Booster Buck Enclosed For Osceola Midget League
A booster payment note from a supporter in Osceola Nebraska accompanying a Midget Football League contribution. The letter is unsigned beyond a signature line.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Page
1
A booster payment note from a supporter in Osceola Nebraska accompanying a Midget Football League contribution. The letter is unsigned beyond a signature line.
Community members urged to return BOOSTER BUCK forms with donations to The Record to cover uniforms balls and equipment costs for the midget football program. The American Legion Post has given 50 dollars but an outstanding deficit remains while contributors will be listed soon.
Osceola, ranked sixth, shut out undefeated Clarks 20 to 0 as their defense produced negative yardage ten times and allowed only 14 rushing yards. Jack Cerny scored the opening TD, Randy Bondry added a second, and Ed Wieseman and Boden recovered a fumble for insurance. Bond led rushing with 51 yards, Cerny 27, and Mike Cerny top receiver with 35 yards. The Bulldogs leaned on a dominant defense with captains Ed and Evan Wieseman totaling 25 tackles.
A reader recounts a tale of someone finding a low lost diamond ring but Tom Hofbauer fared less well. He did, however, discover a curious collection of hardware in a fryer’s gizzard. A marble a washer two screws and a near stripped bolt end awaited his surprise.
Terry Donald Vanderpool weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces was born on September 23 to Mr and Mrs Don Vanderpool at St Mary Hospital in Columbus. Maternal grandmother is Mrs J A Cerny.
Judge Eldon Johnson won this week's five dollar quarterback award with a perfect entry. The tie breaker matched the tie over two other perfect entries by Lester Anderson and Anita Kentopp, while many missed several games. Entries late to judging were disqualified.
Osceola's B team opened the season with a 7 to 6 victory over Stromsburg. Burg scored early, but Osceola rallied behind Bobby Gissler to reach a late touchdown and Gissler added the extra point for the win. Halftime featured a scrimmage among Osceola Midgets.
The Record alerts readers to renew subscriptions with the October 3 issue. A red cross in the circle on page two top left signals expiration with the next issue, and no mail reminder will be sent. Renew promptly to avoid interruption in delivery.
Last rites were held for Roy R. Grubaugh at St Mary Catholic Church in David City. The Rising City farmer, 77, spent most of his life in Butler County. survivors include sons Dick, Al, Marvin and daughter Marie Goerlinger.
Terence Duren died Saturday night September 28 in Columbus Nebraska. The Shelby native exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum Whitney Gallery and Corcoran Gallery and has works in many museum and private collections worldwide. Services were held October 2 at Sacred Heart Church in Shelby with a rosary the prior evening. Survivors include two aunts and an uncle.
One day cleanup around the square led by local Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups on Saturday October 5 ahead of Homecoming. Weeds will be pulled flag pole sockets cleaned and litter cans refurbished by City Council and volunteers.
The 64 piece OHS marching band under Ruth Ann Majors will compete in Grandi Island’s Harvest of Harmony on Saturday October 5. They aim for the Class C street marching trophy and will perform in the morning parade and in a field competition in the afternoon. The program features Billboard March and Camelot selections.
Native of Hays Springs Nebraska Miss Wasmund joins Osceola High School as English and Speech teacher with Journalism class. She earned a BA in Education from Chadron State in 1967 and studied another Chadron semester before starting here. Also worked at Fort Robinson and as a dental assistant.
Miss Yvonne Baker, a Kansas native and Phillips University graduate, returns for a second year to conduct speech therapy in Osceola schools. She is among seven therapists serving a seven county area under Educational Service Unit No. 7. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday mornings with schedules pending testing results.
A retrospective on IFYE student Monique Rosseau comparing French and American eating habits from horsemeat to jello and watermelon. Observations cover dairy milking methods in Nebraska, Ann Olson and Otto in Sweden, and cultural misinterpretations about being full in Sweden.
Osceola Chamber of Commerce schedules a sidewalk sale during the Homecoming Parade on October 11 with merchants on The Square selling goods after noon. A Homecoming Bake Sale lunch starts at 9:30 a.m. The parade begins 2:00 p.m. Osceola vs Henderson football at 7:30 p.m. Crowning of the King and Queen at halftime. Local clubs plan postgame events and a country club singalong. Richard Smith of Knoxville arrives to visit his father Clyde Smith still in Bryan Memorial Hospital.
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