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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
1
Capt Chester Keller killed in action over Korea after his B 26 was shot down on February 16. He completed nearly 50 missions before the crash in a rice paddy inside Allied lines. Two crew members bailed out. one died, one survived among Koreans.
Dawson County Herald notes rapid Lexington growth as old city lamp posts on Lovers Lane are replaced to light the street, signaling a turning point in the city’s development.
Pfc. Jim Heying of Central City joined a Marine group as guests on Don McNeil s Breakfast Club in Hollywood. Heying, stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, was among the marines featured on the radio program of the Central City Nonpareil.
The Polk High Cubs defeated Holy Family of Lindsay Chap man and Humphrey to claim the Class D basketball title at Silver Creek and earn a spot in the state tournament.
Starry Garstka, 58, longtime Farwell resident, died Monday after his car swerved off Highway 92 west of Farwell and crashed into a ditch. Garstka was killed instantly according to St. Paul Phonograph.
In county court John Hakan son challenged Judge Hanna to void $88.50 owed for planting 2900 trees on his farm last year. Hakanson argued trees were dead at planting and failed to grow, size mismatches, and a 3c per tree charge exceeding the agreed price.
Dale Johnson, a Central City serviceman, writes his mother that his unit faced three nights of attack and a Chinese road block that cut them off from the division. Johnson and his group reportedly killed 75 Chinese in one night of fighting.
N. E. Thomas sold his Geneva hardware business after 52 years of operation. C. J. Jensen of Omaha bought the business, per the Geneva Signal.
Miss Delores Hottovy daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Hottovy of Dwight competes in the Tri State Ski meet at Berthoud Pass near Steamboat Springs a famed Rocky Mountain resort. Don Kopecky now in Bakersfield California writes his sister that he recovers from severe burns after rescuing others at an independent refinery incident. burglars steal a large safe from Nebraska Egg and Poultry Company in David City and later the safe is found in Omaha containing records but no money.
Osceola poetess Mrs. Elmer Allinder receives multiple awards for poems The Quest Mystic Gardens Winged Miracle and The Pack Peddler. Her work appears in Scimitar and Song Stepping Stones to Happiness and Westminster Magazine while Mr Jones read Winged Miracle on KFAB. Monson the pack peddler, long remembered, died 15 to 18 years ago.
Maurice Scholz and Lloyd Green traveled to Omaha on Wednesday for a business trip.
Mary Ellen Huston soprano and Jeanice Schott pianist gave a public recital in Hastings College Chapel Sunday at 4 PM. Schott, Osceola native and Hastings College sophomore, is a district and state music winner and solo clarinetist in the college band. She will tour with the band for two weeks starting March 26.
The Lutheran Church of the Synodical Conference will start services in Osceola on Sunday March 18 at 8 pm. The mission, led by Pastor A B Habben of Hastings, will meet weekly in a building near the Ford Garage. The Wisconsin Synod organizes a new Osceola church serving Missouri Wisconsin Norwegian and Slovak Synods. Public invited to attend.
In Osceola at St Francis Hospital Rudolph Carlson Mrs August Pehrson Leslie Hanshew Pete Nelson and Mrs Bess Warwick Mrs Rose Colby Donald Eklund and Loyola Alt are listed in medical surgical and birth notices. A son John Allen to Mr and Mrs John Adams of Osceola is announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Boden marked their 35th anniversary on Thursday March 8 and hosted an evening with son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eklund. Rupert Carlson and Henry Buresh families joined in the March motif lunch. They received home pictures as a gift and have three daughters and ten grandchildren.
A severe winter storm struck the territory over the weekend bringing cold, rain, sleet, and snow. Ice coated highways with hazardous travel, power lines briefly flickered, and drifted snow affected northern regions with up to 15 inches in parts of Iowa and Nebraska. Trains and buses ran with minor delays.
Chas. Lucas of Holdrege Nebraska died Sunday. He was a nephew of Mrs. Jessie Lucas of Shelby. Funeral services were held in Holdrege Thursday morning and the body brought to Shelby for burial beside his parents in Shelby cemetery. Mr. Lucas was a former Shelby resident.
