Party Honors Bride-To-Be Naomi Alfred Before Chicago Wedding
A Thursday afternoon event at the Baptist church parlors honored Miss Naomi Alfred ahead of her wedding to Aaroh S. Anshuetz of Chicago. Guests socialized and enjoyed luncheon after presenting a reading lamp to the honoree. Miss Alfred departed for Chicago Tuesday via Lincoln, having taught near Lincoln this past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Naomi Alfred
Aaroh S. Anshuetz
Chicago
Miss Alfred
Lincoln
Swede Home Threshers Picnic and Community Notes
Community events fill the Osceola area with visitors and gatherings. Families such as Flodman Appleton Peterson Nelson and others join picnics, dinners, and visits from Grand Island to Stromsburg. Individuals travel to Wyoming and Los Angeles for stays, with local clubs and ministers sharing meetings at Camp Sheldon and Sandin home.
Binderup Quoted Backing Lemke in Social Justice
A June 29 issue of Social Justice quotes Representative Charles G. Binderup of Nebraska praising Bill Lemke. Binderup cites Father Coughlin's support and a dirty campaign by Democrats and Republicans as aiding Lemke, urging readers to consider Denney of Fairbury for Congress. Grand Island Independent notes R G S Club meeting at Mrs Sundberg’s with sun hats and Ruth Nelson, planning August 1 at Osceola park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Justice
Lemke
Father Coughlin
O’brien
Union Party
Charles G. Binderup
Nebraska
Binderup
R. G. S. Club
O. E. Sundberg
Willits
Ruth Nelson
Osceola Park
Hordville Roundup of Local Movements and Visits
Chester Milsap returned to California with Roy Calhoun last Thursday. Mr. Garner, recently in University Hospital Omaha, came home at week’s end. Erickson Brothers Cash Grocery marked its first anniversary on Saturday July 18 serving iced tea coffee and rolls. Annette Holmes returned to Omaha duties after a visit home. Merry Stitchers met at Helen and Ruth Erickson’s on July 16. Leland Watson of Hastings visited local businesses. Lydia Jack Lulu of Loup City visited in Hordville. Donal Johnson returned to Omaha for a short visit. Malinda Bjorkman returned from Omaha to care for her sick mother. A. Jones Wilbur plus Don Quick and Raymond Sundberg family visited M Ericson home for Junior Erickson’s second birthday. A family reunion occurred at Paul Jones home for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sayles. Sayles and daughter Laurinne returned to Racine Wisconsin Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Milsap
Roy Calhoun
California
Garner
University Hospital
Omaha
Erickson Brothers Cash Grocery
Annette Holmes
Merry Stitchers Sewing Club
Helen and
Ruth Erickson
Leland Watson
Hastings
Hordville
Lydia Jack
Lulu
Loup City
Donal Johnson
Malinda Bjorkman
A. Jones
Wilbur
Don Quick
Raymond Sundberg
M. Ericson
Junior Erickson
Paul Jones
Harold Sayles
Sayles
Laurinne
Racine
Wisconsin
Oliver Strange
Beaver Crossing
Una Hanshey
Lincoln
Kansas
Roy Johnson
Reuben Timm
Matt Fasbender
Mrs. Johnson
Johnson
Colorado
Shelby
W. B. Michener
Alton Merrick
Fremont
R. G. Bemis
Merrick
Donna Jean
Maxine Sayers
Columbus
Maxine
Lonnie Buchholz
York
W. B. Buchholz
Osceola
Arthur Buchholz
C. W. Haynes
Staten Island
N. Y
J. L. Peterson
Fred Adkins
Harvard
Nebraska
Albert Timm
Viola Cornish
Edith Gray
Charles Hastings
Jeanne Backlund
Miss Gray
Hazel Skoog
