Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Patients List In June
A hospital note lists numerous patients from Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Silver Creek and surrounding areas admitted or dismissed during a June week. Names include Mrs Carl Timm Mrs Mervin Ransom Walter Starostka John Cederberg Mrs Henry Smith William Norton Elizabeth Shockey and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Timm
Osceola
Mervin E. Ransom, Sr
Walter Starostka
Silver Creek
John Cederberg
John Vetick
Henry Smith
Shelby
Wiliam H. Norton
Elizabeth Shockey
Howard McKeag
Dennis McMeekin
Carl Wieseman
Ellen Lind
Polk
Marjorie Anderson
Stromsburg
van Ruth
Rising City
Kenneth Lisko
Robert V. Johnson
Baby Girl
Janelle Headlee
James Pogue
Alma Fijell
Josephine Dunning
John Reisdorff
Shelby M
Myron Norquest
Bradshaw
Emma Hutchinson
Marlin Johnson
Richard Pogue
Einfred Peterson
Alex Adelson
George Barber
Kathryn Brazee
Bert Burns
Julius Sutter
Alvin Cederberg
Louisa Pehrson
Joe Tomasiewicz
Fremont Visitors Share Weekend with Families
Mr and Mrs Richard Kentopp of Fremont visited Sunday with Mrs Branting and Carol. Dale Frizzell and family joined Russ Van Winkle for Sunday evening lunch at Silver Creek. Dennis Van Winkle stayed to visit. Billie and Pamela Snodgrass are visiting the Lee Snodgrass family at Elkhorn this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kentopp
Fremont
Raymond Branting
Carol
Dale Frizzell
Ron
Jane
Russ van Winkle
Silver Creek
Dennis van Winkle
Frizzell
Billie
Pamela Snodgrass
Lee Snodgrass
Elkhorn
Drip method hopes to quiet night leaks and siren sweeps
In a light column the writer jokes about a home remedy using six empty bottles to stop roof drip noise. They recount testing the method and surviving a near tornado siren alert while noting neighbors’ reflexes and a rise in basement population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Presley
Eisenhower
Legislature Ends Record Budget in 1957 Session
Nebraska lawmakers wrapped up a record length session by approving a total budget near 340 million dollars for 1957 59 with federal funds and cash receipts driving most of the rise. The session also laid groundwork for interim studies on taxes and state government practices and awarded notable increases in university and social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Anderson
Statehouse
Karl Vogel
Omaha
Budget Committee
General Fund
University of Nebraska
Legislative Council
Sclons
Reed-Walter
U. S
Washington Air
Norfolk
Rolland Harr
Civil Aeronautics Board
Harr
North Central Air Lines
Norfolk-Omaha
Braniff Airways
Hart
CAB
Bayard
State Supreme Court
State Railway Commission
North Central Gas Co
High Court
North Central
Wyoming
Scottsbluff
Gering
Sidney
Fire department requests no calls to Rest Manor
Fire chief Mark Gustafson asks residents not to contact Rest Manor for fire information. Direct all fire related inquiries to city hall after the department has cleared its own calls. The department warns crowds hinder response and asks for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Rest Manor
Mark Gustafson
Fire Department Responds to Burning Light Pole in Osceola
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Department was called at noon Monday to a light pole behind Rest Manor that burned completely after a lightning strike damaged an arrester causing a short circuit. Firefighters prevented damage to nearby structures. Consumers and Telephone Company workers replaced the pole early afternoon with no service interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Rest Manor
Consumers and Telephone Company
Wentworth School Honors a Young Student Robert Travnicek
Robert Travnicek a 16 year old junior at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Missouri received multiple honors in the past year including a third in the junior class a top chemistry student award and a best patriotic essay medal by the DAR His final grades showed four E s and one other grade He is grandson of Mr and Mrs J E Steeple of Osceola and son of Dr and Mrs Travnicek of Wilber}}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Travnicek
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Missouri
DAR
Robert
J. E. Steeple
Osceola
Travnicek
Wilber
Kroghs and Gordon Visit In Axel Anderson Area
Mr and Mrs Henry Krogh and Gordon of Omaha were visitors Sunday in the Axel Anderson area. Mrs Edna Peterson departed Friday for California for a visit and her son Rolland and family accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Krogh
Gordon
Omaha
Axel Anderson
Edna Peterson
California
Rolland
Fanny
Shelby Picnic Marks Fifteenth Picnic Anniversary in California
The Shelby-Polk County Picnic Association invites Polk County residents to a reunion at South Gate Park in South Gate California on Sunday June 30. Attendees should bring a picnic lunch while the committee serves coffee at 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby-Polk County Picnic Association
Polk County
South Gate Park
South Gate
California
Local Social Hosts Welcome Central City Guests
Mr and Mrs Bob Lamb and Kathy and Peggy of Central City visited the Lester Anderson home in Bernie on Sunday for a social gathering with local friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lamb
Bernie
Kathy
Peggy
Central City
Lester Anderson
