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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1975
Page
1
The 75th Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln runs ten days with grandstand shows stock car races and tractor pulling. 4-H exhibits, home crafts, and Heritage Village attract thousands as the event signals end of summer and football Saturdays.
County area representatives formed the Polk County Joint Planning Commission with the aim of creating a county wide comprehensive plan. HUD funds cover two thirds of the cost, with one third from Region IX and a $6,000 state match. Appointed county members include Olson, Neuhaus, Bartak, Andreasen, Romohr, Carlson, and Kinzli as key officials.
Mrs Robert Carey attended a Remotivation workshop led by Mrs Felma Falk at the Regional Center in Norfolk last week. The program aims to foster resident engagement in current events and daily life activities, guiding Mrs Carey to implement a similar plan at the Good Samaritan Center as Director of Activities.
Mrs. Truman Bachenberg leads the 1975 Breath of Life Campaign in Nebraska seeking volunteers to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation programs. Volunteers will support care, research, and education for children with CF and other lung diseases while addressing grim statistics.
Local notices list meetings for Firemen Masons Legion IOOF Busy Belles and City Council. Labor Day closes schools with no session. Bingo is held each Thursday and events run from August through September with various community groups.
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce formed a retail trade committee to promote the town. Dennis Johansen chairs with Maxine Winslow Mavis Rowan Dale Nahrstedt Don Cerny Jim Lewis Mike Snodgrass and Bert Lamb named as members. The first meeting is September 8 at the courthouse.
The Record urges all news and advertising copy be submitted early due to the Labor Day holiday weekend. Readers are advised to plan ahead and ensure timely publication.
The Polk County Historical Society August meeting honored charter member Albert Ryan who turns 100 on August 30. Five surviving organizers were recognized: Mrs Dwight Burney, Mrs Irvin Anderson, Mrs Mildred Flodman, Miss Allegra Johnson, and Albert Ryan. The group helped found the society on July 22, 1960. An annual banquet was scheduled for September 18 at Covenant Church in Stromsburg.
Osceola 4-H club earns its second $1,000 prize from Colgate Palmolive in the Help Young America Contest. The nationwide voting boosted the National 4-H Foundation fund to 42720 dollars, with Nebraska clubs receiving two of the five awards. The 1974 grant was donated to the Eastern Nebraska 4-H Camp at Gretna.
Secretary Earl L. Butz announced no set aside requirement for the 1976 feed grain wheat and upland cotton programs. It marks the third year for feed grain and wheat and the fourth for upland cotton with no set aside. Producers may substitute non conserving or conserving crops to preserve allotments while planning 1976 plantings. A future notice will detail additional 1975 data and rules. Selective Service changes shift 18 year olds to 1976 registration. Columbus office notes widespread publicity and newspaper notices.
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