Bulldogs Travel To Burg Friday Night Showdown
Osceola coach Bartek prepares the Bulldogs for a Friday night trip to Burg for the big conference game. Burg opened with an easy win over Aurora, while last season Burg beat Osceola in a pivotal Polk tournament clash. The Friday doubleheader features 12 varsity players and a Bulldog B squad tilt at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartek
Cagers
Burg
Aurora
Bulldogs
Jerry Gondringer
Osceola
Polk
Bulldog
Letterman Headlee
Johnson
Miley
Gondringer
Studley
Gabriel
Dozier
Roberts
Gonsier
Eikenhorst
Schmoker
Buffington
Denny Scheer
Dividends to FLBA Members in David City
Dividend payments totaling 11708 will go to members of the David City Federal Land Bank Association. Manager Alvin M. Grubaugh announced today that the checks would be mailed this week to 500 former stockholders. The local association makes long term farm real estate loans in Butler and Polk counties. Directors include Arnold P. Fredrickson Gresham president Walter P. Higler David City vice president Fred Arps Lin wood Adolph B. Codk Dwight and Coyle Fadschild David City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David City Federal Land Bank Association
Alvin M. Grubaugh
Grubaugh
David City Flba
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Butler
Polk
Arnold P. Fredrickson
Gresham
Walter P. Higler
David City
Fred Arps
Linwood
Adolph B. Codk
Dwight
Coyle Fadschild
Mary E Sak dies mother of Mrs Louis Lisko at 93
Mary E Sak age 93, mother of Mrs Louis Lisko, died November 28 at St Joseph Hospital in Omaha. Rt Rev Msgr A Lisko of St Marys David City conducted funeral services November 30 at Immaculate Conception Church in Omaha. Burial followed at St Mary Magdalene Cemetery Omaha with local relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Sak
Louis Lisko
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Omaha
Msgr
A. Lisko
St. Mary’s
David City
Immaculate Conception Church
Tracek
Kent
Immaculate Conception
St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
Osceola
Frank Lisko
Rose Swan
Shelby
Leo Cockson
Louis Daum Honored After 16 Years as County Commissioner
On Tuesday evening December 4 a dinner at the Shelby Methodist Church honored Louis Daum for sixteen years service as County Commissioner. W H Norton gave a brief recap of his years in office and Carleton Anderson presented a gift from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Louis Daum
W. H. Norton
Daum
Carleton Anderson
PTA Meeting Moved to December 19
The December PTA meeting is rescheduled from December 26 to December 19. An open question and answer discussion will be held, and residents are asked to spread the word as the update has not appeared in all issues.
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PTA
Christmas Schedule Changes Prompt Early Submissions
Notice explains the Christmas holiday shifts the Record’s first run to Saturday December 22 and urges correspondents and advertisers to submit material by the end of next week to ensure timely publication.
County Chest X-Ray Survey Begins Here January 3
The Polk County Chest X-Ray Survey will offer free chest X rays to adults 18 and over in Osceola on January 3 and 4, and in Stromsburg January 9 and 10. The program, endorsed by county physicians, uses the State Health Department unit and refers any abnormal findings to the individual's physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
M. R. Anderson
Polk Co. T.E
State Department of Health
Stromsburg
Eklund and
Carson
E. A. Rogers
Tuberculosis Control Division
Nebraska
County Fair to Gain Over 1300 From Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska counties will receive an all time high distribution from the 1962 Thoroughbred racing season. George Lillie, Scottsbluff, chairman of the Nebraska State Racing Commission, announced the commission will pay out 126,091.26 dollars this week with 93 counties sharing equally. Each county gets 1,355.82 for fair purposes, up from 1,307.50 last year.
