Looking Back Looking Back From The File
A compiling of past local notes from Osceola includes 50 40 30 20 and 10 years ago items. It recounts National Guard mobilization during a Mexican crisis and local names of residents, obituaries, celebrations, farm conditions, and school project updates.
District 54 News From West Coast Visitors And Local Events
The Wayne Willitses of Bellflower California visit two weeks with relatives including the Vern McCormicks. A new consolidated Dist. 19 grade school ceremony is set for July 18 with Dr. Charles W. Jeffrey attending. Polk County fair dates Aug 7-11 are announced. Gas tax refund applications are due between June 30 and Oct 1 using Form 2240. Various local visits, moves, and family news from Osceola, Silver Creek, Grand Island, and Columbus are noted along with attendance at the Al Hirt Show and a July wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Dist
Charles W. Jeffrey
Arthur Anderson
Osceola
South Osceola
Donald Cerny
Ozzie Goerlinger
Joan, Red
Milton Marak
St. Bakes Methodist Church
David Jty
Harriet Fischer
Columbus
Victoria
B. C
Dorothy Cerny
Emil Czarnick
St. Laurence Catholic Church
Silver Creek
Polk County
Internal Revenue Service
Installation of Rev. Stanley Floth at Calvary Lutheran
Sunday installation services were held at Calvary Lutheran Church for Rev. Stanley Floth with sermon by Rev. Folmer Farstrup. Locals hosted visitors and extended family, including the Dennis and Johnson households, and several social calls and gatherings occurred around the Swede Home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
Calvary Lutheran Church
Stanley Floth
Folmer Farstrup
Nebraska Synod
Dennis Johnsons
Birthday supper honors Mrs Mentink in Hampton
A flurry of weekend hospitality in Hampton centers on Mrs. Gerald Mentink with family visits from the Mentinks and the Dose family. Across town, guest lists include Bercks Newcomers Maraks and various extended kin at dinners, picnics, and a York Methodist Church Eagle Scout ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Hollister
Gerald Mentink
Leonard Mentinks
Gaylord Dose
Hampton
York
Vern Berck
Walter Bercks
M. D. Bercks
DeAnn
Lincoln
Dwight Newcomers
Dany
James Marak
Hastings
Everett Powell
Everett Loremans
Judy
Roy Hurd
Ray
West Side News Coffee Guests and Local Visits
Mrs. Anderson hosted Louise Penney Beulah Gustafson of Aurora as guests. They later visited Louie Mach at Hoffmeister Rest Home in Genoa where Louie Mach died Saturday. Funeral from Christian church Burwell with interment there Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Green
Louise Penney
Beulah Gustafson
Aurora
Irvin Anderson
Louie Mach
Hoffmeister
Genoa
Christian Church
Burwell
Harlan Donelsons
Sven Borgs
Sweden
Robert Peterson
Mae Peterson
Raymond
Duane Lindeblade
Marvin
Kearny
Edwin A. Shostrom
Walter Rudeens
Carl Sundbergs
Shar
Funeral services held for Millie Whitney 91 in Bellwood
Mrs Millie Whitney 91 died at IOOF home York. Funeral last Tuesday in Bellwood attended by Sylvester and Cyrus Janiceks Roy Grossnicklauses Osceola relatives note Whitney as aunt and sister to Tena Janicek Columbus. Her son Alan Whitney Seal Beach Calif and Floyd Shelby Winton Calif also attended. Delores and John Ebel brought Charlene Ebel from Lincoln after a visit. Cyrus Janicek family visited Nick Carstenson home in Norfolk. Louisa Harpliger celebrated 80th birthday at St Joseph Parish hall with many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Major Douglas
Osceola
H. Feeburg
F. Hibbler
Errol Douglas
Chas. Stingley
Archie Johnson
Eric Hopkins
Russell Clark
Ray Stowell
Chas. Stakey
H. J. Tex
Harrison Tyree
LeRoy
Wm. Fallon
Polk County Telephone Company
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Maurine Schuman
Ruth Matheny
