Mary Mae Timm Weds William F Eisemann in Philadelphia
Miss Mary Mae Timm daughter of Osceola residents united with William Frederick Eisemann son of Philadelphia on a Saturday ceremony at St Matthews Evangelical and Reformed Church in Philadelphia. The bride wore embroidered taffeta with seed pearl tiara and carried gladiolus. Attendants included Ruth Eisemann and Mrs Louis Hess. The groom’s party included Robert Eisemann and Harry Hirst. A reception followed and a short New York trip preceded their Philadelphia residence. Eisemann recently discharged from the Army Air Corps.
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Mary Mae Timm
Albert L. Timm
Osceola
William Frederick Eisemann
Adolph C. Eisemann
Philadelphia
St. Matthews Evangelical and Reformed Church
Frederick Chartron
Louis Hess
Ruth Eisemann
Eisemann
Army Air Corps
Bertha Anderson Bride of Harold Curry in Swede Home
Miss Bertha Anderson of Swede Home marries Harold Curry of Fairbury Nebraska in a October 3 ceremony at Swede Home Lutheran Church. Attendants include Mrs Ralph Johnson and Mrs Harvey Schange. organist Lillie Chingren and singer Gordon Fredrickson. They plan to reside in Bradshaw after a Iowa honeymoon, with Mrs Anderson a Polk County rural school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Anderson
Harold Curry
Fairbury
Neb
Alfield Franzen
Ralph Johnson
Harvey Schange
Mr. Curry
Judith Anderson
Wayne Anderson
Lillie Chingren
Gordon Fredrickson
Iowa
Bradshaw
Curry
Amanda Anderson
Osceola High School
Polk County
Osceola Methodist Church Holds Fall Festival Success
The Osceola church reports a successful Fall Festival with Rev Swensen preaching. Sunday services include 11 05 am and Sunday School at 10. The Laymen's meeting is in Central City from 3 to 8 pm. Youth fellowships meet Monday and Tuesday evenings. Woman's Society gathers Oct 11 and WCTU Oct 10 with Mrs Carleton Anderson hosting.
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THE
Methodist Church
G. A. Randall
Central City
Woman’s Society
WCTU
Carleton Anderson
Swensen
Osceola
The Swede Home Church Morning Service and Activities
The Swede Home Church led by Rev. Alfield E. Franzen lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. with a sermon titled Wanted Humility refined by fire. Salturday Confirmation Class at 9:15 a.m. upcoming Tuesday 8 p.m. meetings include Women’s Missionary Society Mother and Daughter Tea and Luther League. Subscription drive for Augustana paper week led by L. L. Committee chair Kenneth Larson assisted by Anna Marie Fjell Donald Forss Gordon Fredrickson Evelyn Oquist and Pastor Franzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfield E. Franzen
Sunda
Women’s Missionary Society Mother and Daughter
Luther League
Lutheran Companion of Augustana
L. L
Kenneth Larson
Anna Marie Fjell
Donald Forss
Gordon Fredrickson
Evelyn Oquist
Pastor Franzen
Stromsburg Home Sells for $9 000
Merwin D. Carlson purchased the former Minnie Merrill home in Stromsburg for $9,000. The transaction records show the consideration amount as nine thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Merwin D. Carlson
Minnie Merrill
Osceola Vote on City Purchase of Electric System
Citizens of Osceola will vote October 29 on whether the city should buy the local electric distribution system and issue $50,000 in revenue bonds. The statement argues Consumers Public Power District offers lower costs, ongoing debt relief, and shared crew benefits versus municipal ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Consumers Public Power District
Consumers
Silver Creek Girl Dies of Polio
Betty Sock seventeen daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip Sock of Silver Creek died at Orthopedic Hospital early Saturday from polio. Her sister Barbara eight is also a patient at the same hospital. The Socks had been taken to hospital with the disease. Karen Wieseman daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Wieseman is recovering at an Omaha hospital and may be released Thursday. No report on the Wilcox children, taken to Lincoln over a week ago.
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Silver Creek
Betty Sock
Phillip Sock
Former C H 8 Teacher Accepts College Post
Reuben E. Johnson has accepted a position as Counselor and Administrator of Compton College California. He will continue as Counselor for the Los Angeles City Schools adult evening school and resides in Inglewood with his wife and two sons. Johnson's career includes Luther Academy Bethany College USC UNC Needles Schools Osceola high school and roles as Dean of Boys and District Superintendent.
