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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
2
The column notes recent heavy rains hindering hay and new crops while farms grow larger with 360 acre fields and 8 row equipment. It mentions cool pool water around 60 degrees and sunny days ahead. It ends with a teacher's Edison joke about the phonograph letting you play records all night.
After thirteen years and 12.8 million, Lederle Laboratories pursues a one swallow oral polio vaccine. The new vaccine targets all three polio types in a single dose, simplifying immunization and record keeping as tests show strong protection. Public health officials cite Florida Minnesota progress and mass New York studies with 2 million doses provided at no cost.
Bernard A. Chapman of American Motors and Allen S. King of Edison Electric Institute told engineers in Ohio and Atlantic City that electric power use will double and prices will drop in ten years. King, also head of Northern States Power Co., said inflation would determine final costs. Chapman described a no annual model change policy by Kelvination division to curb needless parts and spares and ensure meaningful innovations.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from Wayland Church for Charley Brindle, longtime Gresham resident. Interment followed at Blue Ridge Cemetery. Bill Gunn led the service. The column also notes local gatherings, visits, and family events across Wayland, Stromsburg, York, Osceola, and surrounding areas with multiple mentions of Eklund, Cockle, Winter, Beebe, and Copke families and recent social activities.
West Side reports Sunday dinner guests include Mr and Mrs Tommy Conover and family of Holstein Iowa with Mr and Mrs Howard Sundberg. Afternoon guests were Mr and Mrs Willis George and family of Aurora. Mary Jean and Betty Ann Appleton of Lincoln stayed with the Richard Andersons Thursday through Saturday. Wendell Appleton family of Lincoln visited Saturday. Rev and Mrs Morris Rosene of Holdrege also guests.
Kenneth Anderson family attended a Thursday to Sunday event celebrating the Free Mission Church fiftieth anniversary. Relatives and neighbors gathered for Friday night banquet and weekend visits with Anderson and other area families including Nyffel, Sundberg, Donelson, Peterson, Dahlin, Neal, Rudeen, Cuddeford, and Conkling. A Lincoln wedding and various Sunday visits tied local families to the milestone.
A local social column recounts visits and gatherings around Shelby including Mrs Clarence Leimser and daughters in Lincoln, the Kubicek and Hohndorf families, and 4 H club meeting at the Leo Cockson home. Several calls to friends in nearby towns are noted along with birthday celebrations and weekend visits.
Mr and Mrs D R Byers hosted Tuesday evening dinner at the Don Ray Byers residence in Columbus to celebrate Don Rays birthday with family and friends in attendance.
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