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Polk County's oldest newspaper is presented with Walter J. Herbes as editor and publisher. The page shows pricing at $1.00.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
4
Polk County's oldest newspaper is presented with Walter J. Herbes as editor and publisher. The page shows pricing at $1.00.
The Osceola column reports on camp inspections, local elections, and social events. Highlights include Odd Fellows organizing a Rebekah Lodge with 50 founders, Dr. L. M. Shaw elected president of the State Medical Association, Rev. Parker's departure for Lincoln, Verna Timm and A. W. Emory wed, and local farming notes plus town sports results.
The article notes a J. F. Jackson property event in the west part of the city and mentions a federal mail plane landing at Timm Field. Congressman McLaughlin and others greet the captain and crew. Delco Lighting Plant is enroute to install lighting at the field to enhance signals with a northern light.
Mrs Julia Holt and Mr Irvin S Kepner were married on Monday May 29 in Grand Island Nebraska. Both are longtime Osceola residents with many friends sending congratulations and best wishes.
Paul Gregory, a White Sox pitcher and son of a minister, is a college graduate entering his major league career in 1930. The Sox anticipate strong performance from him this season based on his background and professional experience.
In London the British genealogical expert T. R. Thomson told the Society of Genealogists that tracing ancestry to William the Conqueror or other heroes is unreliable. He noted surname similarity has little value, as surnames are only 200 years old on a broad scale, and many lines die out in a few generations.
The Wames Missionary Society District Convention at Genoa is postponed indefinitely. No Confirmation Class Saturday. Friday morning class. Sunday Whitsunday services include church school at 10 am and sermons by Rev. S C Theo Ramsey on the Old Testament tabernacle and God’s Only Way to Man. Evening lecture on Man’s Only Way to God. Midweek choir practice and Thursday Ladies Aid gathering are announced.
Practice for Children’s Day is set for Sunday afternoon and choir rehearsals occur Tuesdays. A rain shower Sunday morning delayed services at Valley. A full church and Sunday School attendance is hoped for next Sunday.
The article notes the Epworth League hour will be held as usual and Mr. Thompson will lead another discussion on Personality and Property at the church. W. H. Wright, pastor, oversees the service.
The Daily Lincoln Journal and Nebraska State Journal outline rapid delivery on rural routes and towns, printing at night after 5 PM, with editions reaching readers in time for mail. Rates shown include daily and Sunday options, yearly subs in Nebraska and Kansas.
The church invites all, especially farmers, to special Sunday services in June. Next Sunday features a Farmer's Day discussion expected to be meaningful for those on farms and facing farm problems. Members are urged to remind neighbors to attend.
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