Lumber Co Under New Management Opens in April
Osceola Lumber Co new owners W H Norton Ray Conrad and Bill Zedicher take over April 1 from Charles White. Earl Chapman named yard manager with wife Mary Lee and four children residing in Ridge property bought from Bob Merricks. Assistants Harold Jones and Gary Gustafson join as plans include repairs and new out of yard building services and a grand opening in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Lumber Co
W. H. Norton
Ray Conrad
Bill Zedicher
Charles White
Earl Chapman
Charles City
Iowa
Mr. Chapman
Mary Lee
Ridge
Bob Merricks
Harold Jones
Ardis McMeekin
Osceola
Gary Gustafson
Hit The Road But Beware Deadly Highway toll rises in Nebraska
The article notes the deaths of Marvin Bollish and Louis Cooper in Wellfleet, raising Nebraska traffic fatalities to 59 this year. Bollish had been fined for drunken driving and released after posting bond. the piece condemns careless driving as a grave societal danger.
Volunteers Needed for Girl Scout Day Camp in June
Volunteers are sought to help with a Girl Scout Day Camp for 51 Osceola girls set for June 10 to 14 at the Fair Grounds. Camp runs 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m each day with five day lead roles and one or more day assistant roles. A First Aid recruit is required. Contact Camp Director Mrs Roy Trotter, Assistant Mrs Bill Zedicher, Business Manager Mrs Gary Garey, or Camp Co ordinator Mrs Harlan Rowan for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Fair Grounds
Girl Scout Council
Roy Trotter
Bill Zedicher
Gary Garey
Harlan Rowan
Schuyler
Inez O. Roberts Dies at 85 in Norfolk Funeral
Mrs Inez O Roberts 85 died March 16 while visiting Stratton Nebraska. Her son Martin Roberts and family attended the funeral in Norfolk Tuesday March 19. Surviving are three daughters. Services were at the Congregational Church and burial was in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Roberts
Norfolk
Inez O. Roberts
Stratton
Nebraska
Martin
Congregational Church
Meeting of Cub Scout Pack 162 Names March Awards
Cub Scout Pack 162 held its March meeting at the Methodist Church Fellowship Room. Awards were given for service and tenure including Michael Larson and Jerry Cerny a 3-year pen. Tony Mulford 2-year pen. Jay Richards and Charles Bahr 1l-year pens. Larson, Cerny, and Barry Hanson received Boy Scout knives as a gift upon leaving Cubbing. Two new members Earl L. Chapman and Michael Johnston joined and will be formally initiated at St. Vincent Hall on April 26, with Cubs to be prepared for uniform inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church Fellowship Room
Michael Larson
Jerry Cerny
Tony Mulford
Jay Richards
Charles Bahr
Barry Hanson
Earl L. Chapman
Michael Johnston
St. Vincent Hall
Firemen respond to weed blaze near vacant lots
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Dept. was called at about 5 p.m. Tuesday to the Earl Bond home area. They extinguished a weed fire that had spread to nearby vacant lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Marla Richards Crowned Polk County Spelling Champion
Marla Richards of Osceola won the Polk County Spelling Championship held March 23 at Osceola High School. Seventy students from Polk County schools competed. top finishers from Stromsburg and Osceola earned first through fourth by grade, with Richards advancing to the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Joey Fijell
Dean Gissler
Kathleen Wiser
Mavis Fjell
Connie Knerr
Gary Simpson
Marla Richards
Marie Carlson
Laurel Rystrom
Molly Nordberg
Jill Newcomer
Janis Sutter
Glen Richards
Osceola
Osceola High School
Frances Inness
Omaha
Steven Hollister
Stromsburg
Karen Donelson
Mary Kresha
Richard Newcomer
Diana Oppliger
Dist
Paul Niemeier
Janis Peterson
Randall Hiemer
Sacred Heart
Myron Prososki
April Walgren
Susan Rosenberry
Shelby
Wayne Green
Joey Fjell
Dinner meeting draws 350 at York planning board
