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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
5
Calvary Lutheran Church Osceola invites parishioners to Confirmation Class Saturday at 1 30 pm and Divine Service Sunday at 11 am after Sunday School. Pastor D C DeRose leads the Synodical Conference Wisconsin Synod church located one block east of the high school. You are cordially invited.
Father John H. Howe leads St. Andrews on Ascension Sunday May 30 with 9 am Mass and confessions before. A cemetery procession follows the Mass and a parish picnic is planned for Pawnee Park in Columbus. Weekday Masses are 8 am on Wednesday.
Circle 1 meets at 8 p m Thursday in Mrs Sheldon Bonds home with choir rehearsal at 8 p m Circle 2 gathers 2 30 p m Friday at Mrs W W Nortons home Circle 3 meets at Mrs Laura Hendricksons residence at an unspecified time under Minister Homer P Bollinger supervising church activities.
The notice lists Sunday activities with 2:30 p m Sunday School 10:00 a m and worship at 11:00 a m. A Senior Adult Fellowship gathers Tuesday 2 to 4 p m in the church basement. The Nebraska Annual Conference of The Methodist Church meets June 1 to 6 at St Paul Methodist Church in Lincoln with Rev and Mrs Bollinger and Le Roy Rhodes attending.
Stromsburg Nebraska pastor Cecil Johnson leads Vacation Bible School through June 4 with daily services. Sunday activities include Sunday-School at 10 am and worship at 11 am with a sermon "If The World Hates You" from John 15 18 25. Covenant Hour on KJSK at 3 pm and evening service at 8 pm follow Romans 8 26 28. Young couples meet with the pastor in church parlors after services. Wednesday Covenant Womens Aid meets in Midwest Covenant Home chapel with program leaders Mrs Wilmer Anderson and Mrs Wm Carpenter.
Swede Home B G Johnson reports church activities with Pastor. Teachers meet with Parish Education Committee at 8 0 p m. Sunday church school to offer classes for all ages at 10 a m. Di.
The 4-H Clubs join a memorial day service. Vesper service is at 8 p m. Confirmation class starts May 31 at 9 a m with another session June 3 at 9 a m. Pentecost service with Holy Communion. Vacation Church School begins June 7 at 9 a m.
Father John H. Howe pastor. Holy days masses at 7 am and 8 am. Saturday confessions 5:30 pm and 8 to 8:30 pm. Weekday mass at 8:15 am. Masses and schedules reflect parish observances.
Rev Gustafson leads Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 a m with Morning Worship at 11 a m Delmar Carlson will be the guest speaker on this Sunday Choir practice Thursday at 8 p m Ladies Aid meet Thursday June 3 at 2 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs Rolland Johnson and Mrs Lillie Johnson with leader Mrs Martha Walgreen
Bob Travnicek of Wilber visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Steeple this week. The Rodenes and daughter from Wakefield will spend Memorial weekend at the George B Anderson home after having films developed at Crouse-Tex Drug Co.
Obituary notes Roland Gothard Flodman born 1913 in Swede Home died at his home at 11 years old. Osceola Gun Club elects C. W. Houtz president and officers. discussion to move shooting course to the Golf Grounds. Nebraska election trends show Cobridge lead in rural primary. Polk County loan total reaches 607 441 20. Junior Class Play Golden Days praised with cast list. Local business shifts as Guy Ball and E A Schnasse take over truck services and station management. Weather turns snowy after warm spell. Officer Neal T. Rakestraw killed by high power line at Polk building. Polk farmers borrow 607 441 20 in corn loans. The Marriage of Nanette cast announced for Rivoli Theatre.
A farm home northwest of Osceola owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Urban was destroyed by a basement-originated fire shortly after midnight. The couple escaped with little of their belongings as the blaze progressed before awakening. Other local notices include marriages, engagements, music contest results, and births in the area.
County commissioners meet in Osceola Nebraska to conduct equalization and adjourn to May 18. May 18 1954 claims audited and allowed with warrants drawn from funds including salaries for Carleton Anderson John I Anderson Joyce Berger Marian Boden Harriet Bush and payments to Central Electric & Gas Co for gas.
The Osceola County Board of Commissioners adjourned after approving numerous salaries and supplies including Fairview Hall rent 8.00 Patti Hahn 175.00 and I D Huston 183.30 along with tax funded items from Emergency Relief to State Admin Fund. A retail beer license for Marys Pilzno Church was adopted and forwarded to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. Meeting set for June 1, 1954.
The Nebraska Farmer page lists portable grain augers and bale loaders, plus John Deere tractors and implements. Featured items include Magrath Junior portable grain auger, Snowco bale loader, a 7 ft power lift mower, and two row cultivators and hay choppers for various tractor models from 1939 to 1945.
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