Bulldogs Complete Basketball Season Honors and Scores
Osceola finished their season on February 24 with a loss to East Butler and earned a district tourney second place trophy. Larry Miley led scoring with 182 points in 12 games, despite missing four games with a foot injury, and Steve Headlee averaged 10 points per game for the Bulldogs who went 9 and 7 while totaling 840 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
East Butler
Bulldogs
Larry Miley
Miley
Steve Headlee
Goldenrod Conference All Tournament Team Named
The Goldenrod Conference selects its All Tournament Team featuring Larry Miley of Osceola, Ric Strickland and Joe Bolen of Clarks, Dan Wieck of Palmer, Vance Willits of Silver Creek, Jerry Gdowski of Genoa, Lynn Hasselbalch of St. Ed., Dennis Quick of Stromsburg, Dave Anderson of Stromsburg, Darwin Hahn of Polk, and Regy Green of Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldenrod
Larry Miley
Osceola
Ric Strickland
Clarks
Joe Bolen
Dan Wieck
Palmer
Vance Willits
Silver Creek
Jerry Gdowski
Genoa
Lynn Hasselbalch
St. Ed
Dennis Quick
Stromsburg
Dave Anderson
Darwin Hahn
Polk
Regy Green
Polk Cubs reach state tournament after district win
Polk Osceola's conference mate Polk wins District Tournament by defeating Shelby and Decatur in regionals at Columbus. They are top seed in Class D and will face Paxton in the first round at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Osceola
Lincoln
Cubs
Shelby
Decatur
Columbus
Paxton
February Weather Reverses Old Sayings With Purisky Extremes
Local observer Harold Klingman reports February started mild and ended ferociously cold with a high of 66 on February 4 and a final day low of 20 below. The month recorded 2.28 inches of precipitation including heavy snows on February 18 and 21, plus winds that created drifts and closed schools Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Klingman
Births in Shelby and Osceola Families
Birth notices report Bryan Lynn born March 2 to Mr and Mrs Norman Euse of Shelby weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Randy Dean born March 5 to Mr and Mrs Ronald Smith of Shelby weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. A son born March 7 to Mr and Mrs Richard Watts of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lynn
Norman Euse
Shelby
Randy Dean
Ronald Smith
Richard Watts
Osceola
Osceola PTA Elects Officers at February Meeting
The Osceola PTA held a February meeting at Jeffrey Elementary School gym with fifty members present. Officers elected were President Dan Armbruster Vice-president Betty Majors Secretary Lorraine Anderson and Treasurer Paul Walgren. Membership chair Chris Dahmke can be reached at 5461 for meeting questions. Martin Roberts reported on the proposed grade school addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Pta
Jeffrey
Dan Armbruster
Betty Majors
Lorraine Ander
Paul Walgren
Chris Dahmke
Martin Roberts
Farmers Union Coop Annual Meeting Held In Stromsburg
The Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Association of Polk County held its 35th annual meeting at Stromsburg High School Auditorium on March 3. President Quintin Torell led the session with remarks from Rev. Howard Olson and reports showing higher sales and patronage savings. A mobile program featured a clarinet quartet and talks by Gilbert Erickson and agronomist John Miller on farming practices and soil fertility. Levert Oquist was named to a 5 year board term, replacing Dale Buchta. attendees thanked Buchta for five years of service. Door prizes, lunch by the Ladies Aid, and gifts from Stromsburg Bank capped the event with out-of-town guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Association, Inc
Polk County
Stromsburg High School
Quintin Torell
Howard Olson
Stromsburg
Wallace Burgason
Gilbert Erickson
Consumers Cooperative Ass’n
Lincoln
John Miller
Consumers Co-op Ass’n
Fertilizer Department
Kansas City
Missouri
Levert Oquist
Dale Buchta
Valley
Buchta
Ladies Aid of the
Valley Fairview Church
Stromsburg Bank
G. W. Erickson
Elton Berck
Milton Haedt
Omaha
Wayne Luethge
Benedict
Obituary List From Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
The Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital obituary column lists deceased Louis Wagner and many others including Arthur Heiden Leonard Wieseman Grover Nelson Mrs. Robert Mooney and baby boy Mrs. W. E. Bahr and several residents from Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Benedict Kearney and Polk counties with numerous entries for spouses and children residential ties across Benedict Stromsburg Shelby York Clarks Osceola and Silver Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wagner
