Autumn gives town a new look and old stories stir
Autumn mood shifts as Osceola’s football team eyes a second straight win. Bill Zedicher updates Congas office front and theater work while Glenna Wieseman plants roses in town. The piece notes historic quips about driving, church, and a Golden Wedding Anniversary with three daughters sharing anniversaries on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebraska
Bill Zedicher
Glenna Wieseman
Wiesemans
Carl
Otto Olson
Cincinnati
Martin Jones
Dorothy
Harold Jones
LaVern
Horace Stevens
Gloria
Levert Oquist
Polk County Bonds Sales Near Eight Month Goal
August bond sales in Polk County totaled 20322.00 bringing eight month total to 97466.00 and 86.7 percent of the 1971 goal. Statewide August sales reached 3946751.00 with eight month total of 34389760.00, at 79.2 percent of quota. Sales through August exceed last year by over six million dollars and up 21.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
W. E. Johnson
Assets Returned to Ag Dept by NRRC Ending FHA Support
Raymond M. Hauser Jr announces Nebraska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation assets totaling about 2.4 million dollars are being returned to the State Department of Agriculture. Since 1966 the Farmers Home Administration funded 48 grants totaling 30 thousand dollars to Farm and Ranch Youth in Butler Polk and Seward Counties through the Endowment Fund. Annual awards ranged from about 80 thousand to 140 thousand dollars over six years with final selections by the State Director. A wedding notice notes the christening at Christ Lutheran Church on September 21 1921 involving Julius Nyffeler and several others from Columbus Mundelein and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Hauser, Jr
Farmers Home Administration
David City
Nebraska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
State Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Rural Rehabilitation Endowment Fund
Butler
Polk
Seward
FHA
K. L. Bowen
Bowen
New Christ Lutheran Church
Julius Nyffeler
Columbus
Paul Morlok
Mundelein
Ill
Mabel Germeroth
Denver
Elmer Oppliger
Salem
Ore
Peter Badje
Fritz Zwiener
Rising City
Art Bakenhus
Platte County
Blasers
Virgil
Rosella) Norris
ETV Offers Adult Education Series for Nebraska Learners
Nebraska adults not completing high school can work toward completion via Educational Television. A twelve lesson, six week series runs Mondays and Wednesdays with Fridays repeats, starting September 20 and ending May 17. Each six week unit covers Natural Sciences Literature English grammar Social Sciences and General Math with testing week at Platte College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Platte College Counseling Center
Lyla L. Richards
Platte College
Calendar events and wedding notices announce community activities
The page lists fall calendar items from Cub Scout packs to Lions and Masons meetings, with dates from Sept 29 to Oct 13. It notes a Ja nelle Headlee Bob Lindberg wedding in Aurora and social meals with local residents, including Ray Conrad’s supper with Bert Russell in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janelle Headlee
Bob Lindberg
Aurora
Robert Grossnicklaus
Tressie Brown
Ivar Oberg
Ruth Eklund
Mmes
Earl Watts
Bill Umstead
Dale Frizzell
Carl R. H. Johnson
Eugene Sterup
Alvin Cerny
Ray Conrad
Bert Russell
St. Paul
Mr. Russell
Jack and Jill
First Day in Polk County 1873 Pioneer Tale
W A Stevens recounts his arrival in Polk County Nebraska with parents in June 1873 from Jackson County Iowa. The family treks by covered wagon, mud near Osceola, hunts ante lope, builds the first sod house northeast of current Polk, endures grasshopper blight in 1874 and his father’s death. He reflects on hardship, pioneer life, and later county changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Stevens
Stevens
Polk County
J. E. Stevens
Thede
Jackson County
Iowa
Nebr
Osceola
Stromsburg
Mother
John Mickey
Mr. Mickey
James Honess
Father
Polk
Church Scheduling and Events in Osceola Area
Osceola Nebrasa communities list weekend church services school classes and meetings across St Vincent St Paul Lutheran Osceola Methodist St Marys St Andrews Calvary Lutherans with mass times confessions circle meetings choir practice and planning sessions through October and early November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Vincent Catholic Church
Osceola
Nebraska
ST. Paul Lutheran Church
Paul Konig
World Communion
Dorcas
Naomi
Rebecca
Sarah Circle
Osceola Methodist Church
Truman Bachenberg
Good Samaritan Home
Co-op
Mae Scholz
Florence Mills
Ed Murphy
Calvary Lutheran Church OF
Swede
Milan E. Swasko
EMR
1St Church
Rising City
Debra Treadway Weds Rick Nekl in Shelby Church
Debra Treadway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Treadway, married Rick Nekl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nekl, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shelby. Rev. Anthony Trausch officiated. 350 guests attended a reception and supper. The couple will reside in Shelby after a short trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Treadway
