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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1958
Page
2
The letter reflects on Halloween being over with masks and costumes bringing laughs while warning against childish theft. It notes a Legion Club Rooms party, election day chatter, Veterans Day closings, and dry weather with a parched wheat stand awaiting moisture. A tongue in cheek exchange closes the column.
FRF stands for For Reserve Food a protective thin heat sealed polyethylene sandwich product reinforced with Fiberglas. Developed from Wright Field research FRF offers heat resistance moisture vapor protection and long life. It can be colored transparent or heat reflecting with many farming and industrial uses including folding silos pond liners and windbreaks.
The piece cites Ilya Ehrenburg’s remark that America is a tin can civilization and argues the stereotype misses the truth as last year 42 billion cans, about 246 per person, were produced in the United States reflecting robust packaging activity and economic output.
The passage notes lines to shield about 2,200 products across many kinds. It emphasizes that most aim to improve peaceful life though many serve the armed forces. The focus is on ensuring American servicemen have top quality food medicines weapons and tools. Comrade Ehrenburg is referenced with a sour-grapes remark.
The Polk County Extension Service will hold its annual meeting November 24 at the Osceola Methodist Church basement. William Ehrlich of Lincoln will be the featured speaker, with a cooperative supper at 6 30 p m and program to follow at 7 45 p m. The event includes a revised Extension Constitution, board delegate elections, and a review of 1958 activities.
Joyce Roberts reports on Mr Colen from Wesleyan University addressing Osceola High School students about the value of a college education. The Osceola High School second team won 2 to 0 at Clark Tuesday night. Friday's parade featured 12 floats and three Queen candidates followed by a Halloween show and a heart shaped float formation. Osceola won the night 26 to 2.
Farmers irrigate when temperatures exceed 20 degrees Fahrenheit and many regions report active irrigation this season. Shallow soil farmers gain little from fall and winter watering as most water drains beyond the root zone, reducing plant benefit.
The Bulldogs travel to Clarks for a conference playoff against the Blue Bombers as both teams chase the title and a spot as Conference Champions.
A Nebraska reminiscence traces the Cornhuskers football highs from the Steihm era 1911–1915, with 35 wins 2 losses and 3 ties, and notes earlier Booth and Cole periods. It references Ware and McBride's brief history Fifty Years of Football chronicling Nebraska's fortunes.
The piece recalls the Steihm presidency shaping Nebraska football from 1915 to 1925, noting his disciplined, compact squads, standout stars like Guy Chamberlain, and the dream of a state wide Cornhusker program. It mentions Memorial Stadium’s conception, his departure for Indiana, and marks this as Nebraska's greatest era ending in 1915.
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