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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
3
Bruce Pickett returns from county hospital after a week as a medical patient. Many neighbors share Sunday dinners and social visits including the Yungdahl, Imm, Pittman, and Johnson families. 4-H clubs, birthday meals, bridge games, May baskets for hospital, and local church programs reflect a busy community week.
Mrs. Bob Wieseman returns home from the county hospital after surgery. Mrs. Mary Pickett spent a week with her son Bruce and then returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Worst left for Glenburn California after ten days with Elmer Horst. The Yungdahls and their sons visited Harold and Dee Grossnicklaus. The Hastings and Nancy spent Friday with Dee Hastings. Delbert Urban of Petersburg joined Lawrence Meister for Sunday dinner and they visited Gary Lux and Francis Urban. M D Strong visited with Christianna Sarow on Monday afternoon.
Rev Homer Bollinger leads services at 11 a m with 10 a m Sunday School and 3 p m MYF rally at Covenant Cedars Camp. Week events include choir rehearsal Thursday 8 p m and WSCS meetings, Camp Covenant Cedars staff training Friday to Saturday, and official board Monday at 8 30 p m. Channel 10 TV program Sunday 5 p m.
Rev. Robert V. Johnson leads church services with Congregation at Study at 10, Worship at 11, Luther League Rally at 3, and Banquet at Swede Home at 7. Monday features Lutheran Companions at 8 with program Our Children and TV. Thursday choir practice at 8 with social hour and refreshments.
Father John H. Howe, pastor, announces parish events after Easter. Thursday choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. Saturday religious instruction for grade school children at 2 p.m. Confessions 5 9:30 and 8 8:30 p.m. Sunday masses at 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. Monday choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. Weekday Mass at 7:30 a.m.
Evan Covenant Church in Stromsburg Nebraska led by Pastor Cecil Johnson invites worshipers for Family Week events. Sunday School begins 10 a m with Divine Worship at 11 a m Covenant Hour at 1 p m over KJSK and Evening Service at 8 p m.
Tuesday church fellowship at 8 p m and Thursday prayer at 7 30 p m with choir at 8 15 p m invites members to a welcoming spiritual home.
St Andrews Church announces May 6 service with First Friday Mass at 8 pm Confessions at 7 30 pm Sunday Mass at 9 am Confessions before mass and is a single weekly parish note.
Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Vernon Thelander in charge. Sunday afternoon Luther League Rally at St. Paul’s Osceola with Singspiration and business meeting. Evening Luther League Banquet at Calvary with Rev. Earl D. Hedman as guest speaker. Monday choir practice. Wednesday men’s chorus. Thursday WMS at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses Mrs. Walter Jones and Mrs. Ralph Jones. Saturday confirmation class at 9:30 a.m.
Wesley Chapel reports a busy weekend of visits and gatherings. Delegates Otto Olson and wife returned from Sheridan Wyoming after attending the Nebraska Conference of the Augustana church. They stayed in two chartered coaches on the train and visited son Stanley at Fort Meade South Dakota.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lewis were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ansel Fredrickson of Stromsburg.
Veteran horse buyer Joe Gubser, in the city today, heads to Marsland after a stopover at Silver Creek. The Osceola Band concert Friday night with Ralph R. Heald and M. O. Bates drew a good crowd, with Maurine Walrath on piano. County assessors revalue real property this year as part of the four year cycle. A baby dies in Medford, Oregon, a new daughter arrives for Hahn family, and Osceola Mill plans to expand from 25 to 50 barrels daily before harvest. Farmers welcome last Saturday’s rain and winter wheat looks promising in the area.
Births and weddings announced in Osceola area with details on Miss Lizzie Beatty born in County Cavan and married to Charles Dunn in Ireland. Obituaries for William Courtney at Plattsmouth and notices of Miss Bernice McCormick’s beauty shop venture and birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Walter Watts. Near end a sky phenomenon described as white lights resembling a rainbow or Milky Way across the northwest sky.
A Richmond estate sale yielded 151 acres to H. C. and E. F. Augustine for 14450, an improved Shelby quarter to Math Schmid for 11225, and 160 acres to Heaston Brothers for 4250. Total proceeds exceeded earlier bids by about 4000 after a court ordered resale.
Ten years ago the Lutheran Church congregation and friends gathered Friday evening for the installation of Rev. Maurice L. Swenson as pastor. The Peterson Variety Store, Osceola's newest merchandise market, planned a formal public opening next Saturday just south of the square's southwest corner. Mr and Mrs B J Peter-
Osceola items report a new parish corporation St Vincent church formed in Lincoln Chantry office meeting. Congregation will meet at American Legion Hall since St Andrew's church on the valley by first was lost. Ray Clark dies in Los Angeles at 61 burial in Glendale. Lois Chantry earns honors convocation recognition in University upper ten percent.
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