Osceola Music Dept District Contest At Fullerton
Osceola high school music department took part in the district contest at Fullerton on April 22 and 23. Students earned ratings in multiple solos and ensembles with several groups receiving top scores and others earning second and third places. Also noted a spring singing program at Osceola High School and a farm fire near Columbus that caused substantial losses. Doane Invitational speech winners include Donna Nelson and Betty Morris with awards.
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Osceola
Fullerton
Record Looks to Fill Publishing Gaps at Tecumseh
The Record reports a staffing shakeup with John Johnston leaving to work as a printer in Tecumseh and Bill Borer departing for Norfolk. Dave Hart and the Howe family cover duties as plans surface for Bill Engert to join the press after the senior class finishes in May.
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The
Record
John Johnston
Tecumseh
Bill Borer
Norfolk
Dave Hart
Shelby
the Howes
Bill Engert
Fran Howe
Doris Grossnicklaus
Gary Conrad
Charleen Corbit wins Polk County scholarship for teaching career
The Polk County Educational Association selected Charleen Corbit, Stromsburg senior, from four candidates for the $150 teaching scholarship. Barbara Graff of Shelby is the alternate. Corbit plans to attend Wesleyan University majoring in foreign language with a music minor and likely teaching at the secondary level.
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Polk County Educational Association
Charleen Corbit
Stromsburg Public Schools
Barbara Graff
Shelby
Charleen
Wesleyan University
Marian Inness
Osceola
Marian Anderson
Stromsburg
Joe Roberts
Galen Sterner
Polk
Julie Gussberg
Hospital News Dismissals and Transfers List Local Patients
Dismissals include Mrs Emma Ericson Stromsburg Mrs Dorothy Campbell Osceola and others. Transfers note Wyson Johnson Osceola. Listed patients include Mrs William A Bryan Osceola and baby boy, Mrs John Iske Osceola and baby boy, among many others across Osceola Stromsburg Gresham Shelby and Lincoln locations.
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Emma Ericson
Stromsburg
Dorothy Campbell
Osceola
Oscar Anderson
Martin Ostrander
Benedict James Hayhurst
Jean Rafert
Shelby
Quintin Torell
Gresham Sigurd Allinder
Elizabeth Smith
Effie Fernander
Bradley Lamb
Jack Goetz
Harold Pearson
Robert Murray
Dennis Emmons
Births and a Silver Anniversary in Osceola area
Vicki Lynn Jones born April 18 at St Marys Hospital Columbus to Mr and Mrs Walden Jones of Osceola weighing 6 lbs 6 oz. Jerry Lee Iske born April 22 to Mr and Mrs John Iske Osceola weighing 7 lbs 4 oz. Anthony Clifford Hernbloom born April 23 to Mr and Mrs Gary Hernbloom of Shelby weighing 7 lbs 14 oz. Jeffrey Alan Bryan born April 25 to Mr and Mrs William Bryan Osceola weighing 8 lbs 10 oz. Rolland Ekstrom and wife observed 25th wedding anniversary with relatives and silverware gift. Donna Nelson OHS senior took second at Nebraska Invitational Speech Festival at Doane College Crete after superior rating at District Speech Contest in Lincoln.
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Gary Hernbloom
Shelby
Bryan
William Bryan
Osceola
Jeffrey Alan
Rolland Ekstrom
Myron Larsons
Vance Teegerstrom
Alton Johnson
Clarence Carlson
Ronald Carlson
Robert Carey
Janet Girard
Joe Fjell
Beth
Mines
William Larson
Clarence Johnson
Gordon Carlson
Donna Nelson
O.H.S
Nebraska
Doane College
Crete
Lincoln
Phi Kappa Delta
Tiger Talkers
Doane
Lions Dead Heat Delays Club Officers Election
Lions club meeting results in a tie for president between Jack Conrad and Archie Klein. An executive board will decide. Officers chosen include Dick Howe, Robert Turner, Everett Powell, Jim Eriksen, Glen Krohn, and Steve Georgeau. Osceola chapter nears award as Chamber plans June 1 Old Times Day and approves a $35 sign rent payment to Albert Ragan.
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Lions Club
Jack Conrad
Archie Klein
Dick Howe
Pastor Robert Turner
Everett Powell
Jim Eriksen
Glen Krohn
Lion Tamer
Steve Georgeau
Bernie Gissler
Osceola
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Ragan
Jeffrey Elementary School Plans Spring Sing Debut of 6th Grade Band
All grade levels perform in a planned May 6 program titled Spring Sing with 6th grade instrumentalists debuting. The 6th grade band includes 35 players and various solo and duet pieces by Linda Johnson Cindy Nahr stedt Sally Mills Deborah Larson Michael Stromberg Kurt Anderson Steve Tenniges Terry Anderson Betty Ann Kresha and Michelle Kresha.
