Five Polk County Volunteers Inducted For Military Service
The Polk County Selective Service Office reports five volunteers forwarded for induction since January. Names include Keith A Kreis Stromsburg Nebraska Herbert I Hanson Osceola Richard F Van Dyke Silver Creek Emil A Zelsusney Silver Creek and Louis J Schott with dates March 4 September 10. The note reminds 18 year olds to register within five days of turning eighteen and mentions staff changes at Local Board 75 with hours 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Selective Service Office
Keith A Kreis
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Herbert I. Hanson
Osceola
Richard F. van Dyke
Silver Creek
Emil A. Zelusney
Louis J. Schott
Local Board of Selective Service System
Maxine Throckmorten
Polk County Local Board No. 75
Harry Pierson
Wedding Postponed for Illness in Osceola and Silver Creek
Miss Betty Richards of Osceola and Norman Fuchrer of Silver Creek postponed their wedding from October 24 for six weeks due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Richards
Osceola
Norman Fuchrer
Silver Creek
1960 ACP Program To Share Farm Conservation Costs
Nebraska announces the 1960 Agricultural Conservation Program approval with $6 447 00 allocated to share costs on approved practices. District conferences in late October will present county ACP plans developed by ASC committees SCS and Farm Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honor M. Oschner
ASC
Nebraska
ACPS
Washington, D.C
Polk County
Soil Conservation Service
County Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Lincoln
Ochsner
SCS
Forest Service
Mighty Bulldogs Tie Polk Team 7-7
Osceola and Polk battled to a 7 7 tie on Friday. Polk led 7 0 after a first quarter touchdown by Merchant, Wieseman tied it for Osceola with a second quarter touchdown and point after. Osceola threatened late in the third but Polk held. final score 7 7 as both teams mustered limited offense and Polk edged Osceola in total yards early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Polk
Larry Wieseman
Merchant
Clair Huggler
Dose
Oscegla
LeRoy Rein
Rodney Johnson
Wieseman
Dinges
Rein
Hugeler S
Silver Creek
Blair bowler Mrs Green nets 260 high game
Mrs Lloyd Green of Blair, formerly Phyllis Kresha, rolled eight straight strikes last Wednesday at Rusker Bowls in Blair to lead the Ladies League with a 260 single high game and a 541 series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Green
Phyllis Kresha
Blair
Nebraska
Phyllis
Bonne family hosts Sunday dinner guests
Sunday dinner and lunch guests of Mr and Mrs E W Bonne and family included Mr and Mrs Marvin Iler and family of Omaha Mrs Zella Rice of Twin Falls Idaho Mrs Elese Chase of Shelby Mrs Mae Harrington of Lincoln and Mr and Mrs L Iler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Bonne
Marvin Iler
Omaha
Zella Rice
Twin Falls
Idaho
Elese Chase
Shelby
Mae Harrington
Lincoln
L. Iler
Memorial Hospital Quietly Reports List of Discharges
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital issues a discharge list naming patients and relatives from Osceola Shelby Benedict Stromsburg York Rising City Bradshaw Benedict etc. Names include Mrs Pearl Holcomb Norman French Fred Wescoat Martha Schupach P P Spalding Mrs Wyman and baby Osceola list shows many patients and accompanying relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Holcomb
Shelby
Norman French
Stromsburg
Fred Wescoat
Silver Crek
Martha Schupbach
Osceola
P P. Spalding
Gresham
Richard Wyman
William Harrison
Edward Watts
Vern McCormick
Ford Johnson
William Morgan
Donald Hanquist
Polk
Laura Rogers
Donald Peterson
Benedict Eva Dunn
Carl Salchow
Bradshaw
Floyd Foote
Benedict Tom Reece
George Craven
Willis J. Wills
Earl Fansler
York
Wayne Schultz
Pamela Augustin
Shelby William Lee Sterup
John Mitchell
Lincoln Ray McBeth
Minnie Lux
Mark Hendrickson
Silver Creek
Homer Brigham
Shelby Kenneth Richards
Carl Hinze
Kate Blake
Henry Renquist
Benedict John Thompson
Frank Conkle
Mary Martens
Rising City
Alton Johnson
Betty Richards
James McKeag
Stanley Swolek
Joseph Spohn
Herman Jones
Olive McBeth
Ernest Noauist
Martin Scholz
Korean pastor Kyung Il Mah to speak at W S C S Friday
A guest speaker from Korea, Kyung Il Mah, will address the Woman's Society of Christian Service Friday at 2 30 p m during their Week of Prayer and Self denial observance. Mah, a Korean Methodist Church leader, studied in the United States and now serves as general secretary of the Board of Evangelism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Kyung Il Mah
Methodist Theological Seminary
