Osceola Officials Dismiss Multiple Local Parties
A list from Osceola shows several dismissals including Stanley Konwinsti and R. R. Urban, with deceased Mrs. Sadie Jarmin noted. Larry Prell and Gary Gabel are listed as dismissed, as is John Hansen and Mrs. Dale Dunn. Dennis Fischer is also named in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Konwinsti
Osceola
R. R. Urban
Sadie Jarmin
Larry Prell
Stromsburg
Gary Gabel
John Hansen
Silver Creek
Dale Dunn
Dennis Fischer
4 H Clubs And 1956 Leaders
List of 4 H clubs leaders and members for 1956 including Home Economics groups such as Classy Lassies and Pleasant Homemakers and livestock clubs like Boxer Baby Beef and Clover Leaf Dairy with named members and orphan members figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxer Baby Beef
Ed Dobberstein
Harry Anderson
Chapel Chore
Gerald Mentink
Henry H. Olson
Clover Leaf Dairy
Paul Swanson
Daisy Dairy Club
Merle Dawes
Morris Dunn
Lone Star
George Tiaden
Albert Inselman
Pleasant Home
4-H
Social Calendar Highlights Local Tea and Meetings
The annual Child Welfare Tea is set for April 5 with Legion Auxiliary preparing for the county event at 2 30 in the legion rooms. Principal speaker will be Allen Menefee of Beatrice State Home. St Andrew Holy Name Society meets March 12 at 8 pm in the parish hall. Pyre Ernst highlights the evening. NBBC Bridge Club gathers with Mrs Albert Timm March 11 evening. Beulah Cemetery Society meets with Mrs R N Hastings March 15. St Vincent Altar Society hosts March 13 at 8 pm with Mesdames Husak Meister Meister and Urban assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Hastings
St. Vincent Altar Society
Fred Husak
Laurence Meister
Paul Meister
Francis Urban
Local clubs schedule meetings in mid March
Gab-O-Lots plans a 6 30 supper with Mrs Carl Timm next Wednesday March 13. Eastern Star meets 7 30 pm Tuesday March 12. Maple Leaf Club hosts Mrs Faye Wyman Thursday March 14. Entre Nous to be entertained by Mrs Clair Walker next Wednesday March 13. Rebekah Lodge holds its regular meeting Wednesday evening March 13. St Andrew Altar Society meets Thursday March 14 at 2 00 pm at the Conrad Kropatsch home with Mrs Leonard Kropatsch assisting as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Timm
Eastern Star
Faye Wyman
Maple Leaf Club
Entre Nous
Clair Walker
Rebekah Lodge
St. Andrew Altar Society
Conrad Kropatsch
Leonard Kropatsch
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Staff Roster Notice
A hospital notices list includes names such as Mrs Marietta Hollister from Stromsburg Mrs Josephine Dunning Shelby Beldon Hopwood from Shelby Charlie Wilcox Silver Creek Elizabeth Miller Stromsburg and others with several entries marked dis missed or moved. The listing presents a roll of staff and associated towns including Osceola Shelby Lincoln Silver Creek and Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Hollister
Stromsburg
Josephine Dunning
Shelby
Axel Anderson
Osceola
Maude Noble
Red Cross Drive Started March 1
The Red Cross Fund drive begins in March to fund service programs and disaster relief. Polk county budget totals 3050 dollars with allocations to Osceola, Stromsburg, Shelby, Polk, and Swede Home communities. Solicitors will contact residents. donate generously and support Red Cross efforts. Mrs. Ira W. Ready Publicity Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Polk County
Osceola
Stromsburg
Shelby
Polk
Ira W. Ready
Dunns Welcome Baby Girl At Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dale Dunn announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday March 6 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital The newborn weighs six pounds six ounces and has a brother Danny and a sister Debbie in the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Dunn
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Danny
Debbie
Brownie Troop News and March Plans
Brownie Troop 233 elects Linda Meister president Marsha Richards treasurer and Nancy Johansen secretary. They plan to visit the courthouse on March 11 and make jewelry boxes for pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop News