Gresham
Arthur Heiden
York
Leonard Wieseman
Osceola
Lowell Calhoon
Benedict Grover Nelson
Stromsburg
Robert Mooney
David Cerny
W. E. Bahr
Tommy Kopetzky
Shelby
Larry Golden
Robert Lux
Earl Miley
Robert Merrick
LaVern Ehlers
Silver Creek
Erwin Anderson
Elsie Wallace
I. D. Huston
Clarence Armagast
William H. Hunt
Bertha Bahr
George Geier
Charles Ehn
Clifford K. Carlson
Channa Ericson
Polk
Roy Fjell
John Riordan
James S. Belden
Lloyd Scow
Michael Bonne
DeVon Carlson
Arlan Miller
OHS Music Dept Presents The Belle of Bagdad Operetta
The O H S Music Department under Miss Annette Magorian presents The Belle of Bagdad at the High School Auditorium on Tuesday March 13 at 7 30 p m Leads are Carole Sterup and Lynn Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. S. Music Department
Annette Magorian
Gromis and Hasselbalch Visit North of Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. John Gromis of Aurora Illinois visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hassel balch north of Shelby. Gromis is a cattle buyer working in parts of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gromis
Aurora
Ill
Nels Hasselbalch
Shelby
Gromis
Illinois
Bloodmobile Visit A Success In Osceola
Despite snow and cold, Osceola hosted a Bloodmobile event on Monday March 5. Eighty pints were donated with 12 walk ins and only two turned away. Polk County Blood Chairman Mrs Donal Wieseman cited three new Gallon Club members and Joe Sundberg of Stromsburg who reached his 26th pint and approaches age 60, the donor retirement age.
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Osceola
Polk County Blood
Donal Wieseman
Joe Sundberg
Stromsburg
Polk County Historical Society Meet at Mrs Flodman Home
The Polk County Historical Society will gather at 111 East Ninth Street Stromsburg at 8 p m on March 15. The 1888 blizzard will be discussed and old-timers are invited to share their memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Historical Society
Curtis Flodman
East Ninth St
Stromsburg
March Baby Bryan Lynn Born at Annie Jeffrey Memorial
The first March baby at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital is Bryan Lynn, son of Mr and Mrs Norman Euse of Shelby. He arrived March 2 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. As Baby of the Month winners the parents may claim a $3 prize at Siglers Garage, the participating merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lynn
Norman Euse
Shelby
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital
Siglers Garage
DCCW Meeting Set for March 25
The York Deanery of the Lincoln Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will host the Spring Meeting on March 25 at Seward. A visual presentation by Mrs. Robert Easely will open the program followed by Benediction at St. Vincent’s Church at 1 30 p m and a meeting at the Civic Center. A Shrines deanery contest for fifth and sixth graders who win locally will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Easely
Lincoln Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
York Deanery
DCCW
Seward
St. Vincent’s Church
Civic Center
York
Free Dinner Tickets Available To Farmers
Henry F. Samuelson aged 78 longtime Swede Home resident died Sunday at Rest Manor Funeral services were held Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Swede Home Rev Gerald Leaf presiding Burial Swede Home Cemetery Farmers urged to attend Chamber of Commerce Farmer Guest Night March 26 at Osceola High School Auditorium Guest speaker Mel Steen Nebraska Game Parks and Forestation Service Tickets available through C of C members or Rexall Drugs advance pickup encouraged to enable accurate RSVP
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Samuelson
Rest Manor
Calvary Lutheran Church of
Swede
Gerald Leaf
Swede Home
Chamber of Commerce
Osceola High School
Mel Steen
Nebraska Game, Parks and Forestation Service
C. of C
The
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Weekend Visitors Of Dale Lewis Welcome Ostrom Family
Weekend visitors to Mr and Mrs Dale Lewis were the John Ostrom family from Plattsmouth arriving for a weekend gathering at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Lewis
John Ostrom
Plattsmouth
World Day of Prayer March 9 at St Paul Lutheran
