Top Honor To Band In State Contest
A busload of Osceola band members returned at 1 a.m. after the Nebraska High School Band Marching Festival in Lincoln. The Osceola High School band earned Superior ratings from three judges after their late performance, marking a second consecutive top rating. Members presented director Annette Magorian with red roses before the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebraska
Lincoln
Pershing Auditorium
OHS
Annette Magorian
Conservation Rat Holes and Steen’s Leadership View
The article cites M. Q. Steen as the ideal head for a state conservation department, noting his 41-year conservation career and service with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in North Dakota and Missouri. Erwin A. Bauer argues many executives lack qualifications, while Steen’s experience and ideas for habitat changes and fish management could boost Nebraska wildlife efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sports Afield
M. Q. Steen
Nebraska Game Commission
Erwin A. Bauer
Bauer
Mel Steen
Steen
North Dakota
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Missouri
Fish and Game
Nebraska
Sand Hills
Commission
Dr William Anderson Dies In California
Dr William Nance Anderson of Los Angeles died Thursday November 8 after a heart attack at the County Courthouse where he was to testify in a will contest trial He was 76 a native of Osceola He practiced medicine in Omaha before moving to Los Angeles where he served as heart specialist and chief of staff at Hollywood West Hospital He leaves his wife Kathryn sister Georgina Jones brother Frank and other relatives Funeral services were held in Los Angeles
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William Nance Anderson
Los Angeles
Anderson
Osceola
John Anderson
Osceola High School
Omaha
Hollywood West Hospital
Kathryn
Georgina Jones
Frank
California
Harry
David City
Nebraska
Jeanne
Matta
Local real estate transfers and community visits noted
Mr and Mrs Chas Kucera bought the John Schneider residence in South Osceola and moved in. The Kuceras sold and Gestrines bought the nearby home blocks northeast of the square, with the Schneiders occupying their south Shelby residence. Roswill Johnson of Lincoln and Wayne Mentink with family from Fullerton visited Leonard Mentink on Sunday afternoon.
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Chas. Kucera
John Schneider
South Osceola
Martin Gestrine
Kucera
Square
Kuceras
Gestrines
Schneiders
South Shelby
Roswill Johnson
Lincoln
Wayne Mentink
Fullerton
Leonard Mentink
Local Social Calendar Highlights Various Club Meetings
The Wesley Chapel Club meets November 21 with Mrs. Marvin Dawes and Mrs. Morris Richards assisting. Meat Cookery lesson led by Mesdames Schmoker. Friends and Neighbors Extension Club gathers November 21 at Dale Lewis home with plastic bottle handicraft. Ride-A-Wees meets November 15 with Mrs. Lloyd Fjell. Stoner Club and Lions Club convene November 21. Home Extension Club on November 20 led by Mrs. Fred Bond and Mrs. Lee Campbell. Hospital Auxiliary sessions set. Garden Club hosts November 20 with winter poem roll call and Lulu Ward contest.
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Wesley Chapel Club
Marvin Dawes
Morris Richards
Mmes. Dwaine
Ben Schmoker
Friends and Neighbors Extension Club
Jim Lewis
Dale Lewis
Lloyd Fjell
Stoner Club
Si Cook
Lions Club
Corn Palace
Home Extension Club
Fred Bond
Lee Campbell
Hospital Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Phil Campbell
Garden Club
Emil Monson
Roll Call
Lulu Ward
Three Students Join State Music Clinic Chorus
Osceola High School will send Connie Bush soprano Larry Miley second bass and Eugene Prososki first bass to the State Music Clinic in Norfolk Nebraska November 15 16 17. The clinic features a 700 voice chorus as well as band and orchestra with selections drawn from across the state.
