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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1960
Page
5
A running record of visits and gatherings in Columbus and nearby communities. Families including Iwan, Kiolbasa, Hahn, Leimser, and Kresha share birthday parties, business calls, football game outings, church events, anniversaries, and Mass devotion plans across Osceola Genoa York and Schuyler areas.
Riverside residents and relatives frequent gatherings with neighbors and relatives from Polk, Clarks, Silver Creek, Stromsburg, Osceola, and York. Notable names include Mrs. Joe Karges, Mrs. Donald Dahlin, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Burnken, Mrs. Ronald Carlson, Mrs. Harold Martin, C. R. Carlson, Jack Wisenman, and the Dake and Bryan households. Community scenes span Thursday and Sunday visits, Lodge Hall cleaning, and church banquets.
Saturday Mrs. C. O. Carlson and Ceva Carlson attended Harvest of Harmony in Grand Island and visited Cecil Larson's home. Sunday Jim and Lila Karges joined Art Gabriel and Robert Topinka families for supper. Donette Gabriel's birthday was not celebrated. Mrs. C. R. Carlson spent Friday with Jack Wieseman. Oct 16 visitors included Cecil Larson and family and Carl Holm from Grand Island. Henry and Lottie Galus joined Fred Dittmer to St Andrew’s to visit Alfred Bernt. Robert and Mrs. Bryan welcome a baby boy born Oct 23 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital Osceola weighing 8 lbs 14 oz.
Thirteen hundred Cub Scouts Boy Scouts leaders and parents rode a special Burlington train from Lincoln to Minden Nebraska for a Pioneer Village tour as part of the seventh annual trip. Departed 8:00 am arrived 10:30 am return 3:00 pm 5:30 pm all tickets sold before Oct 18.
Navy Day October 27 honors the Navy and its war and peace roles. Since 1922 the Navy League picked the date for two reasons: the 1775 fleet bill and Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday. The 1960 slogan United States Navy Flexible Force for Freedom highlights mobility beyond deterrence and the Navy as a global presence in space and sea frontiers.
The passage portrays a 1960 Navy ready to aid allies with Polaris nuclear submarines patrolling the seas undersea and surface forces guarding distant lines. It highlights Frogmen Minemen destroyers carriers planes deep sea research satellites and multinational crew transits with children aboard ships.
A national nonpartisan effort by Boy Scouts on October 29 enlists Local Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers to place Liberty Bell placards on doors across urban communities. The Cornhuskers Council in southeast Nebraska joins 531 councils in a third annual drive supported by Freedoms Foundation Inc.
Farm listing offers 120 acres four miles east of Shelby to be sold by Dr A B Stur devant. Contact Lynn Brigham Shelby Nebraska at电话 LA7 3171 for details and inquiries.
Community birth announcements and social visits listed for Wesley Chape and families of Omaha and surrounding towns. Includes names of parents grandparents and newborns with weights, dates, and short visit notes across Stromsburg, Arcadia, Benedict, David City, and Sumner.
The Neal Dawes family from O'Neil attended the Dawes Peterson wedding weekend. Twenty three relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gestrine to observe their 20th wedding anniversary and the couple received a dish set. John Schneider Kathy, and the Wayne Augustins hosted Sunday guests. Edith McCoy and Floyd West hosted various guests, with Philebe Morgan visiting Tuesday afternoon.
Olympic gold medalist Earl Young will speak at York College during the annual student council convention October 27 and 28. Representatives from California Texas Idaho Arkansas Michigan Oklahoma West Virginia Pennsylvania and Canada will attend on campus to discuss mutual problems and share activities insights with Young speaking at 8:30 a.m. in the gym. Young is a junior at Abilene Christian College and won Rome 80 yard relay gold. Public invited. last year York College delegates attended Pepperdine College conference in Los Angeles.
Calvary Ev Lutheran Church of Swede Home lists events led by Rev Robert V Johnson Vice Pastor Included are Confirmation Instruction on Saturday October 29 from 9 30 to 11 30 am Reformation Sunday Sunday October 30 with 10 am Sunday School and 11 am worship Luth er League Reformation Service at 7 30 pm Calvary Choir practice Monday October 31 at 8 pm and Board of Administration meeting Wednesday November 2 at 8 pm
Ray E Hawkins leads a monthly program list at First Methodist Church from October 26 to November 3 including Youth Fellowship Choir Practice Woman's Society of Christian Service and UNICEF collections. The schedule features church school morning service planning sessions visitation evangelism training and events through November 4 with multiple evenings noted.
L A Hansen, pastor, invites readers to attend worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Ladies Aid meets the 2nd Wednesday at 2 p.m. Jr MYF gathers Thursday October 13 at 8:00 a.m. The church emphasizes a Christ centered evangelism and teaching ministries.
Ada Howland visited Shelby hosts Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kelly. Harry Rodene and Medy Branting of Portland, Oregon stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Wren.Sherwood Monday. Dale Frizzell hosted fifteen girls for daughter Jane's 12th birthday with games and lunch.
Mrs. Bill Imhoff reports a busy weekend with visiting relatives and friends across Nebraska. Overton, Central City, Fremont, Stromsburg, Shelby, Marquette, Osceola, Ralston, Grand Island, Fullerton, Silver Creek, and Omaha residents attended gatherings including birthdays and a wedding movie night.
Ben Elledge has been a patient at Annie Jeffreys Hospital since Saturday night. Frank and Norris Elledge shared Sunday dinner with Kenneth and Jessie Gooden. Mrs Edna Sipherd Mrs Molly Geeseman and Mrs Edna Baum of Omaha visited Mr and Mrs M A Mills and Mrs Webster Mills in Osceola last Friday. Shelby Sacred Heart parish hosts a spaghetti dinner Sunday Oct 30 from 4 30 to 8 pm Adults 1 00 children under 12 60c.
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