Bowling League Standings and High Scores From Last Week
Standings listed for the week ending Sept 24 1959 show Lees Realty 9 3 atop with Polk Oil Co 8 4 and Fairacres close behind. High ind games include V Sterup 236 C Sauters 214 and R Johnson 203. high series feature R Johnson 570 and Schuman 569. Team leaders include Thriftway 853 in team games and 2413 in team series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sees Realty
Polk Oil Co
Fairacres
Matadores
Reece Abstractors
Thriftway
Ae Id
Farmers Elevator
Shelby Oil
Steckleys
Walstead’s Decorators
Sam’s
V. Sterup
C. Sauters
R Johnson
R. Johnson
Schuman
V. Sterun
B. Beake
Lees Realty
Walsteads
Bush's Drug
Shriners
John’s Rexall Drug
Re-Treads
St. Vincent's
Phillips 66
Gambles
Osceola Hardware
Guffs Tavern
Kepner’s
Standard Oil
F Schuman
Osceola Lbr. Co
Gas Co
Chevrolet Garage
Sss
Siglers Thunderbirds
Johnson Plumbers Se
Osceola Contractors
Lloya’s
We Apple
Hi Farmers Co-op
East Side Ree
Roy’s Body Shop
Les’s Clippers
D. Baer
D. Yungdahl
M. Pfitzer
Siglers
Osceola
W-L
Fairacres A
Lees Realty Weere Eee
Polk Oil
Pebiaataitatne
Ate
Sam’s Pie
Holly Grossnicklaus
D. Johnson
J. Marak
B. Sterup
Lees Realt
Polk County Teachers Hold 1st Fall Meeting
The Polk County Teachers Association held its first fall meeting in Shelby on Tuesday September 29 1959. Sixty seven teachers attended the dinner at Shelby Methodist Church with music by Shelby High School students under Arlo Funk. John Lynch executive secretary of the Nebraska State Education Association spoke on retirement district organization and upcoming district conventions. A film How Good Are Our Schools introduced the survey by Doctor Conant on high school size and curriculum. Officers were elected with President William T Classen and Vice President Betty Majors continuing. Next meeting set for Stromsburg High School November 23 at 730 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Teachers Association
Shelby
Shelby Methodist Church
Arlo Funk
Shelby High School
John Lynch
Nebr. State Education Association
Doctor Conant
Wm. T. Classen
Betty Majors
Robert Moline
Stromsburg
Esther Mrkvicka
Osceola
Stromsburg High School
William T. Classen
Social Calendar and Club Meetings Notice
Mrs. Webster Mills hosts Gab A Lots on Wednesday October 14. Eastern Star meets Tuesday October 13 at 7 30. Entre Nous hosted by Mrs. De Von Johnson Wednesday October 14. Rebekahs meet Wednesday October 14 at 7 30. WSCS Circle 3 meets Friday at Mrs. Ben Schmoker home. Beulah Cemetery Society meets at Polk Friday October 16 with Mrs. Bethel King hosting and a miscellaneous sale and guest invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Mills
Eastern Star
de von Johnson
Rebekahs
WSCS
Circle Number 3
Ben Schmoker
Beulah Cemetery Society
Polk
Bethel King
Funeral Services For Amelia R Sayles Held Friday
Funeral services for Amelia R Sayles will be conducted Friday October 9 at 2:00 p.m. at Kepner Funeral Home. Rev Kiel will officiate. Sayles, daughter of William and Mary DeLand, was born July 29, 1875 in Illinois and died October 6 at Rest Manor Osceola. Burial is at Grand Island Cemetery. Mrs Leroy Rhodes returned Saturday from Pender Nebraska where she stayed with the William Biles family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia R Sayles
Kepner Funeral Home
Kiel
William DeLand
Illinois
Rest Manor
Osceola
Sayles
Grand Island Cemetery
Leroy Rhodes
Pender
Nebraska
William Biles
Mark Evans Wins First Baby Of The Month
Mark Dwayne Evans, a 9 lb 2 oz son of Darrell and Mrs. Evans of Silver Creek, born Friday October 2, is the first baby of October eligible for the Osceola merchants First Baby Of The Month prize a dining for two at the Corn Palace Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Dwayne Evans
Darrell Evans
