October Echoes Of Autumn Across Town And Country
A reflective column notes October changes in farming and city life with harvest nearing end, Columbus and United Nations Day observances, and trivia about the Statue of Liberty. It highlights small town business woes, local weather quips, and community anecdotes including Mollie Swanson joining Osceola's Remarkable Nineties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Howe
Nebraska
Tulsa
U. S
Statue of Liberty
Cleveland
Forrest Burgesses
Mollie Swanson
Osceola
Hospital Vates Transfers and Dismissals list
A hospital notice lists patients by name and status across Osceola Stromsburg Polk Milwaukee and Silver Creek. The roll includes multiple residents new admissions transfers and a dismissal. Notable names include Mrs Edith Dodds Mr Horace McKeag Mr Roy Hedlund and Mrs Connie Van Hoosen with many others in Osceola and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sigler
Osceola
Bertha Schmid
Ed Wagner
Edith Dodds
Stromsburg
Horace McKeag
Frank Anderson
Hattie Bahr
Loyola Cerny
Roy Steele
Lenora Anderson
Mary Gerdes
Esther Larson
Ill Alfred Gondringer Admitted for Tests and Surgery
News notes Alfred Gondringer entered Bryan Memorial Hospital on Tuesday for tests and surgery. Roy Hedlund was released from Annie Jeffrey hospital and now resides at Midwest Covenant Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gondringer
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Roy Hedlund
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Midwest Covenant Home
Births and historical notes from Osceola area
Amy Jo Kro patsch, 6 lb 10 oz, born Oct 21 at St Mary Hospital Columbus to Mr and Mrs Calvin Kropatsch of Osceola. Iske girl born Oct 20 at St Francis Hospital Grand Island to Mr and Mrs John Iske of 214 S Clark. Osceola News notes include dinner guests and birthday observance for Mrs George Krieger. Heritage piece recounts Polk County soil story and early homesteading by J Edmund Stevens in 1873 with sod house, family, and tree planting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kropatsch
St. Mary Hospital
Columbus
Calvin Kropatsch
Osceola
Amy Jo
Jean Kula
Silver Creek
Conrad Kropatsch
Iske
St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
John Iske
S. Clark
Osceola News
Jerry Kriegers
George Krieger
Joyce Fuller
Larry Krieger
Cammy
Mickey Harris
Lincoln
Polk County
Polk
James Howess
Iowa
Nebraska
J. Edmund Stevens
Stevens
Missouri
Scotty
Joy
Polk G County
Stromsburg
Will
Thede
York
Hamilton
Stevens Grove
Cass County
Community Calendar of Meetings and Events
A sequence of local group events with dates and times including Easy Aces program Althea Huggler 2 pm Firemen School of Instruction 7 pm and postponement of a Lincoln tour from Oct 14 plus Booster Club city cafe 8 pm. Early November boards and clubs including Scouts Board of Education Jr Auxiliary OES meetings Lions and Friendly Neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easy Aces
Althea Huggler
School of Instruction
Historical Society
Lincoln
Booster Club
City Cafe
Scouts Board of Education Jr. Auxiliary
American Legion
Busy Belles
Diane Mangelsen
City Council
C of
Scouts Lions
Marjorie Schmoker
Guest Night attracts 170 for Calvary Lutheran program
Pastor Dale Holt of Midlands Television Ministry spoke at Calvary Lutheran Church on October 13 as part of Lutheran Church Women Guest Night. Guests from Rising City Osceola Stromsburg and Polk attended to hear Holt outline the FCO program goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Holt
Midlands Television
Lutheran Church Women’s
Calvary Lutheran Church
Rising City
Osceola
Stromsburg
Polk
Pastor Holt
FCO
Church Weekend Mass Schedule Listed
Rev Fr O Leary announces Mass times for St Vincent s St Mary s and St Andrew s over the weekend and All Saints Day observances with services on Saturday and Sunday and a Monday Mass at St Mary and St Vincent specifics include locations and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Vincent’s Catholic
ST. Mary’s Catholic
ST. Andrew’s
O’leary
St. Vincent’s
St. Mary’s
St. Vincent's
St. Andrew's
St. Mary
St. Vincent
Area church activities community schedule and event notes
Osceola Methodist Church lists weekly services events and meetings from 7 p.m. Wednesday Lab School Central City to Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. including youth UNICEF meeting and brunch with mission discussion. Calvary and St Paul Lutheran notices detail confirmations, rallies and choir offerings with social events and connections to Osceola. About 170 people attended a fellowship hour and lunch after a program featuring Swedish guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Unicef
Lutheran Church
Board of Trustees
Council On Ministries
Church Fellowship Hall
Don Strachen
General Board of Missions of
New York
Don
Our Church
Lyle Johnston
Duncan
Johnstons
Eugene Sterup
Bachenberg
Calvary Lutheran Church OF
ST. Paul Lutheran Church
Paul Konig
Genoa
Dorcas Circle
Naomi
Rebecca Circle
Sarah Circle
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Calvary
Pastor Floth
Lena Hultman
Krystal Johnson
Osceola High School
Linda Johnson
Sally Mills
Cindy Nahrstedt
Kathy Thayer
Change of residence and weekend trip reported
Gus Kops moves from the Ridge to York where he resides with a daughter. Mr and Mrs Ed Lewis accompany Mr and Mrs Ansel Fredrickson of Stromsburg to the Ozarks for the weekend and return Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Kops
the Ridge
York
Ed Lewis
Mrs
Ansel Fredrickson
Stromsburg
Ozarks
LeRoy Browns mark 40 years of marriage
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Brown celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday Oct 24 with church services at St Paul Osceola and a reception at Immanuel Lutheran near Gresham. Attendants Evelyn Hastings Herman Erks host couples Maurice Watts Jr Sidney Dunne Konig sang and guests included Irene Mailand and Joann Martens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Brown
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Gresham
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Osceola
Evelyn Hastings
Herman Erks
Brown
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Church News
LeRoy Browns
Patronize Record
Barber’s
Pontiac & GM
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