City Library Adds New Books Across Genres
The library announces fresh arrivals in fiction and non fiction. Notable titles include The Last Angry Man Greene Tangled Cord Lockridge Tower in the West Norris and more. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a weekly Story Hour for children aged four to nine each Saturday from nine to ten at the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Lockridge Tower
West
Norris
Boss Man
Dawson
Curtain Call
Janney
Peak
Sinclair
Borland
Circle of Faith
Bach
Peale
Christ
Anne Boleyn
Anthony Juvenile
Ames
Janet
Thorne
Cupid
Lambert
Lambert Mr. Penny
Udry
Leif Ericson
Steele
Howard
Roberts
California 49’Ers
American Legion Auxiliary
First Communicants At Catholic Churches
Sunday June 9 marked the end of two weeks of daily sessions for the St. Vincent and St. Andrew religious vacation schools. Sixty six at St. Vincent and twelve at St. Andrew earned solemn first communion. A park picnic honored the children, sisters and Father Howe. a remembrance was given for Father Howe’s 18th priestly anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent and
St. Andrew
St. Vincent’s
St. Andrew’s
Marcia Dawes
Barbara Senn
David Senn
Gregory Ruzicka
Robert Treadway
Gregory Urban
Daniel Dunn
Father Howe
Leo Albers
John Cerny
Victor Cerny
Wallace McKeag
Real estate transfers list multiple warranty deeds
Warranty deeds show Grace K. Shostrom and husband to Roy W. Carlson and wife for SW% NE 8-13-3. Sinclair Refining Company to Sphere L. Mills and M. A. Mills for Lots 3 and 4, Block 9, Original Town of Osceola. Cora Scott to Harvey H. Pickrel and wife for NW% SW% 31-13-2 with 1517 acres deeded to State of Nebraska for highway and easement to telephone company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace K. Shostrom
Roy W. Carlson
Sinclair Refining Company
Sphere L. Mills
M. A. Mills
Osceola
Cora Scott
Harvey H. Pickrel
State of Nebr
Final Rites for Dollie J Finecy Held at Fairview Church
Funeral services for Dollie Jane Finecy were conducted Tuesday afternoon June 11 at 2 30 at Fairview Church. The 86 year old passed away Sunday June 9. Rev W H Hendrickson officiated and burial followed in Beulah Cemetery.
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Fairview Church
Dollie Jane Finecy
Ames Visitors Stay With Carlson Kin In Iowa
Mrs. Gerald Carlson, Rene and Shawn of Ames visit Mrs. Carlson's mother Mrs. Martha Walgreen and other relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Carlson
Rene and
Shawn
Ames
Iowa
Hour of Decision and Penny Conundrums for Summer Home Hazards
Off The Cuff muses on safe seasonal tasks and odd penny troubles as June weddings loom. The piece riffs on insurance bills, noise makers, and moonlight warnings about a partner’s whereabouts.
Schinzel Youth Dies At Lincoln Hospital
Richard Dean Schinzel 11 son of Mr and Mrs Edward Schinzel Stromsburg died Tuesday June 11 at Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln after six weeks hospitalization Survivors include his parents a sister Barbara and two brothers Joseph and Edward A Rosary will be at Anderson Mortuary Stromsburg 8 30 p m Requiem Mass at St Vincent Osceola Saturday June 15 at 9 30 a m Father John Howe officiating Burial in Osceola Catholic Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dean Schinzel
Edward Schinzel
Stromsburg
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Barbara
Joseph
Edward
Anderson Mortuary
Stromsburgee
St. Vincent Church
Osceola
John Howe
Osceola Catholic Cemetery
Bloodmobile to Shelby June 25 wiped for quota drive
The Red Cross blood mobile will be in Shelby on Tuesday June 25 from 11:00 a m to 4:00 p m. A quota of 130 donors is needed and residents are urged to contact their local cyelenan and volunteer to give.
