Osceola Second In Goldenrod Conference Meet
Osceola finishes second in the Goldenrod Conference meet on May 1, 1963 led by high placements from St Eds and Palmer. Final standings list Stromsburg first with 46 percent, Osceola second with 39, St Edward third, Genoa fourth, Polk fifth, Clarks sixth, Palmer seventh, Silver Creek eighth. Individual event results include Dennis Quick of St Eds winning shot put and discus, Joe Roberts of St Eds taking high hurdles, and Kent Lind from St Eds winning pole vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Osceola
St. Edward
Genoa
Polk
Clarks
Palmer
Silver Creek
Joe Roberts
Dennis Quick
Bill Booth
Phil Gray
Marshall Anderson
Max Kroger
Bill Kohl
Larry Meister
David Fisell
Kent Lind
Mike Bittinger
Tom Morgan
Mike Larson
Aos
Sundberg
St. Ed
Munsinger
Bob Peterson
Calvin Crow
Pilakowski
Ramaekers
Wall
Gdowski
Zehr
Swanson
Schlueter
Gress
Burg
Rice
Hier
Mickle
Bahensky
Osceola Team Wins Medals at Ravenna District Meet
The Osceola track squad scored seven points at the Ravenna District meet on May 10, 1963, earning four medals. Medalists were Craig Monson third in discus, Mike Wieseman fifth in broad jump, Joe Eikenhorst fourth in the mile, and Lonnie Miley fifth in the mile. Eikenhorst set a school mile record of 4:56.8, while Miley broke the previous school mark with 4:57.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Ravenna
Craig Monson
Mike Wieseman
Joe Eikenhorst
Lonnie Miley
Eikenhorst
Stromsburg Matron Mrs Wallace M Scott Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Wall ace M. Scott 62 were held at Stromsburg Baptist Church. Widow of a building contractor and lumberman she died at her home Wednesday. Survivors include daughters Mrs Stan Thelander and Mrs Nell Mengshol Omaha and brother William McGaffin Washington DC former World Herald staff member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace M. Scott
Stromsburg Baptist Church
Scott
Stan Thelander
Nell Mengshol
Omaha
William McGaffin
Washington, D. C
The
World Herald
This Week's Hobby by Mrs. Jack Tindall
A stamp collection and water colors are featured in Consumers window this week. Mrs. Jack Tindall displays stamps collected since grade school with thousands of American and foreign stamps. Her album, two beginner books, and mounted groupings of fish animals fruits and flowers are shown though the window space limits full display. Lynn Brigham of Shelby will display his woodwork hobby next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Tindall
Lynn Brigham
Shelby
Apple Blossom Time Junior Senior Banquet at High School
The annual Junior Senior Banquet and Prom was held in the high school auditorium on Friday night May 10 with the theme In Apple Blossom Time. Decorations featured pastel pink and green with a live apple blossom tree and garden scene while seniors and juniors enjoyed candle light dinner and dancing to Duffy Belorad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelly Bond
Jerry Gondringer
Sid Dunn
Carolyn Girard
Rippe
Janet Girard
Pat Gonsier
Linda Peterson
Amber Johnson
Deanna Prell
Sherry Snodgrass
Mike Anderson
Web Cotter
Roger Klein
Roger Dinges
Gregg Timm
Lonnie Miley
Duffy Belorad
Clear Creek 4 H Club Demonstrates Calf Tying For Hooves
Clear Creek 4 H Club met at the Johnnie Carlson home Monday evening with nine members eight visitors and two leaders present. Ted Cannon and Dale Hopwood demonstrated the proper way to tie Dale s calf for hoof trimming. The June meeting will be at Hopwood s to practice fitting and showing.
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Clear Creek
Johnnie Carlson
Ted Cannon
Dale Hopwood
Dale
Hopwood
David Atkinson
Mrs. Leck Johnson and Mrs. Emil Johnson Visit Mrs. Sherwood
Mrs. Leck Johnson and Mrs. Emil S. F. Johnson were Tuesday afternoon coffee guests of Mrs. Wren Sherwood.
