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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1970
Page
1
A community editor urges residents to explore a private teen center as a feasible solution to the town’s unmet Youth Center. A meeting is set for Thursday at 8:00 pm in the Osceola Hardware Building with admission limited to about an hour of time and moral support from locals.
Navy Petty Officer Third Class James W. Avery of Shelby Nebraska returns to Point Mugu California with MCB-3 after an eight month deployment to Okinawa. The unit served as alert battalion for the Pacific Fleet and built at Camp Kinser and other sites. Private First Class Ronald W. Herman of Clarks Nebraska earns meritorious promotion after basic training at San Diego Recruit Depot. Galen A. Wiser, Navy, Jacksonville Florida, spent June 5 weekend with family, accompanied by sisters Jolene Kathy and Viona.
The Butler County Plainsmen 4-H Horse Club sponsors a Pre District Horse Show Sunday June 28 at 8:00 a.m. CDT at the Butler County Fairgrounds in David City. Halter and performance classes offered with trophies and rosettes. Entry fee 50 cents per class. entries due at the show. Contact Connie Bohuslavsky or Mrs Don Zeilinger in David City for details.
Mrs. Charles T. Shenk 92 a longtime Polk resident died Sunday at Osceola Samaritan Home where she had lived the last two years. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Polk United Methodist Church.
Mrs. William Campain died early Monday at St Mary Hospital after entering Sunday afternoon. Services were held Wednesday at Kepner Roberts Funeral Home. Wirt Davis death reported. brother in law of Tom Schmoker, died at home in Glendo Wyoming. Davis family formerly lived in Shelby area. Services held early last week in Glendo. Surviving are three sons and three daughters.
The Osceola Public Swimming Pool will sponsor Red Cross instruction for three weeks this summer led by Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Miss Shelley Johnson. Junior Life Saving and Intermediate classes run June 15 to June 26, beginners June 29 to July 10, with 9 10 a.m. or 10 11 a.m. options. Participants must be at least six, wear regulation swimsuits, and follow pool-check policy.
Leonard C Warnick Engineer Third Class 21 of Polk Nebraska was killed in Vietnam on June 7 while aboard a River Patrol boat on the Canal of Kinnah Mochi. His body recovered June 10. Born January 14 1949 in Osceola Nebraska he had been in Vietnam since August 1969. Navy to return remains to Wall Funeral Home Polk within a week to 10 days Rosary and burial at Polk. St Vincent s Osceola services at St Vincent s Catholic Church Osceola.
Old Times Committee outlines Osceola events starting Tuesday with Kids Day. A 1:00 Kiddies Parade and a 2:00 Soap Box Derby invite 4th graders onward to build derbys. Activities continue with games on the square, a Lions Club pancake feed from 4 to 8, and a 6:30 horseshoe pitching contest.
A two day celebration features a City Cafe barbecue 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. tickets 69 cents, water fight by Firemen at 7, Swinging Swede's Square Dancers at 8, teen dance at the high school gym 9 p.m. to midnight, and a Little Miss Osceola contest with out of town judges. R and L Show on the midway, prizes for floats derby and Little Miss, entry blanks in The Record, contact Verna Davis for details. Wednesday includes a float parade at 1:00 and possible Indian Dancers and Girl Scouts performances.
Bill Buhl and Martin Jones sponsored an hour and a quarter bus trip for 20 residents of the Good Samaritan Village on Wednesday June 10. Accompanied by two nurse aides, they rode Stromsburg Commercial Club’s bus driven by Buhl, traveling to Valley up to Fairview Church and back. Residents enjoyed the excursion and hope to repeat it if another bus arrives.
Events listed include W C T U meeting at 2 p m with Mrs Harry Brazee, Historic Society at 8 p m at City Hall, Osceola Hardware Building Teen Center meeting at 8 p m, Girls State Breakfast at 9:30 a m at Helen Johnsons, Museum hours 2 to 4 p m, Lions club June 22, T C Club with Mrs Lewis Dunn June 23, Rebekahs Beulah Cemetery Society with Zola Finecy noting date changes, Firemen Centennial Book Committee 8 p m June 25 at City Cafe with location change, Chamber of Commerce activities June 29.
The Polk County Welfare Dept sets processing dates for Federal Food Stamps starting June 22 for public assistance recipients and July 6 for non public assistance residents. First stamps issued August 11, 1970. Osceola and Shelby locations and times noted for stamp pickup with a pending location for Shelby.
Local notes discuss a proposed four lane interstate standard road connecting York to Omaha with possible routes north or south of Osceola. Planners aim to narrow to two corridors by fall and hold public meetings, expecting word this summer. Also mentions birds, mosquitoes, and a July civic schedule.
Tony Mulford a Kearney High School sophomore and former Osceola resident was named a winner in the 1970 Mari Sandoz Essay Contest sponsored by NEBRASKAland magazine. The note also lists new Fairbury bank directors and school board officers.
Beebe took first in Sunday 9 hole handicap action at Ryan Hill. Dale Roehrs and Jim Brigham shared second. Prizes went to Dave Rutter highest score, Lind ley Lamb longest putt, Dean Buffington closest to pin on 2nd, Jim Brigham longest drive. Next tourney July 4 a mixed two ball foursome at 2 30 pm. GRANTED FELLOWSHIP Don Bartek receives a three week fellowship at University of Nebraska Center for Economic Education.
Danny Watts of Osceola won a purebred gift as a prize at Grand Island Fenner Park during Nebraska’s first Junior Park Producers Field Day. About 225 people competed in a one day judging event. top junior winners included Mark Cerny of Saline County first, Danny Watts Hampshire gilt, and Wayne Hongsermeier Yorkshire gilt.
Gary Conrad owner of TV and Appliance Service Center proposes operating a Youth Center in the former Osceola Hardware Building. He envisions a snack bar recreation area with dancing pool tables and booths run as a business with a youth governing board. A public meeting is set for Thursday June 18 at 8 00 p m in the hardware building to discuss the plan with residents.
The Osceola Legion Jrs Pony team, ages 12 to 14, defeated Polk 7 to 3 on June 4 and beat Waco 6 to 5 on June 7, then won 8 to 1 at Gresham on June 14. The Midget team, ages 15 to 17, lost 8 to 1 to Polk, beat Waco 12 to 1 on June 7, and defeated Gresham 7 to 4 on June 14 with Bill Peterson striking out 13 in the Gresham game. Next games set for Shelby on June 21 at 7:00 p.m.
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