1958 OHL Football Team Prospects Preview
Coach Kenneth Sipes previews the 1958 OHL football season with 11 lettermen among 42 players, outlining the opening schedule including David City September 12 and Genoa October 17. Veterans listed include Curtis Bryan and Kenny Burritt with many returning seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen on the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sipes
David City
Stromsburg
Palmer
St. Edward
Genoa
Polk
Silver Creek
Clarks
Curtis Bryan
Kenny Burritt
Larry Frizzell
Ron Gondringer
Hardy Huggler
Don Kropatsch
Gary Peterson
Clair Huggler
Jim Kropatsch
LeRoy Rein
Bob Dinges
Sipes
Bill Bugbee
Calvin Carlson
Roger Gestrine
Gregg Johnson
Myron Bernt
Howard Carlson
Doug Dunn
Dennis Johan
Don Richards
Arlene Kiel
Dick Dunn
Bruce Frizzell
Louis Kontor
Real Estate Transfers In Osceola and Stromsburg
Warranty deeds recorded for Harry Lees to Max H Hen nings and wife describing North 75 feet of Lot 4 Block 9 Original Town Osceola. Ray A Conrad and wife to Lee Rein and wife, Lots 1 2 3 Block 3 Smiths Fourth Addition Otto Mogek and wife to Donald I Johnson described as shai 26 feet of land 114 feet in 2114 2. Beye Aes Hulquist to Clarence Peetzke Jr Lot 4 Block 2 Smiths Addition Stromsburg. Evelyn Jr Main and husband to Myron W Jones N% NW 14 14 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lees
Max H. Hennings
Osceola
Ray A. Conrad
Lee Rein
Smith
Otto Mogek
Donald I. Johnson
Beye Aes -Hulquist
Clarence Peetzke, Jr
Stromsburg
Evelyn Jr
Myron W. Jones
Twins Born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Augustine in Columbus
A boy and a girl were born Monday evening August 25 at St. Mary's Hospital in Columbus to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Augustine. The mother is the former Marcia Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Augustine
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Augustin
Marcia Schneider
Osceola column thanks town for outpouring of care
In a small town the writer recounts generous gifts and kind deeds from Osceola residents after an absence. She recalls cards, meals, and visits from locals who bring town news and support. The piece relishes community warmth and contrasts it with big city indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Local Attorneys Named On Campbell's List for Ninth Year
Norton and Norton of the Henderson Building are exclusive representatives for Campbell's List for the ninth straight year. Campbell's List, published since 1879, guides lawyers seeking local counsel outside their practice areas. The 1959 issue makes Norton and Norton available to about twelve thousand law offices worldwide. free copies are sent to practicing lawyers who write Campbell's List, Inc., Campbell Building, Winter Park 1, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Norton
Henderson
Campbell’s List
Campbell’s
Messrs
Campbell’s List, Inc
Campbell Building
Winter Park
Florida
Osceola Library Hosts Daily Story Hour Week
About 30 children attended the Osceola Library Story Hour each day last week from 10 to 11 am. The one hour sessions included games and stories with a Friday party to close the series. Mrs W H Norton led the program with assistance from Mrs Robert Sigler Jr and was sponsored by the Osceola Library Board and the American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Library
Osceola Library Board
American Legion Auxiliary
W. H. Norton
Robert Sigler, Jr
Red Cross Blood Mobile to Visit Shelby on September 8
Polk County Red Cross urges Osceola and Shelby residents to schedule blood donations. The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be in Shelby Parish Hall on Monday September 8 for the Osceola and Shelby visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Shelby
Osceola
Polk County
The
Red Cross
Osceola and
State Fair Display Booth Promotes Crippled Children Society
Osceola Polk County chairman Robert Mulls said the Nebraska Society for Crippled Children will operate a Hall of Health display at the Nebraska State Fair from August 30 to September 5, 1958. The booth features moving dolls on a tricycle and a standing table, with rehabilitation materials on Cerebral Palsy. Visitors will receive plastic lily pins and Fact Booklets detailing the society from national to county levels. volunteers from county committees will staff the booth during the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mulls
Osceola
Polk County
Nebraska Society For Crippled Children
Hall of Health
Easter Seal Society
S. Orson Perkins
Hospital News for Week of August 19 to 26
List of patients dismissed and admitted across Osceola Stromsburg Gresham Rising City Shelby Polk Silver Creek Rising City Colum mus Fort Collins Atlantic Iowa includes Mrs Oliver Griffin Mrs Leonard Mrkvicka Glenn Knerr Gladys Wallace Harold Bunch John Monson Fred Wescoat Theo Hanson Glen Moon Jack Wieseman and baby girl Harold Green Kenneth Stewart Oliver Griffin David Flodman Cheryl Sue Nordmeyer Telander Peterson Hannah Johnson Alma Fijell Duane Hilderbrand Martin Kresha Joe Sloup Lawrence Leimser Vernon Boden Imogene Hanquist Leo Negley Mary Jean McBeth Mrs E G Berg and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Griffin
Osceola
Leonard Mrkvicka
Glenn KE. Knerr
Stromsburg
Gladys Wallace
Clarks
Harold Bunch
Rising City
John Monson
Fred Wescoat
Silver Creek
Theo Hanson
Glen Moon
Shelby
Jack Wieseman
Philip Waller
Rolla Mace
Gresham
