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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1973
Page
1
A reader asks for an Osceola Record from October 2, 1969 as all copies except a file copy have sold. Doris is requested to contact if someone has a spare issue. The note also mentions National Defensive Driving Week and April Traffic Safety Emphasis Month.
Chris Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Don Hayes earned a one year free tuition grant to Platte College during High School Recognition Day. The Osceola High School senior placed first in bookkeeping as over 350 students from 48 area high schools competed in typing bookkeeping shorthand math biology physics and chemistry. Hayes Lind ley Lamb and Pat Tindall represented Osceola.
The Upper Big Blue NRD announces multiple speech contests for grades 7 through 11 with local dates in April at Henderson, Seward, and Stromsburg. Winners advance to district in York May 9 and area in Geneva May 31, leading to state in Kearney September 9. Open House noted for May 1 in Stromsburg.
Osceola Legion Auxiliary, with Osceola Legion Post backing, will sponsor three girls softball teams ages 9 and up. They will play in the Little Eight League with eight area towns including Polk and Waco. Youngest team starts June 7 on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Older teams play Fridays in doubleheaders at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Uniforms and equipment ordered.
Cris Houdersheldt of Shelby was elected president of District 7 Junior American Legion Auxiliary at a Scribner meeting. Lori Andreasen, also of Shelby, was named Secretary-Treasurer. The State Junior Legion Auxiliary Conference is set for June at Palisade and the 1974 District conference will be held in Shelby.
Osceola girls track beat Silver Creek in a dual meet at Osceola scoring 73 points. Joann Gissler set a long jump record 15 4 and Gaylene Carlson set a discus record 93 5 with Carlson also winning shot put. Several team members posted top finishes including 100 yard dash Joann Gissler 1st, 200 yard Ann Cerny 1st, and relay teams posting fastest times. The squad, carrying three defending conference records, heads to Central City for Saturday’s Conference meet starting at 10 a.m.
The board and spouses met at Bit of Sweden to honor Willard Anderson after his resignation as treasurer of 2 years. Myron Jones presented a plaque for his service. New treasurer Kermit Branting and director Duane Schmoker were introduced.
Osceola and Palmer teams scored in multiple events at the Swede Relays held last Thursday April 5. Monson won shot put while Tonniges Monson Yungdahl and Sipes led relay squads with strong times. Osceola prepares for upcoming meets including a double triangular on April 17 and a music concert at 7 30 Friday April 13.
Betty Majors, who resigned as County Superintendent in January, is rehired by the Polk County Commissioners on a part time basis to handle administrative duties assisted by Clerk Warren Campbell who will be full time. A public hearing for federal revenue sharing expenditures is set for April 17 at 10:30 a.m. Proposals include two way radios for road equipment and 1/2 mile of paving on a county road. The budget will receive an $82,961 addition funded by revenue sharing, not affecting taxes.
Polk County Extension clubs sponsor an Operation Blind Camp Campaign to raise trading stamps and cash for sending blind and visually handicapped children to a free camp. Donations support Christian Record Braille Foundation services from Lincoln Nebraska. Send stamps to extension club presidents or Mrs Vernon Kuhnel Route 2 Osceola.
Osceola City Council approved three ordinances at the April 5 meeting. Ordinance 308 creates a city dog pound with five day detention and penalties rising from five to twenty five dollars for repeated dogs at large. Ordinance 309 designates dead trees and Ordinance 310 regulates signs, with enforcement details discussed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lederer remain in Behlen Hospital after a Monday morning crash 2 miles west of Shelby. A 1966 Plymouth driven by Lederer collided with a 1972 Chevrolet milk dairy truck driven by Tom Herman of Milford. Herman was treated and released. Lederer car totaled. truck damaged front and right sides. Deputy Marion Johnston suspects Lederer westbound on Highway 92. truck northbound.
District V 4-H committees were named to develop and fund raise for a new Eastern Nebraska 4-H Camp in Sarpy County near Gretna. Norman Tooker coordinates. Dr Loyd Young Elaine Skucius and Barbara Sawyer serve as district reps. Don Sigler appointed to Finance Committee. May 22 ballot notice forthcoming.
Leo Potter son of Mr and Mrs Luther Potter of Osceola has been elected president for Tau Kappa Epsilon at the University of Nebraska Lincoln Potter is majoring in economics and is a junior at UNL Frances Inness represented Polk County Secondary Level Education at an International Reading Association Convention in Tulsa Oklahoma in late March
The Osceola Legion Baseball committee finalizes plans for four teams Midgets Ponies Big Peewees and Little Peewees in the Little Eight League with Rising City and Ulysses joining. Coaching staff includes Gene Sterup Larry Neujahr Shelly Bond Stan Van Hoosen and others.
April Walgren daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Walgren Osceola was chosen president of Beta Pi chapter Mu Phi Epsilon International Professional Music Sorority at Nebraska Wesleyan University where she is a junior majoring in music She will serve as president through March 1974.
More than 2,000 Nebraska Lincoln students were saluted at the 45th Honors Convocation. Chancellor James H. Zumberge awarded certificates to 261 Superior Scholarship Seniors, with high scholars named as Richard Wyman Jr, Maria Augustine, Bettyann Kresha, and Cindy Nahrstedt, all of Osceola.
Annie Jeffrey Hospital hosted 17 area nurses including five from Pawnee City for an all day inservice with Dr R E Collins of Medical Electronics Omaha. The hospital will set up a two bed coronary care unit in 30 days using new heart monitoring equipment. Miss Kathy Hayes named queen candidate for St Joseph School of Nursing Spring Prom in Omaha.
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