More than 350 people attended the Blue River Planning Board dinner meeting at the York Auditorium on Tuesday March 26. Nearly 50 attendees came from Polk County. Speaker L L Red Males discussed watershead program and compared the Blue River watershed with the Washita River watershed near his Cheyenne Oklahoma home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue River Planning Board
York Auditorium
Polk County
L. L
Blue River
Washita River
Cheyenne
Okla
Wrestling Draws Average Crowd at Osceola Event
A fair crowd attended the Osceola Volunteer Fire Department sponsored wrestling program at the high school auditorium Monday. In a one fall 30 minute event Guy Mitchell defeated Ivan Zuchoff. Ann Regan beat Adrianne Ames in the semi final two falls to none. Bobby Managoff won the main event two falls to one against the former Rebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Mid-State Square Dance Festival Held in Columbus
The Harold Squares of Columbus plan the seventh annual Mid-State Square Dance Festival for May 11 from 8 to 11 at the National Guard Armory. Featured are two renowned callers, Carl Geels of Fort Wayne Indiana and Harold Bausch of Leigh, a recording star for Keeno records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Squares
Columbus
National Guard Armory
Carl Geels
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harold Bausch
Leigh
Keeno Records
Lions Cabinet Meeting in Osceola Draws District 88 Leaders
Fifty six Lions of District 88 met at the American Legion Hall Sunday March 24 with District Governor Howard Goble Public Relations Chairman Ken Powers District Cabinet Secretary Dr W W Steen and St Paul attended nine local Lions and wives joined the gathering Osceola Legionnaires served a post meeting dinner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Osceola Legionnaires
Howard Goble
Sargent
Ken Powers
St. Paul
W. W. Steen
Multiple Nebraska Court Fines For Traffic Offenses
In county court rogER W Gustafson Omaha night speeding 65 mph fined 11 dollars plus 4 costs Eugene J Reisdorff Shelby careless driving fined 26 dollars plus 4 costs Gary D Hernbloom Shelby drunken driving fined 100 dollars plus 14 costs 6 months suspension of drivers license Warren F Wheeler Omaha night speeding 65 mph fined 11 dollars plus 4 costs Howard A W Kreutzer Amherst failure to dim headlights fined 10 dollars plus 4 costs Larry W Erks Gresham night parking without lights fined 10 dollars plus 4 costs James J Strizek Valparaiso fishing without permit fined 10 plus 4 costs Jack C Strizek Valparaiso fishing without permit fined 10 Kenneth G Fernau Ainsworth night speeding 70 mph fined 21 Johnnie Medlin Jr Council Bluffs In night track speeding 60 mph fined 11 plus 4 costs Earl Flodman Polk intoxication 2nd offense 60 days in jail plus costs Appealed Released after posting 200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Gustafson
Omaha
Eugene J. Reisdorff
Shelby
Gary D. Hernbloom
Warren F. Wheeler
Howard A. W. Kreutzer
Amherst
Larry W. Erks
Gresham
James J. Strizek
Valparaiso
Jack C. Strizek
Kenneth G. Fernau
Ainsworth
Concert Band Tour Features Joyce Roberts as Editor
Wesleyan Concert Band member Joyce Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Roberts, tours Illinois and Milwaukee Wisconsin this week. The junior also serves as Society Editor for The Wesleyan after returning to college for the second semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan
Joyce Roberts
Martin Roberts
Illinois
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Miss Roberts
The
Fraternity Initiation at Beta Nu Chapter Honors Richard Pehrson
Richard Pehrson, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Pehrson, was formally initiated into the Beta Nu Chapter of Theta Xi Fraternity at Neb State Teachers College Kearney on February 16. He is a freshman at KSTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pehrson
Beta Nu
Theta Xi
Neb. State Teachers College
Kearney
Richard
Elmer Pehrson
KSTC
Track Season Opens at OHS with 36 Boys Practicing
