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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
1
The piece argues that cash buys newspaper space and boosts candidates through self produced ads and portraits, while merit fades. It notes editors push ad heavy campaigns, small spenders lag, and voters receive polished self stories rather than independent information, with primaries in July ahead.
Mr and Mrs Myron F Barber celebrated their Golden Wedding on the old Polk county homestead south of Stromsburg marking June 15 1872 their marriage in Pleasant Home precinct. They began housekeeping in a sod house and raised nine children eight living George Charles Arda Lester Jessie Madeline Dorothy Grace and Roy deceased. Open house 3 to 5 pm welcomed many friends and well wishes for health and happiness.
Whitnan C. Olson son of Mr and Mrs Chas Olson of this city and Miss Lela Bermood of Wood River were married at the bride parents home Thursday morning at 10 o clock Rev Montgomery officiating. The couple returned to Osceola Friday for a reception at the groom s home and will begin housekeeping on the Olson farm northeast of the city. The bride, a schoolteacher, taught in the Hartington consolidated school and is praised for her pleasing manner. The groom is a respected local farmer with many friends and the Record joins in extending congratulations.
Elford Allinder age 21 died last Friday at York Lutheran Hospital after an appendicitis operation and subsequent gangrene. Funeral services were held at his home and the Mission church in Stromsburg with burial in Stromsburg cemetery. Born December 5, 1901 in Polk County he was the son of Frank A. Allinder. his mother had died in 1920. He leaves his father and sister Miss Elida Allinder plus many relatives and friends.
Frank A. Allinder and Elida Allinder express appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and decease of their beloved son and brother and for the many flowers received.
Hon. A. H. Byrum Republican candidate for governor spoke to sizable crowds in Polk county towns last Thursday outlining his stance on economy and taxation. He critiqued the administrative code and budget bills and urged the party to choose amendments removing duplications and to push a genuine budget plan.
Nebraska discussion centers on a zero based budget approach led by Byrum who argues the budget should reflect who pays the bills not who spends the money He cites tax flow between state and subdivisions and asserts cutting duplicate secretaries could save sixty thousand dollars per biennium The talk presses for a budget built on real state needs to curb extravagant spending and reduce legislative auditing burdens.
J H Twarling leading farmer of Stromsburg precinct died of heart failure at his home near Stromsburg after attending the Farmers Picnic in Osceola. He fell in his room around midnight and died shortly after. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM from the First Baptist Church in Stromsburg with Rev W W Hull of Osceola preaching. He was 64 years five months old and survived by a widow and six children. A fuller obituary will appear next week.
Word reached T W Blake of Shelby that his niece, Mrs Roy Clark of Shelby, died yesterday morning in an Omaha hospital after several months of illness. Remains will be brought to Shelby for interment and funeral plans are pending final arrangements at this time.
The Valley hosts an 8:15 basket meeting from Friday to Sunday with Rev. Matthew Herrmann and Prof. W C Straatz among speakers. The program includes devotional services conferences lectures meals, sermons, communion and a Sunday school election of delegates.
Byrum urged taxpayers to back a state budget plan led by a full time budget director who visits every agency and tracks spending. He argued this would curb extravagance, reduce taxes, and avoid special sessions to cut unnecessary appropriations. He cited local school cost declines and broader cuts as steps toward relief.
St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church announces a Thursday prayer meeting at 8 00 p m Luther League gathering at the Bodeen home Friday June 16 with Mrs Christ Bodeen and Mrs Oscar Bodeen serving. Sunday school at 10 00 a m divine worship at 11 00 a m in Swedish. No evening service next Sunday due to pastor Adolf Serenius visiting York in the afternoon.
The Presbyterian church lists Sunday activities with Sunday School at 10:00 A.M. and Christian Endeavor at 7:00 P.M. Rev. Thos. E. Barr to preach at 11:00 A.M. Children’s Day program at 8:00 P.M. Next Tuesday starts Church Night at 8:00 P.M., replacing the former prayer meeting.
Fifty national and conference workers attended the Woman's Missionary Society convention which concluded Wednesday night. The Sunday school plans a June 23 annual picnic and baptism for children next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Fred Calkins informs the Record of the death of Joel P. Calkins at his home in Chula Vista California on May 28. The funeral was held on Memorial Day.
A large crowd from Polk County gathered at the county fair grounds to celebrate the county picnic sponsored by local farmers. The event featured music from the Osceola community chorus, an address by J W Shorthill, and a busy program of games and races ending with a prize list led by Tug of War and a baseball game, amid favorable weather and community spirit.
Miss Ethel Westberg married Neal Waldron Barde of Stillwater Oklahoma in a morning ceremony at her parents home in Osceola. Rev W W Hull officiated with a musical program and a breakfast for twenty, followed by a wedding trip to Denver and western points. both families and Osceola friends extended best wishes.
Nels Nelson and Olof Gustafson will depart in the morning for an overland trip to Chappell where Nelson will tend to his land and crops for a week or two.
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