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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1971
Page
7
Bush Drug in Osceola advertises wheelchairs and walkers for rent or sale. It also lists a Kirby vacuum cleaner for sale at six payments of six dollars with a guaranteed, nice condition and trade option, inviting local calls to 747-2195, dated 1-29-2t.
The Osceola Record lists display rates per line for classified ads week by week, with up to five lines at $1.00 and 10 cents for each extra line. Second week requires a $1 minimum or half-price over $2.00. Cards of thanks limited to 10 lines with $1 and 10 cents per extra line. Ads run in both Record and Headlight at half price in Headlight. Deadline is Tuesday noon. Postage 25 cents if billing is required. Box 236 Osceola, No. 68651
A patient expresses thanks to relatives friends and church groups for kindness during a long hospitalization. Acknowledgments to Rev Trucano and Rev Hamlin Mary Circle Ruth Circle and hospital staff at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Bryan Memorial.
A sincere thank you note from Marcia Klein expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for cards gifts and visits during and after a hospital stay. Special thanks are given to Dr Davis hospital staff and Msgr Obdrist with blessings for all who showed kindness.
The article explains the history of canning from Appert to Pasteur and outlines how modern and home canning use heat to kill microbes and seal food. It cautions on botulism risk from Clostridium botulinum, stresses adequate heat processing for low acid foods, and advises destroying spoiled items and reheating leftovers to boiling for safety.
The account traces multiple generations on farms near Osceola and Stromsburg Nebraska. It covers the Willis, Wamsley Wescoat, Johnson, Smith and Hughes families, detailing land inheritance, homesteads built from sod to frame, later ownership shifts, and long-term occupancy by fourth and fifth generations. It notes key dates from 1870 through the mid 20th century and mentions migration between Sweden, Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska.
The Osceola Record details the Shockeys long tenure on their Nebraska farm, noting no mortgage and health-driven retirement while remaining on the property. It also traces the Dunn family farm lineage from Charles Dunn's 1871 move to Nebraska through five generations, ending with current farming by Lewis Dunn and son Richard. The column then lists social visits and local gatherings around Osceola, including guests from Shelby, Holdrege, Grand Island, York, and Lincoln communities.
Week of social visits includes Hazel Gonnerman Sylvia Mickey Ruth Moore and Obrist and Newcomer families from Stromsburg Gresham and other towns. Ida Doberstein funeral held at Emmanuel Lutheran York. Kopke relatives from Indiana Lincoln visits noted. Bridge party attended by Paul Bond and Ralph Alhson at Ryan Hill Country Club.
Locals Mr and Mrs Arthur Senkbeil spent Saturday in Lincoln at the home of their son Lynn for Rebecca Ann Senkbeil first birthday. Sunday they visited her mother Louise Senkbeil in Lincoln. Alvin Cerny Jr began second year at UNITA in Curtis studying horticulture. Wednesday evening callers at Lloyd Fjell home were Mr and Mrs Maynard Glock Carmen and Lynn of Rising City.
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