Osceola community notes mix weather, events and concerns
Weather’s wet season brings lakes to fields near Beatrice while Osceola prepares for Homecoming in two weeks. The Harvest of Harmony parade route is set in Grand Island with field events at Memorial Stadium after 1 pm.Community updates include theater attendance, fire truck standby during building demolition, Bloodmobile at Osceola High, and local Lions Club activities plus Dennis Valentine new Osceola teacher.
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Osceola
Grand Island
Walnut Junior High
Eddy
Memorial Stadium
Albert Ryan
NPPD
Community events and club meetings listed for October schedule
City Council at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday with Jr Auxiliary at 6:30 p.m. at Legion Club rooms. Monday features Scouts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday hosts Friendly Neighbors, Mrs Gene Sterup. Wednesday includes Entre Nous with Ruth Sigler Johnson and Zella Kepner. Rebekahs meet on Thursday with Osceola sabe 65 AFLAM.
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Friendly Neighbors
Eugene Sterup
Entre Nous
Ruth Sigler Johnson Gales
Zella Kepner
Rebekahs
Osceola Sabe
Osceola Bonds Pass for Junior Senior High School
A special bond election in Osceola District 19 approved the junior senior high school project with 505 votes in favor and 241 against from 746 of 1115 ballots. turnout reached 67 percent. officials call it a mandate and plan early construction pending further decisions. Bonds priced at 5.3 percent, minimum $5000, sold first come first served through Chiles Heiden & Co. and First National Bank.
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Dale Frizzell
Chiles, Heiden & Co., Inc
Omaha
Nat’l Bank
Osceola
Citizens’ Committee
Elections Planned for ASCS Communities in Polk County
Letters to eligible voters announce upcoming ASCS community committee elections across six areas Canada Hackberry Clear Creek Island Valley Osceola Platte Pleasant Home Stromsburg Nomination petitions due by October 29 and ballots mailed around November 19 with returns due December 3. The 18 committee members will also serve as delegates to the ASC County Convention on December 13 to elect county officials for 1974.
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Polk County
ASC
Eugene V. Sterup
ASCS
Canada-Hackberry
Clear Creek-Island-Valley
Osceola Platte Pleasant Home
Stromsburg
Sterup
F. A. Donelson
Richard Sealey
Polk
Paul Walgren
Osceola
Osceola Shut Out By Fullerton Team
Osceola Bulldogs lose 2-0 to Fullerton Warriors in Friday football. Fullerton rushes for 80 yards led by Phil Roewert. Osceola passes for 107 yards led by Dale Roehrs. Injuries hit Osceola with Peterson out and Larson hurt.
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James Winslow
Bulldogs
Warriors
Fullerton
Osceola
Phil Roewert
Dale Roehrs
Steve Monson
Bulldog
Tom Peterson
Norm Larson
D. Watts
R. Fujan
M. Smith
J. Gabel
S. Monson
Dr. Nelson
M. van Hoosen
Osceola greenhouse adds 26 by 34 foot fiberglas expansion
Osceola businessman Alvin Cerny expands his greenhouse with a new 26 by 34 foot addition east of the original structure. The building will be fully fiberglas covered and heated by a separate furnace with air conditioning planned next spring. The addition aims for January 1 operation to meet year round demand and holiday poinsettias. Pumpkin crop appeals to children for Jack O Lanterns.
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Cerny
Alvin Cerny
Osceola
National Cemetery Transfers Expand Veteran Burial Benefits
Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell moves under Veterans Administration jurisdiction linking with the VA hospital in Grand Island. A new law converts 21 VA cemeteries into national cemeteries, adding 53 680 grave sites for veterans. It boosts burial benefits with up to 150 extra plots in private cemeteries plus 250 existing, and up to 800 for service connected deaths.
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Fort McPherson
National Cemetery
Maxwell
Veterans Administration
Grand Island
Boosters Rally for Osceola High Weight Machine
Osceola Booster Club reports a successful fund drive benefiting the new weight machine at Osceola High School. Donations from numerous local businesses and patrons accompany plans for a November pancake supper to support the project, with a date to be announced.
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Osceola
Osceola Booster Club
Monson Animal Hos
Pital
Arnie’s
Bush Drug
Co-op
Mert’s
Osceola Body Shop
Jack & Jill
Lepp & Larsen John Deere
Nahrstedt’s
McDonald Red & White
Amity Lanes
Burt & Dee’s
First Nat’l Bank
Lewis Mobil
Kepner Roberts
Rowan Plumbing
Osceola Bar Ass’n
Malek's 66
Osceola Drilling
U-All
Bryan Milling & Grain
Weight Machine Fund
District 19 School Board Approves Building Plan Steps
The District 19 school board met with all members present and heard from Bill Beavers of Chiles Heiden and Co and Nebraska Public Power District about electric heating for the new building. They canvassed the recent election vote, planned architect meetings, and considered a community program on planned parenthood for high school students. Scout meeting set for Oct 8 to organize a new troop. Scott Walgren leaves for University of Nebraska Curtis campus.
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District 19
Bill Beavers
Chiles, Heiden and Co
Nebraska Public Power District
Couple Enlists in U.S. Army Right After Regulation Change
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Bassinger of Lincoln have enlisted and begun basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama and Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Sworn in August 31 at Omaha their daughter Tiffany stays with grandmother while they train. Mrs. Bassinger, Valerie Ransom, is daughter of Mervin Ransom Sr. and now joins service after policy allowing married women with children to serve. They will train at Fort Lee Virginia then go to Fort Carson Colorado.
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Rex Bassinger
Lincoln
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Bassingers
Army
Armed Forces
Omaha
Fort Lee
Virginia
Fort Carson
Colo
Bassinger
Tiffani
Minor Bassinger
Talmage
Valerie Ransom
Mervin Ransom Sr
Osceola Boys Win Ford Punt Pass and Kick Contest
Osceola junior high students earned trophies at York in the Ford Punt Pass and Kick event sponsored by Mid Plains Motors. Derald Johnson won first in the 12-year-old group with 22 1/2 points and Lyndon Wieseman led the 13-year-olds with 26 1/2 points.
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Osceola
York
Mid- Plains Motors
Derald Johnson
Merle Johnson
Lyndon Wieseman
Bert Wieseman
John Walford
Merna Walford
Chris Fujan
John Fujans
NFL
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Turkey Creek
Fairfield
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Dennis Valentine
Kearney State
OHS
Mr. Valentine
Eugene Johansen
Vicki Ringling
The
Lutheran Church
LIONS
Genoa
Bumps’? Nielsen
Dannebrog
Gene Sterup
Mr. Dennis Valentine
Dist
Dist. 19
Nebraska
Lorraine Lewis
Bob Johansen
Alvin Cernys
Alvin
Don Kreis
Marion Johnston
Stanley van Hoosen
Scott Walgren
University of Nebraska School of Agriculture At
Curtis
U.S. Army
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