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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1964
Page
1
Osceola Girl Scouts and Brownies plan a day camp starting Monday at 9 30 a m led by Mrs Roy Trotter. Girls should bring jack knives dishes and sack lunches. Dishes and utensils were bought from cookie sale proceeds and an open house is planned Thursday at 7 p m with a flag ceremony and visiting.
Osceola defeated Stromsburg 12 to 1 on Sunday to move to 2-1 in summer league play. Osceola had 10 hits led by Kinberg Prokop and Quick. Stromsburg committed six errors paving the way for the blowout.
Cheri Ann Lane granddaughter of Roy Horst and Mrs. Horst won a gold medal at the University of California field day in the Southern California 4-H region on May 23. She is also Riverside county award winner for horse handling and hauling and has shown two horses named Melody and Prince amid about 2500 entrants.
Lincoln social security representative H S Hornby will visit Osceola on June 10. He will be in the Courthouse second floor from 9 to 12. The Social Security Administration urges married women to request a last name change on their social security cards to keep number and name in agreement.
Two Osceola area teens Jerry Schultz husband of former Miss Ann Anderson and Ronald Ziemba son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Ziemba of rural route Osceola have enlisted in the Navy. Both graduates of Osceola High School undergo recruit training in San Diego California and will receive a 14 day leave after completion before reporting to a school or duty station. Navy recruiter Leon Urwen based at 14th street and 24th avenue Columbus Nebraska is available Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays 8 00 am to 5 00 pm and Saturdays 9 00 am to noon.
Action in Osceola Little League begins next week with first games on Tuesday June 9. Listed are schedules and team rosters including Siglers Gas Co. Record Gissler s Ins and key managers such as John Cerny Shorty Bowe Bernie Gissler and Bernie Engert.
The current issue highlights color photography of the state capitol and Nebraska vistas. A feature on the capitol explores its beauty and symbolism, while a hunting tale recounts a weekend limit without harm and a family visit to see a house damage from winter. Four baby coons and their mother are relocated to a local SPCA branch.
Samuel T Crouse born September 28 1889 in Osceola died May 30 1964 at Good Samaritan Village Osceola. He graduated from Kearney State College and earned a pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska He married Pearl Hamilton September 5 1916 in Shelby and had one son Dr M H Crouse La Jolla California A longtime Osceola businessman with Crouse Tex Drug Co he served on the school board Chamber of Commerce Masonic Lodge Odd Fellows Elks and supported the Methodist church He was survived by his wife son brother Lloyd Crouse three grandchildren and many friends.
Funeral services for Michael Tworek of Columbus were held at St Bonaventure church with burial in St Bonaventure cemetery. Tworek, 48, born April 19, 1916, in Columbus, married Cecilia Stankoski in Krakow, lived in Osceola and Minnesota before moving to Columbus four years ago, and worked for Dale Electronics. Survived by wife, two sons Michael and Adrian, daughter Patricia, mother Kate, siblings Alois, Tom, Raymond, Lawrence, and two sisters.
Funeral services for Virgil L. Rosenberry 48 a farmer southeast of Shelby were at Wesley Methodist Church Shelby with burial in Shelby Cemetery Survivors include wife Maurine Schmoker two sons a daughter and his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Rosenberry of Shelby along with two brothers and two sisters.
Mrs J S Carson and Mrs Milan Snodgrass hosted a dessert bridge at the York Country Club at 1 pm on Thursday May 28. There were 13 tables with prizes awarded to Mmes M A Mills Jay McDonald Dean Buffington Jerry Tenniges Vern Johnson Dan Armbruster Chas Fischer E E Burritt Everett Smith Rex Wieseman and Walter Koehler. Beulah Cemetery society to meet June 19 at Clara Frizzell home Silver Creek to elect officers.
Osceola Chamber of Commerce sponsors Gift Days next weekend June 12 13 with gift certificate prizes. Full details appear in the Osceola Record, sponsors say every copy will be numbered and taken to participating stores to check for a lucky number.
Audrey Christine Ranwell, an 18 year old from South Africa, will join Osceola high school next year as a guest student through the American Field Service program. Her father is an estate manager and financial agent, and she will live with the Alex family.
Osceola swimming pool set to open Sunday with Richard Pehrson Marilyn Oberg and Bruce Bugbee in charge. Admission prices include 12 dollar family season tickets six dollars adults five dollars children and half price singles. A local committee of students parents and officials prepared for a foreign student project funding needs remain with Dan Armbruster at First National Bank for contributions.
Members of Stromsburg high school class of 1939 and spouses gathered May 22 at the Bit of Sweden Cafe for a reunion and Saturday alumni banquet. Don Rystroms hosted a reception with slides from a previous reunion and refreshments. Attendees included notable alumni from Stromsburg and other cities, with a list of names and ties among present guests. Separate public notices include traffic and penalties for several individuals in nearby communities.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Forsyth of Portland and Julius Herrmann of Osceola were dinner guests of Mrs. Lillian Logan at the Little Bit of Sweden in Stromsburg. Mrs Forsyth celebrated her birthday with ice cream cake and coffee later in the afternoon at the Herrmann apartment. Additional guests attended.
Perry N. Sapp reports on the Osceola Fire Department Old Timers Night with good turnout, meals, and nostalgia for the days of manual equipment. The piece also covers Polk County weather swings from moist north to dry south, recent cold snaps, frost damage to corn, and local anecdotes from Valley Church baseball and anniversaries.
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