Hastings Promoted Local Manager of Iowa Nebraska Power
Io wa Nebraska Light and Power announces promotions including Charles Hastings to Osceola as superintendent. transfers affect several district managers and superintendents with July 1 effective dates. King notes average tenure of fifteen years and policy of promoting from within. Mrs H M Powers, pioneer resident of Osceola, dies at 76 after long illness. funeral set at 2:30 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hastings
Iowa-Nebr
LT. & Power CO
L. R. King
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Charles Hastings
Sevice
Osceola
Charles M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Geneva
Nebbraska
Hastings
York
Aurora
Shelby
Iowa-Nebraska
H. F. Boehner
Shenandoah
Iowa
Nebraska
R. A. Graham
Lincoln
E. M. Kennedy
Avoca
A. C. Bennett
Dwight Edwards
West Point
Nebr
Mr. King
High Prairie Meat Production Club Meeting Notes
The High Prairie Meat Production Club met at Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carlson’s home on Monday evening June 20. Members judged a 44H Call then played games and held a short business meeting. A luncheon was served by Mrs. Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Prairie Meat Production Club
J. A. Carlson
Carlson
David City
Osceola
Presbyterian Church July 3 Service and Classes
The Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday School at 10 a.m. on Sunday July 3. A Bible class is set for Friday July 1, Kensington, in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Kensington
Sunday School Lesson A Choice of Loyalties
The issue presents a Sunday School lesson by Reverend Harold L. Lundquist on Joshua 1:2-6 and titled A Choice of Loyalties. Washington Digest offers William Bruckart’s review of the seventy-fifth Congress and its unique traits. Cherie Nicholas outlines a clever new clothing idea for children in an illustrated fashion article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesson
Harold L. Lundquist
Washington Digest
William Bruckart
Cherie Nicholas
Wesley Chapel Ice Cream Supper Thanks Osceola Band
The Wesley Chapel ice cream supper last Friday drew a good crowd and the congregation thanks the Osceola Band and all helpers for a successful event. Gardens are excellent this year and local women are busy canning peas and beans.
Local social notes from West Side visitors and gatherings
Miss Florence Anderson of Omaha visited her mother Mrs Ellen Anderson Sunday. Dr C F Sandahl and daughter Dorothy of Texas stayed with Rev C A Sward family over the weekend. Lincon visitors included Mr and Mrs Joe Monson and Art Monson Monday. Marvin Fredrickson and Dale Fredrickson joined Robert Stahl and family for Sunday. Donald Johnson and DeMaris of Loup City spent Sunday with Fred Johnson family. Ansel Fredrickson’s son hosted dinner with Faye Beardsley Bob Roger Headley. Afternoon callers were Ollie Johnson and family. T C W Club meets Thursday with Mrs Walter Jones. Ansel Fedrickson and Dale visited Morris Fredrickson north of Clarks last Tuesday. C O Fredrickson to entertain High Prairie Club Friday July 1. Joe Monson visited Wm Cole near Clarks Sunday. Confirmation Class meets Thursday and Saturday at 10. Dorothy Lindblade, Luther League delegate, was Sunday dinner guest of cousin Vivian Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Anderson
Omaha
Ellen Anderson
C. F. Sandahl
Dorothy
Texas
C. A. Sward
Joe Monson
Art Monson
Lincoln
Marvin Fredrickson
Polk
Robert Stahl
Donald Johnson
DeMaris
Loup City
Fred Johnson
Ansel Fredrickson
Faye Beardsley
Bob
Roger Headley
Ollie Johnson
T. C. W. Club
Walter Jones
Ansel Fedrickson
Dale
Morris Fredrickson
Community Notes From Shelby and Nearby Gatherings
Several local residents visited relatives in Omaha for family reasons including Mrs. Hasselbalch after surgery. Birthdays were celebrated in Exeter for F M Leibee and guests joined by Hermon Anderson and Petersons. Lincoln and North Platte trips marked by relatives and veterans gatherings. Local clubs held events at churches and homes, with a miscellaneous shower for Lysle Drum and visits to deserts.