Seoul
United States
Mr. Mah
East Gate
FHA District Nine convention held in Osceola
About 200 girls from Nebraska District Nine of Future Homemakers of America met at Osceola High School auditorium on October 10. New district officers were installed by the Osceola chapter and include President Carolee Peterson and others from Fremont Stromsburg Valley and Columbus. Nancy Jorgensen reported on the Chicago national convention. Harold Hauberg spoke on Life in Turkey after a Methodist luncheon. A Schweser’s style show featured Osceola models Karen Ferris Donna Mentink Leila Miley Marian Inness Nancy Carlson and Kathy Eickenhorst. lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Homemakers of America
Carolee Peterson
Fremont
Eileen Paasch
Faye Lindburg
Stromsburg
Carol Otte
Cherry Murphy
Valley
Donna Mentink
Osceola
Georgianne Kozicsh
Marian Inness
Nancy Carlson
Kathy Eickenhorst
Interment for Pearl Holcomb in Rose Lawn Cemetery
Pearl Holcomb of Shelby born November 22 1893 in Butler County died in Osceola on Saturday October 17 aged 66. Services were held at 2:00 pm at Evangelical United Brethren Church Shelby with Rev Karl F Zieman and burial followed at Rose Lawn Cemetery Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Holcomb
Shelby
Butler County
Osceola
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Karl F. Zieman
Rose Lawn Cemetery
Columbus
Bowling Standings Highlight Last Week In Osceola
Bowling League standings listed for last week feature Shriners Metre z leading with 138, and top individual scores by AL Gabriel 208 and D Rutter 518. Osceola Hardware and Gambles also posted strong team totals as Karen Ferris joined Osceola Band at Band Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Rutter
M. Snodgrass
P. Campbell
M. Pfitzer
Shriners
Osceola
Gambles
Osceola Hardware
Service Men Participate in NATO Exercise Side Step
Duane L. Peterson and three Polk County youths from Osceola Nebraska joined Army units for training and enlistment events. Peterson, a helicopter repair specialist with the 245th Transportation Company in Mannheim Germany, took part in Exercise Side Step a ten day NATO command post drill designed to test unit effectiveness under simulated combat. Peterson enlisted in 1957 and previously worked for Farmers Union Cooperative Oil. The other recruits Donald L. Larson Rodger D. Wright and Gary Lee Cole from Osceola high school graduates aged 17 to 19 entered automotive maintenance and army administration training at Fort Carson Colorado. Darwin B Anderson of Osceola Nebraska is set to depart for service next Tuesday October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannheim
Germany
AHTNC
Duane L. Peterson
Reynold Peterson
Osceola
Neb
245Th Transportation Company
Peterson
Fort Benning
Osceola High School
Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company
Stromsburg
Polk County
John Anderson
Lincoln
Donald L. Larson
Gotfrid Larson
Rodger D. Wright
Marjorie Waller
Larson
Gary Lee Cole
Helen Cole
Fort Carson
Colorado
Darwin B Anderson
Nebraska
United States
FHA Girls Plan To Trick Or Treat This Year
The Osceola Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America will knock on doors to sell UNESCO stamps at 25 cents each. Proceeds go to a library project in India supported by UNESCO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Homemakers of
America
Unesco
United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization
India
Births Reinforce Koehler Family Ties Across States
Mr and Mrs Wesley Koehler announce the birth of their 14th grandchild, Lisa Dianne, born to Ronnie Koehler and his Seattle wife on Saturday weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Lisa has three sisters and one brother. Dr and Mrs John Hinman of Bremerton announce the birth of a son, Mart Wallace, who weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces at birth on Sunday, October 11. Mrs Hinman is Lona Rae Johnson, daughter of Roswill and Lincoln natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zella Rice
Twin Falls
Idaho
Central City
L. L. Ter
Jeanette Turner
Larry Bowker
Kearney
Nebr
Maria Fulwider
Bowker
Osceola
Frank Hewitt
Duane Wilkinson
Hewitt
Ed Schernikau
Loveland
Colo
Verna Smith
Cortland
Schernickau
IOOF
Rebekah Lodge
Benkleman
Nebraska
Calkins
Benkelman
York
Polk County
Harley Varner
Madison
Fred Wakeley
Hartington
M. E. Varner
Providence
Rhode Island
Fred
Lee Anne
Sam Crouse
Walter Watts
Leonard Mentink
Guy Sherwood
Wen Sherwood
Wesley Koehler
Lisa Dianne
Ronnie Koehler
Seattle
Washington
Lisa
John Hinman
Bremerton
Mart Wallace
