Local sports note and community news from Polk County area
Reader letters report interest in John Amalek AAU swimming achievements with Toledo Ohio invitational results and 4300 entries across 46 clubs. Habitat and youth exchange notes accompany convention pages and 4-H youth camp plans in Polk and nearby counties. An injury incident at a private home is also reported with medical transfer.
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John Amalek
AAU
Ereles
Haocit Natanil
John
Osceola
Iklund
Jee Chyes
Lows Tiant
Cleveland Indians
Joh
Itecord
Dim Malek
Lake Erie Cokes
Keith Favreau
Chippewa County
Minn
Polk County
Nebr
4-H
Omaha
Gillespie’s Lake
Births Johnston and Vrbka twins born in Kansas
Larry Dean Johnston arrived July 21 at Ulysses Kansas weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces to Mr and Mrs John Johnston with Virgil Johnston as paternal grandfather. Mark Allen Vrbka born July 28 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Vrbka of Shelby. Mrs Vrbka is formerly Dotti Watts daughter of the Earl Wattses.
Community survey seeks views on school, jobs in Osceola
The Osceola Development Corp. reports 900 mailed attitude questionnaires, urging quick returns by early August. The survey covers school system opinions and local job-search needs amidst a broader community snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Development Corp
Dan Armbruster
Armbruster
Population decline in Polk County schools prompts outlook
A 12 page county pamphlet shows a 32 percent drop in Polk County birth to age one from 1961 to 1967 with 128 one year olds in 1961 and 112 six years later. Nebraska as a whole saw falling birth rates and shifting demographics contributing to school consolidations and funding needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Howe
Polk County
Betty Majors
Jne
Nebraska
Grant County
Phelps County
Douglas County
Vietnam
Tornado Injures Man and Ravages Osceola Area Farms
A tornado swept through Polk County Tuesday damaging two farms southeast of Osceola and injuring Earl Johnson who was taken to hospital with a dislocated shoulder. The Osceola teams had earlier success in Little 6 League play, with the pony team posting 15 wins and 1 defeat and advancing to finals, while the midget team lost 3 2 to Aurora in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Earl Johnson
Osceola
Polk
Shelby
Gresham
Benedict
Central City
American Legion
Aurora
Waco
Local Tornado Rips Through Stromsburg Area Causing Damage
Osceola and Stromsburg residents reported a tornado that demolished the Johnson home and outbuildings, toppled the Johnsons’ furnace and wreckage, and knocked out Stromsburg’s electrical substation. The Norris Johnson farm and nearby properties suffered structural damage as hail and rain accompanied the storm.
Osceola Humorous Notes and Tax Times from 1913 to 1968
A mosaic piece recalls Osceola anecdotes from rustic bragging about a 12 pound lake trout to raccoon capers and chickens. It threads in Cordell Hull’s 1913 tax bill and today’s budget quips, noting extravagant public spending and a quip about Early Attic furniture.
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Osceola
Doc Monson
Minnesota
Otto Daum
Daums
Viola Wieseman
Cordell Hull
Army Pvt Jack Merrill completes 8 weeks at Ft Lewis
Army private Jack E. Merrill aged 20 son of Mrs Grace Merrill of Silver Creek finished eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Lewis Washington on July 5. He learned small unit tactics and fired a variety of weapons.
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Carol Jones
Dorothy Jones
Fort Gordon
Army
Vietnam
Jack E. Merrill
Grace Merrill
Silver Creek
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Lewises to Sell Autos at Lewis Sinclair Station
Dale and Jim Lewis announced they will sell Oldsmobiles and GMC trucks at their Lewis Sinclair Station. They will keep a few new and used models on hand and list others that can be ordered.
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Dale
Jim Lewis
GMC
Lewis Sinclair Station
Lewises
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Halsey
Nebraska Farmers Union
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Wanda Floodman
Kent Anderson
Randy Neuhaus
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Howard Daily
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Richard Klein
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Russell
Ekko, Nev
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Palisade
Colo
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Nore
U. S
Ornate
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Omaha Public School of Dental Assist
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Baby Boy
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Fullerton
Kenneth Studley
Candice
Mr Studley
Vets Hospital
Studley
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