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Osceola High School
Norfolk
Nebraska
Connie Bush
Larry Miley
Eugene Prososki
Douglas Dunn Receives Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship
Douglas Dunn son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Dunn of Osceola received a $100 Ak-Sar-Ben scholarship. He attends the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture majoring in Animal Husbandry. He is active in the Block and Bridle Club University 4-H Club and Ag Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Dunn
Lewis Dunn
Osceola
Ak-Sar-Ben
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
University
One Car Crash Injures Mrs Dickey Near Osceola
A six o clock Tuesday evening crash two miles south and half mile west of the Highways 30A 92 81 junction left Mrs Wilma Dickey of Osceola with a broken leg. Her daughter Jackie survived uninjured as a passenger. Sheriff Reynold Peterson reports the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold Peterson
Wilma Dickey
Osceola
Dickey
Jackie
Wagner Family Attends Granddaughter Sandra Colby Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wagner and Cecelia were in Omaha Saturday for the wedding of their granddaughter Sandra Colby to Dale Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wagner
Cecelia
Omaha
Sandra Colby
Dale Hartman
Memorial Hospital Deaths and Dismissals List
A hospital notices a list of deceased patients and discharged names from Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. The names include Conrad Wagener Benedict Dismissed and numerous individuals from Osceola Stromsburg Shelby Stromsburg and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
Conrad Wagener
Benedict
Roland White
Shelby
George Korger
Mayme Adair
Osceola
Henry Kumpf
James McKeag, Sr
Fern Bennett
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Anna Exstrom
Stromsburg
Lillian Ferrand
Helmut Linda
Surprise
James Brigham
James A. Cuda
Ronald Baker
Johnson-Dapper Engagement Announced in Polk and Houston
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Johnson of Polk announce the engagement of their daughter Marcia to Douglas S. Dapper of Houston Texas. Dapper is son of Mrs. H. W. Dapper of Greenville SC and the late Col. Dapper. Miss Johnson grad of Bryan Memorial School of Nursing Lincoln. Dapper grad of University of Texas and member of Beta Phi fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Johnson
Polk
Marcia
Douglas S. Dapper
Houston
Texas
Mr. Dapper
H. W. Dapper
Greenville
South Carolina
Col. Dapper
Miss Johnson
Bryan Memorial School of Nursing
Lincoln
University of Texas
Beta Phi Fraternity
Dennis Mickey Birthday Oyster Supper Honors Family
Mr and Mrs Don Mickey and family joined Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mickey and family and John Bob and Helen Mickey for an oyster supper at the Vaughn Mickey home Tuesday night in celebration of Dennis Mickeys second birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Mickey
Kenneth Mickey
John
Bob
Helen Mickey
Vaughn Mickey
Dennis
Man in the Service Gerald K Johnson to Graduate Today
SFC Gerald K Johnson, long stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey, will graduate today after a leave with his Texas family. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Delmer Johnson and will be sent to Korea following the ceremony.
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SFC
Gerald K. Johnson
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Texas
Korea
Gerald Is
The
Mrs
Delmer Johnson
Auto Crash Near Malek’s Service In Osceola
Sunday collision at the junction of Osceola City Route and Highway 30A 92 west of Malek’s Service involved cars driven by Ben Schmoker and Larry Krance. Schmoker attempted a left turn blinded by sun. both cars sustained about 300 dollars in damage. Mrs. Schmoker is hospitalized with injuries.
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Ben Schmoker
Osceola
Larry Krance
Central City
Malek
Schmoker
Brance Auto
Real Estate Transfers From Various Towns
A series of property transfers filed across Osceola Shelby Polk and related additions includes Elmer G and Eunice Warnick to United Builders and Supply Lots 1 and 2 Block 15 Original Town Polk Velma Treadway to Chancey A Cremeen Lot 6 Block 1 Original Town Osceola Willis M McKeekin and wife to Eugene A Nekl and wife Tract 75 by 150 feet Shelby Etta F Barton and husband to Donavin F Widga Lot 10 Newville Addition Polk Loren L Miller and wife to Donald L Gabriel Lots 6 7 and 8 Block 4 Nance and Morrill's Addition Osceola Reynold Peterson Sheriff to Fred Boye Lot 75 feet to Elk of Block 18 Ekeley's Addition Lloyd W Carmichael and wife to Bertha Engel Lot 1 Block 1 Matters Addition Shelby Ella and Koehler and husband to Samuel W Wyman and wife Lots 5 except 65 by 280 in Nance and Morris' 2nd Addition Osceola
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Elmer G
Eunice Warnick
United Builders and Supply
Polk Velma Treadway
Chancey A. Cremeen
Osceola
Willis M. McKeekin
Eugene A. Nekl
Shelby Etta F. Barton and
Husb
Donavin F. Widga
Newvilles
Polk
Loren L. Miller
Donald L. Gabriel
Nance & Morrill’s
Recital at Kearney College Opens 1962-63 Season
Seventeen students at Nebraska State Teachers College Kearney will present the first music recital of the 1962 63 year on Wednesday November 14 at 7 30 p m The program includes vocal and piano solos Barbara Oberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivan Oberg is one of seven accompanists participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Teachers College
Kearney
Barbara Oberg
Ivan Oberg
Midland College Parents Day Attended by Brantings
Mr and Mrs Ra Branting attended Parents Day at Midland College in Fremont last Friday. Midland students Carol Branting and Virginia Holstein accompanied the Brantings home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ra. Branting
Midland College
Fremont
Carol Branting
Virginia Holstein
Midland
Brantings
44 Deer Tagged In ’62 Season
Polk County Sheriff Reynold Peterson reports he tagged 44 deer during this year s season doubling the 1961 tally. He tags kills for sportsmen in the Wahoo area. all but one were taken by local hunters and all carcasses are reported in good flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Reynold Peterson
Wahoo
Polk Represented At Farm Bureau Talent Find
Polk County sent Miss Natalie Hahn and Miss Gail Giles to the Nebraska Farm Bureau Talent Find at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln. They performed a four season skit and sang four songs earning high ratings. Hahn spoke on Farm Bureau responsibilities to agriculture in cooperative markets.