Linda Meister
Marsha Richards
Nancy Johansen
Judy Cerny
Brownie Troop
Osceola
Sylvia Cerny
Brownie
Steeples
Obituary of Rudolph Urban Longtime Polk County Resident
Funeral services for Rudolph Ralph Urban 69 were held March 2 at St. Vincent's Osceola with Rev. John Howe. Monsignor John Kean of Shelby Nebraska attended. Burial followed in Sacred Heart cemetery Shelby. Urban born July 16 1887 in Austria died Feb 27 1957 Osceola after a months illness. He emigrated in 1893 with his parents and lived on a Polk County farm. Surviving children include Marie Meister Ruth Lux Francis Urban and Delbert Urban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Ralph Urban
Polk County
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Osceola
John Howe
John Kean
Shelby
Nebraska
Sacred Heart Parish
Everling
Kepner
St. Vincent Choir
Avis Waller
Alcologates
Norman
Ronald Lux
Larry Meister
Jerry Urban
Mike Reisdorff
Frank Messing
Fred Dunn
Calmer Dunn
Lewis Shemek
August Senn
St. Vincent’s Altar Society
Stoner Club
Rudolph Urban
Arnsdorf
Austria
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
America
John
Josefa Weixler Urban
Lillian J. Loving
Little Rock
Arkansas
Laurence
Marie) Meister
Gerhardt
Ruth) Lux
Francis Urban
Delbert Urban
Junction City
Oregon
Urban Kin Gather For Rev. Services In Lincoln Area
Surviving relatives include sister Louise Urban and brother John Urban of Chicago, two sons-in-law and two daughters-in-law, 22 grandchildren, and other kin. Preceding him in death were his parents, two sisters Anna and Pauline, and a infant brother. Relatives traveling from Junction City Oregon Louise Urban and Anne Alt of Chicago, Jack and Joe Alt of Wolbach attended with attendees from Shelby Columbus Silver Creek David City Wolbach Rising City and Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Urban
John Urban
Chicago
Anna
Pauline
Delbert Urban
Junction City
Oregon
Anne Alt
Jack
Joe Alt
Wolbach
Shelby
Columbus
Silver Creek
David City
Rising City
Stromsburg
Omaha area lumber firm sold to Craven and son
Forty years ago last Thursday the Chicago Lumber Company and business were sold to J A Craven and son of Exeter and the new firm took possession. George Craven will head Osceola yard, moving with his family when a residence is found. C E Milks leaves Osceola for a new posting in the state. Co K Nebraska infantry greeted by Osceola Commercial Club after return from six months on the Mexican border. Surety Investment Company buys the Mressing and Catherine Hennings brick building on the north side, plans complete remodeling for a modern office building on the first floor. E R Danielson engages Fred and Roy Iler for Gospel Ridge farm while in Lincoln. he is new secretary of the State Agricultural Association. J B Gilbert dies after months of illness. S H Wisely, a Polk County resident of 25 years and Civil War veteran, dies aged 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Lumber Company
J. A. Craven and Son
Exeter
Osceola
George Craven
C. E. Milks
Co. K Nebraska Infantry
IOOF
Osceola Commercial Club
Surety Investment Company
Catherine Hennings
E. R. Danielson
Fred
Roy Iler
Gospel Ridge
Lincoln
Mr. Danielson
State Agricultural Association
J. B. Gilbert
S. H. Wisely
Polk County
Osceola Hatchery Opens Under Swanson Proprietor
Osceola hosts a new hatchery run by Rupert J. Swanson with Caron Auto Co backing. Ford's Day celebration planned in Osceola for February 19. Local notes include travel for Paul Engelhardt to St Louis for a Dry Goods Co. sales job. a January 29 birth in Shelby. Nyquist family visiting Crete Doane College. Mrs Wm Swan’s death in Lincoln at 69. Mildred Graham and Carl Teegerstrom wed at Stromsburg M E parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Hatchery
Osceola
Rupert J. Swanson
Carson Auto Co
Paul Engelhardt
St. Louis
Bill Kelly
Shelby
A. F. Nyquist
Crete
Andrew
Irma
Doane College
Wm. Swan
Indiana
Lincoln
Savery
United Brothern Church
Mildred Graham
Stromsburg
Carl Teegerstrom
M. E. Parsonage
Nebraska governor selects Polk County woman to state board
