Wheat payments set at 138 cents per bushel for 1968 program
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that Wheat certificate payments to farmers in the 1968 Wheat Program will be 138 per bushel. Payments hinge on the difference between a July 1 1968 parity price of 263 and the 1968 loan rate of 125. About 837000 farmers nationwide will share roughly 730 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S Department of Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Act
Richard C. Sealey
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Downtown Osceola Seeks Courthouse Restroom Solution
County Commissioner Carl R. H. Johnson proposes hiring a watcher for courthouse lobby and open first floor restrooms during events like Old Times Day. He cites vandalism and filth as reasons for limited public facilities and notes public responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. H. Johnson
Osceola
Johnson
Courthouse Notices and Local Social News Summary
Courthouse items list speeding fines for several residents in Valley Genoa Osceola Stromeburg Shickley Shelby Loup City Stromsburg Nebr and others with penalties from $10 to $55 plus costs. Marriage licenses issued to Lionel Swanson and Jane Bennett Lincol n Ronald Adams Lakewood Colo and Beverly Glasser Polk Ronald Johnson Omaha. Deeds transferred for Hazel Vanderbur Arnon Dover David Althouse to Harry Lees Elmer Morgan to Good Samaritan Society. Birthday tribute to Martin Anderson marking 75th. retirement benefits note and Lincoln visits. Polk County recreation meeting announced with forthcoming 9 member board election. Naval Reserve Commander C A Lytle completed two week course at Naval War College Newport R I as one of a hundred reserve officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo E. Wormstadt
Valley
Danny R. Jeffreys
Genoa
Janelle L. Headlee
Osceola
Thomas E. Parminter
Stromeburg
Don del F. Tatro
Shickley
Thomas R. Krumbach
Shelby
Merrill J. Tanderup
Obert
Nebr
Rodger E. Runyan
Loup City
Murray Lindburg
Stromsburg
Maurice S. Hogren
Lionel L. Swanson
Jane A. Bennett
Lincoln
Ronald Lee Adams
Lakewood
Colo
Beverly Jean Glasser
Polk
Ronald O. Johnson
Shirley Ann Hendrickson
Omaha
Hazel D. Vanderbur
Arnon D. Dover
David Althouse
Harry Lees
Corner
Elmer LeRoy Morgan
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Nwse
Naval Reserve
C. A. Lytle
Charles C. Lytles
Darlene Johnson
U.S. Naval War College
Newport
R.I
Navy
Marine Corps and
Coast Guard
Polk County Home Extension Council
Osceola City Hall
Roy Carlson
Norman Leach
Polk County
Richard Klein
Harry Oppliger
Columbus
Mervin Rystrom
Benedict
Chadron
Carlson
Francis Doremus
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
New Nebraska maps released by the Department of Roads
The 1968 official state highway map shows current highway system details with a four color print, rest areas, radio stations, road laws, and a chart of driving distances among 32 Nebraska cities. The reverse features colored photographs of Nebraska sights including Pine Ridge, Chimney Rock, and lake shore scenes. Maps are free from the Division Engineer A H Dederman in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Department of Roads
Nebraska
Pine Ridge
Chimney Rock
A. H. Dederman
Dept. of Roads
State House Station
Lincoln
Week Ahead Weather With Brief Midnight Wind Event
The forecast lists daily highs and lows from July 10 to July 16 with rain totaling about an inch and a short high wind overnight Tuesday. No corn damage reported locally following the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Lo Pr
County fair week with wrestling thrill show in Polk County
Polk County Fair runs July 28 to 31 featuring auto thrill show wrestling tractor pulling and free barbecue. Sunday entry day includes 4 H horse judging with 4 H and open exhibits Monday through Wednesday. Girl Scout Day Camp leaders meet July 19 to plan camp activities. Kathryn Brazee 97 dies after heart attack at Good Samaritan Center funeral set with Kepner Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Meister’s
Robert Grossnicklaus
Kathryn Brazee
Good Samaritan Center
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Kepner-Roberts
Harry Brazee
Ben Zedicher
Osceola
WCTU
Floyd West
Indus
City Hall
Bridge Club
Norma Evans
Camp Ite
Boy Scout Cabin
Nebr
Tech
Hospital Report List Names and Dismissals Across Towns
A hospital report lists patients by name and residence including Troy Van Winkle Silver Creek Blanche Bolton Polk Lucy Sternberg Gresham Edna Anderson Osceola Oscar Olson Osceola John Gabriel Osceola and other residents. Several cases, including Adolph Grossnicklaus and William J Herrmann, are noted as dismissed across Osceola Stromsburg Shelby and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy van Winkle
Silver Creek
Blanche Bolton
Polk
Lucy Sternberg
Gresham
Edna A. Anderson
Osceola
Oscar Olson
John Gabriel
Walter French
Stromsburg
Laura van Hoosen
Fred Wieseman
Henry C. Beebe
Shelby
Anna Appleton
