Osceola to Get Central Telephone Station Soon
In a column of local reminiscences dated March 11 1897 the Osceola article notes plans for a central telephone station once transfer switch is installed. It mentions existing phones and insured lines, plus social updates including visits and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Irs
A. G. McCray
Little Daaughers
Staplehurst
E. A. Walrath
W.D. Johnson
Madison
A. ©. Monson
J. R. Stewart
Deaths and local events from Stockham area 1912
Mrs. A M Gray died at her Stockham home on March 5 at age 68 with funeral Thursday. Osceola High School debating team Leah Shaw John Kunkel and Ray Leibee won in Friend by two to one. W O Brown returned from a three month western trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Neighbors celebrated Gust Flodman and wife’s fifth wedding anniversary with a surprise gathering and refreshments. David City welcomed a nine pound baby girl born to Glen Rominger’s family.
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A. M. Gray
Stockham
Osceola High School
Leah Shaw
John Kunkel
Ray Leibee
W. O. Brown
West
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Gust Flodman
Polk County
Glen Rominger
Baker Medicine Man
David City
Osceola News Roundup March 4 1927 Highlights
Miss Pauline Snider led a musical pageant in Kearney on March 4 with over 100 girls in the cast. Osceola native Melford Anderson, ex Augus ana College football captain, named Vice President of the A club. Mrs Jennie Densmore and family prepare to open a restaurant in Osceola. License issued for L B Kries and Mildred Hernbloom in Osceola. Quentin Query plans Omaha boxing tournament on April 2. Adair leaves for Tekamah to assume county agent duties. Girls Chorus staged The Feast of the Little Lanterns to a full school auditorium under Ruth Miller.
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Pauline
W. E. Snider
Kearney
Melford Anderson
Osceola
Augusana College
Jennie Densmore
Norfolk
Jack
Omaha
Norton
Luther G. Kries
Stromsburg
Mildred Lucille Hernbloom
Quentin Query
Adair
Tekamah
Ruth Miller
Mission Meetings and Religious Study Schedule
Thursday evening and Sunday services outline choir practice confirmation class Sunday School worship and mission meeting with Rev Trued on Christ Lifted Up theme. March 15 includes prayer session communion preparatory address Stromsburg District meeting led by Rev Bohman and discussions on sin and forgiveness with Rev Gustafson. Luther League scheduled March 18.
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Trued
Anderson
York
Sward
Stromsburg
Bohman
Jed
Gustafson
Clarence Anderson
Newman Grove
Christ
Luther League
Methodist Church Schedule and Palm Sunday Plans
Sunday School 10:00 a m El ton Berck Superintendent Morning Worship 11:00 a m Messing "Mere Man or Gods Son" Junior and Intermediate league 4:30 p m Worker's Conference and Bible Study Study Course Bird's Eye View of the Bible 7:30 p m Choir Rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p m Service Committee for Ladies Aid March 12 Mrs Ed Schnassee Mrs Paul Engelhardt Mrs R C Dunn Mrs Harry Herrmann and Miss Lydia Engelhardt Palm Sunday March 21 Baptismal service and reception of new and transfer members Good Friday March 26 8:00 m Candle Light Service Easter Sunday March 28 Cuts from the Easter Cantata Bright Easter Morn
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Elton Berck
Ladies Aid
Ed Schnassee
Paul Engelhardt
R. C. Dunn
Harry Herrmann
Lydia Engelhardtt
Card of Thanks for Mrs Joe Wieseman’s Family
The Wieseman family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and aid during the illness and death of their husband and father.
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Joe Wieseman
The Bystander At The Legislature
A lively wrap on state lawmakers debating taxes for relief and roads, firearms licensing, child labor amendments, liquor controls, and local option bills. The piece mocks legislative maneuvering, calls out lobbyist influence, and ends with a quip about raising Old Slocum from the dead to witness it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle Glass
WPA
Lickker Commission
Lurid tunes on Prohibition fading into mockery
A reflective verse recalls four years since saloons faded and bootleggers vanished. It notes promises to end crime and debt were broken, while public support remains swayed by grand promises and showy rhetoric, invoking Barnum to critique political bluff.
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Barnum
Fat Lambs and Steers Boost Market at Omaha Sale
Receipts of cattle 8 000 head and hogs 6 500 head opened the week at Union Stock Yards Omaha on Mar 9 1937. Demand for desirable steers and yearlings was broad with prices steady to strong. top steers hit 14.75 while most fair to good cattle sold 9 to 11.50. Fat lambs sold 19.50 to 21.15, with feeders and sheep showing steady to firm tone and hogs trading 9.50 to 10.10 for selected weights.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Ceeuesees
Ace
Beacees
Feeder Lambs Rangers
Rangers
West Side Dinner Guests and Community Notes
West Side residents hosted multiple dinner gatherings at local homes including Gust Chinderen and family and C. WilWits, with birthdays and anniversaries celebrated. The Swede Home Senior Choir planned a Friday meeting and several families traveled to nearby towns for visits, business, and church events. Subscriptions are available for all newspapers.
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Walter J. Herbes
Osceola, Neb
Washington
Carter Field
Capital
Lutheran Church Notes
Hesler Cleaning Works
Toms, Dicks & Harrys
Congress
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Mana
West Side
Gust Chind
Lillie
Petrus Metton
Mily
Joh Carlson
Ocadia
Ftre
Cu.nix
Wil- Wits
Charles Ang
M'Ly
Rodney
Wm. Larsen
Hom
Ah Idror
Tiste
Bessy Kohl
Alv
Dalohany
Olachan Minyad Suneev
Ten Monson
Migrie Marsprrat
Daterson
Myra
Strameburg
Walter Seymour
Fred Fredrickson
Gust Chinderen
Ty Missnant Widaesdey
Formon Orth
Frnest Carlson
Ceasr
Atsbern
Sulyvin
Moargin Fredrickson
Callare
Tionn
Lawrence Lind
Dane Santes
Stromchurs
Hahn Tit
Swanson
Toadies Club
Teocday
Tre Tehooniac
Andy Beekvroom
Cla Ks Sundey
George Bush
Velma
Irene
Verner Beekstrom
Bill Kingsley
Walter Kingsley
Gordon LeRoy
Verna Beckstron
Ansel
Russell Fredrickson
Columbus
Lionel Barrymore
Florence Rice
Margaret Irving
Stuart Erwim
Paul Bell
Wild Brian Kent
Adm. Inc
Curtis Flodman Au Son
Carol i
Odman
Clarence Larson
Walter Larson
Frank Larson
Ruel Sward
Carl Johnson
Omaha Bee-News
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Omaha Daily News
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Lincoln Telephone Nebraska Company
Wiase
Europe
Ford Motor Company
Ford
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