Local notes from Osceola and surrounding areas
Ten years ago Ped Miller survived a water moccasin bite on the Loup River after immediate wound treatment and a tobacco poultice. Henry J. Walford died from accidental gunshot wounds while hunting near Gresham. Osceola Womans Club hosted a reception at the M E church with about 70 attendees and five charter members named. Funeral services for John Egelhoff were held in York. he was 76. Miss Chell Crozier wed Rev. Cola Winn Meacham of St. Louis and will reside there. Mrs F C Banks elected president of the Osceola Lincoln Club with officers R G Douglas and E R Jarmin. Cecil DeLand named local gas superintendent for the Iowa Nebraska Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ped Miller
Loup
Henry J. Walford
Gresham
Osceola Womans Club
M. E. Church
W. F. Kepner
W. H. Clark
H. H. Campbell
L. M. Shaw
Josephine McChesney
John Egelhoff
York
Blue Ridge
Chell Crozier
Cola Winn Meacham
St. Louis
F. C. Banks
Osceola-Lincoln Club
Lincoln
R. G. Douglas
Treas
E. R. Jarmin
Osceola Gas Office Set to Open in October
DeLand the longtime service man for the combined gas and electric company since 1938 will remain with the firm. Viola Cornish will move from Shelby to Osceola to work in the gas office which opens October first. Osceola Fall Festival suffered from cold weather with many concessions not opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Louie Kumpf
Shelby
Willard O. Kumpf
Kumpf
Osceola
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
Maxine Brooks
Wesleyan
Helen Wisely
Wm. Wisely
Alvin Willis
Grand Island
L. M. Merrick
Marriage near Swede Home and local notes
Thirty years ago Miss Hilda Carlson of Swede Home married Carl O. Carlson of the valley in Omaha and the couple returned to settle on the groom’s Polk County homestead. Rev. W. W. Hull returns to Osceola First M. E. Church for a third year. Uncle Nate Elledge celebrated his 78th birthday after hauling brick for the courthouse. The First National Bank at Gresham was robbed of several hundred dollars when thieves dug into the vault. Polk County Fair opened Tuesday and drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Carlson
Carl O. Carlson
Omaha
Polk County
Osceola
W. W. Hull
M. E
Nate Elledge
First National Bank
Gresham
Osceola Medical Practitioners and Contacts
Local Osceola clinics list veterinarians and doctors with office numbers. ORD O WALLACE D V M veterinary line and Dr C R Peterson Dr R O Peterson, Dr W F Monson, and Dr Andrew M Matthews chiropodist foot specialist all provide phone contacts and office locations in Osceola Nebraska near First National Bank and City National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Peterson
R. O. Peterson
First National Bank
W. F. Monson
N. W. Corner Square
Osceola, Neb
Andrew M. Matthews
Natl
Car sales and local wedding highlight Silver Creek week
Carson Auto Co advertises Ford prices from 295 to 660 dollars. Miss Bertha Wyman and Henry Schipporeil wed at Silver Creek with a new Brewster home awaiting the bridegroom ranchman. Lynn Snider’s John Magnuson B4 racer toppled into a tree during a week’s work out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Auto Co
Bertha Wyman
Henry Schipporeil
Brewster
Silver Creek
Lynn Snider
John
Calvary Ev Lutheran Service With Guest Pastor Lippert
Rev Thure Johnson leadsCalvary Ev Lutheran Church service schedule for the Swede Home area on the 19th Sunday after Trinity. Sunday School starts at 10:00 a m with Morning Worship at 11:00 a m Mr G A Lippert of Wahoo will be in charge of the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thure Johnson
Trinity
G. A. Lippert
Wahoo
District 54 News Highlights Local Visits and Events
The John Wyman and Henry Schipporeit families spent Sunday in Minden with Albert Schipporeit. Harold Arbogast visits his sister in Silver Creek, and former resident Mrs C T Moore also visits. MacCormick family attends Max Merritt funeral in Clark, with Donald McCormick as pallbearer. A square dance club forms in Silver Creek and football games are attended. Rodeo and fall festival at Genoa draws attendees. Various family visits and dinners occur across Rising City, Clark, and Silver Creek communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wyman
Henry Schipporeit
Minden
Albert Schipporeit
Lloyd Wamsley
Annette
Silver Creek
Harry McCauley
McCormick
Max Merritt
Clarks
Donald McCormick
Max
Korea
Harold Arbogast
Dist. 54
Willows
California
T. E. Hutchinson
C. T. Moore
Idaho
District 54
Trudy McCauley
Genoa
Louis Tschantre
Wendell McCormick
Henry Schipporell
October special non group Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollment
Nebraska plans announce October unrestricted non group membership for residents under sixty five, enabling any Nebraskan to enroll regardless of employment. Hospitals and doctors’ groups approve the offering, with regular non group enrollment resuming after October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Nebraska
E. J. Saxton
Nebraska Hospital Association
Donald B. Steenburg
Nebraska State Medical Association
Kelso man visits brother and sister in town
J. C. Almstrum of Kelso Washington is spending a few days visiting his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Ed Almstrum in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Almstrum
Kelso, Washington
Mrs
Ed Almstrum
Notice of Sale in Platte County Court Case
I Warren G Albert Referee in the Platte County Nebraska case of William P Stachura et al vs Florence Stachura et al will sell at public vendue on November 6 1951 at 2 00 PM under court orders and authority granted by the court. Sale to be conducted at the designated public venue as specified by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF
Platte County
Nebraska
William P. Stachura
Florence Stachura
Joseph Stachura
Mary Stachura
Elizabeth Pier
John Pier
Cecilia Stachura
Belle V
Stromsburg
Highway 66
Doctor Strong
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ENTY
Cecil DeLand
Iowa-Nebraska Light
the Corn Palace Cafe
Blanche Rein
Debus Baking CO
R. H. S. Eklund
Square Osceola
NEW Studebaker
Studebaker
Gabriel Motor & Implement Company
Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church
District 54 News
Fred J. Dunn
Mrs. Verland Bauer and Son
Rising City
Capitol
Nebraska Division
United States
Brewers Foundation
First Natl Bank Bldg
Blue Cross
North Range
Warren G. Albert
W. S. Desch Sons
Central City
Jim Townsend
York, Nebraska
Polk County Fair Grounds
Frank Baker
Stromsburg Bank
Dempster
Sister
Harrow
John Deere
Cultiva
TOR
John Deere Picker
J. D
Hilda Willhoft
Baker & Austin
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