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C.H.8
Reuben E. Johnson
Compton College
Compton
Calif
Los Angeles
Wand
Johnson
Dofigias
Kent David
Inglewood
Luther Academy
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kansas
University of Nebraska
University of Southern California
Needles
Osceola
Polk County Noxious Weed District directors meet
Directors of the Polk County Noxious Weed District held their regular monthly meeting in the Extension Office on Saturday October 5th. The group will meet the first Monday in each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Noxious Weed District
Bindweed Demonstration At Sundberg Farm Shows Sprayer Use
Farmers from a neighboring community attend a bindweed demonstration at David Sundberg's farm. A federal boom spray covers large areas while a 50 foot extension hose and individual spray heads reach into corn roots. Portable sprayers rentable at 25 cents per day offer high pressure, selective treatment with efficient chemical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sundberg
Hach
Four Polk County 4-H boys excel at Ak-Sar-Ben sale
Report notes four Top Notchers Club youths earned 1640.00 from selling four calves. Emphasis is on practical learning and feeding management, underscoring 4-H baby beef club value. Parents are urged to plan enrollment for next year’s livestock projects.
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Polk County
Ak-Sar-Ben
Mrs Gordon Fredrickson Elected Polk Club Chairman
Mrs Gordon Fredrickson, a member of the High Prairie Ladies Club, was chosen by Polk club leaders to serve as group chairman for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fredrickson
High Prairie Ladies Club
Polk Club
Home remedies to control wireworms in houses
Readers seek ways to manage wire worms and millipedes in homes. Tips include placing raw potato, apple, or turnip slices dusted with Paris green for feeding, spraying creosote oil on foundation walls and nearby soil, and using kerosene petroleum fly spray during heavy crawl phases.
Steeple's Store Displays Bright Plaids for Men and Boys
Readable text notes Golors and bright plaids for men and boys at Steeple's Store. The fragment hints at a catalog or display window featuring color themes and apparel options presented to shoppers.
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Golors
Méts
Steeple’s
Osceola Bulldogs Fall in Rain Soaked Conference Debut
Osceola loses its first conference game 6 to 0 at Silver Creek in steady rain. The 0-0 halftime ended as Silver Creek scored late in the second half after a run from the 35 yard line. Osceola failed to move the ball through much of the contest while trying passes in a futile fourth quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Bulldogs
Silver Creek
Osceola
Bulldogs
Goldenrod
Stromsburg
Clarks
Silver Creek Tr i Osceola
Polk
Osceola Social Events Calendar Highlights
The Osceola Garden Club meets Mrs. Nelle Wisely on October 15 at 7 30 with Miss Lulu Hendrickson presenting a Book Review. Beulah Cemetery Society gathers October 11 at 1 at Mrs. Sam Cadwell home. embroidery hooks and needles requested. Night Owl bridge club hosted by Mr and Mrs Herman Anderson next Monday evening October 14 at their home. Osceola O E S meets with Mrs P B Campbell on Tuesday evening. Osceola Project Club meets October 15 afternoon with Miss Wisely.
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Osceola Garden Club
Nelle Wisely
Lulu Hendrickson
Beulah Cemetery Society
Sam Cadwell
Herman Anderson
Night Owl Bridge Club
Osceola O.E.S
P. B. Campbell
Osceola Project Club
Nelle
Local social notes from Dalton and surrounding areas
District 18 residents visit friends in Dalton and Columbus areas. Mrs. Alvin Broderfueher calls on Mrs. T A Micek in Columbus while Ralph Hasselbalch and Jeff Miller visit Cedar Rapids for business. Several families host gatherings at the John Micek home and visit relatives near Monroe and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Hotwager
Dalton
Neb
Josie Benda Widh
Alvin Broderfueher
Columbus
T. A. Micek
Ralph Hasselbalch
Jeff Miller
Cedar Rapids
Butch Eschler
Maxine
Near Rising City
Carl Benda
Josie Benda
Gus Hotwager
John Micek
Leo Lassek
Frank Zelasney
Monroe
Edward Lisko
John ‘Micek
Louis Czuba
Greens Chapel and Area News Roundup
Liberty Local 573 FECU postpones their meeting to Monday October 14. Jolly Workers Extension Club to meet at Mrs Craven Stream's home October 16 with entertainments by Mrs Walter Twarling and Mrs Richard Boyd. Pvt Byron Torell left Monday for camp near Los Angeles after furlough. Mr and Mrs N S Abolt visited Shelby Thursday with the Rasps. Mrs Ella Johnson returned home after two months with sister Josephine Lindburg on a west coast trip. Walter Kindberg and son from Costa Mesa join former Greens Chapel residents to housekeep in Suromsburg. Mrs Kindberg is former Gladys Shore of Osceola. D D Newcomer drove to Columbus to meet relatives. Axel Olson and family from Oakland plan extended Nebraska stay. Brooke Berggren of Lincoln and Virgil Hennings of York visit. Myrtle Graham and sons moved from Dist 1 farm to parents' farm west of Shelby. LaVerne Kindberg spent week in Kearney with Dorothy Lee Steever. Mrs Anna Twarling visiting Lincoln with daughter Mrs Ray Warner.
