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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1971
Page
8
A reader shares musings on Thanksgiving a day to pause and count blessings. The piece blends gratitude with light anecdotes about family pets crops and football prep, ending with hopes for future community events and continued thankfulness.
The Osceola WCTU group met at Larry Davis home on Thursday afternoon with recorded music opening the session. Mrs Robert Carey gave the devotional, while Mrs Ross Richards led the program and directed a skit about promoting WCTU interest. Cast included Lulu Hendrickson Elsie Stewart Miriam Carey and Elsie Davis. Three White Ribbon Recruits attended and the Aaronic Benediction closed the meeting. Dr The note adds Clara Frizzell visiting Cedric Finecys earlier in the week.
K L Bowen state director of Farmers Home Administration says ample funds are available for Rural Housing Loans in Nebraska with a state allotment slightly over 9 million dollars. Loans cover building purchasing and rehabilitation of homes and water systems for rural families in communities under 10 000 population.
A hospital notes list current patients across Stromsburg Waco Gresham Osceola Benedict Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Stroms Shelby Clarks Osceola Osceola Osceola Stroms Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola Osceola. Dismissals include Mrs Kronberg Stroms Mrs Peterson Stromsburg Mrs Keith Silver Creek Miss Jones Osceola Miss Fornandez Osceola Mrs Fickel Gresham Mrs Cornish Osceola Mrs Campbell Osceola Mrs Schlesinger Shelby Mrs Rodene Osceola Mrs Matzner Gresham Mr Allinder Stromsburg Mrs Kreis Stromsburg Mrs Kinnan and baby Shelby Mrs LeSuer Osceola Jon Tenniges Osceola Mr Rutter Osceola Mrs Hallie Ryan Benedict Mr Johnson Stroms. Patronize Record advertisers.
Miss Pamela Sue Augustin and Donald James Shorney wed at Sacred Heart Church in Shelby in a Saturday ceremony. The event drew about 450 guests for a reception in the parish hall after the vows read by Rev. Anthony Trausch. The bride, daughter of Norval Augustin and Mrs Lehr, wore a sata peau gown with lace detailing and a pearl bouquet. The groom’s party included best man Roger Want and groomsmen Roland From and Dave Deavers, with plans to reside in Shelby after a short honeymoon trip.
Eighteen members met Friday at the Legion Club Room with hostesses Mildred Sigler and Hilda Yungdahl. They arranged clothing drives sending 500 lb to Winnebago and 175 lb to Beatrice State Home, collected items for Annie Jeffrey Hospital, and prepared for January initiation. Donations to Yanks Who Gave and hospital gift shop duties were noted.
Mr and Mrs Leo Gryva of Silver Creek celebrate 45 years of marriage with a family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Stanley Podraza of Bellwood at the Bellwood fire hall. Relatives came from Omaha Columbus David City Silver Creek Howells and Bellwood to honor the farm couple. The Gryvas wed at St Bonaventure Church in Columbus.
Alfred Gondringer returned Thursday from Bryan Memorial Hospital after over three weeks with major surgery. Mrs. Robert Bryan was discharged Sunday from Bergan Mercy Hospital after major surgery two weeks ago. Al Yungdahl had surgery at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha Monday morning. Vinton Clark of Hardy is a patient at Clarkson Hospital Omaha. Barnes, an itinerant interviewer for Nebraska Department of Labor, will visit Polk County Welfare Office Tuesday December 7 from 2:30 and can be contacted at 747-5351.
The notice lists services and activities for St Vincent and St Andrew in Catholic church schedules, St Paul Lutheran Church Thanksgiving events and classes, United Methodist Church choir and Christmas programs, Calvary Lutheran Swede Home worship, and a Cotton & Cake 4-H club meeting with officers elected and future projects planned.
Matilda Peterson recounts emigrating from Northfield Iowa to Nebraska in 1872 with her parents. The family homesteaded between Stromsburg and Osceola, built a dugout then a frame house, faced a three day Easter blizzard, and survived grasshopper swarms in 1874. They describe early Osceola life, local buildings, and community growth.
Donald Lee Sterup infant son of Mr and Mrs Don Sterup was baptized Sunday at St. Vincent Church by Rev Edward O’Leary with Godparents Mrs Larry Meister and Paul Meister. Twenty two relatives attended the 10 o'clock Mass and baptism and all were dinner guests afterward at the Donald Sterup home.
Jolene Wiser, soon to wed Jim Snyder, was feted at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Merle Runquist Mrs. Larry McCall and Misses Judy Runquist and Viona Wiser at the McCall home in York. Decorations matched deep purple and lavender colors for the luncheon. The Cotton Birthday Club gathered at Mrs. Mel Herbel’s Shelby home on November 11 with eight members playing Ten Point Pitch prizes awarded to Art Scholz and Roy Berggren. A Christmas party is planned for December 5 at the A and B party room in Shelby.
Evelyn Krenk 60 died Sunday in Schuyler Memorial Hospital. Funeral held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Christ Methodist Church Schuyler with Rev. Willis R. Taplin officiating. Burial in Schuyler Cemetery. Born March 11 191? to Wesley and Amelia Metlak in Schuyler. Survived by two sons Edward and Fredrick, five grandchildren, one sister Amelia O'Brien. Preceded in death by husband Edward and parents.
Mrs. Walter Koehler entertained the OES Kensington on Tuesday and Wesley Chapel Club on Wednesday. Mrs. Francis Donelson of Stromsburg and Mrs. Thelma Conkling spent Friday in Omaha. They had supper with the Alvin Eichmeier family and Mrs. Robert Kindred left for Littleton Colorado after her father Robert Sigler's death. Mrs. Thelma Conkling and Scott, Chris and Chad Conkling had Sunday dinner with Adolph Grossnicklaus.
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