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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
4
Funeral services were held in Monroe for Alvia Boss aged 82 brother of Mrs Werner Johansen He suffered infantile paralysis from age two and lived a long useful life He resided with a younger brother in Monroe and died at the Rest Home in Genoa Burial was in Gruetli Cemetery.
A son weighing 7 pounds was born Friday March 3 to Mr. and Mrs. James N. Norton of Redington Beach Florida. In Seward Nebraska Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Gruntorad welcomed Lisa Jeanne born Friday March 3 at Seward Hospital. Mrs. Gruntorad formerly Ann Kosch of Shelby.
Circle two of the WSCS convenes at Mrs. Leroy Rhodes home 2 30 Friday March 10. Wesley Chapel Club gathers March 15 at Mrs Alfred Kuhnel with Mrs Ross Richards assisting. Eggs in Your Meals extension session. Chapter C N PEO holds 7 p m covered dish March 13 at Mrs Carl Johnson. Eastern Star meets March 14 730 p m. F A N Club March 15 with Mrs John Ostrom. Sociable Sals March 15 at Mrs Lewis Lindberg 130 p m. Girl Scouts Round Table March 9 Lutheran Church 900 1130 Intermediates 1000 330 Brownies parents urged. Friendly Neighbors Club March 14 at Mrs Charles Gabel. W C T U March 16 230 p m at Mrs Emil Monson. Legion Auxiliary March 17 with Mrs Roy Trotter.
A high school wrestling event set for Wednesday March 15 at the Osceola High Gym. Participants from area teams expected to compete with officials coordinating weigh ins and matches.
Osceola Implement Company backs an Oliver Spotlight Premiere on March 18 offering free door prizes including a General Electric transistor radio and a portable hand mixer. The event features Oliver 1800 and 1900 tractors, with the 6 bottom 1800 claiming a new work economy record and the 1900 powered by a 94 horsepower GM diesel engine. Families are invited to attend and inspect the tractors firsthand.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Husak and son of Omaha spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Husak and Danny. Mr and Mrs August Sean spent a few days last week in Ralston with Mr and Mrs Bob Weber and family.
Mrs. Ben Schmoker and Mrs. Tom Schmoker hosted a personal shower Saturday evening at the Schmoker home honoring Thelma Gibbins. Eighteen ladies attended. Susan Kay Schmoker presented gifts to Thelma and her sister Mrs. Leon Hopwood, and a nice lunch followed. The honoree soon to wed Clarence Burke.
The Daisy Dairy 4 H Club will meet at Harold Jones home on March 13 1961 at 8 p.m. Dennis Jones reports news of the club gathering.
V Lillian Park born in Germanville Iowa April 13 1876 died in Osceola Nebraska March 1 1961. She moved to Osceola 1887 with family worked at A O Monson store in dress goods and was well known locally. She married Dr Harvey J McBeth February 19 1913. he died October 5 1917. Services at Kenner's Mortuary and burial in Osceola Cemetery.
Vehicle registrations to date total 4707, up from 4553 at the same point in 1960. January receipts 24 691.71, February 27 366.19, two month total 52 057.90. Rural and municipal fee distributions show allocations to General Funds, Highway Funds, and County Road Funds. Vehicle taxes for January and February 53 152.60, distributed to school districts. Polk County has six rural districts with mill levies in Shelby Osceola Stromsburg and Polk.
National 4 H Club Week runs March 5 through 11 with Polk County 4 H growth noted. Nebraska totals exceed 30 000 club members and the US reach tops 2 percent million. The pledge and “learning by doing” theme guide 4 H work across agriculture, home making projects, fairs and community efforts.
Osceola residents hosted and visited multiple families this weekend with gatherings in Philip Timm and Bruce Pickett homes. Notable events included birthdays for Karen and Kathie and a 15th wedding anniversary for the Zielingers. Alva Boss funeral in Monroe was attended and several trips to Lincoln, Monroe, and Stromsburg were reported.
Saturday visits across California and Nebraska trace families and friends gathering in Osceola and Stromsburg for birthdays, dinners, and hospital updates. Notable names include Rolland Petersons San Gabriel Cecil Moores Lompoc Downey Santa Maria and Joe Schott family.
The First Methodist Church Osceola announces a week of events led by Minister Ray E. Hawkins. March 9 to 16 includes Lenten Bible Studies, Circle meetings, Sunday One Great Hour of Sharing, church services, Adult Work sessions, and guest speaker Rev. Leshie Smith from Fife Memorial Church Muskogee.
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