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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
1
Authorities in charge announce a county wide effort to create jobs for unemployed residents this winter. The C W A committee will propose projects including highway hillside cuts on Highway 16 west of No 39 and bridge widening, aiming to keep able bodied citizens from needing county aid with 90 percent hand labor on vapor projects. Full details to follow before month’s end.
Fairview headlines recount a birthday surprise for Mrs. BE B Fineey at the Graham home in Clarks. Happy Hour Society practiced for a Silver Creek church play. Various local birthdays dinners and dinners hosted by families are noted along with a serious farm fire near Toy Rhodes, injuries from a horse incident, and hospitality events featuring neighbors from Osceola and Iowa City.
A granary and machine shed on the Leroy Rhodes farm ten miles northwest of Osceola burned shortly after 3:30 AM Tuesday. About 4000 bushels of grain and sawdust from daytime sawing fed the blaze, with fire crews from Osceola and Silver Creek preventing spread to adjacent buildings. Insurance coverage mitigates the loss. For sale Buff Orpington Cockerel, Mrs. Charles Stewart, Osceola.
Elizabeth Carman 55, born Easton Pa, died Nov 16 1933 at Shelby home of Frank Langhammer Sr after nine years in Nebraska. Survived by two sons Harry F. Carman Osceola and Arthur J. Carman Stromsburg, sister Mrs. Oliver Griffin Osceola, brother Joe Hank Grand Island, six grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at U B Church Shelby Rev J W Stiverson. interment Osceola Cemetery. Pallbearers Walter Griffen Raymond Hank Otto Carman Frank Carman James Gibbons Delmar Johnson.
Mrs Jack Malek and infant Janet Delight left Osceola Hospital on Thursday. Gerald Obrist had appendicitis operation by Dr R L Schroeder yesterday morning. Phillip Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Johnson operated on by Dr Eklund Friday morning. Ronald Sarrow, post appendicitis operation, returned home Sunday. Ronald Ekstrom also returned home Tuesday. Mrs Guildford Bryan and son Gerald Duane returned home yesterday. Myron Hansen, ruptured appendix operation last week, is recovering well. patient of Dr Schroeder.
Miss Pearl Fredrickson spent part of last week with her sister Mrs Oliver Johnson near Polk. The Fredrickson and Th Landers families visited Lincoln Saturday. Gothard Nelson and family from York dined with Gust Johnson. Ladies Club of Swede Home meets at Charley Andersons. Mrs Clarence Anderson hosts. A shower honored Martha Jones at Mrs David Jones home. gifts praised. Ansel Fredrickson and Sherman Farrell visited Elmer Carlson near Stromsburg for Sunday dinner. Gordon Fredrickson and Mervin Tielander left for Lincoln Agriculture College. Marvin Fredrickson visited Goldie Gustafson in Immanuel Hospital Omaha. Harlan Johnson and family attended Wahoo Home Coming. Herman Fredrickson motored to Omaha. Albert Johnson and family were business callers in York. Gestrine and daughters visited Henry Thelander of Octavia. Ruel Sward was a business caller in York.
Maple Leaf Club met at Fairview Hall Nov 16 with good attendance. Clara McCormick hosted and members agreed to a Christmas party on December 14 at Fairview Hall. Members to bring quilt blocks for a tied quilt at the next meeting and officers will be elected. On December 7 they will meet with Addie Wieseman at her home.
Dr. J E Kirshman of the University of Nebraska argues a sound currency anchored to gold is essential for rapid recovery, and that certainty about the future dollar content ends speculation. He notes inflation measures fail and urges confidence to reestablish progress, citing his book Principles of Investment used in major schools.
Mrs. A V Eielson spent Monday in Lincoln while Mrs. R L Minnick returned from an eastern visit with sister Mrs. Guy Butler. The annual Father and Son Banquet drew about 200. Rev E S Staley spoke. Football: Stromsburg 6 Aurora 22. Families relocate as Moore family heads to Phoenix for winter.
Fragmentary notice references an auction company Ogceola Realty Auction Co and market data. Details are incomplete, but the item implies a real estate auction action handled by the firm. No dates or locations are clearly readable.
Mrs J C McCormick died early Sunday at her east Osceola home after months of declining health. Born Anna Mae VanHoosen December 12 1884 in Furnas County Nebraska she died November 19 1923 in Osceola at age 48 years 11 months and seven days. She married J Chris McCormick in 1907 and left a large family including husband sister Mrs James Culbertson brother Henry Van Hoosen half sister Mrs Maggie Frye stepson Jay McCormick niece Mrs W O Fudge and many relatives. Funeral services were held at her home November 21 conducted by Rev W H Wright with burial beside her parents in Osceola Cemetery.
