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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
4
The Osceola Record, Polk County's oldest newspaper, continues weekly publication every Thursday highlighting local news, events, and archival features that document community life.
Reports show Ed Marker’s team captured a wrecked disk cultivator after a two mile chase and repairs noted. J F Jackson takes over W F Richards drag outfit. Lightning struck H F Henderson’s house. Earl Marker's thumb severed by lawn mower but doctors expect no amputation. Bas Mickey fainted at the post office. K P banquet and E P wedding plans announced. Osceola ball team played Rising City 2 1. Alvin Merrick wed Grace Grant in Fairbury. swimming pool project advances. water service approved. Fire damaged by grounded wire near C G Timm shop. heavy rain and hail hit county, Beulah area flooded.
Louis Herrmann, in Omaha for months studying barbering, came home last night likely to stay during the harvest. He reports good progress and intends to return to finish the course. Readers are saddened by the death of an imported peacock owned by George Mace, struck by lightning.
Wesley Chanel and Mrs Huert Seberger of Columbus were Sunday visitors at the John Albers home. Mr and Mrs Hubert Alt spent Sunday in Hastings. Ramona and Mary Rose Schott attended Sacred Heart school in Shelby two weeks and enjoyed a picnic. Harry McBeth was reelected treasurer in District 40 and Delmar Richmond director in District 63 at Monday night school meeting. Elmer Lyons and brother visited Lexington. Alvin Merrick and family dined with I J Merrick in Osceola. Emil Schott of Shelby and Louis Schott visited the same hosts.
Sunday gatherings fill the week with visits across families including Gumm Gabriel Ebel and Kilbourne, Harmony Club at R Urban home, devotions planned at St Andrews by Rev Welk, and a Catholic vacation school with about seventy children. local elections elected Julius Nebosis as District 68 director, with wedding notices and a June close of vacation school picnic planned at Hubert Jaax's grove.
The Luther League gathers at Mr and Mrs Axel Anderson home on Thursday evening June 15 with Mr and Mrs Nick Gerdes helping entertain. Confirmation class is off this week. Sunday features church school at ten, English worship at eleven led by John Oberg with Paul Mopson on vesper duties and special music. Summer Bible School continues Monday.
Ambrose Gabriel and family from the valley and Daniel Thanels of Shelby area enjoyed Sunday with the Edmund Gabel family. Frank Pierson from Osage City arrived to work for Tom Schmoker. The Uphouse and Adeline Pettys left for Davenport. Maxine Pettys stays with the Schmoker family for the summer. Wert Davis family visited Shelby. E. B. Treadway and Wallace Logan visited Columbus to see Mildred Treadway in hospital, who developed a hand abscess turning to blood poisoning.
A Tuesday ice cream social at the hall drew a neat sum for the Cemetery Association. Social and church visits continue with residents hosting guests from Polk and Columbus. Frank Frizzell recovering from a bad fall. Rev and Mrs Maxey travel to Bayard for Passion Play. Children's Day program under Mrs C F McCormick's direction was well received.
Card of thanks from John W. Oberg and family follows. Seth Parker radio figure impersonated by John Howard at First Methodist Church on June 23 in A Night in Jonesport with local artists. Admission ten cents.
Next Sunday highlights include a 11 o’clock Sunday School service with two pulpit visitors and twenty person choir. The pastor will preach to youth and others and admit several young members. An Epworth League open meeting follows at 7. Victor Herrmann leads as Leaguers note today’s order of service.
Archaeologists uncover a gem studded golden sword in Rhine plateau soil between Odenwald and Haardt. Dated to Migration Period around 450 A.D. The find may link to Siegfried and Kriemhild legends and is displayed at the Electoral Palatinate Museum in Heidelberg.
A collage of humorous lines, ads and quips features sharp one liners, domestic scenes, and product plugs. It includes a mule hide slogan, home improvement pitches, and light ethnic humor reflecting period sensibilities with promotional phrases for Ideal Cement and window screens.
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