Eugene Treadway
Rick Nekl
Eugene Nekl
Shelby
Sacred Heart Catholic
Anthony Trausch
Kenneth Kuhnel
Gene Scow
Judy Treadway
Dixie Nekl
Reggie Nekl
Robert Treadway
Dan
Dick Treadway
Mike Voss
Tim Nekl
Messrs
Mmes
Wayne Augustin
Neal Nekl
Debra Pope
Marla Augustin
Delmar Augustin
Dave Scow
Social Roundup Lights Up Osceola and Surroundings
Numerous visits mark a busy period in Osceola and nearby towns. Mrs. George Poland and neighbors from Sargent Nebraska called at David Jones residence and Mrs. Anna Appleton and Mrs. Esther Appleton visited Lillie Chindgren. Families from Osceola spent Tuesday with Miss Lillie Chindgren, while the Lundstroms returned from Dallas to join daughter’s family. Wednesday guests gathered at Mrs. Harold A Johnson’s home and included many Gestrine and Johnson relatives with Mrs. Johnson’s birthday observed. Other gatherings featured coffee hosts Roger Hanquist Todd and Amy with Genoa residents, Hastings visitors Cedric Anderson at Chindgren home, and Dr. Clifford Hadley and Oscar Jones calling on/visiting local families. Sunday dinner groups included the Johnsons of Omaha and families from Stromsburg, with Ronald Johnson and Mrs. James Anderson Jr. birthdays noted and extended visits from Chapman and Ong residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Poland
Sargent
Nebraska
Anna Appleton
Esther Appleton
David Jones
Martha Walgren
Mauritz Swanson
Osceola
Lillie Chindgren
Martin Lundstrom
Dallas
Texas
Tom Hetzers
Harold A. Johnson
Ellen Oquist
Edna
Ruth Gestrine
Martin Gestrine
Karen
Ray Gestrine
Lester Gestrine
Irvin Gestrine
Mardell Johnson
Harold W. Johnson
Johnson
Roger Hanquist
Todd
Amy
Eugene Cromwell
Genoa
Cedric Anderson
Hastings
Chindgren
Clifford Hadley
Lyons
Oscar Jones
Ronald Sarow
Clarence Nielsen
Ruth
Layne
Gregg Hanquist
Ralph Redman
Nellie Olson
Milan Swasko
Adolph Forss
Glen Hendrickson
Ronald Johnson
Omaha
James Anderson, Jr
James Anderson Sr
Stromsburg
Laura Hendrickson
Glen Hinkle
Chapman
Local Birthday Dinner Honors Terry Vanderpool at Cerny Home
A Sunday birthday dinner for Terry Vanderpool was hosted at Mrs. Julius Cerny Sr.’s home. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Vanderpool and families of Walter Beck Clarks Gordon Novacek Emil Czarnick Julius Cerny Don Gabriel and Helen Gabriel. Henry Galus attended a District VFW meeting and banquet in Clarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Cerny Sr
Terry Vanderpool
Mary Vanderpool
Walter Beck
Clarks
Gordon Novacek
Wahoo
Emil Czarnick
Genoa
Julius Cerny
Columbus
Don Gabriel
Osceola
Helen Gabriel
Henry Galus
Neighbors Have Weekend Visits Across Nebraska
Mrs. Neva Liedloff visited relatives in Scottsbluff. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Coffman of Lincoln called on Alfred Hanson family last weekend. Kathy Rodene Exeter and Tommy Rodene Fremont spent time with DeVern Rodenes. Mrs. Monica Schott visited in Norfolk Pierce Hartington and returned home Tuesday. Weekend guests of Mrs. Freda Schnasse included Edward Schnasse Wakefield and Bill Terry Lexington Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva Liedloff
Scottsbluff
Rowland Coffman
Lincoln
Alfred Hanson
Kathy Rodene
Exeter
Tommy Rodene
Fremont
DeVern Rodenes
Monica Schott
Mike Fuchs
Norfolk
R. B
Freda Schnasse
Edward Schnasse
Wakefield
Bill Terry
Lexington, Ky
J. F. Theisen
Schuyler
Hazel McFadden
Wm. Buhl
Labor interviewer to visit Osceola Welfare Office
An itinerant interviewer for the Nebraska Department of Labor named A. Barnes will be at the Polk County Welfare Office in Osceola on October 12 from 1:30 p.m. Interviews pertain to labor program inquiries and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Nebraska Department of Labor
A. Barnes
Polk County
Osceola
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Patronize Record
St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Columbus
Louis Blaser
Virgil Norris
Ray Bargmann
Leona Imhoff
Silver Creek
Ella Luttman
Brainerd
Minn
Blaser
NRRC
Ag Dept
Life - Hospital
Ray Soukup
Farm Bureau Ins. Ee
Nfo
ETV
Legion Cen
City Council
Lions
Masonic Eastern Star
Vera Liedtke
Garden Club
Viola Wieseman
Methodist Church
Rebekahs Entre Nous
Carolyn Hanson
Osceola Locals
Osceola Heritage
Osceola News
Leonard Wieseman
Dale Wieseman
Patricia Seip
Grand Island
Ben Schmoker
Marvin Her
Colorado
George Wallace
Minden
Pioneer Village
Harry van Hoosen
Clarence Burke
Virgil Johnstons
Arlene Fischer
Roy van Hoosen
Cozad
John Craven
Wenatchee
Wash
Otto Daum
Cravens
Daums
Gotfrid Larson
Winnie Johnson
Edna Anderson
Wesley Peterson
Henry Swanson
Arthur
Erwin Anderson
Church News
ST. Mary's
ST. Andrew's
Jev
Edward A. O’leary
St. Mary’s
D. Treadway
Robert Thelen
Samantha Rae
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Osceola Markets
Mason
Mason Nurseries
York, Nebraska
David City Speedways
David
City
Jaycees
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