Genoa
Melville Skoog
Oscola
Mark Timm
Evelyn Scholz
Star City
Saskatchewan
Canada
Robert Johnson
Gaye Addison
Ted Nicolaus
Loup Valley Ministerial Association
Camp Sheldon
Bowman Couple Relocate Farm Near Arborville
The Bowmans moved to the L. S. Loomer farm southeast of Arborville. John Wackner was taken to Clinic hospital in York for an appendectomy on Tuesday. Rose Bedient plans a 4-Fy Club event Friday afternoon with Mary Elizabeth Beckner assisting as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bowman
L. S. Loomer
Arborville
John Wackner
Clinic
York
Henry Blase
Harriett Burgess
Gladys McCoy
Polk
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated by Mr and Mrs Mace
Mrs Grace Runquist and family attended the Golden Wedding Anniversary of her parents Mr and Mrs George Mace at Clark s Wednesday evening. Several local residents visited or traveled to nearby towns, including Miss Rae Jeanne Oberg visiting her grandfather Alfred Carlson and Claus Oberg injuring a finger requiring bone setting. Local occurrences include a robbery of a trucking outfit, social gatherings at the E C Janssen home, and farm purchases by I T Samuelson in Marquette Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Runquist
George Mace
Clarks
Wm. Powell
John Menssen
Arnold
Lincoln
Rae Jeanne Oberg
Alfred Carlson
Claus Oberg
Simeon Stark
Lester Stark
E. C. Janssen
A. S. Beckman
Mildred
Geneva
Evelyn
R. E. Davis
Donald Davis
Giltner
N. E. McNeely
Helen Johnson
Aurora
Neal Gallant
York
Polk
John A. Johnson
Knerr
Tom Fisher
Martin
Murphy
Nebr
I. T. Samuelson
Marquette
Fisher
Geo. Wright
Martin Fisher
Murhay
Darlene Johnson
Marjorie Green
Betty Branting
Elmer Peterson
Grand Island
Raymond Peterson
Oscar Jones
Walter Grobe
Benedict
J. L. Stouffer
Clyde Willits
Omaha
Glen Willits
Chas Doremus
Neighbors take weekend trips and family visits across Shelby
Oliver Strange travels to Beaver Crossing with niece Una Hanshey then to Lincoln Kansas to visit relatives. Numerous residents head for California and Wyoming on vacations while others host relatives, with updates on farm practices promoting trench silos for ensilage as a vital feed reserve.
Osceola Hires New Deputy County Treasurer
Carleton Anderson of Stromsburg will become deputy county treasurer in Osceola after August first, succeeding Edith Gray who has resigned. Anderson, son of former state senator Victor Anderson, is Osmarsburg’s current assistant postmaster and will move with his wife to the Gust Gray home in south Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Anderson
Stromsburg
Edith Gray
Anderson
Victor Anderson
Albert J. Johnson
Osceola
Gust Gray
Carlson Family Attends Gustafson Funeral in Corvallis Route
Mr and Mrs D N Carlson and family traveled from Corvallis Oregon on Thursday to attend funeral services for F A Gustafson the Carlson family patriarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Carlson
Corvallis, Oregon
F. A. Gustafson
Small Town News Roundup from Stromsburg and Nearby
Doane College classmates Russell Buck and Kenneth Christensen visited H. Christensen. Guests included Waterbury families of Berwyn and Arcadia. several moves and visits across Red Cloud Lincoln Newman Grove and Omaha. A Republican caucus nominated local officials. several residents traveled for visits and vacations to Minnesota Colorado Springs and Yellowstone.
