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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
4
In Osceola Nebraska and surrounding areas a birth is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed. The community reports multiple local obituaries and illness notes, as well as a schedule of church and civic activities across Methodist and St. Andrews congregations.
Ten years ago Osceola high school saw ten students on the honor roll in early weeks with nine advancing in period two and ten new additions. A storm shed off the Rapp Hotel caused Pat Samuelson minor injuries but he escaped unharmed. Local updates include Mrs. BE. Ware’s illness, Mr. Leonard Ransom moving to Grand Island, and cream price news. Auditorium offerings feature So This is London and Back Pay along with The Dawn Patrol.
Thanksgiving guests in the Wm. Ziegelbein home included Henry Ziegelbein and T. A. Wunderlick of Elgin and Neal Pyne of Chicago. The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of P. W. and Mrs. Aker at Harvard was celebrated with local attendees. Also noted were multiple birthday anniversaries and social visits, including Mildred Lytle’s dental work, quilting gatherings, and a Júnior class birthday party at the Wurtz home. Marlin Jones spent Thanksgiving with home folks. A. W. Shafer shows slight recovery from a heart attack as visitors came for the holiday.
The list shows renewals from ten days, including John Imhoff Mrs. Chris Timm Fred Nielson Arthur Twarling George Wieseman Mrs Chas Thelander Chas Stewart Martin Scholz Aug W Johnson H J Smith Mrs A E Johnson Carl Cederberg Wm Glatter Christianna Sarow Homer Mustard Dave Jones J W Anderson Mrs M E Daniels Arthur Timm Glen Sack Frank Nebosis George Inness Leonard Nelson Leonard Wieseman Tom Schmoker Philip Timm Ernest McKeemin g J Merrick Ray Bouzek Dwight Bush CG Hendrickson Mrs C J Johnson Indicates a new subscription.
Lutheran Church notes announce a Harmony Society gathering at Mrs. August Swanson’s home this Thursday at eight. Sunday services begin Advent with Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11, Evening Service at 8. Luther League sponsors. Board meets December 4. Ladies Aid Christmas party December 5 hosted by Mrs. Clarence Anderson.
At Union Stock Yards Omaha on November 26 1940 cattle receipts reached 13500 with broad demand and steady prices for prime steers yearlings and heifers while plainer cattle and short fed were slower. Hog receipts 25000 with prices about 5 to 10 cents lower. bulk sold around 5.75 with lightweights up to 5.80. Lambs and sheep held firmer values for fat and feeder types amid steady to strong trends.
The article explains how infantile paralysis remains a danger, with undiagnosed mild cases outnumbering recognized ones. It discusses transmission routes via nerve fibers, possible sources in the nose and digestive tract, and notes that pool water can harbor the virus. It also states standard chlorine levels may not kill the virus in pools or drinking water.
The article suggests drinking water and swimming pool water can, at times, spread the virus between people. It emphasizes that every reliable fact helps determine how to avoid infection or cure the infected. It notes the vast number of red blood cells in an adult and humorously links the figure to national debt.
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