Osceola Set for City and School Election April 4
Osceola voters head to the polls Tuesday April 4 to elect City Council and School Board members. Ballots include approval of a combined fire station municipal building. Council candidates are Marlin Johnson Roy Trotter and Robert Mills. School Board candidates Alex Mills Martin Roberts Cathryn Hennings DeVerne Rodene. Balloting occurs in the courthouse lobby with sample ballots elsewhere.
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Osceola
Marlin Johnson
Roy Trotter
South Ward
Robert Mills
North Ward
Alex Mills
Martin Roberts
Cathyrn Hennings
DeVerne Rodene
Union Service on Good Friday at First Methodist Osceola
A Good Friday union service at the First Methodist Church Osceola Nebraska on March 31 1961 from 1 to 3 PM features seven sermons titled The Seven Last Words with pastors from several local churches. Music will be provided by the Methodist Choir with solos by Ceva Carlson and Rev Ray Hawkins. Attendees are asked to enter and exit quietly under usher guidance.
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First Methodist Church
Osceola
Nebraska
Harold J. Coates
Benedict Bradshaw Methodist
John H. Carlson
Evangelical Covenant Church
Stromsburg
Robert V. Johnson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Lester Anderson
Stromsburg Methodist Church
Ray E. Hawkins
Luke
B. A. Barnell
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Benedict
Methodist Church
Annette Magorian
Maurine Schuman
Ceva Carlson
Ray Hawkins
Births in Benedict Stromsburg Osceola Clarks area
Birth announcements report Howard Dale Ostrander born March 23 to Harold and wife in Benedict weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces Jeffrey Allen Sundberg born March 25 to Phillip and wife in Stromsburg weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces Robert Earl Grossnicklaus born March 26 to Robert and wife in Osceola weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces Donald Louis Jr Bernt born March 28 to Donald and wife in Osceola weighing 5 pounds 8 ounces Mark Duane Jones born March 29 to Duane and wife in Clarks weighing 10 pounds 2 ounces
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Howard Dale
Harold Ostrander
Benedict
Jeffrey Allen
Phillip Sundberg
Stromsburg
Robert Earl
Robert Grossnicklaus
Osceola
Donald Louis Jr
Donald Bernt
Mark Duane
Duane Jones
Clarks
Lone Star Project Club Meets for Eggs in Your Meals Lesson
The March gathering at Mrs. Podliska’s home featured a lesson titled Eggs in your Meals led by Mrs. Lee Hegi and Mrs. Harry Oppliger. Lunch used the prepared foods and donations supported the heart fund. Plans discussed included a county May Tea and a smorgasbord luncheon to fund the Columbus Opportunity Center.
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Lee Hegi
Harry Oppliger
Lone Star Project Club
Jim Podliska
Heart Fund
Columbus
Purebred Milking Shorthorn Purchases Noted in Nebraska Transfer
William B Larson of Osceola buys LaPlata Royal Royal Duke 282307 a bull calf sired by Tyfarms Melody Legacy 217305 from Rudolf H. and Bradley W. Griess of Aurora Nebraska. The Milking Shorthorn Society records the ownership transfer in Springfield Missouri.
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William B Larson
Osceola
LaPlata Royal Royal Duke
Tyfarms
Melody Legacy
Rudolf H
Bradley W. Griess
Aurora
Nebr
American Milking Shorthorn Society
Springfield
Missouri
Mrs Bethel King Visits Mrs Hastings
Mrs Bethel King of Polk spent Friday afternoon with Mrs R N Hastings in a social call.
Bowling League Standings From Last Week Recounted
Listings show standings for MERCHANTS through Osceola area leagues with team records and high scores. Highlights include high ind. game Merv Ransom Sr. 220 and high team marks for Gambles 872 and Shriners 2497 across CORNHUSKER and CLASSIC divisions.
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Merchants
Guffs Tavern
Shriners
Osceola
Gambles Weeee
John’s Drug
Bush Drug
Reece Abstractors
Merv Ransom Sr
Don Benda
Vern Johnson
Wayne Stallings
Gambles
Hed Guffs Tavern
Thriftway
Realty
Osceola Cleaners
Matadors
Shelby Oil
Walsteads
Farmers Elevator
Standard Oil
Steckley
Rus Anderson
Ray Kepner
Mim Peterson
Ladies Leisure League
Mill Rollers
Johnson’s Corvairs
Conrad
Ekcos
Virginia Callaghan
Rose Smith
Ford Tractor Showing at Eikenhorst Farm Supply
Orval Eikenhorst invites the public to a Ford tractor showing on Saturday with New Ford Tractor displays. Prizes and gifts will be awarded and free coffee served during the afternoon and evening event.