Maude E. Nuquist of Osceola was appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature to join the Nebraska state board of control. She will begin duties July first. The Muse playhouse in Osceola opens tonight replacing the old venue. Arthur N. Johnson, born Feb 23 1886 in Stromsburg, died at 59 after an appendicitis operation in Grand Island hospital. Louie Schott and wife welcomed a son at Osceola hospital. Miss Lila McBeth wedding shower honors her upcoming marriage to Alfred Streubing of Rising City with about 75 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Polk County
State Board of Control
Maude E. Nuquist
Osceola
Central City
Grand Island Hospital
Louie Schott
Jury awards $25000 in damage suit against Wheosing Co
After about eight hours deliberation an eleven member jury in district court returned a verdict for Julius Bernt of Shelby against the Wheosing Co of Grand Island for damages totaling $25000. The verdict was about half the amount Bernt sought for the loss caused by the destruction of his property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Bernt
Shelby
Wheosing Co
Grand I
Bernt
Blizzard shuts roads as Osceola braces for cold snap
A severe blizzard moves through Osceola with three to four foot drifts and eight inch snowfall as Shelby reports subzero cold. Friday includes visits by Dave Tilley’s birthday celebration at Odd Fellows Hall and arrivals of Walter Koehler to manage County Farm. The Pickett family buys the Oscar Boden farm and the Swanson couple welcome son Kenneth Don in Riverside California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Dave Tilley
Odd Fellows Hall
Osceola
Claus Anderson
C. O. Walgreen
Walter Koehler
Inglewood
Calif
Koehler
West Coast
Pickett
Oscar Boden
Kenneth Don
Donald Swanson
Riverside
Osceola News Social Roundup Shares Birthdays Visits
Osceola residents celebrate birthdays with family gatherings. Guests include Harold Klingman and J O Jacobson in Newman Grove and the Mil ler family in Madison. Several families host dinners and attend weddings, plus local shoppers advertise deals at Crouse Tex Drug.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vernon Kuhnel
OHS
Kuhnel
Mervin Ransom
St. Mary’s of David City
John Deden
Lavelle Lamoree
Lewis Dunn
James McKeag, Jr
Orley Conkling
Elmer Johnson
Gerhardt Lux
Effie Fernander
Floyd Speirs
Wesley Peterson
Perky Debs
D. E. Powell
Maribeth Powell
Perky Pals
Henry Olson
Luther Kreis
Pleasant
Irvin Anderson
Lloyd Hahn
Virgil Bush
The
Hobby Club
Dale Frizzell
Philip Nyberg
Sunny Sues
Harry Kreis
Valley Sunshine
Dale Buchta
Leland Harless
Adolph Morris
Ramblers
Lloyd Fellows
Shelby Cornhuskers
Homer Ingalls
Kenneth Taddiken
Shelby Go Getters
Vivian Dunning
James McBeth
Paul Monson
Allen Anderson
Joyce
Oppliger
Gloria Oppliger
Delores Doremus
Dianne Doremus
Carol Branting
Patricia White
Barbara Oberg
Peggy Brigham
Marilyn Oberg
Mike Wiesman
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Shelby, Nebraska
Nelson
Neb
Osceola News
Harold Klingman
Klingman
J. O. Jacobson
Newman Grove
O. L. Fischer
Madison
Fischer
Earle Miller
Connie
Vicki Byers
Don Byers
Revlon
Cara Nome
Crouse- Tex Drug
Arthur McVeigh
Kathy
Sandy Stratton
Connie Stromberg
Jane Frizzell
Kenny Bowe
Dorothy Dahlin
Hattie Turner
Roy Wingate
Belgrade
Edwin Nyberg
Holdrege
Vance Teegerstrom
Wm. Larson
Rolland Ekstrom
Karlene
Ricky
Myron Larson
Russell
Larson
Wm. Kelley
Mattie Davis
Crouse- Tex
Linda Kinzli
Kinzli
Grand Island
Debbie Schott
Ed Schott
Helen Larkin
Bradshaw
Mary Larkin
Benedict
Joe Barry
George Barry
Patrick Barry
Agnew
Mary Barry
Wm. Barry
Robert Sigler
Diane
Vernon McManigal
Lake Jackson
Texas
Ray Sivers
McManigal
Niobrara
Nelson King of
Harlan Rowan
Hollis Campann
Omaha
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Orval Eikenhorst
Ardith Woebbecke
Jim Hartman
Milford
Henry Krogh
Constantine Trued
Detroit
Andrew Peterson
Mary Gerdes
Hastings
Victor Mangels
MarVelle Johnson
Paul Michaud
Miss Johnson
Ted Johnson
Walter Watts
Kent Perry
Mrs. Fischer
Connie Jane Wagner
Vincent Tlamka
Mary
Dwight
Charles Prucha
Anton Janak
Brainard
Conrad Olson
Oliver
Osceola Implement Company
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