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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
4
George Thompson aged 83, a member of the well known Thompson twins duo for six decades, dies in a Columbus hospital after a two month illness. The Osceola and Polk County items include local election results, cinema listings, and agricultural market figures.
Local obituaries note Vera Swanson’s 1906 birth near Shelby and her death at her parents’ home on October 28. A Halloween police detail had sixteen boy scouts sworn in by Judges Ball and Gray. Election results show Polk County swing with about 500 more votes than 1920 and Republicans winning. Ride-A-Wee Club marks tenth anniversary with a surprise at the Latsch home honoring three charter members. A birth announced for Merle Timm and Arthur Anderson welcome a son. Patricia Ann Harlan dies in Long Beach at age one, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L V Harlan, granddaughter of Nels Anderson. Osceola defeats Grand Island College 54 to 0 as team improvement shows. Ralph Roberts moves to Crofton to manage the local newspaper after the editor’s drowning death. Emil Allenson and Selma Danielson wed in Osceola. they will live near Stromsburg. County highway grading costs cited at 43 dollars per mile compared with neighboring counties.
Rev G A Randall is pastor with Sunday School at 10 00 and worship at 11 05. Womans Society book review tea Friday afternoon November 10 cost 25 cents. WCTU meets at parsonage Thursday November 9. Memorial service for Jimmie Johnston Sunday afternoon November 19. Junior Youth Fellowship meets Monday evening November 13.
Polk County Medical Society warns hunters to watch for tularemia or rabbit fever during November and December. Do not handle wild rabbits with bare hands and ensure rabbit meat is fully cooked. Look for sluggish rabbits and whitish spots on internal organs. destroy such meat. Tularemia is an acute infectious disease with an initial sore and swollen lymph glands and is linked to rabbit and tick exposure. Quarantine officers monitor ships arriving from the Orient and Africa as armed forces return home.
Rev. Alfield E. Franzen leads Sunday worship after Trinity with Sunday School at 10 30 a m and Morning Worship at 11 30 a m. This week includes Ladies Aid at 2 30 p m with hostesses Mrs Albert Pierson and Mrs Ellen Sandin Lutheran Brotherhood at 8 p m. Next week Luther League meets at 8 p m.
District 54 Cpl. Stanley Kielian returns home on a week’s visit from McKinney Texas to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Kielian near Silver Creek. Sam Wyman family guests at Central City for Sunday dinner. Robert Tooker of the Navy resumes duties after furlough. Ted Delamore visits Lincoln. Cpl. Charles Gentleman on furlough dines with Merle Schott. Community attends memorial for Marine Robert Olafsen at Silver Creek burial at sea Palau Island Sept. 27. Mrs. Mary West and Mrs. Lulu Ward host Widows Club at Luis West home West of Silver Creek with luncheon guests.
District 18 residents and relatives share weekend and midweek visits across Columbus Mead Bellwood and Silver Creek. Families including the Liskos Tomasivtz Bernts Johansens Micek Brani gan and Miller hosts welcomed kin and friends from Fairbank Shelby and other nearby areas.
Notice is given that the Polk County Agricultural Society of Polk County Nebraska will hold its annual meeting in the Court room Osceola at 2:00 pm on Wednesday November 15 1944 to transact regular business. Dated November 6 1944. Louis A Hastert Secretary.
The honor roll lists Harry Brazee Phil B Campbell Mrs Ada Osborn new entries Mrs Flossie Deeds T Delamere Merle Peterson new Ed Almstrom Signe Samuelson Alfred Reisdorff new George Carson Mrs Frank Murphy Dr D G Delfs H D Landis Don Byers new, reflecting recognitions from the period.
Wesley Chapel reports a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Engelbert Gabel with the Gabel families Sgt. Clarence Van Nostrand and Cpl. Hubert Girard plus Mary Rose Schott of Lincoln and the Van Nostrand and Treadway families. The Earl Watts group visited Mrs. Nellie Watts, while Mrs. Roy Cox and Mrs. Mary Gerdes of Osceola called on Mrs. Axel Anderson. Mrs. Henry Krough returned from Omaha after assisting her mother. Mrs. Joe Swanson of Swedehome is helping now. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Davis at Humboldt on October 31. Seaman Davis serves in the South Pacific. Fred and Chris Huggler got a two-row corn picker from Fairbury. Hazel Brown and Lulu Burns visited Mrs. Alfred Struebing in Ulysses.
Community notices list Mrs. Alex Swan spending winter with the Nelsons in Franklin. Kathryn and Jean Ericson visiting relatives in Shelby. Mrs. Leonard Smith of Stanton dining with Miss Laverna Rystrom while visiting Osceola. Cpl. Ralph Mackerang back from furlough at Fort Meade. the Towles and Johnson families hosting gatherings in Wilsonville and Lincoln. Carolin Benda departing to Boeing in Seattle after vacation with her parents.
Gale Myron and Donald Samuelson, brothers in the U S Navy, are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Earl Samuelson this week. Gale recently returned from the South Pacific. Myron is stationed at Omaha. Donald has come back from Sicily and Southern France.
For sale twenty head young cattle mostly black faces priced at seven dollars fifty cents per head. Contact H C Augustin in Shelby Nebraska for purchase details.
A Polk County National Farm Loan Association notice in Osceola Nebraska promotes a federal land bank loan at 4 percent interest with a full option to repay and no appraisal or commission fees, inviting inquiries. The ad references Polk County in Nebraska and encourages readers to see or write for details.
Mrs Clarence Richter and her infant son Dean Edward returned home from Stromsburg hospital. The baby was baptized at Sacred Heart Church Shelby by Rev John Kean. Home Study Club suspends weekly meeting for corn husking season until December 14 at Mrs Lysle Hopwood home. Ray Doty listed as missing in France. Coast Guardsman Wendell Spalding on leave visited Richter family. Community attends welcome party for new pastor Rev John Kean.
Sunday School at 10 00 and Morning Worship at 11 00 conducted by Professor Dowe with music by a Luther College student. Missionary Fall Festival Tuesday afternoon November 14 at 3 00 with Miss Olive McBeth giving a book review on The Robe. High school girls provide the music.
Polk County files a foreclosure suit Aug 4 1944 to foreclose tax liens on a described Osceola land tract and quiet title for heirs legatees and unknown defendants. The notice requires an answer by Nov 27 1944 or a default judgment will be entered. Acting attorney W W Norton represents the plaintiff County of Polk.
In the county court of Polk Nebraska a petition to appoint George P. Mace as administrator of the Sidney A Mace estate has a hearing set for November 17 1944 at 10 00 A M. The notice is dated October 20 1944 and signed by County Judge L M Merrick with official seals and November 2 9 publication dates.
Notice of sheriff sale authorized by a foreclosure of delinquent taxes in Polk County Nebraska. Lands in Osceola including multiple blocks in Morningside and Tschauner additions with numerous lots to be offered December 12, 1944 at 2 PM at the south front door of Osceola Courthouse. Sale conducted by Sheriff Gunnard Peterson.
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