Spring arrives as county farmers eye new growth
The county notes signs of spring after a harsh winter with new grass and budding trees. Residents thank the moisture from melted snow and plan soil use. Polk County forms the Livestock Feeders Association with 68 members and eight directors. Officers: Dobberstein president, Kumpf vice president, Boden secretary treasurer, Krieg recording secretary. A public meeting on estate planning is scheduled by Polk County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Livestock Feeders Association
Polk County Country Club
Polk County
Jerry Bush
Glenn Dobberstein
Vance Toline
Vic Mangelsen
Gary Hullinger
Don Hayes
Bill Bryan
Vernon Boden
Bill Kumpf
Ken Krieg
The
Polk Coun
College grants offered through 4 H affiliation scholarships announced
High school June graduates planning forestry or biological science study may qualify for four 1600 dollar Homelite scholarships and two 800 dollar Chevron Ortho crop scholarships. Applicants require 3 years 4 H for Homelite and 1 year for Chevron plus freshman year enrollment and a 4 H record. Applications due to State 4 H Office with transcripts. final judging in Chicago in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homelite
Textron Inc
Chevron Chemical Company
Ortho Division
Chevron Chemical
4H Service Committee
Chicago
H. Cone
County Extension Service
Community Social Rundown At Local Homes And Visits
A flurry of gatherings across the area includes Kim Hoffman's sixth birthday at Dareld Hoffman's home with multiple families visiting. Notable stops feature Devere Swanson visiting his sister in her Grand Island home, and Nora Johnson, Bill Stevens, the Donelson family, and Mae Twatling hosting dinners or lunches. Additional visits span Lincoln, Benedict, Louisville, Polk, York, and Columbus as residents attend baptisms, travel for a state bowling tournament, and attend a funeral in Colorado Springs with varied weekend hosts and travellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Obrist
Martin Hoffman
Martin Hoffman Jr
Dareld Hoffman
Kim Hoffman
Devere Swanson
Grand Island
Neal McBeth
McBeth
Earl Burke
Jennie Burke
Gary Burmood
Columbus
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Herbert Anderson
Lincoln
Richard, Anderson
North Platte
Norris Johnson
Bill Stevens
Carol Donelson
Mae Twatling
Raymond Dobson
Jack Scholting
Louisville
Nebr
Everett Powell
Loren Loremans
Benedict
Kenneth Strong
Maurice Newcomer
Richy
Mark
Farmers Merchant
Rudy Randell
Archie Steffen
Keith Kinberg
Marlowe
Edgar Peterson
Brooke Berggren
Paul Strand
Polk
Harry Batty
Spokane
Washington
Esther Berggren
Lewis Berggren
E. H. Nordstrom
Wallace Samuelson
Wayne Johnson
York
Berggrens
Omaha
Homer Batty
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jerry Werth
Jim Marak
Harlan
Iowa
Bob Hollister
Tom Kreis
Wayne Beatty
Kreis
Mr. Beatty
Quintin Torell
A. S Torell
Joe Schinzel
Sandy Anderson
Willard Hollister
Byron Torell
Kansas City
Des Moines
Irven Rystrom
Clyde Hemings
O. D. Graves
Anita Hollister
Estate planning talk at Osceola church event
Osceola Lutheran Church hosts a Friday evening program on March 28 at 8:00 P M. Osceola attorney Robert Mills will lead a brief discussion and answer questions about estate planning.