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Bloodmobile
Shelby
Red Cross Blood Mobile
P. O. Simpson Is Buried Wednesday
P O Simpson 657 died Sunday at Annie Jeffrey Hospital after weeks of illness. Survivors include wife Martha two sons Merlin in the U S Navy Hawaii and Bele near Stromsburg a sister Mrs Wm Cam p ain Osceola. Services were held Wednesday at the Baptist Church in Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O. Simpson
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Martha
Merlin
U. S. Navy
Hawaii
Bele
Stromsburg
Wm. Campain
Osceola
Baptist Church
Nebraska Unicameral Eyes Record Session Length
Nebraska Legislature may set a record for both length and bills as 114th day looms. 614 bills filed, far exceeding 1953 high. debates over reconsideration rules and committee changes spark moves to speed actions. Interstate highway plans raise routes across Nebraska. gasoline tax hikes generate about 5 million yearly for roads. Building levy cut debated. final 10 year plan allocates funds to University of Nebraska, normal schools, and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
George Syas
Omaha
Syas
Senate
L. N. Ross
Congress
Senate Public Works
Ross
Sioux City
Wichita
Kans
Omaha-Lincoln
Gretna
Highway Department
Victor Anderson
Serr
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
University of Nebraska
State Normal Schools
Board of Control
State Capital Building Fund
Milford Trade School
Military Department
New Owner For Osceola Record Starting July 1
The Osceola Record will pass from Mr. and Mrs. Perry N. Sapp to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Waterman of Hill City Kansas. The Watermans will take over July 1 and plan to move to Osceola within a week. Don Waterman, current advertising manager of Hill City Times, brings broad newspaper experience and Kansas roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Hill City Times
Kansas
Greenleaf
Don
Kansas State College
U. S. Marines
Korea
Record
The
Shelby Sun
Polk Progress
Herbes
Shelby
Bol
Wausa Student Receives 4-H Animal Health Scholarship
Gerald Carlson of Wausa a student at Iowa State College is among 20 juniors in agricultural colleges nationwide named to receive a 4-H Club animal health scholarship awarded by Chas Pfizer and Co Inc to encourage careers in extension work. Carlson is married to Rosemary Walgreen of Osceola.
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Gerald Carlson
Wausa
Iowa State College
United States
Chas. Pfizer and Co., Inc
Carlson
Rosemary Walgreen
Osceola
Osceola Edged by Clarks in Twelve Inning Thriller
Osceola and Clarks battled 12 innings with six hits each. Clarks scored two in early innings and added a third in the twelfth to win 3-2 as Osceola committed eight errors. Brazee and Peterson pitched. Osceola faces St. Edward next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Clarks
Peterson
Brazee
St. Edward
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Neola Garretson
A miscellaneous shower was held June 2 at the home of Mrs. Art Wiser in honor of Miss Neola Garretson. The event featured gifts displayed under a pink aqua and white umbrella, and guests enjoyed games before the bride opened her gifts. thirty guests attended.
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Neola Garretson
Art Wiser
Burlington youths stay with grandmother during coast trip
Selby Nuquist and three Burlington friends spent Monday night as guests of Mrs Maude Nuquist. They were en route to the west coast where they have employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby Nuquist
Burlington
Vermont
Nuquist
Maude Nuquist
University of Nebraska diploma grads from Polk county
Among those graduating at Nebraska exercises were Caroline S Rhodes Allen Osceola and Jacklyn S Maupin Stromsburg both with Distinction Rugene A Lees Shelby with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics In Business Administration Dana R Bond Osceola and Roger D Scow Shelby In Mechanical Engineering John A D Forss Polk In Agriculture James G Schmoker Osceola and Paul E Rosenberry Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Polk County
R. G. Gustavson
Washington, D. C
Caroline S. Rhodes Allen
Osceola
Jacklyn S. Maupin
Stromsburg
Rugene A. Lees
Shelby
Dana R. Bond
Roger D. Scow
John A. D. Forss
Polk
James G. Schmoker
Paul E. Rosenberry
Service Men Stationed In Fort Sill And Europe
Army specialists Ronald G. Nyberg and John Y Bernt are assigned to Battery A 598th Field Artillery at Fort Sill and the 498th Engineer Battalion in Germany respectively. Nyberg is a supply clerk and farmer from Norfolk area with Norwalk Junior College ties. Bernt is an ordinance mechanic from Osceola who entered in July 1956 and arrived in Europe last spring. Glen R. Brazee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brazee, completed Airborne Cadet Combat Group training May 4 at Fort Campbell and is stationed at Fort Benning in the final week of jump school, aiming to return to Fort Campbell after air school. Brazee notes his strong conditioning from airborne training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald G. Nyberg
Rose Nyberg
Polk
598Th Field
Fort Sill
Okla
Thember
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Norfolk Junior College
Marilyn
Lawton
Qjela
John Y. Bernt
Fred Bernt
Osceola
Ttalion
Germany
Bernt
Army
Europe
Osceola High
Glen R. Brazee
Harry Brazee
Airborne Aetry Combat Group
Fort Camp
Kentucky
Fort Benning
Fort Campbell
Memorial Hospital Patient Roll For Week June 3 To 10
Hospital list shows patient admissions and discharges across towns including Shelby Osceola Stromsburg Silver Creek Brainard and Osceola. Names include Joseph Rabies Shelby Elizabeth Fijell Osceola and Roger Henggeler Shelby with several discharges noted. A death listed is Elizabeth Shockey Osceola.
