Vacation Church School Ends With Evening Program
The Vacation Church School of the Methodist Church wrapped two weeks of study with a Friday evening program at the church on June 12. Beginners performed songs learned during the period, with leaders including Mrs. Grossnicklaus Frizzell and helpers Koehler Miller Walker.
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The
Methodist Church
Robert Grossnicklaus
Dale Frizzell
Judy Koehler
Marlene Miller
Sonja Walker
Jesus
America
M. O. Johnson
Robert Dealey
Carolyn Rhodes
Joan Rech
Christ
W. W. Norton
W. R. Kepner
Sharon Berck
Beverly Bush
Funeral services for Mrs Johanna Larson
Funeral services for Mrs Johanna Larson 90 will be held at Swede Home at 2 p m Friday June 19 Surviving are five sons Walter William Arthur Elof and Elmer and daughter Amanda Anderson of Stromsburg Mrs Larson had been in poor health and a Stromsburg hospital patient for more than a year Kepners in charge
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Johanna Larson
Walter
William
Arthur
Elof
Elmer
Amanda Anderson
Stromsburg
Larson
Stromsburg Hospital
Kepners
Osceola Shower Honors Mrs. Grossnicklaus
A miscellaneous shower at the Osceola Legion Club honored Mrs. Robert Grossnicklaus with a short music program. Performers included Sharon Berck, Bonnie Gibbons, Ann Marie Schott, and Mrs. F W Schuman. Guests from Omaha, Columbus, David City, York, Bradshaw, Shelby, Gresham and Stromsburg attended.
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Osceola Legion Club
Robert Grossnicklaus
Sharon Berck
Yvonne Anderson
Bonnie Gibbons
Ann Marie Schott
F. W. Schuman
Don Jarmin
Irvin Grossnicklaus
Omaha
Columbus
David City
York
Bradshaw
Shelby
Gresham
Stromsburg
Off The Cuff reflections on small town life and weather
A columnist frets over long winded prose and notes Nebraska's hot humid week as a setting for local humor. The piece contrasts Osceola shopping ease with California pace, describes strawberry picking and picnic season, and ends with a casual farewell inviting readers back next week.
Auto And Truck License Fees Boosted By Legislature
A bill to raise motor vehicle license fees earned legislative approval but lacked the emergency clause, delaying implementation 90 days post adjournment. Projected to raise about 3.1 million dollars for highways with 937 thousand to state, 2.186 million to counties and cities. changes include 6 and 8 dollar fees for cars under 3000 and over 3000 pounds, and higher increases for commercial trucks in various weight classes.
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State Highway Department
County Baseball Results From Butler County League
Osceola and Shelby won games in the Butler County league last Sunday. Shelby defeated David City 7 to 5 with Dale Schmid hitting a home run and Dick Glatter and Bob Sterup sharing pitching duties. Osceola beat Bruno 13 to 9 on 11 hits, led by Glen Brazee pitching and Harold Gross catching. Osceola to host Rising City next, after a windstorm postponed the Rising City game.
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Osceola
Shelby
David City
Dale Schmid
Dick Glatter
Bob Sterup
Bruno
Glen Brazee
Harold Grossnicklaus
Rising City
Crop Improvement Informational Meeting Scheduled in Osceola
An informational meeting on crop improvement is set for June 19 at 8 15 p m in the IOOF hall Osceola. The program includes a film and discussion on soybeans and soil fertility led by Don Hanway of the University of Nebraska. A brief business session will cover free lunch.
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IOOF
Osceola
Don Hanway
University of Nebebraska
Three Nelson Brothers Reunite in Japan Aboard Frontier
Denny L. Nelson, SN, transferred from the USS Tennessee to the USS Frontier now in Japan so he and his brother George could serve together on the Frontier. Harold L. Nelson Jr. has just returned to duty after three months in a Tokyo hospital. The Nelsons, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nelson of Osceola, meet in Japan for the first time in over a year.
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Denny L. Nelson
U.S.S. Genessee
U.S.S. Frontier
Japan
George
Pvt
Harold L. Nelson, Jr
Tokyo
Harold Nelson
Osceola
Hospital Notes From Osceola Bulletin
A concise Osceola Hospital notes list new arrivals and dismissals including Mrs Ethlene Lux and a Shelby baby girl, Louie Benda, Ed Lewis, and other local names. Entries mention Mrs Darlene Jensen, Mrs Marie Meister, Mrs Nellie Watts, Mrs Hallie Burgess, Brenda Anderson, and Mrs Fern Wyman with a baby boy George Berck and various dismissals.
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Ethlene Lux
Shelby
Louie Benda
Ed Lewis
Stromsburg
Darlene Jensen
Marie Meister
Osceola
Nellie Watts
Hallie Burgess
Brenda Anderson
Stromsurg
Fern Wyman
George Berck
Valley WSCS Meeting At Mrs Dee Hastings Home
Valley Woman's Society of Christian Service gathered Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dee Hastings for a community prayer and fellowship session.
