Osceola Notes Mark Daylight Saving Arrival And Local Happenings
Monday brought Daylight Saving Time in Osceola with some clocks still not adjusted and drivers using headlights after 1 p.m. The community salutes retiring local grocers Harold and Louise Pearson and others handing over family businesses to new owners Dennis and Jacqueline Johansen. Snow and cold persist with wildlife viewing from home and a bulldog basketball clash shaping up at the local gym against Aurora Huskies, ranked No. 1 Class B per World Herald.
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Harold
Louise Pearson
Osceola
Anderson Mercantile
Harry Imm
Ralph DeLand
Ralph
Bulldogs
Aurora Huskies
World Herald
Dennis Johansen
Jack
South Osceola
Kyle
Veronica
Toby
Pork Producers Banquet Date Set In Central Nebraska
The Central Nebraska Pork Producers Association schedules its annual banquet for January 12 1974 at the Legion Club in York Nebraska. Tickets available from Polk County board members Paul Walgren Louis Monson and Marvin Ericson. After the banquet a queen competition for the association will be held. Members come from York Polk Merrick Hamilton and Nance counties.
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Central Nebraska Pork Producers Association
Legion Club
York
Association
CNPPA
Polk
Merrick
Hamilton
Nance
Paul Walgren
Louis Monson
Marvin Ericson
Polk County
District 19 Board Considers Tartan Gym Flooring
The District 19 Board of Education met at the high school and discussed installing 3M Tarzan flooring for gym showers and restrooms as a maintenance free alternative to wood and tile. The board also plans a French horn purchase for the music department and notes eight varsity players will depart in two years. Daylight Saving Time trials test a 30 minute later start to boost safety for rural bus drivers due to longer daylight hours.
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Dist. 19 Board of Education
Charles Burt
Kansas City
3M Co
IRS urges early January filing for quicker refunds
The IRS says taxpayers filing in January should receive refunds in four to five weeks, while those filing after January may wait six to eight weeks. Richard Vinal notes early filers avoid common errors that delay refunds. A toll free Nebraska number is provided for tax help. The report also mentions a January 16 Osceola site plan meeting for a new building and a design timetable with bids in spring.
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Internal Revenue Service
Richard P. Vinal
IRS
Nebraska
Vinal
Bryce Pearson
Dana, Larson & Roubal
Osceola
Osceola Edges Silver Creek 79 66 In Conference Clash
Osceola hosted Silver Creek in the Goldenrod conference game and pulled away 79-66. Steve Carlson scored 25 points and the Bulldogs shot over 50 percent as a team. Silver Creek was led by Don Cuba with 11 of their 15 first quarter points and later 4 scorers produced all Creek points.
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James Winslow
Silver Creek
Osceola
Goldenrod
Tigers
Daryle Nelson
Bulldogs
Don Cuba
Creek
Orange and Gray
S.C
Dale Jones
Jeff Johnston
Cuba
Steve Carlson
Jones
Lyndon van Winkle
John Vetcik
Two OHS Graduates on Platte Honor Roll
Terry Anderson and Beth Wiesen man were named to the Platte Technical Community College Honor Roll for the fall semester. Both are second year students and completed at least 12 semester hours with a 3.50 to 3.79 GPA.
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OHS
Platte
Terry Anderson
Wayne Andersons
Beth Wieseman
Bill Wiesemans
Platte Technical Community College
Terry
Beth
OHL Grapplers Beat Wolbach In Clarks Tourney Lead In Tourney
Osceola traveled to Wolbach for a 36 to 30 dual victory. Duane Mangelsen pinned early. Dale Runquist and Bob Runquist each won by pin. Mike McMeekin and Merle Runquist placed fourth at Clarks Invitational. Mike Smith reached finals, others wrestled to rounds.
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Dave Watts
Osceola
Wolbach
Duane Mangelsen
Dale Runquist
Brother Bob
Mike McMeekin
John Girard
John
Merle Ranquist
Ray Urban
Ray
Bill Sterup
Dan Kreis
Mitch Coffin
Rick Johnson
Bob Runquist
Merle Runquist
Dave
Walts
Chuck Lemp
Ravenna
Grand Island
Oakland Craig
Clarks
Wood River
Wahoo
Spalding Academy
Brainard-East Butler
Loup City
Stromsburg
Palmer
Mike Smith
Jim Gabel
HWT
Wrestlebacks
City Council Sets Snow Removal Rules and Elections
The January 3 meeting approved renewing the state highway maintenance agreement and a gasoline allowance for the city dump caretaker. A policy to tow parked cars blocking snow removal was adopted along with a $20 hourly snow removal charge and $5 minimum. The council designated Highway 81 as the Pan American Highway and passed ordinances for property sale and city election timing. A Rural Fire District check funded part of a new ambulance costing 13,277.06 with state and district contributions. The next meeting is February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Beebe
Columbus Farm Show Sets Record Northeast-Central Nebraska Expo
Plans are complete for the seventh Columbus Farm Show at Platte County Agricultural Park Exhibit Hall in ColUm bus on January 15 and 16, 1974. Eighty exhibitors will join farmers feeders ranchers and stockmen for firsthand agri business information and new displays on financing seed fertilizer irrigation storage and farm home items. Show runs daily 10 AM to 5 PM.
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Columbus
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OHL Cagers
W. F. Monson
Melanie
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Richard Odgers
David and
Jane
Gordon
Willard Hanson
Fremont
Ted Johnson
Royal
el Paso
Tex
Hunt Building Corporation
Jill Meyers
Lincoln
DeVerne Johnson
Chicago
Arlette Johnson
Hampton
Tom Johnson
Peru
Merle Johnson
Derald
Roger Johnson
Christine and
Faran
Sheryl Zimmerman
Brandy Rae
Rae
Amy Johnson
Steve Peterson
Waldean Johnson
Kevin
Kepner-Roberts Mortuary
Robert Miller
Fullerton Rest Home
Mr. Miller
Lawrence
OHL Grapplers
Trip
Columbus Farm Show
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