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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
5
Local social events, visitors, and church activities fill Osceola notes. Residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hurst, Mrs. Otto Fleming, and many families are mentioned with weekend visits, travel to Lincoln, York, and Grand Island, plus club meetings, auctions, beauty specials, and farm notices.
The Foreign Missionary Society will meet October 13 with Mrs. Floyd West. Mrs. C. E. Brigham is visiting her niece, Mrs. Ervin Grossnicklaus. Miss Lula Burns visited Columbus with cousin Mrs. David Boyd last Friday.
A Polk County voter petition with about 500 signatures asks for Phil B Campbell to appear on the fall ballot for county attorney. Campbell accepted the petition and appeals for voter support. The note also lists local society items, sales and community notices from Osceola.
For sale items include a gate leg table two living room chairs a large round mirror and a walnut cedar lined chest. Mrs John Rogers hosted the Sisters of the Skillet at her home Tuesday with Mrs George Craven winning high score and Mrs M A Mills as a guest. Wallpaper sold at Crouse-Tex Drug Co from 1 49 to 1 79 per room. Mrs E Crouse will move to Newman Grove to live with son Lloyd family for the winter. Mr and Mrs August P Anderson and Mrs James Dunn returned Tuesday from Bishop Hill Illinois after visiting relatives. Dr Ray Hill of the University of Nebraska covers for Dr Alliband during minor surgery at Omaha Methodist Hospital and plans to resume duties Friday.
The article explains that bats rest hanging head downward, gripping with claws like glue. It notes that sometimes they sleep on their backs in a cave, but upside down is favored, and mentions that owls are major predators.
Mr and Mrs Henry Curts of Ada Ohio arrived Sunday for a week with Chas Sargent and family. The same issue notes a county marriage license for Henry A Swan and Lorraine Delas tessany path, and local moves and ads including farm land appraisers training and paint offers.
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