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Linda Johnson
Cindy Nahrstedt
Sally Mills
Deborah Larson
Michael Stromberg
Kurt Anderson
Steve Tenniges
Terry Anderson
Betty Ann Kresha
Michelle Kresha
Alaska
Jeffrey
Rousseau
County Native Hattie M Fillman Dies in Council Bluffs
Mrs Hattie M Fillman 85 of Council Bluffs Iowa died at home April 19 after a long illness Born in Polk County she moved from Omaha to Council Bluffs ten years ago She was a Methodist church member Survivors include four sons Harold Spokane Washington Raymond Anaheim California Herbert Long Beach California and Carl Council Bluffs three sisters Maggie Wieseman Laura Hendrickson and Hannah Skaggs three grandchildren and six great grandchildren Services were Saturday morning at Cutler Chapel with Dr Everett Staats of Broadway Methodist Church officiating Burial was at Westlawn Cemetery
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Hattie M. Fillman
Council Bluffs
Polk County
Omaha
Methodist Church
Harold
Spokane
Wash
Raymond
Anaheim
Calif
Herbert
Long Beach
Carl
Maggie Wieseman
Laura Hendrickson
Osceola
Ed Rosenberry dies at 80 on farm near Shelby
Edward Bruce Rosenberry born October 3 1885 on a Shelby area farm died April 16 at Annie Jeffrey hospital aged 80. He married Eva Blevins February 10 1909 at Osceola and left two daughters Norma Sobotka and Nora Daum and two sons Edward Jr and Earl, all of Shelby. Burial was in Shelby cemetery with services April 19 at Shelby E U B Church.
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Edward Bruce Rosenberry
Shelby
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
John
Clara Rosenberry
Eva Blevins
Osceola
Eva
Norma Sobotka
Nora Daum
Edward Jr
Earl
Monroe
Paul
Ethel Stegeman
Chappell
Jennie Moore
Joplin
Shelby Cemetery
Shelby E.U.B. Church
Martin G. Braun
Wanda Benda
Opal Buchholz
Harold Perry
Kenneth Pope
Clarence Coffin
Robert Taddiken
Henry Taddiken
Rexford Peterson
County teachers elect officers for next year
At the final dinner meeting of the Polk County Educational Association in Stromsburg officers were chosen for the coming school year. Wesley Fredrickson was named president and Jean Peterson was elected vice president. Dan Jantzen will serve as secretary and Francis Crowe as treasurer. John Lynch of the Nebraska State Education Association spoke, and the Methodist ladies served the banquet.
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Stromsburg
Polk County Educational Association
Wesley Fredrickson
Jean Peterson
Osceola
Dan Jantzen
Francis Crowe
John Lynch
Nebraska State Education Association
Stromsburg High School
Nebraska memories and local musical notes in Osceola
A nostalgic column recalls Western Nebraska scenes from Kimball to the Wildcat Range and Fort Robinson on the Sand Hills. It highlights local travel, women’s club tours of York and Columbus, and school music programs led by Ruth Miller and Lou Israel, with memories of band ensembles and past treats.
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Nebraska
Nebraskaland Magazine
Kimball
Gering
Wildcat Range
Chimney Rock
Seth
North Ward
Washington Post
Ruth Miller
Osceola
Lou Israel
Twyla Mentink Injured In One Car Crash West Of Osceola
Miss Twyla Mentink a high school sophomore was injured in a one car accident seven miles west of Osceola on icy roads. She suffered a broken vertebra and scalp lacerations and is reported resting at Annie Jeffrey hospital. The incident involved her driving to school and occurred near Swede Home.
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Twyla Mentink
Kenneth Mentink
Osceola
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Miss Mentink
OHS
Elwyn Yungdahls
Walnut Grove to manufacture feeds in Osceola and expand
Hofbauer to lease new Osceola feed mill to Walnut Grove Products of Atlantic Iowa and operate a four by four feed line for Nebraska. Osceola office and shared scale to be built. Hofbauer to run custom grinding, mixing, pelleting, grain handling and storage with Norman, while Osceola Feed Mill, Elevator, Inc retains Tripe F feeds and trucking evolved into three companies with Leon Fiala managing transit rigs.
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Walnut Grove
Tom Hofbauer
Walnut Grove Products Co
Atlantic Ia
Nebraska
Osceola Feed Mill, Elevator, Inc
Hofbauer
Leon Fiala
School events crowd calendar for next month
The bulletin lists upcoming school activities from April 27 to May 19. Highlights include Sophomore Pancake Feed on April 27, Home Ec Nursery School on May 2, Conference Track Meet at St Paul on May 5, Spring Sing for elementary grades on May 6, District Track Meet at Hastings on May 13, Junior-Senior Prom May 14, Baccalaureate May 15, Eighth Grade Tour Capitol May 16, Recognition Night May 17, and Commencement May 19.
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St. Paul
Elem
Hastings
Capitol
Polk County Crops Weather Review
Rainfall for the week ended Saturday totaled a quarter inch. Surface moisture is adequate with subsoil moisture surplus. Winter wheat oats alfalfa and wild hay are described as excellent. Main farm work includes spraying planter calibration fertilizer applying and discing. Cold wet weather slowed field work and may have affected early planted crops. Farmers are selling fat cattle to relieve summer livestock duties amid a mild spring aiding livestock programs.
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Glen H. Krohn
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Tenniges Chevrolet
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Leaguer Film
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Keith Peterson
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Ruth A. Majors
Dale Fjell
Mary Ellen Nyberg
Herb Olson
Nebraska Locker and Food Processors Assn
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WRC Ranch
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Loren Treffer
Jim Marak
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Don
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