Wednesday afternoon service at Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon September 26 at the Methodist church with Rev Bollinger officiating. Leon Merrick sang, accompanied by Mrs F W Schumann at the organ bearers were Harold Cole Vernon Cole Robert Minnick James Krance Ray Hastings and Fred Calkins Jr Burial was in Osceola cemetery.
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Methodist Church
Bollinger
Leon Merrick
Harold Cole
Vernon Cole
Robert Minnick
James Krance
Ray Hastings
Fred Calkins, Jr
Osceola Cemetery
Local Man Hospitalized for Double Pneumonia
Roc Miller was admitted to St. Francis hospital Sunday afternoon for medical treatment. He is suffering with double pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. G. W Locke received word that Mrs. Locke's brother died in Omaha and they accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Phil Campbell to that city Friday.
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Roc Miller
St. Francis Hospital
G. W Locke
Nelson
Robert Mace
Grand Island
Mace
Tommy
Myrtle Mace
Clarks
C. O. Carlson
C. R. Carlson
Gust Carlson
Floyd Frizzell
Nebraska
Texas Christian
Lincoln
Crops Field Day Highlights 1951 County Tour Notes
About 75 farmers joined a five stop irrigation and cropping tour in Polk County. The hybrid corn plot showed strong growth with several experimental numbers. Topics included water distribution, erosion control through terraces and waterways, grass legume seeding on productive land, and forage sorghum plots with sixteen varieties.
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Harold Lingman
Alfred and
Eugene Gabel
Grocery price list with assorted canned goods and jams
A local ad lists prices for canned meats vegetables and beverages. Items include 10 lb produce for 1.00, No 2 and No 212 cans at 1.00 per group, 14-oz bottles and 9 cans for 1.00, strawberry jam four jars for 1.00, salad dressing two teaspoons for 1.00, Val-Tex juice five cans for 1.00, and green beans and peas in 303 cans for 1.00.
Obituary of Raymond S Bennett
Raymond Samuel Bennett born March 14 1978 near Polk Nebraska died September 23 1951 after a heart attack at St Francis Hospital He married Fern Irene Cole October 12 1940 in Osceola Nebraska and had two children Richard and Barbara He served 30 months in World War II and worked for Osceola Transfer For 16 years Survivors include Fern Richard Barbara his father Samuel G Bennett sisters Opal Butcher Olive Gilbert Dorothy Minnick and many relatives Funeral services were held on
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Raymond Samuel Bennett
Samuel
Bertha Bennett
Polk
Nebraska
St. Francis Hospital
Bennett
Osceola
Ray
Clyde Smith
Osceola Transfer
Fern Irene Cole
Fern
Richard
Barbara
Samuel G. Bennett
Minneapolis
Kansas
Opal Butcher
Marshall
Olive Gilbert
Aberdeen
Idaho
Dorothy Minnick
Omaha
Social News Notes Visits and Weekend Gatherings
Wesley Chapel social page lists visitors including Tom Reece and Mr Whitmore of Shelby. Edith McCray stayed with the George Dickson home in Benedict. Numerous relatives attended birthdays and dinners across Lincoln Omaha Columbus Stromsburg and Osceola with many for Donnie’s 16th birthday and wedding anniversaries.
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Tom Reece
Whitmore
Shelby
Hazel Kelly
Ainsworth
Edith McCray
George Dickson
Benedict
Marlene Richards
Osceola
Lincoln
Morris Richards
Marcia
Goldie Ewell
Omaha
Morris
Marlene
LaVerne
J. H. Gustafson
Ewell
Kathryn Brazee
Harry Brazee
Ben Zedicher
Charles Fischer
Dave Rutter
Minnie Altmansofer
Annie Cerny
Columbus
Dick Merrick
Victor Sterup
Paul Reisdorf
Harry
Bob Sterup
Ray
Orland Miller
Donnie
Donald Huggler
Fred Huggler
Sid Sigler
Holly Grossnicklaus
Don Jarmin
Gerald Mentink
Stromsburg
Duane Schmoker
Building Fund Solicitors for $80 000 Drive
A Methodist Church solicitation committee is contacting donors for a new building fund aimed at raising 80 000 dollars to construct a building on the current church site. The list includes Elton Berck Raymond Kepner Lowell Hanson Sheldon Bond and many others. Also noted are hospital visits and various local social mentions.
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The
Methodist Church
Elton Berck
Raymond Kepner
Lowell Hanson
Sheldon Bond
Robert Mills
Milan Snodgrass
Dick Merrick
Harold Jones
Irvin Gustafson
Dale Frizzell
Viola Wieseman
Don Bvers
Martin Roberts
Mark Gustafson
George Inness
Leroy Rhodes
John Inness
Walter Berck
Maud Nuquist
Leon Merrick
Farmers and Ranchers Choose 4% Land Bank Loans
Farmers and Ranchers select 4 percent Federal Land Bank loans touted as the safe path to debt free home ownership. The plan offers a fixed 4 percent rate for life, with payments stretched over up to 14 years and adjusted to normal earnings.
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Federal Land Bank
Nor
Riverside social notes from the Woichaski and area families
The Riverside column records visits and calls from numerous households. Mr and Mrs John Woichaski spent Thursday with Mrs Eva Zelazny while Mr and Mrs Robert Carlson and Mrs Jesse Gonnerman visited in Lincoln. Other calls came from Henry and Lottie Galus and neighbors Osceola residents to Al and Vertie Heitzman. Mrs Carl Sam-
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John Woichaski
Eva Zelazny
Robert Carlson
Jesse Gonnerman
Gresham
Lincoln
Henry
Lottie Galus
George Reed
Leroy Rhodes
Osceola
Vertie Heitzman
Ronald Carlson
York
Carl Sam
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Thomas Hofbauer, JR
Polk County Extension News
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