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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1959
Page
2
The writer muses on summer vacations and warm weather, noting heavy tourist traffic and upcoming picnics and pool season. Juniors raise funds by washing cars with help from Co op Oil Station while a spectator jokes about vacuum cleaners with seats. The Redwood Motel now glows with neon lights, and a cold snap briefly affected crops like black beans.
Sunday dinner guests included Mrs. Joe Karges Art Behicle of Norfolk at Bill Ferris home. Lena Bryan, sister Lena, and family attended graduation exercises in St Edward with the Bryan and Fineey households.
Local residents attend picnics, visits, and events across Riverside Osceola Columbus and surrounding towns. Family gatherings include Jauch Karges McCormick Dake and Bryan households with dinners bowling card parties and a wiener roast by the river. Schools honor graduates hold picnics and dismiss for summer asarea visitors travel among Silver Creek Clarks Monroe and Schuyler.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Otte and family of North of Columbus Mr and Mrs Don Murray and Julie of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Fredrick Flamme and Deb ide were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Flamme John Mecek and Mr and Mrs Edward Lisko were Tuesday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Frank Ziemba and family Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Julian Boro and son were visitors of Mr and Mrs Joe Dush and family near Duncan Mrs Emil Kubicek and Mrs Lyle Erns entertained the St Andrew s Alter Society at the Ernst home on Thursday after
James McBeth son of William and Sarah McBeth born near Galesburg Illinois April 18 1869 died Mercy Hospital Denver May 5 aged 90 years 17 days Survived by wife Mary Blaschke whom he wed in 1896 They crossed the plains as a child and homesteaded in Osceola Nebraska.
James McBeth age?, longtime Denver resident, dies and funeral held May 9 at Howard Mortuary. Survived by seven children across Colorado, Maryland, Oregon, and California, 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. The family moved from Sherman County Nebraska in 1940 to Henderson then Denver. Burial at Crown Hill Cemetery with pallbearers Merle and Leonard Daddow among others.
Local families hosted relatives and friends over the weekend with dinners visits and social gatherings. The gatherings spanned Dalton Holdrege Columbus Speedway Ind. San Lorenzo Calif. and Louisville Ky with multiple households hosting guests and celebrating events such as a birthday.
Mrs John H Hahn and Mildred and Mrs C C Kilbourne visited Monday with stepmother Annie Tswindy in Genoa. Mr and Mrs Wren Sherwood entertained Enoch and Margaret Anderson, Mr and Mrs Ernest Nyquist, Mrs Art Anderson and Darlene Tuesday evening.
Marlene Anderson of Lexington spent the weekend with her parents Forrest Anderson and Cheryl. J W Wynn of Littleton Colorado visited Tuesday with his daughter Mrs Howard Sundberg and Mr Sundberg. Roy Nordstrom and wife joined John Seymour and spouse Friday evening. Johnny Rystrom and Julie Conway were together all day Wednesday.
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