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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
1
Osceola Public Schools president W. R. Kepner says the faculty roster is complete for the coming year with four new teachers joining the system. Names and details appear in the roster.
Mr and Mrs Ervin Gustafson hosted a Tuesday night reception in Osceola for Joan Gustafson who graduated from high school that evening. Attendees included Ross and Dale Richards and families from Osceola and Clarks, Mark Gustafson, Gary and Milton Marak, Dhe s F Rech and E Hotovy spouses, and Mildred Rech of Gary Indiana who traveled by plane to attend.
Miss Helen Nell Campbell longtime Osceola resident who recently lived at Crowell Home Blair died Tuesday May 25 after a fall fractured hip. Funeral services will be at the Osceola Methodist Church Friday May 28 at two o clock.
Alumni Banquet plans and Memorial Day services are announced for Osceola. The event includes a 6:30 p.m. banquet served by Lutheran ladies, a Johnny Cox orchestra dance, and a cemetery ceremony if weather allows. R. C. Patterson will speak at the cemetery.
Osceola will host a 42 by 100 foot frame and corrugated iron equipment shed at the northwest corner on Ridge Street. The facility will store weather-exposed county machinery and include a heavy repair room. Erection is by county maintenance staff under Supervisor Einer Swanson, for District No. 2, Commissioner Guildford Bryan.
The Osceola Park Board announced a purchase of two weeks ago for new playground gear valued between 600 and 700 dollars. The order covers swings slides and other children's equipment for the park. D R Byers said the items will be erected and used as soon as they arrive.
The newly formed softball league started with three games producing heavy scoring and lengthy play. Andersons beat Phillips 21 to 17, Johnsons defeated the high school 22 to 15, and Siglers edged Kepners 27 to 26 in close action. A Tuesday doubleheader saw Siglers top Maleks 17 to 1 and High School beat Kepners 14 to 11.
The Closing Committee of the Osceola Chamber of Commerce announces Osceola stores will be closed Monday May 31 because Memorial Day falls on Sunday. Stores stay shut from Saturday night May 29 until Tuesday morning June 1. Shoppers are advised to plan ahead as many towns observe the same Monday closing.
Jake R. Luft, 75, died at his home in Lindsey California on Thursday May 20. He was a former Beulah resident and brother of Adam Luft of Osceola. Burial took place in Lindsey.
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Department will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening upstairs at the Legion Building. Routine business will be conducted and all members are urged to attend.
Rains in Polk County over the past weekend were lighter than in eastern counties. Osceola recorded a quarter inch, some areas had up to a half inch, while others saw only a sprinkle. Eastern Butler and Saunders counties reported as much as four inches causing flood damage.
The Legion Auxiliary will join the annual Memorial Day observance next Sunday afternoon at the cemetery. Members should bring ten bouquets of flowers by 1 30 p m for decorating graves of servicemen and women buried there. The unit will attend as a group and help the Legion decorate graves.
The Record corrects the Memorial Day service starting time to 2:00 p m. on Sunday May 30 at the cemetery unless weather forces the school auditorium.
Polk County reports near perfect growing conditions with corn planting completed and fields showing rapid emergence. Ample rainfall improved soil, enabling rapid planting and early growth while wheat recovers moisture shortage and alfalfa nears first cut.
Pvt Marlin E Nelson will remain in the Antiaircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center at Ft Bliss Texas for a second eight week basic training cycle. After completing initial infantry training he will learn antiaircraft artillery skills and graduate at a formal parade and retreat ceremony before possible assignment to a permanent antiaircraft unit.
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday May 23 at the Hernbloom home in Stromsburg to honor Mr. and Mrs. Will Hernbloom on their 50th wedding anniversary. The event included maid of honor Mrs. Anna Carlson of Billings and daughters Mrs. Harry Kries and Mrs. Luther Kries assisting with guest book and coffee table arrangements. A brother in Denver sent best wishes, and out of town relatives from Lodgepole and Shelby attended with various Hernbloom family members.
Over 100 guests attended a miscellaneous shower for Miss Noreen Rurup on May 23 at the Shelby parish hall. Twelve hostesses organized a program with Dianne and Steven Lux, piano pieces by Karen Thelen, a humorous reading, and gifts for the bride to be as she prepares to marry Robert Lux on June 1 at Sacred Heart Church Shelby.
A Polk County picnic is planned for June 13, 1954 at 10:60 a.m. in Roosevelt Park Los Angeles California. Attendees should go to the 1700 block east Florence Ave and proceed half a block south along the Pacific Electric railroad tracks. Bring lunch. coffee will be served.
Stanley C. Hoffer of Osceola volunteered for duty in the armed forces and was sent to Omaha for induction and assignment this week.
Paul L. Laase, a University of Nebraska senior from Lincoln, earned a Fulbright scholarship for study at the University of Oslo, Norway. The history speech and political science major will pursue international relations and plans to graduate in June. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Leroy T. Laase.
Tracy E Nelson and husband transfer Lots 5 and 6 Block 3 Town Company First Addition Stromsburg to Gene D Knight and wife. Lee Carter and wife transfer NW% SW% and S% SW% 32 14 1. John S Smith and wife transfer undivided 3 7 interest in NW% NW% 15 14 1. John Wayne Parks and wife transfer Lot 7 Block 6 East Addition Osceola to James W Malek and wife. Mr and Mrs Delmar McFadden hosted Sunday supper for Mr and Mrs Floyd West. Mrs G M Merrick Shelley Jane and Susan of Laramie arrived for visit.
The Koziol Shoe Service shop hosted a class in shoe making led by Leonard Core of Milford Nebraska. Joe, a polio survivor, trained there and the students praised the shop as the nicest they had seen. Albert Ryan notes bumper stickers for Polk County Fair remain available at the shop. Weather and harvest talk follow with Kansas wheat prospects after a harsh winter. Decoration and alumni events loom in Osceola for Memorial Day. Watches from Ahrens Jewelry awarded to Phyllis Branting and Wayne Beatty for clock stop guesses.
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