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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
1
The new St. Marys Catholic church was dedicated last Wednesday. Groundbreaking began March 19, 1956 and the first Mass was offered the Sunday before Christmas.
County Treasurer Bob Litten stepped from the hotel Wednesday afternoon and ducked as a mallard hen landed by the east side of the building. He retrieved the wild fowl and the meeting remained cordial as the duck settled in his arms with its band reading Pennsylvania State College.
Mrs. Margaret Sillcock of England and Singapore travels from Singapore to England with three children in tow. Unable to pass through the Suez Canal she journeys via America, making a planned stop en route. She notes her husband teaches at a Singapore university and she has taught at a boys' school. The family hopes reunion in England next year.
A large Duroc sow on the Gene Cameron place northwest of Blair farrowed 23 piglets last Sunday night. Twenty one piglets remain alive and growing, an unusually large litter in hog circles where average litters total 8 to 14. The sow weighs about 600 pounds and this marks her fourth litter.
Chief of construction engineering from the Nebraska Game Commission and a representative from the Western Laboratories in Lincoln visited Wilber on Tuesday to study the proposed lake area southeast of town. Nine gravel tests will determine gravel quality and abundance for sale to support the lake project with federal funds.
A dubious visitor offered land leases for a radar tower and housing for a moving party, then vanished without finalizing deals as he booked groceries and gear in multiple towns. Separately Fairfield's Fair field theatre sold for 100 dollars at auction, bought by the Fairfield Odd Fellows for a lodge.
Forrest Mart hosted Mr and Mrs Morris Miller and friends in Wahoo Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Charles Kucera of Omaha were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hofbauer. Mr and Mrs Rolland Ekstrom Karlene and Ricky visited with the Clarence Johnson family Saturday evening.
Nebraska lawmakers weigh a combined sales and income tax bill and a county option to levy a retail sales tax. Projections show 59 million dollars annual revenue with distributions to counties cities and schools. Liquor and cigarette tax bills stir floor debate as polio vaccine supply tightens nationwide and highway advisory commission fate is decided.
The piece riffs on celebrating St Patrick's Day as a Sunday, with Irish vibe and jigging in the street. It recalls a bowling outing where the author, after years away, scores 82 then 111 then 76, noting casual observers and local alley business potential.
Morris L Richards Jr departed March 2 for New Port Rhode Island to serve with the U S Navy. Norman Hofbauer returned home after two weeks annual active duty training at Miramar California. Glen Brazee completed eight weeks basic training at Ft Chaffee Arkansas March 1 and was transferred to Ft Campbell Kentucky.
Mr and Mrs Joe Fijell and children visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Speirs and family Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Ray Sivers and daughters stayed with Mrs Fannie Sivers at Newman Grove Saturday night. They joined Mr and Mrs Earl Schmidt and family for dinner in Madison to celebrate Mrs Fannie Sivers birthday. Laura Lea Monson and Samuel Farris of Lincoln were Sunday dinner guests in the home of her parents, Emil and Mrs Monson.
The thirtieth annual meeting of Rebekah Lodges District 14 will be held at the N.O.O.F. Hall in Osceola on Friday March 22. Registration runs eight to nine AM followed by Mrs Mary Peck Rising City as district president. Guest speaker will be Mrs Esther Spangler Fremont Rebekah Assembly president. Noon luncheon served at the Methodist Church by WSCS. All Rebekah members urged to attend.
Utica defeats Western 41 to 23 to clinch a state tournament berth after a second-half surge in the Osceola Regional Class D final. Western led in the first half but Utica pulled away, following earlier 73 50 and 70 56 round wins. Officials Bond Norton Gingery oversaw the tourney, which drew record crowds March 6 and 7.
Polk countians contributed 2950.90 to the March of Dimes drive, per figures released by the Leo chairman. Shelby 242.44 Polk pie 255.62 Osceola 41.33 Stromsburg 805.29 Rural area 1106.22 total 2950.90.
Social calendar lists Osceola Project Club and PEO meetings on March 19 and 20 guided by hostesses Mrs. Fred Dunn and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Silver Creek Alumni Banquet on May 31, plus Hospital Auxiliary March 18 and FAN Club March 14. Garden Club March 19, Irish dish roll call, and newly elected officers for the year named.
Four Brownie and Girl Scout groups from Osceola toured the Courthouse on Monday March 11 as part of their Citizenship and Community Life study for Girl Scout Week March 10 to 16. They visited all offices and thanked staff for the educational visit. The Brownies help raise the flag each morning at the Jeffrey School Building.
Mr and Mrs Orval Eikenhorst hosted a Saturday evening gathering with Maurice Newcomer Allen Berggren Brooke Berggren Carol Donelson Neal McBeth Raymond Burke Maurice Warner Howard Sundberg Dick Boyd and Mervin Rystrom as guests in a social event.