Osceola Lumber welcomes new manager Earl Chapman
Earl Chapman arrives March 15 to assume leadership of Osceola Lumber Co under new owners Ray Conrad W H Norton and Bill icher. He is a student architect with two years of college and ongoing correspondence study. Zedicher Gustafson Jones staff the yard as Chapman and family settle in at the former Bob Merrick home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Chapman
Osceola
Osceola Lumber Co
Ray Conrad
W. H. Norton
Bill Icher
Polk
Hamelin
Bill Zedicher
Gary Gustafson
Harold Jones
Bob Merrick
Mr. Chapman
Mary
Jimmy
Archie
Earle III
Daught
WSCS Annual Book Review and Tea
The Women's Society of Christian Service announces its annual book review and tea on Friday afternoon May 24. Mrs. W. H. Norton will review The Gifts by Dorothy Clarke Wilson at 3 o'clock. A business meeting is set for 2 o'clock. Plants attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
W. H. Norton
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital News Deceased and Dismissals
A list of hospital notices from Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital records patient movements and acknowledgments. Entries include deceased John Renner. transfers Mrs. Frank Frizzell. dismissals Mrs. Anna Styskal. and numerous patients named with towns such as Silver Creek Osceola Stromsburg Polk Gresham Shelby and Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Renner
Frank Frizzell
Silver Creek
Anna Styskal
Osceola
Roger Gustafson
Clarks
Duane Leu
Stromsburg
Albert J. Swanson
Vern Eklund
Polk
George Geier
Edward Sarow
Jake Reisdorff
Columbus
Dale Watts
Wayne Stallings
Shelby
William Umstead
Walter Wicklund
Sam Wyman
Paul Wagner
Elmer Richters
Jerome Reisdorff
Ellsworth Cleland
Marie Alt
Edwin Glad
Maynard Miller
Gresham
Clayton Ellsworth
Lyle Dornburgh
Ronald Carlson
Gregg Johnson
W. J. Kroger
Andy Mattson
Marvin Dawes
Adolph Alt
Shelby Thomas Hofbauer
Kenneth Cornish
Extension Council Tour To Tulip Festival In Pella Iowa
A group of 25 women from Polk and Butler counties joined an Extension Council tour by chartered bus to the Tulip Festival in Pella Iowa. Travelers viewed Dutch costumes, churches, a new hospital and flower displays. The 15 hour trip included a coronation, parade, street events, and a return to Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Butler County
Pella
Ben Schmoker
Osceola
Glen Augustin
Shelby
Extension Council
Council Bluffs
Mmes
Bernice McClung
A. E. Kuhnel
Fred Bond
Earl Bond
Mabel Kumpf
Geo. Tiaden
Lula Ward
Delmar Johnson
Ted Johnson
Victor Sterup
Raymond Gestrine
Walter Koehler
Frank Fozzard
Edith Hiemer
Cankerworms Threaten Trees This Spring in Eastern Nebraska
Extension Office reports a surge in inquiries about Spring Cankerworm control. The pests defoliate elm and hackberry, hang by silk, and pose risks to fruit trees. They cycle every six years, with 1962 63 noted as severe in Eastern Nebraska. Control includes DDT sprays or tanglefoot bands applied February for effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Insurance Agents hold 1963 regional seminars
The Nebraska Association of Insurance Agents completed its 1963 regional one day seminar series with a Fairbury meeting on May 10 attended by Don R. Byers of Osceola Insurance, Inc. About five hundred agents from five state seminars attended co sponsored sessions by the Nebraska Capital Stock Insurance Association and the Casualty and Surety Club of Omaha. The discussions covered new auto mobile, homeowners, farmowners, and package policies for business and professional clients, aiming for broader coverages at lower costs with professional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Association of Insurance Agents Today
Fairbury
Osceola
Don R. Byers
Osceola Insurance, Inc