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Nebraska
George Lillie
Scottsbluff
Nebraska State Racing Commission
Guests Listed for Good Samaritan Retirement Village
A village notice lists 39 guests expected at the Good Samaritan Retirement Village including Mayme Adair John Albers August Anderson E J Anderson Katherine Anderson Elizabeth Bealer Sigrid Boden George Bond Katherine Brazee Elmer Carlson Maria Fulwider Lucy Harrison Wills Jessie Hewitt Fredrick Johnson May Johnson Herman Jones Aster Kessler Millie Kubicek Augusta Lees Ethel Leininger Mary Light James McKeag Augusta Messing Ray Miller Alice Rasp Maude Ryan Celia Schaal Lena Schaal Laura Taddiken Elsie Wallace Lillie Widga Maggie Wieseman Glenn Willits Nora Willits Abbie Zang Names of our guests will be published as they enter in the regular Village news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Mayme W. Adair
John Albers
August E. Anderson
E. J. Anderson
Katherine Anderson
Elizabeth Bealer
Sigrid Boden
George Bond
Katherine Brazee
Elmer Carlson
Maria E. Fulwider
Lucy Harrison Wills, Herrmann
Jessie Hewitt
Fredrick Johnson
May Johnson
Herman Jones
Aster Kessler
Millie Kubicek
Augusta Lees
Ethel Leininger
Mary Light
James McKeag
Augusta Messing
Births Reported for Ashland and Minneapolis Families
Birth announcements from Ashland and Minneapolis list newborns with full names and birth dates. Conway couple welcomed a son on December 5 weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces. Bergren couple welcomed Jan Marie on November 28 weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. Hanson couple welcomed Karen Ruth on December 10 weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
al Conway
Ashland
Jack Harrisons
Osceola
Bergren
Douglas Bergren
Minneapolis
Minn
Jan Marie
Bonnie Gibbins
First Christmas At Village Brightens Good Samaritan Home
The Good Samaritan Village notes a joyful Christmas season with W H Norton delivering a six foot Scotch pine tree, cantata by the Methodist Church choir, Lindberg family carols, and Christmas cookies from the Shelby Project Club. 39 guests, four new admissions, gifts from donors, and a Jr Choir program planned for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
W. H. Nortons
Solarium
Methodist Church Choir
Lindberg Brothers
Polk
Shelby Project Club
State Convention in Omaha Hosts County Officials
In Omaha this week the State Convention of County Officials convenes at the Castle Hotel. Attendees include Dale Frizzell, commissioners Carleton Anderson and Mrs. Edith Heilman. Frizzell, vice president of the State Association of County Clerks and Register of Deeds, attended a pre-convention meeting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Dale Frizzell
Carleton Anderson
Edith Heilman
Castle Hotel
State Association of County Clerks and Register of Deeds
Calendar of sales events listing multiple auctions
A consignment auction by Bills Furniture of York on Monday December 17 features furniture appliances two Mexican burros a pony and other items at 6 30 p m two miles north of York courthouse. A public auction Tuesday December 18 at Reynold Carlson farm near Osceola 1 4 miles west and south lists farm machinery. Dec 18 sale at McMeekin Implement in Shelby for new and used machinery and parts at noon. Welch Implement Co sale Thursday December 20 two miles north of York at 10 30 a m. Auctions by Merrick Engel Grubaugh Bros Homer Ingalls L Dale Hanna Auction Co.
