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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
4
The Osceola Record, Polk County's oldest newspaper, is noted for its long local run. It remains a cornerstone of Osceola, Nebraska, delivering community news and public notices since its founding.
Chas Rathbun collapsed and died while coaching the local pall players at Wahoo game. William Everitt was injured when a harness broke and his cart overturned at the Fair Grounds. Osceola School Board organized with Mrs. L. M. Shaw president and S. W. Gushee secretary. A son and a daughter were born to local couples. Farmers report 9 to 11 bushels per acre from hail district wheat. Osceola Hotel demolition on Auditorium site completed by W W O Cox crew.
Nebraska maps wartime mobilization efforts as polls report a home defense army draft. Polk County endures a damaging rain hail storm with corn and trees ruined. Genoa tragedy claims eight year old Thomas Kule in a car crash south of town. Ralph Lewis and Neva Bartlett wed at Grand Island. Osceola band to play at Lincoln state fair. Local meetings elect leaders in Stromsburg and Osceola. New births and deaths record in Osceola area as town notes and a pool hall accident. Theater program lists several film features and cast members.
Harmony Society gathers at the parsonage this Thursday evening with DeEtte Hedlund preparing the program. Next Sunday marks Transfiguration Sunday with Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00, theme What Glory. No evening service. Pastor Oberg to attend State Luther College opening in Wa hoo. conference runs Sunday evening to Friday morning.
An old newspaper card discusses a subscription renewal tease with a playful Hen offer featured on the page. The ad uses a cross motif and emphasizes expired status prompting readers to renew.
Mr and Mrs Ira Irland visited in the Henry Taddiken home at Shelby and in the J O Pearson home on the Blue. Miss Goldie Gustafson returned to Omaha after a visit with her parents. Mrs Sadie Urech returned to Lincoln after a month in Osceola visiting her sister. Mark Timm shows improvement after confinement at home. Norman Warwick visited Grand Island this week. In Polk County many locals celebrated Mrs Willard Adelson's birthday with visitors from Swede Home and Holdrege and Denver. Dr and Mrs Robert Lytle returned from Chicago trip with Lois Cramer and Fernnand Sandon onsite.
The piece notes orders to move the H O L C from Washington to New York as part of a decentralization push, with resentment over housing strain and job relocations. It highlights residents' unrest, military discipline debates, census publications from Nebraska, and new Gravelly Point Airport statistics showing a busy, expanding air hub near the capital.
The Record reports renewed subscriptions since the last notice. Names include Axel A Anderson W S Heitzman Phillip R Johnson R A McCormick Mrs George Baruch Tra Irland N S Abolt Mrs J A Johnston S J Cadwell A J Herrmann August Jaenicke Nick Gerdes Lloyd Moser Karl Stefan Leonard Heimer Mrs M E Daniels Iowa Neb L and P Co Cecil DeLand John C Peterson H A Jones Allen H Anderson Fred Case Roy Ericson Mrs Milo Joy Phil Nyberg John Buchta W J Herrmann Mrs C J Rosland Vivian Dunning Mrs Earl Colby Geo B Anderson Garret Mentink Eugene Carman Carl Jaencke Florence Miller Homer Mustard Ed Almstrom Hilbert Buchta J O Pierson Philip Timm Nelle J Wisely Chas Red Thos Meacham Walter Bredehoft Mrs D W McFadden Chas Newcomer Christianna Sarow Edward Krenk C J Marak Chas A Swanson Frank Thelander EK F Augustin.
Shelby theatre listings announce two shows: Errol Santa Fe Trail on Saturday and Sunday with adults 20 cents and children 10 cents, plus Mary Lee and June Storey in Barnyard Follies on Wednesday July 30. All shows start at 7 30 p m courtesy of the Shelby businessmen.
An real estate advertisement urges readers in Polk County to buy homes now with low land prices and small down payments. The Polk County National Farm Loan Association promotes secure housing as favorable conditions persist, with W. J. Stead as secretary treasurer.
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