Outstanding graduate named from Ft Gordon police unit
Pvt Dennis E Bahr son of Mrs Carol E Bahr of Columbus was named outstanding graduate of his military police training unit at Ft Gordon Georgia. He completed eight weeks of instruction in civil and military law traffic control map reading prisoner of war control self defense and related skills. He previously trained at Ft Leonard Wood and graduated from Columbus High School in 1964.
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Dennis E. Bahr
Osceolan
Carol E. Bahr
Columbus
Ft. Gordon
Ft.Leonard Wood
Columbus High School
AFS Students Visit Osceola Lions Club Members
Osceola Lions Club members and wives toured Italy Tuesday night with AF students from Osceola and Columbus high schools. Attendees included a Swedish participant Sigbritt Edman and a Columbus student hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Keller. Bernie Gissler led the brief meeting.
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Osceola Lions Club
Italy
Alex Costantini
Columbus High School
Mark Keller
Sigbritt Edman
AFS
Sweden
Osceola High School
Bernie Gissler
Bloodmobile at Polk Clinic Thursday March 24
The bloodmobile will be at Polk from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday March 24. Community members are encouraged to donate.
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Polk
Miss Soukup Initiated Into Alpha Phi Sorority
Sandy Soukup freshman at Kearney State and daughter of the Ray Soukups has been initiated into Alpha Phi sorority. She is active in Newman Club Student Council and is co secretary of her pledge class. 95th Birthday Mrs Augusta Lees of Good Samaritan village Osceola observed her 95th birthday March 13 at her daughter M A Mills home. Kathleen McKeag daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace McKeag chosen as Shelby American Legion Auxiliary candidate for Girls State. Fire Call Firemen responded Saturday afternoon to a fire behind Osceola Hardware Appliance. damage was slight. Won Sewing Machine Glen Green winner of a sewing machine from Harold's Market.
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Sandy Soukup
Kearney State
the Ray Soukups
Alpha Phi Sorority
Newman Club
Augusta Lees
Good Samaritan
Osceola
M. A. Mills
Kathleen McKeag
Wallace McKeag
Shelby American Legion Auxiliary
Osceola Hardware & Appliance
Glen Green
Harold’s Market
Second annual cooking school draws four hundred homemakers
The Osceola Record hosts the second annual Food Fashion Fair Cooking School with about 400 area homemakers attending. Sponsors include the Farm and Home Section Consumers Public Power District Harold’s Market Jack and Jill McDonalds and CHOIR ON TOUR Mid land College a cappella choir tours Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with a March 26 Grand Island concert.
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The
Osceola Record
Farm and Home Section
Consumers Public Power District
Harolds Market
Jack and Jill
McDonalds Red
Midland College
Fremont
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Phyllis Nyberg
Phil Nybergs
Grand Island
Messiah Lutheran Church
Polk County Weather and Farm Conditions Brief
Moisture for the week ending Saturday adequate with surface and subsoil supplies. Range and pasture feed are average. Farmers plan crop season work, equipment repair, and some construction. If mild weather persists, stalks may be cut and fields prepared. Cattle move into lots as spring lamb and pig crops arrive in average numbers.
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Glen H. Krohn
Legion members honored at Osceola anniversary banquet
Legion district commander Al Tusek of Columbus spoke at the March 1 Osceola party attended by about 130 members, wives, and guests. Awards included 50 or more members for Glen Green and Martin Anderson, 25 members for Hubert Girard, plus multiple membership stars and anniversary pins. Continuous service awards went to several members with 40 to 5 years of tenure.
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Legion
al Tusek
Columbus
Osceola
Tusek
Glen Green
Martin Anderson
Hubert Girard
Post
William W. Norton
Verner Johansen
Joseph Fjell
Eugene Johansen
Virgil Johansen
Robert J. McMeekin
M. A. Mills Jr
David Richards
Orville D. Rodene
Raymond E. Schott
Paul Walgren
Robert Hrouda
Vernon Johnson
Robert R. Sigler Jr
Chris Dahmke
Lyle C. Johnston
Albin Koziol
Jimmy Majors
Victor Mangelsen
Roy E. Trotter
Edward Watts
Dan Armbruster
Paul Meister
May primary fields shape races for county and state posts
Voters will choose in the May primary with contests in the county treasurer and legislative races and state nominations. Republican J Homer Ingalls and Louis E Daum seek district No 1 commissioner while Democrats Carleton Anderson and Richard Klein pursue treasurer’s nomination with Republican Louise S Timm also in the mix.
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J. Homer Ingalls
Louis E. Daum
Carleton Anderson
Richard Klein
Louise S. Timm
Mayor's race narrows to single candidate Lee Johnson
Osceola voters will see Lee Johnson on the ballot for mayor as two earlier Withdrawals leave him unopposed. North ward council hopefuls are Dale Lewis and Earl Wieseman. South ward candidates are Jay McDonald and Jim Majors. Four vie for two school board seats: Dan Armbruster Hubert Girard Bernie Gissler and Jay McDonald.
