Launer-Bond nuptials solemnized at Grand Island church
Miss Ann Launer and Dana Bond were married at St. Pauls English Lutheran Church in Grand Island with Dr. Frank P. Madsen officiating. The ceremony featured white mums and candelabras, with a bridal gown of silk peau de soie and a bouquet of Phalaenopsis orchids. The couple will live in Lincoln after a Colorado wedding trip while Bond resumes studies at the University of Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Launer
L. M. Launer
Grand Island
Dana Bond
Fred E. Bond
Osceola
St. Paul’s
Frank P. Madsen
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan United Lutheran Synod
Harvey Clark
Sheldon Bond
Donald L. Campbell
Gresham
Richard B. Watts
Don
Ald Johnson
Gregg Eklund
Roger Long
Polk
George Goldberg
Riverside Country Club
Colorado
Lincoln
Bond
University of Nebraska
Fifty Fourth Wedding Anniversary Observed
Mr and Mrs Guy Fox celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary with a family dinner on Sunday September 4. The table featured a pink and white wedding cake with two hearts and bells, pink candles, and gladiola arrangements. Attending were relatives from Derby Colorado Monroe Nebraska St Edward Glenwood Springs Osceola Stromsburg and Clarks. The couple received gifts and shared lunch after the cake cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fox
Colorado
Murray Fox
LeRoy
Ronnie
Derby
Colo
Geo Schmid
Monroe
Nebr
Harold
Wilson
St. Edward
Sybil Claypool
Glenwood Springs
Hubert Fox
Osceola
Sylvan Fox
Stromsburg
William Dittmer
Clarks
Albert Schmoker
Murray Ray Schmoker
Ansel Lindquist
Louis Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Pickett Honored Sunday in Neighboring Ceremony
Approximately 175 neighbors attended a Sunday recognition for Mr. and Mrs. Pickett, honoring they for community involvement and service. The event highlighted local appreciation and longstanding civic contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Friends Gather for Bruce Pickett Home Event
Osceola Silver Creek and Stromsburg friends joined a Sept 4th gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pickett home. Distanced guests from Kent Washington Genoa Ontario Kearney Utica Newman Grove and Kansas City shared a program with solos poems and readings led by mistress of ceremonies Mrs. Harry Brazee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Silver Creek
Stromsburg
Bruce Pickett
Frank Pickett
Kent
Washington
Mary Pickett
Genoa
Don Pickett
Ralph
Ontario
California
Stella Blakely
Kearney
Clarence Shields
Patricia
Jess Major
Hershel H. Ehlers
Utica
David Christensen
F. H. Price
Newman Grove
Robert Clark
Carol
Kansas City
Missouri
Harry Brazee
Patricia Shields
Gust Carlson
Marilyn Fineey
Dave Rutter
Charles Fischer
Howard Boden
Brazee
September Social Calendar Prompted Club Meetings
The MAPLE LEAF CLUB plans a Thursday meeting with Mrs. Frank Frizzell on September 8 for officer elections. ENTRE NOUS schedules a 1:15 luncheon on September 14 with Mrs. Lowell Hanson and co host Mrs. Robert Manley. REBEKAH LODGE meets September 14 at 8:00 p.m. East ern Star invites Osceola Chapter to visit York Chapter this evening at 8:00. NBBC Club hosts hostess Mrs. R M McDonald on September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Leaf Club
Frank Frizzell
Entre Nous
Lowell Hanson
Robert Manley
Rebekah Lodge
Osceola Eastern Star
York
R. M. McDonald
Nbbc Club
Perky Debs 4-H Club Achievement Night
The Perky Debs 4-H Club held Achievement Night Friday at Green's Chapel church with Katherine Anderson welcoming parents. Mary Anderson and Mary Louise Samuelson performed piano solos, a style show followed, Mrs. Arthur Samuelson spoke, Miss Crosby showed past 4-H photos, gifts were given to leaders D E Powell and Maribeth Powell, and members served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s Chapel
