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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1968
Page
1
Osceola voters are at the polls today deciding liquor by the drink. Polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. daylight time. A majority vote will permit taverns to sell liquor by the drink. current sales permit beer on and off sale, and liquor off sale only.
Tom Osborne of the University of Nebraska told about 200 boys and men at Osceola’s first Christian Athletes banquet that athletes can influence youth through faith. He noted hero worship is a by product of recreation minded society and urged harnessing that influence for Christianity.
The piece thanks Osceola and Stromsburg post office staff for early news receipts and the correspondents for timely reporting during holidays. It notes crowding in recent issues, a weather influence experiment with selective spraying, and announces Osceola’s new green street signs installed at downtown corners by Lions Club with prison-made signs on concrete poles.
He calls Christianity a key to turning thoughts from self toward neighbor and enemy love. On Missouri football prospects, he notes a seasoned quarterback, experienced line, and faster backfield, while defense looks rougher as Big Eight tightens. Paul Monson emceed the banquet with the glee club and a clarinet solo by Jeanette Wagner.
A city hall meeting for the gun club is set for 8 pm on Monday May 6. President Eldon Lauber invites attendees to join as charter members and form committees. contact Lauber or secretary Dick Howe if unable to attend. The rifle and pistol club is open to all, with senior and junior divisions by age.
Two Polk County Local Board No. 75 registrants, Michael Hal Anderson of Osceola and Terry Samuel Noyd of Stromsburg Nebr, were forwarded to Omaha for induction. Gideon Society members Elwood Sandell and Robin Hanquist gave them a New Testament as a gift. Five registrants were sent for examinations with a return set for the next day. a May 14 call lists three induction and twelve examination slots.
First quarter sales of E and H savings bonds and savings notes in Polk County totaled 49258 dollars, said W. E. Johnson, county volunteer chairman. The amount equaled 13.1 percent of the county’s 1968 sales goal, while statewide sales reached 14169605 dollars for 18.7 percent of the state goal.
Schultz of Clarks dominated the Goldenrod conference junior high track meet with 6 firsts and 4 new records. Palmer’s relay team set a 52.5 seconds 440 relay mark as Osceola claimed fifth in the 440 relay while Clarks won the team title with 59 points. Also noted is a engagement announcement for Diane Marie Gambill and William R. Kepner Jr and a Sunday trap shoot hosted by the Osceola Lions Club at 1 30 PM.
Osceola High School announces its retiring staff election with Ruth Ann Majors as Editor and Jack Cerny as Stark editor. Track results note Bulldogs winning most events against Silver Creek and Cerny twins, plus Kearney invite placements. Final band performance set May 7 under Dennis Muehling with prom plans in progress and a May 4 bake sale. A speech therapist joins ESU No. 7, Yvonne Baker plans further studies, and tests for the new year are outlined.
Polk County Old Times Day organizers plan June 1 events with floats for the parade and new museum rooms. Raymond Miller leads parade entries while Martin Roberts handles stand reservations. Osceola businessmen offer a Lake Okoboji vacation as an added prize. Committee meets Friday at city hall.
Twenty five Polk County Historical Society members met April 18 in Osceola at Lulu Ward’s home with Lulu Hendrickson and Doris Grossnicklaus assisting. Scrapbooks on Nebraska Stromsburg and Osceola were shown. Plans include Shelby and Polk scrapbooks to be displayed at the museum library. Dana Vincent and members prepared an obituary file for reference. The museum rooms are being cleaned and arranged, a Grandpa's workshop exhibit moved to the garage, and a Pioneer Cabin with a photo gallery and an instruments display added. A museum brochure is planned for opening day with a May 9 meeting to decide opening date and special tour rates for clubs and schools.
Osceola sponsors offer a free family vacation for two adults and up to four children to Lake Okoboji Iowa with a July week stay at Parkview Motel. No purchase needed to register at sponsoring merchants May through June. Adults over 18 may register. Registration slips given per dollar spent at most participating places.
Nine Osceola Girl Scouts attended Cadettes on Campus at Wayne State College last Saturday. Over 260 junior high age Scouts joined two workshops, morning and afternoon, in drama dance art literature and TV production led by college faculty. Becky McDonald performed in drama, while Ann Armburster and Cindy Nahrstedt joined dance groups. Mrs. Robert Sterup and Mrs. Richard Odgers drove the Scouts to Wayne.
The column blends May Day festival nostalgia with politics about voting May 14 and registration deadlines, plus local notes on apples, pears, fruit blossoms, and spring happenings. It references Derby horses and rural scenery, ending with a quip on diplomacy and quiet speech.
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