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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
4
Milton F. Gabriel, formerly of Shelby, was appointed Vice President and Director of Agencies for Continental General Insurance Co of Omaha. He previously served as Assistant Vice-President of Agencies at the home office before the promotion.
Special Mission Night at 7 30 tonight in the basement of the First Methodist Church features Miss Aniola Adams a Methodist missionary nurse in Liberia Africa speaking with slides and artifacts about her work. Readers learn of her upbringing in Dustin Nebraska training in Lincoln and Omaha and two tours including China and Liberia and her nursing education and later service with leprosy patients and African nursing training.
Zeta Tau of Delta Zeta announces the initiation of Marian Inness daughter of Mr and Mrs John Inness of Osceola. A sophomore at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln she was initiated Saturday March 2 with a banquet to honor the new initiates.
The 48 voice choir from North Park College Chicago will perform at the High School Auditorium Stromsburg Thursday March 21 at 8 00 p m sponsored by the Evangelical Covenant Church Stromsburg This concert is part of a thirteen stop spring tour through seven states under director Wayne Harwood Balch.
The Tep Notchers Group B 4-H met March 7 at Carol and Rodney Jones home. A film was shown after the meeting. The next gathering is set for April 4 at Arlette and Royal Johnson's residence.
The Clear Creek 4 H Club met at the Dale Hopwood home on the sixth with Dale Carlson as President David Hopwood as Vice President and David Atkinson as News Reporter Diane Cannon was elected Secretary Other members included Doug Drew Dick Dwayne Hopwood Timmy Wyman Donn Atkinson and Ken Cannon Projects for the year were discussed and extra record books and manuals ordered Films on fitting and showing fair animals were planned A lunch was served by Mrs Hopwood The next meeting will be with Ted Cannon on April 1 with News Reporter David Atkinson.
The Merry Mixers 4-H Club met at Lynelle Fredrickson's home on March 1. Members reviewed minutes, thanked parents, and chose materials for skirts for the Song Contest. They scheduled a skating party for March 25 in York and noted the next meeting March 29 at Betty and Jane Anderson's.
National Fidelity Life Insurance announces Bert Gissler of Osceola as the sixth highest producer for the company and a sixteenth year member of the President's Honor Staff. He will attend the Honor Staff meeting in Honolulu March 13 to 18 with his wife Velma. Rolland Gissler is named Special Representative in the Osceola area and recently returned with his wife and three sons from Dallas.
Private details note Ivan Iter, stationed in Kassel Germany, has been promoted to Army Major. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L L Iter. His wife Phyllis From and their four children reside with him in Germany.
Funeral services were held March 6 at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Polk for Frank Scheapler 76 a Polk area pioneer who died March 3 after a stroke at Aurora Hospital. Born July 2 1886 he moved to Nebraska at age six and married Leona Van Hausen October 7 1908. Survivors include his wife daughters Mrs Henry Blase and Delta Polk a sister Mrs Myrtle Vogt Lincoln and a late twin sister of Mrs Blase plus one grandchild. Burial followed at the church cemetery.
The Fairview and Silver Creek Methodist Churches mark 80 and 75 years with anniversary services on Sunday March 24 at Silver Creek. Rev Arthur W Johnson will introduce Bishop Kenneth Copeland of the Nebraska Methodist Conference at 10 53 a m followed by a covered dish lunch at 12 30 p m and an afternoon program at 2 45 p m including music and reminiscences.
Glen Babcock of Polk is named Polk County Chairman for a banquet honoring Sen. Roman L. Hruska at the Omaha auditorium on April 6. The dinner will feature New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and at least 16 senators and House members. The general chairman has assigned county chairmen for all 93 Nebraska counties.
The marriage of Edith Nelson and Robert Anderson took place Friday at 2 pm at the Polk home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson in Belle Plaine Iowa. Rev Wm Pinkernell officiated before pink and white carnations and lit tapers. The couple will reside in Polk and Mrs Anderson is a graduate.
A longtime Stromsburg resident nurse married a retired Iowa police officer and private detective in a private ceremony. The couple has lived in the Polk area for many years.
Calvary Churchmen meet Thursday at 8 pm. Sunday March 17 is Third Sunday in Lent with Sunday School at 10 am and Worship at 11 am. Lenten services at 7 30 pm at Salem Church. Calvary Choir meets Monday at 7 30 pm. The 70 Club gathers Tuesday at 8 pm and Luther League meets Thursday at 7 30 pm.
Pastor Robert Turner leads a list of services and meetings at St Paul Lutheran Church Osceola Nebraska. Events include worship at 10:00 on Thursday the 14th, confirmation at 7:00, senior choir at 8:00, junior choir Friday the 15th at 4:00, adult instruction Sunday the 17th at 7:00 and Lutheran companions at 8:00, Luther League Monday the 18th at 7:30, stewardship committee Tuesday the 19th at 7:30, Lenten worship Wednesday the 20th at 8:00 followed by LCW meeting with a special missionary speaker.
Thursday events include Special Mission Night with Miss Aniola Adams in Liberia at 7 30 p m in the basement. Sunday program features Church School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m. Follow-up seminars and youth meetings announced through March 21 with services, classes, and parsonage club gathering.
The Douglas Bergrens of Minneapolis return home after a two week trip that included Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Bergrens left their three children with relatives in Osceola while they traveled with Leon Hopwood and family to Louisiana. Local residents share weekend visits and hospital observations, with Mrs. Alice Rasp at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln under observation and Martha Janx returning to Columbus from Colorado Springs with daughter Loretta Stewart.
District 54 Happy Hour Club met at Mrs. Walter Spike’s Silver Creek home with ten members and two visitors. New member Julius Schmid joined. Numerous local residents visited or hosted events across Silver Creek, Genoa, Stromsburg, York, and surrounding areas, with birthdays and dinners noted.
The text notes Gary Lux family visiting Bruce Lux in Shelby for his first birthday and multiple visits involving the Dunn and Gay families. Mrs. Lottie Gay, back from a California trip, hosted and visited in Central City and Grand Island, with the Dale Dunn family at Osceola Grade School Basketball Tournament in Clarks where Gregg Urban attended.
Nebraska beef producers can obtain a new handbook titled Beef Equipment Plans. Compiled by the Midwest Plan Service and distributed by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture through County Extension offices, it covers feedlot planning, corrals, and feeding devices. Single copies cost $1 and may be ordered via the Polk County Extension office.
Helping Mr and Mrs E E Berryhill of Gresham observe their 60th wedding anniversary Friday evening were Mr and Mrs Victor Sterup. The ladies are sisters. Mrs Monica Schott took her daughter Mrs J F Theisen and children to their home at Schuler Friday evening after a week's visit in the Schott home. Sunday supper guests at the Art Wiser home were Mr and Mrs Delano Kinberg and Kirk of Lincoln, Mr and Mrs Ray Schnoor, Bradley and Denise of Grand Island, and Mr and Mrs Orra Garretson. Spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs W J Herrmann was Mrs Martha Davis of Omaha.
Valley residents report the death of Ruth Sperber formerly Ruth Miller of Columbus who passed away suddenly on Thursday. Services were held Saturday afternoon in California and condolences spread through local friends and neighbors including Mrs. Algot Yungdahl and Mrs. Ruth Sperber’s friends.
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