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Greens Chapel
Liberty Local 573
FECU
Jolly Workers Extension Club
Craven Stream
Walter Twarling
Richard Boyd
Byron Torell
Los Angeles
N. S. Abolt
John Rasp
Shelby
Ella Johnson
Josephine Lindburg
West Coast
Walter Kindberg
Costa Mesa
Kindberg
Suromsburg
Kindbergs
Gladys Shore
Osseola
D. D. Newcomer
Columbus
Lynn Newcomer
Lura Newcomer
Zanesville, O
Axel Olson
Donald
Astrid
Oakland
Calif
Nebraska
Brooke Berggren
Lincoln
Virgil Hennings
York
Howell Cox
C. W. Hennings
Myrtle Graham and Sons
Paints
Dist
LaVerne Kindberg
Kearney
Dorothy Lee Steever
Anna Twarling
Ray Warner
New Remington Rand Electric Shavers at Crouse Tex Drug Co
Crouse Tex Drug Co announces the arrival of new Remington Rand electric shavers for sale. Shavers are highlighted as modern grooming devices available to local customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington- Rand
Crouse Tex Drug Co
Omaha World Herald Subscription Request
The reader asks about subscribing to the Omaha World Herald. Details on subscription options, rates, and delivery methods are not provided in the readable text.
Wet fall brings hopes for frost to aid corn curing
Polk County farmers report a wet season with over twenty inches of rainfall so far. Despite light frosts in the past weeks, temperatures remained mild and only minor vegetation effects occurred. September rainfall neared five inches, with October adding about an inch in the first week as preparations begin for a large corn crop.
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Polk County
New Young Adult Group Forms at Methodist Church
The Young Adult Group met at the Hanson home last Thursday and elected officers including President Martin Roberts Vice President Frances Innese Program Chair Frances Innese Secretary Treasurer Betty Fischer. Members enjoyed fellowship and invite all young adults to join.
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Methodist Church
Lowell Hanson
Martin Roberts
Frances Innese
Treas
Betty Fischer
Annie Myria Miller Dies After Long Illness
Annie Myria Miller born April 14 1861 in Dutches County New York lost her mother at 11 days and was raised by relatives. She married John Mason Gilbert July 6 1882 and lived in Julesburg Colorado before his death August 22 1909. Survived by children including Ethel Miller Ashley L Viola A and others with funeral services at Kepner Funeral Home led by Rev G A Randall.
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Annie Myria Miller
Dutches County
Pineplanes
New York
Haron
Sarah Mostin
Nebraska
Merrick’County
Clarks
John ‘Mason Gilbert
Julesburg
Colorado
Gilbert
Lowel E. Gilbert
Ethel Miller
Ewing
Pearl E. Bascomb
Pen Hold
Alberta
Canada
George W. Gilbert
Vancouver
B. C
Bessie Morfeld
Bushnell
Neb
Roy
Osceola
Richard B
Council Bluffs
Ashley L
Viola A. van Ostrand
Polk, Neb
Clarence M
Aberdeen
Idaho
Kepner Funeral Home
Rev
County Teachers Assn Organizes For Year
The Polk County Teachers Association met in Osceola on October 3 with retiring president Supt W R French presiding. Officers elected for the coming year are President Supt L E Hanson Osceola Vice President Supt M W Willett Polk Secretary Lillie Lind Shelby Treasurer Mrs Dorothy MecMeekin Shelby. Two Stromsburg high school students provided music and Mrs Milared Lang of Fremont spoke on State Aid Field Secretary of Midland College Amendment. Rev Geo Krebs showed a geological film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Teachers Association
Osceola
W. R. French
L. E. Hanson
M. W. Willett
Polk
Lillie Lind
Shelby
Dorothy MecMeekin
Stromsburg
Mil
Osceola Farmers Union to Meet Oct 14 at Miller Schoolhouse
Mrs Leona Campbell of Omaha and Wilbur Nantkes of York supervised farming interests in Wesley Chapel. Elmer Seger of Lincoln Acres California returned home after a two month trip through Washington DC and southern Texas visiting Chapel neighbors.