Silver Creek
Osceola Merchants
Pop
Corn Palace Cafe
Polk County Judge Issues Several Marriage Licenses
The Polk County Judge J. Steeple issued marriage licenses in August and September to a list of couples from Stromsburg Osceola Columbus and nearby areas. Ages ranged from 17 to 29 with partners from Stromsburg Osceola Omaha and Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
J. &. Steeple
Larry Snodgrass
Stromsburg
Jill Grossnicklaus
Osceola
William Ferrand Jr
Omaha
Glennis Y. Widga
Richard L. Fusby
Phyllis E. Nielsen
Bernard A. Nitsch
Columbus
Bernice Grace Zelda
Ronald C. Swanson
Local Births Announced for Winter and Evans Families
Mr and Mrs Anthony Winter Jr of Bradshaw welcome a baby boy born Saturday October 3 weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces named Anthony Joseph. Mr and Mrs Darrell Evans of Silver Creek announce a son born Friday October 2 weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces named Mark Dwayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Winter, Jr
Bradshaw
Anthony Joseph
Darrell Evans
Silver Creek
Mark Dwayne
Reggi Mentink Receives Second Degree Burns
Seven month old Reggi Mentink son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mentink toppled under a running hot water faucet last Friday October 2 He was rushed to Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital in Osceola and remained there until Wednesday morning Doctors expect little or no scars from the burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggi Mentink
Kenneth Mentink
Reggi
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola
Osceola Osceola Homecoming Royalty Named 1959
Osceola marks 1959 homecoming with a large crowd. Weather postponed parade and game to Saturday and floats, bands, Scouts paraded downtown. Queen crowned on the float as chamber prizes awarded for best floats to senior and junior divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Osceola
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Real Gone
FFA
Germsville
Neboerts Family Dines with Nyberg Family in Polk
Mr and Mrs Philip Neboerts and daughters were Saturday evening supper guests in the Rudolph Nyberg home at Polk where they visited with Rev and Mrs Henry Niberg and family of Madrid Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Neboerts
Rudolph Nyberg
Polk
Henry Niberg
Madrid
Iowa
September Weather Report Shows 2.85 Inches Rainfall
Osceola records 2.85 inches of moisture for September with a mid month warm spell and nights dipping to 36 degrees. The report notes some days omitted due to Harold E. Klingman’s illness and lists dates of rainfall including .85 inches on September 18. Polk County farmers await frost to begin milo and corn harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Polk County
Harold E. Klingman
Mr Klingman
Agricultural Hall of Fame Erected Near Kansas City
Alex Mills of Osceola named Polk County fund drive chairman for a national Agricultural Hall of Fame to depict Nebraska and its people in the rise of the American farmer. Hans O. Jensen said Mills will mobilize county leaders for the world farm center project to be built on 409 acres 12 miles west of Kansas City with voluntary funds. Construction starts early in 1960 and more than a million visitors are expected to view America’s shrine to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Mills
Osceola
Polk County Fund
National Agricultural Hall of Fame
Nebraska
Hans O. Jensen
Mills
World Farm Center
Agricultural Hall of Fame
Kansas City
America
Local Markets Egg Prices and Cream Bids Listed
Grain and dairy market notes show egg categories with prices for large and Grade A medium eggs and undergrade and straight run qualities. Cream and hen listings appear alongside local market bids and quantities.
