Osceola High School Honors 1937 Graduates and Scholars
Osceola High School announces honor students for 1937. Mildred Rech earned first honors for four years, Dorothy Kennedy second, Mary Koehler third. P. E. O. checks go to Rech and Koehler.Scholarship medals for top overall in the high school go to Robert Mills and Stanley Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola High School
Mildred Rech
Dorothy Kennedy
Mary Koehler
Robert Mills
Stanley Anderson
Silver Wedding Anniversary Observed in City Park
Sunday June 19th proved delightful for Mr and Mrs Henry Reed of Polk as relatives and friends gathered at City Park for a noon surprise. A two course dinner followed with a purse of silver presented and photographs taken with numerous attendance including the Reed family and friends from York Hampton and Hampton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reed
Polk
Fred Blase
H. F. Smith
Herman Blase
York
Will Blase
Carl Wilshusen
Daughers
Fred Laessle
Will Zieg
Swede Plain Church marks fiftieth anniversary
The Swede Plain Church near Polk celebrated its Golden Jubilee on Sunday June 20 with a full day program. Former members and friends joined Rev. Albert Samuelson Rev. Clarence Lind and local church leaders for morning afternoon and evening services. Golden Wedding couples were honored and two meals were served by the Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swede Plain
Polk
Fay
Near
Clarence Lind
Dr. Johansen
Albert Samuelson
Alfternoon
Willard Adelson
E. E. Peng
Albert Lind
Peter Shostrom
Henry Lind
Council Grove
Kansas
North Bend
Nebr
Fittine
Vic Ferne Samuelson
Rev. E. Pennelly
Busy Shelby Social Roundup Includes Travel and Visits
A flurry of visits fills a Shelby week as Mrs McMeekin recalls a six month delayed letter from a San Diego crash survivor. Families travel from Anoka Nebraska to Shelby, and old friends attend Beatrice funeral and NCCF lodge gathering, with residents visiting Elmwood Stromsburg and Pawnee Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMeekin
Pacific Coast States
San Diego
California
Salt Lake City
Utah
McMeekin
James Conway
Anoka
Nebraska
Shelby
Wm. Conway
David Cole
Surprise
Lysle
Howe
Lloyd Allison
Wellington
Kansas
George Weiser
Guy Funkhouser
Perry Swan
Harry Swan
Beatrice
R. R. Woelke
Woelke
Funkhouser
Swan Brothers
Cornelius Kelley
Baby
Detroit
North Bend
Kelley
John Rasp
Ida Thomas
Roy
Marion
Elmwood
Paul R. Smith
Havelock
Chester Cole
Stromsburg
Julia
Tony Rotert
Elgin
Edmund Bernt
Rotert
Robert
George Wills
Kenneth
Pawnee Park
Columbus
Clarence Dixon
Morse Bluffs
Osceola Swimming Team Tryouts And Life Saving Class
Osceola Park Board announces tryouts for high school boys to join the swimming team at the Osceola Pool under Lester Peters on Friday June 25 at 11 00 AM The plan includes a future swimming contest among neighboring pools Those interested should start training Also those wishing to join the Junior and Senior Life Saving Class meet at the pool Tuesday morning June 28 and report to Lester Peters.
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Lester Peters
Osceola
Osceola Park Board
Maple Leaf Club Meets At Dora McCormick Home
The Maple Leaf Club held a June 17 meeting at Dora McCormick’s home with good attendance. Helen Wamsley led the program after the business session. Bertha Berck spoke on her trip to the York Reformatory for women. The next meeting is set for July 15 at Mary Miller’s home with Lucy Miller as program leader.
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Maple Leaf Club
Dora McCormick
Helen Wamsley
Bertha Berck
York
Countywide Canada Thistle Notice Warns Public
Polk County Sheriff Gunnard Peterson warns landowners to cut and mow Canada Thistles on their property or adjacent highways to prevent seeding. State law imposes a fine of 10 to 40 dollars for noncompliance and calls for public cooperation to control the agricultural menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Gunnard Peterson
Polk County
Local social notes from Stromsburg events and visitors
Mrs. L H Headstrom and Mrs Jennie Stanton hosted a Bridge luncheon for 24 ladies at the Headstrom home. Roger Anderson fractured his wrist after a fall from a tree. Gavin Muirhead, now a Revenue Collector in New Mexico, visited Stromsburg. Rev and Mrs J L Headbloom traveled to Denver and Brighton Colorado to visit daughters, returning in ten days. A prenuptial shower honored Evelyn Peterson at the Iver Nordburg home. The two day flower show at the First National Bank building drew large crowds and impressive displays by the Garden Club. I E Olson hosted a reception for son Eugene and fiancée Evelynne Peterson. Mrs Axel Anderson and others visited Aurora for a birthday celebration. The J L Olson family held Father's Day reunion with relatives from Omaha and Lincoln. Several local families joined a picnic trip to Camp Strader at Crete to see Stromsburg boys camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Headstrom
Jennie Stanton
Headstrom
Roger Anderson
Albin Anderson
Gavin Muirhead
New Mexico
Stromsburg
Gavin
J. L. Headbloom
Denver
Colorado
Ruth Hedbloom
C. B. Miller
Brighton
Elstrom
Evelyn Peterson
Iver Nordburg
I. E. Olson
Eugene
Evelynne Peterson
Axel Anderson
Esther Lamb
Anna
August Matson
Aurora
It Pays to Advertise Lions Tigers and a Rabbit
A fable style scene shows the lion and tiger drinking at a pool with a fox nearby. The animals discuss advertising and how the king of beasts should act, while a rabbit and Home react with quick, shrill reactions.
