Homecoming Events and Local Visits Tour District 54
District 54 News pages cover homecoming activities with Tim Wyman chosen as an art and Jerry Paczosa named king. Various families and guests attend dinners and visits across Elmwood Central City and Lincoln, with multiple gatherings at homes and local venues. Tim Wyman sustains hand cuts preventing Friday game play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tooker
Susie Cook
Elmwood
Will Imhoff
Beth
August
Shelby News Briefs Highlight Community Events and Obituaries
Shelby notices cover a Deanery Council meeting in York, 25th wedding anniversary gatherings for Melbourne Heibel’s family, and a Lincoln and Bellevue attendee. It lists football wins, Harvest of Harmony parade participation with a one rating, church services, and multiple obituaries including John Gestrine and Albert Croisant with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Blanche Brigham
Sacred Heart Guild
Deanery Council of Catholic Women
York
Melbourne Heibel
East
Jolene
Bellevue
Linda
Lincoln
Julie
Otto Heibel
Rod Reynoldson
Columbus
Hjalmer Gustafson
George Becker
Tom Huggins
Laura Koon
Dorothy McMeek
Shelby Huskies
Rising City
Rising
Monroe
Earl Smith
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Jay Banta
Good Samaritan
Grand Island
Koln—Tv
Channel 10
Ralph Weinstein
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Earl Rosenberry
Rex Brigham
Paul Smith
Susan Rosenberry
Judy Hernbloom
Linda Banta
Brother John’s
Sons of God
Alta Bland
Amelia Rosenberry
Don Linton
Elsie Prell
North Shelby Club
Gary Hernbloom
Polk County
Methodist
Osceola
Margene Hiemer
Jerome Gabriel
Bill Ellsworth
Dennis Hiemer
Margene
Ward Hiemer
Lauren Schneckloth
Pat Gabriel
Osceola area notes and obituaries 1959 highlights
Resignations and appointments mark local government changes in 1959 as Harlan Rowan leaves Street Water and Sewer Commissioner post after 3.5 years. Don Baer appointed to fill vacancy with Lloyd Fijell as assistant. two troopers begin Polk County duty October 1. Local marriages and sports results include Miss Janice Kreis and William Bryan wed September 20. Stromsburg Vikings lose to Osceola Bulldogs 12 0 with Rein and McCormick contributing yards. Deaths include Everette Funkhouser 75 of Shelby. House moves note Elizabeth Bealer relocating to Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Rowan
Johnson Plumbing and Heating
Don Baer
Lloyd Fijell
Polk County
Vern Fairchild
Grand Island
Linden Mulford
Stuart
Nebraska
Janice Kreis
William Bryan
Homer P. Bollinger
Underhill
Bollinger
Beatrice
Darlene Gustafson
Merle Johnson
G. A. Randall
Kenneth Hopwood
A. L. Chantry
West Point
James Brazee
Bladen
James
Jack Lynch
Woodville
Miss
Rest Manor
George Inness
Jim
Lexington
Wentworth Academy
St. Andrew’s Church
Marie Urban
Laurence Meister
Bellwood
Harlan Mickey
Hastings
Martin Karges
Festival and dedication events noted in Osceola items
Mrs Monica Schott attended the Corn Palace Festival and the Lawrence Welk show at the Corn Palace Theatre in Mitchell South Dakota on September 25 and 26. The Melvin Stromberg family attended the dedication service of the new St John s Lutheran Church at Rising City on Sunday September 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Schott
Lawrence Welk
Corn Palace Theatre
Mitchell
South Dakota
Melvin Stromberg
New St. John’s Lutheran Church
Rising City
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District 54 News
By Leona Imhoff
Ronnie Carlson
Lincoln Manor
Central City
Herman Carlson
Gilbert Hinkle
Max Grosch
Gilbert
Dan Hinkle
Fullerton Rest Home
Hinkle
Roscoe Aye
Vern McCormick
Fred Meredith
Clear Lake
Iowa
Nellie Benson
Elmer Benson
Benson
John Wyman
August Schutt
Valley
Bill Imhoff
Dale Beck
Pat
Gary Michka
Baby
Ted Wyman
Frank Stanczyk
Mary Ann Boruch
Randy
Greg
Bill Wyman
Chris Gaedeke
Louis Jarecki
Platte Center
Johnnie Carlsons
Shirley
Leslie
Montana
Don Utley
Leonard Mentink
Happy Hour Club
Dayton Eberly
Teri Wyman
Richard Wymans
Harmony
Polk
Butler
Riwwell Mutual Reinsurance OB
Grinnell
Bud van Fleet
American Legion Club
The
First National Bank
Shor F.d.lc
John Elmar Gestrine
John Einar Gestrine
John
Hulda Gestrine
Stromsburg
Calvary Lutheran Church
Seavert
Walter
Amanda Thelander
Frank Oquist
Harold A. Johnson
Ellen
Ena Gestrine
Harold W. Johnson
Margaret
Ben Berger
Nina
Beulah
Ruth Gestrine
Clarks
Martin and
Raymond
Lester
Walter Ericson
Cloverdale
Canada
Gunnard Stohl
Swede
Russell O. Scholta
Jesus
Carl G. Johnson
Lillie Chindgren
Albert Croisant
Fredrick
Sophia ,Croisant
Nebr
Odd Fellow Lodge
Lida M. Henderson
Lida
Virginia
Kenneth Bernt
Lois
Dale Ruth
Lidia Wheatley
Loreles
California
Edward
Harry
Robert
Wesley United Methodist Church
Ben Wagner
George Kumpf
Herschel Reisdorf
Maurice Watts Jr
Ed Buse
Max Gabel
Leroy Berggren
Shelby Cemetery
Gertrude Reece
Calfornia
Granada Hills
Lee Rein
Ehur Jensen
Rockville
Thursay
OURE
Duncan
William Arthur Michener
Omaha
Edward Klein
F. E. Klein
West Point Prep
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
U Army
Fort Crook
A. C. Monkman
Rev. Monkman
Bayard
Victor Herrmann
C. A. Anderson
L. A. Ericson
Robert C. Gregg
Anna Merrick
Bible In Public Schools
M. van Horn
Funkhouser
Myra Crozier
Victor Anderson
Minnie Carlson
Alverson
J. Fred Peterson
Baptist National Convention
Carl Scholz
Traynor
Chris Timm
Archie Emory
O. W. Pulver
Lawrence Shaw
William Byers
Shaw
Law
State University
Byers
Rebekahs
Will Horst
Nettie Behle
Wesleyan
Melvin Scott
Robert Inness
Osceola High School
Hazel Whitehead
Doane College
Crete
M. A. Mills Jr
New York
Walter Chauner
Sam Crouse
Sam
Osceola News
Polk County OfFiCials
Stromsburg, Nebr
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