Memorial Day Weekend Social Ties in Osceola Area
Local families hosted or attended multiple gatherings over Memorial Day weekend from Osceola to Lincoln. Notable attendees included the Wieseman, Matheson, and Dunn families along with relatives from Omaha, York, Fremont, and Ames Iowa. Church events, graduations, alumni banquets, and cemetery visits highlighted a busy period with numerous dinners and social visits across several small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Wieseman
Donna Rutter
Louise Peterson
Robert Wieseman
Jack
Eddie
Evan
Malvern
Lydia Wieseman
Lincoln
Bob
S. W. Calhoun
Fred Wieseman
Leonard Mentink
Wayne Mentink & Son
Stromsburg
Ames
Iowa
Jim Harless
Harless
Bernard Hilger
Danny
David City
Allan Kresha
Mary Kresha
Beth Wieseman
Ralph. Burritt
Geo. Burritt
E. E. Burritt
Paulina Bernt
Guy Bolten
Platte Center
Bill Umstead
Brian
Earl Bond
Emil Hertmanek
Clarkston
Lawerence
Christianna Sarow
Charley Timm
Dee Hastings
Harold Headlee
York
Lester Boettcher
Omaha
Dale Dunn
Jackie Rutter
Shirley Buresh
Jerry Urban
Barry Schmoker
Ronald Lux
St. Mary’s Church
Francis Urban
Earl Hardle
Silver Creek
Osceola
Rosalie
Mary Ann Smolenski
Fred Dunn
Lenore Ruff
John Sedlak
Danny Dunn
Harold E. Nelson
Albert Nelson
Marquette
Harold
Oscar Nelson
Ansley
Lexington
Elsie Nelson
Dale Hopwood
Bruce Pickett
Floyd Frizzell
Geona
Vaughn Deay
Lemar
LeMoyne Anderson
le Moyne Anderson
Deay
Osceola Park
Morris L. Haskins
Richard Wyman
Nebraska Hospital and Nursing Home Costs Below National Averages
Nebraska hospital and nursing home construction costs run below national levels per square foot and per bed according to Keith Beilby of the State Health Department. Rural costs are lower due to cheaper labor and simpler designs. The piece also covers blue sky securities frauds, the state banking department, and a new member of the Advisory State Highway Commission, plus a legislative proposal on write in voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Keith Beilby
State Health Department
Beilby
Health Department
Bureau of Securities
State Banking Department
Banking Department
Department of Insurance
Harold Johnson
Canada
Johnson
Bureau
Kirk Mendenhall
North Platte
Ray Ogier
J. R. McBride
Minden
Thane Davis
Hyannis
C. R. Watson
Mitchell
Chris Metzger
Cedar Creek
Merle Kingsbury
Ponca
Joe Votava
Omaha
Clarification Mark and Voting Machine Law Debate Arises
Attorney General C S Beck notes 1953 Legislature required clarification marks to show voter intent. debate may seek to amend law on voting machines and electronic counting devices. Counties with large cities may use machines but ballots presently must be tabulated elsewhere. Question remains if ballots can be moved from precincts to a central location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Beck
Wesley Chapel Social Notes Chronicle Weekend Visits
The item lists dozens of visitors and family connections across cities including Cedar Rapids Omaha Denver Lincoln and Chicago as well as memorial day gatherings. Notable mentions include James Brazee a Kansas State College science scholarship recipient and multiple families gathered for anniversaries and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hewitt
Cedar Rapids
Yona
Gayle Hewitt
Omaha
Frank Hewitt
Social Center Rest Home
Rial Brazee
Robert Burke
Nina
Charles Anderson
Denver
Lester Anderson
Albert Schmoker
Robert Johnson
Cynthia
Lester Graves
Guy Hanshew
Morris Irland
Linwood
California
Joe Gabriel
Fullerton
Alfred
Emory Kuhnel
John Gabrial
Albert Gabriel
Harold Peterson
Bird City
Kansas
Harold Jarmin
Harold Jarmin Sr
Joan Stunkel
Harold Jrs
Marven Iler
Jack Froms
Des Moines
Roy Ilers
Ed Bannes
Paul Durens
Laura Haney
Ben Schmoker
Oliver Griffins
Delmar Johnsons
Ray Richards
Alice Richards
Tom Jacquets
Martin
South Dakota
Harriet Fischer
Chicago
Charles Fischer
Charles Fischers
Hubert Alts
Alt
Emory Zentz
Stromsburg
Harriet
James Brazees
Sumner
Douglas Wells
Glen Brazees
Lincoln
Burton
Mrs. Leslie Jarmin
Scottsbluff
Leon Merricks
Kinkaid Act Shaped Nebraska Frontier History and Namesake Kin
Osceola notes describe early era travel and visits around 1920s families and Nebraskans who recall congressman Moses P. Kinkaid and the 640 acre homestead law. The piece explains how the Kinkaid Act opened western lands, created the term Kinkaider, spurred settlement through sandhills lotteries, and integrated settlers into regional economy and society.
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Sandhills
Nebraska
Kinkaids
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Carl Wieseman
George Matheson
R. J. Martin
Portland
Oregon
Pearle Matheson
Fremont
William Matheson
Harold Matheson
Shelby
Tom Reece
Ronal Peterson
Jack Wieseman
Ford R. Netsell
David Rutter
Effie Fernandez
Glenn Kresha
Michelle
Chrissy
Boyd Wheatley
Trene Mickey
John Mickey
Vaughn Mickey
Ronny Baker
Paul Schmoker
Kearney
Hugh Schmoker
Clinton
Columbus, Cycle Co
Leonard Hiemer Shelby
Anclaip Vomers
Sinclair
Dale Lewis Service
Osceola, Nebraska
Wesley Chapel
Floyd West
Marlin Green
Roy Emmons
Clara McCormick
Richard McCormick
Atlantic
Tilden
Dennis Carlson
Guy Shenk
Norwood Creek~paum
Ray Branting
Carol
E. K. Valentine
William Jennings Bryan
George W. Norris
Moses P. Kinkaid
Boyd
Holt
Greeley
Valley
Hayes and
Hitchcock
Chevrolet
Osceola, Nebr
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