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Lion
Heinemeyer Marriage Ties Bethel Hallenneck in Colorado
The wedding of Bethel Hallenneck of Mason City Nebraska and Donald Heinemeyer of Osceola occurred on Tuesday June 15 in Sterling Colorado. They will reside in Greeley Colorado for summer as Heinemeyer attends summer school, then return to Osceola in fall where he teaches commercial at Osceola High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Hallenneck
Mason City
Nebraska
Donald Heinemeyer
This City
George Heinemeyer
Sterling
Colorado
Greeley
Heinemeyer
Osceola
Osceola High School
Wesley Chapel Community Notes and Meetings
A Wesley Chapel aid meeting plans the county fair agricultural exhibit. The choir prepares for Children's Day and Bible School runs this week. The Mix-up Cooking Club met with Ramona and Mary Rose Schott. The cub group plans a meeting with Shirley and Jacqueline Richmond. Community visits include Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gillis and Mrs. Stains visiting Mrs. Gillis' sister Mrs. Harry Hewitt. Several social visits and a Wesley Chapel Womans Club gathering. Upcoming events feature a July 1 girls program with Miss Lulu Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona
Mary Rose Schott
Shirley
Jacqueline Richmond
Earl Gillis
Stains
Omaha
Lulu Burns
August Hasselback
Georganne Grossnicklaus
Osceola
Lucille Koehler
Tony Robert
Elgin
Edmund Bernt
Shelby
Alfred Kuehnal
Arthur Nelson
Harold
Albert Nelson
A. A. Wurtz
Paul Engelhardt
Ruth Merrick
Alonzo Merrick
Eugene Beierle
James Treadway
Washington
Yellowstone Park
City restricts firecrackers and rockets to July 3 4 5
City Council bans shooting fireworks to July 3 4 and 5. Merchants told to warn buyers that violations will not be tolerated. Guy F Ball City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy F. Ball
West Side Swede Home Dorcas Society Meeting and Community Notes
The Swede Home Dorcas Society will meet in church parlors Friday at 2 30 p m with Miss Ruth Appelton Miss Agnes Appelton and Helen Alin hosting. Attendees of the Synodical Conference in Omaha include C A Sward Ber nice Joseph and Ruel Sward George and family and others. Community visits feature Mrs Oscar Fredrickson and Sylvia in York and Cedric Anderson and children visiting Sander Peterson before heading to Michigan. High Prairie Club hosts a picnic and a weiner roast, and Communion is planned at Swede Home Church Sunday at 10 45 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
Ruth
Agnes Appelton
Helen Alin
Omaha
C. A. Sward
Bernice
Joseph
Ruel Sward
George Anderson
LaVona
Herbert Flodman
Herman Jones
Earl
Orville Jones
Joel Toline
Petrus Nelson
Linnea
Albert Jones
Frank Thelander
Myra
Dorothy Fredrickson
Lillie Chindgren
Oscar Fredrickson
Sylvia
John Johnson
Norma Carlson
York
T. C. W. Club
Osceola Park
High Prairie Ladies Club
Polk
LaVerne Fredrickson
Lavina Swanson
Kearney
The
High Prairie Club
Booster Delegation to Visit Osceola for Stromsburg Celebration
A Stromsburg booster group plans a Friday visit to Osceola as part of a fourteen-town tour promoting a July 5 to 7 festival. The program in Stromsburg includes a parade, baseball and sports, free attractions, clown acts, a maple-dance floor, and a ten piece orchestra led by Sternie Sternberg.
