Community Projects for 1969 in Osceola PA
The Record invites reader ideas for nine community action goals to be pursued in 1969 including a new doctor, paving to the county fairgrounds, new businesses, a highway directory sign, signs to Annie Jeffrey Hospital, a shelter at the ice skating pond, high school planning, daily flag flying at the Polk County Courthouse, and a summer Paint-Up and Clean-Up Campaign. Readers are urged to submit ideas for addition and a tally of achievements by 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Hiway
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Polk County Court House
NSN
Homer Ingalls to head Polk County Commissioners
The Polk County Board of Commissioners elected Homer Ingalls as board chairman at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday January 14. Carl R. H. Johnson was selected as vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Board of Commissioners
Homer Ingalls
Carl R. H. Johnson
Elton Berck Chosen To Lead Nebraska Agricultural Council
Elton Berck of Lincoln named to head the Nebraska Agricultural Council succeeding retiring chairman Albert Ebers of Seward. Berck is president of the Nebraska Farmers Union and Ebers is master of the Nebraska Grange. The council includes leaders from major state farm organizations and Ebers helped organize it and served as its first chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Agricultural Council
Elton Berck
Lincoln
Berck
Nebraska Farmers Union
Albert Ebers
Seward
Ebers
Nebraska Grange
Osceola bond issue cancelled. Dr Jeffrey gifts 140 700
Dr Charles W Jeffrey of Rawlins Wyoming has cancelled the final Osceola School District bond issue issued in 1955 for the Charles W Jeffrey Elementary School. The $140,700 gift to the district is now completed after escrowed bonds were cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Jeffrey
Charles W. Jeffrey
Rawlins
Wyoming
Jeffrey
Osceola
Polk County
Gillett Receives Top Service Award at Omaha Event
John Gillett of the Osceola Implements staff earned a top service award at a ceremony in Omaha last week. He attended Oliver Service School and joined three others as recipients. Gillett also attended a Moline Service School session in Columbus on the previous Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gillett
The
Osceola Im Lement
Oliver
Omaha
Gillett
Moline
Columbus
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Albert Schmoker and Wife
Albert Schmoker and Alta Gottschall celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home with family and friends on Saturday night. They wed January 16 1919 in David City and lived on a farm 35 years before moving to Osceola fifteen years ago. The couple has two daughters Lorene Gillett and Maurine Hess, a son Armand, two sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He is 75 and a Polke County native, a member of IOOF Lodge. she came to Nebraska in 1911 from Lenora Kansas. both attend United Methodist Church.
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Albert Schmoker
Ilett
Ris
Ity
Jay Henderson
Ceresco
Nebr
Joyce Gillett Columbus
Ben Gillett
Jeff
Osceola
Marvin Hess
Armand
Mr. Schmoker
Polke County
Ioof Lodge
United Methodist Church
Schmoker
Nebraska
Lenora
Kansas
Thaw, tulips, and a glance at life in the Midwest
The lettered reminiscences describe a recent thaw helping Carolyn Wiese man plant tulip bulbs, with others recalling January thaws, travel plans thwarted by sudden snow, and a skeptical jab at gendered politics and decision making. It ends with anecdotes on report cards, math aid, and optimism for younger generations.
Obituary: Guy F. Ball Dies in Phoenix at 74
Guy F Ball 74 longtime Polk County resident and postal clerk died January 15 after brief hospitalization in Phoenix. He arrived January 6 to spend winter there. Funeral services and burial were held Monday in Osceola. Obituary appears in this issue.
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Guy F. Ball
Polk County
Phoenix
Arizona
Osceola
Local camera buffs win top honors in club contest
Osceola residents Louis J. Schott and Al Rommers led Columbus Camera Club awards on January 15. Schott won Best of Show in amateur color slides for "Linderhof" and took first in amateur color slides. Rommers earned first in amateur prints and an honorable mention. The club schedules a public show for February 23.
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Louis J. Schott
al Rommers
Osceola
Columbus Camera Club
Schott
Linderhof
Columbus Club
Lions to sponsor Dimes Drive with Roberts Eriksen co chairs
The Lions hold noon luncheon and approve the March of Dimes drive in Osceola for late January. Martin Roberts and Jim Eriksen named co chairs amid plans to divide the town into door to door areas for soliciting volunteers.
