Grandma Demel Wins Radio Quiz Cash Prize
Mrs A K Demel a former Central City resident now in Grand Island correctly identified a quotation on an Omaha radio show to win a 50 dollar cash award. The 92 year old is described as alert as a schoolgirl. William Gaedeke aged 89 suffered injuries Friday at Columbus when a cable struck him while workers repaired the new Safeway store. He was taken to Lutheran Hospital by local fire department first aid.
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A. K. Demel
Central City
Grand Island
Omaha
Demel
Central City Republican
William Gaedeke
Columbus
Safeway
Lutheran Hospital
Silver Creek
Weather and crops hit by heavy rains and hail in Lincoln County
The Lincoln County Tribune reports hard rains and hail this week causing crop damage. Observers say corn is 10 to 14 days late with frost risk lower in most areas and frost dates averaging October 5 at North Platte.
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Lincoln County
North Platte
Lincoln County Tribune
Public address system planned for Central City auditorium
The chamber of commerce will purchase a new public address system and the Central City school board will handle the necessary installations in the school auditorium, funded through cooperative efforts of both groups.
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Central City
Chamber of Commerce
Central City School Board
William Dayton Dies After Heart Attack at York Republican
William Dayton, longtime linotype operator for the York Republican, died of a heart attack. The paper had just ordered a new linotype weeks earlier, and Dayton, eager to try it, would have cast the first slug on the machine had he lived four more days.
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William Dayton
York Republican
Bill
Drowning Disaster Claims Two Brothers in Montana
Word was received that Aubrey Olinger of Ontario California and his brother in law drowned when their boat capsized during a northern Montana vacation. Olinger was a former resident noted in the Overton Dawson County Herald.
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Aubrey Olinger
Ontario
Calif
Montana
Mr. Olinger
Overton
Dawson County
Death on Farm Tied to Diphtheria at 47
Lee Thomas, 47, was found dead in his farm home after neighbors checked on him. Doctors report the cause of death as diphtheria, with indications he had been dead for several days. Newspaper: Scotia Register.
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Lee Thomas
Scotia Register
Moon Dodgers at 1950 Chicago Fair Perform High Pole Act
John B. Witt of Chicago and three University of Illinois juniors perform on an acrobatic pole for the Moon Dodgers at the 1950 Chicago Fair. The act, staged 166 feet above the crowd, pays $150 weekly to each performer while they fund their way through school.
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John B. Witt
Chicago
Newman Grove
Moon Dodgers
University of Ilinois
Vapor mercury street lamps arrive for installation
The Central City Republican reports the new vapor mercury street lamps have arrived and installation will begin immediately. Delays of various kinds have slowed erection since early June.
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Central City Republican
Valley Ladies Aid and Young Adults to Meet in October
The Valley Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Fred Wieseman on Tuesday October 3 with a note of date change. The Young Adult Group will meet at the Methodist Church on Thursday October 5 at eight oclock with Mrs Herbert Lock of Central City as speaker on her trip to the United Nations. She is described as a very good speaker and plans to attend.
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The
Valley Ladies Aid
Fred Wieseman
Methodist Church
Herbert Lock
Central City
United Nations
Mrs Snider to Visit Lincoln for Birthday Celebration
Mrs. W. E. Snider plans to travel to Lincoln near week’s end to visit her son Marion and his family and help celebrate his birthday anniversary.
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W. E. Snider
Lincoln
Marion
Osceola Tames Stromsburg for Goldenrod Conference Win
Osceola defended well and surged in the ground game to beat Stromsburg 26 to 12 in the Goldenrod Conference opener. Herman Anderson scored twice on end runs, Bryan added a conversion, and Osceola recovered from fumbles to hold Stromsburg’s aerial attack.
