Polk County Highlights From Early 1966
Calendar notes list events from January to April 1966 including Dr William OBrien joining military service, Farm Home day, Polk County art show chair Terence Duren, Masons and OES leadership, Linda Kinzlis arrival in Costa Rica, and OHS basketball in Lincoln Star top 10. February covers farm auction, hog buyer for Hormel, Mayo Clinic appointment for Dr Dan Tolman, Ed Wagner anniversary, Good Samaritan manager, new Polk county agent Glen Krohn, and notable honors. March items include a free cooking school, caucuses, primary filings, local ordinances, baseball league president Bruce Cowgill, hospital open house, bank staff moves, bus service cuts, St Lawrence church work, bank Auto Show, OHS student Alan Gissler honor, and state college appointments. April notes mention Glen Hennings named to NASA regional programming committee, city and school elections, FHA loan approval for recreation area, and Lt Commander Ernest …
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Wm. O’brien
Terence Duren
Polk County
Jack Wieseman
Gladys Gaedeke
Osceola Masons
OES
Linda Kinzlis
Costa Rica
OHS
Lincoln Star
Fred Husak
Jack Mickey
Hormel
Dan Tolman
Silver Creek
Mayo Clinic
Ed Wagners
Margaret Turner
Good Samaritan Center
Glen Krohn
Wayne Ruth
Polk-Butler
Bob Dinges
Green River
Bruce Cowgill
Central Nebraska Baseball League
Wallace Monson
New Animal Hospital
Jerry Schmoker
Holdrege
First National Bank
Polk and
Hardville
Bill Ellsworth
Shelby
First National Banks
Alan Gissler
Robert Manley
Hiram Scott College
Gresham
Eugene Deavers
David City
Ralph Bond
State Farm
Glen Hennings
NASA Rocket Division
Sandusky
Ohio Univ
Lee Johnson
Jay McDonald
Dale Lewis
Dan Armbruster
Hubert Girard
Polk County Recreation Alsn
FHA
Ernest
Patricia Dahmke
Queen of Jobs
Paul Monson
GOP
Maurice Watts
Mayo Hospital
R. Odgers
Osceolz Methodist
Legion Club
Danny Dunn
Boys State
Msgr
Obrist
St. Vincent
A. T. Wilson
Patty Gullberg
U.N
Jane Anderson
Stanley Floth
Stromsburg
Esther J. Peterson
Gary Garey
Nebraska Extersion Service
Omaha
Jack Conrad
Lions
D. L. Evans
Osceola
Burg Motor Freight
Ralph Jones
Lutherans Eurn
Legion Auxiliary Unit
St. Mary’s
AkSarBen
Alvin Cederberg
Robert Eklund
Penny Swanson
McCoy
Idle Hour
Don Linton
County Home Exterion Council
Valley Cemetery
Linda Meister
Dan Dunn
Burg
Sheldon Bond
Clarks Blue Bombers
Louise Timm
Co. Treas
Roy Horst
County Farm
Samaritan
St. Paul’s
Turner
Henry Galus
Ag Society
Orval Eikenhorst
Gary Waller
Standard Station
Clair Willitses
Samaritan Center
Curtis Bryan
Pearl Harbor
Chamber
Alice Hennings
Abolt Land
Osceola Notes Highlight Bob Dinges Award and Local Life
Osceola items celebrate Bob Dinges of Wyoming for winning the Admiral Emory S. Land award for scholarship and athleticism and notes Miss Bess Shelmadine’s illness, plus a year of local events from May to December including church, civic, and school milestones in Polk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Shelmadine
Laramie
Bob Dinges
Shermadine
Bloodmobile aids many in desperate need at Osceola event
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Osceola high school auditorium Monday January 9 from 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Donors 18 to 59 years old may give a pint. no recent illness surgery or pregnancy and no fatty foods four hours before donating. Local organizers urge new donors to support open heart surgeries and medical needs across Nebraska.
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American Red Cross
Osceola
Polk County
Nebraska
David Rutter
Bloodmobile
The
Red Cross
Congress
Alex Millies
Kansas
Wyoming
Farmers Almanac
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
Lester Gabriel
Albert A. Gabriel
Mr Gabriel
Lester
Births KRESHA Twin Girls Jolene Marie Colleen Marie
Births announce twins Jolene Marie and Colleen Marie to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kresha of Osceola at St. Marys Hospital Columbus. baby weights 5 lbs 8 oz and 5 lbs 5 oz. They join three older brothers ages 5 3 and 2. Roy Trotters maternal grandparents. An additional birth: BOYE Spec 5e and Mrs. Larry Boye of Lawton Oklahoma have a son born Jan 3 weighing 7 lbs 7% oz at Annie Jeffrey Hospital. Douglas Clark Toline weighing 7 lbs 12 oz born Dec 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Toline of Stromsburg.
