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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
8
A writer voices support for shortening daylight saving time ending in October and proposes Labor Day as a quitting date. He recalls correspondence with a senator, mentions vacation, bringing Grandma Howe for a golden wedding, and notes the start of football season and Olympics coverage with admiration for amateur athletes.
Osceola Methodist Church announces a week of activities led by Truman Bachenberg. Choir practice on Wednesday and Thursday circles meet at Alta man's home. Friday features Circle 2a and 3 at designated homes. Senior MYF departs Saturday for Beatrice State Home tour. Sunday includes church school worship and a 50 year wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hill. Lay Witness Mission meeting with Gene French follows. Junior Hi's plan confirmations. Calvary Lutheran in Swede Home lists services and events with Marsha Redman speaking.
Hospital notes list patients in Stromsburg Osceola and Shelby including Mrs Lillie Headman and Mrs Stella Kohl with babies and family members. Dismissals include Mrs Anna Kohout and Mrs Helen Kinney among others. Guests in Phil Nyberg home mark wedding anniversary with Dr Chapin and family from Omaha.
The Fontanelle Hybrids defeated Faculty Five 40 to 3 in a late August 1972 bowling meet. High games were Harold Grossnicklaus 201 Keith Crook 195 and John O'Brien 186. O'Brien led with a 529 series, followed by Rod Smith 524 and Stan VanHoosen 510. Chat & Chow posted 824 as top team game, Builders Supply 821 and Faculty Five 790. Builders Supply led with a 2305 team series, ahead of Faculty Five 2285 and Fontanelle Hybrid 2262.
Mrs Jerry Krieger was honored at a Lincoln baby shower on Thursday evening August 31 hosted by Mrs Mickey Harris. Stork bingo and a luncheon of ice cream and cake with yellow booties entertained guests. Special guest was Mrs Raymond Branting.
Osceola residents Mr and Mrs Tom C Hastings move to Columbus after a stay as overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Hastings Sr. Other locals include Mr and Mrs Gary Gustafson visiting Don Kellys and the Dale Frizzells hosting the Don Kellys. Delmer Johnson and Don Kelly joined Ray Richards for Julie’s birthday celebration.
Local social notes list the Swede Home Project Club meeting at Bucktail Lake on Friday afternoon September 8 with Mrs Dennis Johnson as host. It also records a string of Sunday and Labor Day visits among area residents, plus relatives traveling to Lincoln and Holdrege.
The calendar lists city council at 7 p.m. on Thursday September 7 and various meetings and events through September 21 including Scouts Lions banquet Farms Bureau Garden Club and Am Legion auxiliary events with organizers such as Mrs Har old Jarmin Ryan Hill Dorothy Bush Helen Johnson and Nellie Johansen.
Lavern Miller was discharged from the hospital on Thursday. Visitors at the Miller home included parents the Lloyd Millers and Merle Maybons of Fullerton, while the Merv Stromberg family visited her father Henry Merk linger at Plymouth last weekend and attended the State Fair Saturday.
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