Wren Sherwood
Clarence Carlson
Charles Nuttelman
Hubert A. Lounsberry
Harvey Middaugh
Wesley Nelson
Emma Krueger
Columbus
Frida Peterson
Sai Adolph Grossnicklaus
William J. Herrmann
Glen Carpenter
Osceola Community Calendar Highlights Local Events
Osceola community listings show July events from WCTU meetings to Boy Scouts picnics and baseball games. Notable items include a Polk County Fair late July, city council schedule in August, plus garden club tours to Yankton and Germany slides. Local birthday coffee for Mrs Delmar McFadden noted. Sgt. Richard Studley visits from Indian Town Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Emil Monson
Osceola Garden Club
Lulu Ward
Monson
Edith Richards
Joyce Lucas
Jewel Hanson
Stromsburg
Yankton
S. Dak
Gurney
Nursery House
Gavins Point National Aquarium
Power House
Green House
Norfolk
Polk Garden Club
Osceola
Germany
Gary Harlesses
Osceola Pony and Midget Teams Sweep Gresham and More
The Osceola Pony team defeated Gresham 10 to 0 in a tight game then scheduled single games against Silver Creek and Shelby for July 17 and 21. The Osceola midgets beat Gresham 8 to 2 in the second game, with two more Little 6 Stars selections, and beat Stromsburg 6 to 3 in a late-innings comeback. Also listed are Navy Nurse Corps recruitment in Columbus with Lt. Georgia F. Johnston visiting August 5 and Army PFC Daniel J. Oppliger stationed near Dau Tieng, Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Gresham
Silver Creek
Shelby
Shelby and
Polk
Benedict
Waco
Bill Peterson
Terry Anderson
Mike van Hoosen
Scott Walgren
York
Ed Wieseman
Marvin Simonsen
Jerry Cerny
Stromsburg
Central City
Fair Grounds
Weather, seeds, and social notes from a local column
A local column muses on weather forecasts and rain, compares bluegrass seed counts with two million seeds per pound, and shares humorous anecdotes about domestic life. It notes Matt Anderson's birthday coffee with Lutheran choir members, mentions upcoming ice cream socials in Swede Home and Osceola, and promotes Farm Safety Week with a call for daily Farm Safety Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Matt Anderson
Lutheran Church Choir
Osceola
Osceola Man Promoted to Army Lt Colonel in Germany
Richard L. McCormick son of Mrs Clara A. Johnson of Osceola promoted to army lieutenant colonel on June 18 near Frankfurt Germany serving with the 3rd Armored Division Provost Marshal. He enlisted in 1954 through ROTC at the University of Nebraska and earned a BS degree. He previously trained at Fort Gordon Georgia before going to Germany in May and has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge the Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. He is a 1949 graduate of Silver Creek High School. His wife JoAnn is with him in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. McCormick
Clara A. Johnson
Osceola
Frankfurt
Germany
3Rd Armored Div
Col. McCormick
Army
Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Nebraska
Ft. Gordon
Silver Creek High School
JoAnn
Development meeting set for Thursday in Osceola
Osceola Development Corporation will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at City Hall to discuss a community attitude survey to be mailed later this month. Dan Armbruster said the surveys, with Consumers PPD cooperation, will reach nearly every family in northern Polk County and seek views on Osceola businesses and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Development Corporation
City Hall
Dan Armbruster
PPD
Polk County
Osceola
Armbruster
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Stella Moore
Newton
Kans
Roy
Stella) Moore
Peabody
Moores
Lester
California
Ralph
Albert
Armand Schmokers
Walt Harbours
Clarks
McKeeman
Ridge
Francis Urban
Duncan Hay
Braska
Francis
Duncan
Courthouse News
St. Paul Lutheran Church Choir
Martin Anderson
Konig
Martin
Social Security News
Eugene D. Hotz
Hordville
Martin Smith
Hall County Sheriff’s Office
W. James Brighams
Donald
Mervin Stromsbergs
Connie
Richard Od Odgers
B. Cemper
Marvin Klein
Ft. Belvoir
Richard Kleins
Oakland Calif
Vietnam
Bill Siros
Girl Scout Unit
Garland-Osceola
Garland
R. Kreiser
B. Kreiser
Peterson
B. Hegi
R. Grossnicklaus
Milford
Nebr. Tech
Card Club
Tri
Richard Howes
Harold Pearsons
Hig
Pearsons
Low
Roy Trotters
Mr Trotter
Bob Grossnicklauses
Rebecca McDonald
American Legion Auxiliary
Rebecca
Jay McDonald
Osceola Locals
Kenneth Sipeses
Martin Roberts
Rex Wochner
Fred Dunn
Portland
Ore
Chris Dahmke
The
Osceola Lions Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gas Co
Gisslers
Record
Osceola Ins
Wm. Buhl
Delmar McFadden
Mmes. M. R. Anderson
Mollie Swanson
Enoch Boden
Otto Nelson
Richard Studley
Indiantown Gap
Penn
Kenneth Studleys
U. S.navy
Georgia F. Johnston
Navy Nurse Corps
Bill Zack
USN
Miss Johnston
Oppliger
Daniel J. Oppliger
John A. Oppligers
25Th
Dau Tieng
BY Eldena Lindblade
McCormick
Shenandoah
Brownville
Te Polk Co. Historical Society
Henry Fields
Kitchen Klatter
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