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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1937
Page
8
Receipts of cattle at Omaha Monday reached 15 000 head and hogs 9 500. Openning corn fed steers showed firmer demand with best steers at 12 65, range cattle and feeders firm to higher, and fat lambs quoted 8 25 to 8 65. A worrisome editorial note on worry and practical problem solving follows.
Celia and her roommate Ann visit a gloomy house across the street hoping to sing for Mrs. Ashby, a club leader and national president who helps the shut in. The encounter sparks Celia to pursue her singing career as a weekly birthday program grows.
A Western Newspaper Union piece suggests how Christmas tasks suit family roles. It details older children trimming trees gathering greens making wreaths and guiding younger siblings in decorating and preparations while parents monitor fatigue and strain.
Weekend social notes from West Side list Dana Shostrom’s 20th birthday surprise hosted by Curtis and Shostrom families. Guests included Flodmans Shostroms Linds and others with gifts and lunch. Additional visits span Bolton Larson Phillips Anderson Fredrickson and Youngdahl households.
The price of a suit includes Roosevelt administration taxes amounting to more than a quarter of the cost. The notice notes taxes raise clothing prices and impact shoppers in the era.
Fairview notes show Miss Marie Stammerjohn visiting the LeRoy Rhodes home while the Strickland family joins the Heitzman household after Thanksgiving. Local families including the Deeters and Buchtas share meals, with funerals and travels to Omaha mentioned. Thanksgiving plans bring gatherings for Christiana Sarrow and the Buchta, Herrman, and Osceola connections.
On December 20 1937 at 2 p m in the County Clerk Office Osceola a hearing will be held for the reappraisal of all school lands in Polk County. A Board of Educational Lands and Funds representative will receive testimony and evidence regarding land value for lease purposes. Leo N Swanson Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings announces the notice dated November 23 1937. Also included is an employment ad offering steady work in Polk County with no experience required and an Osceola Record promotion for a magazine subscription.
Public auction to sell real estate in Polk County Nebraska by order of the District Court Birger Gulbrandson is plaintiff and Sy via Law et al defendants The land includes various sections in townships 13 north range 1 west and 36 13 north 1 west plats The sale is December 14 1937 at 2 00 pm at Osceola courthouse South front door with 15 percent cash due at sale and balance on court confirmation Land may be sold in parcels or as a whole for maximum proceeds
Professional listings for Geo T Alliband M D Osceola Neb physician surgeon with X ray. Smith and Eklund physicians surgeons with offices over Crouse-Tex Drug Co. Dr W A Getty licensed veterinarian available by phone. Directory lines show office locations and telephone numbers.
The term Noel is the French name for the Christmas feast and for carols sung in rural churches. It derives from Latin natalis meaning born and was historically proclaimed to express joy at Christ's birth. The spelling Novel appears in Chaucer and other early authors.
The largest Christmas pudding on record was boiled for 14 days in a brewing copper for the mine host of the Red Lion in Southwark in 1718. It weighed over 1,000 pounds.
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