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Orval
Champion Speller of Polk County crowned in Osceola
Helen Runquist daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Runquist Osceola was named 1961 Champion Speller of Polk County after winning seventh grade and then the county contest on March 25 She advances to the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha May 6 with guidance from teacher Mrs Mary Spaulding A purple rosette commemorates the honor
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Helen Runquist
Merle Runquist
Osceola
Polk County
Helen
Omaha
Omaha World-Herald
Mary Spaulding
Osceola Volunteer Firemen Meet Tonight
The Osceola Volunteer Firemen gather for their meeting this Thursday evening to discuss plans, equipment, and community fire safety initiatives.
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Osceola Volunteer Firemen
Cheerful Helpers Reorganize At Methodist Church Basement
The Cheerful Helpers reorganized on Saturday March 18 at the Methodist church basement. New officers were elected: Jane Sedlak president, Nancy Mills secretary, Kathy McVeigh treasurer, Paula Cotter recreation leader, Jane Ann Rupe, plus member Chris Mills. Next meeting is April 7 at Kathy McVeighs home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Jane Sedlak
Nancy Mills
Kathy McVeigh
Paula Cotter
Jane Ann Rupe
Chris Mills
Daisy Dairy 4-H Club Plans April Meeting
The Daisy Dairy 4-H Club schedules a meeting at Lewis Dunn's home on Monday April 3 at 8 00 PM. Ronnie Frizzell is chosen by Osceola American Legion Post to represent at Boys State with Gary Rodene as alternate. Cornhusker Boys State will be held June 17 23 at the College of Agriculture Lincoln with 360 junior high students from Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Dairy 4-H Club
Lewis Dunn
Ronnie Frizzell
Dale Frizzell
American Legion Post
Osceola
Gary Rodene
DeVerne Rodene
Cornhusker Boys
American Legion
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Nebraska
Qreene
Tate
March of Dimes 1961 final report figure summary
Leo A. Larson of Stromsburg served as 1961 County Campaign Director for the March of Dimes and submitted the final report listing fundraising totals by locale. The breakdown includes Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk County Rural, and a combined total of 1653.93 dollars.
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Leo A. Larson
Stromsburg
March of Dimes
Osceola
Polk
Ffffeeest
Shelby
Polk Co
County Spelling Contest Winners Announced in Osceola
The Polk County Spelling Contest held at Jeffrey Elementary School awarded ribbons across grades 3 to 8 with first and second place winners including Kathy Wyman April Walgren and Ruth Ann Majors. District competition for top placers from grades 5 6 7 and 8 is set for April 11 at York City Auditorium.
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Polk County
Jeffrey Elementary
Kathy Wyman
April Walgren
Joyce Gissler
Myron Prososki
Osceola
Ruth Ann Majors
Joel Fjell
Lana Sterup
Steven Sterup
Kathy McVeigh
Marsha Nyberg
Barbara Konetzky
Dist
Alvin Cederberg
Mary Beth Johnson
Stromsburg
Gaylen Wiser
Micrae Branting
John Sedlak
Helen Runquist
Stephen Burke
Lynda van Ostrand
Polk
David Klein
Tamara Glatter
Shelby
Carol Sterup
Gary Nelson
Marvel Davis
York
City Auditorium
Stores Close For Good Friday Services
Osceola businesses observe Central of Commerce closing hours Friday March 31 from 1 00 to 3 00 p m to attend the annual Good Friday services.
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Osceola
4-H Homemaking Club Meets at Connie Leach Home
The 4-H Homemaking club met March 10 at Connie Leach’s home with all members present. Roll call covered material and patterns. Group A reviewed the pattern instruction sheet. Group B, led by junior leader Beverly Wieseman, demonstrated measuring liquids and dry ingredients. Next meeting set for Shirley and Mary Buresh’s home on April 7. News reporter Mary Buresh.
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Connie Leach
Beverly Wieseman
Shirley
Mary Buresh
Firemen's Dance Set for April 5 at Silver Creek
The annual Firemen's dance is on Wednesday April 5 at Silver Creek with music by the Bobby Mills Orchestra. Dancing runs from 9 to 1. Tickets are $1.00 each and proceeds aid the local fire department.
