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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
1
Adverse weather postpones the women’s chorus organization meeting to March 18 at 2 p m in the Presbyterian Church Osceola. The chorus, directed by Miss Olive McBeth, will be formed and sing at various county events. Open to anyone interested in singing.
Miss Vertie Heitzman was admitted as a medical patient Monday. Miss Mabel Thelander, released to her brother’s home, had been treated for a broken leg. Miss Minnie Richert of Polk remains in the same condition. Mrs Hattie Anderson remains a patient with pneumonia and Nelson Brown’s condition is unchanged.
A miscellaneous shower was held Friday at Mrs Ella Johnsons home near Stromsburg in honor of Mrs Fred K Johnson the recent bride. Mesdames Herbert K Anderson Elmer Johnson and Don Nordberg hosted as 45 guests attended including out of town visitors Gladys Woodworth Omaha Donald Haggart Grand Island Mrs W A Lindburg Lincoln Anna Adams and Mary Jane Lincoln.
The Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting on Friday March 21 at Mrs. M. R. Andersons home to mark the 22nd anniversary of its organization. Members should register for National Defense and contact Mrs. Anderson if attendance is impossible. Red Cross work is progressing. completed garments should be turned in for sizing and shipment.
The Osceola Local of the FECU met at the Miller School House on Monday evening. Paul Herrman is employed with an electrical company near Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kuhnel and family spent Sunday with relatives at Fullerton and attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs. George Hasselbach where 55 were present. Relatives and neighbors of Joe Schott helped celebrate his birthday Monday evening. Arthur Deeter and the Stull Corner Club attended a cattle judging contest in Grand Island last week. William Herrman is currently an aviation instructor in Alabama.
The Farmers Union Store launches a big closing out sale starting immediately to halve its stock, according to company officials.
Dorcas event moved to Friday night March 28. Choir to meet Sunday at 2 PM. Mrs Johanna Larson of Stromsburg visited the Wm and Clarence Larson families. Mrs Ansel Fredrickson and group toured Lincoln. Ansel and Dale Fredrickson and Faye Beardsley families had dinner at Roger Headley’s in Clarksville for Mrs Headley’s birthday. Bud Bolton visited his parents.
Sunday gatherings in Columbus and David City feature the Albers and Cockson families visiting relatives. Mrs. Cerny travels to Gothenburg for daughter’s appendectomy care. Altar Society to sponsor a benefit card party at John Cerny home with a lunch. Messing and Bernt host Altar Society at Messing home. Adolph and Leo Kresha families host Harmony Club social.
Bad road conditions kept the Hackberry group from meeting Monday. PTA at Victor School was postponed a week. Various local families hosted or visited one another across Beatrice Columbus Ulysses Ne braska area including Benniece Keehn and Lyle Johnson among others.
The Stoner Club will meet next Wednesday March 19 at Mrs. Sue Cook's home with Mrs. Ethel Heckman and Lillian Brown as assistant hostesses. Lois Gross nicklaus will lead the program. The town notes include health recoveries and local visits as well as school plays and family updates.
Friday evening Mrs Wm Larson hosted a surprise party at their Swede Home area home to honor Mr Larson on his birthday anniversary. The Swede Home church board members and wives attended with Mrs Johanna Larson Miss Lillie Chindgren Mr and Mrs Walter Larson Rolland Exstrom and Irvin Forss. A devotional service and musical program followed by refreshments. Mr Larson received a birthday gift.
District 18 reports Gary Lee Seberger baptized at St Andrews by the Sebergers. A farewell for Coffin and the Bendas, recent movers, at the district school, with play night won by District 16. Horndorff family visited Surprise parents Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Sarow daughter of Mrs Christianna Sarow was wed to George Baruxen son of Mr and Mrs Gust Baruxen of Warden Illinois. The ceremony took place February 4 at St Charles Missouri where the bride has worked recently. The couple will reside in Livingston Minnesota where the groom is employed.
Fairview notes report the Cemetery Society meeting at Mrs. Laura Wilcox home on Friday March 14. The district reports a varicella outbreak among School District 7 children and local families share weekend visits and family events.
John W. Houdersheldt born February 1 1854 in Moorefield West Virginia died March 7 at age 87 in Shelby Nebraska following a life that included moving to Nebraska in 1892, marriage to Mary Matthes in 1899, a Shelby farm, later residence in Shelby due to health, survived by wife Mary, brother Frank S. Houdersheldt, cousins W Harley Houdersheldt and Frank Houdersheldt, funeral conducted by Rev L B Roe at United Brethren church Shelby with burial in Shelby cemetery
Mr and Mrs ene Bauder and family and Mr and Mrs Alfred Bauder of Omaha attended Sunday visits at the P W Anderson home. E H Moberg and family returned from a three week trip visiting New Orleans Miami Washington DC Canastota and relatives in Chicago and Galesburg. R L Ericson of Lincoln, employed by the state, visited Stromsburg Monday afternoon.
Miss Maxyne Margaret Swanson and Thomas Marshall Williams were married at the Methodist Episcopal church in Stromsburg in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Homer B. Hix. A family reception followed at the bride’s home. They plan to live in Stromsburg after Williams completes work in Lander Wyoming with Peter Kiewit Sons' Company.
A Polk County survey by the AAA office reports 1904 farms, with 550 owner-operated. Owners outside Nebraska outnumber state residents and women own 23.5 percent of farms. Island precinct leads at 56.2 percent owner-operated while Pleasant Home is 22.5 percent. Women own 80 farms in Stromsburg, the highest among precincts for female ownership.
About fifty Polk County farmers are to enroll as co operators in the 1941 Pasture-Forage-Livestock Program with a March 15 deadline. Forty percent have already submitted balance sheets to County Agent Ray L Cruise. Enrollees will log pasture management records this summer and attend finish-ups in fall and a statewide event in Omaha on November 25.
Funeral services were held in Cheyenne Wyoming for Arthur B Monk age 55 who died at his home there earlier in the week He had lived in Osceola for many years before moving to Cheyenne about twenty years ago He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Earl Watts hosted the Wesley Chapel Club on March 6 with twenty five members and five visitors present. Officers elected for the coming year include Neola Watts as president Jola Schmoker as vice president Nellie Johansen as treasurer Fern Schmoker as secretary and Violet Luft as pianist.
Hans Ernst of north Polk County operates a portable steam powered sawmill since 1927 cutting about 90 000 board feet of rough lumber with a 40 ft carriage and 4 ft blade. The mill grinds up to 5 000 feet daily from logs across Polk and adjoining counties supplying local farmers and even paying with walnut for services.
Polk County AAA reports eighty six corn loans completed for 1946. A total of 46243 bushels sealed and 28241.48 dollars paid to cooperators. Largest loan to I J Kinsman 2606 bushels for 1589.66 dollars. smallest to Carl Schultz 152 bushels for 92.72 dollars. Canada precinct has most loans. Pleasant Home fewest. Average loan 537 bushels. Sealing deadline for 1940 corn is September 30, 1941.
Polk County priest Father Louis Jansen recalls the German drive into Belgium on May 10, describing mass mobilization, air raids, looting, and food shortages. He notes Brussels was saved when Allies left, and details occupation rules, censorship, and mass burials. He later returned to Osceola parish in January.
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