Sunshine and travel tales from Clearwater to Florida coastline
Eldena Lindblade recounts a warm Florida trip with family reunions in Clearwater St Pete and Bradenton Sarasota. She shares driving lore from Alabama to Osceola to Tupelo and Weeks Wachee mermaids, noting sun sightings and amused roadside encounters with Alabama fans and a dog watcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jai Ali
Clearwater - St. Pete
Bradenton
Sarasota
Alabama
Sarpy Co
Douglas Co
Osceola - Osceola
Osceola
Tupelo
Miss
Elvis Presley
Nebraska
Crimson Tide
Wachee Springs
Mississippi
Florida
St. Petersburg
Farm Co operative Training for Veterans at Platte College
Platte College considers a Farm Co operative Training class to help area veterans access G I Bill benefits. An organizational meeting is set for Tuesday February 22 at 8:00 p m in Room 201 near the west entrance. The program offers weekly classroom and shop sessions with daytime field meetings and covers topics from crop and livestock production to farm economics and welding. VA payments range from 141 to higher amounts with dependents. tuition 20 to 40 monthly. Non veterans may participate but receive no VA aid. Eligibility requires at least 181 days active service with part after January 31 1955. One and one half months of eligibility per qualifying month up to a maximum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Platte College
Polk County Pioneer W A Lindburg Remembered in 1933 Feature
W A Lindburg arrived with his parents in 1879 and helped build the Polk County area. He helped construct a sod home and barn, broke 200 acres in spring, and traded wheat for money in Osceola. He aided in Stromsburg railroad work and helped start Polk County’s first rural telephone line. Now retired, he lives near Polk with his wife Josephine Berggren. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 19 and raised seven children with twenty one grandchildren. He served 30 years as Polk Baptist trustee and 18 years on the Polk school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
W. A. Lindburg
Polk
Osceola
W. A
C. H. Lindburg
Laclede
Polk School Board
Osceola Events Highlight Local Basketball and Notices
Osceola hosts a busy sports week with high school boys basketball scouting two sharp shooters, plus a series of community events and notices. The season recap shows HHS 97 OSCEOLA 66 with key scorers and rebounds. A bowling tourney in Osceola crowns multiple winners as labor interviewer A Barnes schedules visits.
Girl Scouts Carnival Raises Funds For World Friendship Fund
Osceola Shelby Girl Scouts hosted a father daughter carnival with 150 participants. Scouts organized stands and games to support the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund aiding broader opportunities for Girl Scouts. Local adults assisted with the program in Osceola and Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola-Shelby
Dad
Juliette Low
Gerald Bryan
Fritz Graham
Osceola
Loan extension approved for 1971 stored grain loans
The U S Department of Agriculture authorized an extension of loan on 1971 crops of wheat and grain sorghum stored in commercial warehouses and extended storage for selected 1970 crop wheat. Maturity dates for 1971 crop sorghum loans vary by region through July 31, 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
USDA
Joan
South
Texas
Oklahoma
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Angell Couple Observes 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Angell of 322 Amber Lane Vista California observe their 50th wedding anniversary on February 22 The couple spent many years in southeast Polk County where Mrs Angell served as a Polk County Triple A Fieldwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Angell
Amber Lane
Vista
Calif
Polk County
Angell
Hayes couple attend National Feeders Convention in Omaha
Osceola residents Mr and Mrs Don Hayes attended the National Feeders Convention in Omaha on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs Oscar Jones and Mr and Mrs Martin Jones visited Friday evening with Mrs Hubert Hotchkiss in Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hayes
Omaha
Oscar Jones
Martin Jones
Hubert Hotchkiss
Stromsburg
Wrestling results from a match with multiple weight classes
The article lists numerous bouts: Nagle dec Girard 2-1 at 119, Treffer dec Klevenger 6-5, Treffer pinned Williamson, Lambie dec Treffer 3-0, Arp dec Hahn 3-0, Mohiman pinned Hahn, Kadlac pinned Anderson 3:01, Anderson dec Hergott 8-2, Sprague won by judges dec over Anderson 0-0, Jones dec McMeekin 11-2, Hurt dec McMeekin 4-0, Wulf dec Senn 13-2, Augustin pinned Gangwish 2:30, Rinké dec Augustin 6-0, Rasser pinned Augustin 1:44, Schroll pinned Larson 1-20, Rath pinned Larson 1:39. Final team results to be reported next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Nagle
Girard
Treffer
Klevenger
Williamson
Strickland -Ac
True
Lambie - S
Hahn
Mohiman
Rinké
Augustin
Schroll
Larson
Sheriff Meister Addresses Lone Star Extension Club
Butler County Sheriff Leo Meister spoke to members and guests of the Lone Star Extension Club meeting in February at Mrs. Glen Augustin’s home. The program covered law enforcement duties, with a Q and A session and notes on dues, prizes, and a silent auction.
