Social notes from Osceola and nearby towns
Osceola and surrounding areas feature visits and calls among residents. Albert Sundberg and wife hosted in Polk. Myron Larson visited Central City. M G Hess called on Irven Warner. Theo Hanson visited John Ellis family in Loup City. Richard Eller and Phil Micek from Grand Island made business calls. Josephine Benda visited Griffin household. Edith Heilman traveled to Lincoln for business. Clair Emmons family spent Sunday in Lincoln with Susan Hutchison. Russell Smith and Bobby joined Hess for Saturday evening with Meldon Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sundberg
Polk
Doyle Sundberg
Myron Larson
Central City
M. G. Hess
Irven Warner
Kepners
Theo Hanson
John Ellis
Loup City
Richard W. Eller
Phil Micek
Grand Island
Josephine Benda
Oliver Griffin
Osceola
Edith Heilman
Lincoln
Clair Emmons
Susan Hutchison
Emmons
Russell Smith
Bobby
Meldon Hess
Osceola Social News Highlights Weekend Visits
Osceola residents hosted extended visits from family and friends across Nebraska and nearby states. Elmer Pfister and daughter of York stopped by Theo Hanson’s home. Mildred Snodgrass hosted Columbus guests. Jack Mickey and family welcomed relatives from Fremont and Red Wood City California visited John Mickey’s home. Various others shared weekends in Osceola. Personal notes mention shopping ads, birthday celebrations, and club gatherings including the Happy Birthday Club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kepners
Elmer Pfister
York
Theo Hanson
M. D. Snodgrass
Columbus
Mildred Snodgrass
Dick Merrick
Leon Merrick
F. C. Banks
Lincoln
Ariel Uhle
Ernest Waite
Red Wood City
California
Alex Crowley
Amanda Waite
John Mickey
Keith Youngstrom
Sharon Lynn
Kansas City
Kansas
Charles Youngstrom
Wm. Larson
Hiram Tewell
Marian
Edith Larson
Merlin
Jeanie
Myron Larson
Peters
Roy Yer
Ivan Iler
Marvin Her
Omaha
Kearney
Roysler
State Tubercular Hospital
George Schmid
Monroe
Wm. Dittmer
Louis Morris
Clarks
Guy Fox
Fox
Hy- Lines
Charles Kresha
Shelby
Mattie Davis
Cynthia Christine
Kenneth Vore
Logan
Iowa
Cynthia
W. C. Johnson
Polk County
Happy Birthday Club
Herman Gabel
John Glatter
Ed Bonne
Mark Hendrickson
Vaughn Hendrickson
Silver Creek
Earl Peterson
Marvin
Glen Hendrickson
Laura Hendrickson
Lulu Hendrickson
Spring Cleaning and Bargains at Local Market
Advertising blurb touts low prices on cleaners and groceries. Promotions include Glo-Co at 79c, O Cedar Mop discount, Campbell soups, Dinty Moore beef stew, Kraft cheese, Py-O-My Ice Box Pie with free pan, Red and White beans, Marco tuna, Post Toasties marbles offer, and Brimfull juice and vegetables. Also humor about party aftermath and free ash trays with Grapenuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbells Mushroom
Dinty Moore
Armours
KRAFT
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Lavonne Dinges
A bridal shower for Lavonne Dinges was held Sunday March 13 in the St. Vincent's Church basement Osceola. A green and white motif appeared as guests registered on a white lunch cloth. Out of town guests included Mrs Hal Johnson Karleen Dinges Joan Johansen Jacky Brigham and Bonnie Brigham. Hostesses were Mrs Joe Schott Mrs Jack Johnston Mrs Lee Brown and Ardis McMeekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonne Dinges
St. Vincent's Church
Osceola
Hal Johnson
Karleen Dinges
Joan Johansen
Lincoln
Jacky
Bonnie Brigham
Shelby
Joe Schott
Busy Belles Extension Club Meets for March
Busy Belles Extension Club met March 2 at Mrs. Rudolph Mangelson home. Members discussed their March birthdays and gifts were exchanged among four members. Mrs Hollis Campann led the second lesson on Broiler Meals with Mrs Clem Marak assisting. Lunch followed with a St Patrick motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangelson
Elm Tree Care Ad Seeks Tree Tanglefoot Use Now
Local column notes advice to protect elm trees with Tree Tanglefoot. Neighbor visits highlight social weekend trips in Omaha Hebron and Silver Creek. Mentions purchases at Steeples and Crouse-Tex Drug Co, several family gatherings, hospital recoveries, and a California move.