The Annual World Day of Prayer service will be held March 9 at 2 p m at St Paul Lutheran Church. Uruguay women authored the 1962 service led by Mrs Eudoxia Perez de Svetogorski and Miss Violeta Cavallero. More than 145 countries join in this spiritual fellowship translated into over 60 languages and 1000 dialects. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Uruguay
Eudoxia Perez de Svetogorski
Violeta Cavallero
Montevideo
Svettogorski
Uruguay League of Evangelical Women
Tax Workshops in Polk County Held in February
Nebraska tax workshops presented unbiased discussions on tax methods financing public services and tax dollars. Polk County meetings listed include Stromsburg Osceola Shelby and Polk with sessions in March led by County Agents Shirley Cox and Gary Garey and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Columbus
Stromsburg
Community Hall
Polk
Methodist
Osceola
United Brethren Church
Shelby
Shirley Cox
Gary Garey
Community groups schedule social calendar items
The Beulah Cemetery Society meets Friday March 16 with Irene Meacham and Mrs Gao Heinemeyer. Friendly Neighbors Club gathers Tuesday March 13 with Mrs Jack Schott. Chapter CN PEO holds a 7:00 p.m. meeting Monday March 12 for a covered dish supper at Mrs M A Mills Jr. Rebekah Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesday March 14. Entre Nous meets Wednesday March 14 with Dorothy Campbell. Gab o lots meet Wednesday afternoon March 14 with Mrs Harriet Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Cemetery Society
Irene Meacham
Gao. Heinemeyer
Friendly Neighbors Club
Jack Schott
CN Peo
M. A. Mills
Rebekah Lodge
Entre Nous
Dorothy Campbell
Harriet Johnson
Nebraska Night Speeders and Offense Fines Reported
A Lincoln list shows Henry A. Hinkle cited for night speeding at 65 mph with $11 fine and $4 costs. Others include Charles A. Lundy 60 mph truck speeding with $11 fine and Gilbert Armstrong no splash aprons at $10 and $4 costs. Additional entries cover speeds from 60 to 75 mph, several $11 or $21 fines plus costs, and a drunken intoxication case for Mrs. Hazel Mills with $35 plus $4 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Hinkle
Lincoln
Charles A. Lundy
York
Gilbert Armstrong
George John Schott
Oklahoma
Joseph J. Smisek
Omaha
Marcella A. Parker
Joseph J. Pritchard
Paul F. Wiseman
Harry Knecht
Loup City
Hazel Mills
Polk
Gilbert Hurt
Donald D. Iske
Richard L. Stryker
Two Stromsburg buildings destroyed in major fire
Osceola will expand Jeffrey Elementary School. Osceola voters approved a $35,000 bond 228 to 23. Monday at 2:30 p m Stromsburg firemen joined Osceola and Polk crews to battle a long cold blaze in Stromsburg's southeast business district starting at Econ O Wash laundry and spreading to Wilcox Jewelry and Masonic Lodge. About 70 firefighters fought the fire for nearly 10 hours with $80,000 in damages and no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Phil Nyberg
Stromsburg
Polk
Conrad Olson
Wilcox Jewelry
Masonic Lodge
M. A
Ted) Mills
Local Telephones Converted to Dial System April 1
The York telephone system will switch to dial operation on April 1 with coast to coast direct distance dialing becoming available in York Stromsburg Osceola Polk Benedict Gresham Bradshaw McCool Grafton Fairmont Hampton and Hordville. York numbers change to seven digits while others were changed earlier. All Number Calling is the national numbering plan. Dial central office equipment installation is complete per Sterling Nelson area manager of The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company of York. York lines are being tested to ensure proper function before the cutover and about two thirds of town lines and most rural lines have already been tested.
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York
Stromsburg
Osceola
Polk
Benedict
Gresham
Bradshaw
McCool
Grafton
Fairmont
Hampton
Hordville
Sterling Nelson
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company of
Nelson
Leila Miley Initiated into Phi Mu at NWU
Leila Miley daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl D Miley of Osceola joined 86 coeds initiated into sororities at Nebraska Wesleyan University last week. She is now an active member of Phi Mu Sorority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Miley
Earl D. Miley
Osceola
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Leila
Phi Mu Sorority
Proclamation Honors Girl Scout Week 1962 in Osceola
Mayor Fred Bond proclaims March 11 17 1962 as Girl Scout Week and March 12 1962 as the Golden Anniversary of Girl Scouting in the United States Osceola calls on citizens to support the organization as it marks half a century of serving 14 million girls and 4.5 million volunteers.
