Looking Back Osceola Records July 1953 Notes
Osceola Record lookbacks summarize local obituaries marriages births and deaths from July 1953 including the passing of Herman Gust Eklund at age 40 and the June 6 Chicago wedding of Althea Thelander and Arnold Deam. The item also notes births, a tractor accident death, and other local incidents from 10, 20 and 30 years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Gust Eklund
Althea Thelander
Arnold Deam
Chicago
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Robert Wieseman
Lois Chantry Skog
Omaha
Skogs
Eugene
Henry Jr
Henry Brase
Shelby
District 18 By Alta Liskee
Social notes recount visits and gatherings in Omaha Monroe and beyond as residents and friends tour, host, and travel. Families from Osceola Lincoln Denver Chadren San Diego and San Diego exchange greetings while local events and a fire loss mark a busy period. 40 years ago items mention marriage moves and notable local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ziemba
John Stec
Monroe
Leopold Benda
Columbus
Richard Eller
Frank Korger
Grand Island
Frank Gabel
Fred Hecker
Everett Schmidt
Kenny
Clifford Letster
David
Springfield
Ore
Louis A. Schmidt
Louis A. Schmidts
Alvin Hohndorf
Omaha
Leslie Hohndorf
Alvins
Colorado
Victoria Staroscik
Oscelon
Milton Gabriel
Lincoln
Marie Cockson
Neil Hasselbalch
Myron .Plantz and Son
Plantzs
Iowa
Les Cade
San Diego
Calif
Arthur Benda
Chadren
Harold Most
Denver
Colo
James Wantz
Elgin
Ill
Wallace Benda
Arnold Schmidt
Steam threshing memories and Nebraska wheat harvest
District 54 residents share weekend visits in Nebraska and Illinois as the article reflects on the shift from steam powered threshing to modern combines. It discusses the Case threshing machine of 1904, the social and economic impact of threshing rings, and the cultural ties of farm families to harvest time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma
Canada
Case Company
Case
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Osceola Record
Osceola
Kathy Howe
Nebr
Paul Gustafson
Carol Ann
Gustafson
Ruby Walgreen
Howard Deeter
Kepner Funeral Home
Mauritz Swanson
Ruth Elaine Mentink
Robert Ferguson
Rock Island
York
Phillips
Gerald Mentink
John Craven
Camp Haan
John
Louis Jansen
St. Andrew’s Parish
Keith Kinberg
Crete Delano
Otto Horst
Sinclair Service
Peter Rosene
Here
Russell Mace
Alta Liskee
Guy Ball
Standard Oil
Ralph Walker
Ola Fern Lidle
Los Angeles
Carl Propst
Andrew M. Monson
Mattie Rathbun
J. Q. Rathbun
E. Lawrence McConnell
St. Louis
Air Force
Kansas City
Gary Fletcher
Don Fletcher
Mrs
Bill Imhoff
Beth Imhoff
Marilyn Saalfeld
Phyllis Gondringer
California
Frank Frizzell
Myron Barker
Leonard Mentink
Mark Hendrickson
Nellie Fenson
Kent Meredith
Gilbert Hinkle
Lesta Mace
Addie Wieseman
Oscar Imm
Sidney Graham
Hanson
Donald Schipporeit
Henry Schipporeit
Bassett
Henry
Bernie
Brewster
Emmett Cook
Elmwood
David Cook
Linda
Peoria
Robert Tooker
Alda Beth
Cindy
Tooker
Frank Stanczyk
Lawrance Gdowski
Stella Swertzic
Fullerton
Ted Wyman
Max Nelson
Genoa
Bob Wyman
Ron Sindelar
Darrell Atkinson
Ronald Carlson
John Carlson
Don Hayes
Bob Bryan
Polk
Wilson Farm
Jack Burger
Clarks
Art Tooker
Halsey
Merle Schott
Robert Took
Ing
Combine
W. BD. Aeschbach
STATE
Wistomcal Society
Thomas A. Reed
United
Waddell & Reed, Inc
Ray A. Conrad
FORD
CBRAF
Alanis Country
Soden
Sigler Garage
Tee
Osceola, Nebraska
KTTT
Polk County Fair
Nashville, Tennessee
Grand Ole Opry
Bobby Lord
Hickory Records
Anita Carter
RCA
Victor Records
Maybelle
Wildwood
Helen Carter
Starday
Shawna Lawrence
Ozark Jubilee
Merl Lin
Say
Red Foley
Abc-Tv
Grand Ole Opry Stars
Polk County Fairgrounds
Jack Pesek Vs
Dan “Bulldog
Plechas
Ann Regan
Jean Antone
Guy Mitchell
Ben Whittier
Osceole Hardware
Jack Pesek
Santark
Polk County
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