Nebraska Capital Stock Insurance Association
Casualty and Surety Club of
Omaha
Nebraska
Weekend Guests Visit Clarks on Monday Calls
Mr and Mrs Douglas Wells and Karen were weekend guests with Mr and Mrs Harry Brazee. Mr and Mrs Harry Brazee were callers in the Burton Brazee home at Clarks on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Wells
Karen
Harry Brazee
Burton Brazee
Clarks
Osceola Alumni Banquet Set for May 29 at High School
Plans are near completion for the 16th Osceola Alumni Banquet and Dance on Wednesday May 29 at 6 15 p m in Osceola High School Auditorium. Members urged to order tickets and use the visiting room after the banquet. The OHS Junior Class will serve refreshments at the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
OHS
Fire damages Gestrine home after lightning strike
At 11 pm Tuesday firemen responded to the Raymond Gestrine residence struck by lightning. Mr and Mrs Gestrine returned from Swede Home to find heavy attic smoke and substantial damage. The report notes hail the size of hen eggs at Swede Home and rainfall of 1.41 inches with small hail in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gestrine
Certificates to Eighth Graders Honors Night
Osceola eighth grade pupils listed below receive promotion certificates due to no county promotion exercises. Tuesday May 21 recipients include Jane Anderson Rickey Braithwait Judy Cerny Patricia Dahmke Marcia Dawes Danny Dunn Jane Frizzell Lynda Gaedeke Alan Gissler Patricia Gullberg Dolores Hendrickson David Senn Nancy Johansen Barbara Klein Kenneth Lisko Linda Meister Lee Roy Miley John Nelson Karen Peterson Marsha Richards Charles Roberts Patsy Runquist T William Schmoker Barbara Schultz John Sedlak Michael Simonsen Gregg Urban Galen Wiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Jane Anderson
Rickey Braithwait
Judy Cerny
Patricia Dahmke
Marcia Dawes
Danny Dunn
Jane Frizzell
Lynda Gaedeke
Alan Gissler
Patricia Gullberg
Dolores Hendrickson
David Senn
Nancy Johansen
Barbara Klein
Kenneth Lisko
Linda Meister
Lee Roy Miley
John Nelson
Karen Peterson
Marsha Richards
Charles Roberts
Patsy Runquist
T. William Schmoker
Barbara Schultz
John Sedlak
Michael Simonsen
Gregg Urban
Galen Wiser
Poppy Day Observed in Osceola May 25
Poppy Day in Osceola will be observed Saturday May 25 per Poppy Chairman Mrs. Jay McDonald. The Living Memorial the Flanders Poppy began the street sold flowers and the campaign now honors veterans of all wars. The drive funds care for needy veterans and their families, noting 56 percent of U S veterans are children. Wear a poppy and remember the dead by helping the living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Jay McDonald
Flanders
United States
Polk County Ladies Tour Amish Colony and Tulip Festival
A group of 24 ladies enjoyed a Farm Bureau sponsored bus trip to Amana and Pella Iowa. They toured seven Amish villages learning about their communal living and customs. In Amana they saw furniture making freezers a woolen factory a bakery and meat curing. At Pella they attended the Tulip Festival with a hay rack ride parade and flower show. Attendees included Mesdames Guildford Bryan Walter Berck Ina Mangelsen Walter Yungdahl Oscar Imm E E Burritt and others from Osceola Columbus Stromsburg Polk and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Amana
Pella
Iowa
Mesdames Guildford Bryan
Walter Berck
Ina Mangelsen
Walter Yungdahl
Oscar Imm
E. E. Burritt
Osceola
Ed Guenther
Anne Ahrens
Columbus
Hazel Smith
Benedict
Anne Maring
Aurora
Ervin Anderson
Hazel Dickson
Myrtle Johnson
Stromsburg
Wallace Sandell
P. W. Aker
Henry Horstman
Ben Peterson
James Wilson
Nettie Carlson
Elmer Hanquist
Clarence Johnson
Marvin Fredrickson
Lloyd Hahn
Polk
Lillie Chindgren
Mary Rutter Elected to Alpha Zeta Mu Honor