Stuck Siren Triggers Prairie Storm Run at City Hall
A stuck siren atop City Hall, sounding a long continuous blast around 7:00 a m, drew crowds as residents rushed to seek cover. The alert proved unfounded for funnel activity, and moisture later caused the siren to short out. The Record notes the storm warning style is a long fire siren blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Record
First Band Concert Planned on Courthouse Lawn
Band director Keith Cox announced the first in a weekly series to be held on courthouse lawn Saturday night June 22 at 8:00 p m. The group includes high school students and adults and is presented through cooperation of the school city and Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Cox
Courthouse Lawn
Chamber of Commerce
Service listings show local families with service moves
Al Fred Hanson leaves Fort Ord for 17 months in Hawaii with the Army at APO 25 San Francisco. Jerome C. Prososki trains at Great Lakes Naval Center. Maury Watts returns from Fort Lee to visit then heads to Fort Hamford. LaVerne Pieters begins six months of active training at Fort Leonard Wood with post duty at 416th Ordnance in Columbus. Clarence Kresha transfers from Norman Oklahoma to Memphis Tennessee with USN AMA School class 57 23 H BKSS 239 Wing 10 NATTC Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold Hanson
Alfred
Fort Ord
California
Hawaii
Army
Alfred R. Hanson
SA Carrier Co
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Jerome C. Prososki
Osceola School
Great Lakes
Naval Training Center
Maury Watts
Fort Lee
Virginia
Maurice Watts
Annette
Fort Hamford
Washington
LaVerne W. Pieters
Walter N. Pieters
Shelby
Fort Leonard Wood
Pieters
416Th Ordnance Company
Columbus
Neb
Clarence Kresha
Norman
Oklahoma
Memphis
Tenn
Clarence J. Kresha
Letters From Sweden Send Thanks and Renewal
Contributors Nels Lindahl and Nels Paulson thank The Record readers. They report a mild winter, a cool summer, and send greetings from Sweden while renewing with five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Nebraska
Sweden
Nels Lindahl
Nels Paulson
Colin Campbell Dies After Heart Attack
Funeral services were held in Omaha for Colin J. Campbell 67 who died after a heart attack on June 13. Survivors include his widow, one son Colin Jr, a daughter in law and two grandsons. He once lived in Osceola and last visited for the Alumni Banquet May 29 where he acted as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Colin J. Campbell
Campbell
Colin, Jr
Osceola
Green family visit marks Exeter home gathering
Mr and Mrs Glen Green with Jimmy and Sharon visited Sun day morning alongside V J Loukota at the Erdkamp Rest Home in Exeter. They were dinner guests at Miss Mamie Loukota's Exeter home. The third birthday anniversary of Sharon Green was observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Green
Jimmy
Sharon
V. J. Loukota
Erdkamp Rest Home
Exeter
Mamie Loukota
Sharon Green
Graveside Services Here for Ralph E. Dearborn
Ralph E. Dearborn a Hastings civic leader and former postmaster died last week at 75. He was a Polk County engineer and surveyor from 1912 to 1922 and later moved to Hastings in 1925 where he was active in church Kiwanis and the Adams County Democratic committee. Survivors include his widow three sons and a daughter with relatives from Hastings Osceola South Carolina Kansas City Sarcoxie and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Dearborn
Hastings
Osceola
Tabor
Iowa
Nebraska
Polk County
Dearborn
Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Adams County
Democratic Central Committee
Don Dearborn
South Carolina
Howard Dearborn
Kansas City
Lucille
Sarcoxie
Merle Dearborn
la Mesa
Calif
Smiths Injured In Eastern Car Crash
Mrs. Richard E. Smith of Richmond and her 18 month old daughter Hollis were injured when a car driven by Mary Davies of Baltimore collided with their party on a mountain road. Mrs. Smith remains in fair condition after surgery. sister in the car Mrs Betty Jean Dick was killed. Clyde Smith’s wife travels to Richmond to be with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Smith
Richard E. Smith
Richmond
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Davies
Couple Observes 64th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Glenn A Willits marked 64 years of marriage from their 1893 Osceola Nebraska wedding They now reside in Clarks Nebraska and have 16 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren Their Willits reunion near Stromsburg drew about 100 relatives on Sunday June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn A. Willits
Osceola
Nebraska
Clarks
Nebr
Glenn
Horace
Molly Willits
Grant
Polk
Mercer County
Clair
Edith Fineey
Horace Willits
Thornton
High Prairie School
Glenn Willits
Lenora Krader
Samuel
Amanda Krader
Sunbury
Pennsylvania
Central City
Columbus
Neb
Polk County
Krader
Shell Creek
Lenora Willits
Clyde
Silver Creek
Budd
Marie) Vincent
Rogers
Arkansas
Clifford
Florence) Johnston
Donald
Ashton
South Dakota
Willits
Stromsburg
Cheerie Sisters 4-H Club Meeting Report
The Cheerie Sisters 4-H Club met at Barbara Wieseman's home on June 11 at 8 PM. Barbara Wieseman and Linda McKeag demonstrated sponge cake. A baking demo at each meeting was approved. Sewing focused on fitting. Next meeting at Kathryn Pliefke's home on June 25 at 8 PM with fitting roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheerie Sisters
