Polk County Fair Ride Tickets On Sale Through Aug 2
Polk County residents can buy 9 rides for 1.00 at the county fair through August 2. 4-H members are handling advance sales, with some finishing by July 28. Tickets cost 20 to 35 cents per ride and are sold at local Polk County businesses and the County Extension Office.
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Polk County
4-H
Shelby
Shelby Feed Feed & Seed Store
Shelby Oil Company
Propane Gas
Matt’s Market
Polk—Stromburg
IGA
Eisler Sundries
Coffee Shop
Creme Cone
Stromsburg — Erickson’s Cash Hardware
Lind
Rech Golden Anniversary Open House in David City
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rech celebrate fifty years of marriage with an Open House. The Rechs invite friends to attend Sunday August 7 from 2 to 5 PM at the American Legion Club Rooms in David City Nebraska. No other invitations will be sent.
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Charles Rech
American Legion Club
David City
Nebraska
Phoebe Morgan recounts Colorado trip with friends and family
Mrs. Phoebe Morgan recalls a looping road trip with two lady friends and their husbands. They visited Grand Mesa, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Durango, and Denver area towns, noting scenic views, light fishing, and a warm return home to Idaho Springs.
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Grand Mesa
Grand Junction
Denver
Durango
Montrose
Gunnison
Taylor Reservoir
Buena Vista
Cottonwood Pass
Hoosier
Loveland Pass
Glenwood Pool
Colorado Rocky Mountains
Windy Point
Loveland
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Hot Springs
Idaho Springs
Special Awards for 1960 County Fair 4-H FFA Winners
Local businesses and civic groups sponsor diverse awards for the 4 H and FFA divisions at the county fair. Prizes include a Dairy Heifer call, beef calf purchase funds, grand champion dairy and beef trophies, breeding and swine trophies, sheep trophies, dress revue prize, and home economics plaques. Showmanship ribbons and cash prizes also accompany top placers from Osceola Polk County groups and regional associations.
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Osceola
Dale Lewis
Sinclair Service Station
W. F. Monson
Bert Gissler
National Fidelity Life
Everette Smith
Smith Grain Company
Stromsburg
Minn
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Farmers’s Co-op Oil Ass’n
Anderson Merc
Earl Miley Standard Bulk Agent
Osceola Record
Polk County Sheep and Wool Ass’n
American Shorthorn Ass’n
4-H
Local family visit from Hastings to Colorado
Mr and Mrs Joe Fijell and their children along with Mrs Art Ekstrom returned Thursday from a visit with the Floyd Spelts family in Ft Collins Colorado. Mike and Cindy Englehardt of Hastings joined them for a few days visit.
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Joe Fijell
Art Ekstrom
Floyd Spelts
Ft. Collins
Colo
Mike
Cindy Englehardt
Hastings
Births in Osceola and Norfolk Families
Mr and Mrs Donald Sterup are parents to a 7 lb 14 oz girl named Darla Jean born Sunday July 24. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lawerence Meister and Victor Sterup of Osceola. Gregory Gayle weighs 9 lb 4 oz born Tuesday July 26 to Mr and Mrs Irvin Jones with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Oscar Jones. Rex Fusby and partner from Norfolk welcome Brenda Sue born Tuesday July 26 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces.
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Donald Sterup
Darla Jean
Lawerence Meister
Victor Sterup
Osceola
Gregory Gayle
Irvin Jones
Oscar Jones
Rex Fusby
Norfolk
Brenda Sue
Walter Knight Dies in Missouri Funeral Held in Osceola
Walter W. Knight age 48 died suddenly July 22 in Joplin Missouri. Rev M G Braun of Shelby officiated at funeral services Tuesday morning July 26 at Kepner Funeral Home Osceola. Burial was in Osceola Cemetery. He was the son of Mrs Ella Knight of Shelby.
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M. G. Braun
Shelby
Kepner Funeral Home
Walter W. Knight
Joplin
Missouri
Ella Knight
Osceola Cemetery
Wren Sherwood Hosts Mrs Gustafson Visit
Mr and Mrs Wren Sherwood spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs John Gustafson in a friendly social call.
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Wren Sherwood
John Gustafson
105 Model In 4 H Dress Revue
4 H girls modeled aprons towels holders and outfits in the Lutheran church air conditioned room in Stromsburg on Monday afternoon. The younger group showcased aprons towels and holders while older girls wore work play school summer and winter and dress up costumes. A large crowd attended despite the hot Nebraska day.
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Lutheran Church
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Firemen Meet Tonight Osceola Volunteers
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Department will hold a meeting tonight. Firemen are urged to attend as officials outline planned events and training for the coming season.
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Osceola Volunteer Firemen
Wesley Chapel Club Picnic and Club Notices
The Wesley Chapel Club hosts a picnic on Sunday July 31 at 12 30 p m with each family bringing their own dinner. The Wesley Chapel Missionary Society meets Thursday August 4 led by Mrs Albert Schmoker. Busy Belle Extension Club reminds members to enter one item in the fair exhibit. president Mrs Mangelsen signs the reminder.
