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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1968
Page
1
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Osceola High School auditorium on February 19. A general chairman will be announced later and a contacting committee will reach out beforehand.
In county court Frank C. Metzler of Omaha was fined for night speeding 100 dollars plus costs. Larry G. Waller of Stromsburg fined for day speeding 15 dollars plus costs. Howard E. Stinson of York fined for night speeding 20 dollars plus costs. Deed transfers include John T. Seymour and wife to John T. Seymour head with properties in 35-13-3 and Elizabeth Seymour in 11-14-3. Also Conrad Ossian to Donald Ossian and Crystal Walker of all interest in SW14 SW 16-14-3. A marriage license was issued January 16 to Marshall F. Anderson and Lawanda Carol Feagler, both Hastings residents.
A Letter to the Editor from Anne-Marie Merrick describes a social gathering in Mesa with Mrs. Lee Johnson Mrs. Harvey McKeag Mrs. Laura Delfs Mrs. Mark Timm Mr and Mrs Able Garing of Star City Sask Canada and Reuben Timms of San Diego visiting Mrs Leon Merrick at the Misses Pool home in Mesa The group notes the appeal of escaping cold Canada and Nebraska and mentions a prior Phoenix meetup and movie greetings to Osceola.
Al Rommers earned two honorable mentions in a Columbus camera club contest judged by a film company official. He hopes to sell more film locally but notes no outlet within a hundred miles of Osceola. His entries included two scenic shots and a self portrait of a fisherman with beard.
Volunteers welcomed to finish interior work at the recreational Assoc club house. Two to three weeks required with shifts Tue Thu Sun afternoons and Tue Thu evenings. Donations sought include oak tables, repurposable yard furniture, and an old piano, with contacts for donations provided.
Ceva Carlson installed as Worthy Matron at the Osceola Chapter No 24, Order of the Eastern Star meeting on January 9 1968. Installing officers included Francis Inness Neola Watts Maurine Schuman and Dorothy Carlson. Guests from Grace Ivy and Silver chapters attended as dining room decor reflected Love and Light.
A mixed crew will solicit for the March of Dimes in Osceola in the coming days as organizer Martin Roberts announces workers lined up for nearly every block. The group aims to support birth defect research and victims services. Local news also notes Polk County irrigation meetings and hospital updates.
Stromsburg defeats Polk 52 to 41 to claim the Goldenrod conference tournament title. Wayne Johnson scores 19 for Stromsburg as Genoa, Clarks, and Osceola also win earlier rounds. Polk edges Clarks for a semi final spot before the final. Osceola and Stromsburg face next weekend after 10 day layoff.
Osceola Development Corp seeks farmer input on alfalfa acreage for a potential dehydrating plant in Polk County. If built, about two thousand acres would be needed to keep each dehydrating drum busy. the coupon asks for 1968 and 1969 available alfalfa acres and is non binding.
Chamber of Commerce president Richard Klein announced a new board system with general membership meetings only quarterly. A board meeting is set for Monday night with all interested invited to handle business and dues collections to cover current expenses.
Eldena Sapp recounts hustling through years and visiting friends in Sioux City Wakefield Dakota City and South Sioux during a spring trip. She chats with Dorothy Gondringer recalls Henry Trysta wedding and Margaret the schoolteacher and notes long friendship with the Robert V. Johnsons and John Fleming Hanson.
The Osceola Lions Club meeting covered three projects: a March broom sale by blind workers, a benefit basketball game with Bernie Gissler as chair, and organizing Red Cross Bloodmobile support with a chairman sought. Dick Howe led the session and Leon Draeger showed a conservation film.
Calendar items list events for January and February including Easy Aces Mrs Neal Prell Firemen Chamber of Commerce City Council IOOF Am Legion with dates and groups noted for local readers.
The week saw unseasonably high temperatures capped by a glaze of ice today. Forecast calls for temperatures in the low to mid forties with cooling into the thirties and forties through the coming days, detailing daily highs and lows from Wednesday through Tuesday.
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