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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
1
Rain and cloudy skies gave way to warm highs reaching 80 and 84 degrees on Sunday and Monday. A low of 38 was recorded Friday with about 1 percent rainfall Tuesday and Wednesday. Daily highs and lows varied from 73/59 to 84/60 across the week with some stray values indicating data gaps.
A Stromsburg Headlight letter details bids for a county fairgrounds steel building with Mamco Mfg. Co. and Osceola Lumber Co. bids contrasted with a Geneva firm winning the contract. The piece also covers Ken ny Shibata’s Nebraska education doctorate, Old Times Day success, parade highlights, a Swedish Festival push, a Nebraska Days float, and the upcoming pool opening with Memorial Day impact.
Report from Sacred Heart Altar Sodality outlines DCCW Lincoln trip and priest transfer. Cub Scouts Pack 162 discuss awards and June den mothers, with Memorial Day parades and summer fundraisers. Navy leave for Louis Wilson, savings bond totals for Polk County April and year to date reported by county chairman.
Local Girl Scouts prepare a weeklong Day Camp from Monday June 7 at 9 30 am to Friday June 11 at the camp grounds four miles east of the Polk County Fair grounds corner. Leaders listed include Lou Cerny Jean Cerny Velma Gissler Pat Grossnicklaus Rose Garey Ruth Johnson and others.
Audrey Ranwell a South Africa born AFS senior at Osceola High School reflects on a year in Nebraska. She details hospitality from the Mills family, differences in American life including driving and snow, and plans after Osceola including a World’s Fair trip and university study. Reunions with the Mills family remain a goal as she considers a diplomatic career. OSCEOLA LOCALS note the Ostrom family from Plattsmouth visited Dele Lewis.
Seven Nebraska ministers including Rev. Lester V. Anderson of Stromsburg attend a University of Nebraska medical school program this week to hear lectures from University Hospital staff and the Nebraska psychiatric institute each weekday through August 20. Open house marks 25th anniversary of the Ben Smokers.
Stephen Flodman, 17, Polk high valedictorian, received $906 in fresh year aid for University of Nebraska law. He will get a gift scholarship of $0, a National Defense Education Association loan of $400 and a work grant of $19. Seshen Flodman, son of Mr and Mrs Tearl Flodman, graduated Folk school with 94.6% average. There were 28 Polk graduates this year, a large class.
Rainfall for the week ending May 10 was 5.10 inches with surface moisture surplus and adequate subsoil moisture. Corn 82 percent planted, oats and barley 100 percent, sorghums 15 percent, soybeans 12 percent. irrigated crops good, non irrigated winter wheat fair, others good. Main farm work minimal due to rain. rainfall came in four days with runoff less severe than a single downpour. Livestock: rain aids pasture growth. normal cattle on feed. some cattle culled for feeder purposes within the county.
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