OHS coach Dennis Scheer announces thirty six tracksters out for spring practice. The roster lists seniors Duane Dozier Larry Meister Darrel Prell Randy Studley Nick Zedicher and others plus lettermen Barry Schmoker Dan Wieseman Greg Timm Greg Ransom Lonnie Miley and more. 1963 schedule includes dual meets at East Butler triangulars with Genoa Clarks Shelby Stromsburg Osceola Doane College Crete Kearney and district state meets in Lincoln with dates from March 27 to May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Scheer
Duane Dozier
Larry Meister
Darrel Prell
Randy Studley
Nick Zedicher
Gary Ahlquist
Ron Buffington
Chris Carlson
Richard Eckstrom
Leon Johnson
Bob Gabriel
Larry Miley
Gene Prososki
Barry Schmoker
Dan Wieseman
Joel Eikenhorst
Dennis Jones
Craig Monson
Greg Ransom
Rick Studley
Mike Wieseman
Don Eklund
Jack McCormick
Tim Anderson
Mike Anderson
Lee Boden
Web Cotter
Bill Engert
Brad Johnson
Carol Jones
Roger Dinges
Lonnie Miley
Larry Richards
Greg Timm
Dan Husak
Roger Klein
Uarry Miley
Letterman
Nebraska State Teachers College
Kearney
Columbus
Lincoln
Hospital News Dismissals List Multiple Local Patients
A hospital notice lists numerous patients dismissed or identified by name from Osceola Shelby Stromsburg Stromsburg Pipestone Gresham and surrounding areas. Names include Donald Johnson Irene Wallin Martha LaMunyon Ben Schmoker Darrel Shostrom and others with several babies noted among the releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Johnson
Osceola
Henry Augustine
Shelby
Irene Wallin
Stromsburg
Martha LaMunyon
Danny Wieseman
Silver Creek
Ben Schmoker
Floyd Porter
Hampton
Jack W. Goetz
Gordon Novacek
Valparaiso
Darrel Shostrom
Russell Fjell
Polk
Darold Hoffman
Duane Lindblade
Addie Wieseman
David C. Vaught, Jr
Gerald Obrist
Nancy Hastings
Elmer Way
Surprise
Francis McGimpsey
Anna Styskal
Mollie Swanson
Tom Scow
Ernest Bartels
Pipestone
Minn
Arthur S. Nelson
Rose Pokorney
Virgil Rosenberry
Rising City
Charles Gabel
Carl Lundberg
Henry Galus
John Thompson
Nellie Ingalls
Hattie Newman
George Wright
Curtis Flodman
Agnes L. Robinson
Arpin
Wisconsin
Axel Fl
Carl Johnson Named County Commissioner to Fill Vacancy
Carl R. H. Johnson, a farmer northwest of Osceola, was named County Commissioner to replace the late Guildford Bryan. He was chosen by the County Clerk, Treasurer and Attorney from a list of 14, reflecting renewed vacancies filled by the trio over about three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. H. Johnson
Osceola
Guildford Bryan
Osceola Player Named to All-State Team
Larry Miley, son of Mr and Mrs Earle Miley, was selected by coaches for the Goldenrod All-Conference team as a junior center. Also named were Max Kroger and Doug Sundberg of Polk, Jim Anderson of Stromsburg, Jerzy Gdowski of Genoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Miley
Earle Miley
Goldenrod
Larry
Max Kroger
Doug Sundberg
Polk
Jim Anderson
Stromsburg
Jerzy Gdowski
Genoa
Osceola Chamber Schedules Spring Activities and Staff Changes
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce held its regular March meeting at City Hall after a dinner at Corn Palace Cafe. New lumber manager Earl Chapman was introduced. the group discussed funding for baseball uniforms, scheduling a film on Nebraska’s west, and promotions for the Clean-Up campaign and Highway 92 Association tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Corn Palace
Earl Chapman
Osceola Lumber Co
Fruedden Lumber Co
Charles City
Robert Merrick
W. H. Norton
Ray Conrad
Bill Zedicher
Cole Bros. Circs
Dale Nahrstedt
State Chamber of Commerce
Mary Nyberg
Methodist Church
Harold Klingman
Carlson Pond
Historical Society
Marlin Johnson
Darrel Shostrom
Lee Schroeder
Don Anderson
Osceola Hotel Sold. Shorty McVeigh Becomes Major Nebraska Barber
Mr and Mrs Arthur Shorty McVeigh bought the Osceola Hotel from Mr and Mrs Roy Steele last week. The three story building likely makes Shorty the owner of the largest barber shop in Nebraska. McVeigh has barbered in Osceola since 1945 and operated a shop in the hotel for ten years. Hotel operations will continue. The Steeles who ran the hotel for about ten years will move to a house bought from Mr and Mrs Jerry Johansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Shorty) McVeigh