Methodist Church Arranges July Sunday Activities
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 a m led by El ton Berck and morning worship at 11:00 a m with a sermon titled Christian Liberty and Liberality. A basket dinner is planned in the park Sunday noon July 3 if weather allows, followed by the W H M S meeting in church parlors on Tuesday afternoon July 5 with a pot luck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Elton Berck
Fellowship
W.H.M S
C. Monkman
Local Notables and Events in Polk County News
Hackberry Brotherhood meetings halted until further notice. Parish notes report electricity wired to church and lights on Monday. Social items list numerous weddings birthdays visits and travel among Polk County families including Burke Salchow Peterson Hurd and Larson clans with numerous short social mentions. Jenny Lind’s grave noted as buried in Malvern England.
Boy Scout Camp-O-Ree Draws Wide Attendance In Polk County
Meridian District Scout Camp-O-Ree hosted by Troop 152 at the permanent outdoor camp near the original Polk County seat site drew 81 Scouts and Scouters from six troops. Osceola led in summer rankings with strong troop progress and community support from the American Legion, Community Club and parents.
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O-Ree
Boy Scouts of America
Meridian
Elliott of
Lincoln
Johnso Farm
Polk County
York
Benedict
Stromsburg
Polk
Osceola
Waco
Geneva
Gresham
Bradshaw
Delmar McFadden
American Legion
August Johnson
Shelby
Local Social Roundup From Strossburg and Nearby
A Sunday dinner hosts Mr. and Mrs. Clair McCormick with several relatives from the valley including Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McCormick and Mr. and W. B. Dake and Eugene Ruff. The week features visits to Pawnee City and Portland. farm work injury at Stromsburg Flour Mill. summer school and travel plans to California Oregon and Los Angeles. lawn party for Bonnie Jean Davidson of Laramie. trips to Seward Minnesota Estes Park and Luther-related stops. multiple family gatherings and farewells with neighbors and relatives.
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Margaret Myrberg
Lucille Donelson
Imogene Hurd
Bernice Anderson
Kearney
Maude Reed
California
J. W. Matson
Lois Ingman
Portland
Oregon
Hedberg
The
Swedish Baptist Church
Mr. Matson
Albany
Los Angeles
E. A. Otoupal
Seward
Marlene
Mayor Lee
F. J. Pekarek
Herman Anderson
Minnesota
Stanton Moore
Estes Park
Colorado
L. V. Sharp
Dean Sharp
Stanton
Moderne Beauty Shop Permanent Wave Specials
Moderne Beauty Shop advertises summer permanent waves from $1.50. Specializes in Frederics permanents. Contact Mrs William H. Larson at Osceola via phone 105.
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Wm. H. Larson
Osceola
Osceola Hospital Notes
Sylvia and Mary Baruch daughters of George Baruch underwent tonsil removal surgery this week. Ed Mustard is a medical patient. George Craven has progressed satisfactorily and expects discharge later this week. I J Merrick will be transferred to Clarkson hospital Omaha for further care. Mr and Mrs Charles Hastings announce the birth of Larry Wayne on Wednesday June 22 weighing eight and a half pounds.
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Osceola Hospital
Sylvia
Mary
George Baruch
Ed Mustard
George Craven
I. J.merrick
Clarkson
Omaha
Charles Hastings
Larry Wayne
Rural Electrification Expands as 150 Homes Connected
G. E. Ekstrand reports 150 customers wired with lines growing daily as crews connect farms. He praises farmer enthusiasm, notes testing from 119 to 138 volts, warns of kite strings and wires, urges immediate wiring and ensures electrical work is safe and ready for energizing.
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O. K
G. E. Ekstrand
Omaha gains new straight U S highway line
Omaha wins a straight eastward U S highway from central Nebraska via a surprise ruling by the American Association of State Highway Engineers. U S 30S into Omaha will be abolished as a loop, but Alternate U S 30 will extend from Missouri Valley to Clarks Neb to Omaha, shortening the trip by about 12 miles. Fremont merchants plan protests as officials discuss a reconfigured network and possible new routes and numbers across Nebraska.
