Judy Moore Reports From Turkey Fashion and Cotton Trade
Judy Moore describes Turkish cotton production from field to fabric in Adana and Mersin. She notes gender roles, factory methods, high craft value, and a gift example valued at vast sums. The piece reflects social class contrasts and the human cost behind cloth. Also includes 1966 local Johnson picnic details in Stromsburg Osceola and Marquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Adana
Mersin
Valie
America
IFVE
Judy Moore
Elm Disease Threat Looms for Osceola Property Owners
It may be confirmed that Osceola has Dutch Elm Disease. If so, homeowners and the city must fund a lengthy eradication plan since there is no cure. Infected trees must be cut and burned to stop spread. Details will be released after confirmation. Neighbors note extra visitors at the Howe menagerie from Iowa and daylight saving time changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Towa
Funeral for Mrs. Ethel Dake Held at Phillips Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Dake 76 were at 1 30 p m Saturday at the Methodist Church in Phillips with Rev Terry Cain officiating Burial followed at Circle Mound Cemetery Rising City She died Thursday at her home near Phillips of an apparent coronary attack Born August 11 1889 in Arapahoe County Colorado she grew up in Polk and Butler counties She married Chester Dake July 19 1910 at David City They lived in Colorado three years then moved to Polk County in 1927 they relocated to Phillips Survivors include three sons Paul Lincoln Dale and James Phillips nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral held obituary style local notices indicate community events and committee appointments connected to the Liberty School Picnic reunion and WCTU activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Dake
Phillips
Terry Cain
Circle Mound
Rising City
David City
Colorado
Polk County
Dake
Methodist Church
Paul
Lincoln
Dale
James
Polk County Crops and Local Community Notes
Rain for week ending Saturday totals 2 inches with adequate surface and subsoil moisture. Crop conditions show alfalfa and wild hay excellent. winter wheat 50 percent turning, oats 95 percent heading. Five generations gather at Stromsburg park reunion. includes Mrs. Malad, Mrs. Hecht, Mrs. Wilson, Robert Carver, and Rebecca Sue. City Library reveals new fiction nonfiction and juvenile titles. donations noted. Local graduates Carolyn Allinder of Stromsburg. employed with Ball and Raglin Inc. Osceola hosts Women’s Society workshop with 140 attendees from 14 churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Krohn
Stromsburg Park
Richard Malad
Indianapolis
Ind
Floyd Hecht
Curtis
A. T. Wilson
Osceola
Robert Carver
Rebecca Sue
Wilson
Story Hour At Osceola Library In July
Osceola Library will sponsor a Story Hour for children ages 5 to 8 in July with the exact date to be announced. In Europe, Dr. Donald Jensen and family from Bloomington Indiana travel to Oslo where he will teach at the University of Norway. Bill Kepner, a Los Banos California teacher, joins a student tour in Europe for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Library
Hospital Report Dismissals and Local Social News
Dismissals include Mrs Raymond Burke Stroms burg Mrs Ed Wagner Osceola and several Osceola residents. Osceola locals note entertaining dinner hosted by Dr and Mrs H S Eklund with neighbors and friends.
Chamber backs Osceola street sign program and parade costs
Osceola Chamber of Commerce members voted to finance erecting street signs and to cover mileage for a float in the David City July 4th parade. Bert Gissler and LaVon Bohling spoke on Old Times Day and Pan American Highway Association activities. Elizabeth Monson made Hastings College dean’s list. The Willits family held its 18th annual reunion with 84 relatives attending. Grant Willits turned 97. Officers named for 1967 include Marie Vincent president and Cheryl Ebel vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Osceola
Chris Dahmke
Chamber
David City
Bert Gissler
LaVon Bohling
Pan-American Highway Assn
Mexico
Elizabeth Monson
Hastings College
Willits
Stromsburg Park
Grant Willits
Verna Hoffer
Linnie Hoffer
Clarks
Mike Grady
Falls City
Wilbur
Central City
Mary Martin
Jo Siemeck
Silver Creek
Marie Vincent
Cheryl Ebel
Gaylord Williams
Alice and
Virginia Willits
Swedish Festival royalty chosen in Stromsburg
Dr. C. L. Anderson and Mrs. Donald Rystrom were named king and queen of the 1966 Swedish Festival in Stromsburg by popular vote for their civic contributions. They were crowned during Friday night's program, June 17, by Jr. and Mrs. Leslie Johnson, with Mrs. Johnson acting in for the 1965 queen who was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
C. L. Anderson
Donald
Geraldine) Rystrom
Leslie Johnson
Johnson
Wesley Fredrickson
Lions to Help Name Streets in Osceola
Osceola Lions club votes $100 to cover street corner signs with 4 sided posts. Bernie Gissler chairs meeting. Jack Conrad proposes wooden posts at intersections. Lions seek Chamber and city aid for posts and paint. Dan Armbruster asks Howard Dailey to guide members through feed mill. Rita Dawn Shenk, born Dec 11 1956 in Stromsburg, died June 17 1966 in Central City at age nine. Survived by parents, sister Brenda, brothers Kevin and Brent, grandparents Herschel Shenks and Carroll Flodmans, and many relatives. Returning Monday from Canada trip, Vinton Clarks. Al Rommerses and Albert home after week at Sigler Resort, Nevis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Lions
Rita Dawn Shenk
Lawrence Shenks
Stromsburg
Litzenberg Hospital
Central City
Polk
Brenda
Kevin
Brent
Herschel Shenks
Carrol Flodmans
Osceola
Canada
Vinton Clarks
al Rommerses
Albert
Sigler
Nevis
Minn
Patriotism and civic duty in a small town reflection
A reader reflects on American freedoms as the nation nears its 190th birthday. He urges budgeting for community involvement, cites the Declaration of Independence, and defines patriotism as faith in government, charity, and unselfish sacrifice for the common good.