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Newcomer — Douglas Clark
Gary Toline
Stromsburg
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Kresha
Jolene Marie
Colleen Marie
Martin Kresha
Osceola
St. Mary’s Hospital
Columbus
Boye
Larry Boye
Lawton
Oklahoma
Roy Trotters
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Toline
Douglas Clark
Odd Bits and Missus Odd Bits and Missus
A reflective column ponders resilience in defeat and daily life quirks. It recalls Huskers football losses and the crowd's varied reactions while noting humorous observations about New Year travel, weather talk, and light household habits.
Osceola Bulldogs remain No 1 in state Class C standings
Osceola defeated Waco 76 55 and East Butler 37 35 to run their holiday tournament record to 8 0 and move to 17 9 after the Brainard event. Cerny led with 23 points in the Waco win while Augustin 19 and Gissler 11 paced the Bulldogs in the East Butler game. Next up Osceola visits Aurora and hosts David City Aquinas before the Goldenrod Conference tourney.
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Osceola
Waco
East
Butler
Clarks
Bulldogs
Brainard
Aurora
David City Aquinas
Goldenrod
Jack Cerny
Gissler
Sedlak
Augustin
Dum
Kropatsch
Lisko
Snodgrass
Roberts
Fje
Cerny
Dunn
East Butler
Novak
Goldenroad
Courthouse Actions and Property Transfers in Stromsburg Area
Court records list traffic fines for Allen R. Peterson Dale B. Thompson Merlin Green and Ray Noyd with various penalties. Property transfers include Sydney E Hanson and Reynold Hanson L A Genrich Wilbert Hohndorf Wallace Benda Fred J Scow and spouses with multiple lot and subdivision deeds. An error note mentions a national auto ad signature mixup in today's Record.
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Allen R. Peterson
Stromsburg
Dale B. Thompson
Grand Island
Merlin Green
Ray Noyd
Sydney E. Hanson
Reynold Hanson
Buckley
H. B. Branting
L. A. Genrich
Wood
Morrill
Wilbert Hohndorf
Wallace Benda
Fred J. Scow
Frederick T. Scow
David C. Scow
Eleanor Colvin
Hospital Report Dismissals List Names In Osceola Shelby
Dismissals include Irene Anderson Osceola Mrs Adolph Carlson Stromsburg Maria Lott Shelby Martha Wasserman Stromsburg Mrs Bertha Doremus Stromsburg Mrs Mercie Smith Shelby Phyllis Johnson Shelby Donal Hiemer Shelby Mrs Clarence Armagast Shelby Mrs Gary Toline and baby Stromsburg Mrs Philip Kaczor Osceola PATIENTS Josephine Stachura Columbus Charles Hope Osceola John Duren Shelby Mrs Elsie Stevens Stromsburg Mrs Curtis Flodman Stromsburg Jodette Dunn Osceola Mrs Hilma Toline Stromsburg Mrs Della Need Osceola Mrs Clara Suhr Gresham Julia Johnson Stromsburg Mrs George Korger Shelby Agnes White Stromsburg Charles Nuttelman Gresham Darell Dorsey Stromsburg Harvey Middaugh Stromsburg Rudolph Swanson Stromsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Anderson
Osceola
Adolph Carlson
Stromsburg
Maria Lott
Shelby
Martha Wasserman
Bertha Doremus
Mercie Smith
Phyllis Johnson
Shelby Donal Hiemer
Clarence Armagast
Gary Toline
Philip Kaczor
Josephine Stachura
Columbus
Charles Hope
John Duren
Elsie Stevens
Curtis Flodman
Jodette Dunn
Hilma Toline
Della Need
Clara Suhr
Gresham
Julia Johnson
George Korger
Agnes White
Charles Nuttelman
Darell Dorsey
Harvey Middaugh
Rudolph Swanson
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Dianne Lux
York
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Raymond ‘Chub’ Miller
Matt Anderson
Poppy Day
Bruce Busbee
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Home Extension College
Scout Pack
David City Exposition
Edith Mattson
Lincoln Tel. & Tel
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Western Power & Gas Co
Donna Nelson
Richard Klein
City Care
Nancy Mills
Robert Mills
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Methodist Church
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Chris Mills
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Jeanette Wagner
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Girl Scout Council
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Richard Odgers
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Frank McMeekin
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Stuart
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Dean Block
Princeton
Nebr
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Nye Bond
John Hossacks
Wm. McKeag
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Gordon Fredrickson
Jeffrey Hospital
Adolph Bernt
Lutheran Hospital
Bernt
Adolph Grossnicklaus
Raymond Kresha
Missouri
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Social Center Rest Home
Rupert Carlson
Henry Bureshes
Ruth Eklund
Kessler Rites
Aster Kessler
Gresham Presbyterian Church
Koehler Rest
Samaritan Home
Eldena Sapp
Huskers
Omaha World-Herald
Social Security
D. Elwood
Donald Elwood
L. W. Elwood
California
Dr. Elwood
Carolyn Jones
Fremont
Midland College
University of Nebraska
W. W. Norton
E. L. Ingrams
Dallas
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Mrs Ingram
Larry Snodgrass
Holly Gross Nicklauses
Milford Johansen
Janet Girard
Rolland Ekstrom
Ekstrom
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Minneapolis
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Kearney
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Bozeman
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