Christmas Seal Campaign Opens November Sixteen
The official opening of the Christmas Seal Campaign in Polk County will be on November 16. Seals are sent to over 1600 homes to support tuberculosis and other respiratory disease control. Volunteers gathered in Osceola to stuff envelopes, including Mrs. Mabel Kumpf and several others from Shelby Polk Stromsburg and Osceola, hoping for a large early response.
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Polk County
Matt Andersons
Osceola
Mabel Kumpf
Harold Perry
Rex Brigham
Shelby
Earl Stevens
A. L. Neuhaus
Dean Myers
Horace Stevens
Polk
Margaret Scharman
Lois Strong
Thelma Anderson
Stromsburg
Otto Nelsons
Ben Schmoker
Lula Ward
Bert Gissler
Contour farming gains fame as Polk County trademark
Twenty five years ago Polk County farmers prided on straight furrows. Now contour farming with terraces slows runoff, saves moisture, and curbs erosion. Local leaders H G Heaston Bob Bryan Roy Wilson Guy Feeser Bruce Anderson and Dr H S Eklund are noted for terrace work. Supervisors at Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District offer guidance. Fritz Scholtz, 18, dies in Jackson Michigan auto accident.
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Soil Conservation Service
Polk County
H. G. Heaston
Bob Bryan
Roy Wilson
Guy Feeser
Bruce Anderson
H. S. Eklund
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Disabled American Veterans Goal Shaped By Veterans Day Reflection
A 1965 Veterans Day piece notes the Disabled American Veterans aim to advance welfare for all wounded and disabled veterans. It acknowledges peacetime dangers and argues for continued aid to those truly disabled in service, while cautioning against special privileges for all veterans.
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Disabled American Veterans Organization
DAV
Arm chair quarterback contest winners share prize
C Gordon Carlson of Stromsburg and Tim Engel of Clarks split the $5 prize after a seven way tie of perfect 13 game guesses. Osceola 52 Genoa 0 was the tiebreaker game, with actual 52-0. Other perfect picks listed and many near misses noted along with contest deadlines and next rounds.
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C. Gordon Carlson
Stromsburg
Tim Engel
Clarks
Osceola
Genoa
Steve McBeth
Bobby Gissler
John Cerny
Tim Anderson
Iowa
Jay McDonald
Alan Gissler
Bruce Treffer
Jerry Cerny
Steven Garey
Stan van Hoosen
Gary Garey
Erwin Anderson
Joe Anderson
Jerry Ksiazek
Omaha
Stanley Hoffer
Floyd Arnsmith Jr
Columbus
Vivian Funk
Carl Carlstrom
Polk
Ronald Herman
Roy Hedlund
Arlette Johnson
Kearney
Gary Rodene
Fremont
Maurice E. Ransom
Colorado Springs
Colo
Humphrey
Shelby
East Butler
St. Edward
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Arkansas
Rice
Purdue
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Kansas State
Missouri
Colorado
Michigan State
Texas
Baylor
Southern Cal
California
Harvest on Wallace Peterson Farm Moves Fast
Eleven combines and many trucks harvested 100 acres of corn on the Wallace Peterson farm with Farmers Coop and Oil Assn aiding. County Court issued marriage licenses to four couples and several motorists faced night speeding fines. a list of names and penalties appears amid the busy farming scene and community notices.
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Wallace Peterson
Horst Attends Nebraska Assessors School Seminar
Roy E. Horst Polk County assessor attends the 3rd annual Nebraska assessor's school on November 15 at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education Lincoln. The seminar covers real estate appraising laws and property assessment. Several speeding and related fines are listed for attendees and relatives. Nick Zedicher leaves for Air Force base Lackland Texas. Medicare guidance available from social security official H S Hornby in Osceola. Leon F. Fiala becomes manager of Osceola Feed Mill now Fiala Feed and Grain Co. Birth announced for Scott Allan Aksamit. Osceola locals report weekend visit by the Daweses.
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Roy E. Horst
Polk County
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Lincoln
Nebraska
Horst
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
H. S. Hornby
Osceola
Osceola Bulldogs finish season with 4 2 3 record and 52 0 win
Osceola Bulldogs end season with 4 victories 2 losses and 3 ties after a 52 0 victory over Genoa. Limited bench kept the score from widening. conference mark 3 1 3. beat Palmer for league crown while dropping a 2 0 decision to Stromsburg in a 2 0 battle.
