Burg senior reigns at G I Harvest of Harmony
Linda Peterson, Stromsburg high school senior, crowned queen of Grand Island's 23rd Harvest of Harmony. Forty six bands from nearby high schools paraded. about 2,600 participants. Linda chosen from 30 candidates. attendants were Vicki Hakansan Edgar and Margaret Bartle. Queen and court receive gifts worth 400 dollars, a weekend Omaha trip for two, and 100 dollars cash. Frost reported Sunday near Osceola with little damage to gardens.
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Linda Peterson
Stromsburg
Grand Island
Linda
Vicki Hakansan
Edgar
Margaret Bartle
St. Paul
Omaha
Firemen Sponsor Osceola Poster Contest
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Dept sponsors a poster contest during Fire Prevention Week October 4 to 10. Any student may enter. Posters are judged in two categories grade and high school with cash prizes of 3 2 and 1 dollars for winners in each group.
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Osceola Volunteer Fire Dept
Osceola Record sells 50 boxes of AFS Christmas cards locally
The Osceola Record notes 50 boxes of Christmas cards produced by foreign students through the American Field Service and scholarships are on sale locally by the AFS chapter at $1 per box. Also mentioned are community updates on lawn care, local business plans, football remarks, and the funeral of Edmund Augustin.
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Osceola
AFS
Osceola Homecoming Royalty Named for 1964
Osceola High School selects Homecoming royalty with Queen nominees Kathy Bond Julie Gullberg and Audrey Ranwell and King candidates Jack McCormick Jim Peterson and Mike Wieseman. Friday October 9 features a sidewalk sale at 1 p.m. and a 2 p.m. library event, 15 floats, and a Bulldogs game against Leigh at 8 p.m. King Queen and float winners announced at halftime.
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Osceola High School
Kathy Bond
Julie Gullberg
Audrey Ranwell
King
Fop
Jack McCormick
Jim Peterson
Mike Wieseman
World Builders: Free Children’s Portrait Day Likely at Osceola
The Record announces a feature series of uniform, high quality children's portraits. An expert photographer will be at Osceola Hotel on Saturday October 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to take pictures at no charge to parents. No strings attached, this bonafide event invites local children to participate.
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Osceola Hotel
Osceola Record
Osceola
Doris Grossnicklaus
Polk County Farm Bureau meets October 13
The Polk County Farm Bureau holds its annual business meeting Tuesday October 13 at 7 p.m. in St. Vincent Catholic Hall Osceola. A door prize of a free 1965 Texee will be given. A chili supper precedes the business session and an amendment to the county bureau constitution will be discussed and voted on by members.
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Polk County Farm Bureau
St. Vincent Catholic Hall
Osceola
Vas
County Farm Bureau
Polk county volunteers attend Grand Island tuberculosis meeting
Two Polk county volunteers Mrs M R Anderson and Mrs Gissler attended a Tu Berculosis Assn meeting in Grand Island. Topics included future TB control public education respiratory diseases and boosting Christmas Seals contributions. The nation reported over 54 000 new TB cases last year up from 53 500. Osceola locals Ralph Cooper Gayle Eugene McCarron and families visited Selma Peterson in Annie Jeffrey Hospital and relatives Saturday.
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Polk County
Tuberculosis Assn
Grand Island
M. R. Anderson
Gissler
Osceola
Ralph Cooper
Gayle
Eugene McCarron
Sons of Lincoln
Selma Peterson
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Osceola Dominates St Edward 14-6 Behind Monson 181 Yards
Osceola beat St Edward 14 6 with Craig Monson gaining 181 rushing yards and scoring on a 2 yard run to start the fourth. Mike Wieseman Engert and Monson starred in a methodical performance as Osceola clinched its third win in four games and hosts Leigh for homecoming Friday at 8 pm.
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Polk Progress
Scofield
Nebraska Press
Cornhuskers
Goldenrod
Osceola Square
Ahrens Jewelry
Osceola Cleaners
Harolds Thriftway
the World-Herald
Craig Monson
Osceola
St. Edward
Leigh
Bob Lake
Howells
Monson
St. Ed
Bulldog
Mike Wieseman
Jim Peterson
Dunn
Beavers
Bulldogs
Rich Good
Hiller
Engert
Wieseman
Charles Roberts
Joel Eikenhorst
Peterson
St. Ed’s
Kenny Munsinger
Beaver
Kenny Bowe
Osceola Bits And Local Sports Notes
A column reflects on language slips in Swedish phrases and recalls Osceola figures Otto Nelson and John Anderson. It notes May Berggren's bowling split at Lorre Lanes, Nebraska football rising to eighth in the nation, and local 3-1 Bulldogs facing Leigh Light Homecoming. Fire Prevention Week posters from grades 1-8 are highlighted.