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Bill’s Furniture
York
York Courthouse
Reynold Carlson
Osceola
Merrick and Engel
McMeekin Implement
Shelby
Grubaugh Bros
Homer Ingalls
Welch Implement Co
L. Dale Hanna Auction Co
Night speeding and court fines across multiple counties
In County Court Harold D. Smith Columbus handles several cases with night speeding at 65 mph fined $11 and $4 costs for one, and failure to yield right of way fined $10 plus $4 costs. Other drivers include David D. Althouse Waco fined $11 for night speeding, Dwaine McPeek Malmo at 69 mph $21 plus $4 costs, Kenneth Jens Rising City $10 fine and $7.90 costs restitution, Walter Van Hoosen Hampton 60 mph $11 plus $4 costs, Donald E Kamz York $11 for 64 mph, Silvio I Vitale Millard $0 costs and $1 warrant, Donald Richards Osceola $11 plus $4 costs, Kenneth L Boyd Central City $11 plus $4 costs, James E Duffek Seward fictitious plates $10 plus $5 costs, Jimmie Sich Jr Ord night speeding over 65 $21 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Smith
Columbus
David D. Althouse
Waco
Dwaine McPeek
Malmo
Kenneth Jens
Rising City
Walter van Hoosen
Hampton
Donald E. Kamz
York
Silvio I. Vitale
Millard
Donald Richards
Osceola
Kenneth L. Boyd
Central City
James E. Duffek
Seward
Jimmie Sich, Jr
Ord
Obituary Notes From Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Memorial hospital notices list numerous patients and deceased with last names including Whitacre Samuelson Cline Banks Schuknecht Nebosis Sterup Hofbauer Nyberg Kelley Olson Moulton Kirby Fox Sackschewsky Ready Wescoat Senn Weber Welch Adelson Headlee Snodgrass Bauer Carlson Hanson Newman Olson Shostrom. Names span Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Shelby Rising City Lincoln Lincoln Grand River Arborville Rising City and other locales.
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Vernon Cline
Polk
Mattie Banks
Lincoln
Elmer Schuknecht
Gresham
Frances Nebosis
Osceola
Douglas Sterup
Norman Hofbauer
John Nyberg
Polk Robert Horst
Shelby
Eva Kelley
Dewey Olson
Roy Fisell
Stromsburg
Fred L. Johnson
Ethna Kinnan
Mary JoAnn Jones
Judith Ann Gabel
Renee Moulton
Lucie Kirby
Guy Fox
Delbert Sackschewsky
York
Ira Ready
Fred Wescoat
Silver Creek
Marguerite Senn
Robert Weber
Ralston
William Welch
Alex Adelson
Brenda Reisdorff
Janelle Headlee
Selma Younglund
Willie Shostrom
Benefit basketball game draws near 300 in Osceola
A Chamber of Commerce sponsored fundraiser at the high school auditorium drew nearly 300 attendees despite cold weather. Local teachers played the Osceola Super-Jets against the Harlem Clowns with comedy routines. Referees were W H Norton and Huck Rowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Osceola Super- Jets
Harlem
W. H. Norton
Monson Chosen President Elect for 1963 at NVMA Meeting
Dr. Wally Monson of Osceola was named president elect for 1963 during the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association three day gathering in Omaha. The group tackled hog cholera brucellosis control and livestock nutrition developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Monson
Osceola
Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association
Omaha
Nearly 40 Attend Meat Plant Proposal Meeting
About 40 cattle feeders and other locals gathered at Osceola City Building on Wednesday December 5 to discuss raising funds for a 400000 dollar meat packing plant to be built in or near Osceola. Industry reps attended and meat packing firms may visit to study sites and utility rates for a plant that would employ around 40 workers.
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Osceola
Polk County Visitors Attend Kansas CCA Convention
A busload from Osceola joined about 6,000 attendees from 12 states at the annual Consumers Cooperative Association convention in Kansas. James McKeag Jr Levert Oquist Duane Peterson and Cedric Finecy were among the Osceola travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Consumers Cooperative Association
Kansas
Osceola
Messrs
Mmes
James McKeag, Jr
Levert Oquist
Duane Peterson
Cedric Finecy
Shorty Johansen Wins Knipco Heater Prize
Osceola Implement Company issued a promotional Knipco portable heater locked in place with a key. Farmers received keys, and Arthur Shorty Johansen matched the lock to win the heater amid about 150 keys submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Implement Company
Knipco
Arthur “Shorty” Johansen
Pre-Nuptial Parties for Miss Shirley Cox
A pair of miscellaneous showers honors Shirley Cox in November and December. The November 29 party at Mrs. Roy Trotter’s home included 26 Polk County Extension Council members and Cox’s bowling team with crepe paper gowns games and a newspaper themed outfit. The December 8 event at Mrs. Everett Anderson’s near Swede Home featured relatives and friends with games and gifts under a Christmas tree. Cox will wed Hardy Hugeler on December 23 in Bridgeport Nebraska.