Katherine Anderson
Mary Anderson
Mary Louise Samuelson
Arthur Samuelson
Crosby
D. E. Powell
Maribeth Powell
Valley Sunshine
Sea 8 by LLOYD E. TREADWAY
Lloyd Ernest Treadway born February 12, 1886 on a Rising City area farm Nebraska died August 31 at Osceola hospital aged 69 years six months and 17 days. Survived by wife Edna May Lockard two sons James David and Lloyd Eugene a daughter Elaine Heise eleven grandchildren and siblings. He lived all his life in Butler and Polk counties farming locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd E. Treadway
Lloyd Ernest Treadway
David P
Helen Chalfant Treadway
Rising City
Nebraska
Osceola Hospital
Butler County
David City
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Edna May Lockard
Osceola
Mr. Treadway
Nadine Rose
Edna
James David
Columbus
Lloyd Eugene
Elaine Heise
Omaha
Herbert D
Lloyd
Butler
Polk
Longtime Osceola area civic leader dies at 74
Charles Treadway longtime civic minded resident of Osceola and Polk county died after years of community service. He served on school boards acted as ASC county chairman and worked with Polk and Butler County Farmers Insurance. He played high school football in 1901 and pitched in local baseball circles. Funeral services were held at Wesley Methodist Church in Shelby with interment in Shelby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Treadway
ASC
Polk County
Polk and Butler County Farmers Insurance Co
West Polk County
David City
Butler
Polk
Methodist Church
IOOF
Wesley Methodist Church
Shelby
G. S. Goodwin
G. A Randall
Shelby Cemetery
Obituary and community notes from Osceola area
Funeral services for Oswald J. Kropatch 82 longtime Polk county resident were held at St James Catholic church Edgemont S D burial at Newcastle Wyoming He farmed in Polk county for years and later moved to Wyoming Survivors include three sons William Emery and Andrew three daughters Eva Effie Alda nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Several local residents attended a 40th wedding anniversary and other social gatherings with friends and relatives across nearby towns and farms in Nebraska and Wyoming
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Oswald Kropatch
Oswald J. Kropatch
Osceola
St. James Catholic Church
Edgemont
S. D
Craig Cowan
Newcastle
Wyoming
Kropatch
Polk County
Austria
America
Anna Fillinger
William
Bancs
Cuba
Emery
Wyo
Andrew
South Dakota
Eva Kotjar
Orange
Calif
Effie Woodhouse
Albin
Alda Swan
Cheyenne
John
Columbus
Lucy Fillinger
Pocatello
Ida
Ida Wolnycek
Arnold
Frank
Hubert
Frances Cerny
Mollie Scholz
Sophia Kresha
Bertha Bernt
Co-ops Set Big Free Feeding Day For Farmers
Quentin Terrell, president of the Polk County Co-op Council, announces the fifth annual free feed and entertainment day for farmers to be held September 20 at Stromsburg park. A 5:30 p.m. hamburger and watermelon feed opens with Stromsburg Band. Committee chairs include Myron Jones Osceola food Morris Lindburg Polk entertainment Mrs. Lloyd Hahn Polk publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quentin Terrell
Polk County
Stromsburg
Wallace Sandell
Polk
John Inness
Osceola
Myron Jones
Carl Sundberg
Morris Lindburg
Lloyd Hahn
Ruth Totenhaupt Wins Recipe Contest on TV
Ruth Totenhaupt won a recipe contest and appeared on KOLN-TV in Lincoln to demonstrate her salad. She received a hand painted plate bearing her name. Sheryl Totenhaupt was a guest on BrOetanss on the same station. Mr and Mrs Robert Clark and Miss Caroll of Kansas City visited Labor Day with Mrs Clarks parents the Frizzells. The Frank Carman family visited Friday evening at the Chase Branch home east of Silver Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Wamsley
