Think Time on Nebraskan Gubernatorial Campaigns
The writer compares campaign spending among Republicans Batchelder and Tiemann with the Democratic race, noting wealth gaps and urging voters to consider judgment and past deeds like Jules Burbach’s Homestead Exemption Bill. He stresses serious thought before casting ballots on May 12 and ensures all eligible voters vote.
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Clifton Batchelder
Tiemann
Nebraska
Batchelder
Jules Burbach
Burbach
Osceola Bulldogs win Big Swede Relays at Stromsburg
Osceola dominates with 108 points, taking eight relay wins including the shuttle high hurdles and 440 yard relay. Marv Simonsen wins shot put and Ev Wieseman takes discus as OHS outpaces Shelby and Stromsburg. Palmer leads scoring with 44 points for Osceola.
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Osceola Bulldogs
Stromsburg
Shelby
Palmer
St. Ed
Clarks
OHS
Marv Simonsen
Ev Wieseman
Trash Pick Up Ground Rules for Free Tuesday Service
Residents are asked to place trash at the front curb for free pick up on Tuesday May 12. The chamber committee limits items to tin cans bottles newspapers grass and shrub trimmings and basement and garage clean out junk. They will not dispose of dead horses derelict cars dead elms sunken boats or unruly residents.
Deadline May 10 for Nebraska crop insurance signup
Nebraska farmers must sign up for federal crop insurance by May 10, says Ed Finigan, state crop insurance director. He notes rising costs and urges farmers to contact Federal Crop Insurance in Lincoln for details and enrollment.
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Nebraska
Ed Finigan
Finigan
Federal Crop Insurance
Post Office
Lincoln
Winners in Golf Tournament at Ryan Hill
Sixteen couples competed in the second Sunday golf tourney at Ryan Hill this season. Wayne Stallings and Rose Smith posted a winning 43 in Best Ball Foursome, while Keith Miller and Diane Mangelsen led as high couple with 70. The next event is May 24 with a Flag Match, par plus handicap, and a trophy plus other prizes to be announced by the committee.
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Ryan Hill
Wayne Stallings
Rose Smith
Keith Miller
Diane Mangelsen
Practice Starts Elmer Johnson and Eugene Sterup Announce Open Practice
Elmer Johnson and Eugene Sterup announce the opening pony and midget baseball practice. The first session is Saturday May 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the firgrounds diamond for Osceola, followed by a May 31 home game against Polk with the pro team at 7:00 p.m. and the Midget team at 8:30 p.m. The Little Six League set age limits March 31 in Gresham. Pony players 12 to 14, Midget players 15 to 17. Pony base paths 75 feet, Midget 90 feet, under regular rules.
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Elmer Johnson
Eugene Sterup
Osceola
Firgrounds
Diamond
Polk
Little Six League
Gresham
Ten Acres to Grow 1000 Corn Varieties
A ten acre leveled irrigated plot on Norman Leach's farm west of Osceola hosts Pioneer Seed Corn yield tests. Dr. Stanley Jensen leads agronomists using a four row planter to plant 1000 experimental varieties across three plantings totaling 3000 spots. Harvest this fall with a Pioneer combine will yield an automatic per variety average to identify superior seeds for market areas.
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Norman Leach
Osceola
United States
Pioneer Agronomists
Stanley Jensen
Funeral services held for Herman Wolter in Beatrice
Herman Wolter died Thursday night in a Beatrice hospital after a period of poor health. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the First Presbyterian church in Beatrice. Survived by wife Kathryn Klein Matheson and three daughters. Osceola attendees included Mrs. Carl Wieseman and Mrs. Ronal Peterson.
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Herman Wolter
Beatrice Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Beatrice
Wolter
Kathryn Klein Matheson
Osceola
Carl Wieseman
Ronal Peterson
OHS Teacher Dora Lockard Retires After 13 Years
Osceola teacher Dora Lockard ends 13 years at OHS with retirement plans to read at home and travel. She reflects on curriculum changes from sewing and cooking to consumer studies and family finance. Lockard will continue as a substitute. Her career began in 1957 after teaching in Rising City and District 17, earning degrees from Chadron State and Colorado State.
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Dora Lockard
OHS
Chadron State
Colorado State
Nebraska students join regional effort against marijuana
News notes show thirty OHS students joined 151 from Stromsburg and 90 from Polk last Wednesday to Swat Pot as reed canary grass areas along the Blue River and Prairie Creek are targeted in a coordinated marijuana eradication effort. Liberace is named as a 1970 Nebraska State Fair Grandstand headliner for September 5 and 6 with the fair September 3–9. Chamber Ladies Night Banquet is tonight at the Country Club. Shrine Sunday observances and a May 8 spring musical at Jeffrey Elementary are announced along with Clarks High School alumni banquet reservations due May 24. The column closes with a reflective Nebraska spring day on weather, farming hopes, and community resilience.
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OHS
Stromsburg
Polk
Swat
Blue River
Prairie Creek
Nebraska
Plains States
Osceola
Freeman Decker Named 1970 OHS Graduation Speaker
Freeman Decker former Nebraska Commissioner of Education is set as the 1970 OHS commencement speaker. He currently directs publications at Wayne State College and has held multiple state education roles. Decker, a Wayne State graduate with master and doctoral degrees from Nebraska, will speak on A Time for Leadership.
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Freeman Decker
Nebraska
OHS
Decker
Wayne State College
Wayne State
University of Nebraska
Carroll
Wayne County
Osceola District 19 Announces 1970 71 Staff Plans
Twenty eight of 31 teachers offered contracts for 1970 71 intend to return to Osceola District 19. Dora Lockard resigning. Marlene Ahlschwede to teach Home Economics. Coaches Don Bartek and Charles Gordon do not renew. Bartek moves to Minden Nebraska. Gordon to pursue education at Kearney State while teaching as assistant. Gary Workman named 1970 head football coach. to fill other academic duties.
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Osceola
Dora Lockard
Supt. Bugbee
Lockard
Marlene Ahlschwede
York
Ahlschwede
Kearney State
York Hospital
Don Bartek
Charles Gordon
Bartek
Minden
Nebr
Gordon
Gary Workman
Congressional Record of Farm Payments in Nebraska District
The Congressional Record shows 278 Nebraska Third District farmers received 15 000 or more in 1969, totaling 6 167 256 dollars. Forty four of 61 counties reported such payments, while Nebraska had 457 farmers and 10 354 876 dollars and the U S total of 20 601 farmers and nearly 610 million dollars. Polk G O P Women toured Lincoln with Osceola and Polk County delegates visiting the Governor mansion Capitol and new First National Bank.
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Congressional
Nebraska
Dave Martin
Congress
U. S
Polk
G.O.P
Lincoln
Osceola
Polk and Osceola
Mmes
Dorothy Campbell
Laura Delfs
Irene Meacham
Earl Watts
Roy Horst
Governor’s
State Capitol
First National Bank
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