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Osceola
Omaha
United’ States
Nebraska
American ‘Association of
Clarks
Neb
Fremont
Omaha Motor Club
Byron R. Hastings
C. W. Motter
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Highway 30 Association
Mike Shensey
Motter
Lincoln Highway Association
Engineers’ Association
Tilley
David City
Valley
The
Motor Club
Council Bluffs
Norfolk
Ewing
National Association
Grand Island
Hastings
Culbertson
Nebraska No. 3
Wray, Cole
Estes Park
World Herald
Burke-Salchow Couple Wed On June 26 At Methodist Parsonage
Miss Mary G. Burke of Stromsburg and Ernest A. Salchow of Arborville were married last Sunday at 2 30 pm in the Methodist parsonage with Rev E E Pengelly officiating. Burke, a Polk High School 1928 graduate, has taught in Polk and York Counties. The couple will reside on a farm near Arborville where the groom works.
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Burke
Arborville
Central City Masons Honor Grand Master Raecke
Walter R. Raecke Grand Master of Masons of Nebraska received a reception at Central City last Friday. Five Past Grand Masters and most current officers attended along with visiting Masons from about fifteen lodges. Raecke received a gold watch chain and charm from Central City Masonic bodies. Osceola Masons Guy F. Ball S. W. Calhoun A. A. Dreier Joel Hanson I. D. Huston L. M Merrick Merle Watts attended.
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Walter R. Raecke
Masons of
Nebraska
Central City
Grand Lodge
Imr. Raecke
Osceola
Guy F. Ball
S. W. Calhoun
A. A. Dreier
Joel Hanson, I. D. Huston
L. M Merrick and
Merle Watts
Osceola Garden Club hosts Stromsburg guests
Osceola Garden Club welcomed Stromsburg Garden Club members last Tuesday at the S. W. Calhoun home. The program featured a gardening talk by Mrs. Ruben Jones, a reading by Mary Erickson, and a paper on roses by Mrs. J. T. Stanton. About fifty attended. light refreshments followed and fellowship was enjoyed. Next meeting set for Tuesday July 5 at 7:15 at the Club Garden hosted by Bernice Brown with transportation provided. Leader is Mrs. Hugh Johnston. Roll Call asks each member to name a plant from a special country and a contest invites a 20 line or longer poem about My Garden.
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Osceola Garden Club
Stromsburg Garden Club
S. W. Calhoun
Ruben Jones
Mary Erickson
J. T. Stanton
Gardens Club
Tueday
Bernice Brown
Hugh Johnston
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Chas. D. Hastings
H. M. Powers
Patte Precinct
Powers
Albert C Monkman
M. E. Church
Wesley Chapel
Osceola Band
T. D.richards
Hoxie
Kansas
Margaret Jean Lockard
Columbus
Tom Schmoker
Richards
Buckley
Howard ‘Deeter
West Side
George ‘Hasselbalch
St. Joseph Hospital
Lester Hasselbalch
Alfred Kuhnel
Elaine
Virginia Hasselbalch
Hasselbalch
Frank Leibee Jr
Exeter
F. M. Leibee
Ray Leibee
Beatrice
Leibee
Hermon Anderson
Peterson
Minnesota Lakes
Fred J. Strain
Frederick McFadden
North Platte
Strain
Ramay Whitney
Fort Colins
Colo
George Smith
Kate Blake
Charles E. Hastert
Eva Lux
Louie ‘Hastert
North Bend
Wm. Lux
Lysle Drum
Hackberry
Mary G. Burke
Robert Burke
Ernest Salchow
Salchow
E. E. Pengelly
Arporville
S. W. Peterson
O. R Hennings
IM. Hennings
Lemmerman
John Paulson
N. ‘Ss. Abolt
Mervin Larson
Lynette Larson
Herman Larson
Earl Burke
Grant Ramage
Ronald
Roy Hurd
Edith Dillsaver
Drake
John Gladder
LaBarge
Wyoming
George Steever
Harold Covey
Bert Myers
Russell Kries
Ed Burke
Fred Burke
Emogene Powell
Swan Larson
Richard Conrad
Duncan
Jenny Lind
Nightingale
Malvern
England
Sokol
Gerber
Scholz
Jaenicke
Waltrick
Irland
Taddiken
Kropatsch
Sonnet
Fredrickson
Carman
Gryvart
Elmer Tooker
High Prairie Boys
Arthur Deeter
Island Forestry Club
Osceola Park
Laverne Peterson
Victor
Harold Ingalls
Tooker
Victor Girls
High Prairie Girls
Park Board
Gordon Fredrickson
Strosssburg
Central City Masons
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