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Valley Wscs
Dee Hastings
Sister of Osceolan Died in Missouri
Word was received Saturday of the death of Superintendent Clair W. Wulber s sister at Tarkio Missouri. Miss Wulber died suddenly on Saturday at Tarkio and services were held Monday at that place. Mr and Mrs Wulber and family were visiting in Tarkio at the time of her death.
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Clair W. Wulber
Tarkio
Missouri
Miss Wulber
Mrs. Wulber
Eight Lutherans to Boston Meeting
Polk County youths join 5000 Luther Leaguers for the Fifteenth International Lutheran Youth Conference in Boston from June 24 to 28. Delegates Willard McKeag Dennis Wayne Johnson Marvin Erickson DeAnn Branting Dora Anderson Verlin Gronlund leave Omaha June 21 by chartered bus for the opening service and plan to return July 3. Pre-convention registrations set records across 33 states and five Canadian provinces.
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Polk County
International Lutheran Youth Conference
Augustana Luther League
Boston
Mass
Willard McKeag
Osceola
Dennis
Wayne Johnson
Home
Marvin
Marilyn Erickson
DeAnn Branting
Dora Anderson
Verlin Gronlund
Stromsburg
Omaha
Canada
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Polk County Fair Dates Set For August 3 4 5 6
Polk County fair runs August 3 4 5 6 with entries on Monday by 9 00 pm judging Tuesday morning the fair opens at 1 00 pm free acts Tuesday and Wednesday pony races tractor demo pet parade and racing planned Tuesday and Wednesday Grand Revue and fireworks Thursday carnival rides and midway amusements return for the county fair four days with Wheeler Pittman Amusement Co acts and a large carnival setup
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Polk County
Albert Ryan
Albert Ryan Fair Board
Gram
Wheeler - Pittman Amusement Co
County Fair Carnival Co
New Dental Office Opening On June 27
Dr. C. R. Peterson announces the formal opening of his new dental office building south of McDonald's Store. The facility is nearly complete with equipment and supplies moving this weekend. Ground floor entrance and modern design position it as a top local office. formal notice and open house plans will appear next week.
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C. R. Peterson
McDonald’s
Former Teacher Earns Master of Arts in Christian Education
Marjorie E Soderholm daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Soderholm of Holdrege Nebraska graduated from Wheaton College Wheaton Illinois on June 15 among 331 students from 46 states and 38 foreign countries She received the MA in Christian Education at commencement in Grange Field presided by Dr V Rayong Edman The former Osceola High School home economics instructor recently taught there.
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Marjorie E. Soderholm
Arthur Soderholm
Holdrege
Nebraska
Wheaton
Illinois
Marjorie
Grangefield
V. Rayong Edman
Miss Soderholm
Osceola High School
First Public Summer Concert Opens Season
The first public concert of the summer program, sponsored by the City and the Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday night June 20 at 8 00 p m Director John Adams says new music will be heard along with older popular pieces Several veteran musicians join the school group and any musician may join by practicing with the group This week’s practice is Friday night before the concert.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Adams
Polk County Rural Youth Picnic Showcases Activities
The Polk County Rural Youth group hosted a June 8 picnic in Osceola Park with Kenny Schmidt and sponsors Rev. and Mrs. Bollinger Paul Walgreen and Dwight Sternburg. Activities included croquet volleyball softball and archery followed by a campfire meeting and songs led by Dwight Sternburg. Ramona Walgreen shared experiences from Rural Youth Camps in Morris Minnesota and urged attendance at future events. The Osceola Chamber of Commerce funded hot dogs and pop. next meeting is June 29 with plans for a swimming party and picnic at Columbus Park.
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Kenny Schmidt
Old MacDonald
Tom Brigham
Nysted
Nebraska
Chadron
Nebr
Ramona Walgreen
Morris
Minnesota
Ramona
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Park
Heat Turns Higher This Weekend Not As Hot As 1952
Reading show 1952 had 100 degree days earlier in June with 103 on June 15 and highs above 100 on several days. This weekend peaked at 97 degrees with humidity blamed for discomfort.
Boy Scouts Enjoy Outing At Sokols
Troop 162 Scouts visited Sokols Puake on a June 11 outing. Scoutmaster Dewey Sigler and Dale Lewis drove the group to the lake where they swam and rode boats. The evening closed with a weiner roast and a Troop business meeting.
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Boy Scouts
Sokol’s Puake
Dewey Sigler
Dale Lewis
City begins resurfacing of Osceola streets
Dugdale Construction moved equipment to Osceola to seal cracks, level surfaces, and apply an armor coat to all paved streets. The work should take about a month and includes widening the street south of the post office with sidewalk adjustments on the east side.
