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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
2
The office seeks more youth to sell subscriptions before July 29 with a bike prize earned at 15 new subscriptions. if not reached, 1.50 paid per new sub. Also notes a hot weather swimming pool opening, Osceola baseball playoffs, city hall sale to county for jail plans, Larry Miley’s ankle injury, and a gypsy child story.
Ordinance No 274 establishes the 1961 fiscal year property tax levy for Osceola Nebraska. It sets a 22.00 mill rate on 35 percent of assessed value to fund General Fund 10.00 mills Library Fund 1.25 mills Street Maintenance 3.00 mills and other revenue allocations as prescribed by state law. The measure is enacted by the mayor and city council.
Osceola Nebraska city council meeting June 1 1961 approves minutes and treasurer report. Bills paid include Osceola Record Nebraska Fire Chiefs Assn Consumers Power and other vendors. Protests against liquor licenses denied and Annual Appropriation Bill No 274 passed. A resolution to notify property owners about unlawful privy vaults was adopted. City adjourned.
Creditors of the estate of Patrick J Feeney must file claims by October 7 1961. A hearing to approve claims will be held October 9 1961 at 10:00 AM in Polk County Nebraska County Court. Dated June 12 1961 J E Steeple County Judge.
Anna Sophia Johnson born December 26 1878 in Stromsnarsbruk Smaland Sweden. She emigrated to the United States at seventeen living in Denver Colorado where she married Emil Lundgren and had son Carl Emil Lundgren who died in 1903. She later married Edward Nelson in 1906 producing daughter Edna Christina Nelson. After his death she moved to Omaha and in 1914 settled in Stromsburg where she remained a longtime member of Salem Lutheran Church. She died June 3 at Midwest Covenant Home aged 82 years 5 months and 8 days. She leaves daughter Mrs James McKeag Osceola and daughter in law Mrs Carl Lundgren.
The obituary notes Mrs. Lundgren of Omaha with 4 grandchildren and siblings in Sweden, survived by a son Carl Emil Lundgren. Funeral services led by Pastor G. M. Christensen at Salem Lutheran Church Stromsburg on Tuesday June 6 with Lavelle Lamoree at the organ and solos by Mrs. E. J. Anderson. Pallbearers included Willard Anderson Milton Anderson Rupert Carlson Morris Dunn Harold Jones and Ewald Pliefke. Interment followed at Stromsburg Cemetery. Peace to her memory.
Osceola society notes report Mr. and Mrs. Larry Skinner of Rising City and John Bethscheider of Hebron dining at Albert A. Gabriels for a Sunday supper. Miss Marguerite Sean of York joined Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Heitzman as a weekend guest.
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