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Osceola
Lee Johnson
Dale Lewis
Earl Wieseman
Jay McDonald
Jim Majors
Dan Armbruster
Hubert Girard
Bernie Gissler
Scouts Promote Good Turn for Goodwill Drive
Boy Scouts statewide plan a Good Turn for Goodwill this Saturday distributing large bags for residents to fill with usable items, then returning March 26 to collect. Goodwill seeks clothing, appliances and repairable items to sell while employing and rehabilitating handicapped individuals.
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Boy Scouts of
Goodwill
Schmoker to Join First National Bank Staff
Jerry Schmoker, county agent of Phelps County the past four years, will join the staff of First National Bank of Holdrege on May 1. He is a Osceola high school and University of Nebraska graduate, and son of Mr and Mrs Tom Schmoker. He and Mrs Schmoker have a daughter and he has been active in civic groups and received the Jaycee distinguished service award last year.
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Jerry Schmoker
Phelps County
First National Bank of
Farm Bureau Banquet Planned in Osceola Gym
Polk county Farm Bureau sets its annual banquet for 7 p.m. Wednesday March 30 in the Osceola high school gymnasium El don Schnoor Nebraska Farm Bureau federation director will be principal speaker Tickets available from board members or the Osceola office Randall E Studley recently enlisted and is at Ft Leonard Wood Mo He is son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Studley Friends and relatives invited to 25th wedding anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs Clifford Hernbloom March 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at E U B church basement Shelby
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Polk County Farm Bureau
Osceola High School
Eldon Schnoor
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Board of Directors
Osceola
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Randall E. Studley
Randall
Kenneth Studleys
Clifford Hernbloom
Shelby
Osceola Junior High Fourth in Conference Tourney
Osceola junior high finished fourth at the conference tourney in Clarks. They beat Silver Creek 41-24 and then lost to Stromsburg 46-43 and Genoa 32-29. Leo Potter led with 14 points against Silver Creek, while Marv Simonsen and Jerry Cerny added 10 each.
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Osceola
Clarks
Silver Creek
Stromsburg
Genoa
Leo Potter
Marv Simonsen
Jerry Cerny
Eddie Wieseman
Byron Nelson
Randy Bond
Barry Hanson
Evan Wieseman
Jack Tindall
John Tenniges
Roger Carlson
Bus service would be cut in Nebraska to Stromsburg
Nebraska Motor Coaches of Columbus seeks to terminate service south and west of Stromsburg cutting Polk and Hordville routes. Daily 8:00 a.m. Stromsburg to Omaha 11:00 a.m. return 5:15 p.m. to Stromsburg 8:15 p.m. Osceola stops 8:10 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. Protest deadline March 25 with the Nebraska State Railway Commission.
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Nebraska Motor Coaches of
Columbus
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Stromsburg
Polk and
Hordville
Omaha
Osceola
Railway Commission
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Marc
Miss Soukup
Cooking
Sigbritt
Orval Eikenhorst
Miss Edman
Edna Anderson
Clinton Colby
Helen Inness
Mildred Hahn
Neola Dunn
John Wyman
Lillie Johnson
Guildford D. Bryan
Ronald Miller
Fred Swedenburg
Leonard Hiemer
Alfred Kuhnel
Zella Powell
Gresham
C. R. Lindholm
John E. Anderson
Esther Bernt
Bill Bahr
Bill Prell
Addie Wieseman
Monica Tomasiewicz
Carolee Matousek
Victor Sterup
Charles Lockard
Charles, Lindgren
Central City
Roy Emmons
Martin Gestrine
Carol Schmoker
Hazel Malek
Lloyd Boden
Vaughn Mickey
E. M. Jacobsen
Mervin Stromberg
Ina Mangelsén
Charles Stewart
Osceola News
Laurence Meister
Herb Smiths
Darin Laurence
Donald Sterup
Laurence Meisters
Larry Meister
Mildred Snodgrass
Milan Snodgrass
Larry Meisters
Leo Albers
Dale Dunn
Danny
Don Sterup
Bob Sterup
Mmes
Laurence Messier
Otto Nelson
Eugene Sterup
Harry Sterup
Mrs. Lockard
Larry Richards
Bill Engert
Carroll Jones
Roger Klein
Lee Boden
Greg Timm
Timmy McMeekin
Polk County
Grops
Boy Scouts
Mrs Guildford Bryan
Debbie Dunn
Kathy Wyman
Kay Lux
Connie Richards
Ivan Stratton
Tom Grantham
York
Mmes. Stratton
Lloyd Miller
Fullerton
Mattie Sauter
Art Miller
Grantham
Osceola Locals
Roy E. Horst
Albert N. Krumbach
Wm. H. Norton
Reynold Peterson
Dale Frizzell
Betty J. Majors
Ceva Carlson
Dist
Carl R. H. Johnson
Polk County Rural Ppd
Myron W. Jones
Dale G. Buchta
William H. Norton
John A. Falk
Amanda I. Evins
Harry R. Sterup
Duane Peterson
Lois Strong
Philip H. Nyberg
Noxious Week Control Authority
Dean Myers
Homer Brigham
34Th
Polk, Hamilton
Hall Counties
Maurice A. Kremer
Aurora
Franz H. Penner
Stockham
George McCormick Sr
U. S
Bank
Farm Bureau
Paul McKeever
OHS
Keever
Junior High
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