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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1968
Page
1
The Osceola High School Pep Club expresses appreciation for the enthusiastic OHS sports fans this year. They note that large crowds, active yells, and school songs lift spirit and pride in the school, team, and town.
Market notes list grain prices with Wheat at 1.42, Corn 1.06, Oats 16, Beans 2.46, and Milo price 1.75 per ewt. These figures reflect current trading levels in the commodities market.
The Osceola Record outlines next week’s county mailing for ads. announces new electrical business by Eldon Lauber opening March 4 in the Dr Monson building. Norman Hofbauer offers electrician services. profiles local civic events including Dr C R Peterson’s 50th anniversary and family travels. lists caucuses for city and school elections on Feb 27. mentions OHS banquet March 15 and another April 96. notes license plate sticker deadline Feb 29 and leap year facts. records firemen bowling score 2 221 and fire telephone number 2221.
Sixty attendees including 18 Cub Scouts and parents gathered February 13 for the Blue and Gold banquet at St. Vincent Hall with a Freedom Festival theme. Msgr. Obrist spoke on Freedom as two dens performed skits and Webelos crafted table decorations and favors. Awards were given to several cubs and Scott Sipes joined the troop.
The February Bloodmobile visit collected 115 pints, surpassing the 100 pint quota. New and existing donors are listed, including Howard McKeag, Dennis Muehling, Chris Dahmke, Gerald Bryan, Rose Smith, Eldon Johnson, and others. A second item notes the first annual Central Nebraska Pork Producers Association banquet set for March 12 in York with speaker Lyle DeMoss.
Birihs McMeekin and Scott Lane Wieseman share Feb births in Columbus area hospitals with Osceola and Shelby connections. LuAnn Larson born Feb 17 to Osceola couple. A long list notes volunteers, FHA girls, and 115 donors at a bloodmobile event in Osceola with local leaders praising support.
Four Polk County residents were sent to Omaha for induction into the armed forces. William Wesley Nelson and three volunteers were named: Edward Dean Johnson, Harlan E. Johnson’s son. Robert James Slusarski, Ted L. Slusarski’s son of Columbus. Allan Henry Neuhaus, Arnold L. Neuhaus’s son of Polk.
Commentary on crashes at blind road corners due to tall corn prompts a proposal to set aside half an acre at country intersections for short grass or bare soil to improve visibility. Polk County ASCS and Soil and Water Conservation District offer financial and technical help to create safer intersections and support wildlife habitat.
Osceola Bulldogs closed regular season with an 86-46 win over St Edward and then topped Raymond Central 86-52 to start district play. Stromsburg won its first night game but fell short as top seed. District quarterfinals saw Osceola vs Stromsburg and Henderson vs East Butler with semifinals set for Thursday and final Friday night.
Lale Douglas Cowgill of Silver Creek is among 54 students named to a University of Nebraska career scholar program. A biology major with history and German minors, he has a 3.9 GPA, a regent's scholarship, and aims for medical school after graduation. He previously attended Midland College and joined the Blue Key honorary fraternity.
Strong northerly winds and cold air mark the week with teens in afternoon highs. Osceola eyes a state tournament run after a 2-point Henderson victory, with standout performances from Cerny and Kropatsch and a string of sharp team play.
Soybeans can be safely grown and are profitable, yet on sloping fields they risk more soil loss without conservation. Polk County saw a 500 percent increase in soybean plantings from 1953 to 1966, driven by demand and prices. Modern practices like terraces, contour farming, strip cropping, minimum tillage, and residue management reduce erosion. trees in field strips help protect against wind. The conservation district offers assistance.
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