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Joseph Rabies
Shelby
Wallace Glatter
Alma Fijell
Stromsburg
Dianne Alt
Elizabeth Ann Fijell
Osceola
Joe Novak
Brainard
Jerome Topil
Roger Henggeler
P. O. Simpson
Elizabeth Shockey
Josephine Dunning
Walter Starostka
Silver Creek
John Vetick
William H. Norton
M. O. Johnson
John Cederberg
Carl Timm
Alex Adelson
George Barber
Bert Burns
Mervin Ransom, Sr
Levisa Pehrson
Henry Smith
Hulda Cannon
Local Social Club Meetups and Garden Club Schedule
Social Calendar lists meetings for WCTU Lions Club Beulah Cemetery Society Osceola Project Club T and C Extension Club Wesley Chapel Club Garden Club and other gatherings. Dates range June 18 to June 21 with hosts Miss Lillian Brown Miss Lesta Mace Mrs. David Rutter Mrs. Ross Richards and Mrs. Gustafson among organizers. Members will share programs and flowers for distribution to shut ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Lillian Brown
Lions Club
Miller Cafe
Beulah Cemetery Society
Lesta Mace
Osceola Project Club
T & C Extension Club
David Rutter
Wesley Chapel Club
Ross Richards
John Gustafson
Ed Bonne
Garden Club
Edith Richards
Helen Morgan
Hilliards Return Home After Texas Visit
Mr and Mrs C F Hilliard along with Karol and Mary Sandra depart Friday for Dallas Texas after a two weeks visit with Mrs Hilliards parents Mr and Mrs Joe Schott and family and other relatives.
Polling Sites Picked For Vote On Wheat Quota
Polk County voters set for June 20 wheat marketing quota referendum with sites at Canada-McMeekin, Hackberry district, Osceola ASC Office, Stromsburg hotel, Valley Methodist, and other locations. Eligibility now covers any farmer sharing in 1958 wheat crop over 15 acres. Two-thirds of votes needed to pass quotas. penalties and support anchored to parity prices if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Sealey
Polk County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Canada
McMeekin Implement Co
Shelby
Nebr
Clear Creek
Hackberry
Island
Osceola
ASC
Platte — Swede
Pleasant Home
Polk, Stromsburg
Stromsburg
Valley — Valley
Superintendent Hired for Osceola District 19
Virgil Bugbee 47 long time Arcadia superintendent has accepted the Osceola position. He earned a Master’s from the University of Nebraska. He and his wife and three children plan to move this summer and seek housing in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Bugbee
Arcadia
Osceola
Bugbee
University of Nebraska
Rainfall totals boost crop prospects across territory
The region received 1.32 inches of rain last week after .92 inches on Thursday and a trace plus .40 inches on Monday and Tuesday. Farmers report improved moisture for corn and milo, alfalfa regrowth after first cut, and lush pastures though some insect pressure affects stands.
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Milo
Local families attend university commencement events
Verneta Ferris returned home Sunday from teaching duties in Denver to spend summer with her parents Mr and Mrs William Ferris and Karen. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Sandin spent Monday in Lincoln for the University of Nebraska Commencement Exercises. Their son in law Max Ernst was among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verneta Ferris
Denver
Wm. Ferris
Karen
Rudolph Sandin
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Max Ernst
Local Pastor Heads To Augustana Synod In Omaha
Osceola pastor Robert V. Johnson of St. Paul Lutheran Church will travel to Omaha for the 98th annual Augustana Lutheran Church synod June 17 to 23. About 584 delegates and 1,000 visitors will attend, the first Omaha synod since 1937, with town hall night and sessions led by Rev. Dr. Wilton E. Bergstrand and Rev. Dr. Carl E. Lundquist of Geneva, Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert V. Johnson
Osceola
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Omaha
Augustana Lutheran Church
Augustana Town Hall
Wilton E. Bergstrand
Carl E. Lund-quist
Geneva
Switzerland
Lutheran World Federation
Rev Kiel Returns To Osceola Church For Second Year
At the State Conference of Methodist Churches held at University Place last Sunday, Rev. Erwin A. Kiel was appointed to serve the Osceola church for a second year. Mrs. A. F. Nuquist represented the Osceola congregation at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conference of Methodist Churches
University Place
Erwin A. Kiel
Osceola
A. F. Nuquist
Sale of record newspaper to Hill City couple announced
The Osceola Record reveals its sale to Mr and Mrs Donald Waterman of Hill City Kansas following a planning period since 1956. The outgoing owner cites health and gratitude to Osceola Polk County as motives and praises staff and past colleagues while noting active management by the Watermans will begin July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Waterman
Hill City
Kansas
Osceola
Polk County
Onl
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Dollie J. Finecy
Debbie
Schinzel
Lincoln Hospital
Osceola Record
Merry Mixers
Merry Mixers 4-H Club
Lois and
Shirley Jones
Louise Peterson Cookie Gal
Cookie Gal’s
Kathy Schneider
Donna Nelson
Margaret Peterson
Suzanne Trotter
Connie J. Wagner
Effrey Memorial Hospital “Hospital News
Kiel
John
Belleville
Dale
Forrest
Watermans
Publiec
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