Bulldogs Open Basketball Practice Season
Nineteen boys report for basketball practice as football ends. Lettermen include Leon Carman Dean Everitt Wes Parks Wayne Parks Bill Grossnicklaus Rolland Gissler with promising players Dick Mills Dean DeLand Isler Ray Crossant Ray Joy Gene Cole Bill Norton Bernard Gissler Tom Mickey Jack DeLand Art Umshler and Dick Smith. The Bulldogs schedule lists games from December to February against Polk Clarks David City Stromsburg Silver Creek Shelby Rising City Genoa Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maples
Lettermen
Leon Carman
Dean Everitt
Wes Parks
Wayne Parks
Bill Grossnicklaus
Rolland Gissler
Dick Mills
Dean DeLand
Isler
Ray Crossant
Ray Joy
Gene Cole
Bill Norton
Bernard Gissler
Tom Mickey
Jack DeLand
Art Umshler
Dick Smith
Bulldogs
Stromsburg
Polk
Central City
Genoa
Osceola Band Boosters Announce December Fund Drive
The Band Boosters Club of Osceola organized in 1941 plans a December 6 door to door drive for old newspapers magazines and cardboard to fund uniforms and instruments. Officers elected include Robert L Ellsworth president and Dewey Sigler secretary treasurer. The band now has about fifty players and will perform at a Christmas program next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Boosters Club of
Osceola
Band Boosters Club
Robert L. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Fred Schumann
Dewey Sigler
Secy
Treas
Stoner Club Officers Named for Ensuing Year
The Stoner Club elected Myrtle Marak as president Christina Burritt as vice president Elsie Stewart as secretary Celestine Hendrickson as assistant secretary Lillian Brown as treasurer Anna Pearson as assistant treasurer Olive Watts as pianist Lois Grossnicklaus as reporter Results noted along with local social updates including Irma Stewart returning from Wesleyan University and various visits and hospitality across Stromsburg communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoner Club
Celestine Hendrickson
Myrtle Marak
Christina Burritt
Elsie Stewart
Treas
Lillian Brown
Anna Pearson
Olive Watts
Lois Grossnicklaus
Irma Stewart
Wesleyan University
Chas. Stewart
Elsa Bivens
Silver Creek
Will Davis
Chas. Youngstrom
Sumner Burnham
York
Burnham
Della Johnson
Ralph
Clem Marak
Martin Scholz
Elmer Burke
Greeley
Nebr
Elmer Allinder
Martin Johnson
Stromsburg
Hollis MeeKeag
Harvey MceKeag
Mac and
Ernest Gliem
Gresham
Jas. McEkeag
Hollie Grossnicklaus
Roy Grossnicklaus
Ed Watts
Maurice Watts
Jas. McKeag Jr
Horace McKeag
Jack Johnston
Columbus
Local notices and exchanges from Seward Nebraska
Mrs. Enoch Boden was taken to Clarkson hospital in Omaha for pneumonia. Trade requests seek groceries gasoline flour seeds and similar goods in exchange for ear corn or mixed grain. Harold Davis, Seward, Neb. R N Hastings family in Seward received a long distance call from Frankfurt Wisconsin relatives. Sheriff G R Peterson attended an FBI meeting in Lincoln last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Boden
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Harold Davisson
Seward
Nebr
R. N. Hastings
Jack Howard
Ray Hastings
Frankfurt, WI
G. R. Peterson
F.B.I
Lincoln
Former Osceola Man H. E. Fleming Dies in Fremont
Funeral services were held in Osceola at the Methodist Church for H. E. Fleming who died at his daughter Mrs. John Hansen’s Fremont home. Fleming lived in Osceola many years and retired from business. He is survived by his widow and three children Mrs Hansen of Fremont Mrs Minda Larson of Dakota and George Menning of Utah. Obituary will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
H. E. Fleming
John G. Hansen
Fremont
Fleming
Hansen
Minda Larson
Dakota
George Menning
Utah
Community meetings and social events noted this week
The WSCS meets Friday with hostesses Elmer and Keith Kinberg. Victor Club plans a December meeting next Tuesday at Mrs. Harry Sterup’s home with an all hostess luncheon and Christmas gifts exchange. Greens Chapel Ladies Aid hosts a Friday chicken supper and auction of comforts and rag rugs. Several residents traveled or visited relatives in Omaha, Lincoln, Coon Rapids, Racine, and Benedict, while others returned from corn shucking work and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Mesdames Elmer
Keith Kinberg
Victor Club
Harry Sterup
Ladies Aid of Greens Chapel
Kenneth
Willard Hollister
Omaha
Dave Jacobson
Stromsburg
Herman Larson
Harold Goodrich
Rudolph Bloom
Lincoln
Christine Bloom and
Alfred Teegerstrom
Albert Bloom
Harlow Doggett
Bristow
Max
N. &. Abolt
Ed Shaw
Shelby
Kermit Lindgrén
Durward Rystrom
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Donald Rystrom
Geraldine Carlson
Racine
Wis
Milton
Myron Hanson
Elkhorn
Roy Hurd
Jennie Hurd
Mary Young
Benedict
Roos
Waco
H. A. Peterson