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Osceola
Goldenrod
Stromsburg
Herman Anderson
Anderson
Bryan
Tne
Burg
Two Farm Sales Next Week In Shelby Osceola Area
Two farm sales scheduled for next week. Joe Birkel will auction a farm near Shelby four miles north and one east, October 3, with Homer Ingalls as auctioneer and First National Bank of Shelby as clerk. The second sale, near Osceola two miles north and 1 1/2 west, October 1, starts at 1 00 PM to sell machinery livestock and household goods, Merrick and Locher cry the sale, Don Byers as clerk.
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Joe Birkel
Shelby
Homer Ingalls
First First National Bank of
Mary Grossicklaus
Osceola-Shelby Picnic Reported Held In California
A Shelby-Osceola picnic took place at San Clementi on the coast between San Diego and Los Angeles. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Stalnaker and others, with numerous families listed such as the Thelens Scholz and Duren clans, Irlands, Bennett, and Rich mond, among many guests.
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California
San Clementi
Ocean
San Diego
Los Angeles
M. H. Stalnaker
Therese Litten
Margaret Duren
W. F. Bennett
Hubertina Thelen
Max Thelen
Roger
Grace Thelen
Morris Irland
Dennis
Ora Cole
Roy VanHoosen
Edward J. Fillinger
P. L. McDaniel
Julia Steiner
Sarah Campbell
Anna J. Scholz
Lena Timm
Mary Scholz
Art Metchkiss
Mark Duren
Earl Harbert
Louis Scholz
Ira Irland
Joseph Scholz
Walter Gross
del Richmond
Walter Scholz
Wesley Brazee
Nursing Home Operator Receptionist at Omaha Meeting
Mrs. Walter Koehler, operator of Osceola's Nursing Homes, attended the American Association of Licensed Nursing Homes meeting in Omaha at Hotel Fontenelle. About 800 members from across the United States attended. Koehler served as receptionist and escorted Governor Val Peterson to the platform. Mr. Koehler and Elton Berck joined Thursday evening banquet and ball.
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Walter Koehler
Osceola
Omaha
American Association of Licensed Nursing Homes
Hotel Fontenelle
United States
Koehler
Val Peterson
Elton Berck
Osceola Firemen to meet at 8 p m
Osceola firemen will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Fire Hall at 8 00 p m.
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Osceola
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs John Albers in Shelby
Mr and Mrs John Albers celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at home in Shelby on September 17 1950. A 1 pm dinner honored their children and families with friends including Father Kean and Miss Bridget Kean. They have three children and four grandchildren.
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John Albers
Shelby
Father Kean
Bridget Kean
Dawson
Kathrine Rinke
Father Howe
Clare Howe
Adolph Alt
Richard Birkel
David City
Albers
Leigh
Nebraska
Mr. Albers
Germany
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mrs. Albers
Schuyler
Hubert Alt
Leo H
Lawrence J
Osceola
Dick Alt
Julee
Carol Albers
Kathleen Kaye Birkel
Catholic Bishop to Visit Osceola for Confirmations
The Most Rev Louis B Kucera, bishop of Lincoln, will administer Confirmation in Osceola at St Vincent Church on Thursday October 5 at 2 p.m. He will also confirm at St Andrew Church in the valley at 4 p.m. the same day.
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Louis B. Kucera
D. D
Annual Fall Festival at Methodist Church
The annual Fall Festival at the Methodist Church will be held on Wednesday October 4. The WSCS bazaar opens at 2 PM with supper served at 5 30 and the usual auction at 8 PM.
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Methodist Church
The
WSCS
Polk County Family Has Four Sons in Pacific Zone
Mrs. Bill Zedicher reports brother Dale Jenkins wounded in Korea has reached the United States for hospitalization after being shot in the ankle early in his service. He left the States August 14 after three years in the army. Two other brothers Sgt Everett Jenkins and Pfc Robert Jenkins are serving in Korea while Sgt Charles Jenkins is on Okinawa. Everett has four years in the army, Charles thirteen, Robert four in the Marines. All are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jenkins of Stromsburg.