St Thomas Orphanage Bazaar Heads To Lincoln Event
The St Vincent s St Andrew s and St Mary s parish women plan the annual St Thomas Orphanage Benefit Bazaar at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln on October 23 and 24. Organizers showcase fancy work country store and pastries with a goal of selling a million kolaches daily and will operate booths with over six hundred volunteers. Last year s turnout exceeded ten thousand attenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent’s
St. Andrew’s
St. Mary’s Parish
Osceola
St. Thomas Orphanage
Pershing Auditorium
Lincoln
Captains Named for Boy Scout Finance Campaign
Orval Eikenhorst announced five captains for the Boy Scout Finance Campaign Vic tor Dearmy Earl Miley John Os enbaugh Ray Sedlak and Mike Snodgrass will lead general solicitations Dr Schuck informed the Cornhusker Council Chief Scout Executive urged safeguarding youth to ensure future citizens The campaign wall opens Tuesday October 20 with no breakfast at I M Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Eikenhorst
Victor Dearmy
Earl Miley
John Osenbaugh
Ray Sedlak
Mike Snodgrass
Dr Schuck
Cornhusker Council
Boy Scouts of America
Freedom
America
St Edward Beavers Triumph In Homecoming Victory
St Edward Beavers defeated Osceola Bulldogs 279 rushing yards to 144 as Howser led with 92 yards and a key 63 yard run. Wieseman led Osceola with 69 yards, while Osceola fumbled four times and dropped three passes. The teams prepared for Leigh Friday with players reportedly fit for the next challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
St Edward
Larry Wieseman
Howser
St Ed
St. Ed
Kropatsch
Bulldogs
Beaver
Dages
Wieseman
Russel Howser
Case
Johnson Family Honor Weekend Visit With Relatives
Mr and Mrs Roger Johnson and their daughters Miss MarVelle Johnson and DeVern Johnson from Denver and Lincoln were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Ted Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Johnson
Denver
Miss MarVelle Johnson
DeVern Johnson
Lincoln
Ted Johnson
Ten OHS Seniors to Take Regents Examinations
Ten OHS seniors listed to participate in Regents Scholarship Examinations on Wednesday November 4. The group includes three boys and seven girls: Howard Carlson Douglas Dunn Karen Ferris Annitta Johnson Shirley Jones Louis Monson Louise Peterson Ann Fite Watts Kay Watts Barbara Wicseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Carlson
Douglas Dunn
Karen Ferris
Annitta Johnson
Shirley Jones
Louis Monson
Louise Peterson
Ann- Fite Watts
Kay Watts
Barbara Wicseman
Rosenberrys Visit Aunt in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs John Rosenberry of Monroe Nebraska spent last Wednesday with their aunt Mrs Phoebe Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rosenberry
Monroe
Nebr
Phoebe Morgan
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Patient Transfers List
A hospital notice lists multiple patient and staff names associated with Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns including Osceola Polk Benedict Silver Creek Stromsburg Rising City Shelby Waco and Bradshaw. The document enumerates patients with accompanying family or residence details and transfer notes among local facilities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merchants
Cornhusker
Bowling Belles
Jack & Jill
Bobby Pins
Sinclair Service
Wobig’s
Bushs
Gutter Dusters Greenbacks
Blackbirds
Peps Cola
Ned’s Service
Ink Spots
Kepner
Mohawks
Roy’s
Wreckers
Francis Inness
Rose Smith
Classen
Miss Hanquist
Jean Brigham
Association
Mrs McMeekin
Miss Burke
McMeekin
Merrick
LeRoy Rein
Jim Kropatsch
Susan Mills
Kurt Anderson
Amelia R. Sayles
Mark Evans
Aagriculture Hall of Fame
Ocal Markets
William Miller
St. Thomas
World
Stroml
Mons Shanice
St? Paul Lutheran
Lions Club
Lion’s Club
Otto Olson
Rudy Carlson
St. Ed Beavers
Dinges
Rein
Kenny Kropatsch
John Johnston
Donny Watts
Leigh
Hospite! News
Paul Jones
al Heitzman
Fred
Wescoat
Harold Klingman
Peter Placzek
Mabel Gillmor
A. C Schott
John Mickey
Frank Ostrander
Polk Doris Willhoft
Benedict
Walter Kreuger
Russell Shostrom
Clarks
Kenneth Stewart
Reuben Coleman
Donald Watts
Bess Vance
Robert Russell
Henry Reed
Will Kroger
Anthony J. Winter
Bradshaw Terry Carman
Albert Rommers
Robert Sparling
Benedict Kenneth Richards
Leonard Albers
Ray McBeth
Shelby Fred Wescoat
Frank Conkle
Mary Martens
Rising City
Martha Schupback
Minnie Lux
Shelby James McKeag
Gene Novak
Norman French
Joseph Spohn
Donald Schaepler
Olive McBeth
Harold Abresch
Waco
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