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Wesley Chapel Club
Wesley Chapel Missionary Society
Albert Schmoker
Mangelsen
Sandell Reunion Picnic Marks 16th annual gathering
The 16th Sandell picnic was held Sunday at Buckley Park with a noon chicken dinner and afternoon ice cream cake and coffee. The event honored by committee members and included many attendees from Polk and nearby towns plus four guests and five births, three weddings, and four service members. The 1961 committee is named as Mrs. Bryan Johnson, Mrs. Wallace Sandell and Mrs. Merle Johnson.
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Sandell
Buckley Park
Fred Johnson
Ted Seanann
Ellwood Sanell
Selma _ Peterson
Ralph Cooper
Gayle
Lincoln
Wallace Sandell
Diane
Ellwood Sandell
LaVar Sandell
Mark
Neal Sandell
Polk
Byron Johnson
Leroy
Earl Johnson
Jean
Carleton Anderson
David
Bob Baker
Ted Johnson
Reyold Peterson
Linda
Herbert Anderson
Merle Johnson
Gregg
Tommie
Walden Johnson
Rue
Amy
Edna Peterson
Gail Giles
Mary Buresh
Wayne Strueling
Mary Jo
Joe Wegmann
Amy Yvonne
Mar Velle Johnson
Eugene McCarron
Kent Sandell
Beloxi
Miss
Duane Peterson
Mannheim
Germany
Gary Peterson
Fort Sill
Okla
Joe Wyepmtiatin
Panama City
Florida
Bryan Johnson
Omaha Family Weekend Visit Highlights
Mr and Mrs Arthur Deeter of Omaha visited last weekend with their daughter Mrs Norris Larson and family. Mary Wulf of Arlington stayed with Jane Hawkins last week. Mary's parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Wulf came for her on Sunday. Mrs Frank Hewitt spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Dolly Hanshew.
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Arthur Deeter
Omaha
Norris Larson
Mary Wulf
Arlington
Jane Hawkins
Mary
Leonard Wulf
Frank Hewitt
Dolly ‘Hanshew
District cooperators gain support for conservation work
Polk County district supervisors secured County and State funds to hire a full time office clerk Bonnie Gustafson and a part time conservation aid Ronald Carlson, boosting service to cooperators alongside two SCS staff. August 8 adds Delbert Heinrichs as Conservation Planner, a Nebraska University graduate.
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Polk County
Bonnie Gustafson
Ronald Carlson
SCS
Harold Klingman
Leon Draeger
Delbert Heinrichs
Nelson
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Nuckoll’s
J. E. Shrigley
H. S. Eklund
Wayne Ramsey
Mark Romohr
Herb Anderson
Bruce Anderson
Raymond Burke
Paul Meister
Raymond DP. Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Wendlend-Gondringer
William Hill
Bob Willits
Memorial Hospital Obituaries and Page Updates
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital lists multiple deceased patients and their families in a formal notice. Names span Osceola Stromsburg Polk Shelby Gresham Bellwood and Stromsburg with various accompanying relatives. The list includes adults and a baby and notes locations, reflecting a regional obituary notice.
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Archie Dorems
Benedict
Christine Nelson
Stromsburg
Ruth Williams
Polk
Victoria Hernbloom
Edward Quick
Hardville
Charles Stewart
Osceola
Leo Richter
Shelby
Carrol Peterson
Frank Peterson
Duane Gabel
Lawrence Bowe
Harold Jones
Thomas Wyman
Gotfrid Larson
Osce
Field Day Tour Of Operation Bootstrap Planned
Field Day Tour invites all to Osceola High on Thursday August 11 at 2 p.m. Trials show over a dozen grass plantings including cool and warm season varieties with and without legumes in various seedbeds. Attendees will view Carl Cederbergs Duane Gabel Elmer Allinder and others and visit a grass seed processing plant near Polk.
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Osceola High School
Sear Seed Farm
Polk
Carl Cederberg
Duane Gabel
Elmer Allinder
Elwood Sandell
Nebraska
Osceola Stores to Close for Fair Attendance
Osceola stores will close next Thursday afternoon from 1 to 4 to allow business employers and employees to attend the fair.
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Osceola
Family Picnic Honors Mrs Blanche Peterson Calif
A Sunday July 24 picnic at Osceola Park honored Mrs Blanche Peterson of Long Beach California. Attendees included Merle Peterson and family Silver Creek Ronal Peterson Osceola Frank Murphy Lincoln Mellinger Des Moines Harold Headlee York Ray Hastings Roger Hickman York Tommy Hastings Columbus Bill Wilcox Stromsburg Joe Sullivan Grand Island R N Hastings Floyd Headlee Dee Hastings Earl Watts C A Shockey Minnie Cadwell Osceola. Mrs Peterson returned to Long Beach on Tuesday.