Osceola High School football team and Coach Gilbert were guests at the Monday noon dinner in Hotel Rapp. The club reversed toast tradition to praise the Bulldogs for their season. Judge Norton spoke for the club and Coach Gilbert replied for the team. Secretary Frank Anderson reported on the Omaha Chamber of Commerce meeting. Osceola, a small state town, attended the convention.
The Osceola Woman's Club departments met this week with varied programs. Literature discussed Russia. Music featured Stephen Foster. Home Economics covered floors walls ceilings and decor. Physical Education held a posture talk and gym activities. Drama presented a reading from The Tree of Life by Keene Abbot.
Rev. G I Friday's funeral was conducted Monday at the M E Church in Ashland with Rev J A Runnels and Rev Staley assisting. Attendees from Fairview and nearby areas included Rev Powell and others. burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery where Friday served as pastor.
A feature on Will Rogers outlines his status as a renowned comedian and commentator. It notes his wide readership and influence across media, his American identity, Cherokee heritage, and path from ranch life to New York vaudeville and spoken monologue.
Shelby highlights include Fred Adkinson traveling to Chicago for business and Adolph Kuhnel moving to a new home two blocks from the post office. Visitors from Alliance and Platte Center come and go, St Ann Sodality hosts a parish hall gathering, and Gene Fisnecy and others are mentioned with community ties. Petitions, home moves, and local society activity fill the page alongside a White Rock poultry sale listing.
District 40 awarded spelling honors to Alva Richards Ivan Richards Hlaing Treadway Jesse Drummond and Birdie Gale Weeden. Mrs Frank Hewitt returned from Shelby Hospital. Miss Nadine Richmond home from Lincoln. Miss Effie Kropach shower in Eller's hall. P T A District 65 meets first Tuesday in December. John Albers Hubert Alt families attended shower for Miss Effie Kropach. Mrs Fred Carman remembered for Magarine illness. Community visits by multiple families including Corbitts Hastings and Hugglers.
Fullerton football crushes Osceola 26 to 0 with all scores in the first half. Coach Gilbert praises team spirit as Osceola hosts a noon luncheon by the Osceola Community Club. Thanksgiving game vs Valley and the David City trip are on the schedule as season winds down.
Miss Martha Jones of Swede Home and Claude Calvert of Villisca Iowa wed at Swede Home Church on Wednesday November 22 The ceremony was officiated by Rev A Sward in a simple service The couple departed for their Villisca home where the groom works The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Jones of near Swede Home and has worked in Omaha in recent years
Valley residents meet at the church Friday to prepare for services next Sunday and gather offerings. Lily Joy Meacham hosted a Fairview Ladies Society luncheon at the hall. First Quarters will resume after New Year's Day with morning services and a Companion Service to follow. Sunday School led by E. B. Maxcy, pastor.
An OCR fragment reports SSmorresiraeghr confronting events linked to record ads and dividend payments. The text is garbled but indicates financial notices or corporate actions affecting distributions and liabilities.
Miss Effie Violet Kropach daughter of Mr and Mrs O J Kropach of the valley and Francis H M Wood house of Flowerfield Nebraska were married Tuesday morning November 21 by County Judge W W Norton at the courthouse. The bride wore blue velvet with matching hat slippers and white gloves. Attendants were Miss Alta Kropach and Emery Kro pach. A wedding dinner followed at the bride’s parents home with several relatives assisting. The couple planned a short wedding trip to Omaha and Tarkio Missouri before settling on a ranch near Flowerfield Nebraska.
A wedding couple from Pine Bluffs Wyoming, Miss Effie Kropach and Francis Woodhouse, were feted at a miscellaneous shower and dance at Ellers Hall. A mock wedding and a luncheon followed a 4:30 gift unwrapping as guests from Columbus, Shelby, Seward, Bellwood and Duncan attended.
Sunday program at the Methodist Church featured the play Simon the Sorcerer with Deloss Buchholz Donald Anderson Morris Dunny Arden and Brent McBeth. Next Sunday Shelby group to present The Half of My Goods from Zacchaeus. Cast listed include Frevi Pengelly Patricia Olive McBeth Matthew Lloyd Scow Thaddeus Robert Wolpert Miriam Audrey Swan Rebecca Helen Ingalls Centurion Herbert Thelen. Services set for 10 o clock Sunday School worship at 11 and.Service. The Fidelity Class hosts a covered dish supper Friday night in the basement encouraging all couples to attend. Wright minister.
A husking bee at the Brown farm about a mile east of Osceola drew neighbors and friends. Mrs Brown and Mrs Brown hosted the event as the couple faced illness with Mr Brown unable to finish breakfast due to a recent bout of sickness. The gathering reportedly yielded about 300 bushels of corn for the day as ladies served dinner and the community showed support.
A Monday afternoon grass and corn stalk blaze at Berek farm near York spread quickly due to dry grass and strong winds. ROFers quickly responded by plowing a furrow around the fire to prevent major damage.
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