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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1965
Page
1
The Record offers free portraits for subscribers who return the application with payment and details. ZIP code rollout is nearly finished for Osceola addresses with a few exceptions, and Polk County reports $197,196 in six month E and H savings bonds sales toward its 1965 quota, with June at $35,290.
At a Monday meeting Osceola Chamber members discussed aiding next week's Polk County Fair barbecue with Ray Conrad present to outline contributions and details for the free feed. The session also covered the annual fat beef sale, Old Times Day planning, and next year’s event. Next chamber meeting is Sept 27.
Dr Clifford M Hadley a Creighton Medical School graduate will start practice in Osceola August 3 at Dr Jim S Carsons former office and in Polk around September 1. He served in World War II with the 4th Marine Division, studied engineering earlier, and was ordained before entering medicine. He and his wife Letty Leu Boesli have six children and have lived in Polk since July 1962.
Osceola Lions Club members outline events for the upcoming Polk County fair during a Monday meeting. Bernie Gissler led. $15 donated for Saturday barbecue. about a dozen volunteers expected. Booth sales include blind-made brooms and cleaning gear with several drawings. Plans also include painting diagonal parking stripes at the Catholic church lot if desired. A film on CROP aims to aid underdeveloped nations. Navy Lt Cmdr. Ernest Gleim serves at North Island San Diego assisting training of fleet replacement pilots. Speeding fines: Spencer W Stewart 70 mph $21 plus $5 costs. Theodore E Thornburgh 76 mph $21 plus $5 costs. Robert L Smith 70 mph $21 plus $3 costs.
Little Jimmy Dickens the Duke of Paducah and Red Sovine will headline the Polk County fair country music night in Osceola on August 7. Gary Van and his western swing band with Dianne Hamilton also perform. UN tour notes by Kathy Zedich er and Charles Roberts.
Rainfall for the week ending Saturday ranged 1.85 to 6.50 inches with surface moisture adequate and subsoil moisture short. Crops: irrigated corn and alfalfa excellent, most others good. 50 percent of irrigated corn and dry corn and five percent of sorghum at heading or tasseling. Winter wheat and oats fully harvested. alfalfa first crop complete and 95 percent of second cut. Pasture and range feed average. main farm work includes small grain harvest and second hay cutting. weed control and irrigation ongoing. Severe hail last Sunday night caused crop and property damage. some lamb and cattle moved to market.
The Goldenrod Saddle club competed in two Sunday shows. At Friend Beavers club there were 13 Osceola riders with Marvin Klein Maury Watts Loren Treffer and Jim Marak finishing 2nd in inner tube and 3rd in 4 ghreast barrel races while Jim Marak won the flag race in 20.4 seconds. At Seward Saddle Club that evening 14 riders from here won best appearing club and Buck Rowan Dick Watts Dick Miller and Don Mickey placed 3rd in inner tube and 4th in 4 in line pole bending. A future meeting will plan a local show.
Polk County Fair runs August 5 to 7 with entertainment including a horse show, wrestling, 4-H events, and a Grand Ole Opry show headlined by Jimmy Dickens. A free barbecue Saturday evening marks a first time effort funded by local businessmen, with 800 to 1000 pounds of meat and supplies donated.
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