Cecil Sellhorn
David City
Eulala Heinemeyer
York
Seattle
Portland
H. C. Beebe
Lake Ericson
Charlotte Allen
Grace Cooper
McFalls
Charles Sharritt
Council Bluffs
Gust Sandins
Guy Balls
Emil Schott
Alsace
Germany
Shelby
Anna Nebosis
Joe
Lewis Schott
Polk County Fairgrounds
Polk County
Carl August Swanson
Alvin Swanson
Myrtle Hultman
Board of Education
Ed Brown
Bently Brown
Peggy Dowell
South Mills
S. Car
Bently
Naval Air Base
Norfolk
Sadie Matilda Collison
J. S. Collison
Charles Willard Cornell
Ord
Terry Messing
Columbus
St. Mary’s Hospital
Saalfeld-Rodehorst
Lincoln Park
Grand Island
John Imhoff
Central City
Bill Wyman
Delmar Arts
Bellflower
Calif
Willie Kubicek
Ruth Ferris
Melvin
Elmer Benson
Nellie Benson
Bob Wyman
Jack Burgesses
Sam Wymans
Omaha
Sam
Paul Morloks
Bill Vaughn
Mundelein
Wai
Louis Blasers
Bill Imhoff
Chris Gaedeke
Richie Gadekes
Milwaukee
Wisc
Donald Schotts
Ed Schott
Osceola Hospital
Jim Nowak
Frank Stanczyk
Patti McCormick
Vern McCormicks
Earl Burke
Gary Burmoods
Neal McBeths
Bartonville
Ill
Steve
E. G. Burke
Pearl Blakeney
Nina Burke
Luther Kreis
Don Kreis
Near Osceola
Keith Kreis
Pearl Smith
Donald Hallquist
Stanton, In
Norris Johnson
Charles Fisher
Neal McBeth
Brooke Berggren
Shari
Clifford Hornblooms
Kathy
Donald Hallquists
Stanton, Ia
Edgar Petersons
Gustav Petersons
Gordon Olseen
Hallquist
Mrs. Smith
Peterson
Buckley Park
Claude Boots
Garnett
Ray Sall
Mullen
Everett Powells
Kenneth Carlson
Denver
Minneapolis
Minn
Harlan Tolines
Jim McBeths
Ft. Collins
Colo
Gerald Mentinks
Fred Johnsons
Lloyd Hollister
Kenneth
Cyrus Janicek
Bellwood
Millie Whitney
IOOF
Sylvester and
Cyrus Janiceks
Roy Grossnicklauses
Whitney
Tena Janicek
Alan Whitneys
Seal Beach
Floyd Shelby
Winton
Cal
John Ebel
Delores
Lincoln
Charlene Ebel
Nick Carstenson
Louisa Ar Pliger
St. Joseph
Joseph Mayberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
District 54 News
West Coast
Leona Imhoff
Wayne Willitses
Osceola Locals
Ralph Watts
Tom Shawleys
Olean, N. Y
G. Dahlstedt
Florida
New York
Swede Home News
Floth
Joel Johnson
Edgar Peterson
Kevin Smith
Lillie Chindgren
Ralph Bond
Stanley Oquist
Frank Leibees
Exeter
Robert Leibee
Lake Charles
Thelma Anderson
Paul Moore
Rebecca Hanquist
Hugoton
Kans
Roger Hanquist
Rudy Sandins
Ellen Ernst
Holdrege
Burdette Sandin
Alissa Sandin
Rolland Ekstroms
Rlene
Vance Teegerstrom
William Larsons
Christiana Sarow
Stromsburg
Floyd Everett
Ronald Sarows
Laurence Sarow
Dennis Johnson
Krystal
Jill
Harold W. Johnson
Clarence Nielsen
Delano Ahlquist
Scott
Martin Lundstrom
Lena Johnson
Everett Anderson
Harvey Sundberg
Kristy Forss
Irvin Gestrine
Ruth
John
Lester Gestrine
Martin Gestrine
Raymond Kellisons
Ronald Sarow
Harold W. Johnsons
Keith
Norris Johnsons
Pearl Peterson
Donne Hanquist
Stanton, A
Jim Bennett
Fort Collins
Carl G. Johnsons
Floths
District 18
Alta Lisko
Duane.Gabel
Fred Flammes
Carl Benda
Milton Scholz Jr
Green’s Chapel
Lee Newcomer
Methodist Church Chapel
Irven Keils
Roger
Gresham
Rhoda Hallquist
Willard Hollister
Lillian Dahlgren
Rolla Williams
Loren Treffer
Marvin Klein
Steve Hollister
Louann Peterson
Loran Oberg
Merrekae McFarland
Francis Crowe
Gavin’s Point Dam
S. Oak
Gary Toline
C. R. Carlsons
Elmer Kinberg
Delano Kinberg
Keith Kinbergs
Kirk Kinberg
L. V. Sharpe
Raymond Burke
Albert Teegerstroms
Duane Leu
West Side News
Richard Carlson
Chester Clark
Ray Nyffeler
Lawrence Nyffeler
Paul Nyffelers
Connie Nyffeler
Steven Larson
Hordville
Forrest Andersons
Arthur Twarling
Dick Anderson
JoAnn Larson
JoAnn Anderson
Lois
Miriana Sundberg
Sharon Sundberg
Arthur T. Larson
Irwin Anderson
Nathan Sundberg
Covenant Cedars
North OF Shelby News
AMWAY
Mary Sterup
Jean Cerny
Shirley Gustafson
Clarks
Pace Letters
Oliver
Moline
Graham Hoeme
Begi
Ax Revenue
Nyberg
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