Obituary of Lissa Jane Cunningham 87 in Osceola
Lissa Jane Cunningham born August 16 1853 in Clarktown PA married William T. Smith Sept 1876. Survived by Wilbert H. Smith Osceola and Cora Sprowls Gary Indiana with six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Died October 29 1940 at the Gary home of her daughter after a long life of church work and reading her Bible. Funeral October 31 at Wilbert H. Smith’s Osceola home conducted by Rev A W Lapthorne.
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Lissa Jane Cunningham
Clarktown
Pennsylvania
William T. Smith
Donegal
Wilbert H
Cora Winiford
Osceola
Cora
Frank Sprowls
Gary
Ind
West Finley
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Nebraska
iShe
Wilbert H. Smith
A. W. Lapthorne
Roosevelt Wins Re-Election in Polk County Vote
Polk County voters produced one of the largest county totals as Roosevelt secured a third term and Willkie carried Nebraska and other farm states. The county backed Butler for senator and Griswold for governor, with Curtis nearly doubling his opponents and Ray Thomas edging Gunnerson in the legislature.
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Roosevelt
Deeee
Willkie
U. S
Cochran
Butler
Res
Carpenter
Dee
Griswold
Reee Fe
Canaday
Deo
Curtis Ee E
Bindera
Tomas Ee
Eeea Te Eas
Gunnerson
Dahlin
Asolose Ha
Samuelson
Polk County
Nebraska
Ray Thomas
County results listing various commissioners and overseer votes
A county results list shows Commissioner Alvin Dahlin and multiple overseers with vote tallies for many regions. Names include Harper Peterson, Harry Crossant, H A Johansen, Eli W Johnson, Wm Campain, Chas Wright, A A Allison, J R Sundberg, Ralph, Hackberry Heyman, Helen Canada, Henry Johnson, Clear Creek Holger Nielsen, Stromsburg J W Newman, Osceola C E B Jones, Valley Frank Tribe, Pleas Home Albert Sundberg, Platte Guilford Bryan.
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Alvin Dahlin
Harper Peterson
Harry Crossant
H. A. Johansen
Eli W. Johnson
Wm. Campain
Chas. Wright
A. A. Allison
J. R. Sundberg
Ralph aree _ Hackberry
West Side News and Community Events
West Side events include Chief Practice on Sunday at 2 pm, Dorcas gathering Friday evening with Vivian Florenne and Lorraine Larson, and a missionaries program. The community cleans the church on Monday November 11. Thanksgiving services on November 21. Local youths Irene Forss, Frances Toline, David Sward, Howard Peterson, Bud Bolton, Ollie Johnson, Kenneth Peterson, Ansel Fredrickson, and the Larsons attended or hosted weekend visits with family and friends.
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West Side
Dorcas
Vivian
Florenne
Lorraine Larson
Mrs. Sward
Swede Home Ladies Club
Irene Forss
Frances Toline
Wahoo
David Sward
Rock Island
Lutheran Ladies Aid Plan Thursday Gathering
The Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 PM with Mrs. Frank Bard hosting and Mrs. Gust Boden leading the program. Next Sunday marks the 25th Sunday after Trinity with youth and adult services. The Luther League meets November 14. Bible Study Day on November 18 and church rally night on November 26 feature a Thanksgiving cantata. Rev. John Oberg, Pastor.
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John Oberg
Shelterbelt meetings discuss 1941 program changes
A series of precinct meetings in the county cover tree planting and 1941 Shelterbelt Program changes allowing fewer than ten rows of trees. Valley Precinct meets November 12 at Valley Methodist church and November 13 at Victor School House at 8 p.m. Public attendance urged to discuss the community planting plan.
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Valley Precinct
Valley Methodist Church
Victor School
Greens Chapel and area events noted in village column
Greens Chapel Brotherhood meets Monday night November 11 with Lewis Berggren Walter Twarling and Albert Teegerstrom as entertainers. Victor School PTA meets Tuesday November 12 with Mr Karraker of York as speaker. Greens Chapel Ladies Aid meets Thursday November 14 with Mrs C W Hennings and Mrs T E Nelson entertaining. Numerous local residents host and visit in Wahoo Lincoln Gothenburg Denver Omaha Gresham Fullerton Genoa and Ulysses as relatives and friends attend gatherings and return home.