4-H
Barbara Wieseman
Linda McKeag
Kathryn Pliefke
Johnson Family Attends Relative’s Stromsburg Wedding
Mr and Mrs Rolland Johnson and their family joined a relative for a wedding in Stromsburg on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland Johnson
Stromsburg
Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Polk Area Damaging Crops
Six to nine inches of rainfall drenched Polk County from Wednesday night to Monday morning, flooding creeks and disrupting travel on highways 30A and 92. Osceola logged 5.90 inches, with crops especially milo and irrigated wheat suffering. Davis Creek overflowed in places while some fields reported washed corn and rust threats. Maurice Newcomer noted over nine inches in Hackberry area. floodwaters affected roads near Rising City and Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Harold Klingman
Butler County
Rising City
Maurice Newcomer
Stromsburg
Hackberry
Davis Creek
Standard Station
Return From Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Phil B Campbell returned from a visit with their son Henry Crawford Campbell and family in Bozeman Montana where he is an assistant professor in the music department at Montana State College In September he will go to the University of Washington in Seattle for a teaching Fellowship and begin work for a Doctorate Degree He was honored by the fellowship and granted a leave of absence from Montana for his advanced studies He will return to Bozeman after one year in Seattle and plans to complete the degree later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil B. Campbell
Henry Crawford Campbell
Bozeman
Montana
Montana State College
Campbell
University of Washington At
Seattle
Three From County Enrolled At Peru
Kenneth Sipces and Mrs. Mary Spaulding of Osceola and Norma Moore of Stromsburg are enrolled among 431 students for the 1957 regular summer session at Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru. The session runs until July 26 with a 15 day post session from July 27 to August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sipces
Mary Spaulding
Osceola
Norma Moore
Stromsburg
Nebraska State Teachers College
Peru
Blood Mobile to Visit Shelby Parish Hall
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be at the Shelby Parish Hall next Tuesday June 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors with appointments should keep them or send a proxy, and those who wish to donate but have not signed up are urged to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Shelby
Social Calendar Highlights June Meetings and Picnics
Rebekah Lodge holds its regular meeting Wednesday evening June 26. Cub Scouts meet Friday June 28 at 8:00 p.m. Sociable Sals Extension Club picnic is Thursday June 27 at Buckley Park 7:00 p.m. Osceola Farm Bureau picnic Sunday June 23 at 12:30 in Osceola park weather backup Fair Ground building. Legion Auxiliary meets Friday afternoon June 21 in legion room. Swede Home Project Club meets Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Mrs Vernon Petersons home to bake cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Sociable Sals Extension Club
Buckley Park
Osceola Farm Bureau
Osceola Park
Fair Ground
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Room
Vernon Peterson
Births At Annie Jeffrey And Stromsburg Hospitals
Pastor and Mrs Robert V Johnson announce the arrival of Cynthia Christine at Annie Jeffrey Hospital on Wednesday June 12. She weighed pounds and ounces. Mr and Mrs Don Mickey announce a son born Wednesday June 19 at Stromsburg hospital weighing eight pounds three and a half ounces. The Mickeys also have a daughter Debbie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert V. Johnson
Cynthia Christine
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Don Mickey
Stromsburg Hospital
Mickeys
Debbie
Moberg Estate 400 Acre Auction Near Clarks Bridge
The Theo E Moberg Estate 400 acre land auction is set for Tuesday June 25 at 1 30 p m on the farm one and a half miles east of Clarks bridge on Highways 30A and 92. 85 acres lie in Merrick county. A Stroms burg residence property sells June 26. Executor A V Eijelson Mills Mills and Mills lawyers George Barber broker and Dick Merrick auctioneer will handle sale formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. E. Moberg
Clarks Bridge
Merrick County
Stromsburg
A. V. Eijelson
Mills
Induction Order Sent For Ronald L Johnson
Ronald L Johnson of Stroms burg was forwarded to Omaha on June 12 for induction into the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Johnson
Stromsburg
Omaha
Armed Forces
Odd Bits of News About People You Know
A humorous column recalls odd scenes during a tornado drill with women hastily dressing and husbands sent to check the danger, noting the misfiring siren and a lighthearted tone. It also shares a churchgoing mix up and a political letter on Soil Bank payments highlighting regional farm loan patterns and Southern Democrats’ stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Olson
Harrison
Soil Bank
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Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Wentworth School
Colin Campbell
Smiths
Mamie A. Olson
Melburne A. Olson
Ida Lohr
LaVerne Dake
Blood Mobile
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