Osceola
Roy Steele
Shorty
Nebraska
Steeles
Jerry Johansen
Births in area banner announce newborns
To Mr and Mrs Robert Walgreen of Omaha a son Gregory born March 1 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital. Mr and Mrs David Vaught Jr of Stromsburg announce a son James Todd born March 21 weighing 8 lbs 6 oz. Mr and Mrs Chas Gabel of Osceola announce a daughter Joyce Lynn born March 25 weighing 8 lbs 14 oz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walgreen
Robert Walgreen
Omaha
Gregory
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Vaught
David Vaught, Jr
Stromsburg
James Todd
Gabel
Chas. Gabel
Osceola
Joyce Lynn
Boy's letter to President on water conversion gets Interior reply
Eleven year old Osceola fifth grader Jon Hiemer sent a letter with sketches to President Kennedy about turning salt water into fresh water. The Interior Department says his idea mirrors a flash distillation process now demonstrated near San Diego and includes a note about sending the Saline Water Conservation Report. The Hobby of the Week showcase continues with Clara McCormick's jug collection and a walnut Lincoln plaque, with Amy L. Horst's paintings to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Hiemer
Dale Hiemer
Osceola
Jon
Kennedy
Dept. of Interior
Congress
Department of the Interior
San Diego
California
Ernest H. Sievika
Charles F. McGowan
Chamber of Commerce
Clara McCormick
Amy L. Horst
Jim Lewis
Announcement for Social Center Rest Home Phone Change
The Social Center Rest Home announces a new telephone number 1747 5284 for the contact directory. Readers are advised to update their listings accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Center
General Election Candidates Listed for County Posts
The general election is next Tuesday April 2 with polling places in the county. For Councilman Second Ward Earl Watts runs alongside Councilman First Ward candidate Robert Mills. For the Board of Education three-year terms voters select two from Jim Majors Calmer Hermann Orval Eikenhorst and Dan Armbruster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Watts
Robert Mills
Board of Education
Jim Majors
Calmer Hermann
Orval Eikenhorst
Dan Armbruster
Highway 92 Group Annual Meeting Set For April 4
The Highway 92 Association will hold its annual meeting at the VFW Hall in Loup City on Thursday April 4 starting at 3 p m. A social hour and banquet follow. Gov Morrison and several state senators will attend. Plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 92
Ass’n
VFW
Loup City
Morrison
Baseball Tryout Seeks Outfielder for Midland College
Gary Rodene, son of Mr and Mrs Deverne Rodene, trials for an outfield post with Midland College at Fremont. Midland opens the season with a Saturday game on April 6 against Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Fremont
Gary Rodene
Deverne Rodene
Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln
Jones Family Moves and Farm Relocation Near Town
Newcomers Harold and Mrs Harold Jones recently moved to the Ardis McMeekin home. Walden Jones and Debbie left Omaha with the Jones family relocating to the farm northwest of town vacated by the Joneses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Jones
Ardis McMeekin
Walden Jones
Debbie
Omaha
Harold Joneses
Social Calendar Notes for April Gatherings
Mrs. Gary Gustafson hosts an open house coffee for Mrs. Don Waterman from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. on April 5. The Daisy Dairy 4-H Club meets April 1 at Gary Lux home. NBBC Bridge Club gathers April 2 with Dorothy Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Gustafson
Don Waterman
Daisy Dairy
Gary Lux
Nbbc Bridge Club
Dorothy Campbell
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Marvin W. Bollish
Louis F. Cooper
Wellfleet
Bollish
Cooper
M. Roberts
Champ
York
Mid-West Square Dance Festival
Ove
Lions Cabinet
Ohs
Hospital News
Carl Johnson
Firemen’s Meeting
Osceola Volunteer Firemen
Dele Lewis
Sinclair Service
York County
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