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Leona Campbell
Omaha
Wilbur Nantkes
York
Chapel
Osceola
Farmers Union
Miller
Elmer Seger
Lincoln Acres
Calif
Washington D. C
Texas
Lutheran Church announces services and events
Maurice Lewenson pastorates the Lutheran Church invites worshipers to Church School and Bible Classes at 10 a.m. and Divine Worship at 11 a.m. next Sunday. Activities include Choir on Tuesday, Brotherhood and Deacons meeting Thursday, and Youth Fellowship Banquet on Friday with the harvest theme.
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the Lutheran Church
Maurice Lewenson
Brotherhood
Board of Deacons
The
Luther League
Card of Thanks from R. E. Dunn
A grateful note thanks everyone who sent flowers cards and calls during hospitalization and extends appreciation to those who supported R. E. Dunn's wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Dunn
Browns Thank Neighbors for Kindness During Illness and Death
Mr and Mrs Coe Brown Brothers and Sisters express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness shown during their mother’s illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Coe Brown
Let Us Send in Your Subscript ion for the Omaha World Herald
An appeal urges readers to subscribe to the Omaha World Herald, promoting home delivery and ongoing access to local news through a direct subscription request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Omaha World- Herald
Omaha World Herald
Osceola Notes As Local Ties Strengthen Across Visits
A flurry of neighborly visits marks Osceola life as relatives from Chanute and Omaha call on residents. Notable events include a giant five and a quarter pound sweet potato grown near Osceola, the Hise and Treadway families visiting, and Deland and Rosland travel to Lincoln then Wahoo. The Fall Festival at the Methodist Church drew a large crowd with a busy bazaar and a bustling auction. Mrs. Johnson, 86, died in Osceola after moving here this summer, with funeral held in Lindsay, Nebraska. Governor Griswold invited Miss Olive McBeth to join statewide safety education efforts on October 31 and November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKeager
Charles Bird
Chanute
Kansas
Clair Emmons
Guy Ball
South Osceola
Glenn S. Ray
Columbus
Ohio
G. T. Ray
LeRoy Brown
Osceola
D. B. Hulquest
Boulder
Colorado
Harold Hise
Omaha
Lloyd Treadway
Tom Schmoker
G. E. Marsh
Guy Fox
Gertrude Hill
Mauritz Swanson
J. G. Carlson
W. O. Sargent
St. Paul
Nebraska
Norman
W. Warwick
University of Nebraska
Delta Sigma Pi
C. W. Warwick
Wm. Deland
Lincoln
Charles Rosland
Wahoo
Cecil DeLand and Sons
Verner Johanson
St. Francis Hospital
Lynn Newcomer
David and
Charles
Lara Newcomer
Zanesville
Charles Newcomer
Hattie
Irene
Minneapolis
Harry Musselman
Norfolk
H. B. ‘Musselman
Mr. Musselman
Patty Lou
Ronnie Lee
Roy C. Johnson
Johnson
Mervin Johnson
Noble Lesuer
Bill Lesuer
Lloyd Farley
Anna Krogh
Cedar Falls
Lauretta Christenson
Monroe
Neb
Carl Johnson
Bellingham
Washington
Dorthea Johnson
Esther Brown
William Hafar
Iowa
John Evans
Shelby
Otto Swanson
Ada Stark
San Francisco
Calif
R. M. McDonald
Lindsay
Olive McBeth
Griswold
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William F. Eisemann
County Extension News
County Teachers Assn
Wesley Chapel
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