Ruth Totenhaupt
Koln-Tv
Lincoln
Sheryl Totenhaupt
Robert Clark
Caroll
Kansas City
Mrs Newcomb Visits and Local Social Notes
Mrs. Sarah Newcomb of Oelwein Iowa spent a week with her daughter Polly at Nellie Benson's home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Newcomb plan to visit Monday to take Mrs Newcomb home with Polly accompanying to Oelwein for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wyman were Sunday dinner guests at the Jack Burger home near Clarks. Marcia Tschantre works at the Bob Kerby home near Shelby. Bob Wyman, Lee Engel and Jerry Brand visited the State Fair Sunday. Donald Wiman of Omaha weekended with his uncle Louis Tschantre and family. Mrs. Sam Wyman had a Thursday dinner with her mother in Central City and stopped at the Jack Burger home en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Pickett
Annette Wamsley
Esther Omachi
Esther
Annette
District 54
East
Denver
Merle Peterson
California
Joe Imm
Greeley
Colo
Anchorage
Alaska
Eberly
Fairbanks
Mary Grossnicklaus
Effie Fernander
Nellie Benson
Olive McBeth
Shelby
Oscar Anderson
Clarks
Emanuel Klein
Clinton Colby
E. M. Jacobsen
Anna Strohbehn
Near Havens
Dorothy Jacobsen
Springview
Nebr
Wamsley
Mrs. Wamsley
Frank Frizzell
John Frizzell
Muskatene
Roy Frizzell
Silver Creek
Sidney Graham
Floyd Frizell
Donald
Tandra Wyman
Grandma Wyman
Chris Gaedeke
Wisconsin
Frank Stanczyk
Stella Swertzic
Lawrence Gdwoski
Fullerton
Dominic Swertzic
Clifford
Bennie Swertzic
Dolores Konwinski
Mary Lou Stanczyk
Omaha
John Swertzic
Sandra
Rose Mary Vettek
Alvin Swertzic
Lloyd Wamsley
Methodist Aid
Emmett Cook
Elmwood
Cook
Robert Tooker
Lydia Pone
Nellie ‘Benson
Frank Veitek
Frank Carman
Aaron Geedeke
Betty Jean
Linda Keith
Connie
Bonnie and
Barbara
Hoffer
Stromsburg
Rg Si
Bill Gaedeke
Millette
Wood River
Lincoln
Sarah Newcomb
Oelwein
Iowa
Polly
Joe Newcomb
Newman Grove
Mrs. Newcomb
Sam Wyman
Jack Burger
Marcia Tschantre
Bob Kerby
Bob Wyman
Lee Engel
Jerry Brand
Donald Wiman
Louis Tschantre
Central City
Ansel Fredrickson
Edwin Lewis
South Dakota
Marlin Johnson
Wausa
Elmer Peterson
W. F. DeFrene
Wm. McKeag
Canada
Hattie Turner
Belgrade
John Ruzicka
Des Moines
Arthur McVeigh
Kathy
Charles Sharritt
Brush
Colorado
Charles Stewart
Sharritt
Osceola
Earl Stryker
Gothenburg
G. W. Morgan
E. A. Walrath
Lyons
Oscar Bennett
John Staroscik
A. W. Kinder
Tyndal Field
Florida
Osceola Social Notes Hit Busy Weekend Schedule
Osceola residents host and visit relatives across town with dinners and birthday observances. Guests include the Rolland Ekstrom family, the Morgans, and the Johnsons family, plus a trip to Lincoln and a vacation in California. An autumn Co op Feed is planned for September 20 at Stromsburg Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Flaherty
Rolland Ekstrom
John Staroscik
Osceola
Milton Gabriel
Lincoln
Columbus
G. W. Morgan
Morgan
Robert V. Johnson
Philip Nyberg
Ray Conrad
Dee Ann
Glen Hendrickson
California
Roger Johnson
York
Merle Johnson
Gregg
Ted Johnson
Dale Dunn
Fred Dunn
Stromsburg Park
Sth
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Muse Theatre
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Victor Mature
Richard Egan
Virginia Leith
Stephen McNally
Vistavision
Humphrey Bogart
Joan Bennett
Aldo Ray
Peter Ustinov
Rory Calhoun
Julie Adams
Ray Danton
McDonald’s
Red & White
KRAFT
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Osceola News
Milwaukee
Gaedeke
Doris Day
James Cagney
Love Me
Cineas
Sun
Mon
Burg Theatre
Kepner’s
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