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Butler County
Leo Meister
Lone Star Extension Club
Glen Augustin
John Gonka
Kenneth Oppliger
Sheriff Meister
Sheriff's Office
Beatrice State Home
Lee Hegi
Ray Vrbka
Elgin Tenniges
Weekend Visits and Funeral Gatherings Reported
Mr and Mrs Tillman Joy visited the Milo Cochranes in Ralston for Sunday dinner with their daughter and family. Walter Koehler hosted Vern Johnson and Karen. Mr and Mrs Wally Glatter and Mr and Mrs Robert Olberding of Omaha spent Saturday with EC Schott. Marsha Nyberg leaves Tuesday for Omaha to begin work at Physicians Mutual. Alta Lisko of Columbus spent several days with her brother in law Emil Koziol and attended Alfred Gondringer’s funeral Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Grossnicklaus
Hastings
Ervin Grossnicklauses
Bruce Treffer
Lincoln
Loren Treffer
Gibbon
Lavern Miller
Lloyd Miller
Fullerton
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Eddie Stubendeck
Harry Pierson
Stromsburg
Leo Albers
Ted Johnson
Arlette
MarVelle McCarron and Sons
Cheyenne
Wyo
Reggie Mentink
Kenneth Mentink
York
Mike Anderson
Allen Vangdahl
Vaughn Mickey
Frank Ziemba
Alta Likso
Columbus
Albert Jisa
Jimmy
Tillman Joy
Milo Cochranes
Ralston
Walter Koehlers
Vern Johnsons
Karen
Wally Glatter
Robert Olberding
Omaha
EC Schotts
Marsha Nyberg
Physicians Mutual
Alta Lisko
Emil Koziol
Alfred Gondringer
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Odd Bits
Eldena Lindblade
Platte
Oscar Schmid
Charles Beemis
Dean Ruth
Wayne Ruth
T. A. Plahn
Bide-a-wees
Ruth Stromberg
WCTU
Elsie Stewart
Catherine Norton
Grace Rutter
Cornhuskers
Scouts
T & C Club
Virgil Johansen
Entre Nous
Marjorie Fonda
Rebekahs Gales
Marguerite Senn
Easy Aces
Marilyn Rafert
Firemen
Lutheran Church
Co-op Oil of
Rising City
HHS
OHS
Lowell Siebert
Jed Kroeker
Brad Kroeker
Kerry Dick
Siebert
Lindsay Lamb
Mike Johnston
Bulldogs
Genoa
Henderson
Lamb
GHS
Jeff Johnston
Bill Peterson
St. Edward
Cedar Rapids
Aquinas
David City
East Butler
Jack Anderson
al Rommers
Milan Snod
Dean Henricksen
Wayne Stallings
A. Barnes
Court House
Mike Snodgrass
Alene Baer
Peggy Tindall
Fritz Engel
Duane Burney
Gerald Green
Mi. S.w
Jack Brown
Mach
Fullerton Livestock
Ed Eggli
Gilbert Lampshire Machinery
Horse and
Spring Machinery
Earl Horn
Elmer Babel
Osceola News
Sat
Sun
Robert Fuller
Sherry Bain
Tony Russel
William Bonner
Marshall Reed
Mikel Angel
Biff Elliot
Phyllis Selznick
Muse Theatre
Osceola, Nebr
Northern Natural Gas Company
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