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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
4
Families and friends gathered across Omaha Holbrook and nearby towns including the Cederbergs Brazees and Liemsers. Notables include James Brazee renewing as Holbrook school superintendent and many Sunday visits and birthday observances.
A catalog of farm equipment for sale including two rubber-tired wagons, trailers, trench harrow road drag, Empire milker units with 10 milk cans, IHC S-3 separator, wagon gear, welder, forge drill, tools, creosoted posts and rails, barb wire, cribbing, yard fencing, electric brooder, waterers and stock tanks. Numerous electric motors and assorted hardware complete the sale.
The Dawes and Mentink families joined Mrs. James Alt for a Sunday birthday observance. Dozens of relatives and friends from Benedict to Om aha and Lincoln gathered for birthdays, dinners, and church events.
A Wednesday service at 7 30 p m screens the John Wesley film. A free will offering will be received.
Robert V. Johnson leads St Paul Lutheran with Friday Junior Missionary Workshop at 8:00 p m Saturday Confirmation Class at 9 30 a m Sunday Congregational study at 10 00 a m and worship at 11 00 a m Lenten Service at 7 30 p m Luther League meets Monday at 8 00 p m.
Stromsburg Nebraska pastor Ralph deBourgh Larson lists Thursday prayer at 7 30 pm Sunday School at 9 45 am Morning Worship at 11 am The Free Church Hour on KJSK features guest speakers Dr and Mrs Ralph T Duddles missionary candidates for the Belgian Congo. Evening service 7 30 pm with sermon The Reading of the Veil welcome this Sunday.
Father John Howe leads 2nd Sunday in Lent events with choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m and confessions 5 00 to 5 30 p m. Masses are 7 30 and 10 30 a m with weekday mass at 7 30 a m. Vital Statistics note god-parents for Dixie Mary and Douglas Charles Augustin baptized March 2.
St Andrew Church holds Mass at 9 a m with confessions before. Tuesday religious instruction for grade school children takes place in the parish hall at 4 p m.
Calvary Ev Lutheran Church Swede Home presents 3rd Sunday in Lent. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Calvary Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 8 p.m. 70 Club meets at Robert Willits home with co hosts Richard Anderson 7:30 p.m. Mid Week Lenten service. Men's Chorus to sing. Luther League 8 p.m.
County Agent reports a district sheep and wool meeting set for Monday in Central City. Morning sessions at Clifford Morrison farm will cover sheep management, equipment, foot trimming, docking and castration with demonstrations. Midwest Wool funds noon lunch in the 4 H Building.
State Extension Service invites attendance regardless of cooperator status with Midwest Wool. Polk County 4-H leaders training in Columbus had sixteen participants from eleven clubs with sessions in foods clothing home living animal husbandry and dairy. Also notes irrigation timing for wheat and Nebraska tractor tests of 1956 with 36 machines. summaries available at the County Agent's Office.
Mrs. Guy Fox celebrated her 76th birthday with family visiting from Monroe Clarks St Edward and Osceola. Sheephead prizes and guests noted at the Grossnicklaus home. Esther Brown was named Matron of a Los Angeles home effective March 1. Local store ads and visits to York Lincoln Swede Home and nearby farms mentioned.
Local residents attended family gatherings and celebrations including birthdays and funerals. Visitors came from Grand Island York Omaha Lincoln Chicago and Burlington Vermont. Promotions offered for gifts and shoes at regional stores Steeples Crouse Tex Drug.
James B. Gilbert died at his Osceola home after serving two terms as county commissioner and two terms on the city council. His widow survives. Miss Mildred Holm married Frank O. Lundgren at the bride's home east of Osceola. They plan to move soon to Cheyenne County. Osceola Markets quote Wheat 1.80, Corn 85c, Oats 47c, Hogs 10.00.
Born Monday morning to Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett a son. Wm Koehler the county poor farm superintendent retires after years of service and will move to town. The city bowling tourney began on Johnson alleys with the army vs All Stars and Roosters sweeping Monson Co. for three straight wins.
Mrs Sam K Snider received a 385 32 dollar payment from Duncan Produce Co after bringing chickens to the yard. O L Smith died in a Topeka hospital. he was Mrs James Mickeys father and worked at the W O Johnson store here. Mrs Lucy Albertson mother of Mrs Jay Hastings died at her daughters home. Guy Ball named manager of the local Sinclair station succeeding Pat Samuelson. Paul Melin arrived from Rocky Island Ill and filled the Lutheran pulpit Sunday. School board elected Hagey for next year. Mrs Mark Timm hosted thirty guests for Miss Lettie Tims upcoming Feb 16 wedding to Harry Oman of Gothenburg.
In commemoration of twenty years of marriage Mr and Mrs Fred Merrick hosted open house at their son Leon s home. A dinner followed at Hotel Rapp with five children present including Lila McBeth and Alfred L Struebing who wed at Garrison Lutheran Church.
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