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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1965
Page
1
Weather patterns show a drop in temperatures and 1.27 inches of precipitation, including 2 inches of snow and rain on Wednesday and two inches more on Monday. High reached 46 degrees last Tuesday, low fell to minus one Friday.
An operetta The Man with the Crooken Nose was staged for a full house at OHS Auditorium on a Friday evening directed by Mrs. Alfred Hanson. The cast included kindergarten through second grade students from Jeffrey Elementary with diverse children from Swiss German Austrian French Spanish and American groups and May Day dancers.
Beginning in April the Osceola city dump will close and pad lock except Saturdays noon to 8 pm. The dump may be used at other times by obtaining a key from city clerk Fred Bond. The move aims to reduce trash problems and encourage neater disposal with staff on duty to assist residents.
Remodeling and re decoration finished last week at Bush Drug. Owner Mike Snodgrass is pictured beside the raised prescription department. A new horse shoe shaped display area showcases merchandise and gifts.
The Old Times Day committee met at Mrs. Curtis Flodman's home in Stromsburg to discuss June 1 activities. Nine organizations offered booths including lunch stand, balloon stand, cake walk and sun bonnet booth with parade entries welcome from county groups under the theme Yesterday and Today. Raymond Miller named parade director with evening entertainment featuring a costume style show and a square dance. historical society displays to be open afternoons beforehand.
Job's Daughters Style Show presented by Kings Court of York will be held Saturday March 27 at 2 30 p m in the Osceola Methodist Church. Teen dresses half sizes formals bridal dresses and hats will be modeled. Lunch will be served after. Tickets 75 cents from any Job's Daughter or by calling Suzie Trotter 747 4041. No tickets at door.
About 150 people attended the NFO supper and meeting in Osceola on March 16 with members and wives serving. High school musicians directed by Gene Cappen performed, Mayor Marlin Johnson gave a brief talk, and NFO president Oren Lee Staley explained collective bargaining aims for better farm prices. Staley also outlined NFO history since 1955 and fielded questions. Local students Gary Ahlquist, Keith Johnson, and Theron Carlson ranked well at the University of Nebraska with high semester grades. A note asks Do You Know about twenty thousand homeless children in Vietnam.
County Heart Fund final returns total 860.63 with town by town contributions led by Po'k 191.63 Sho'by 161 Overola 160 Stromsburg 348 and SHS Future Homemakers of America support. Funds support the Heart Association program of research public and professional education and community service to reduce cardiovascular deaths nationwide now over half of all deaths.
Four Shelby residents George F Branigan Dr John Dun ning Terrance R Duren and Ar jan Miller will be honored by inclusion on the Not able Nebraskan Museum to be established in Holdrege The museum begun by the Holdrege Cub Scouts was taken over by the Nebraska Heritage Assn Plans call for a permanent Holdrege museum and a traveling duplicate display The Sodbuster publication called the project one of the most outstanding Centennial efforts Kenneth E Sipes will represent Osceola High School at the 11th annual Principal Freshman conference at the University of Nebraska on March 25 The conference splits into two segments to connect principals with former students and share current university programs and techniques
Osceola Lions welcomed Norris Larson Gary Conrad and Gene Sterun as three new members during a Monday noon meeting led by president Rev. Robert Turner. The club received a note of thanks from March of Dimes chairman Dewey Sigler for solicitation assistance.
More than 100 Polk county Farm Bureau members attended the annual spring banquet at St. Paul Lutheran church in Osceola on Tuesday March 16. Rolland Nelson of Mead Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation spoke on farm progress marketing techniques and real estate tax base. Osceola Stromsburg Polk and Shelby businessmen joined guests with piano and accordion solos by Vivian Carlson and Larry Sabata. Door prizes awarded to Mrs Elmer Johnson and Verlin Johnson.
The Record offers free want ads the week of March 24 30 for selling buying trading giving away or renting items. Deadline for classified ads is 3 p.m. Tuesday. Ads are 5 cents per word or less and are available year round at the right price.
Dewey M. Sigler and Carleton Anderson reported Polk County March of Dimes campaign receipts totaling 2710.80, over last year by more than 500, with breakdowns by towns and rural areas and 25 percent earmarked for scientific research. The remainder was split between the local chapter and national headquarters.
Polk County spelling contest held Saturday at Jeffrey Elementary Osceola featured written format with Mrs Max Hennings as pronouncer. Winners include Ann Otte and Sharleen Haack in grades five to six and Steven Hollister in seventh to eighth, who advance to Seward district and Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha. Brother of Mrs McDonald, J O Stark of San Francisco, died Saturday.
The Goldenrod Music Festival is set for Friday March 26 with 600 to 700 music students from Osceola Stromsburg Polk Genoa St Edward Palmer Clarks and Silver Creek participating. Vocal and instrumental performances occur at OHS and the Methodist Church with free admission except for the 25 cent evening band program. Critics named include Lee Mondyk Randall McEwen and Paul Neve. There are 2000 known frog and toad species worldwide.
Teachers and mothers met Wednesday at Jeffrey Elementary to discuss booths for the PTA Penny Carnival set for 7 p.m. April 2. Spokesman Orval Evkenhorst said the event will mirror last year and funds support a foreign exchange student at OHS, Audrey Ranwell, from South Africa.
Al Papik Doane College Athletic Director and Meet Director announced April 15 as this year's Doane Invitational date, the 20th edition. Entries will come from A B C and D class schools after last year a record 72 schools with 750 athletes competed for trophies.
The Osceola Post Office lists Zip Code directories for all states and territories and offers codes during business hours. Local school meet records note Osceola athletes earning top five in four classes, with records in hurdles and relays. Omaha medical graduates include Robert Travnicek interning at Los Angeles County Hospital. Birthday wishes extend to Mrs. Ray Walgreen and Marjorie Fonda on St Patrick's Day.
Mrs. Perry N. Sapp is appointed Polk County cancer crusade chairman by the Nebraska Division of the American Cancer Society with Jan Grossnicklaus Shelby as treasurer. The note urges support for Cancer Control Month and early cancer detection through medical checkups. Also mentions pledges and local obituaries.
Two highway patrolmen in Occeola will leave soon. Trooper Vern Fairchild resigned March 16 and Trooper Linden Mulford has been transferred to Kearney and will move by April 5. Mulford and his wife are active in local churches and scouting. two new troopers will headquarter here.
Calendar lists events from March 24 to April 2 including Gobs with Dorothy Mills at 7 30 Rebekahs and a City Council meeting. Activities feature Cub Scout events Cub packs Good will bag pickups Chamber of Commerce Entre Nous and PTA Penny Carnival with Helen Johnson noted.
The Dave Joneses and Everett Andersons brought refreshments to Glen Anderson on March 16 for a birthday celebration. Roy Martins of Columbus delivered a belated birthday cake Saturday evening. Dwight Bush returns from Bland Missouri after attending his sister in law Mrs George Dahl funeral with Nebraska City kin. Dwight travels to Allentown for Dale Rush funeral. Frances Borowiak visits home in two weeks and returns to Glendale California. Mrs Melvin Wieseman of Stromsburg visits Pearle Wieseman Tuesday.
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