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Girl Scouts of
United States of America
Girl Scouting
Girl Scout Movement
Osceola
Girl Scout Organization
Fred Bond
Burgs Second Fire Wipes Out Barn Near Stromsburg
Twelve hours after a blaze destroyed two business places and the Masonic Lodge in Stromsburg, firefighters were called to a barn fire at the H. P. Tewell farm six and a half miles west. The barn, a large quantity of grain, hogs and baby pigs burned. Officials suspected a heat lamp used to warm pigs as the possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
H. P. Tewell
Real Estate Transfers List During Spring Transfers
The notice records a series of property transfers including Lavelle Lamoree and spouse to Gordon Fredrickson in SE 24-14-3, Victor A Herrmann to Palmer Herrmann Land and Development Co in SE4NE TM 36-15-1, Edgar C Coover and spouse to Paul Coover and spouse NW4 SW TM 21-14-4, Sheriff Reynold Peterson to Kenneth D Strong Lots 23 and 24 Block 4 Original Town Stromsburg, Ben Schmoker and spouse to Harold Grossnicklaus and spouse NW4 NW% 30-15-1, Philip H Nyberg Referee to Herman W Meyer NEANW and WNW 23-14-3, Clara V Anderson et al to Roy W Carlson SW%SE% 17-13-3, and K D Strong and spouse to Carl G Johnson and spouse SASW 27-13-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavelle Lamoree
Gordon Fredrickson
Victor A. Herrmann
Palmer- Herrmann Land and Development Co
Edgar C. Coover
Paul Coover
Reynold Peterson
Kenneth D. Strong
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Stromsburg
Ben Schmoker
Harold Grossnicklaus
Philip H. Nyberg
Herman W. Meyer
NEANW
Clara V. Anderson
Roy W. Carlson
K. D. Strong
Carl G. Johnson
SASW
Appreciation Note for Tressie Brown’s Hospital Stay
The Brown family of Norfolk Virginia expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during Tressie Brown’s hospitalization. They praise the community for concern and support and wish blessings as she convalesces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tressie Brown
Bently
Peggy Brown
Norfolk
Virginia
Cheerie Homemakers 4-H Form New Club
The Cheerie Sisters and the 4-H Homemakers clubs merged at Beverly Wieseman’s home on February 27 to form the Cheerie Homemakers. Members discussed Line and Design and updated the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheerie Sisters
4-H
Beverly Wieseman
The
Cheerie Homemakers
Kathy Pliefke
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Cotter
Gondringer
Headlee
S. Miley
Richards
Frizzell
Bruce
Ron
Rodene
Kropatsch
Gabriel
L. Studley
Randy
Johnson
Leon
Mike Cotter
Bruce Frizzell
Ron Frizzell
Les Gabriel
Jerry Gondringer
Ken Kropatsch
Gary Rodene
Randy Studley
Don Richards
Leon Johnson
Bob Gabriel
Barry Schmoker
Ron Buffington
Rick Studley
Dan Wieseman
Gary Ahlquist
Mike Gonsier
Glen Jones
Joe Bikenhorst
Joe Roberts
Jim Headlee
Eeeeeee
Greg Ransom
Craig Monson
Nick Zedicher
Chris Carlson
Tim Anderson
Steve Johnson
Bill McMeekin
Mike Wieseman
Max Min
PTA
Co-op Annual Meeting
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
OHS
Senis
Lester Gabriel
Carol Branting
Carol Daum
Marilyn Prososki
DeeAnn Conrad Ween Nese
Kathryn Pliefke
Margie Ransom
Sean Eee
Anita Lockard
Ricky Ekstrom
Jackie Rutter
Ween Iene
Bob Gabriel Cons
Arlette Johnson
Weeenne
Cheryl McKeag
Phyllis Nyerte
Beverly Bonne
Richard Prelleee
Mene
Eugene Prososki
ABBC
Julie Gullberg
Dick Treadway
Jaene
Jim Peterson
Carole Sterup
Mary Wobig
Gary Nelson
Dennis Jones
Seca
Barbara Klingman
Ricky Rutter
OHS Music Dept
Bloodmobile
Judy Koehler
Wayne Beatty
Wesley A. Koehler
Meir
Judy Ann
Wayne E. Beatty
Rolland Beatty
Rites
World Day of Prayer
Jeffrey Elementary
Procllametion
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