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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1966
Page
1
Saturday Teen-Time airs Saturdays 1 to 4 PM on KMMJ hosted by Rich Harrington with top pop songs and advance releases. Plans include teen telephone interviews DJ contests and guest artist appearances. Bloodmobile in Osceola 10 AM to 3 PM Monday Jan 31 at the school gym invites donors.
Jack Wieseman led Osceola Lodge No. 65 A F and A M in annual installation ceremonies on January 13. Installing officer Mervin E. Ransom Sr., with John A. Inness as installing marshal and John W. Stations as installing chaplain, presided over new officers including John D. Wieseman master and Jimmy R. Majors senior warden. Twenty members and two visiting brothers attended.
The next corn sorghum workshop is on January 24 at the David City Hotel with weed diseases and insect control as topics. A January 31 session at Osceola Catholic Hall will cover farm management. A beef workshop is set for January 25 at the David City Hotel.
Polk county delegates Reuben Anderson of Clarks and Wayland Flodman announce a statewide meeting called by State President Martin Peterson at 8 p m Saturday January 22 at the Holiday Inn Grand Island. The gathering opposes poisoning and cyanide guns used to destroy predators and will plan efforts to repeal this dangerous law. interested persons are urged to attend.
Osceola Chapter No. 24 of Eastern Star held its installation ceremony Tuesday evening January 11. Elected to offices were Gladys Gaedeke as worthy patron and Chris Gaedeke as worthy patron with a full slate including Martin Roberts Deloras Watts Lilian Timm Mildred Snodgrass Ceva Carlson Merridel Watts. Installing officers were Mervin Ransom Sr Dorothy Carlson Glade Wyman Johnny Carlson Bill Wyman Anne Marie Merrick. Retiring officers were Joyce Conrad and Charles Fischer.
More than 100 Polk County residents attended the annual Farm and Home Day in Osceola co sponsored by the Polk County Crop Improvement Association the Osceola Chamber of Commerce and the Polk County Extension Service. About 50 men and 50 women joined sessions at Muse Theatre and the Methodist Church respectively with a free noon lunch for 130 in the church basement. Sigbritt Edman an AFS student at Osceola High School gave the afternoon slide program on life in Sweden.
A couple recount a 20 day, 4 000 mile drive across Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua. They praise Costa Rica calling it Ameri casas Switzerland and describe hazards mudslides rough roads and unpaved sections while noting friendly people coffee and volcano Irazu. They sign off from San Jose with greetings to friends.
Osceola which lost to David City Aquinas last Friday opened the Goldenrod Conference tournament with a decisive 75 40 win over Genoa while Silver Creek edged Palmer 46 45. Tonight Stromburg meets St Edward and Clarks faces Polk in first round action with more games planned this week.
Friends learn of the accidental death of Mrs Elmer Clasey near St Francesville Louisiana after a trip from Mississippi. Her husband, with relatives, travels to Mobile for services as Osceola and nearby towns respond.
Ak-Sar-Ben will renew its scholarship program for Nebraska teachers for an eighth year. Clarence Landen chairs the 12 member committee administering 30 scholarships of 150 dollars each for elementary and high school teachers across the state. Dr Freeman Decker oversees administration for the Nebraska State Teachers Colleges. Applications due April 1 to Hawley Dept of Education Lincoln.
Governor Morrison names Terence R. Duren of Shelby as chair for Polk County pre centennial Nebraskana art show with March 1 in Osceola courthouse. County winners may enter the state contest in Lincoln June 12 to 19 with top prizes of 500 300 and 200.
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