Community Notes From David City And Surrounding Areas
Mrs Will Buchta of David City visited with Mrs Adam Buchta at Rest Manor Saturday afternoon. Miss Mildred Craven, in Osceola weeks, headed to Ozarks for a month vacation after hosting Miss Ruth Gordon of Kansas City. Johnny Hansen of Ogallala stayed with Joey Roberts Thursday to Saturday. Mr and Mrs Leonard Hansen attended the State Basketball Tournament. Mrs Martin Roberts joined a district campaign meeting of the American Society of Cancer Control at Norfolk with Mrs Lester Speirs, Polk county chairman. Thelma Allinders poem Mountain Calm was broadcast on CHVC Niagara Falls Ontario on Ruth Cleavess Hazeltons poetry program Borderslines. Hazelton plans to use Allinders work often in the future. The poem won first in the nature section at a Midwest Chaparral retreat contest and will be included in a Lutheran Anthology edited by Rev Oliver Everette of Sweet Home Oregon, to be published by Augsburg Publishing House of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Buchta
David City
Adam Buchta
Rest Manor
Mildred Craven
Osceola
Ozarks
Ruth Gordon
Kansas City
Johnny Hansen
Ogallala
Joey Roberts
Leonard Hansen
Martin Roberts
American Society of Cancer Control
Norfolk
Lester Speirs
Polk County
Thelma Allinder
CHVC
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Canada
Ruth Cleaves Hazelton
Hazelton
Mrs. Allinder
Midwest
Allinder
Oliver Everette
Sweet Home
Oregon
Augusburg Publishing House
Minneapolis
Minn
Swede Home News Social Roundup
Mrs Harold W Johnson reports a weekend of visits and dinners. Lists include Levert Oquist Floyd Emmons Ada Reuben Lundstrom guests with the Buchanans the Wegmanns and others from Omaha Lincoln Shelby Milford and Valparaiso. Layne Hanquist visited grandparents Harold W Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. DeFrene
John Hossack
Lincoln
Ed Ang
Valpariso
John Johnson
Harold W. Johnson
Frank Oquist
Evelyn
Stanley
Levert Oquist
Fred Yungdahl
Oscar
Harold Ericson
Roy Fiell
Paul Jones
Polk County Extension News Highlights Local Dinners and Events
Local families hosted Sunday dinners and gatherings at multiple homes including Johnson, Forss, Oquist, Wegmann, Scheuneman, Gonnerman, Thelander, Gestrine, and Lundstrom households. The Polk County Extension notes Home Economics Day on March 25 at Agriculture College Campus with sessions on dress, consumption, and home economics research. A sheep producers meeting is set for March 18 near Gresham and the Midwest Wool Marketing Association will participate. Also slated is the Market Hog Show in Fremont on March 19 with education on meat hogs and carcass comparison, featuring Berkshire breeder Howard Sundberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture College
Mervin Dey
Gresham
Midwest Wool Marketing Association
Extension Service
Midwest
Fremont
Howard Sundberg
Stromsburg
Cuhel Family Harvests Tomato Treat From Garden
A. J. Cuhel of Bruno transplanted volunteer tomato plants into pots in the fall, turning a garden experiment into a home harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Cuhel now enjoy excellent home grown tomatoes on their dinner table, a seasonal reward for their gardening spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cuhel
Bruno
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Osceola News
St. Patrick’s
van Brunt
John Deere
McCormick
Farmall
MTA
International
Wobig and Son Equipment
McDonald’s
Red & White
Duncan Hines
Crouse- Tex Drug Co
Delmar McFadden
Richard Swearingen
Robert Cunningham
Robert Grossnicklaus
Larson
Grossnicklaus
Carl Bowman
George Wilken
Hebron
Mr. Bowman
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Erma DeLand
Wm. DeLand
Ed DeLand
DeLand
Floyd Emmons
J. M. Roberts
Martin
Kenneth Schmidt
Chester and
Deshler
John G. Carlson
Jay McDonald
Clara Marks
Eastern Star
John Inness
Dell Harsh
Walter Donnelly
Genoa
Paul Thomas
Alvin Cerny
Wm. McKeag
Susan Hossack
Marian Mills Cotter
Mike
Webster
Paula
Danville
Jackson
Launderers
Swede Home News
Raymond Johnson
Carole
Adolph Forss
Roger Hanquist
Layne
Evelyn Oquist
Otto Wegmann
Allen Scheuneman
Susan
Tom Gonnerman
Joe
Hilma Toline
Henry Peterson
Rudolph Appleton
Martin Tunastrom
Walter Samuelson
Fritz Larson
Ada
Reuben Lundstrom
Henry Thelander
Bradshaw
Earl Thelander
Joe Lindblade
LeRoy
Delores
Ralph Simpson
John Gestrine
Martin Gestrine
Keith
Doreas Business Women’s Meeting
Polk County Extension News
Meeting
Sunbeam
Dormeyer
Ahrens
Duncan
VanBrunt
Allis-Chalmers
First National Bank
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