Centennial plates and books sales boost local Record office
Lorraine Lewis fills in for the Record as bylines note her Sandbag efforts during the flood. Centennial plates and books sell fast with 144 plates and about 60 of 200 books pledged. Local summer programs include Miriam Carey library reading and Bill Norton Jr swimming lessons. Osceola Swingers attend a Swedish pageant in Stromsburg and plan a Czech Festival trip to Clarkson. Doris Grossnicklaus celebrates a new grandson, name to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Carey
Bill Norton Jr
Red Cross
Osceola
Stromsburg
Clarkson
Nebraska
Fire siren alarms: Osceola volunteers respond twice more
Osceola Volunteer Firemen answered two calls last week and the automatic warning system malfunction triggered the whistle on several occasions. Fire Chief Jim Lewis praised Samaritan Center staff for quick action moving patients and extinguishers as a mattress fire contained to the mattress. A Friday call to Bush Drug noted a small ceiling fire from overheated wiring with minor damage. A sandbag pickup crew will meet June 22 at 7 p.m. at city hall with local clubs aiding. Markets show wheat $1.37 beans $3.28 oats $0.76 corn $1.15 Milo $1.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Jim Lewis
Samaritan Center
Bush Drug
Librarians Attend Mini-course At Platte College
Osceola librarian Miriam Carey joined 24 other librarians for a four day Library Service mini course at Platte College June 12 to 15. The program, moderated by Mrs. Richard Heim and Marvin Kraenow, covered cataloging filing and library public relations. Beverly Ann Brigham of Osceola won a $300 Latin American studies scholarship for a year in Mexico and will study at the University of the Americas Puebla under a Nebraska program.
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Osceola
Miriam Carey
Platte College
Richard Heim
Omaha
Mexico
Cill
University of the Americas At
Puebla
University of Nebraska
Funeral notices for Julius Schlesinger and Mrs Sam Cook
Julius Schlesinger of Shelby died Monday June 19 at Behlen Memorial Hospital Columbus. Services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Thursday June 22 at United Methodist Church Shelby. Death notice Mrs Sam Cook of Clarks died unexpectedly Sunday at her home Clarks. She is sister of Mrs Nelle Sargent of Osceola.
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Schlesinger Julius Schlesinger
Shelby
Behlen Memorial Hospital
Columbus
United Methodist
Sam "Cook
Clarks
Cook
Nelle Sargent
Osceola
Osceola Flood Averted by Local Volunteers After Ride of Waters
Residents and volunteers battled Davis Creek floodwaters in Osceola with help from firemen police and utility crews. Requests for sandbags brought 2900 bags from Silver Creek Fire Dept and more from Clark dept as water rose over Highway 81 92. Ten homes and several local businesses escaped major damage thanks to rapid sandbagging while telephone lines suffered outages and a single car accident occurred. The last similar flood was five years ago on June 14 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Lewis
Davis Creek
Lincoln Weather Bureau
Polk County
Reynold Peterson
Osceola
Jim Lewis
Charles Roberts
Don Anderson
Mert Flodman
Norm Hofbauer
Harold Thayer
Bill Huber
Gerald Krieger
Warren Campbell
Bill Loftquist
York
Stromsburg
Shelby
Highway 81
Homer Hastings
Hazel Williams
Marjorie Fonda
Charles’ Walgren
Redwood Motel
Silver Creek
Dean Buffington
Smith Grain
Farmers Co-op
Eikenhorst
NPPD
Weed
Hail Damage Seen Across County Farmlands
Gene Sterup of the ASCS office and Don Sigler, county agent, surveyed the hail area on Monday. They reported widespread damage with corn largely harmed, thinned, and stunted. Some fields may be replanted with short season crops like milo or beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Sterup
ASCS
Don Sigler
Sterup
Gene
Youth Help Urged To Erect Sod House At Osceola Museum
Community Betterment Committee with Polk County Historical Society and Polk County 4-H members asks Polk County teens to help build the sod house at the museum in Osceola. Bernie Gissler hopes to start by Tuesday, June 20, weather permitting, with early evening work sessions. 4-H leaders and members are to sign up with Don Sigler. others may contact Gissler or Mrs. Gerhardt Lux. In another note, Steve Kumpf, son of Mr and Mrs George Kumpf, was injured at Behlens in Columbus last week losing the tips of three fingers on his left hand after getting caught in a press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Betterment Committee
Polk County Historical Society
Polk County 4-H
Polk County
Osceola
Bernie Gissler
4-H
Don Sigler
Gerhardt Lux
Steve Kumpf
George Kumpf
Behlens
Columbus
Rail depot abandonment hearing set for Polk June 22
A Union Pacific plan to abandon several depots is to be considered in Polk June 22 at 9 30 a m in the Community Hall basement. Local residents oppose the move and the Commercial Club plus several firms will attend to oppose the proposal. UP proposes two mobile agencies and one base at Shelby while closing depots from Hordville to David City.
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Union Pacific
Polk
Shelby
Hordville
David City
Osceola Chamber to Meet For Dinner Monday
Osceola Chamber of Commerce plans a dinner meeting Monday June 26 at 6 30 pm at Chat and Chow. Members Maxine Winslow Dee Rodene and Harold Davis will contact members with tickets. Agenda includes Polk County Fair Legion convention low income housing and adding a doctor. Centennial funds should be returned to Dale Nahrstedt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Maxine Winslow
Dee Rodene
Harold Davis
Polk County
Dale Nahrstedt
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Frau Howe
Kathy
Lorraine
Don Waterman
Dick Howe
Record
Indiana
Doris Grossnicklaus
Jan
Merla
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Fire Department
Community Club
Bob
Miriam)Carey
Platta College
voRma
LaVerne D. Kuhnel
Robert Lux
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