Osceola notes from May 1960 and 1950 events
Ten years ago in Osceola on May 26 1960 British sergeants Maloney and Evans passed through town while attempting a coast to coast walking record. Local affairs include Lions Club president elect Chris Dahmke and graduation tea hosted by Mrs M O Johnson and Annitta for senior girls and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maloney
Evans
Osceola
Chris Dahmke
The
Lions Club
M. O. Johnson
Annitta
Wm. Buhl
Stan Almen
Dean Buhl
Omaha
Fort Leonard Wood
Maynard H. Anderson
Herbert K. Anderson
Malden Air Force Base
Missouri
Ozark Air Lines
Job
Joyce Roberts
John Cederberg
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Alumni Meet and Local News From Osceola In 1940
Thirty years ago the Victor High School Alumni met May 24 with Mrs. Raymond Beebe presiding. New 4 H clubs organized Hap py Homemakers and Handy Knotters Rope Club with leaders and officers named. Lee F. Campbell of Gresham received a state AAA review appointment. Housing act aid reported for Polk County families. Poppy Sale contributions around $50. Merricks move to Clay Center Nebraska for work. Information on music pedagogy instruction in Omaha. Fifty years ago notes cover Pearson, Rogers family moves, Crouse-Tex Drug Co cabaret service, and local outings. Six decades past mentions Herrick Refrigerator ads, trips, wedding anniversaries, bridge matters, a new 10 room house, and Mothers Day sermon tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor High School
Raymond Beebe
Happy Homemakers
Edgar Wisely
Marjorie Warwick
Joann Wallace
Phyllis Joy
Delores Carman
Handy Knotters Rope Club
Duane Gabel
Rainbow Girls Room Club
Lucille Koehler
Lee F. Campbell
Gresham
AAA
Polk County
Alvin Merrick
Clay Center
Nebraska
Merrick
J. O. Pearson
Oregon City
Portland
Oregon
L. A. Pearson
J. O
W. O. Hanson
E. B. Rogers
Overland
Wright
Wyoming
Homer Beebe
Claude
Neva Cox
Hassler’s
W. J. Rickly
Milton
George
Leonard Inness
Lloyd Timm
Ericson
Herrick
F. L. Dunn’s
Frank Sjogren
Winona
St. Paul
Polk County Commissioners
Central City
Board of Commissioners of
Merrick County
Havens Bridge
M. A. Swanson
Haley
John A. C. Johnson
Osceola
W. H. Martin and Son
Randall
M. E. Church
Joe Gubser
Grand Island
Births and Local Happenings in Osceola May 22 1930
Births report a 7 1/2 pound girl born at Shelby Hospital to Mr and Mrs Hubert Alt and a son to Rev and Mrs Paul Melin on May 16. Judge W W Norton gave the district six commencement address last night. The marriage of Vryl Foster and Wesley Herrmann is planned at the bride’s Milford home tomorrow. Moved residences include Carl Bryant from Robert Inness to Lillian McBeth’s east Osceola home. Mrs McBeth will live with Mrs Whaley. Frances and Ruth Dunn hosted the Les Joyeuse Quartered Bridge Club at Nels Anderson’s Friday. Nielsen Chevrolet Co display room gets a cement floor painted this week. Mrs C G Greenwood and Mrs F W Schuman attend class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Hospital
Hubert Alt
Paul Melin
W. W. Norton
Dist
Vryl Foster
Wesley Herrmann
Milford
Carl Bryant
Robert Inness
Lillian McBeth
East Osceola
McBeth
Whaley
Frances
Ruth Dunn
Les Joyeuse
Nels Anderson
Nielsen Chevrolet Co
C. G. Greenwood
F. W. Schuman
Obituary: Ervin O. Schmoker 67 Dies in Sun City
Services held in Aurora for Ervin O. Schmoker a former Strasburg Colorado resident who died May 10 in Sun City Arizona. Burial at Bennett Cemetery Colorado. He was born January 19 1903 at Osceola Nebraska and worked as chief electrician for the Winnetka Illinois Power Plant from 1936 to 1969 before moving to Sun City. He leaves his widow Lucile Plache Schmoker and sister Brushel Nordloh of Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin O. Schmoker
Strasburg
Colorado
Sun City
Arizona
Aurora
Bennett
Schmoker
Osceola
Nebr
Chicago
Ill
Lucile Plache
Wilmette
Winnetka, Ill
The
Presbyterian Church
Illinois League of Municipal Employes
National Association of Power Engineers
Brushel Nordloh
Mrs. George Korger Funeral in Osceola
Funeral services for Mrs. George Korger were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St Andrews Church Osceola with Msgr L F Obrist officiating. She died Wednesday evening at the Good Samaritan Center after a three year illness and was buried in St Andrews Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Korger
St. Andrews Church
Osceola
Good Samaritan Center
Msgr
L. F. Obrist
St. Andrews Cemetery
Obituary Notices Share Local Parental and Community Ties