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Hackberry News
Greens Chapel Brotherhood
Lewis Berggren
Walter Twarling
Albert Teegerstrom
Victor School Pta
Karraker
York
Greens Chapel Ladies Aid
C. W. Hennings
T E Nelson
Irvin Rystrom
Max Rystrom
C.B. Knorr
Stromsburg
Oberlin
Kansas
Ella Gerhart
Myria Hanson
Farnumville
Iowa
Robert Burke
Gresham
Eegelhof
J. J. Knorr
Donnely
Minn
Verna Peterson
Denver
Margaret Teegerstrom
Omaha
Albin Teegerstrom
Willard Anderson
Ulysses
Stanley Harless
Keith Kinberg
Gresham High School
Elmer Kinberg
Susan Vaughn
Fullerton
Don Nordberg
Lucille Johnson
Lyle Johnson
Ella Johnson
Norris Short
Genoa
Raymond Burke
Alvin Burke
Married couple Croisant and Ruth wed in Sidney Iowa
Miss Lois B. Croisant daughter of Albert and Mrs Croisant of Osceola and Dale F Ruth son of A H Ruth of Rising City were married on September 6 1940 at Sidney Iowa They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Wayne Ruth of Rising City.
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Lois BE. Croisant
Albert Croisant
Osceola
Dale F. Ruth
A. H. Ruth
Rising City
Sidney, Iowa
Wayne Ruth
4-H Banquet at Stromsburg High School Highlights
About 300 people attended the 4-H and Extension Service Banquet at Stromsburg High School on October 29. State 4-H Club leader L. I. Frisbie gave a main address as Shelby high school students performed the one act play Eddie Greets a Hero under Mrs Arch Kumpf. Cast included John Pearson Eugene Sterup Lorene Thelen Charlotte Ball Phyllis Hastert and Lorene DeTurk with musical numbers by Paul Kuhnel Jane Buchta Brooke Berggren and a duet by Mrs Myron Johnson and Gordon Frederickson.
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Stromsburg High School
L. I. Frisbie
Eddie
Shelby High School
Arch Kumpf
John Pearson
Eugene Sterup
LoRene Thelen
Charlotte Ball
Phyllis Hastert
Lorene DeTurk
Paul Kuhnel
Jane Buchta
Brooke Berggren
St. Marys Hospital birth reported in Columbus area
District No 18 notes the birth of a baby boy at St Marys hospital in Columbus last Tuesday. Local residents attend a Bellwood card party and bazaar hosted by St Josephs Altar Society. Mrs Adolph Bernt visits in Columbus with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur Mayberger.
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James Staroscik
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Adolph Bernt
Arthur Mayberger
Frank Lassek
Omaha
Bellwood
Ladies of the
St. Joseph’s Altar Society
Dye Davis
Silver Creek
Anton Micek
Maurice Branigan
Agnes
Dorothy Kosch
Shelby
Social Hours and Home Visits in Stromsburg Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Anderson hosted an eight-person dinner for Os car Rystrom of York as they prepare to move to New York state. Mrs. R. L. Minnick and Mrs. O. Freeman led a luncheon honoring Mrs. A. O. Rystrom of York with twelve guests. Other weekend visits included Ruth Wurtz visiting Dorothy Sherwood and family, Mrs. Virgil Hultquist returning from Omaha, and Ed Johnson and Alle Gra hosting a 6:30 dinner with multiple local guests.
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Stromsburg
H. R. Anderson
Oscar Rystrom
York
New York State
R. L. Minnick
O. Freeman
A. O. Rystrom
Ruth Wurtz
Clarks
Dorothy Sherwood
Herbert Wurtz
Jean Douglas
Wren Sherwood
Virgil Hultquist
Omaha
Henry Westring
Earl Cole
Lincoln
Frank Hultgren
Ed Johnson
Allegra
Lou Israel
Osceola
E. C. Nordlund
Ella Shugren
Maud Johnson
J. A. Anderson
Milton
Community and School Notes From Local Weekend Activities
Local families Ed and Maurice Watts host a Sunday dinner. Ralph Watts and Ralph Johnson visit relatives in Iowa and Omaha. Martin Scholz recovers from appendicitis. Horace McKeag family visits Fullerton for a birthday. Margaret Anderson stays with August Johnson. district 2 and 64 pupils present a Halloween program with a one act play. Sunday MYFs hosted at LeRoy Brown. funeral in Omaha for Henry Bickel attended by WO Hansen family and others.
