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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1970
Page
1
Eldena Lindblade shares a family slice of post storm life. One third in hospital, one third hauling silage, one third rushing around, they finally return home to a day of clean rooms and tempered gratitude. They recall hail damage, salvaged crops, a toppled wagon, and a peach tree lost, but focus on surviving and valuing life’s ties.
Charles Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Martin Roberts graduated Thursday evening from the College of Mortuary Science in San Francisco California. Exercises took place at Fishermans Wharf Attending were Mrs Martin Roberts and Miss Jane Anderson All returned home Saturday night Charles will join his father and brother Joe in the undertaking and furniture business
Mr and Mrs Don Sterup recently attended a housewarming for the Ronald Baker family south of Stromsburg with neighbors and friends in attendance at the rural celebration.
Sergeant Jack A. McCormick 23 a son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wieseman Route 2 Osceola Nebraska received the Army Commendation Medal Aug 26 while serving with Americal Division near Duc Pho Vietnam He earned it for meritorious service as a squad leader in Company A 3rd Battalion 1st Infantry of the division 11th Infantry Brigade His wife Catherine lives at 524 Trail Ridge Road Lincoln Nebraska He entered the Army February 1969 completed basic at Fort Ord California and was last stationed at Fort Benning Georgia.
A Nebraska Department of Labor representative will visit the Court House Welfare Office in Osceola on Tuesday October 13 at 1 30 p m. Lynn Boden Osceola football player fractured a hand in the Clarks Osceola game and will miss the season. Booster Club sells White and Orange Bulldog Stadium seat cushions tonight from 7 to 9 with salesmen meeting at Bill Zedicher's shop at 6 45. Cushions aid seating and fund booster club activities. St Edward Osceola game starts at 8 p m this Friday at St Edward. Gary Nelson Osceola member of Penn State Homecoming Our Town cast, son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Nelson.
News notes Eugene Johansen is back Monday evening from Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Howard McKeag remains a patient at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester awaiting Tuesday surgery.
Nebraska State Patrol reports no serious injuries after a two car rear end crash early Saturday on Hiway 92 one mile west of Osceola. Bill Pliefke of rural Osceola and Gary Smith of Beemer drove involved cars. both vehicles suffered extensive damage per Investigating Officer Jerry Krieger.
In a Monday afternoon game on September 28 the foursome Iola Schmoker Lois Grossnicklaus Clara Massie and Reba Conrad were dealt a perfect hand of 13 spades. Schmoker exclaimed Seven Spades and the four figure score was tallied. Massie recalls a perfect hand rare in many years.
Mike Sterup clinched the Armchair Quarterback Contest after a six way tie with Jon Rystrom Lowell Hanson Lester Anderson Eldon R Johnson and Maria Sterup. A tie breaker on Nebr Army score broke the tie and Mike received a $5 merchandise certificate.
The OHS annual Homecoming Parade is set for Friday October 9 at 2 p.m. with a Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes theme. Float ideas include Hansel and Gretel Peter Piper and Humpty Dumpty. some groups may walk rather than ride to boost participation as enthusiasm wanes and local parents rally to support the event.
Early Friday morning September 25 a severe hail and wind storm hit Polk County damaging crops and buildings with losses in the hundreds of thousands. One agency logged 710 losses to crops and property as many insured and uninsured suffered heavy hits to corn milo and soybeans.
The Osceola Chamber of Commerce endorsed Plan Two for the north south York-Columbus freeway. The route runs straight from York to Highway 30 then east to Columbus, avoiding York Benedict Stromsburg and Osceola, and aligns with present Highway 81. The chamber will send representatives to October 27 hearings in York and Columbus.
OHS opens October with a football trip to St Edward to face the Beavers at 7:30 p.m. The marching band heads to Grand Island for Harvest of Harmony with songs including Everything's Coming Up Roses Ode to Joy and Drummin Drummin Drummin. Community activities include Homecoming planning senior pictures open house and a disaster relief corn salvage drive at Bill Bryan farm with 650 bushels collected and a planned repeat on October 4 with trashing weather permitting.
Osceola breaks eleven game win streak by defeating Clarks 34 to 6 on a soggy field. The Bulldogs total 207 rushing and 118 passing yards, commit only two turnovers, with Cal Coffin leading rushing and Steve Tenniges finding Jim Carlson and Keith Peterson for key plays.
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