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Osceola
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Polk Town
Sternie Sternberg
Middle West
Olson and Peterson Obtain Wedding License
A marriage license was issued by the County Judge on Tuesday June 22 to Eugene Edward Olson and Evelyn Josephine Peterson both residents of Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Edward Olson
Evelyn Josephine Peterson
Stromsburg
Polk Double Wedding Anniversary Observed
A Polk County community marks the silver wedding anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reed on June 20 and Mr. and Mrs. Will Garling on June 26 with a lawn party at the George Reed home. Relatives enjoyed photos, a five o'clock lunch, and a humorous purse gift from L. E. Blase before the couples departed. The snippet notes nearby visits and social calls of numerous residents and relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reed
Will Garling
George Reed
L. E. Blase
Reeb
Garling
Henry Reeb
William Garling
Elaine
Geo. Reeb
Charles Carlson
W. L. Kerker
Lincoln
Harold Reeb
Osceola
August Garling
Camp Fire Girls Entertain Mothers in Osceola
The Frilescha Camp Fire Girls of Osceola entertained their mothers on Monday evening June 21 at guardian Mrs. Monkman home. The event featured a Council Fire Ceremony where girls earned honor beads and rank advancements. Kathryn Huston became a Woodsgatherer and Margaret Kelly a Trail Seeker amid a candle service and refreshments.
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Frilescha
Osceola
Monkman
Margaret Kelly
Kathryn Huston
Freida Zang
Irma Stewart
Margaret Monkman
Gresham
Irma
Purebred Pig Club Organized at Deeter Home
A purebred pig club named Stull Corner Club was organized with eight members present on Tuesday night, June 15, at Arthur Deeter's home with F B Kelly assisting. Officers include Pres. Leonard Augustine, VP Raymond Schott, Sec Treas Virgil Johansen, Reporter Helen O Deeter, Leader Arthur Deeter, and cheerleader Maurine Schmoker. Next meeting set for Friday evening, June 25, at E F Augustine home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Kelly
Arthur Deeter
Leonard Augustine
Raymond Schott
Sec
Treas
Virgil Johansen
Helen O Deeter
Maurine Schmoker
Stull Corner Club
E. F. Augustine
Birth and death notice for Lulu Ethel Ownbey Hasselback
Lulu Ethel Ownbey Hasselback was born December 28 1912 in Kirksville Missouri and died near Shelby June 15 1937 at 25 years 6 months. She married August Hasselback on October 16 1930 and leaves husband parents two brothers Albert and James two sisters Lela and Mabel with one brother Carl deceased. Funeral June 18 at United Brethren Church Shelby with Rev E L Reece and Rev Pengelly officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Ethel Ownbey
Kirksville
Missouri
Shelby
C. C. Ownbey
August Hasselback
Albert
James
Lela
Mabel
Carl
Wyoming
United Brethren Church
Mary Lou Thelan
Jack MacEnerny
Everett Reece
E. L. Reece
Mels
George
Ralph
Otto Hasselback
James Ownbey
Pengelly
Polk
Kelly Barnett
Harmony Society Plans Picnic and Meetings at Lutheran Church
The Harmony Society meets Thursday at 8:00 p m the home of Mrs Nina Branting and holds Sunday School at 10:00 a m Vespers at 8:00 p m A church picnic is planned at the city park Tuesday evening Everyone is welcome Bring sandwiches and a hot dish Ladies Aid hosts July 1 with Miss Otelia Johnson as program leader Remember the American Lutheran Conference Lu ther Leagues gathering in Minneapolis this week A young attendee may join and the pastor may go as well
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Harmony Society
Nina Branting
Ladies Aid
Otelia Johnson
Frank Bard
Christian Youth Fellowship
American Lutheran Conference
Luther Leagues
Minneapolis
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Anna Blase
Hardville
Roy Calhoun
Albert Sundberg
H. W. Herbes
D. H. Westfall
Fred Bartratt
Karl Detloff
Beryl Smith
Hastings and
Hastings
Artemise
Leo Wurtz
Charles Norquest
Will Larson
Amelia Qullen
Charles Wilshusan
Ervin Light
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Leila Reed
Berniece Blase
Elmer Wilshusan
Emma Zierrot
Hampton
R. E. Thompson
Albuquerque
James D. Bald
Florence
J. L. Stouffer
Walter Grobe
Merrill Bietel
Grinnell
Iowa
J. L Stouffer
Mr. Bietel
Stouffer
Hugh
Gene Turner
Delvin Newton
Minnesota
Harry Schultz
Fremont
Elmer Anderson
A. G. Glad
Anna Naslund
E.A. Sodergren
Central City
Henry Blase
John Meerkatz
Serena
Wm. Richardson
Lawrence Hoffman
Helen Hoffman
Carl Steelquist
Hilton
Nels Peterson
Hordville
Oscar Strand
E. W. Knight
Richard of Anselmo
R. L. Smith
Lutheran Church
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Muse Theatre
Vicnity
Jeanette AlacDonald
Nelson Eddying
Maytiane
Jean Harlow
Hollywood
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