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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1974
Page
5
County Extension Agent Donald Sigler reports on Area Swine Days in 1974, detailing demonstrations, breed showcases and producer outreach. The event emphasizes swine management, feeding trials and cooperative extension programs for local farmers.
Information on Area Swine Days sponsored by the University of Nebraska Extension Services outlines four programs starting Jan 22 at Bloomfield, Arlington, Wilber, and Kearney with topics on feeder pigs, pricing, manure handling, and financing. Special speakers include Ahschwede, Gilster, and Adkins, with added talks on pig health, building a pork plant, and pork as an opportunity enterprise. The Feeder Pig Expo at Columbus Feb 13-14 will feature four program areas: reproduction, feeder pig business, facility needs, and keeping pigs alive. Fertilizer shortages are forecast by the Fertilizer Institute, signaling higher prices and risks for U.S. farmers.
The article advises insulation and weather stripping to reduce fuel bills and improve comfort, noting FHA standards could trim winter heating to one third. It warns mulching young trees attracts rodents and weakens root systems, risking drought damage. It also covers filters in forced air systems and January sheet fabric guidance.
County sheriff reports two January collisions blamed on blowing snow and poor visibility. Larry Nicolite and Terry Klink of Columbus collided on a county road near Shelby. both cars damaged but no injuries. Doris Ostberg of Stromsburg was hit on Highway 92 by Bill Atkinson of Bassett, pushing her vehicle into a ditch. damage above 750 dollars to her 1967 Mercury and over 250 to the truck, both drivers uninjured. A third incident describes Edwin Hecker near Shelby striking a deer on Highway 81 with minor car damage.
A series of social visits highlighted a busy weekend with dinners and lunches. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jasper and children in Osceola, JoAnne Anderson visiting UNS, and multiple gatherings involving the Anderson, Donelson, Sundberg, Larson, and Oberg families in Osceola, Lincoln, Omaha, Wayne, and York.
Osceola High School ran smoothly after a time change with class schedules adjusted. An anonymous bomb threat prompted evacuations but no device was found. The junior class planned prom activities and raised 113 dollars from a cake raffle at the Osceola Aurora basketball game. Dr Lombardo spoke on birth defects for March of Dimes outreach.
Osceola news notes a call to contact Daylene Mautz and Steve Carlson as MOD queen and king candidates. Communities share weekend visits, including the Richard Alt family from Columbus with Mr and Mrs Hubert Alt, and Dr and Mrs J F Theisen with the Schotts of Schuyler.
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