Letter to Santa and Local Visit Note
A quirky Christmas letter asks for a bike and various playful animals. A social security representative from Lincoln will visit Osceola December 5 at the courthouse on the second floor from 9 a.m. to noon. Thanksgiving guests marked Mrs. Arvid Magnuson and family celebrating her 80th birthday. Connie Wagner returns to Lincoln to escort the Nebraska Wesleyan Marching Band to Chicago for a halftime appearance at the Bears Falcons game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Osceola
Arvid Magnuson
Arnold Magnuson
Art Magnuson
Columbus
Cleo Schank
Connie Wagner
Nebraska Wesleyan
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons
Two Housewarmings Honor Leo Albers Couple
Polk County notes report rainfall for week ending Saturday none. surface moisture adequate subsoil moisture short. crops in excellent condition. corn harvest 95 percent complete. feed supplies average or better. Fog damp weather slowed harvest. farmers prep for winter storms. feeder calf prices hinder cattle movement. Two housewarmings for Leo Albers over weekend with 23 then 24 guests. gifts and games noted. Army Private Richard C Dunn completes vehicle mechanic course at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Osceola locals include Jerry Tenniges family visiting Chicago friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Ershn
Record carries extra editions as staff labors late
The Polk County Record reports heavy press work with extra pages and copies for postal patrons. Staff members including Marian Cottier Pink Thayer and Fran Howe manhandle presses while editor notes long hours. Also notes community events from fertilizer plant expansion to Do It Day and Christmas Seal drive, plus a $16,389 tax payment from Union Pacific.
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Bill Engert
Marian Cottier
Pink Thayer
Fran Howe
Good Samaritan
Polk County Tuberculosis Committee
Osceola
Laurence Meister
Births at Jeffrey Hospital Benson and Conkling Families
Laura Marie Benson weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces was born November 26 to Mr and Mrs David Benson of Shelby. Donald Conkling and wife of Osceola welcomed a son born November 29 weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces named Chad D.
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Jadette Lee
Russell Duane
Sidney Dunn
Osceola
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Laura Marie
David Benson
Shelby
Jeffrey Hospital
Benson
Conkling
Donald Conkling
Chad D
Osceola Contest Winner Leads Armchair Quizzers
Elsie Cerny of Osceola won the final weekly Armchair Quarterback Contest with three misses. Other near-misses include Kent Rodene Tim Anderson Bernie Gissler C. R. Lindholm Erwin Anderson and Evelyn Erickson, all with four misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Cerny
Osceola
Kent Rodene
Tim Anderson
Bernie Gissler
Stromsburg
C. R. Lindholm
Polk
Erwin Anderson
Omaha
Evelyn Erickson
Tekamah
COD Bits and Missus by Eldena Sapp
A reflective notebook piece recounts a trip to Lincoln and Thanksgiving at Sooner land with anecdotes about superstition, football loyalties, everyday observations, and humorous vignettes about people, cashiers, and a candy counter child. It blends humor, travel notes, and personal reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldena Sapp
Pershing College
Kansas
Henderson
Lincoln Veterans Day
Lions Club hears guests and farewell at Osceola meeting
Three guests Wes McCoy Tim Anderson and Bill Engert attended the Monday noon Osceola Lions Club gathering. The group also said goodbye to active member Pastor Robert Turner who is transferring to Beatrice. The main discussion covered the annual advertising campaign and the Polk County ACP handbook publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes McCoy
Tim Anderson
Bill Engert
Osceola Lions Club
Robert Turner
Beatrice
Polk County
Osceola Chamber Plans December Christmas Events
Osceola Chamber of Commerce outlines three big December days with Santa Claus visits on December 10, a free 2 pm movie and two drawings on December 17 and 21, and a free color TV drawing at 3:30 pm. Merchants and immediate families are ineligible for December drawings.
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Santa Claus
Osceola
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Muse Theatre
Chris Dahmke
Richard
Archie’ Klein
Glen Green
Consumers Public Power District
Chamber
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Dale Runquist
Leo Alberses
Leo Albers
Alberses
Tom Schmoker
Chas. Massie
Sheephead
Tom Hofbauers
Ray Conrads
Glen Hendricksons
Laurence Albers
Hubert Alt
Jack Conrads
HEW
Army
Richard C. Dunn
Irs
Lewis C. Dunn
Oscerla
Aberdeen Proving Grenade
Jerry Tenniges
Oval Ekenhorst
Orro Chemical
Bert M. Evans
University of Nebraska
Central City
Nebraska
Merrick County
Helen A. Wamsley
Denver
Colo
South Osceola
Burt Russell
Elm Creek
Albers
Clarence Duggan
Baby
Bill Borer
Duggan
Harold
Rok County
Carleton Anderson
Union Pacific Railroad
van Denman Thomipsen
Osceola Methodist Church Choir
Ceva Carlson
Tred Schuman
Paul Walgren
Dan Sterup
Elmer Johnson
Charles Fisher
Robert Wieseman
Dave Rutter
Richard Odgers
Ruth Ann Majors
Chris Mills
Barbara Sue Gullberg
Lana Sterup
France
Marguerite Sean
Wm. Heitzman
New York City
Paris
Bulldogs
Valparaiso
David City
Don Bartek
Workman
Gissler
Dunn
Augustin
Kropatsch
Sedlak
Cerny
Sisko
John Nelson
Joe Fjell
Billy Srodgrass
John Sedlak
Vic Sterup
Charles Roberts
Calvin Kropatsch
Bartek
Don Augustin
Dan Dunn
Alan Gisshet
Jack Cerny
Frank Lis
Lions Meeting
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