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Silver Creek
Bobby Mills
Lincoln Visit Highlights Family Gatherings
Mrs Edna Anderson and Irene spent Thursday in Lincoln visiting Darlene Sinner and family. Miss Erma Deland of Omaha spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William Deland.
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Edna Anderson
Irene
Lincoln
Darlene Sinner
Erma Deland
Omaha
William Deland
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Deceased and Dismissed Names
A list from Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital records names of deceased and dismissed individuals from Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Benedict Benedict Rising City York Clarks Surprise and other locales. Included are Mr and Mrs and baby counts with multiple family entries across several towns.
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Joe Schott
Osceola
Ilene Johnson
Fred Wescoat
Silver Creek
Harold Lauer
Rhonda Lindquist
Stromsburg
William Barry
Gregg Hanquist
Clarks
John Carlson
Polk
Vayden Anderson
Julia Blender
Alta Bland
Shelby
Harold Ostrander
Benedict Monty Dalrymple
Rising City
Verl Leach
Guy Funkhouser
Shelby Art Dolgner
Philip Sundberg
Donald Bernt
Robert E. Grossnicklaus
Alex Adelson
Elroy Brooke
York
Lydia Jaax
Shelby Daniel Bottcher
Jim Yunglund
Jeanette Ce
FLBA Cuts Rate on New Farm Loans statewide
The Federal Land Bank Association of David City reports a rate drop from 6% to 5% on new loans as of March 24, with all outstanding 6% loans to fall to the new rate on May 1. The Omaha FLBA, serving 110 associations across four states, notes funding from bond sales and repeated prior rate reductions.
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New Land Bank
Alvin M. Grubaugh
Federal Land Bank Association
David City
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Grubaugh
Land Bank
David City Association
Butler
Polk
David City Flba
Omaha Land Bank
Osceola F H A Candidate For State Recreation Chairman
The Osceola chapter of the Future Homemakers of America names Margie Ransom as candidate for the state FHA Recreation Chairman. She has three years in F H A, serves as chapter secretary this year, holds the Junior Degree, and is working on the Chapter Degree.
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Osceola
The
Future Homemakers of America
State Office of Recreation
Margie Ransom
Mervin Ransom
Margie
F.H.A
Unesco
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs Nyla Pehrson Sutherland
A St Patrick day bridal shower at Mrs Lee Schroeder home honored Mrs Nyla Pehrson Sutherland the recent bride. Guests played Bingo and enjoyed a themed lunch with St Patrick motif. Co hostess was Mrs Leon Fiala with out of town guest Mrs C J Sutherland of Wauneta.
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Nyla Pehrson Sutherland
Lee Schroeder
St. Patrick’s Day
Sutherland
Leon Fiala
C. J. Sutherland
Wauneta
Joseph A. Schott Dies at 71 Polk County Farmer
Joseph A. Schott 71 prominent Polk County farmer died early Saturday at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital after several weeks illness. Survived by wife Monica two sons Raymond and John Osceola. three daughters Genevieve Hilliard Texas Valeria Theisen Schuyler and Anne Marie Schott Denver. Funeral 10:00 AM Monday at St Vincent Ferrer Church Osceola Cemetery burial.
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Joseph A. Schott
Polk County
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Monica
Raymond
John
Osceola
Genevieve Hilliard
Texas
Valeria Theisen
Schuyler
Anne Marie Schott
Denver
Colo
St. Vincent’s Ferrer Church
Osceola Cemetery
Chamber dinner at Lutheran Church educates members wives
The Friday evening Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Lutheran Church drew many members and their wives. Howard Pierce presented color slides illustrating Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Japan from their recent fall trip, helping wives understand the organization’s work.
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Lutheran Church
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Pierce
Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Japan
Mrs. Pierce
Hastings Boy Sate delegate Arlin Kiel named for Cornhusker Boys State
Arlin Kiel seventeen son of Rev and Mrs Ervin Kiel Hastings is one of three Hastings High School delegates to Cornhusker Boys State in June. Hastings High enrolls 827340 with juniors. He belongs to the bowling club and Methodist Youth Fellowship. Elks Lodge sponsors his trip.
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Arlin Kiel
Ervin Kiel
Hastings
Hastings High School
Cornhusker
Hastings High
Arlin
High School Bowling Club
Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
Elks Lodge
Rebekah District Meeting Set for Rising City April 15
The thirty fourth session of Rebekah Lodges of District Fourteen will be held Saturday April 15 in Rising City with registration at 8 00 A M A luncheon at noon at the Methodist Church Speakers include Helen Peacock Pawnee City president of the Rebekah Assembly of Nebraska and Mrs Eldora Edgar Matron of the ICCF Home York District officers are Mildred White Shelby president Margaret Pehrson Osceola vice president and Amanda Evins Stromsburg chaplain All Rebekahs are urged to attend this meeting.