Harold Green
Polk
Kenneth Stewart
David Flodman
Harold Blevins
John Carlson
John Fintel
George Geier
Thos. Meacham
Telander Peterson
Mark Hendrickson
Robert Stohl
Cheryl Sue Nordmeyer
Kenneth Kuhnel
Hannah Johnson
Alma Fijell
Duane Hilderbrand
Martin Kresha
Joe Sloup
Lawrence Leimser
Columus Vernon Boden
Stanley Braithwait
Imogene Hanquist
Leo Negley
Dean Lindburg
Nash resigns as administrator of Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Leslie C. Nash resigns as administrator of the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital effective September 18 to October 1 to take the top post at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls Iowa Ellsworth plans immediate expansion to 120 beds Nash will serve in an administrative capacity only He has worked there since 1955 and also acted as anaesthetist and X ray technician Ellsworth is a 60 bed facility with a planned expansion Betty Louann Nash plans to enroll at Nebraska Wesleyan University while Nancy Carolyn Nash becomes a high school junior
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. Nash
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Ellsworth Municipal Hospital
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Nash
Ellsworth Hospital
Ellsworth Municipal Junior College
Betty Louann
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Nebraska
Beth Miller School of Piano
Nancy Carolyn
Nominations Made For 1959 ASC Polk Co Committeemen
A list of nominees for 1959 ASC Polk County committeemen and county convention delegates is announced for each precinct. Names span communities including Canada Clear Creek Hackberry Island Osceola Platte Pleasant Home Stromsburg Valley with ballots mailed to eligible voters and due by September 5, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC Polk Co
ASC
Canada
Myron Callaghan
Darwin L. DeTurk
Vivian Dunning
Geo. Gondringer
Otto E. Olson
Eugene V. Sterup
Elmer G. Stewart
Rex Watts
Dean E. White
Lloyd Whitmore
Clear Creek
Alfred A
Mrs Nuquist Plans Europe Trip With Family Ties
Mrs A F Nuquist departs Omaha by plane Wednesday September 3rd at 6 00 p m to Glasgow Scotland arriving noon next day. She will visit Dorothy Burton Scardal in Oslo Norway and travel with son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs Andrew E Nuquist of Burlington Vermont. Dr Nuquist is to be assigned to Baghdad Iraq for State Department work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude E. Nuquist
Omaha
United States
Glasgow
Scotland
Jennie Nuquist
Dorothy Burton Scardal
Oslo
Norway
Polk woman to appear in Believe It Or Not column
Marlene Coover of Polk will have an item in Believe It Or Not on Saturday August 30 in several Nebraska papers. Her great uncle Carl Karlson of Stromsburg once chopped chicken heads at his butcher shop and a missing chicken walked around 24 hours later.
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Marlene Coover
Polk
Nebraska
Carl Karlson
Stromsburg
Urban Acreage Report Incorrect In Rudolph Urban Estate
Francis Urban holds 100 acres of the 220 total from Rudolph Urban’s estate. His sisters Mrs Lawrence Meister and Mrs Gerhardt Lux own 60 acres each. Urban’s total farmland plus pastureland sums to 340 acres.
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Rudolph Urban
Francis Urban
Lawrence Meister
Gerhardt Lux
Mr. Urban
McCook Man Named Sunrise District Scout Executive
Lane Baker of McCook Nebraska has been chosen as the new Sunrise District Scout Executive by the Cornhusker Council. He will report in September and reside in York, replacing Theodore S Hanley who resigned August 15. Baker, a Nebraska native and graduate of Central High School and Omaha University, comes from Tri-Trails Council in North Platte with over three years as a district executive and is married with one 30 year old son. He will serve Polk Butler York Seward and parts of Fillmore and Saline Counties.
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Lane Baker
McCook
Nebraska
Sunrise
W. G. Fulton
Cornhusker Council
Boy Scouts of America
Baker
York
Theodore S. Hanley
Mr. Baker
Central High School
Omaha University
Omaha
National Training School For
Scout
Tri-Trails Council
North Platte
Polk, Butler, York, Seward
Fillmore
Saline Counties
Osceola Ball Team Bows To Stromsburg Pennant Drive
Osceola’s baseball squad fell 12 0 to Stromsburg on the Stromsburg diamond last Wednesday night. The Central Nebraska League leaders showed the stronger form as Stromsburg members of the Cornhusker League push toward the pennant amid a good crowd.
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Central Nebraska League
Stromsburg
Diamond
Cornhusker League
School Opens as Osceola District Sets Schedule
Schools open Tuesday September 2 with full day classes and regular bus service. Lunches offered with tickets at 1.25 weekly or 5 monthly. New kindergarten enrollees urged to register and High School students to register Friday August 28 until noon Saturday. Contact High School at the listed numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil V. Bugbee
Osceola
Wayne F. E. Beatty Inducted Into Army
Wayne F. E. Beatty of Stromsburg departed Wednesday for induction into the Army, per Mrs. Throck Morton, Polk County Selective Service clerk. All 18 year olds must register with their Local Board within five days after turning 18, with violations risking enforcement under the Selective Service Law for national welfare.
