Historical Society Plans Court House Lobby Display
Polk County Historical Society discusses a museum and current Court House lobby showcase. A committee of two members from each town is appointed to collect and display donations with details, inviting articles by June 15 at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society
Court House
Polk County Historical Society
Stromsburg
Polk
Irvin Anderson
Jim Wilson
Dana Vincent
Curtis Flodman
Osceola
J. W. Herrmann
D. W. McFadden
Lindblade Reunion Draws Sixty-Two Relatives in Stromsburg
The annual Lindblade family reunion took place at Buckley Park in Stromsburg on Sunday June 4 with a noon picnic and afternoon lunch. Sixty-two relatives attended including Joe Lindblade LeRoy Delores Arthur Esther Lindblade Harold Ericson Marvin Karen and many others. A committee for next year was named including Mrs Ralph Simpson and Mrs Clarence Johnson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindblade
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Joe Lindblade
LeRoy
Delores
Arthur
Esther Lindblade
Harold Ericson
Marvin
Karen
Paul Jones
Roy Fjell
Merlin Steele
Ralph Simpson
Orra Garretson
Wallace Garretson
del Kinberg
Art Wiser
Jolene
Kathy
Viona
Clarence Johnson
Alice Lorraine
Alton Johnson
Art Ekstrom
John
Joe Fjell
G. Clarence Carlson
Ron Carlson
Herman Carlson
Clear Creek 4-H Club Holds Rope Halter Demonstration
The Clear Creek 4-H Club met on June 5 at the Darrell Atkinson home for a demonstration on making rope halters and knots. The next meeting is set for July 3 at Dale Carlson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek
Darrell Atkinson
Dale Carlson
New Proprietors Take Over Harold's Thriftway
Mr and Mrs Harold Pearson take over Harold's Thriftway formerly Anderson Mercantile and invite patronage promising their best efforts to serve customers and sustain the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Pearson
Harold’s Thriftway
Anderson Mercantile
Pearsons
Leonard E Hanson Named York Schools Superintendent
Leonard E Hanson, longtime Ogallala superintendent since 1950, is chosen as York City Public Schools superintendent succeeding Dr Wayne Riggs who moves to Beatrice. Hanson previously led Osceola Schools before Ogallala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard E. Hanson
York
Ogallala
Wayne Riggs
Beatrice
Social Calendar Highlights for Week of June 11 13 14 16
Neighborhood groups meet weekly with June dates. Friendly Neighbors Club gathers Tuesday evening June 13 with Mrs Harold Grossnicklaus. CBS Chapter at 8 00 p m. Rebekah Lodge Wednesday June 14 at 8 00 p m. Beulah Cemetery Society Friday June 16 with Mrs Coiley Graham at Silver Creek. Wee Club Wednesday June 14 at 8 00 p m with Mrs Carl Wieseman. Liberty School District 25 holds its 4th annual reunion at Buckley Park Sunday June 11 with dinner at 1 p m. WCTU meets June 15 at 2 30 p m withMrs Ross Richards program led by Mrs Dollie Hanshew devotion by Mrs Jessie Hewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Neighbors Club
Harold Grossnicklaus
CBS Chapter
Rebekah Lodge
Beulah Cemetery Society
Coiley Graham
Silver Creek
Wee Club
Carl Wieseman
Liberty School
Buckley Park
WCTU
Ross Richards
Dollie Hanshew
Jessie Hewitt
Daisy Dairy Helps Calves Prepare for Show at Rob erts Home
Ten Daisy Dairy members met at Charles Rob erts home on June 5. Patty Dunn and Kathy Pliefke led the lesson on preparing calves for the show, with reporter Dennis Jones present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roberts
Daisy Dairy
Patty Dunn
Kathy Pliefke
Dennis Jones
Birthday Club meets with Mrs Wren Sherwood
The Birthday Club gathered Monday afternoon with Mrs Wren Sherwood hosting nine members. A dainty lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren Sherwood
Annie Jeffrery Memorial Hospital News Dismissals and Patients
Hospital notes list multiple dismissals at Annie Jeffrery Memorial Hospital including Mrs Harlan Donelson Stroms burg LuAnn Tworek Osceola and Frank Mytholar Shelby. Patient roster features John Carlson Polk Mrs Harold Blevins Shelby Mrs George Kroger Shelby and several Osceola Stromsburg Benedict and Casper entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Donelson
Stromsburg
LuAnn Tworek
Osceola
Frank Mytholar
Shelby
Dennis Kinnan
Retta Dawkins
Marcia Myers
Polk
Lynda Myers
Leonard Schutt
York
P. W. Aker
Floyd Miller
Roy Glasser
W. J. Kroger
Ansel Lindquist
K. W. Howard
Benedict Roy Thomas
Francis McGimpsey
Sam Lance
Chauncey Gustafson
Folk
John Carlson
Harold Blevins
George Geier
Silver Creek
Gale Wiser
Thomas Mills
Casper
Wyoming
John Thompson
George Kroger
Herman Jones
Nettie Timm
Charles Stewart
A. C. Schott
Leanne Glad
Kenneth Olson
Dana Boden
Robin Morton
Chester Baker
Walter Wicklund
Local Girls Attend Music Week at Chadron
Dee Ann Conrad and Marilyn Oberg are among more than 130 students from Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming attending the third annual Summer Music Festival at Chadron State College May 28 through June 4. James R. Murphy directs the festival bands with Mr. David Foltz in charge of the choral work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Chadron State Teachers College
