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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
4
Visitors and family gatherings fill a Swede Home page with multiple households hosting and visiting one another. Johnson family events include seven year old Mane Johnson’s birthday celebration with relatives, while others share dinners, Bible study, showers, and weekend trips across Osceola Stromsburg Holdrege Denver Greeley and Stromsburg area.
Mrs Nellie Benson has been a patient at the Genoa hospital for several days. Her daughter Mrs Fred Meredith stays with her and Emmett Benson of Scottsbluff returned home after visiting. The record also notes picnics, weddings, hospital visits, and social events among local families including the Saalfeld, Stanczyk, Wyman, and Tooker households with multiple gatherings at Lincoln Pioneer Park Fullerton St Peter Church and Columbus events.
The Soil Conservation Service outlines policy to prevent and control pollution from agricultural chemicals and wastes as a major environmental concern. It highlights soil water and air pollution from sediment dust and pesticides, noting 470 million pounds of pesticides used annually and the need to curb unintended environmental damage.
The Osceola pony and midget teams beat Waco twice this past week. On June 19 the pony had 5 runs 8 hits and no errors while Waco totaled 104. Osceola pitchers Peterson and Nelson dominated. The midget squad posted 7 runs 11 hits and 5 errors as Waco stood at 5 5 3 with Girard Wie Seman and Simonsen handling pitching. On June 23 both Osceola teams traveled to Waco winning the pony 10 9 1 and the midget 9 8 3 with Umstead Wieseman and others on the mound. The teams will travel to Henderson Wednesday and Benedict Sunday.
Duane Melvin Leu 37 of Stromsburg died Thursday evening at the University of Nebraska Hospital Omaha after a long illness. Born January 2, 1931 in Hastings Ta he was a construction welder and member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church York. Surviving wife Pearl son Robert three daughters Linda Vickie Peggy mother Mrs Arthur Leu York grandmother Mrs Max Leu Harlan Iowa two sisters Mrs Richard Smith Lincoln and Mrs Wayne Hecht Champaign Illinois funeral Monday at Stromsburg Methodist Church officiated by Revs Lester Anderson and G M Christiansen burial Greenwood Cemetery York.
Community events listed for June and July including MYF, Firemen, Cub Scouts, Old Times Day, baseball in Osceola, IOOF, Boy Scouts, American Legion, Garden Club, Rebekahs, Maple Leaf Club and an All Star game in Garland. Local Osceola residents and visiting families are noted with weekend gatherings, travels, and family events.
Philip A. Micek 59 of Shelby died June 18 at Annie Jerome Hospital Osceola. Funeral Friday at Shelby Catholic Church with Father Trausch. burial in parish cemetery with Shelby American Legion rendering military honors. Pallbearers Dean Micek Bill Micek Richard Ziemba Roland Ziemba Henry Smolenski Edwin Smolenski. Born October 3 1908 son of John and Balbina Triba Micek. Married Ann Micek October 2 1965 at St Stanislaus Duncan. Survived by wife two sisters Frances Koziol Osceola and Alta Lisko Columbus. Parents preceded him in death.
Louie Johnston a Polk county native born March 20 1885 near Liberty School died recently. He married Elizabeth Lauerman in 1910. five children 21 grandchildren and many step descendants survive. Funeral held at Kepner Roberts with burial in Hoffer Cemetery.
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