Willits Widow Horace and Mary E Willits Lineage
Lelia Edith Willits born November 25 1872 near Millersburg Mercer Co Illinois. Family moved to Polk County Nebraska in 1874 homestead west of Osceola and later lived near Beulah then Osceola. She married Benjamin E Finecy December 21 1893 and died July 13 1954 age 81 years seven months and 18 days. Funeral July 15 at Kepner Funeral Home Osceola with Osceola cemetery burial. Survivors include daughter Lola Mae DeBere five grandchildren six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Edith Willits
Horace and
Mary E. Willits
Millersburg
Mercer County
Ill
Polk County
Nebraska
Osceola
High Prairie School
Baptist Church of
San Diego
California
Hugo DeBere
Francis DeBere
Maxine Moser
Dorothy Scholz
Jean Bowman
Lyle DeBere
Grant
Glen
Clair Willits
Mildred
Nora
Eva
Geo
Effie Finecy
Zella Heinemeyer
Doll Finecy
Francis Hutt
Ada
Fee Hartman
Kepner
Cremeen Picnic Brings Cremeen Reunion to Osceola Park
A Cremeen reunion drew about 75 people to Osceola Park for a Sunday dinner at noon. Attendees included many Cremeen relatives from California to Colorado and Nebraska, gathering to visit and swim after years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cremeen
Osceola Park
Melvin Cremeen
Healdsburg
Calif
Clarence Cremeen
Long Beach
Carl San Filippo
Lincoln
Chester Cremeen
Wichita
Laurence Cremeen
Denver
Henry Cremeen
Ord
Owen John
Central City
Walter Cremeen
Roger Beck
Glenn John
Clarks
Roy Frizzell
Floyd Frizzell
Cedric Fineey
Willard Carter
George van Winkle
Norman Carter
Loren Miller
Silver Creek
Victor Doremus
Polk
Floyd Emmons
C. A. Cremeen
Dale Frizzell
Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of Osceola
Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of Osceola are noted in a brief social item likely announcing a wedding, anniversary, or social engagement centered on the Osceola community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Osceola
Local notes and events tailing off with state politics
Community notices from Wesley Chapel list visits and gatherings across Rising City and Osceola areas including dinners picnics and birthdays. Mentions of health and schooling plans mix with political discussion on farm price supports and new military doctrine for atomic warfare.
Harrisons Column on Nebraska Farm Bill Debate
The Senate Agriculture Committee reported the farm bill late last week with a high rigid price support provision. The Senate version advances protections for farmers and may shape debates when it reaches Nebraska for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Nebraska
Senate Agriculture Committee
Forty Years Ago Buffalo Flour Contest Fifth Prize Won
The Osceola Company of Peterson and Peterson placed fifth in the Buffalo flour contest among over a hundred entrants. Other local notes include births, marriages, and obituaries as Polk County records move through late spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Osceola Company
Peterson & Peterson
Bill Shrader
Edw. B. Almstrom
R. C. Roberts
D. H. Kunkel
Omaha
Clarence Kidder
Lincoln
George
Conner School of Medicine
Osceola News Highlights Local Elections and Events
M. A. Shaw seeks re election to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. A car accident north of town injures Marilyn Way and Joyce Parks. Charles F. Johnson buys W. J. Herbes property and Herbes acquires May Merrick property. Mabel Hall opens a beauty shop near the theater. John Hillary Trenerry III born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Trenerry of Omaha. Wheat yield on M. A. Mills farm reports 27 bushels per acre. Herman Sarow born in 1877, died at 55, survived by widow and three children. Margaret Branagan and Clarence Pierson wed in Hastings and will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Shaw
David City
Osceola
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
Marilyn Way
Stromsburg
Joyce Parks
Roy Parks
Here
Charles F. Johnson
W. J. Herbes
Gospel Ridge
Mr. Herbes
May Merrick
South Osceola
Mabel Hall
Colon
Nebraska
J. H. Trenerry
Omaha
John Hillary Trenerry III
M. A. Mills
Paul Engelhardt
Guy Anderson
Shelby
Herman Sarow
New York
Margaret Branagan
Hastings
Clarence Pierson
St Francis Hospital to Open in August and Local Notices
Ten years ago St Francis Hospital was set for formal opening on August 20 barring issues. Dale Watkins resigns as Deputy County Clerk effective July 13 to move to Denver. A supposed human skeleton found on the Hoffer farm near Shelby turned out to be animal bones. Ralph Gillette and his wife of Rising City announce birth of a son at David City hospital. Dr Stanley Neil joins Dr Eklund’s practice. Eunice I Bintz buys the Gushee residence near the legion hall for 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Hospital
Dale Watkins
Denver
Hoffer
Shelby
Polk County
Ralph Gillette
Rising City
David City Hospital
Gillette
Albert Schmoker
Stanley Neil
Eklund
Eunice I. Bintz
Gushee
Legion Hall
Farm Equipment and Tractors Auction Catalog
Catalog lists hay choppers plows disk tillers spr ng tooth harrows drills and tractors John Deere Case International New Holland and New Idea models with features such as power steering live hydraulics truss-frame designs and rubber tires Also includes used items like a Hey Chopper No 52 and various balers bale loaders and mower units Also mentions A and 60 tractors with extras and options for pull type setups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hey
John Deere
Mower
International
New Idea
New Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Ben Finecy
Osceola Farm Service
Square
Buse’s
Kepner’s
Cold Bay
Nash Coffee
Sherbet
Bakers
Wesley Chapel
Floyd Wet
David Richards
Thomas Richards
Ernest Nyquist
Albert Anderson
Carl Cederberg
Walter Berck
Clarence Anderson
Otto Olson
Ivar Oberg
Pawnee Park
Ralph Mentink
Rawlins
Wyo
Kenneth Mentink
Louis Schott
Hubert Girard
Eldon Kuhnel
Florida
Richard Gabriel
Fullerton
Geo. Haselbach
Adolph Kuhnel
Emory
Alfred Kuhnel
Dawes
Stanley Novak
Paul Zentz
Emory Zentz
Marlene Richards
Charlotte Dinees
Richard Scott
St Louis
Charles Fischer
Jenelle Eldon
Vernon
Kenneth Kuhnel
Geo. Hasselbach
Eldon
C. L. Paine
Ray Richards
Oliver Griffin
Mary Cerny
Elsie
Dick Merrick
Twe
Eugene
Bob
Vic Sterup
Neil Brigham
Paul Kuhnel
Ardis McMeekin
Lana Sterup
Ralph Willits
Don Wolf
Benedict
Walter Harbour
Louis Shemek
Lawrence
Martin Shemek
Watts
Anna Watts
Harold Cowley
Robert Cowley
Toledo
Ohio
Floyd Gillam
Scottsbluff
Tom Casselberry
Spokane, Wash
C. E. Caselberry
Mrs Floyd West
House
47Th Infantry
1St Armored
Congress
United States
Orton V. Hulsebus
Columbus
Glenn Morrison
Robert Crosby
Oliver Hess
W. O. Mickey
Fred Schumann
Maurice Walrath
First Presbyterian Church
Schumann
W. Roy VanHoosen
Miss Pearl Hester
Belleville
Kansas
Harrison
M. J. Ryan
Laudie Hartman
Arnold Hokenson
York
Cecil Curtiss Mustard
Wesley Miller
Albert Timm
Osceola Bank
Polk County Fair
Bush
Jim Branting
Crest Traveler Tires
Parkside Tires
Fremont
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