Elton Berck travels by plane to Denver for the National Farmers Union Leadership Conference held March 11 to 15 at the Shirley Savoy Hotel. He participates as an attendee at the event.
The 22nd Shrine Indoor Circus runs April 9 to 14 at Omaha City Auditorium with seal acts by Roland Tieber and three chimpanzees led by Albert Fleet and his brother. Acts include clowns Bozo Harrell Joe Lewis Chic Gale Van Wells Snell Brothers Earl Shipley and dog act by Naomi and Ruby Haag. Six matinees and six evening shows. Tickets at Shrine Circus box office, Seiler Surgical, 111 South 17 Street.
Polk basketball team earned a state tournament berth by winning the district at Silver Creek and the regional at Aurora. The squad defeated Fairmont 47 44 at Aurora and McCool Junction 47 43 in the final, earning a trip to Lincoln where they face Chester in the opening round on Thursday.
Four Polk County men entered the service yesterday in Omaha after completing physicals. Inductees are Gordon L. Clark and Hollis D. Feeser of Shelby, and Rex W. Watts and Leonard A. Girardin of Osceola.
Dr. H. S. Eklund announced slow but steady returns from Salvation Army appeal letters. He urged more contributions to D. R. Byers at the bank and said a service unit representative will visit Osceola soon to finalize plans. The drive funds regional programs including a Omaha hospital maternity care for Nebraska girls, aiding unmarried mothers with healing and future planning.
The Brotherhood of St. Pauls Lutheran church plans a paper drive closing in late March. Residents are asked to bundle papers magazines catalogues and corrugated paper and deliver to Gust Bodens garage or contact Mr Klingman. Proceeds support the Bethphage Mission at Axtell Nebraska.
Mrs. Alex Mills and her son Mike are visiting at the Lincoln home of her parents Mr and Mrs Gallup.
The Polk-Butler Insurance Company in Osceola has redecorated its office above the Jack and Jill store. New wallpaper fresh paint and new equipment brighten the space. Vic Sterup serves as secretary and Herman Thelen as president. The company operates mainly in Polk and adjoining Butler counties.
Representatives from Shelby Polk Stromsburg and Osceola met to form a Midget Baseball League. Each town will sponsor a team, play six home and six away games. Players must be under 16. Season runs May 25 through August 10 with 5 30 start times. Games are seven innings and held on Fridays. Osceola manager is Victor Sterup.
Mrs. Augusta Lees marked her 80th birthday on Tuesday March 13 at the home of her daughter Mrs. M A Mills. Attending were her two sons Harry of Osceola and Donald of Denver, Mr and Mrs Alex Mills, Mr and Mrs Robert Mills of Osceola, and her two great grandchildren Mike and Nancy Mills.
Osceola businessman Mr Carl Bowman of Bowman Electric Co announces relocation to the Western Auto Store. The entire stock will be displayed at the new site while service work continues. Howard Thompson will manage stock when Bowman is on service calls.
The last tournament contests are being played this week and the final play offs of the four top teams will be completed next week.
The Osceola local Farmers Union meeting scheduled for Monday night is postponed and rescheduled for Monday evening March 19 at the Miller Schoolhouse.
Osceola Public School is recommended for membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with no changes needed in its system. The district highlights expanded studies, upgraded facilities, a growing library, and a popular auditorium gymnasium used for district basketball tournaments despite poor weather and distance factors.
Eastern Star District Supervisor Mrs. George Samson of Omaha visited Osceola to attend the local Star chapter. She presided over a noon luncheon for Past Worthy Matrons, led an afternoon school of instruction, and attended a sixty thirty dinner hosted by WSCS members before the chapter meeting and official visit.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Pickett visited Mr and Mrs Dale Clark and their children last Wednesday evening at their Stromsburg area home.
A light, local column notes tax filing deadlines and national trends of rising costs. Osceola assessors，如 T. V. Hamilton and Elsie Cole, urge timely return of assessment blanks. John Adams distributes seegars with family in good health. Mildred Snodgrass denies Easter bonnet rumors as spring hats appear. Larry Snodgrass and the writer share a joke about getting ink on shirts.
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