Blood drive date set for Shelby High School Auditorium
The Polk County Blood Mobile visits Shelby High School Auditorium on Tuesday August 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations help area replacements for Maurice Watts as Shelby residents continue strong blood support in Osceola. In other news Army Pvt Randall E Studley, Osceola Nebr., assigned as clerk July 12 with Headquarters Co 3rd Battalion 3rd Armor 4th Armored Division near Bamberg Germany. Studley, 21, a 1963 Osceola High School graduate, previously attended Sioux Falls College and Nebraska State College at Kearney.
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Polk County
Shelby High School
Shelby
Osceola
Maurice Watts
Germany
Randall E. Studley
Kenneth E. Studley
Nebr
3Eth Armor
4Th Armored Division
Bamberg
Studley
Fort Leonard Wood
Osceola High School
Sioux Falls
S.D.) College
Nebraska State College
Kearney
Colorado Vacation Memoir Notes Costs and Laughs
A traveler recalls a 3 day trip to Colorado with family, mixing budget strains with visits to mountains streams and Air Force Academy. The piece notes entry fees, wax museum curiosities, and small town life, plus plans to publish servicemen addresses and a local fundraiser for youth baseball.
Peace Corps in Colombia Emphasizes Community Development Work
A Douglas Dunn letter describes Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia focusing on rural and urban development. Teams build schools, water systems, roads, and offer health and nutrition education while other volunteers form co operatives, advance literacy, and promote agricultural projects.
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Peace Corp
Colombia
Alliance For Progress
ETV
Douglas Dunn
Polk County Crops Report Highlights Weather and Pests
Rainfall for week ending Saturday 1.5 inches. Surface and subsoil moistures adequate. Corn, sorghums and soybeans rated excellent. alfalfa and wild hay good. Corn 90 percent tasseled, sorghums 70 percent, soybeans 30 percent. Main farm work includes irrigating and catching up on chores. Noted rootworm infestation with stalk rot. rootworm beetles hatched.
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Glen H. Krohn
M and S Transfer Buys Burs Freight
M and S Transfer has taken over the Stromsburg Motor Freight, which was operated for years by Fred Hoywood. The deal transfers control of the trucking firm to M and S, signaling a shift in local freight operations.
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Stromsburg Motor Freight
Fred Hoywood
County Farmers Advance Conservation Work in Polk County
Conservation projects across Polk County progressed with land leveling diversions and new dams. Farmers Verlin Fellows Osceola and Wayne Stallings Shelby led dam completions alongside John Wieseman Osceola Horace McKeag Osceola. Osceola and St Edward led Central Nebraska League standings with Osceola defeating Genoa 3 0 and York game upcoming at the Polk County Fair.
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Polk County
Fred Scow
Shelby
Lester Widga
Stromsburg
Leo Lassek
Duncan
Sam Luchsinger
Columbus
Mervin Rystrom
Benedict
Marion Treadway
Nean McKeag
Osceola
John B. Swertzie
Ted Wyman
Silver Creek
Verlin Fellows
John D. Wieseman
Horace McKeag
Wayne Stallings
Lee Carter
Bill Reckling
Comstock
Ralph Donelson
St. Edward
Genoa
RHE
Peterson
Hegi
Grossnick- Jans
Gilson, Beach and Taylor
York
Polk Co
Miss York Peggy Sue Tindall to Compete in State Contest
Peggy Sue Tindall, six year old daughter of the Jack Tindalls of Osceola, was named Miss York and will compete in Gibbon on August 6 for Little Miss Nebraska. Seven contestants modeled sportswear and party clothes, with Peggy Sue performing a ballet dance as her talent and receiving numerous gifts and gift certificates. Peggy Sue plans to compete in the Nebraska state pageant.
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Peggy Sue Tindall
Jack Tindalls
Osceola
York
Gibbon
Mrs Mabel Anderson Celebrates 80th Birthday in Omaha
Mrs Mabel Anderson former resident now of Bethel Kansas observed her eightieth birthday with family and friends on Sunday July 31. Her sons daughters and families attended church services at St Timothys Lutheran in Omaha followed by a family dinner at an Omaha cafe. The highlight of the day was...
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Mabel Anderson
Bethel
Kans
Anderson
Lett
Butz
St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church
Omaha
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Osceola
Circle V
Ivar Oberg
Larry J. Johnston
Paul Moore
Dale Anderson
Kansas
California
Nebraska
M. E. Anderson
Darold A. Anderson
Gene Kuchera
Richard Anderson
Modesto
Calif
Fred Butz
Lincoln
Patience urged for Osceola recreation plans
Officials in Polk County urged patience for the long planned golf course and recreation area as FHA approvals linger in Washington. Jerry Claussen of the National Golf Foundation visited Osceola offering greens material comments and noting grass or sand remain the only proven options.
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Polk County Recreation Assn
Washington
F.H.A
Jerry Claussen
National Golf Foundation
Osceola
Odd Bits and Missus Odd Bits and Missus
A lighthearted column by Eldena Sapp reflects on quirky local memories and jokes about taxes weather and small town life. It recalls Manila Day memories weather scorchers and humorous notes about degrees and daily observations.
Two Supervisor Seats Open on Polk County Soil District
Terms of Raymond Burke and H P Tewell on the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District board expire December 31 and will be filled this fall. To place a landowner or farmer on the ballot, 10 valid signatures are required on a nomination petition, available from the district office in Osceola.
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Raymond Burke
H. P. Tewell
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Osceola
Hospital List Names Dozens of Inpatients
A long hospital report lists patients including Edwin Almstrom and Henry Augustin in Osceola. Clarks Mrs William Steel and Neal Prell in Osceola. and Debra Roehrs, Dennis Emmons, Mrs Anna Johnson in Osceola. Other names include Julia Johnson and John Monson in Stromsburg and Mrs Mauritz Swanson in Stromsburg with a wide roster of patients across Stromsburg Osceola Gresham Silver Creek and surrounding towns.
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Edwin Almstrom
Osceola
Henry Augustin
Shelby Donn Swedenburg
Clarks
William Steel
Polk
Lawrence Bowe
Neal Prell
Dale Runquist
Debra Roehrs
Dennis Emmons
Anna Johnson
Wausa
Carl Anderson
Ivan Pokorney
Surprise
Glen Anderson
David Johnson
Wesley Larson
Stromsburg
Mauritz Swanson
Sheldon Huggler
Rupert Carlson
Francis Crowe
Julia Johnson
Arvid Witggren
Emma Ericson
Charles Nuttelman
Gresham
M. F. Phillips
John Monson
William Otto
York
Elizabeth Smith
Robert Imm
Silver Creek
Herman Jones
Otto E. Swanson
Parachuting to Highlight Polk County Fair Weekend
Parachuting exhibition tops weekend Polk County Fair plans announced by secretary Ray Conrad. Friday features wrestling at 8:30 p.m. Osceola Lions plan free portable TV give away. Saturday includes barbecue at 5 p.m. and parachute show about 6 p.m. amid 4-H exhibits and events.
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Polk County
Ray Conrad
Osceola Lions Club
Jack Conrad
Lions Club
Conrad
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Alvin Blickmeiers
Ray Bolton
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Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Salem Lutheran Church
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