Dee Ann Conrad
Ray Conrad
Marilyn Oberg
Ivan Oberg
Chadron State
James R. Murphy
University of Minnesota
Murphy
Brownsville
Texas
Oklahoma
David Foltz
University of Wichita
Foltz
University Singers
University of Nebraska
F. F. A. Meeting Announced for Wednesday
A news note states an F F A meeting is planned for Wednesday June 14 at 8 o clock. Reporter Bob McMeekin provides the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McMeekin
Death of C J Meister in Nebraska Truck Crash
Subscription Campaign C J Meister 69 of Columbus died at 6 50 am Tuesday near Millard Nebraska when his truck with cattle left the road and overturned. Funeral services set for 9 30 am Saturday at St Peter’s Bellwood with Rosary Friday at 8 pm. He is father of Lawrence and Paul Meister of Osceola area. The Osceola Record runs a bike incentive for selling 15 subscriptions at 3.00 each or 1 50 per sale if not reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Meister
Columbus
Millard
Nebraska
Omaha
St. Peter’s Church
Bellwood
Rosary
McKown
Mr. Meister
Lawrence
Paul Meister
Osceola
Osceola Record
Record Office
Gabel Completes Training and Joins Air National Guard
Norman Gabel finished five weeks of basic training at Lackland AFB Texas then spent thirteen weeks in Jet Engine Tech School in Amarillo Texas. He is now an active Reservist in the Air National Guard and is the son of Mr and Mrs John E Gabel of Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Gabel
Lackland
Texas
Amarillo
Air National Guard
Norman
John E. Gabel
Shelby
Flag Day June 14 urged by American Legion post
Glen R. Green commander of American Legion Wm. Wolfe Post No 91 urges citizens to display the flag on Flag Day June 14. He ties religious freedom as a personal right from God and asks prayers for those under communist governments who lose this right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen R. Green
American Legion
Girl Scout Camp Report at Scout Cabin May 17
Ruth Johnson reports Girl Scout 231 spent the night at the Scout Cabin with leaders Mrs Ray Hawkins and Mrs Bill Miller. They fixed supper and breakfast, played charades, read Poe, and on May 22 created a cartoons and poems scrapbook for guests at Rest Manor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hawkins
Bill Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Rest Manor
Ruth Johnson
Sargent Visit on Decoration Day at Joys Home
Mr and Mrs Wilber Sargent of Grand Island visited Mr and Mrs Tillman Joy on Decoration Day in a social greeting noted by the local paper.
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Mrs
Wilber Sargent
Grand Island
Mrs. Tillman Joy
Bootstrap Tour Set for Wednesday June 14
A tour starting at 1 30 p m at the Wilson farm east of Polk will visit new type pasture and livestock operations in Polk Stromsburg Osceola area. Inspect grazing cages fertilizer plots clip test and cult vating demonstrations before returning for a question period and free lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Farm
Polk
Polk-Stromsburg-Osceola
Polk County Represented in District Speech Contest
Natalie Hahn and Chris Carlson represented Polk County at the District Speech Contest in Fremont on June 1. Natalie earned 94 in the girls division, a close second to the 95 winner, with the topic What Am I Worth. Chris received a red ribbon for Safety on the Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Hahn
Polk County
Fremont
Natalie
Chris Carlson
Chris
Sherrill Erickson
Cheryl Burke
Doris Swanson
Stromsburg
Lynn Rae Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Osceola
Gary Garey
KFAB
First June Baby Angela Beth Born at Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Angela Beth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Blevins of Shelby, is the first baby born at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital. She arrived Thursday June 1 weighing 9 pounds 5 ounces. Bush's Drug offers a 40 piece Evenflo Feed Set as the month’s prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Beth
Harold Blevins
Shelby
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Bush
Silver Wedding Anniversary Honoring Mr and Mrs Floyd Frizzell
Mr and Mrs Bruce Pickett hosted a Sunday gathering at Silver Creek and Osceola with numerous relatives present for the Frizzells 25th anniversary. Attendees included Floyd and Clara Frizzell and families from Silver Creek Osceola Columbus Kearney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Frizzell
Bruce Pickett
Larry
Bruce
Clara Frizzell
Frank Frizzell
Silver Creek
Dale Frizzell
Ron
Jane
Cedric Finecy
Marilyn
Phyllis Carlson
Carolee Dawes
Osceola
Walleye Contest Opens Amid Rain in Park Rapids Area
Despite heavy rain four Minnesota anglers entered 18 walleyes in Jerry Fuller’s fishing contest at Second Crow Wing Lake near Park Rapids. The winning string weighed 54 pounds 12 ounces, with an average just over 2 pounds per fish. Sunny Point Resort hosts Sid Sigler and his wife, who manage the resort where the anglers stayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Fuller