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Shirley Cox
Roy Trotter
Mmes
Gary Garey
Norris Larson
Orley Conkling
George Tiaden, Jr
Polk County Extension Council
Miss Cox
Shirley
Everett Anderson
Axel Anderson Sterling Anderson
Holly Grossnicklaus
Hardy Hugeler
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Osceola Chamber Essay Contest Opens JanuaryEntries due January 31
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce sponsors an essay contest tied to the Community Betterment Contest. Students in three divisions submit 200 to 400 word essays on Osceola improvements in the last 10 to 15 years. Prizes of 3 2 and 1 dollars go to top winners in each division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Osceola
Jay McDonald
Otto Olson
Leon Merrick
Question 7 to Open at Muse Theater December 16
The film Question 7 opens December 16 at the Muse Theater. Made with the town of Moelln in northern Germany as a backdrop, it portrays life under East German Communist influence and a student loyalty test through a state questionnaire.
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Muse Theater
Moelln
Germany
Baltic
Nordic
East Germany
Birthday gathering at Dale Lewis home honors Ostrom matriarch
Saturday overnight guests in the Dale Lewis home were the John Ostrom family of Plattsmouth. Additional supper guests honoring Mrs. Ostrom on her birthday were the Jim Lewis family and Mrs. Tilla Lewis.
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Dale Lewis
John Ostrom
Plattsmouth
Mrs. Ostrom
Jim Lewis
Tilla Lewis
Community slogan contest seeks entries by December 31
Residents are reminded to submit handwritten slogans about community improvement before December 31. Entries should be sent to any Executive Committee member Gary Garey Bert Gissler Elmer Johnson Mrs Jim Lewis or Chris Dahmke for judging and a $5 cash prize.
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Gary Garey
Bert Gissler
Elmer Johnson
Jim Lewis
Chris Dahmke
Second Fun Day Draws Winners in Osceola
The second Pre-Holiday Fun Day was held in Osceola last Saturday afternoon. A courthouse drawing awarded prizes from local merchants to winners including Della Need, Jane Ann Rupe, George Heckman and others. Organizers announced two more Fun Days with Santa events on December 15 and a free museum show on December 22.
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Osceola
Della Need
Bertha
Jane Ann Rupe
Muse
George Heckman
Gambles
Werner Johanson
Johnson Chevrolet
Sue Cook
Edwin Gustafson
Jack and Jill
Vera Johnston
Harold’s Thriftway
Elmer Allinder
Roy
Ivan Stratton
Violet McKeag
Osceolale
Allan Kresha
Ahrens Jewelry
Leo Kresha
McDonald’s
George DeLand
Kepners
John’s Rexall Drug
Algor Larson
Osceola Hardware
Ruby Armagast
Shelby
Bush Drug Store
Osceola Chamber of Commerce and Boosters
Santa
Museo Theatre
Social Calendar for Methodist Women and Local Clubs
The Social Calendar lists events for December including the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting Friday afternoon with a 1:45 business session and 2:30 Ruth Cornish organ recital. Wesley Chapel Club Christmas dinner December 19 at the Earl Watts home. Hospital Auxiliary Christmas party December 17 at Mrs Maud Herrmann's. Lions Club December 19 at Corn Palace Cafe. Garden Club December 18 with Lulu Ward. each event includes notes on gifts, luncheons, and poetry exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Ruth Cornish
Wesley Chapel Club
Earl Watts
Maud Herrmann
Lions Club
Corn Palace
Garden Club
Lulu Ward
Also Mentioned on This Page
FLBA
L. Daum
County Chest
Ak-Sar-Ben
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Hanson
Sydney Hanson
Karen Ruth
Osceola Record
Good Samaritan Village
Harry Hewitt
Mayme Adair
Aug. E. Anderson
Lindburgs
State Convention
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Wilbur Whitacre
Denah Samuelson
Monson Pres
Innvma
CCA
Shorty
Johansen Knipco
Richard
Cynthia
Arvid Barr
Steven
Melinda
Kevin
Tamera
Melody
Ted D
Milton Marak
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