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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1966
Page
1
The UNICEF program raised 155.23 with Osceola residents contributing. Teens organized the collection, and organizers Linda Meister Adolph Hiemer note strong participation. The article also reports the death of Adolph Hiemer 66 at Jeffrey Hospital and funeral plans in Shelby.
Heartiest congratulations to Rupert Carlson and the Clover Clover 4-H club as state champion 4-H swine club for 1966. A November campaign will raise funds for an All Faiths Chapel at Beatrice State Home with Osceola or Beatrice Kiwanis involvement likely.
Polk county Selective Service forwarded three residents to Omaha for induction on Oct 25 with six others sent for physical examinations. Inductees include Donald Dale Hegi of Columbus Leonard Martin Zelasney of Clarks and Dale Eugene Yungdahl of Osceola. The Nov induction call will add three and thirteen more for examinations. The article also notes plans for the 60th Christmas Seal Campaign starting Nov 15 with 1500 Polk families to receive seals and appeal letters.
The old town of Silver Creek hosts a weekend centennial carnival with a Friday 7 30 p m town history program in the school auditorium featuring Allen Irish and magic. Saturday includes a parade at 1 p m with floats ponies and a whiskers contest plus games and a centennial queen, an Olde Country Feed chow ticket, and an 8 p m dance by Al Grebnick orchestra with intermission prizes.
Rainfall for week ending Saturday was none with surface moisture short and subsoil adequate. Crop conditions show dry corn and sorghum, others excellent. corn 60 percent harvested, sorghums 95 percent, soybeans 100 percent. Corn moisture 16 24 percent, sorghums 14 17 percent. Feed supplies average or above. Milo and bean harvest finished. corn harvest in full swing. Wind caused heavy shattering and ear drop leaving substantial grain in fields. cattle to have excellent feed in stalk pastures.
Next Tuesday marks election day with a busy polls schedule. The Record lists all ballots and publishes a legal notice on proposed constitutional amendments, urging voters to inform themselves and vote.
Joseph G. Hank born January 31 1878 in Easton Pennsylvania died October 26 1966 in Boulder Colorado He was married to Myrtle Ransom August 13 1907 and had five sons and four daughters Surviving are his wife four sons Hazel Sidwell Lucille Looney two daughters Services were held in Boulder with graveside rites near Osceola Mourning relatives and friends attended from Omaha Lincoln Grand Island and Stromsburg plus other towns The Osceola Public Library announced a closing November 1 and schedule changes District events included a birthday gathering for Mrs LeMoyne Anderson at Wesley Peterson home Scot Greenwood of Wellfleet shown in a Quicky contest feature
Bruce Treffer of Osceola won the Armchair Quarterbacks Football Contest sponsored by the Record and 14 businesses. Many contestants missed games as upsets and ties, with several entrants miscollecting results including Iowa State Oklahoma State 14 14 and Miami 16 7 over Southern Cal. Others failed on Ohio State and SMU Texas.
Sheila Lorraine Carlson born Oct 28 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital weighing 5 lbs 8 oz to Mr and Mrs Gordon Carlson Stromsburg former Alice Johnson. Darin Wayne Moon born Oct 29 weighing 6 lbs 9 oz to Mr and Mrs Roger Moon Shelby. A 7 lb 13 oz girl born Nov 1 to Mr and Mrs Stanley Larson Stromsburg. Halloween party results with winners listed and 97 attendees. Various club meetings and local events, including Day of Recollection at St Patrick's McCool Junction and bond sales in Polk County. Osceola Cent book orders price change and choir tour news. Stanley C Hoffer completed electrical appliance servicing course.
A light column mixes local color and reflections on voting and civic duty. It notes a Nebr-Mo game excitement, a Nebraska touchdown moment for a Osceola woman, autumn scenery, and jokes about erasers and six syllable words. It urges studying issues and voting, warns about poster tampering, and ends with a quip on conscience and speech.
Osceola's 48 bandsmen and director Mr Meuhling earned a trophy and a superior rating in Class C at the State Marching Band Contest in Pershing Auditorium on Saturday October 29. They competed against 9 other bands, nearly half freshmen, while University High of Lincoln also received a superior rating in Class C. Judges included Richard Worthington Harold L Hillyer and Gerald M Kinney. Master of ceremonies James O Sandin praised the students and noted 45 bands participated.
The week featured dramatic temperature swings from a high of 84 last Thursday to 9 today. Winds varied from calm to strong with some snow. Temperatures by day show a cooling trend from Oct 26 to Nov 1 with a final 25 at 41.
Osceola defeated Palmer 21 to 14 after leading 7 0 in the first and 14 0 in the third. Calvin Kropatsch scored on an 80 yard pass play for the Bulldogs and added an extra point. Charles Roberts and Jack Cerny contributed touchdowns with Alan Gissler converting two extra points.
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