Jerry Fuller
Park Rapids
Sunny Point Resort
Crow Wing Lake
Sid Sigler
Anne Marie Schott Receives Nursing Degree at Loretto Heights
Miss Anne Marie Schott daughter of Mrs Joseph A Schott and the late Mr Schott earned a B S in Nursing at the 40th Annual Commencement of Loretto Heights College Denver She will complete a clinical course at St Anthony's Denver by July 28 and plans to take State Boards in the fall She was accompanied by her mother and Dr and Mrs John F Theisen of Schuyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Marie Schott
Joseph A Schott
Mr. Schott
Loretto Heights College
Denver
Anne Marie
St. Anthony’s Denver
St. Anthony’s
al Loretto
Osceola
Inlaw
John F. Theisen
Schuyler
May Weather Record Highlights and Weekend Getaway
May temperatures peaked at 87 degrees on the 29th and dipped to 30 on the 2nd, with 3.58 inches of precipitation. Day to day readings note Mr. and Mrs. Dorrell Shostrom spent the past weekend fishing at Gavins Point Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dorrell Shostrom
Gavins Point Dam
Osceola Hardware Changes Hands in Local Sale
On Monday, June 5, Gary and Joyce Conrad and Harlan and Mrs. Rowan purchased Osceola Hardware and Appliance from Ray and Mrs. Conrad. The Conrads, with two children, Shane and Tammy, will run the shop focusing on hardware and television while the Rowans, with two daughters Jacky and Jody, will assist. The Conrads moved from Shelby in 1951 and returned to Osceola four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Conrad
Harlan Rowan
Osceola
Ray Conrad
Ray Conrads
Shelby
Gary
Osceola High School
Joyce Jones
Fremont
Conrads
Shane
Tammy
Rowan
Mills
Nebr
Harlan
Standard Oil
City
Johnson Plumbing
Rowans
Jacky
Jody
Birth Announcements for Angela Beth and Others
Angela Beth, 9 lbs 5 ozs, born June 1 to Mr Ze and Mrs Harold Blevins of Shel y. A girl, 7 lbs 7 ozs, born June 6 to Mr and Mrs Larry Snodgrass of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Judith Ann, 5 lbs 1 oz, born June 7 to Mr and Mrs A C Schott. A boy, 7 lbs 11 ozs, born June 7 to Mr and Mrs Charles Gabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Beth
Harold Blevins
Shely
Larry Snodgrass
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Judith Ann
A. C. Schott
Charles Gabel
Annual Donelson Picnic Attendees From Three Towns
The Donelson picnic at Swede Plain Church basement, Polk, drew 60 people from Polk Stromsburg and Osceola. Guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Donelson Miss Dorothy Donelson Mr and Mrs Ed Lewis Rudy Carlson and many Donelson family members. A social time followed in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donelson
Swede Plain Church
Polk
Stromsburg
Osceola
Arthur Donelson
Dorothy Donelson
Ed Lewis
Rudy Carlson
Chas Walgren
Martin Jones
Harlan Donelson
Francis Donelson
Lester Widga
Orley Conkling
Horace Stevens
Harold A
Foxes Visit Hill City Relative In Sunday Calls
Mr and Mrs Fox of Hill City were Sunday evening guests of Mrs Phoebe Morgan, the latter's cousin. Other Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Don Zielinger and their children from David City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Hill City
Phoebe Morgan
Don Zielinger
David City
Pre-Nuptial Shower Honors Miss Mary Anderson of Oshkosh
A pre-nuptial shower in Oshkosh honored Miss Mary Anderson. The event was hosted Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Leon Merrick with co hostesses Mrs. M. A. Mills Sr and Mrs. LeRoy Rhodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Oshkosh
Leon Merrick
M. A. Mills, Sr
LeRoy Rhodes
Merrick
Thelma Allinder Poem in Modern American Muse
Thelma Allinder contributes a poem titled THE GOAL to Modern American Muse, an annual anthology by Young Publications of Dryden VA. The book, due off the press in late June, will be circulated nationwide to libraries, publishers, editors, reviewers, literary agents, and private readers. Complimentary copies will be sent to celebrities and distinguished figures. The poem uses the Lyranian sonnet form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Allinder
Young Publications
Dryden
Virginia
Kennedys
Nixons
Johnsons
Rockefellers
Mrs Ira Irland and John Visit Mrs Ed Almstrom
Mrs Ira Irland and John from South Gate California visited Mrs Ed Almstrom on Thursday. The meeting brought together neighbors and family friends for a social visit at the Almstrom home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Irland
John
South Gate
California
Ed Almstrom
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Elmer Johnson
Club
Thriftway
Matt
Ella
Hanson
Bob Merrick
Darrell Shostrom
M Municipal
Annie Jeffrery Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Chadron
F. F. A. Meeting
C. Meister
Girl Scout News
Bootstrap Tour
Wednes
N. Hahn, C. Carlson
Polk Co
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