Telander Peterson
Ed Obrist
Platte County
W. L. Obrist
Methodist Church Sets Thanksgiving Sunday Schedule
Rev Albert W Lapthorne presides at 10:00 church school and 11:00 morning worship with a sermon The Mission of A Christian marking the WSCS Thank Offering. Circles meet Friday November 28 at church and members homes Choir rehearsal Friday evening Thanksgiving week Men’s Service Club to meet December 3 at 6:45 p m with supper and guest speaker N W Gaines from University of Nebraska Extension Service all men invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
Stunday
WSCS
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
W. W. Norton
University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture
N W Gaines to Speak at Men's Club Meeting
Mr N W Gaines a well known speaker on Community Life from the University of Nebraska Extension Service will address the Men's Service Club at the Methodist Church. Supper begins at 6 45 p m and all men of the church and community are invited for fellowship inspiration and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
N. W. Gaines
Extension Service
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Osceola Children Sell Christmas Seals for TB Fight
Grade school pupils of Osceola schools will sell Red Cross Christmas Seals to raise funds for tuberculosis prevention. Fifty percent of local proceeds will be returned to promote health among school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Red Cross
Insurance Agent Ad for Farmers Union Nebraska
An advertisement offers all kinds of insurance from the Farmers Union C-Operative Insurance Company of Nebraska. It lists Chas. R. Timm with the Osceola area and a contact phone 155 for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union C-Operative Insurance Company of
Nebraska
Chas. R. Timm
Osceola
Polk County Corn Loan Rate Set at 72c
Polk County AAA notes a 72 cent loan rate to help farmers store the current crop and profit from price gains. Loans start after December 1 with county inspectors sampling corn to determine moisture and grade. Past years show rising rates and growing loan activity in Polk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
AAA
John M. Staroscik
Lee FF
Campbell
Elmer Tooker
Albin J. Prososki
Staroscik
Thanksgiving Dinners and Farewell Gatherings Across Area
Local families hosted multiple Thanksgiving meals and farewells. Eli Johnson and relatives hosted a large dinner for family members including Curtis Johnson who departed for California. Other gatherings included A A Hartman and guests, Jennie Burke with extended family, and a Baptist Church farewell for Mrs. E P Samuelson and her son Curtis bound for Illinois. Mrs Kenneth Anderson and son Lee left hospital and stayed with Ludvig Bodine family. Denah Hedlund and Ansel Nordstrom visited Sundberg home. Alfred Criswell and Cora Lee Criswell visited R A Randell family after travelling from Yuma Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Johnson
Myrna
Blanche Johnson
Dean Hanson
Clifton Johnson
Curtis Johnson
California
A. A. Hartman
Harold Covey
S. P. Johnson
Bert L. Myers
Shelby Girl Dies in Columbus Hospital
Phyllis Maxine Rosenberry, 17, daughter of Paul and wife of Rosenberry of Shelby, Nebraska, died November 20 after a second rheumatic fever attack. She was a Shelby high senior, active in the United Brethren Church, with a brother Paul Eugene and many relatives. Funeral by Rev. L. B. Roe at United Brethren church. burial in Shelby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aga
Phyllis Maxine Rosenberry
Paul
Rosenberry
Shelby
Osceola
Neb
Phyllis
Star Rural School
Shelby High School
Young People’s
United Brethren Church
Paul Eugene
L. B. Roe
Visits and family gatherings around George Irland home
Mrs Lottie Lux and daughter from Coeur d Alene Idaho visited relatives at the George Irland home. Ann McCormick nurses a broken finger from a pony fall. Several families shared Sunday dinner and Sunday evening visits at the George Irland home. News from relatives includes Leo in Bowling Green Virginia and Francis Krumbach at Great Lakes Navy base. The Home Study Club met with Mrs Leonard Heimer assisting. A Christmas party is planned for December 16 at Mrs Lyle Hopwood’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Lux
Coeur’d Alene
Idaho
George Irland
Ann McCormick
Hattie Irland
Everett Clemmer
Marion
Fremont
Raymond Beebe
Carl Neaubal
Rising City
Ira Irland
Osceola
Harry Blevins
Albert Blevins
Herman Richter
Leo
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Bowling Green
Francis Krumbach
Navy
Great Lakes
III
Herman Thelen
Matt Glatter
Legion
Shelby
August Thelen
Leonard Heimer
John Heimer
Home Study Club
Lyle Hopwood
Seventeen Osceola Properties Face Tax Foreclosure
