Father Howe's Fifteenth Ordination Anniversary Mass Osceola
Father John Howe celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of his ordination with a 8:15 a.m. mass at St. Vincent Church Osceola in thanksgiving. Altar boys were Robert Dinges and Jerome Ruzicka. An evening program at Osceola School Auditorium featured children from St. Vincent and St. Andrew parishes and included flowers, cake, a spiritual bouquet, and a gift purse. The event followed his arrival in 1946 to establish the St. Vincent parish and serve St. Andrew Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howe
St. Vincent and
St. Andrew
St. Vincent Church
Osceola
Robert Dinges
Jerome Ruzicka
Osceola School
Father Howe
St. Vincent
Sylvia Cerny
Francis Berry
Myron Bernt
Pennsylvania
St. Vincents
Howe
Polk County Couple Weds at Polk Baptist Church
Marlyce Shostrom and Harry Christensen wed at Polk Baptist Church Sunday at 4 p m Rev Elwood Anderson officiated amid floral decor Don Shostrom gave the bride in marriage Marilyn Johnson served as maid of honor with Marie Lavelle and Lula Christensen as bridesmaids Dale Christensen was best man Ushers Marvin Nelson and Dale Peterson attended The bride, a Polk High School graduate, has taught this past year The groom works at Baker Oil Co in Stromsburg The couple plans to live in Stromsburg The Polk community sees five churches hiring new ministers with several resignations and new appointments in recent months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Shostrom
Marilyn Johnson
Marie Lavelle
Lula Christensen
Chicago
Dale Christensen
Marvin Nelson
Dale Peterson
Polk High School
Baker Oil Co
Stromsburg
Polk
C. W. Long
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Brighton
Colorado
Clifford Smith
Kansas
C. H. Folden
Swede Plain
Milton O’conner
Polk Pastor Announces Resignation to Lead Gothenburg
Rev. Elwood Anderson, Baptist minister, said he will resign from Polk next week to accept a charge at Gothenburg. He has served at Polk for four years and will leave the post at the start of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Elwood Anderson
Gothenburg
Osceola News Items Highlight Local Gatherings and Moves
Osceola items note Scott Cunningham visiting grandparents in town while his Omaha parents attend a Colorado convention. Other briefs mention relocations, visitors, birthday celebrations, a local TV sale, and future school leadership changes in Bladen and Holbrook. The column reflects community notices and personal movements.
Vizal Family Guests With Omaha Ties
Mr and Mrs Robert Vizal and their daughter from Omaha were guests last weekend at the home of Mrs Vizal’s parents Mr and Mrs Wm Buhl, indicating family ties across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vizal
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marlyce Shostrom
Martha Shostrom
Harry Christensen
Raymond Johnson
Polk Baptist Church
Peter Thelen
Shelby
Nebr
Nebraska
Rising City
Polk County
R.E.A
W. H. Pierce
Grubaugh Brcs
Nozicka
David City
Natl
Ass'n
Scott Robert Cunningham
Delmar McFadden
Robert Cunningham
Steve
Cunningham
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Theisen
Valeria Schott
Joe Schott
Augusta Lees
Harry
Glencoe
Minn
Howard Miller
J. T. Gillispie
Norfolk
M. J. Gillispie
Wm. Nelson
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Oberding
Lincoln
Don Schott
Silver Creek
E. C. Schott
Calmer Boden
Howard Boden
Oliver Seaberg
Lloyd Boden
Marian Boden
Gust Boden
Oscar Boden
Enoch Boden
A. E. Peterson
Reynold Peterson
Herbert Anderson
Ted Johnson
Merle Johnson
Waldean Johnson
Roger Johnson
al Bloom
Jolene Peterson
Ralph Cooper
Gayle
Gunnard Peterson
James Brazee
Harry Brazee
Jim
Bladen Schools
Holbrook
Neb
Jima
Osceola High
Hastings College
University of Nebraska
Ahrens
Osceola City Park
Jess Gayer Orchestra
Riverside Park
Central City
Polk County Farmers Union
Buckley Park
Stromsburg, Nebraska
Grubaugh Bros
Krenk Insur
Air
International Harvester
Wobig & Son Equip’t
Red & White
Sunkist
Post Toasties
Hersheys
Don Johnson
P.S
Don
Lee Johnson
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!