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Sie
Hannah Monson
Paul
Ann Landes
Osceola
Felows
Otto B. Nelson
Otto
John I. Anderson
May Berggren
Lorre Lanes
Noot
Bulldogs
Leigh Light
Ae. i
OHS Band Earns Superior At Harvest of Harmony
Osceola High School band directed by Gene Cappen earned a superior rating in the Class C division at Grand Island Harvest of Harmony on October 3. Shelby took Class D honors and the group will compete in the state marching contest in Lincoln on November 7. Members are pleased with new uniforms except for the suspenders.
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OHS
Lot Pene High School
Osceola High School
Grand Island
Shelby
Gene Cappen
Lincoln
Dappen
Car Truck Collision Claims York Woman in Fairmont
Esther Simmons 53 of York died in a head on crash north of Highways 6 and 81 at Fairmont on Wednesday September 30. The southbound car attempted to pass a turning vehicle and collided with a propane gas truck driven by 30 year old Gerald Obrist of Stromsburg. The Farmers Union Co operative Oil Association of Polk County owned the truck.
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Esther Simmons
York
Fairmont
Fillmore County
Melvin Olson
Simmons
Gerald Obrist
Stromsburg
Farmers Union Co-operative Oil Association
Polk County
Polk Woman Announces Marriage to Lieut. Gov. Burney
Mrs. Grayce E Hahn of Polk confirms plan to wed Lieut. Gov Dwight Burney of Hartington in January likely on his 73rd birthday January 7 at Polk Methodist Church. Burney aims to inauguration as Nebraska governor for two years. Hahn, 56, is a longtime 4 H leader and active in church, fair, and historical society work.
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Grayce E. Hahn
Polk
Dwight Burney
Hartington
Nebraska
Polk Methodist Church
Hahn
Burney
Polk County Fair and County Historical Society
United Nations Day Observed At High School Auditorium
Plans for United Nations Day Oct 18 feature the OHS band a grade school troupe performing world folk songs Kathy Bond slides and a film Inside the House about the UN in action A diverse coffee and cookies service followed served by committee members including Perry Sapp M A Mills Jr C L Mulf ord Art McVeigh and Pastor Rob Virgil Bugbee.
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OHS
Kathy Bond
U. N
Mmes
Perry Sapp
M. A. Mills Jr
C. L. Mulford
Art McVeigh
Rob Virgil Bugbee
Seid Kirk
Haroingman
Jay McDonald
Richard Howe
Glen Green
State Flags On Sale By Nebraska Funeral Directors
The Nebraska Centennial Commission uses funeral directors as sellers to promote flying the Nebraska state flag. The banner costs 11 dollars but is offered at 7.50 with one dollar of the price aiding the 1967 centennial celebration.
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Nebraska Centennial Commission
County Centennial Commission
U. S
Kepner-Roberts
Osceola
Best of All Days Cooking School Comes to Osceola
Osceola hosts the Best of All Days Cooking School on Monday October 12 at 2 pm in the high school auditorium. Miss Marlys Fox will demonstrate cooking and baking with a large overhead mirror for visibility. Attendees receive a free illustrated cookbook and may win groceries and samples. local merchants offer a savings tag promotion.
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Osceola
Osceola High School
Osceola Record
Marlys Fox
Nestle
van Camp
Fleischmann
Pillsbury
Colgate
Miss Fox
High Sekee
Milo Harvest Begins Amid Moisture Caution
Milo harvest starts as moisture content delays cutting. Farmers expect good yields but doubt this year will match last season.
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Burg Senior
G. I
Ed Augustin
Edmund Augustin
the Sacred Heart Church
Kepner- Roberts Mortuary
Farmer’s Co-Op Grain
Ray Roehrs
Farm Bureau
PEO
Aurora
Thelma Millen
Albion
Country Club
Maud Nuquist
Wallace Monson
Lowell Hanson
Leon Merrick
Phil Campbell
Paul Monson
Paul Walgren
Raymond Kepner
Carl Johnson
Sceedia
Bebe Enene
Esas
By Perry N. Some
Grayce Hahn
Central City
Methodist
WSCS
Maurice Watts Sr
Sam Wyman
Lulu Ward
Marjorie Fonda
Lillian Brown
Record
Cook School
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