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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
8
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sundberg and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sundberg with Doyle visited friends at Grand Island Monday evening. Jeanelle Smith spent Monday at her grandmother Minnie Smith’s home.
Miss Dorothy Gallup and Milton Mills Jr. wed in Lincoln at St Paul chapel with 175 guests. Ceremony by Dr Gerald Kennedy featured music by Lois Birmingham, bridesmaid gowns in nile green and maize marquiset, reception at the Cornhusker, and a Minne sota Canada wedding trip.
The obituary notes F C Coons of Wichita Kansas son grandson and father with ties to Osceola. He belonged to Osceola Methodist Church Masonic Lodge Eastern Star Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen of America and funeral rites were at the Osceola Methodist Church on July 16 officiated by Rev G A Randall and Rev W Richards. Pallbearers were John Becak Frank Sellhorn Lloyd Green Don Byers Leonard Hansen Edgar Wisley. The piece also covers Marian Johnson’s Osceola marriage to Jerome Smith in Omaha with maid of honor Carola Johnson and best man Wilfrid Smith before the couple plans to move to Omaha.
Mr. Roland Banesberger of Hampton spent Thursday with the Misses Dorothy Mundt and Arlene Green visiting friends at Lincoln, sharing conversation and hospitality in a light social gathering.
Miss Jean Lou Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs E Edwards of Kearney wed Burdette Backlund son of Mrs Mable Backlund of Lincoln at St Luke Episcopal church in Kearney on July 3 The bride wore a white satin gown with seed pearls and a short train After a Colorado Springs wedding trip they will reside in Boulder Colorado at 1225 Grand View Road.
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