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Natalie Hahn
Gail Giles
Polk County
Nebraska Farm Bureau
Cornhusker
Lincoln
Farm Bureau
Ben Peterson
Wallace Sandell
Polk County Farm Bureau
Lloyd Hahn
Peterson
Sandell
Christmas Seals Campaign Under Way
Plans are underway for the annual Christmas Seal Campaign to raise funds to fight tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. County Seal Chairman Mrs. Ben Schmoker notes volunteers prepare 2,000 letters for mailing and urges careful reading of the accompanying letter. Seals were mailed November 13. TB remains a major infectious disease in the United States. Eradication relies on finding and treating those who have TB before they can infect others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Schmoker
United States
Goldenrod Conference Names Two Bulldog Standouts to All Conference
The Goldenrod Conference selects an all conference team at season end naming Randy Studley and Darrel Prell from the 1962 Bulldog squad. Studley is a senior fullback and a two time all conference pick, with four football letters across two schools, Wolbach and Goldenrod, across eight games this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldenrod
Randy Studley
Darrel Prell
Randy
Kenneth Studley
Wolbach
Couple Plans June Wedding and Sports All-Conference Notice
Irene Burritt of Osceola announces daughter Betty Lou Burritt engagement to Donald Conkling of Stromsburg with a June wedding planned. Betty Lou is a 1961 Osceola High graduate and Kearney State College sophomore. Conkling is a 1961 Stromsburg High graduate farming at Stromsburg. Also notes Randy’s football season stats and the Goldenrod All-Conference selections with players from Burg, Clarks, Silver Creek, Genoa, Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Burritt
Osceola
Betty Lou
Donald Conkling
Orley Conkling
Stromburg
Miss Burritt
Osceola High School
Kearney State Teachers College
Stromsburg High School
Stromsburg
Goldenrod
Genoa
Clarks
Cth
Polk
Silver Creek
St. Edward
Palmer
Scouts Award Junior Leadership Certificates in David City
Twenty three Boy Scouts from five Sunrise District troops received Junior Leadership Training certificates Sunday in David City Park before a Statue of Liberty replica. The one day Seward training preceded camping overnight in David City Park led by Charles Welker. Recipients include David City scouts Tom Morgan and Mike Watson. Fairmont James Gibson. Geneva Bruce Price. Osceola Larry Richards and others.
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David City
Sunrise
David City Park
Boy Scout Troop 268
Ae City
Seward
Charles Welker
Cornhusker Council
Tom Morgan
Mike Watson
Fred McVay
Paul O’callaghan
Jack McVay
Terry Tarr
Mike Vanous
James Hock
Tom Simanek
Fairmont
James Gibson
Mike McMahon
Jerry Block
Geneva
Bruce Price
Cam Wilkins
Craig Celler
Osceola
Larry Richards
Dick Bennett
Randy Gissler
Ricky Sigler
Mark Hawkins
Albert Ommers
Bulldogs 1962 Statistics Show Season Totals and Honors
Final figures from eight games compiled by Fran Cis Barry show the Bulldogs led opponents 1998 to 1034 yards with a 436 yard game against Silver Creek. Standouts include Randy Studley co captain and team leader in carries and tackles, Joe Roberts defensive specialist, and Jerry Gondringer at quarterback hampered by injuries but outstanding. All conference picks include Studley Meister Prell Zedicher Headlee and Headlee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Barry
Bulldog
Leigh
Gondringer
Roberts
Schmoker
Wieseman
Dozier
O McCormick
Rick Studley
Randy Studley
Jim Headlee
Bowe
Larry Miley
Meister
Pre
Jerry Gondringer
Joe Roberts
Duane Dozier
Larry Meister
Darrell Prell
Nick Zedicher
Sid Dunn
World Herald
Steve Headlee
Glen Jones
Norman Lux
Thanksgiving Week Notice on Early Copy Deadlines
The editor reminds readers that press time shifts to Monday or earlier next week due to Thanksgiving. All news and advertisements should be submitted by Monday or sooner to meet the adjusted schedule.
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Sports
William Anderson
Janet Lee
Vicki Sue
Mary Jo
Jack Wieseman
Debbie
Brian
Susan
Donald Waterman
Linda
David
Calmar Herrmann
C. L. Mulford
KSTC
Betty Lou Burritt
Darrel
Bill” Prell
Jon Dexter
Jon Strong
Rich Lamoree
Burg
Ken Meerkatz
Jim Baker
Mike Larson
Nick Richters
Bill Kohl
Dennis Quick
Jerry Sock
Jerry Gdowski
Leonard Simanek
John Block
Linden Mulford
Alvin Apetz
York
Bulldogs
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