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Bill Zedicher
Dale Jenkins
Korea
States
Colorado
Zedicher
Sgt
Everett Jenkins
Pfc
Robert Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Okinawa
Everett
Charles
Robert
Marines
C. C. Jenkins
Stromsburg
Do You Live On This Farm photo sought
The Record seeks the owner of a farm home shown in a recent enlargement. The image from the prior week remains unidentified and readers with knowledge of the location or the resident should notify the Record office to claim the free picture. This is item number 13 in the series.
Achievement Day Set October 10 At Stromsburg High
Achievement Day hosted by Extension Clubs in Stromsburg on October 10 at the high school auditorium. Activities begin 9:30 with hobbies display, program starts 10:00 with music and talks, 12:00 covered dish luncheon, and 1:00 achievement recognition. Hostesses include Our Neighborhood Climb Friendly Families Jolly Workers and Stromsburg Project.
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Stromsburg High School
Thach
Stromsburg
Jolly Workers
Dr. Ryder
State Health Dept
Jack Miller
Earl Maxwell
Extension Farm Forestry
Overland Sand and Gravel Wins State Highway Gravel Contract
Overland Sand and Gravel Co of Stromsburg was awarded a contract by the State Highway Department for maintenance graveling in Hamilton county. The Polk county contractor will receive $1,210 for placing more than a thousand cubic yards of gravel on nine miles of State Highway No. 66 from State Highway No. 14 east past Hordville to the Hamilton-Polk county line.
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Overland Sand and Gravel Co
Stromsburg
State Highway Department
Hamilton County
Polk County
Hordville
Hamilton-Polk County
Osceola Couple To Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Waite will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a news home in Osceola on October 6.
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Osceola
R. H. Waite
Anews Home
Mrs Walter Twarling Dies in Denver at 47
Mrs. Walter Twarling, 47, died last Friday, September 22, in a Denver hospital after illness since the previous Wednesday. She and her husband lived near Stromsburg for years before moving to Dalton, Nebraska. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs. Richard Anderson of Stromsburg, son Glen of Potter, and three grandchildren. Funeral at Stromsburg Methodist Church with burial in Stromsburg cemetery.
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Walter Twarling
Denver
Twarling
Stromsburg
Dalton
Nebraska
Richard Anderson
Glen
Potter
Methodist
Hospital News Briefs Include Local Medical Staff
St Francis Hospital reports medical notes featuring Theo Hanson of Osceola Vivian Dunning and Joy Meacham of Silver Creek Ernest Hahn Polk Mont Mustard and Mary Merrick of Osceola with Joy Meacham listed among Silver Creek.
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Theo Hanson
Osceola
Vivian Dunning
Shelby
Ernest Hahn
Polk
Mont Mustard
Silver Creek
Mary Merrick
Joy Meacham
County Farm Bureau Urges Unity for Statewide Drive
Polk County Farm Bureau sent precinct captains to a state rally in Grand Island on September 19 to coordinate a county membership drive the week of September 25. The drive aims to boost Polk County membership to 315 for 1951 and supports a statewide goal of 20 000 Farm Bureau families.
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Polk
Grand Island
Polk County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Arthur Ekstrom
George Geier
Henry Galus
Oscar Imm
Dale Scow
Guilford Bryan
Louis Scow
Homer Ingalls
Wayne Kinnan
Ansel Fredrickson
Gustaf Peterson
Frank Bolton
Dewey Lockard
Edick Anderson
County Farm Bureau
Polk County
Liederkranz Hall
Roger Fleming
Washington
American Farm Bureau
T. C. Peterson
Midwest
Don Groves
Iowa Farm Bureau
Charles Marshall
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Bob Thompson
Ken Snyder
Nebraska Organization
Odd Bits of News About People You Know
A collection of small town notes about neighbors Matt Anderson and Fred Randall including a missing windup clock, frost forecasts for corn, and plans for Cornhusker football. Coach Neal Hasemeister earns praise for last Friday’s game while Bruce Pickett shows pride in his corn harvest of four and a half pounds.
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Bruce Pickett
Bruce
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Pacific Zone
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ST. Francis Hospital
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Randall
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