The notices honor Daniel Thanel’s daughter born in Butler County on March 2, 1899 and her Shelby marriage to George Korger on August 25 1920 with church rites. It lists survivors, pallbearers, and attendees from multiple states, along with a second obituary for Richard Merrick detailing his birth June 29 1904, marriage to Helen Cerny, family, occupations, church involvement, and his May 23 1970 death in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Butler County
Daniel Thanel
George Korger
Sacred Heart
Shelby
Altar Society
Alvin Siemek
Columbus
Jerome
Bernard
Venice Muzny
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Stephania Thanel
Richard Merrick
Charles Richard Merrick
Frederick E. Merrick
Issable Moore Merrick
Osceola
Nebraska
Lincoln
Helen Cerny
Robert Merrick
Wayne
Nebr
Lynda Burritt
Kenneth
Robert Jr
Laurie
Connie
Pamela Merrick
David
Debra Burritt
Mattie Banks
F. A. Merrick
Tucson Arizona
G. M. Merrick
Laramie
Wyoming
Hospital Notes List of Patients and Dismissals Across Several Towns
A hospital notes roundup lists patients including Mrs. Gregg Abbott and baby girl Osceola Mrs. Alice Matheson Osceola Mrs. Rose Pokorney Shelby and others in Stromsburg Osceola Shelby Sromsburg Clarks Polk and Ukiah California areas. Dismissals include Mrs Ada Church Clarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Abbott
Osceola
Wallace Kinney
Shelby
Roy Russell
Alice Matheson
Fred Bond
Rose Pokorney
Fred
Birth of Robert Francis Kuhnel in Shelby
Mr and Mrs Douglas Kuhnel welcome a son born Friday May 22 weighing over seven pounds named Robert Francis Great grandparents are Adolph Kuhnel and Dorothy McMeekin. Attendees and relatives join in events including the Grand Chapter of Nebraska in Lincoln and local hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Kuhnel
Robert Francis
Adolph Kuhnel
Dorothy McMeekin
Wallace Glatter
Kingman
Arizona
Wayne McLendon
Small Son
Phoenix
Matt Glatter
Nebraska
Tom Glatter
Powell
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Nora Burk
Columbus
James Brigham
Osceola
Fern Scott
Wilma Scott
Greeley
Colorado
Earl Scott
Iowa
Omaha
Kansas
Oklahoma
Robert Jones
Order of the Eastern Star
Shelby
Lincoln
Pershing Auditorium
Jones
Cornhusker Hotel
Amy Whitmore
Anchorage
Alaska
Howard Whitmore
Louis Whitmore
Ben Zedicher
Louise McClung
Marie Scholz
Nellie Ingalls
Wayne Kinnan
Russel Smith
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Robert Hopwood
Camille Bahm
Nelle Davis
Mary Ann Scow
Dale Carter
Osceola Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Tony Pokorney
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Chris Nekl
Bob Smith
Tim Gutz
Kearney
Bob
Larry Birkel
Leon Eller
Donald Reisdorf
Cedar Closets Endure In Style Says Judy Hofeldt
Cedar closets remain fashionable and durable for moth protection and storage. Red cedar offers lasting insect deterrence and water resistance, with tongue and groove pieces available from merchants. Builders increasingly include cedar closets in model homes for protecting blankets and winter wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hofeldt
Brantings Attend Fremont Piano Recital by Kentopp Students
Mr and Mrs Raymond Branting attended a piano recital in Fremont Sunday afternoon given by the students of Mrs Richard Kentopp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Branting
Fremont
Richard Kentopp
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August Fischer
Evansville
Ind
Hanson
Stromsburg
Mary Sigler
Nebraska Masquers Professional Society
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Hall of Fame
Alexander
Joe Schott
St. Francis Hospital
Michael Ray
Victor Cerny
Lynelle
Ray Soukup
Farm Bureau Ins
Coop
ACRI
White House
Fs Ff
First United Methodist, Church of
Shelby News
Blanche Brigham
Alma Hartson
Gloria Phillips
Junkman
Milton J. Hassel
Kearney State College
Romaine T. Pesicka
Robert L. Jones
John Krumbach
Cheri Hatt
Platte College
Production Credit Association
Jean Slusarski
Kathy Trout
Polk County Teachers’ Association
American Homemaker of Tomorrow
Beverly Brigham
Susan Rosenberry
Omaha World Herald
Jay Banta
Debra Boss
Bonnie Brigham
Roger Gabel
Ronald Glatter
Cheryl Hart
Cynthia Hiemer
Helen Hohndorf
Jayne Killham
Kathleen Krumbach
Sandra Krumbach
Leonard Larson
Bonita Lassek
Ricky Nekl
Timothy Nekl
Murray Smith
Tokski
Kathleen Trout
Barbara Wombacher
Barry Wombacher
Osceola News
York Auction Co
N. Hiway
York, Nebr
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