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Dugdale Construction
Osceola
Mrs John Albin Dies in California Home
Mrs John Albin died Monday at her San Gabriel California home. The body will be brought to Osceola arriving Thursday June 18. No services. friends may view at Kepner Funeral Home Thursday evening. Burial in Osceola Cemetery Friday at 10 a m. She was predeceased by her husband on February 12 at the California home. The couple observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on April 26 1948.
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John Albin
San Gabriel, California
Osceola
Kepner Funeral
Albin
California
Serviceman Armand Schmoker promoted to sergeant
Relatives learned from Armand Schmoker who is stationed in Korea that he has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. He has served in Korea for ten and a half months. Harold Hal Johnson in Naval Training has been transferred to Gross Ilse Michigan for three months.
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Armand Schmoker
Korea
Armand
Harold
Hal) Johnson
Gross Ilse
Michigan
Bollinger Returns to Osceola Church for Fourth Year
The Nebraska Methodist Conference announced Rev. Homer P. Bollinger will return to Osceola Methodist church for a fourth year of service. A. W. Lathorne, former Osceola pastor, heads the Omaha district. A. W. Hunter was appointed executive secretary of the Board of Inference Claimants. Dr. Huner twice led the district previously and pastored Fremont last year. Rev. H. R. Weber moved from Valley to Silver Creek Fairview. Rev. Joseph B. Brox, long at Silver Creek and Fairview, has retired.
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Nebraska Methodist Conference
Hastings
Homer P. Bollinger
Osceola Methodist Church
A. W. Lapthorne
Osceola
Omaha
H. P. Bollinger
A. W. Hunter
Board of Inference
Huner
Fremont
H. R. Weber
Valley
Nebraska
Silver Creek Fairview
Joseph B. Brox
Silver Creek
Fairview
Household Goods Sale at Shelby Saturday
Myrtle Blair hosts a household goods sale one block west of the EUB church in Shelby starting at 1 30 p m on Saturday June 20. A complete line of furniture and household items will be offered with Ingalls and Merrick as auctioneers and the First National Bank of Shelby as clerks.
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Myrtle Blair
Eub Church
Shelby
Ingalls and Merrick
First National Bank of
Five Men Inducted Into Service From Nebraska
The following left Wednesday morning June 17 for Omaha where they were inducted into the armed forces: Harry D. Imm Silver Creek Wayne L. Creech Polk Donald D. Haberman Gresham Crete D Kinberg Stromsburg Roderick E Blakeney Stroms burg Waldon N McNaught Polk.
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Omaha
Harry D. Imm
Silver Creek
Wayne L. Creech
Polk
Donald D. Haberman
Gresham
Crete
D. Kinberg
Stromsburg
Roderick E. Blakeney
Waldon N
Extension Clubs Hold Annual Tea in Shelby on June 9
The Shelby Extension Clubs held their Annual Spring Tea at the Parish Hall with county chairwoman Mrs. Geo. Tiaden in charge. Guests viewed a program on J. C. Penney materials presented by Mr. Worden of Columbus, with demonstrations of fabrics, coats, and sewing machine work. A hospital proposal for a new county facility was discussed by Wm. Norton of Osceola. Dianna and Patty Brigham provided music and a tea social followed.
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Shelby
Geo. Tiaden
Worden
J. C. Penny Inc
Columbus
Osceola
Dianna
Patty Brigham
Tiaden
Shelby Training Center
Wilhelm Koschag
Clear Creek
Lone Star
Shelby Project
North Shelby
Graduates From Medical College Merle Johnson Honored
Merle Johnson graduates from medical school in Omaha on Saturday June 13. His mother Mrs C Edwin Johnson and sister Mrs Vera Seidel of Los Angeles attend with his brother Vernon Johnson and family from Osceola. He will begin internship at Spokane Washington.
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Merle Johnson
Omaha
C. Edwin Johnson
Vera Seidel
Los Angeles
Vernon Johnson
Osceola
Merle
Spokane
Wash
Osceola News Notes Busy First Pool Week
The Osceola pool enjoyed one of its busiest opening weekends due to heat as residents swarmed to swim. A local lad charged for tricks with his dog drew pennies from peers, prompting a wake up demand for another coin, and the Crouse family shared a trip through the south and west with mixed impressions.
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Osceola
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Harold Klingman
Osceola Hospital
Polk County Fair
Dan
Sokols
Osceola Church
Ed Schott
A. C
Jeanice
University of Nebraska
Eloise Nelson
American University At Washington
Sam
Pearl Crouse
Colorado
Kansas
Johnny
Ozzie Goerlinger
Alex Wobig
Osceola Community Hospital
Income Tax Division
Treasury
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