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Rebekah
District Fourteen
Rising City
Methodist Church
Helen Peacock
Pawnee City
Rebekah Assembly of Nebraska
Eldora Edgar
1.C.C.F
York
Mildred White
Shelby
Margaret Pehrson
Osceola
Amanda Evins
Stromsburg
Hay stack fire near Osceola causes extensive damage
Osceola and Stromsburg fire departments responded to Milton Marak home 20 miles southwest of Osceola Saturday morning as a stack of baled hay ignited. An electric fence is suspected as the cause. The hay was destroyed, smoke likely damaged the house exterior, wind carried it away from the structure.
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Osceola
Stromsburg
Milton Marak
Osceola Seniors Vie For Miss York Title
Two Osceola seniors Leile Marie Miley and Linda Lou McKeag compete Saturday April 8 in York at the Miss York Pageant sponsored by the York Junior Chamber of Commerce. The winner advances to Miss Nebraska and Miss America preliminaries and to the state pageant in Fairburg June 8 and 9.
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Osceola
Leile Marie Miley
Linda Lou McKeag
York
York City
York Junior Chamber of Commerce
Miss Miley
Earl D. Miley
Miss McKeag
James McKeag Jr
Nebraska
Fairburg
Kelso Cotner
Roxanna Walford
Lloyd A. Walford
Gresham
Sandra Rosenlof
Harr A. Rosenlof
Ruth Ann Svatos
Lavelle Svatos
Mary Rose Hobbs
Social calendar items and club meetings
No social bingo this Thursday evening March 30. Mrs Laurence Meister will entertain Busy Belles Extension Club on Wednesday April 5. Cub Scout pack meeting at Lutheran church Friday March 31 at 7 30 p m. NEBO Bridge Club meets with Phoebe Malek Tuesday April 4. Wesley Chapel Missionary Society meets Thursday April 6 with Mrs Ross Richards.
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Laurence Meister
Belles Extension Club
Lutheran Church
N.E.B.O
Bridge Club
Phoebe
Malek
Wesley Chapel Missionary Society
Ross Richards
Students Omit Names From Wesleyan List
Omitted last week from Polk County were Joyce Roberts and Shirley Holm both of Osceola in the Wesleyan University attendance list.
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Joyce Roberts
Shirley Holm
Osceola
Polk County
Wesleyan University
Wool Growers Must Sign Applications by April 30
March 31, 1961 is the final date that marketings of wool and unshorn lambs will qualify for payments under the 1960 wool program year. Producers must file applications with the County ASC Office by April 30, 1961. Marketings after March 31, 1961 will be eligible for payments under the 1961 program.
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ASC
Birthday party honors Jane Urban at town home
Mrs Marie Meister and daughters attended a Saturday birthday party for Jane Urban at the home of Mrs Francis Urban. Mr and Mrs Leonard Hiemer and family from Shelby visited Sunday evening in the Albert A Gabriel home with John Gabriel. Miss Miriam Carlson a Luther College student in Wahoo spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Carlson and family.
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Marie Meister
Francis Urban
Jane Urban
Leonard Hiemer
Shelby
Albert A Gabriel
John Gabriel
Miriam Carlson
Luther College
Wahoo
Clarence Carlson
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Gas Co. Op
Larry’s Tavern
Les’s Clippers
i'Chev
Osceola Lumber
Johnson Plumbers
Farmers
Farmers Co-op
Fairacres
Osceola Contractors
East Side Oo
Boys Body Shop
Neds Service
Alfred Yungdahl
A Sievers
Bill Bahr
Harlan Rowan
Fairacres and Farmers Coop
Bowling Belles
Pepsi Cola
Jack & Jill
Ned’s Service
Wobigson
Bushs
Fed. Sd. Bk
Mohawks
Sinclair Service
Bobby Pins
John’s Rexall
Greenbacks
Roy’s Wreckers
Glade Wyman
Peggy Mills
Ida Rommers
Doreen Sterup
Carol Schmoker
Bush’s B. P
Blackbirds
Federal Land Bank
Kathy Hewitt
Daisy Dairy
Club
March of Dimes Renvert
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
FLBA
FHA
Leila Miley
Linda McKeag
C of C
M. Marak
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