Osceola Bulldogs blank Palmer 20 0 on Wednesday night
Osceola built a 20 point win over Palmer led by a 55 yard Studley TD run and a general ground game. Dinges passed and rushed for key plays with Kantor forcing a Palmer fumble setting up the first score. Osceola remains undefeated in the Goldenrod Conference and can claim sole title with a win Friday against Genoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Studley
Palmer
Louis Kantor
Tiger
Dinges
Anderson
Bulldogs
Genoa
Studley Segal
Kontor
Roberts Toman
Glas & Eee
Get Out The Vote Reminders By Scouts
The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will hang get out the vote reminders on door knobs after school on Monday November 7. The effort urges citizens to vote and participate in the election. Church bells will ring on Election Day at 8 00 a m as a further civic reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Listing error omits W E Ferris number
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company asks to add W E Ferris phone number 5271 on the handy number page for future reference due to an omission in the current telephone directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Ferris
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company
Services For Grandson Of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Svoboda
Kevin Ray Danaher nine month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Danaher died Sunday at St Elizabeths Hospital Lincoln. Mass of the Angels was held at St Marys Church. Pallbearers were Michael Vanous David Smith Jimmy Brochtrup and Ronald Davis. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery. He was born Jan 6 1960 at David City Hospital. Survived by parents three brothers Merle Patrick and Robbie and grandparents Mrs Mike Danaher Sr David City and Mr and Mrs Ray Svoboda Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Ray Danaher
Charles Danaher
David City
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lincoln
St. Mary’s Church
Michael Vanous
David Smith
Jimmy Brochtrup
Ronald Davis
St. Marys Cemetery
Kevin Ray
David City Hospital
Merle
Patrick
Robbie
Mike Danaher
Ray Svoboda
Osceola
1960 Nebraska Luther League Convention Held in Grand Island
The 1960 Nebraska Conference Luther League Convention met in Grand Island from October 27 to 29 with the theme Christ Calls For Christian Citizens. Attendees stayed at the Yancey Hotel and held sessions at Messiah Lutheran Church and the hotel. Osceola delegates included Carol Branting Kathy Eikenhorst Kathryn Pliefke Carol Swanson and Joyce Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Calls For
Grand Island
Yancy Hotel
Messiah Lutheran Church
Osceola
Carol Branting
Kathy Eikenhorst
Kathryn Pliefke
Carolyn Swanson
Joyce Jones
Bowling League Standings From Last Week
Osceola hardware leads the standings with a 15-9 record, followed by Guffs Tavern and Shriners at 14-10. High games include Elmer Johnson 219 and Dave Rutter 215, with Rutter also top in series at 557. Team marks feature Guffs Tavern 878 game and Shriners 819 series as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants
W—L Osceola Hardware
Guffs Tavern
Shriners
E-Nee Eee
Bush Drugs
Gambles
Wu. Ee
Elmer Johnson
Dave Rutter
Wayne Stallings
Vern Johnson
W—L Gas Co
Osceola Lumber
Larrys Tavern
Ges’s Clippers
Farmers Co-op
Fairacres
Johnsons Pumbers
East Side
Neds Service
High Ind
Roy Grossnicklaus
Bud Jacobson
Walt Koehler
Holly Grossnicklaus
Ray Kepner
Osceola Contractors
Siglers
Farmers Coop
Conrad
Ekcos
Johnson’s Corvairs
Smith’s Wheat Hearts
Marie Meister
Helen Johnson
Carol Schmoker
Thriftway + LIBS
Shelby Oil
Teedale
LEY Lees Realty
Osceola Cleaners
Steckley Seed
Matadors
Standard Oil
Walsteads al Eichasitnse
Ocarennating High
Emil Alt
Ralph Deland
Don Sterup
Rolland Johnson
Thriftway
Lees Realty
W—L John’s Rexall Pavee
Pepsi Colg Pientchin
Jack & Jill
Sinclair
Neds
Federal Sd. Bk
Roy Wreckers
Bobby Pins
Neve Ee
Greenbacks
Avis Waller
Mary Lou Stallings
Reba Conrad
Rose Smith
Bush
Local Hospital News Births and Recognitions List
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital reports a compilation of births and hospital notices. Names include Mrs. Minne Burke Stromsburg Mrs. Gerald Quick Osceola Walter J. Nelson Polk and many others with family details and towns such as Silver Creek Lincoln Shelby York Stromsburg Gresham and Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minne Burke
Stromsburg
Gerald Quick
Osceola
Walter J. Nelson
Polk
Robert Bryan
