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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
1
A rambling critique of legislative moves to legalize horse racing betting and liquor sales. The piece mocks politicians like Moorchel and Wright, warns of financial schemes, and laments public gullibility while urging caution and focus on real public needs.
Fairview residents hosted and visited over the week with guests including Mr and Mrs Gil ford Bryan and their sons W. B. Dake Laverne and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Meacham. Mrs Joe Meacham of Comstock Nebr visits Thos Meacham while Louis Meacham moves west of Clarks. Virgil McCormick illness flu. Happy Hour Society plans March 7 at Mrs Ray Norris home. Dr W L McCormick and Miss Petit from Blue Rapids Kans weekend visit.
Polk county farmers who signed 1985 Corn-Hog contracts by 5 p m Thursday may vote and hold office in tonight s precinct meeting at 7 30 p m at the courthouse offices of the agricultural agent. Four precinct committee men will meet Friday at 9 a m to complete county organization and arrange land appraisals. Land appraisal begins in a few days with travel expenses for early signers covered. late signers pay all costs.
See Davis in Columbus today. See better tomorrow.
On February 28 at the Mission Church in Stromsburg three couples marked anniversaries Mr and Mrs Eric Forslund of Stromsburg 45 years Mr and Mrs H E Flodman of Polk 23 years and Mr and Mrs Delbert Query of Benedict 18 years Open house and a lunch followed the program Harold Schultz Glenn Lindburg and others were noted in local social items
Miss Marjorie VanHoutan wed Walter W. Berck on March 2 1935 at the Berck home. Rev W H Wright officiated. Attendants were Bernice Case and Phillip Nyberg. The bride is from Martinsville Missouri. the groom is son of Osceola line. He led Polk County co op and Rural Rehabilitation work. They will live on a farm northeast of Osceola.
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Samuel A. Snider of Osceola dies after a long heart ailment and pneumonia. Born in Meaford Ontario in 1864, he settled in Polk County Nebraska in 1871 and led First National Bank as cashier and later president. Funeral services were held at the M E Church with burial in Osceola Cemetery.
Lent begins with a call to seek the Lord and improve spiritual values. The church notes a shortfall versus last year and invites members to contribute. Sunday School meets at 10, worship at 11, Epworth League at 6 30 with Allen Scholz, evening service at 7 30 at the Presbyterian Church, and Ladies Aid gathers Friday afternoon.
John S. Anderson travels to Lincoln for a state meeting of County Assessors while Rev. W. D. Hamilton plans three weeks of evangelistic meetings starting Saturday in Craig.
Stromsburg Pharmacy robbery yields 18.35 cash, cigarets, and pen set with thieves likely local. Obituary reports Irene Clifford dies near Stromsburg after illness. funeral set with Rev. Hedblom. Residents travel to Lincoln for events, while others attend Republican Founders Day and basketball games in Lincoln.
At the regular meeting the Osceola Women s Club elected officers for the year with Mrs W W Norton as vice president and Mrs L M Smith as recording secretary. Mrs A B Nuquist and Mrs L M Shaw named alternates. Mrs W O Fudge chosen delegate to the district convention. The club voted $6.10 to the Scholarship Loan Fund which aids students financing education.
Osceola faces Polk Tuesday night in the last game of the season. Polk has had a strong year, winning the Pol County Tournament, and a win would mean a lot for Osceola seniors in their final home game. The Osceola pep girls perform between halves.
Nearly 160 attendees gathered at the Methodist Church for a county rural teachers sponsored event led by county superintendent Olive M. McBeth. Guests included courthouse officers, bar association members, and city teachers with a four course dinner served by the Ladies Aid Society.
At a noon luncheon Osceola Community Club endorsed extensive improvements to the city park swimming pool including a filtering system and bath house upgrades funded by material costs via popular subscription. The club will back the local ball team in a six member league with Shelby Stromsburg Silver Creek Central City and York. new member Robert Owens joined.
Osceola youth Robert Herrmann won fourth prize in horse showmanship at the 1935 Junior Ak-Sar-Ben on the University of Nebraska Lincoln campus. The event, sponsored by the Black and Bridle club, featured classes in horses, sheep, dairy cattle, hogs, and beef cattle with sixty entrants. Herrmann studies Farm Operator's short course and placed second in his division.
Grace Swan daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Swan of Shelby and Henry Martens of Ulysses were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church Columbus Neb on March 5 1935 at 1 pm Rev A H Guettler officiated Attendants were Mildred Bernt Shelby and Raymond Durfee Falls City The couple will live on a farm two miles east of Rising City after March 15 Grace Swan resigned after 18 months as a resident nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital Columbus Nebraska
Shelby J. C. Logan and son Frank return home from near Peabody Kansas after a few days visiting relatives. Neighbors report a half inch rain Monday morning. Several families moved into north Shelby homes, Frank Scholz visited kin, and Mrs. H W Umshier traveled to Evanston Illinois for her sister Ida Evans's illness.
Miss Lara Holm of Swede Home and Rollan Swanson of Benedict were married Thursday February 28 at the Swede Home parsonage with Rev. C A Sward officiating. A private wedding dinner followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple will reside on a Benedict area farm.
The Osceola Garden Club met on a Tuesday evening at Miss Kilma Johnston's home with fifteen members present. Officers elected: President Bernice Brown, Vice President Hugh Johnston's wife, Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Locke. Committees chosen for the coming year. Thirty five tickets for the national flower show in Omaha were reported sold locally. Dr. LeMar shared clippings and show pictures. Mrs. Emil Monson spoke on Birds and Miss Brown read Iris article from Saas Brothers Iowa farm near Omaha. Mrs. Hanson read two garden poems.
W. J. Benson of near Silver Creek was released yesterday after an operation at Osceola Hospital and returned home. Mrs. William G. Herrman had a major operation Saturday, performed by Dr. Kennedy of Omaha and Dr. R. L. Schroeder. Esther and Leah Herrmann of Omaha assist in care. Mrs. Arthur Johansen of the valley was a patient last week under Dr. Ekland and returned home.
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