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Martin Scholz
Horace McKeag
Fullerton
Walter Russell
Clem Marak
Victor Johnson
Moline
Ill
Howard McKeag
James McKeag Jr
Omaha
Anna Nelson
John Erks
Elmer
Nordberg Peterson
Louis Tlamka
Yale man fined for speeding in Merrick court
Paul Kleinsasser of Yale South Dakota was fined ten dollars and costs totaling 3.20 in Judge Merrick's court Friday for speeding. State patrolman C R Edson filed the complaint after following Kleinsasser from south of the Loup river bridge to east of Shelby. He was recorded at eighty miles per hour.
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Paul Kleinsasser
Yale
S. D
Osceola Woman's Club Meets for Indian Welfare Program
The Osceola Woman's Club held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. P. B. Campbell's home with 26 members and four visitors. The program on Indian Welfare was presented by Mrs I. D. Huston, Mrs. Gunnard Peterson, Miss Lula Hendrickson, and Mrs. Myron Johnson, with Mrs. S. D. Evins of Stromsburg attending and reporting on the Norfolk state convention.
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Osceola
Stromsburg
Norfolk
Swan Mattson obituary notes long Nebraska life
Swan Mattson, longtime Osceola resident and western Nebraska settler, died at 78 years, 10 months, 13 days. Born December 18 1861 in Jamshog Sweden, he immigrated in 1880, lived in Monmouth Illinois, moved to Cheyenne County Nebraska in 1888, married Ella Swanson in 1888, and settled on a farm near Osceola. He later resided at Immanuel Home for the Aged in Omaha and remained active with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Osceola, serving on deacons and leading Swedish Bible class. Funeral services were held at the Osceola Lutheran church with interment in Osceola cemetery.
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Swan Mattson
Nebraska
Mr. Mattson
Jamshog
Kristianstad Lan
Sweden
Monmouth
Ill
Cheyenne County
Ella Swanson
Mattson
Gustav
Frida
Sven Jonson
Frank Shallberg
New Windsor
Alvin Johnson
Osceola
L. O. Flark
Richfield
California
Helen Covey
Ariington
Caifornia
S. W. Swanson
North Phute
Immanuel Home For the
Omaha
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wesley Chapel Church Aid Meeting and Community Notes
Wesley Chapel Church Aid will meet at the church Friday evening with Rev. Norlin presenting stereoptical pictures and a sandwich lunch requested. Visitors include Mrs. Lila Struebing and her son from Aurora Missouri who visited relatives here. Brent McBeth traveled to Minnesota to husk corn. Delmar Richmond family and Mrs. Harry McBeth were hosted by the Thomas Fozzard family for Kay Richmonds third birthday. Mrs. C. E. Brigham visited relatives in the chapel area. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Stephenson spent Sunday with Floyd West and family.
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Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel Church Aid
Norlin
Lila Struebing
Aurora
Missouri
Nelson Brown
Osceola
Brent McBeth
Minnesota
Delmar Richmond
Harry McBeth
Thomas Fozzard
Shelby
Little Kay Richmond
C. E. Brigham
Chapel
R. J. Stephenson
Floyd West
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Oscar Andersons
Polk Arthur Adelson
Polk Orville Jackson
Benedict Osceola
Sam T. Crouse
Arthur Bryan Sasaeenes
Columbus Co. W. Youngiland Stromsburg
Walter Pierson
Ervin Gestrine
Polk Osceola
Oscar E. Anderson
Stoner News
Ed Watts
Maurice Watts
Adelaine Dahlstedt
Oscar Williams
Maurice
Ralph Watts
Ralph Johnson
Hollis
Wallace McKeag
Marion Weary
Ralph
Wallace
WO ‘Hansen
Henry Bickel
Vary Swan Mattson
Dwight Griswold
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