
Methodist” Church
CES
Rebekah “Lodge
Paul Konig
Kepner- Roberts
Cera Carlson
Maurine Schuman
Sunset Rites for Neal Bahr Highlight Local Obituary
Neal D. Bahr born May 9 1907 in Polk County died July 3 1969 in Leavenworth Kansas after years of poor health. He married Carol Le Mar December 7 1935 and had two sons Dennis and Charles. Dennis died in Vietnam August 19 1966. Survived by his mother Mary Bahr sister Josephine Hopwood brother Robert of Columbus daughter Donna Dee Larson of Stamford Conn and son Charles of Columbus. Interment at Blue Ridge Cemetery with Shelby Cemetery burial and military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal D. Bahr
Polk County
Emil and
Mary Bahr
Leavenworth
Kansas
Shelby
Carol le Mar
Dennis
Charles
Vietnam
Delmar
Donna Dee Larson
Stamford
Maurine Schuman
Roy Berggren
Robert McGimpsey
Mim Peterson
Kenneth Taddiken
Marlin Kumpf
Marion Kaar Hee
Summer church notes list multiple services and speakers
The column lists services for St Vincent’s, St Mary’s Osceola area churches and others. It notes Mass times, confession slots, and upcoming sermon topics with guest speaker attorney John Gewacke from Geneva at United Methodist Church on July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist Church
Richard V. ‘Odgers
John C. Gewacke
Geneva
Local residents host and travel notices across Nebraska
Southwest Mr and Mrs Clarence Nielsen take Pvt Lewellen Nielsen to Omaha for a flight to Ft Lewis Washington. Numerous dinners visits and gatherings unfold as families host relatives and friends including Lincoln Osceola Polk York and Loveland attendees. Randy Bond returns from two week United Nations Pilgrimage Tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Nielsen
Pvt
Lewellen Nielsen
Omaha
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Burdette Baker
Gary Peterson
Richard Sundberg
Allen Anderson
Molly
Lincoln
Paul Newman
Rod
Loveland
N. M
Edwin Doremus
Atica
North Platte
John Fintels
Norman Fintel
James Mason
York
Howard McKeag
Harold. Thayers
Fremont
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Randy Bond
United Nations
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Laurence Leimser
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Oscar Adkisson
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Senior Citizen
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Houston
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Nora Spitz
John Hahn
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Richard Stachura
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Robert McMeekin
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Eikenhorst
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Boulder
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DeLand
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Torrance
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Rapid City
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Steel City
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Christina Swanson
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Anna Larson
Martha
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Hill City
Elmer
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Louisa Pehrson
Kepner,Roberts Funeral Home
Greg Johnson
Delano
Donald
Branting
Wesley
Stanley Larson
Tom Sutherland
Richard Pehrson
Swede Home
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Shredder
Osceola Drilling. CO
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Sunset
Marvin Dawes
Morris Dunn
William Norton
Ray Conrad
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Victor Sterup
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Neal D
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Edward A. O'Leary
ST. Mary's
St, Rew's
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Homer Green
Larry Cook
Stronmasburg
State Farm
Beto, Astoorile Insurance
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John Micek
Osceola, Nebraska
Larry Micek
Robak
Geshell Attorneys
Bedrock Building
Columbus, Nebr
Robert L. Mills
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