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Wayne FE. Beatty
Stromsburg
Army
Throckmorton
Polk County
Selective Service Office
Selective Service System
Annual Peterson Reunion Held At Stromsburg Sun
The 26th Peterson family reunion gathered at Buckley Park Stromsburg on Sunday August 24. Edsel Carlson chaired the business meeting and officers elected for 1959 include president Edsel Carlson and vice presidents Gustaf Peterson and Arthur Ekstrom with secretary Lillie Chindgren.
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Peter Peterson
Bucklely Park
Stromsburg
Edsel Carlson
Gustaf Peterson
Arthur Ekstrom
Lillie Chindgren
Mesdames Victor Krol
Edward Carlson
Paul Anderson
Donald Rystrom
Mauritz Swanson
Joe Fjell
Buckleyark
Warren Leland
Dawn LeAnn
Orville Carlson
Paul Arthur
Jack Gerwin
Tanya Lee
Charles Warren
Mark Allen
Donald Swanson
Scott Douglas
Tom Engelhardt
Kristin Anderson
Robert Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John G. Carlson
Petrus Nelson
Warren Carlson
Daniel Speirs
Fort Collins
Colo
Local Firemen Set Meeting This Thursday Evening
The Local Volunteer Firemen announce a gathering this Thursday evening August 28. Members are urged to attend as plans for the upcoming season will be discussed and leadership will provide updates on department activities.
Mystery Farm Under Irrigation On Wieseman Property
Fred and Ellen Wieseman own and farm 400 acres near Osceola 734 miles away. Eighty acres are irrigated with 140 dryland, 180 pasture and alfalfa. 160 head of Hampshire pigs and 110 whiteface cows and calves. The couple, married in 1932, have two daughters and farm as a second generation with 200 acres owned by the Wiesemans and 200 owned by relatives. Local prize winners named include Leonard Mentink Earl Hartel and Mrs Ray Wagner.
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Fred Wieseman
Osceola
Fred
Hampshire
Wieseman
Farmer’s Co-op Oil and Grain Associations
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Wieseman’s
Methodist Church of Osceola
Ellen Calhoun
Barbara
Beverly
Wiesemans
Joe
Ellen Wieseman
Lillian
Della Need
Eva Wehrman
Higginsville
Leonard Mentink
Earl Hartel
Silver Creek
Ray Wagner
State Savings Bond Purchases Rise in Nebraska
E C Nordlund reports Polk County July sales of Series E and H bonds at 71287.00 with seven month total 437943.00 reaching 83.7 percent of county quota. Frank Heintze notes state July purchases 7874675, up 25.27 percent from July 1957, and January–July total 60784146 placing Nebraska at 74.1 percent of its quota. Nebraska leads states with 64.5 percent of quota achieved in first half of 1958 while national average is 52.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Nordlund
U. S. Savings Bond Committee
Polk County
Frank Heintze
Nebraska
Heintze
Osceola Chamber Announces Labor Day Closures
The Closing Committee of the Osceola Chamber of Commerce says all Osceola businesses will be closed all day Monday September 1 to observe Labor Day.
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Osceola
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Cubs vs Mothers baseball game delayed to tonight
The Cub Scouts of Pack 162 will play their mothers at 6:30 p.m. at the Fair Grounds. The annual event was postponed from last Friday due to rain. Tickets are available from any Cub or at the gate. Remember tonite.
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Fair Grounds
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OHL
By Bess Shelmadine
Seward
Crippled Children Society
Hospital News
Les Nash
Jeffrey Hospital
Steve Georgeau
Wesley A. Koehler
Alfred Kuhnel
Chas. Massie
James McKeag, Jr
Bruce Pickett
Morris Richards
David E. Rutter
Platte
Clyde Baker
Lloyd Boden
Gerald D. Bryan
Hilbert Buchta
Fred Engel, Jr
Henry A. Galus
Gerald C. Holm
Ralph D. Jones
Loren Miller
Ray R. Norris
Pleasant Home
Leonard Anderson
Milton Anderson
Victor Doremus
Lyle D. Dornburgh
Leland Harless
Merlin Nyberg
W. John Nyberg
Oscar Person
Glen D. Stevens
Ronald Tewell
Herbert K. Anderson
Richard N. Anderson
F. A. Donelson
Lloyd Fellows
Paul Fusby
Norman Leach
Oliver Seaberg
Craven Stream
Morace G. Warner
Lester Widga
Valley
Dee Hastings
Martin Raczor
Glenn R. Kresha
Leonard G. Mentink
Harold E. Nelson
Albin J. Prososki
Kenneth Richards
Donald Schmoker
Duane Schmoker
Robert E. Wieseman
A. F. Nuquist
Europe
New Dist
Peterson
Lora Lee Dawes
Lionel Swanson
Last Mystery Farm
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