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Osceola Park
Blanche Peterson
Long Beach
Calif
Merle Peterson
Silver Creek
Ronal Peterson
Osceola
Frank Murphy
Lincoln
Robert Mellinger
Des Moines
Harold Headlee
Ray Hastings
Roger Hickman
York
Tommy Hastings
Columbus
Bill Wilcox
Stromsburg
Joe Sullivan
Richard
Grand Island
R. N. Hastings
Floyd Headlee
Dee Hastings
Earl Watts
C. A. Shockey
Minnie Cadwell
Peterson
Ice Cream Social and Jobs Daughters Event
Daughters of Jobs will host an ice cream social at 7 30 P M on Saturday July 30 at the Gas Company venue. The gathering aims to raise funds or provide community fellowship.
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Jobs
Pony To Be Given At County Fair
A Shetland pony will be awarded at the county fair for children aged 3 through 13 as of August 1 1960. Eligible youths may register at the agriculture building during 12 00 pm to 8 00 pm on the fair’s first three days August 3 4 5 with the pony presentation at 8 00 pm August 5 in front of the grandstand. Sponsors include Osceola Implement Company John s Rexall Drug Store First National Bank Whip O Creme Drive Inn and the Red and White Grocery Store.
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Osceola
Osceola Implement Company
John’s Rexall Drug Store
First National Bank
Red and White
Hulquest Couple Travel to Nebraska and Colorado Springs
Mr and Mrs D B Hulquest left Monday for western Nebraska and Colorado Springs where they will visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cecil DeLand and family in Colorado Springs their destination includes time with relatives and a stay with the DeLands.
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D. B. Hulquest
Western
Nebr
Colo. Springs
Cecil DeLand
Girl Scout Troop 232 Overnight Campout Recalls Yard Event
Girl Scout Troop 232 held an overnight campout July 20 at the Bill Zedicker home using three tents. Girls learned to set them up and cooked meals over open fire. A 7 p.m. swim meet fulfilled swimming badge requirements and the backyard camper badge was earned. Patrol leaders Amber Johnson and Margaret Peterson presented Mrs. Zedicker a gift for her year of leadership.
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Bill Zedicker
Amber Johnson
Margaret Peterson
Zedicker
Polk County Historical Society plans fair booth registrations
Polk County Historical Society will man a booth at the Polk County Fair to register residents for oldest living native son or daughter, longest continuous residence, and longest running family business or farm. Recognition and honorary memberships await the oldest Old Timers.
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Polk County Historical Society
Polk County
The
Historical Society
Curtis Flodman
Stromsburg
James Wilson
Polk
Flodman
REA
Lloyd Hahn
Blue River 4 H'ers Meet at Klein Home
The Blue River 4-H'ers met July 11 at Jimmy and David Klein's home. They shared summer plans, discussed presenting 4-H projects at the county fair, and counted fair ride tickets sold. Lunch was served by Mrs. Klein. next meeting set for July 29 at Greg Ransom's home.
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Blue River
Jimmy
David Klein
Joys and relatives visit across Nebraska towns
Mr and Mrs Tillman Joy and grandson Michael Cochrane of Omaha visited Sunday with Joys sister Mrs W O alerts and husband of Grand Island. The Alvin Cerny and Bill Barry families spent Sunday evening in Julius Cerny home near Silver Creek. The birthday of Mary Ann Cerny was observed.
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Tillman Joy
Michael Cochrane
Omaha
Joy
W. O. Alerts
Grand Island
Alvin Cerny
Bill Barry
Julius Cerny
Silver Creek
Mary Ann Cerny
Tournament of Thrills Comes to Polk County Fair
Don Chadwick leads a day of high speed stunts at the Polk County Fair on August 3. A programmed show features head-on crashes, car jumps, flaming barriers, motorcycle leaps, and acrobatic acts by stunt performers and performers, with camera-ready timing for spectators.
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Don Chadwick
Polk County Fair
Tournament of Thrilli Agaredevils
Osceola Defeats Cedar Rapids in Lopsided Game
Osceola beat Cedar Rapids 14 to 1 Sunday evening. Kinberg and G Braces, Orshek, Homan, Red noted in batteries. Osceola hosts Belgrade Sunday afternoon July 31.
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Cedar Rapids
Osceola
Kinberg
G. Braces
Orshek
Homan
Reder
Belgrade
Fair Book Reminds 4-H on August 3 Exhibit Deadline
All 4 H members and leaders are reminded entry day deadlines for exhibiting on Wednesday August 3. Refer to the 1960 county fair book for rules regulations time and date for fairs events. Daily 4 H and Vo Ag program pages and livestock health rules Lot and Class details are on pages 55 and 59 99.
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4-H
Daisy Dairy 4-H Club Reschedules Friday Meeting
The Daisy Dairy 4-H club will meet Friday night July 29 at the Fred Wieseman home instead of Monday August 1. Leading and clipping demonstrations will be given. Members must notify Mr Dawes if unable to attend and report cattle planned for the fair.
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Daisy Dairy
4-H
Fred Wieseman
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Garey
Dennis Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Chas. Rech
Phoebe Morgan
Walter Knight
Soil & ‘Water Conservation Dist. Notes
Tournament of Thrills
Osceola Trims
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