Silver Creek
Ben Stonecipher
Bridgeport
David Tschantre
Ernest Steager
Rising City
Florence Morris
Lincoln
Robert Lee Sterup, Jr
Daniel Sterup
Gilbert Johnson
Dale Davis
Shelby
Marion Kresha
Richard Nelson
Lloyd Carmichael
Aster Kessler
Gresham
Milton Anderson
Myrtle Cole
Council Bluffs
Adela Hochstetler
Silver __ Creek
C. W. Youngland
William Gaedeke
Richard Gilbert
I. F. Spaulding
Valdemar Lauesen
Ben Elledge
Wallace Glatter
John Ostrom
Baby Boy
Louis Wagner
Support rates on 1960 stored grain announced
Commodity Credit Corporation announced 1960 farm stored grain support rates for Polk County. Wheat 1.88, oats 1.93, barley 1.50, grain sorghums 1.00, soybeans 1.50, corn loans through May 31 1961. Loans require farm storage 30 days before sampling. fees 1c per bu (grain sorghums 2c). minimum fees 3.00 on farm loans and 1.50 on warehouse loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Polk County
A W Lewis Dies After Lingering Illness at 79
A. W. Lewis known as Bert, 79, died early Wednesday after a lingering illness at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Methodist Church with burial in Osceola Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W
Bert) Lewis
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Methodist Church
Osceola Cemetery
Fr Raphael Chonta Installed as New Pastor at St Vincent Ferrer
Fr Raphael Chonta was formally installed as the new pastor of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church. The ceremony occurred Wednesday evening at 7:30 with Very Rev Clement Green presiding. Chonta joined Lincoln Diocese in 1952 after early assignments including St Marys Cathedral and St Johns Plattsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael Chonta
St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic
Clement Green
York
R. Chonta
Lincoln
St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. John’s, Plattsmouth
Msgr. Geo. Ag
October Weather Summary From Local Observer
October readings show a high of 86 degrees on the 12th and a low of 19 on the 20th. Precipitation totaled .21 inch. Last year the high reached 79 and the low 18 with 1.86 inches rainfall. If conditions stay favorable, the fall harvest should finish soon. Day to day readings during October.
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Harold Klingman
How Bootstrap Was Born
A farmer near Stromsburg asks how Operation Bootstrap began as a Polk County pasture program. York County leaders promoted pasture and seed plantings in 1959 prompting local clubs to sponsor funding. The project, supported by Harold Klingman and Garey, grew to 51 cooperators by its first year. a November 18 banquet in Stromsburg features Dean Brown on turning pasture plantings into money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Stromsburg
Polk County
York County
Laverne Peterson
First National Bank of York
Polk
Mr. Peterson
York Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Merchant
Wilson
Bob
Jim
Harold Klingman
Garey
Dean Brown
Cochrane Family Visit Celebrates Jean’s Ninth Birthday
Mike Cochrane from Omaha spent Thursday to Sunday with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Joy. They all traveled to the Cochrane home Sunday to help Jean Cochrane celebrate her ninth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cochrane
Omaha
Mrs. Tillman Joy
Cochrane
Jean Cochrane
Bridal Showers Honor Miss Jeanne Hofbauer in Multiple Events
Three bridal showers were held for Miss Jeane Marie Hofbauer. Events occurred October 16 at the Catholic hall in Osceola, October 23 at Holy Trinity school auditorium in Brainard, and October 30 at the Hofbauer home, with hostesses and guests from Osceola Brainard Dwight Lincoln Bellwood and Columbus. Miss Hofbauer to wed Leon Fiala November 5 at St. Vincent's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeane Marie Hofbauer
Catholic Hall
Osceola
Alfred Gondringer
Ernest Svoboda
Ray Svoboda
Charles Kucera
Marilee Egr
la Vonne Kuzelka
Brainard
Nancy Paetz
Pam Grubaugh
David City
Charlotte Egr
Marcia Dawes
Marian Petrzilka
Dwight
Romona Kresha
Judy Miller
Barbara Stratton
Joan Martens
Columbus
Hofbauer
Miss Hofbauer
Leon Fiala
St. Vincent’s Church
75th Anniversary Observed by Osceola OES Chapter 24
A banquet and program at the Osceola Methodist Church honored the 75th anniversary of Osceola OES Chapter No. 24. Twelve Grand Officers and four past Grand Officers attended along with about 150 members from Osceola and nearby chapters Polk Shelby Silver Creek Clarks and Stromsburg.
