County Women Join National WIFE Movement In Osceola
Polk County Farm Women host national WIFE officers at the American Legion hall to learn about Women Involved in Farm Economics. 106 women from Polk York Seward and Butler counties attend as officers from Nebraska outline aims and say farming needs a voice in pricing and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
American Legion Hall
National Wife Movement
Polk
York
Seward
Butler
American Legion Club
Osceola
Nebraska
Joy Ankeny
Dalton
Marilyn Spiker
Joan O'Connell
Sidney
David City
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Washington
Washington, D. C
House
Senate Agricultural Committees
Capitol Hill
Farmers Union
Grange
N.F .O
Wheatgrowers and Cattlemen’s Associations
Polk County WIFE group adapts to farm economics
The article outlines Polk County WIFE members elected officers in Osceola with Betty Majors president and Fern Wyman as part of the steering committee. It notes the group promotes informed participation and profits for agricultural products, with meetings and notices of future events in Osceola and nearby towns.
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Carter
Bob Bergland
Polk County
Betty Majors
Osceola
Jones
Mary Rose Girard
Joan Beebe
Gresham
Dorothy Davis
Benedict
Ann Podraza
Shelby
Joan Marak
Stromsburg
Jennie Romohr
Barbara Carlson
Silver Creek
Fern Wyman
Marlene Sterup
American Legion Club
M. Polk
Helgren Named New Cashier at First National Bank
Randy Helgren of Neligh is introduced as the new cashier at First National Bank. A Wayne State College graduate in business, he began banking in 1972 and joined the National Bank of Neligh in 1975. He and his wife Laurie, natives of Wayne, expect to move to Osceola this month with their four year old daughter Jennifer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Helgren
Neligh
First National Bank
Wayne State College
Helgren
National Bank of Neligh
Laurie
Wayne
Jennifer
Osceola
Lutheran Church
Weather Summary Shows Wet July Surpasses 1962 Record
Tom Johnson notes July was the wettest since 1962 with 5.30 inches, ahead of last year and normal. Most rain came in three days, especially the 14th evening with 2.03 inches in 20 minutes, plus hail on three days. End of July moisture for Osceola exceeds 1976 totals. seven month total 22.15 vs 19.70 last year. Temperatures ranged from 103 to 79, 51 to 74 for lows. note a personnel change with Steve Darling leaving for First National Bank of Wisner.
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Tom Johnson
Osceola
Child Care Workshop in Osceola Teaches Creative Art
Glenda Johnson will lead a free workshop at the Methodist Church basement Osceola on Tuesday August 16 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m showing how household scraps become creative art and learning tools for children. Adults, especially babysitters, are invited to attend and bring margarine tubs magazines lids jars cartons tubes yarn and other odds and ends.
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Glenda Johnson
Methodist Church
Osceola
Sheriff Reports Pickup Upset North of Shelby
Monroe sheriff says Ronald L. Kush escaped injury when his pickup slid on a soft shoulder and overturned in an east ditch eight and a half miles north of Shelby after meeting a gravel truck. Damages were estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Ronald L. Kush
Monroe
Shelby
Kush
Farmers Seek Storage As Grain Prices Deteriorate
ASCS director Eugene Sterup hears farmer anxiety as 1976 crop grains in storage clash with low prices. Loans cover most storage costs at 7 percent with four installments. warehouse space may be scarce. Congress debates higher 1977 loan rates but not yet law.
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Eugene Sterup
ASCS
Sterup
Congress
Polk County
Utilize Corners For Windbreaks In Center-Pivot Areas
The U S Soil Conservation Service released a leaflet by Forester Jim Carr on establishing tree windbreaks in center pivot corners to protect livestock on crop aftermath and reduce soil blow. It notes preservation of existing windbreaks and design near roads, with illustrations of corner and adjoining corner plantings. Copies are available at local Soil Conservation Service offices.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Jim Carr
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Must Report Shares To Qualify
Polk County farmers with 1977 wheat allotments must report each operator and owner’s shares on the farm even if wheat wasn’t planted to qualify for possible deficiency payments. Chairman Richard Sealey Jr says payment depends on average market prices for June through October and will be issued based on the 1977 allotment. Reports should go to the ASCS office in Osceola.
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Richard Sealey, Jr
Polk County
ASC
Sealey
ASCS
Osceola
Lions Club Cabinet Meeting Held in Broken Bow
Osceola Lions Club president Art Senkbeil secretary-treasurer Henry Galus and Paul Carlson zone chairman for region 4 attended the president's cabinet meeting at Broken Bow on Sunday July 31. The program set goals for District 38E followed by a banquet featuring Mike Michaelson district governor from Callaway as speaker.
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Osceola Lions Club
Art Senkbeil
Henry Galus
Paul Carlson
Region 4
Broken Bow
Mike Michaelson
Callaway
Polk County Mental Health Association Reorganizes
Nine members of the Polk County Mental Health Association committee elected Ruth Culton as president at the August 4 meeting in Osceola United Methodist Church. Officers include John O'Brien as vice president Shaun Johnson as secretary treasurer and Norris Alfred as publicity chair. Clinic hours are 1 to 4 pm Tuesdays with Wilma Headrick registering appointments. A grief and dying workshop with Pioneer Mental Health Center is planned for October 3 10 and 17 at Osceola church with a $10 registration fee. Dr James Pipher becomes clinical psychologist for the Polk county clinic starting August 23. Membership cards cost $1 and funds support uninsured services. Volleyball for girls will begin with a clinic August 15 and practice August 16 at the high school.
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Polk County Mental Health Association Committee
United Methodist Church
Osceola
Ruth Culton
John O'Brien
Shelby
Shaun Johnson
Stromsburg
Norris Alfred
Polk
Polk County
Wilma Headrick
Polk County Association
Pioneer Mental Health Center
Seward
Nebraska
Ron Welch
Pioneer
Polk County Clinic and Association
Butler
Saline
Fillmore
Saunders
York
Polk County Fair
Helen Pogue
Jane Swasko
Stomsburg
Norris Anderson
James Pipher
Polk County Clinic
Polk County Mental Health Association
Lyndon Wieseman Heads to National Junior Olympics in Lincoln
Lyndon Wieseman son of the Robert Wiesemans will compete in the National AAU Junior Olympic Multisport Championships at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln this weekend. About 1,500 youths ages 12 to 18 will race in seven sports, with Wieseman entering the senior boys javelin. He earned the trip by finishing second at the Hastings regional in June.
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Lyndon Wieseman
Robert Wiesemans
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Wieseman
Hastings
U.S
Montreal
NBC
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Lincoln Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Candida Corner
By Sandy
Standing
Joan O’connell
United States Senate
Polk County Ag Society
Luth
Eran Church
Frances Carlson
Gasohol Meeting
State Office
Agricultural Products and Industrial
Agriculture
Montana
Kansas
Arizona
Carolinas
Dakotas
New Mexico
Towa
Berniece
Steve Darling
First National Bank of
Wisner
Sheriff's Report
Lions Club
County Mental Health Association Reorganized
Gail Harmon
Delores Hengelfelt
Virginia Nicolas
Verda Richter
John O’brien
Truman Bickenberg
Lucile Hohnbaum
Alice Wilson
Carol Stevens
Lynadon Wieseman
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