More than 500 friends and neighbors from six states gathered at the Moscow Methodist Church to honor Dr. Ord K. Pierce a Moscow Kansas veterinarian for 40 years. The tribute honored his work as a veterinarian hunter wrestler and community leader who helped start the first Boy Scout Troop and installed the first electric light plant. The group presented him and his wife a complete TV set and other gifts. Dr. Pierce son of Mr and Mrs D K Pierce educated in Polk county schools trained at Kansas City School of Veterinary Medicine and remembered by Polk county elders.
The Record advertises four farm sales across the district for Monday through Thursday. Rex Peterson leads a Shelby sale at 12:30 p.m. with machinery and cattle. Mrs. Harris Sundberg runs a Stromsburg sale at 1:00 p.m. featuring machinery, hay, and buildings. Rex Trout's Shelby event at 11:00 a.m. lists machinery, buildings, household goods, and two collie dogs. Mrs. Earl Dettrick closes the week near Polk at 10:30 a.m. with 32 Shorthorn cattle and large farm machinery, plus miscellaneous items. Auctioneers are Grubaugh Bros., Ingalls, Austin, Merrick, Homer Ingalls, Marv Grubaugh, Geo. Myers, and L. Dale Hanna.
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital released a list of patients and staff members with dismissals. Names include Charlie Wilcox Osceola Ossie P Price Lincoln Belden Hopwood Shelby Elizabeth Miller Stromsburg Rosalie Brand Silver Creek John S Anderson Osceola Connie Jean Stromberg Osceola Patricia Louise Gullberg Osce Marilyn Coffin Shelby Donald Kropatsch Osceola Julius Sutter Shelby and others referenced in terse notices from Osceola Shelby Rising City and Polk counties.
Mr and Mrs Adolph Luebbe of Staplehurst were Saturday afternoon guests of the Orval Eikenhorst fly. Mr and Mrs Fred Bond attended the dedication of the Pershing Auditorium at Lincoln on Sunday.
The legislature passed LB 80 amending 177-303 to hold county assessors and officials responsible for correct personal property listings. It allows suspension or removal for willful violations of tax rules and highlights common omissions like other household goods and stains on hand. Tax assistants are now on board, urging taxpayers to complete worksheets carefully.
Warranty deeds transfer parcels in Polk including SE half and railroad right of way and S and E halves to Larson and others. Laessle to Ziegelbein conveys west half of Lots 5 6 Block 5 Original Village of Polk. Upton to School District 72 covers Lots 5 6 Block 20. Quit claim Lot 8 Block 21 Original Village of Polk.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Christenson of Primrose called on Mr. and Mrs. Earle Miller Sunday afternoon.
Osceola school Supt Clair W Wulber asks parents of children who will enter kindergarten next year to register them at the school office. Contact number 3121. Names listed for the 1957-58 class include Jayne Sipes Duane Gabriel Dennis McMeekin Gerald Cerny Mary Ellen Nyberg Randy Bond Betty Jo Anderson James Malek Mike Burgess Joan Cerny Bradley Klingman Beverly Kay Trotter Johnnie Hiemer Joyce Gissler Michael Larson Susan Herrmann Jackie Tindall Cullen Barry Timothy Ball Ronnie Cole Charles Cejka Barry Hanson Obert Johnson Jean Kiel Barbara Mills Pamela Snodgrass Christina Zedicher Roger Carlson Byron Nelson Larry Scherer Dick Urban.
In Columbus Nebraska voters rejected a proposal to municipalize the Central Electric and Gas Company. The unofficial tally shows 1410 against municipal ownership and 103 for it. Henry Slocum of the Gas Company thanked the community for the vote of confidence.
Final services for Samuel H. Kepner will be held Friday March 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home in Osceola with interment in Osceola cemetery. Surviving family includes daughter Mrs. C. H. Maine of Glendale California and cousins W. R. Kepner of Osceola and Mrs. Margaret Inness of Omaha. Mr. Kepner was born in Osceola on March 8 1872.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Quick announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Jo Quick to Leslie B Thomas. Miss Quick has worked for Westinghouse Electric in Baltimore two years. Thomas a Wooster College A B physics graduate and district sales manager for Westinghouse X ray in Maryland and Delaware plans a May 4 wedding in Baltimore.
Monday brings reminders of Dust Bowl days with strong winds and dust. Farmers crave moisture to ease irrigation and boost profits while local civic life features the Lions Club talent show and Ak-Sar-Ben praise. Public officials face tougher tax schedule enforcement as Roy Horst argues for full taxpayer cooperation.
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