Hinman
Lona Rae Johnson
Roswill Johnson
Lincoln
Ted Johnson
Mabel Saylor
Carmel
California
Herschel Ehlers
Utica
Stephen Brown
Hastings
George Morgan
Rosenberg
Monroe
Rossenberg
Morgan
Brown
Frank Johnson
Nellie la Velle
Clarks
Robert Bryan
Susan
Bertha Berck
Local Shelby Hosts Five Couples for Sunday Fish Fry
Mr and Mrs Keith Houder shheldt entertained five couples at a fish fry dinner Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Laurence Meister, Mr and Mrs Robert Sterup, Mr and Mrs Donald Sterup, Mr and Mrs Francis Urban and Mr and Mrs Fritz Husak. Set and Mrs Tom Ball and daughter visited Mrs Flossie Deeds and Rock Miller Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Houdershheldt
Shelby
Laurence Meister
Robet Sterup
Donald Sterup
Francis Urban
Fritz Husak
Tom Ball
Flossie Deeds
Rock Miller
Concluding Services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Jarmin
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Osceola Methodist Church for Mrs. Sarah Jarmin of Osceola born May 17 1876 in Boone County died October 14 1959 in Norfolk at age 83 Rev A W Lapthorne of Omaha led the service Interment followed at Osceola Cemetery Also notes Kenneth D Richards of Osceola died October 21 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital with arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jarmin
Osceola
A. W. Lapthorne
Omaha
Jarmin
Boone County
Norfolk
Kenneth D. Richards
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Social Calendar notices highlight October gatherings
Community groups plan meetings at homes on October 22 and 28 including Easy Aces, Entre Nous, Gab O Lots and Sociable Sals Extension Club. Rebekah Lodge holds a regular session October 28 at 7 30 p m. Notices also recount family visits and anniversaries in Lincoln Seward Utica Middletown and Osceola as well as local social events and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easy Aces
Chris Huggler
Don Byers
Entre Nous
Rebekah Lodge
Carl R. Johnson
Sociable Sals Extension Club
Roy Trotter
Osceola Band Joins 21st Nebraska Band Day Parade
The Osceola High School Band with 47 members joined 67 other Nebraska bands in Lincoln for the 21st annual Band Day. About 3,500 musicians formed the word Peace and sang America during halftime of the Indiana Nebraska game. The parade was televised and retelevised October 22 at 7 00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola High School
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Indiana-Nebraska
Nebraska
America
Contracted Land Payments For '59 Now Being Made
Farmers with Conservation Reserve contracts in Polk County receive 1959 payments as checks confirm contract compliance over the past year. Sealy notes contracts ban harvests or grazing on designated land and require reduced crop acreage. There are 36 contracts covering 2039 acres, out of production for approved conservation use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Sealey
Polk County Agricultural Stabilizaon
American Legion Auxiliary Completes Quilt Project
The American Legion Auxiliary met Friday October 16 in the Auxiliary rooms. Three quilts were tied as the afternoon project and the group decided to sponsor the Girl Scouts. The County Convention occurs in Stromsburg October 20. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream and coffee was served by Mrs. Glen Green, Mrs. Allan Kresha and Mrs. Ina Mangelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Stromsburg
Glen Green
Allan Kresha
Ina Mangelson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethel M. Gramly
Social Welfare Institute
J. H Gustafson
Carl Gustafson
Sharon
Roger
Mark Gustafson
J H Gustafson
Feith Heilman
Ethel Gramiv
Bill del
Calhoun
Bill Wright
Albert Schmoker
Ralph Gillett
Virgil Bugbee
Fairbury
Louis Bugbee
Luis West
Ashland
Lulu Ward
Fred Husak
Danny
Linda
Robert Sterup
Lana
Sally
Wayne Anderson
Mary Grossnicklaus
Ruth Anderson
Aurora
Margaret Crosby
Laura Scott
William Bryan
Mighty Bulldogs
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Hospital News
W.S.C.S
FHA
Merchants
Karen Ferris
Cornhusker
W-L Gas Co
Siglers
B. Korger
J. Majors
del Johnson
Lloyd’s Produce
Gas Co
Les’s Clippers
Assics
Matadores Thriftway
Fairacres
Polk Oil Co
Reece Abstractors
Farmers Elevator
Shelby Oil Co
Sam’s
Walstead’s Decorators
Steckley Seed Corn High
C. Sauter
L ‘Tack & Jill
Bobby Pins
Wobig’s
Roy
Bush
St. Vincent’s
Brown Construction Company
Geneva
York Plumbing and Heating of
Raymond Electric
Sarah Jane Jarmin
K. D. Richards
Osceola Band
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