Mary Rutter among six Central College students in Pella Iowa selected for membership in Alpha Zeta Mu. The honor signifies excellence in academics and activities and is decided by faculty recommendations and current members. Miss Rutter is the granddaughter of Mrs. Effie Fornander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rutter
Central College
Pella
Alpha Zeta Mu
Mary
Theodore D. Rutter
Newton
Central
Miss Rutter
Effie Fornander
Births this week at regional hospitals
At Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Fremont a girl Linda Sue born May 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Stan Scebold of 1630 North Platte. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs. Scebold formerly Carol Scherer. In Shelby a girl Lola Jean born May 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wagner weighing 5 pounds 5 ounces. In Osceola a girl Cheryl Ann born May 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carlson weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. In Osceola another girl Kristine Kay born May 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Greg Johnson weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scebold
Stan Scebold
No. Platte St
Fremont
Linda Sue
Carol Scherer
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Wagner
Paul Wagner
Shelby
Lola Jean
Carlson
Ronald Carlson
Osceola
Cheryl Ann
Johnson
Greg Johnson
Kristine Kay
Polls Open For 1964 Wheat Referendum In Polk County
Polk ASCS announces polling places for the 1964 wheat referendum from 8 am to 10 pm at precincts in Shelby Osceola Pleasant Polk Stromsburg and Valley. Eligible voters include producers with 15 acres or more or allotment growers voting by May 13. May 21 ballot urged. two thirds approval required. Sudan crosses may not be planted on diverted acres for silage but can be used on conserving base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Ascs
Canada Precinct
Shelby
Clear Creek
Island
Hackberry
Peter Kopke
Osceola
ALCS
Platte
Pleasant
Polk
Stromsburg
M. E. Church
ASCS
Sudan
County
Pre-Naptions Shower For Annette Watts Honors Bride-To-Be
A bridal shower for Miss Annette Watts was held at her aunt Mrs. Ralph Watts home on Saturday evening May 11. Games followed the gift opening and refreshments were served from a centerpiece of a wedding bell with aqua and white tapers. Mrs. Robert Pickard poured and Miss Dotti Watts tended the punch bowl, hosted by Mrs. Ralph Watts Mrs. Thomas Shawley Mrs. Earl Watts Miss Dotti Watts Mrs. Marlin Johnson and Mrs. Robert Pickard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Watts
Ralph Watts
Robert Pickard
Dotti Watts
Thomas Shawley
Earl Watts
Marlin Johnson
Shelby Home of a World Famous Artist
Terence Duren, 53, a Shelby resident, has shown work in major galleries including the Metropolitan and Carnegie Institute. He began painting at age four, taught at the Cleveland Art Institute, and has produced thousands of works. He plans to restore Louis XVI furniture and expand his home studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terence Duren
Shelby
Camille Hartel
John Duren
Metropolitan
New York
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Corcoran Gallery
Washington, D. C
Brownsville
Missouri
Chicago
King’s Ballroom
Omaha World-Herald
Midlands
This Week
France
Duren
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goldenrod
Jerry Gdowski
David Anderson
J. Ed
K. Hasselbalch
C. Monson
Bill ‘Booth
Ray Pilakowski
D. Dozier
Dozier
Ahlquist
al Gress
Larry Miley
C. Carlson
Pi P. Martin
Chapman
Osceola Lumber
Sidney Dunn
Morris Dunn
Osceola High School
Sidney
Gerald Gondringer
Alfred Gondringer
University of Nebraska
WSCS
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Gestrine
Alpha Zeta Mu Sorority
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