Osceola News Roundup of Local Visits and Tragedy
Rev. M R Crisp visits his parents for a few days while H L Gregg and wife travel from school duties to see Polk County relatives. Bert Carnine recovers from typhoid fever. Grant Stewart and wife return from Missouri and Kansas. Ward brothers start a butcher shop. A two and a half year old boy dies of membranous croup. Milton Henderson returns from Denver to vote and visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Charlie Campbell
Evan Mickey
Harvey Heald
Down
Chicago
George Ward H
Milton Henderson
Denver
Shank case bound over for district court in Everett fire
Harm Shank, accused of burning the Everett livery barn, was bound over to the district court after a preliminary examination where evidence favored the defendant. He was released on bail of 38,000 dollars. Local items include visits, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, high school sports, a Womanless Wedding tease, and the Osceola High School journalism class launching a monthly publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Harm Shank
Everett
Mary Getterman
Lewis Kansas
City
E. W. Heffelbower
Elmer Cash
Viola Stark
Polk
T. M. Leibee
Fremont
A. J. Blazer
Leibee
Amelia Rassmussen
Bennington
Nebraska
Johnnie Schmoker
Arthur Nelson
Daugher
Henry Hughes
Central City
Ding
James McMeekin
Shelby
John Carlson
Stromsburg
Canada
Marian Huiquist
Leslie Hanshew
Billy Rickley
Osceola High School
Fragmented OCR Item Remains Largely Readable
A damaged newspaper fragment preserves key names and places amid unreadable text. The legible portions hint at a local event or notice with involved individuals and a date context, though specifics are unclear.
Osceola School Notes Highlight Fall Activities and Football Loss
Osceola notes recount Halloween parties classroom visits and a 26-0 football defeat to Ulysses with Rex Oberg as game captain. Several students miss days due to illness and NST A convention take days off. Betty Jean Cummings and Gayle Hewitt have family visits and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Pearson
Donald Zedicher
Jean Hewitt
California
Mrs. Hewitt
Betty Jean Cummings
Lincoln
Omaha
Norfolk
Kearney
McCook
Alliance
Osceola
Ulysses
Rex Oberg
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Twenty Four Hour Market
Union Stock Yards Omaha Nov 8 1936 receipts 10000 cattle demand strong for beef steers and yearlings prices up 15 25c best steers 10.85 cows and heifers steady to higher stock cattle and feeding steers sold 15 25c higher range of goods with quotes for cornfed yearlings heifers cows range beef buyers active and prices rising across classes. Fat lambs 8.00 8.60 feeder lambs 6.75 7.75 aged sheep quotably strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Harvard researchers trace Permian plant migration to Texas find
Harvard University Botanical Museum announces two new Tingia species unearthed in Texas showing long extinct plant migration across the Northern Pacific about 200 million years ago in the Lower Permian era. Fossils accompany Gigantopteris Callip teris and Walchia. similar finds in Western America and Eastern Asia imply bidirectional movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Texas
Harvard
America
China
Harvard University Botanical Museum
Science Service
Western America
Eastern
Asia
Quotes on human nature and life lessons from an old discourse
A collection of aphoristic reflections on optimism mourning hair aging prevention and social issues. It ponders education sufficiency battles vanity and daily life challenges using concise ironic statements about desire health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Baboons Kill Leopard in Dawn Jungle Face-Off
Reports from Windhoek South Africa describe a duel between a leopard and a troop of baboons that ended when the baboons flooded the scene. The leopard, badly wounded, was chased down and killed by the primates who then fed on their foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windhoek
South Africa
Wall Painting of Prodigal Son Story Discovered in England
A remarkable mural dating to the Elizabethan era was found beneath paneling in England. The wall painting depicts the Prodigal Son with blues red and yellow colors appearing fresh as when painted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prodigal Son
Elizabeth
England
Pork a la Lollipop Souviaki gains US interest
In Greece travelers relish Pork a la Lollipop Souviaki a foot long split bamboo stick skewer of pork and lamb and its popularity sparks talk of introducing the dish to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
United States
Historical Laugh Sparks Shared Hum
A brief exchange turns into a shared joke about history and laughter. The dialogue features a playful mispronunciation as one person insists the term is historical while the other doubles down on humor and duration.
West Virginia’s Central Mail Office handles state mail
In the capital, a unique central mailing office processes mail for all state departments, centralizing routing and delivery across agencies. The facility acts as the hub for government correspondence and official communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Getting Even His Lordship and Her Ladyship
A witty dialogue features a marital spat about driving from the back seat and cooking from the dining room table. The exchange leans on satire about domestic roles and stings with sharp humor.
Pies Like Mother Used to Make Sign Stirs nostalgia
A restaurant displays a publicity sign reading Pies like mother used to make before she took to bridge, aiming to entice customers with homestyle comfort and a wink at postwar family life. The line evokes memory of a mother’s baking and a pastime, bridging cuisine and recreation.
Am I going to die, doctor
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a patient pleads for life while the doctor reassures and delivers a grim response, hinting at a fatal medical condition and the finality of the prognosis. The scene centers on fear, authority, and the brink of mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
West Side Social Roundup Across Families
Mr and Mrs Frank Bolton hosted an oyster supper inviting Mr and Mrs Marvin Fredrickson and Mr and Mrs Ansel Fredrickson and their son. Various relatives from Cambridge Ravenna Clarks Osceola Stromsburg Lincoln and Columbus visited homes and attended club meetings and school events Friday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bolton
Marvin Fredrickson
Ansel Fredrickson
Ivan Sundberg
Cambridge
Andy Beckstrom
Near Clarks
George Bush
Joe Kralik
West Point
Eda To
Lincoln
John Johnson
Stromsburg
Oliver Johnson
Oscar Fredrickson
Oscar Fredricks
Wm. Larson
Clarence Larson
Frank Larson
Columbus
Courage and moral bravery in Christian warfare
The Christian Science Monitor discusses courage as more than animal bravado, contrasting moral courage with fear and intoxication. It cites David and Goliath, biblical verses, and Mary Baker Eddy to define true courage as doing right despite persecution, relying on God rather than mere strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
David
Goliath
Israel
The
Christian Science Monitor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk County
Walter J. Herbes
Osceola, Neb
SUN Theatre
Joe E. Brown
William Powel
Jean Arthur
Mrs. Bradford
Morningside Field
Dick Smith
Gloria Pearson
Rev. Monkman
Gayle Hewitt
South Omaha
United Financial
H. H. Riley
17Th Ave
Finis
West Side
Goodrich
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank
DRS. Smith
V. Hurst Lester Anderson
R. L. Schroeder
X—Ray
Mike
Court House Square
Nebr
H. J. Leeper
Farmers Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!