Osceola county commissioners moved to auction seventeen delinquent properties, including a large garage, several residences, an acreage, and vacant lots in the Morningside Addition, for taxes three years overdue. A district court petition will be filed by the city attorney and an early spring sale will follow using the county’s standard foreclosure procedure to return parcels to the tax rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Morningside Addition
The Green Ghost Revealed in Junior Class Play
A capacity high school crowd saw the annual Junior class play with suspense over the identity of The Green Ghost. The twist ended when Wayne Wieseman played a Chinese butler, directed by Miss Edla Leiben, with cast members including Margaret Hansen and Bettie Wieseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ghost
Edla Leiben
Wayne ‘Wieseman
Margaret Hansen
Arthur Umshler
Bettie Wieseman
Verona Bernt
Ruth Bintz
Raymond Swan
Sam Byers
Grace Bernt
Dick Mills
Lee Srofgrass
Mothers and families discussed at district meeting
District No Then Club met to discuss memory and harsh words in family life. Kath leen Norris notes some mothers face loneliness as they await rebuilding after separations. Mr and Mrs Wee hosted dinner with relatives at Osceola for their fourteenth wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coffin
Kathleen Norris
Lloyd Bern
Bellwood
Wee
Ann
C. J
Richard
E. C. Schott
E. E. Gabel
Osceola
Wesley Chapel Community News and Visits
Wesley Chapel congregation thanks helpers after the dressed chicken sale. District 40 pupils and Miss Conkling host a patrons day at the school with observed student work. Marguerite Johnson returns from Wesleyan for the weekend. Dawes visit Madison family in Missouri. Donald Johnson, after army school in Colorado, transfers to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Chapel
Donald Johnson
Colorado
New York
Birth of Judith Ann to Dr W Ray Hill
Dr and Mrs W Ray Hill announce the birth of a seven pound daughter named Judith Ann born Tuesday November 25. Mrs Lloyd Kreisinger of David City underwent major surgery at Osceola Tuesday performed by Dr McGoogan of Omaha. she is Dr Hill’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ray Hill
Judith Ann
Lloyd Kreisinger
David City
McGoogan
Omaha
Kreisinger
Hill
John Bright
Alexandria
Nebr
P. B. Campbell
Baptist Home Missionary Society
August P. Anderson
A. F. Nuquist
Lincoln
Cox
Kratz
Osceola
Robert Nuquist
Cushing
Morrill from Polk County Wins in Nebraska PFL
Arthur Morrill of Stromsburg earns Polk County winner status in the state Pasture-Forage-Livestock Program. Nearly 1000 farmers from 70 counties attended the Om aha meeting with 42 others receiving honorable mention. Morrill’s 2000 turkeys 200 sheep 100 hogs and 15 cattle noted for outstanding results in irrigating corn and alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Polk County
Arthur Morrill
Stromsburg
Morrill
Confirmation Services At St Pauls Lutheran Church
Special confirmation services will be held next Sunday morning the First Sunday in Advent at 10:30 o'clock. Nine young people will be confirmed: Maurice Boden Vernelle Carlson Carol Hanson Bernard Gissler Marjory Johnson Slaine Malek Rolland Peterson Marcia Stohl and Richard Wal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's ‘Lutheran Church
Maurice Boden
Vernelle Carlson
Carol Hanson
Bernard Gissler
Marjory Johnson
Slaine Malek
Rolland Peterson
Marcia Stohl
Richard Wal
Community Notes from Fairview Ladies Aid Meeting
Mrs Violet Terry hosted the Ladies Aid at the Hall for a Wednesday afternoon gathering. A bazaar and luncheon were planned for December 5. The column also lists visitors and family visits from Kansas Colorado Sterling Silver Creek Tyron Nebraska Omaha and Grand Island. Married couples and extended family are noted with multiple weekend visits and a 20th wedding anniversary celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Terry
Arthur Yeaton
Kansas
Bettie Christian
D. L. Heinemeyer
Sterling
Colorado
Rachel Ellers
Adaline Haruza
Central City
Harold Baker
Idaho
Mead Westman
Schuyler
L. A. Meacham
Margarete Hayes
Omaha
Lucille Swan
Tarner
Cecil Larson
Grand Island
Cc. O. Carlson
Ed Juhl
Merricks Visit Weeping Water During Thanksgiving Holiday
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merrick traveled to Weeping Water to spend Thanksgiving with her sister Mrs. Eugene Day and her husband, continuing family gathering plans over the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. L. M. Merrick
Weeping Water
Eugene Day
Mr. Day
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Stoner News
Hackberry News
Life Insurance
Gren
PW Eeans
Ewald Pliefke
Maurit Swanson
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