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Osceola O.E.S
Methodist Church
Osceola
Polk
Shelby
Silver Creek
Clarks
Stromsburg
Methodist
W.S.C.S
Job
Bethel No
Ruth Knight
Lynn C. Mooney
Roy Smith
Miss Ethel Blake Dies Retired NEA Staffer at 78
Miss Ethel Blake 78 longtime NEA staff member died Friday morning October 28 shortly after admission to Doctor's Hospital Washington DC She born in Osceola Nebraska educated at Peru State Normal and University of Nebraska taught in Nebraska before joining NEA in 1925 later serving as planning editor and national secretary of the Future Teachers Association Funeral services were held at Hamline Methodist Church in Washington and Kepner Funeral Home burial in Osceola Cemetery She survived by a sister Joy Elmer Morgan and was involved with the League of American Pen Women and PEO Chapter B
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Blake
National Education Association
Doctor’s Hospital
Washington, D.C
Miss Blake
Osceola
Nebraska
Peru State Normal School
University of Nebraska
Washington
NEA
NEA Journal
The
Future Teachers Association
Hugh Birch-Horace Mann
Senior Citizen
Senior Citizens of America
League of American Pen Women
Bulletin
Hamline
Hamline Methodist Church
Kepner Funeral Home
Theodore
Martha Blake
James Query
Polk County
Howard and
Dwight
Maud Blake Hoffer
Judy Koehler Presents Pupils In Piano Recital
Judy Koehler hosted a piano recital at her home Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock featuring pupils Betty Jo Anderson Kathy Zedicher Linda Meister Barbara Sue and Julie Gullberg. Mothers and several guests attended including Mrs Wayne Anderson Mrs Laurence Meister Mrs Bill Zedicher Mrs Bob Grossnicklaus Mrs Don Sterup and others. Nineteen guests enjoyed lunch after the performances and Miss Koehler played several pieces on her Hammond organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Koehler
Betty Jo Anderson
Kathy Zedicher
Linda Meister
Barbara Sue
Julie Gullberg
Wayne Anderson
Jane
Laurence Meister
Sharon
Bill Zedicher
Bob Grossnicklaus
Patty Lou
Bonnie Gustafson
Stromsburg
Don Sterup
Kaby
Don Uland
Hastings
de Vera Rodene
Kathy
Miss Koehler
Social Calendar and Local Visits Noted
Social Calendar lists Entre Nous meeting on November 9 with Mrs. M. R. Anderson at 2 30. Eastern Star Lodge convenes Tuesday November 8 and Rebekah Lodge on Wednesday November 9. Vinson Bittinger family of Clarks dined with the Don Hayes family Sunday. Larry Cramer and daughter Susan of Arborville visited the grandparents Floyd Patraw Monday night.
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Entre Nous
M. R. Anderson
Eastern Star Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Vinson Bittinger
Clarks
Don Hayes
Larry Cramer
Susan
Arborville
Floyd Patraw
Polk County Ladies Take Five Day Trip To Ozarks
Thirty three Polk County ladies returned from a five day bus trip sponsored by the Polk County Farm Bureau. They visited Abilene and Independence Kansas Missouri, with stops at the Eisenhower museum Truman Museum and the World Holocaust Church. The group met Senator Kennedy in Kansas City and toured the private plane Caroline. They also saw Marvel Cave Silver Dollar City and Shepherd of the Hills. A get together is planned November 26 at Polk Community Hall to view trip slides and movies. Center Bus Lines of Columbus provided the bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Ozarks
Polk County Farm Bureau
Independence
Missouri
Truman
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Kansas City
Polk
Evelyn Norton
Washington, D. C
Kennedy
Caroline
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Lake Ozarks
United States
Bagwell Dam
Guy Williams
Springfield Missouri
The
World Herald
Arkansas Line
U.S
Lovely Marvel Cave
Silver Dollar City
Nebraska
Falls City
John Brown
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Mesdames Parker Aker
Emma Horstman
Elmer Hanquist
Ellen Spires
Marie Pierpont
Nettie Carlson
Irvin Anderson
Ben Peterson
Sadie Clark
Ella Rudy
Ted Janky
Will Steel
Roy Nelson
Clarence Johnson
Lloyd Hahn
Oliver Baker
Stromsburg
Myrtle Johnson
Claus Oberg
S. V. Peterson
Shelby
Martha Herger
Osceola
Mesdames
Gladys Warner
Edna Peterson
Bruce Pickett
Earl Bond
Sam Wyman
Walter Berck
Ina Mangelsen
Wm. Larson
Elaine Umstead
Elsie Merscheim
Mary Case
Delmar Johnson
Lula Hendrickson
Polk Community Hall
Center Bus Lines
Columbus
Ed Robbins
Amy Hauberg Hosts Halloween Party
Miss Amy Hauberg held a Thursday afternoon Halloween party for a small group of friends at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Hauberg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulldogs Lick
Cornhuskers
Ladies Leisure League
Bowling Belles
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
A. W. Lewis
St. Vincent Ferrer
Bootstrap
Lutheran Church
Prucka
Carpenter Paper Co
Jeanne Hofbauer
Osceola Oes
Abilene
Kansas
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