Obituary for Frank August Gustafson in Nebraska
Frank August Gustafson born May 30 1857 in Sweden died July 14 1936 at his daughter’s home in Hamilton County Nebraska aged 79 years 1 month 14 days. He emigrated to America in 1880 to Peoria Illinois and married Annie Nelson July 3 1882. They moved to Polk County Nebraska in 1885 and had two sons and six daughters. He lived as a farmer then small town resident after his wife’s 1928 death. He joined Swede Plains M E E Church in 1910 and remained a devoted father and neighbor. Surviving children include Arthur Polk Robert Benedict Gertie Johnson Polk Segred Johnson Polk Judith Carlson Polk Nannie Sigler Osceola Olga Larsen Marquette plus twenty grandchildren and relatives. Funeral Friday at the Carlson home and Swede Plains church with interment in Swede Plains cemetery conducted by Rev E R Peterson. Brauer Funeral home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank August Gustafson
Hellesia Forsamling
Daughers
Nebraska
Polk County
Polk
Gustafson
Swede Plains M. EE
Arthur
Robert
Benedict
Gertie Johnson
Wilkie
Canada
Segred Johnson
Judith Carlson
Rudith Peterson
Nannié Sigler
Osceola
Olga Larsen
Marquette
Claus
Galesburg
Illinois
Alex
Denver
Colorado
D. N. Carlson
Swede Plains Church
Swede Plains
E. R. Peterson
Loup City
Brauer Funeral Home
Fire at Messing Farm Destroys Upstairs Room
Shelby Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Conrad Messing home one half mile north of Shelby on Monday afternoon. The fire started in a dresser in an upstairs room and filled the house with smoke. Most clothing and furniture were burned and the loss was partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Fire Department
Conrad Messing
Shelby
Social Acknowledgments From Osceola and Surroundings
Sunday evening visits centered on the Dr A A Wurtz home in Osceola with Mr and Mrs Will Wurtz and Max Jones. Golden Wedding Anniversary celebrated at Clark s with Mr and Mrs Geo Mace. Clyde Willits attended. Families from Hordville Stromsburg Hastings Edgar and Beavor City were seen visiting or hosting relatives with a Blue River picnic noted Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wurtz
Max Jones
A. A. Wurtz
Osceola
Clyde Willits
Geo. Mace
Clarks
Holgar Larson
Hordville
Jack Rice
Myra Cox
Stromsburg
Harry Carlson
Ed Johnson
A. K. Crow
Emma Whitacre
Beaver City
Ed Madison
Marie
Della Mae
Hastings
Francis Skinner
Edgar
Nebraska
August
Ed Nelson
Blue River
York Supreme Court Upholds City Tax on Street Vendors
The Nebraska supreme court affirmed York’s ordinance taxing foreign baking firms on city streets. Good Food Products and Smith Baking argued the $2 daily or $10 annual fee was arbitrary and discriminatory, but the court found no discrimination and ruled the tax reasonable and nonconfiscatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Supreme Court
City of
York
Good Food Products Company
Smith Baking Company
Lincoln
District
Harry D. Landis
Supreme Court
York Republican
Progress Adopts New Type Face For Readability
The Progress introduces Ex celsior, a compact type that appears larger due to spacing. The new face is claimed to reduce eye strain and is adopted by major dailies and weeklies. Readers are invited to share opinions on the change.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herbert Flodman
Rudolph Appleton
Martin Appleton
Petrus Nelson
Gust Peterson
Edgar Peterson
Sander Peterson
Anton Carlson
Marion
Leonard Wieseman
Gust Chindgren
Oscar
Fredrickson
Opal
LaVerne
Sylvia
Blanche Nelson
Kenneth Peterson
Gerald Anderson
Eugene Jones
Wyoming
Harlan Johnson
Phillip Waller
David Jones
Marvin Fredrickson
Rudolph Sand
Wren Sherwood
Egnar Hultman
August Swans
John Matson
T. C. W. Club
Rudolph Sandin
C. A. Sward and Sons
David
Joseph
Lorraine Martin
John Johnson
Lavina
Eunice Swanson
Los Angeles
Frank Bolton
Luther
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Sindeeeeteerenreseen
Anita Colby
Screen
Steere An
Mary Florine Peeples
Betsy Ross
Elizabeth Carter
Williamsburg
Virginia
Marian Corliss
William and Mary College
Thomas W. Balfe
Alex D. Shaw & Company
Penn- Maryland
National Distillers Products Corporation
United States
Man—L. P. Fisher
General Motors
Carl Bradsher
Silient
W. A. Fisher
Fisher Body Corp
W. Va
Exwnay
John Farnsworth
the & 3S. Navy
Senora Mariano Lechuga
Mexico
San Bernardino
Russell Buck
Arcadia
H. Christensen
Kenneth Christensen
Doane College
Smith Waterbury
Berwyn
Ray Waterbury
Lou Betts
Jessie
Betts
George Thrane
Red Cloud
D. Evins
Wary
Newman Grove
Evins
Albert Hull
Joe Newman
Chas. Colberg
Joe Withrow
Toledo
Ohio
Curtis Johnson
Marian Anderson
Washington D. C
R. M. Grafton
Delbert Query
Colorado Springs
Yellowstone Park
J. K. Kershner
Concordia
A. J. Stroy
Ruth Ann
Stroy
Kershner
Mrs. Stroy
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