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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1973
Page
8
Eldena Lindblade Heke shares brief musings on snow delaying weekend plans and wartime anxieties about missing in action and POW lists. She notes a cease fire, quotes Apples Of Gold on peace, and reflects on doctor visits, mail, and a wife’s influence, plus a Reading Readiness Program on TV by Lois Klingman.
Polk County surpassed its bond goal with 163 968 dollars in U S Savings Bonds for 1972, reaching 130 percent of the county target. State totals rose, with Series E at 51 million up 6.5 million and Series H at 7.5 million up 0.6 million, totaling 58 667 636 for 124 percent of the state goal and a 14 percent rise from 1971. Osceola residents Mrs. Gerald Stauber and Billy of York visited Mrs. Albert Anderson Sunday.
Church calendars list services at St Vincent's St Andrews St Mary's and Lutheran and United Methodist churches with dates February 1 to 10 and events including circle meetings choir rehearsals and youth groups. Community updates report residents Walt Christ Annie Inness Cmdr Mac Gleim Dale Richards Alice Gustafson and Ray Hastings visiting or recovering from hospital or injury.
The USDA announced on January 12 an increase in the interest rate on CCC commodity loans from 3.5 to 5.5 percent per year computed daily. The new rate takes effect with 1973 crop year loans and applies to prior loans extended on or after January 1, 1973. CCC has loan operations since 1933 and 1,672,296 loans valued at $2.68 billion were made in 1971-72.
The Mid-Nebraska Irrigation Show and Technical Conference will run February 7 at Fenner Park Grand Island with 40 plus irrigation displays and top speakers from the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture Nebraska Water Resource Association and a Clearwater rancher. Demonstrations feature pumps sprinklers reuse pumps soil moisture meters chemical injectors gate pipes plastic pipes siphon tubes and more. Topics include center pivot drive types wheel track problems limited irrigation effects on corn yields irrigated pasture with a cow calf herd dual purpose livestock waste systems and irrigation tailwater economics of fuels for pivots. Displays open at 8 30 a.m.
Blue River Extension Club members gathered January 24 at Mrs. Edwin Turdy’s home. Roll call and craft planning dominated the evening, with June crafts help discussed and committees to be formed. Mrs. Delmar Polacek shared slides from an August European trip.
Merna Walford, a Polk County native, becomes Office Assistant in the Polk County Extension Office. She grew up in Shelby, spent ten years as a 4-H member and eleven years as a 4-H leader, and has seven years’ experience managing the Gresham School Lunch Program. Her children are Lynn, a University of Nebraska student, and John, a Gresham seventh grader.
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