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Osceola
Bulldogs
Walloping
Genoa
Dogs
Goldenrod
Palmer
Stromsburg
Liska to Show Travel Slides Friday in Osceola
Osceola Lions Club sponsors Danny Liska of Niobrara for an 8 p.m. Friday talk and slide show in the school gym. Liska recounts a motorcycle trip from North America to South America with images of archeological ruins, Argentine cattle ranching, Amazon Indians, a lost Inca city, volcanoes, and other exotic subjects. Tickets from Lions members or at the door.
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Liska
North America
South America
Danny Liska
Niobrara
Osceola Lions Club
Lions Club
Argentina
Amazon Jungle
Lions to host cabinet meeting at Osceola club
Osceola Lions Club to host a November 21 cabinet meeting with Lions from regional towns attending. Monday noon session covered plans. New members Eldon Johnson and Everett Powell. guests Vin ton Clark and Vaughn Mickey. A film on winter driving was shown.
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Osceola Lions Club
Eldon Johnson
Everett Powell
Lions
Vinton Clark
Vaughn Mickey
Polk County Crops Weather Report Summary
Gary Garey reports no rainfall for the week in Polk County with adequate surface and subsoil moisture. Winter wheat is excellent. corn and irrigated sorghums are good. dry sorghums and soybeans are fair. Corn about 25 percent harvested. sorghums 80 percent. soybeans 90 percent. Moisture content ranges 17-28 percent for corn, 11-17 percent for sorghums, and 9-12 percent for soybeans. Range and pasture feed and hay supplies are average. feed grain above average. Farmers continue harvesting grain sorghum, soybean, and corn, with some fall plowing. Warm weather aids fall harvest, and fencing of milo and corn fields is common, enabling good fall cattle pasturing.
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Gary Garey
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Phoebe Morgan
Jackson, Mich
Fritz Scholtz
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
Portsmouth
John Huebner
Paul Swanson
Donald Baker
Carl
F. Johnson
Norman Leach
Ray Nyffeler
Paul Monson
Earl Johnson
Kenneth Anderson
Morris Boden
Arthur Ahlquist
Carl Allinder
Gordon Fredrickson
Milton Marak
Vernon Peterson
Fred K. Johnson
Marvin Ericson
Dick Boyd
Gerald Holm
Byron Johnson
Robert Baker
Levert Peterson Jr
Milton Johnson Jr
Maurice Lindburg Jr
Emil Younglund
Clifford
Harlan
Gerald Mentink
Gary
Helmer
Eldon R. Johnson
Julius E. Johnson
Clara A. McCormick
Kent Uphoff
Rising City
Sandra Smith
Ray J. Downer
Bellwood
James V. Goodburn
Donald E. Butkus
West Point
Joe M. Kvetensky
James
Flynn
Ralph Bouckaert
Philip L. Hauschild
Robert L. Goodall
Roy D. Kail
William E. Throwen
Okmulgee
Okla
Donald J. Lynch
Wichita
Kans
Olga A. Kinsey
Kansas City
Arthur J. Schmidt
Laurence
John W. Lieske
Chicago
Richard V. Esposito
Ill
Michael J. Walsh
Lansing
Mich
Wm. Docekal
Gene W. Garretson
Platte Center
Myron Bernt
Vernon Dee Crow
Farris 'Ladd
Hastings
Richard L. Luth
Joe L. McClure
Robert L. Manning
Chapman
Robert C. McIntyre
Walter K. Schmidt
Elkhorn
Tommy E. Gagner
Willis C. Gray
Jeanette B. Mendyk
Litchfield
Dominick J .D’ercole
Elizabeth J. Baker
Loup City
Leroy K. Lyons
Gale E. Farber Jr
George A. Marsh
Englewood
AIR Force
Nick Zedicher
Lackland Air Base
Nick
Bill Zedichers
Leon F. Fiala
Osceola Feed Mill & Elevator
Fiala Feed & Grain Co
Aksamit
Richard Aksamit
Scott Allan
Neal Prell
Marvin Daweses
Wm. Bahr
Methodist
Amber Johnson
Camp Comeca
Conad
ICYE
Bolivia
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Amber
Camp Shelton
MYF
Julius EB. Johnson
McKeever
David City
Jolin Welson
Dan Dunn
Calvin Kropatsch
Bill Engett
John Nelson
Kenny Bowe
Charles''Roberts
Don Augustin
Kropatsch
Augustin
Web Cotter
Mike Anderson
Dunn
Engert
Neilson
Bruce Bugbee
Cotter
Roger Klein
Mike Simonsen
Gregg Urban
Ted Wyman
Silver Creek
Tom
Mark
Wyman
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