Osceola Falls to St Edward 8-4 in Sunday Classic
Osceola lost to St Edward 8 to 4 as Van Dyke and Aemi earned the win while Peterson Houdershelt and Rex Grossnicklaus allowed eight hits. St Edward committed six errors and Osceola four as both teams prepare for Thursday rematch and Osceola scheduled to face Silver Creek on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
St. Edward
van Dyke
Aemi
Peterson, Houdershelt
Rex Grossnicklaus
Silver Creek
Bohling Named Pan American Highway Group Rep
Lavon O Bohling is appointed field representative for the Pan American Highway Association by Belleville Kansas president Merle Miller. He succeeds Carl Dannenhauser and will visit Osceola the week of June 27 July 1 to discuss Pan American developments with local businessmen. Bohling is a University of Nebraska graduate and Geneva Public Schools faculty member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavon O. Bohling
Pan-American Highway Association, Inc
Merle Miller
Belleville
Kans
Carl Dannenhauer
Bohling
Osceola
Pan American Assoc
University of Nebr
Geneva Public Schools
Osceola Marine Wounded in Combat Near Phu Bia
Word arrives that Marine Private first class John Herrera of Osceola was wounded in the shoulder and buttock on June 25 at Phu Bia. He serves with H Company Second Battalion First Marines and is listed in good condition at Da Nang Station Hospital with a good prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
John Herrera
Lucille Veelik
Pfc
Herrera
Phu Bia
H Company
Second Battalion
First Marines
da Nang
Volunteer committees sought for Rec. Assn golf group
The Rec Assn appeals for volunteers to join committees and chair positions for the golf course effort. Call 747-5581 to get involved and fill open roles. Mrs. Melvina Bull, 86, died June 21 at the IOOF Home in York after 13 years there. She and her family once ran a Shelby cafe. Rev. Odgers takes two weeks’ vacation. Byron Torell and Mervin Ransom Sr. will fill pulpit duties on July 3 and July 10 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Buffington
Richard V. Odgers
Byron Torell
Gresham
Osceola
Mervin Ransom Sr
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Osceola Park
Leonard Mentink
William Buhl
Anna Johnson
Carleton Andersons
David
Oscar Johnson
William Buhls
Harlan McKeags
Colin
Raymond Brantings
Carol
Jerry Krieger
Richard Kentopp
Ann
Fremont
Clarence Sands
Marquette
Carleton Anderson
Earl Johnson
Mrs
Liberty
Liberty School
Buckley Park
Everett Loremans
Verne Fellows
Laird Hengelfelts
Willard Hollisters
Stanley Harlesses
Richard Teegerstroms
Everett Loreman
Anita Hollister
Mmes
Emma Westenius Hollister
Imogene Hurd Loreman
Delores Harless Hengelfelt
WCTU
Osceola Wctu
Harry Brazee
Eddie Wieseman
Duane Gabriel
Eddie
Duane
Dollie Hanshew
Flower Mission
City Library
Tyler
Livingston
Holt
Stranger
Baldwin
Wallace
Wyatt
Bagley
Stewart
Hegerty
M. D
Seifert
Columbella
Whitney
Avalon
Seton
Sherman
LSC
Carl Allinders
Carolyn
Lincoln School of Commerce
Hotel Cornhusker
Ball and Raglin Inc
Osceola’s Methodist Church
Columbus
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ralph Yorke
Seward
Raymond Burke
Ed Wagner
Martha Swanson
James Stark
Benedict
Raymond Paczosa
Delbert Legband
Leonard Mrkvicka
Donald Schmoker
Floyd Moore
Victor Altberg
Ivan Pokorny
Cleo Cramer
Charles Gabel
Anna Sundberg
Julia Johnson
Emma Ericson
Arvid Wittgren
Darrel Shostrom
Greeley
Colo
Burdette Baker
Harry Anderson
Dana Shostrom
Mercie Smith
Shelby Charles Nuttelman
John Monson
Lay Dele
Callaway
Nebr
E.U.B. Church
Jim
Genoa
Brazee
Goldenrod Saddle Club
Osceola Fair
Omaha
Lions
Eldena Sapp
Sunshine Magazine
George
Tom Allan
World Herald
Medicare
Mike
Highway Group
Osceolan
Rec
Assa
Melvina Bull
York
IOOF
Shelby
Bulls
Clyde
Claude and
Maude
California
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