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Lions
Roberts and
Eriksen
Osceola
Martin Roberts
Jim Eriksen
Jim Green
Bob Gissler
Osceola teen named 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Lana Rae Sterup of Osceola High School won the 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award based on a homemaking knowledge test taken December 3. The winner earns national and state scholarships, a silver charm from General Mills, and a chance at an expense paid tour to Washington DC and Colonial Williamsburg.
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Lana Rae Sterup
Robert Sterup
Osceola
Betty Crocker
Osceola High School
Eral Mills
District of Columbia
Washington
D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia
Williamsburg
General Mills
BankAmericard Arrives Soon in Osceola Community
Dan Armbruster of First National Bank of Osceola announces BankAmericard will debut soon in Osceola. The all purpose charge card will be distributed to credit worthy families in the area with prior contact to confirm interest. The program enables purchases nationwide at coast to coast merchants.
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United States
BankAmericard
Osceola
Dan Armbruster
First National Bank of Osceola
Armbruster
Bank- Americard
Osceola First National Bank
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Lincoln
Nebr
BankAmericaid Service Corp
San Francisco
Calif
Barbara Hernbloom to Wed March Eighth
Barbara Hernbloom and Darryl L Novak plan a March 8 wedding. Barbara, a Shelby High School graduate, works in Lincoln. Darryl, a Dorchester High and Nebraska Vocational Technical School graduate, works at Rediger’s Chevrolet in Milford.
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Clifford Hernbloom
Barbara
Darry
L. Novak
Adolph Novak
Dorchester
Nebraska
Hernbloom
Shelby High School
Drs. Carreth & Rickman
Lincoln
Novak
Dorchester High School
Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Milford
Redigers
Chevrolet
Barbara Brazee in inaugural parade with Wesleyan Band
Barbara Brazee daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Brazee of Pender and granddaughter of the Harry Brazees marched in the inaugural parade as a member of the Wesleyan Band Cine in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Brazee
Jim Brazee
Pender
Harry Brazees
Wesleyan
CINE
Local unit hosts Legion Auxiliary gathering discusses welfare tea
Mrs. Dewey Sigler and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell entertained the American Legion Auxiliary Friday January 17 at the Sigler home. They discussed the statewide Child Welfare Tea in Osceola in April and the county convention dinner. The group reviewed a March of Dimes meeting in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey’ Sigler
Dorothy Campbell
American Legion Auxiliary
Sigler
Osceola J
Orb
Lincoln
Polk County Irrigation Association to Meet January 27
The Polk County Irrigation Association holds its second annual meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in Osceola City. State Extension Irrigationist Paul Fischbach will present a slide on automatic mechanized irrigation at Mead Experiment Station. Ken Krieg will discuss static water levels monitored in the county. A tour possibility will be discussed. Coffee and rolls will be served. Contact Norman Leader or Ken Krieg for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Irrigation Association
Osceola
Paul Fischbach
State Extension Irrigationist
Mead Experiment Station
Ken Krieg
Irrigation Association
Assoc
Norman
Ken ‘Krieg
Unclear School Lunch Schedule Fragments for Week
OCR fragments present a partial menu with entries like Meat Loaf Bent Monday and Beans and Ham Tuesday, along with items such as Glorified Rice, Macaroni, Cornbread, Butter, Milk, and several desserts. The text is garbled with missing punctuation and stray words, hindering precise meal mapping.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elton’ Berck
Louise Timm
Phil Nyberg
Virgil Gugbee
Alex Mills
Ugene Osterup
Rawlins National Bank
Annie Jeffrey
Debbie Low, Stankoski
Edwin Stankoski
Silver Creek
the Good ‘Samaritan
Hatile Tis
Le 7
Mies
Ties
Gillett Is
Albert Schmokers
Eldena Lindblad
Carolyn Wieseman
Loretta Kresha
Carolyn
York
Bill Vaughn
LBJ
Bill Vaughns
Guy Ball
Phoenix, Arizona
March of Dimes
March of Dimes Organization
Agricultural Conservation ‘Handbook
Chris Dahmke
Lana Sterup
Lana Rae
Gen
Barbara Hornbloom
Barbara Hernbloom
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