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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
1
A speaker urges daughters to consult their mothers before decisions on personal conduct. The talk cautions against slang and flirtations, praises gospel hymns, and emphasizes motherly guidance as a path to avoid future regret. It highlights the bond of mother and daughter and urges respectful dialogue.
William Howard Taft spoke at the Chautauqua grounds to a small crowd in David City. He defended the League of Nations, warned against a perceived supergovernment, discussed armament limits, and urged citizens to study the covenant and form an intelligent judgment for or against its provisions.
The eighth grade promotion exercises were held in Osceola last Saturday afternoon. The ceremony listed promotees including Evelyn Brown Earl Watts Myrtle Pearson Miles Beebe Velma Zirkel Irwin Johnson Olive Olson Theodore Jones and many others. Also noted were local notices of Rev A Serenius arriving as Osceola Lutheran pastor Bill Stokes returning from Nebraska and bank interior remodeling at the Osceola Bank building along with an anniversary surprise for Mr and Mrs Wesley Koehler.
Walter L. Anderson and his wife traveled from Lincoln to Beulah to tend their farm. A bulky car slid on a muddy road but they eventually got it moving again with patience and towed it back to the capital city. Anderson is a discharged army captain.
A Tuesday night reception welcomed Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Stansbury to Osceola after a delay from the prior Thursday. A good crowd attended with speeches by visiting ministers Rev York district superintendent of Lincoln and Rev Braden of Eden Baptist Stromsburg, plus local clergy. Music, refreshments, and warm remarks followed as the Stansburys left Central City for their new pastorate.
Instructions offer three methods to control worms damaging alfalfa potatoes and corn. Methods include poison paste with bran Paris Green molasses and lemon pulp, a long trench with a ground lister then dragging a log daily, and pasture with hogs. The piece closes with Polk County praise of purebred cattle and a prompt to boost better bulls.
Chas. Johnson and his children Victor and Hisie returned Saturday by Silver Creek from a visit to Mr. Johnson's Illinois home in Gladstone. They also toured Chicago Milwaukee and Burlington Iowa and enjoyed a lively sightseeing trip. Johnson remarked the stay fondly among former school mates and their children.
Philip W. Horst familiarly Billy assumed deputy duties in the clerk's office on Monday. He is a former Osceola class of 1910 graduate who later served in the army from 1917 to 1919, completing service at Camp Dodge. The Record congratulates the clerk’s office on his appointment.
An acetylene welding accident at Elmer Webster's shop caused a near disaster at the C. G. Timm auto building and old Beebe hotel structure. Two 2100 pressure tanks threatened a massive blast, but swift action by workers and the fire department confined the damage and saved the plant.
Mary A Elston wife of B R Ware sister of Mrs Sheppard died in Wichita Kansas on June 8 age about 60, funeral held June 10. She leaves her husband and five children, older ones married, and had lived in Wichita many years with a growth on her side following a blood infection. Further details awaited.
Pastor G W Stansbury invites all who worship elsewhere to join Sunday services at 10 00 Sunday school 11 00 morning sermon The Truth Shall Make You Free 実 Evening sermon 8 00 The Hour Is Striking Prayer meeting 730 Tuesday and 800 Thursday services may be held on the lawn if warm War era and veterans groups noted as welcome attendees
Osceola scene filled with visitors from Fremont York and Denver as residents host relatives and attend meetings. Local planning includes bids for a city paying contract and a swimming pool proposal at Morrill place while civic talks cover roads and a party for returning soldiers at the M B church.
R H Thesing was in York on business yesterday. H T Frazier and wife visited Lincoln today. QO F Alfred was in Chapman on business Monday. Mrs Meredith visits relatives at Aurora this week. A H Peterson and wife drove to York yesterday afternoon. Born Monday a daughter to Mr and Mrs Emmett Winterhalter. Blaine Putman from Central City visited early week. Mrs E A Anderson and daughter May visited Stromsburg yesterday. Mrs J W James and Mrs D H Westfall visited Lincoln.
Adolph Kresha of Polk county and Eva Karges of Gardiner were married at St Stanislaus church in Duncan on Tuesday June 24 at 9:00 a m Rev Father Kraus officiated They will reside on Mr Kreshas farm in Polk county Kresha is a respected Polk county farmer and the bride is esteemed in the Garein ey neighborhood Platte county The Record extends congratulations and best wishes.
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