Blue River Watershed Planning Board Elects Officers At Seward
The Blue River Watershed Planning Board met at the Seward Civic Center on August 14 1961 and elected H S Klosterman as chairman Clarence Kane as vice chairman Bruce L Anderson as secretary and Levi Yost as treasurer for a one year term. The board seeks a basin wide plan of soil and water resource development for the Big Blue River Basin and has enlisted the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission and other agencies to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue River Watershed Planning Board
Civic Center
Seward
H. S. Klosterman
David City
Hans Jensen
Aurora
Clarence Kane
Wilber
Klosterman
Bruce L. Anderson
Stromsburg
Kenneth Wortman
Levi Yost
Milford
U.S. of Nebraska
Big Blue River
Nebraska
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission
State Commission
Bureau of Reclamation
Corps of Engineers, Soil Conservation Service
Conservation and Survey Division
University of Nebraska
State Department of Water Resources
Adams and
Hail
Nebr
Adams
Hall, Clay
Hamilton
Polk
York
Fillmore
Butler
Lancaster
Saline
Gage, Jefferson
Pawnee
Big Blue Valley
Basin wide planning efforts for soil and water programs
Nebraska agencies and local districts coordinate on basin wide planning to improve efficiency and effectiveness of soil and water conservation programs under the Blue River Watershed Planning Board and the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Blue River Watershed Planning Board
Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Obituary of Glenn Ray Davis from Osceola line
Glenn Ray Davis born April 24 1913 on the Davis Creek homestead near Osceola, son of James and Martha Davis. He married Hazel Drummond and lived in Osceola and Shelby before moving to Reno Nevada, where he died July 10 1961 after a leukemia battle. Funeral July 13 at Walton Funeral Home with Pastor Curtis F Cowley, burial Mountain View Cemetery Reno. He left four children three sons and a daughter, two sisters and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ray Davis
James
Martha Shaw Davis
Vinson P. Davis
Almira Query Davis
Osceola
Davis Creek
Hazel Drummond
Shelby
Overland Sand and Gravel Co
Reno
Nevada
Glenn
Dorothy Waller
Sacramento
Calif
James L
Dennis R
Robert G
Ethel Johnson
Omaha
Eva Kelley
Norma Schmoker
Harvey
San Bernardino
Walton
Curtis F. Cowley
Mountain View Cemetery
ASC Committee Election Set in Polk County
Farmers urged to vote in the Polk County ASC Committee election set for August 21 1961 at 8 p.m. The three regular members and two alternates will be chosen with the chairman and vice chairman acting as delegate and alternate. Voting locations include Canada City Hall Shelby Clear Creek Hackberry Kopke residence Osceola ASC Office Platte Swede home Pleasant Home Stromsburg Valley and Rolland Ekstrom Gary Mosier families visited Grand Island Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
ASC
Richard C. Sealey
Polk County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Canada
Shelby
Nebraska
Clear Creek
Hackberry
Peter Kopke
Osceola
Platte
Pleasant Home
Stromsburg
Valley - Valley
M. E. Church
Conservation Tour Plans and a New Fishing Pond
A week long September tour by district supervisors aims to showcase irrigation and dryland conservation measures. Lennis Lind builds a pond with SCS design input to improve fish habitat, deepen pond edges, and seed the banks. Lee Draeger and the Soil Conservation Service receive credit for the layout and meeting requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennis Lind
Lennis
Soil Conservation Service
Lee Draeger
Walter White and wife celebrate 40th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Walter White were surprised by over 30 relatives and friends on Sunday July 30 in observance of their 40th anniversary to be celebrated August 1. Their son and daughter in law and ten grandchildren attend among other guests from Gresham and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter White
Roland
Dean White
Kent White
Henry Chase
Murray
Ella Beebe
Irene Dunning
Patricia White
Alta Bland
White
England
Shelby
Silas Barnes
Gresham
Gene Barber
Carpenteria
Calif
European Tour Reflections by Mrs Merrick Across Nine Countries
Mrs Leon Merrick recounts a nine country European trip arranged by American Travel Company and Wesleyan University. The journey covered England Scotland Norway Sweden Denmark Germany Austria Switzerland and France with extensive rail road and bus travel and highlights including Bergen fjords Tivoli Gardens and Versailles. The report notes cultural contrasts schooling and harvest life, ending with the relief of returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Merrick
Europe
Wesleyan Uni
England
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
New York City
KLM
Atlantic
Prestwick
Newcastle
Bergen
North Sea
Hannover
Basel
Ethel Johnson
Wesleyan
Edinburgh
West Germany
Stockholm
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen
Hameln
Patcherkofel Mt
Austrian Alps
Innsbruck
Lake Lucerne
Cotswold Country
Stratford Upon Avon
Rothenburg
Palace of Versailles
U.S.A
Mrs Phoebe Morgan Paints Shell Craft in Florida
Mrs George Morgan pursues a shell craft learned during wintering in Florida. She sorts tiny shells by size and shape, colors them with oil dyes, and assembles trays, cards, jewelry, baskets, and wall plaques as gifts. She is also skilled in oil and china painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morgan
Columbus News
Mr. Morgan
Florida
Morgan
Osceola Notes Include San Diego Caller Visitors
Si Johnson of San Diego California was a Tuesday morning caller at the Rolland Ekstrom home. He plans to join Mrs Johnson who has been visiting Holdrege. Dora Larson Mabel Collier Dolly Hanshew and Chas Sargent visited local residents Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Johnson
San Diego
Calif
Rolland Ekstrom
Osceola
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Holdrege
Dora Larson
Mabel Collier
Wahoo
Dolly Hanshew
Chas Sargent
Birthday Observed at DeLand Household
Guests brought refreshments as Mrs. DeLand celebrated her birthday. Albert Schmoker returned from a two week farm tour of the Pacific Northwest and was greeted in Omaha by his wife and the Schmoker family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. DeLand
Mrs. DeLand
Albert Schmoker
Pacific Northwest
Omaha
Armand Schmoker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dale Electronics
27Th Avenue
Columbus
McDonald’s
Red & White
U.S
Oxford
Silver Creek
John Deere
ALLIS
John Deere Tractor
Allis Tractor
IHC
Llister
Woods Bros. Cornpicker
Woods Bros
I—Dempster
Farrow
Frank Carman
E. H. and
Robert Tooker
First National Bank
Gary Mosier
Grand Island
Urnure
Ane
Ecco Eo
Tele
Western Power & Gas Co
Wosree Ee
Lincoln Tel
Tel
Campbell & Nyberg Ins
Gustafson- Zedicher
European
Phoebe Morgan
Don Douglas
Clarks
Alice Richards
Claus Johnson
Lincoln
Vern Johnson
Durell Shostrom
Rusty
Burwell
Ronnie
Roger Shostrom
Bert Burns
Muse Theatre
Osceola, Nebraska
Sun
Cantinflas
Pepe
Rexall
John
CALL
York, Nebraska
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