Plans for Farm Training Class For Veterans in Five Nebraska Counties
James C. Smith announces plans to start a Cooperative Farm Training Class for veterans living in York Polk Hamilton Seward and Fillmore counties with a central location in York. Veterans on active duty six months after January 31 1955 and honorably discharged are eligible. VA will pay monthly training allowances ranging from 105 to 145 dollars depending on dependents, plus a per dependent addition. Tuition to the school will be paid from the VA allowance. If enough veterans show interest the York School System will be negotiated with for approval. Interested veterans should contact their local service officer or Polk County Veterans Service Officer M A Mills Jr in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Service
York, Polk
Hamilton
Seward
Fillmore
James C. Smith
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Five County
York
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Veterans Administration For Veterans Training
Nebraska
Veterans Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
M.A. Mills, Jr
Polk County
Osceola
Food service course offered in York
A training program for food service personnel in nursing homes hospitals and school lunch programs begins in York on Tuesday April 1. The thirty hour course runs ten weeks from 7 to 10 p.m. in York High School room 107 and costs 10 dollars including materials. Enrollment limited to about 20, instructed by Mrs Ruth Rauscher with application forms at the first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York High School
National Food Service Supervisor Association
Ruth Rauscher
Nebraska Nursing Home Association
Nebraska Dietetic Association
State Department of Vocational Education
Nebraska Hospital Association
Dale Karnopp
York General Hospital
Mr. Graves
York Senior High School
Engagement of Marilyn Oberg to James Headlee
Mr and Mrs Ivar Oberg announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn to James Headlee son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Headlee of Aurora. Marilyn is a Kearney State College graduate and Chi Omega member teaching in York Public Schools. James Headlee works for the State Department of Roads in Wayne. A June 14 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivar Oberg
Marilyn
James Headlee
Floyd Headlee
Aurora
Miss Oberg
Kearney State College
Chi Omega
York Public Schools
Headlee
State Department of Roads
Wayne
Nebraska
Bond sales start slow in county first of year
January sales of U S Savings Bonds and Savings Notes in the county totaled 6536 dollars, with 2.8 percent of the yearly quota met. Statewide January sales reached 4180887 dollars, the strongest month since February 1968, up 400000 dollars from December and Nebraska at 8.2 percent of quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Savings
Warren Johnson
Nebraska
Omaha-Area Weddings Set For August and Summer
Beatrice residents Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Cramer announce the engagement of daughter Arllys to Craig Monson of Osceola. Both are Nebraska seniors at the University of Nebraska with Monson in Delta Upsilon. August 8 wedding planned. Exeter couple Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Koehn announce daughter Lynda Diana Koehn to Barry Schmoker of Osceola. both attend Kearney State College with Chi Omega and Sigma Tau, Gamma Tau affiliations. late summer wedding planned. Weekend guests at Broken Bow include Mr. and Mrs. Earle Miller and Cindy Schott with Tim Fischer in musical events at the A. C. Schotts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Cramer
Beatrice
Arllys
Craig Monson
Wallace Monson
Osceola
Miss Cramer
University of Nebraska
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Reginald R. Koehn
Exeter
Lynda Diana
Barry L. Schmoker
Donald E. Schmoker
Koehn
Kearney State College
Chi Omega Sorority
Sigma Tau
Gamma Ta
Ing
Broken Bow
O. L. Fischer
Earle Miller
Cindy Schott
A. C. Schotts
Lil Abner
Tim Fischer
Sandra Wasmund Engaged to Dale L Heth
Miss Sandra Wasmund of Hay Springs and Mr Dale L Heth of Valentine announce their engagement. Both graduates of Chadron State College, with Heth holding a Masters in guidance. Wasmund teaches at Osceola High. Heth teaches at Humphrey Public High. Wedding set for June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wasmund
Hay Springs
Sandra
Dale L. Heth
M. W. Heth
Valentine
Miss Wasmund
Mr. Heth
Chadron State College
Osceola High School
Humphrey Public High School
Une 7
Cerny Named to All State Honor Roll in Class C
Osceola player Jack Cerny earns a place on the Lincoln Journal Honor Roll of the Class C All State basketball squad. The first team includes Holmquist, Hahn, Haase, Asrumpelsmeyer, Ventz, and others. Cerny joins Mathes, Kubik, Buntemeyer, Olson, Elwood, Kramer, Krueger, and Spilman as top ten selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cerny
Osceola
The
Lincoln Journal
David Holmquist
Wausa
David Hahn
Elkhorn St. John
Dale Haase
Hebron
Steve Asrumpelsmeyer
Johnson-Brock
Don Ventz
Hastings St. Cecelia
Journal
Cenny
John Mathes
Grant
Doug Kubik
Cambridge
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OL So
Osceola News
Clarence Burke
Leon Hopwood
Shelby
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Papillion
Douglas Bergren
Green’s Chapel
Bush
Nahrstedt’s
Kepner
Roberts
Marilyn Oberg
Arllus Cramer
Lynda Koehn
Tek
Cerny
First National Bank of Osceola
F.D.I.C
Eda
Ota
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