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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
1
Osceola school board approves a new trampoline for physical education with tight supervision and locked storage. They anticipate tax funds arriving soon to cover expenses while planning Christmas break and other actions.
Dr. Kurt Singer, noted espionage authority and author of 38 books, will address Osceola public school at 3 p.m. October 17. He has recently written three new works on Francis Powers and the U2 incident, including Spy Omnibus and Spies For Democracy. Adults may attend. James B. Randelman fined for night speeding at 55 mph with truck. andere
In Osceola a mother fights shortages and delays to outfit Terri Howe for Girl Scouts. A uniform and sash are scarce, with Lincoln and Columbus cited for needed fabrics. Father sidelined by illness may miss a football game, while sewing tasks are interrupted by cranky machinery and a tight timetable.
Osceola traveled to Leigh last Friday and lost 32 to 13. Leigh jumped to a 12 0 halftime lead and added 13 more points after intermission before Osceola's 52 yard pass to Gary Ahlquist set up a late score. Dan Wieseman led Osceola ground gain with 27 yards on 6 carries. Gary Ahlquist caught four passes for 111 yards and a TD. Homecoming festivities continue with a downtown parade and an 8 pm game against Silver Creek.
At Hastings state hospital Ingelside, staff prepare Christmas gifts for about 1500 patients in their care and request help from organizations merchants and individuals. Social security representative H I Hornby from Lincoln will visit Osceola October 16 staying 9 to noon at the courthouse.
Cub Scouts Pack 162 of Osceola met on Oct 4 and awarded badges for the past month. Recipients include Bradley Klingman Lion badge gold arrow 3 year pin Webelo badge Tony Mulford Michael Van Hoosen and others. New officers for next year were elected led by Cub master Stanley Van Hoosen with Jim Lewis as assistant and Lyle Johnston as chairman. Next meeting is Oct 25 at St. Vincent's Hall at 7 30 PM.
Osceola city council learned at the Oct 3 meeting that City Hall shows mud tunnels and wood damage from termites though no immediate danger is found. A bid from a professional exterminator was discussed while awaiting possible city crew efforts. Mayor Mazin Johnson and the council approved hiring Carl Anderson as city officer mid October.
Guy Ball and his sister Miss Florence Ball of Oregon were in an El Dorado Kansas collision Friday morning. Guy was uninjured while Florence suffered facial cuts and was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital. They planned to reach Osceola later this week.
Osceola plans a United Nations Day event on Sunday October 20 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Speakers Shelly Bond and Wilda Carlson who visited the U N this summer will present slides, with music by the school band and the Legion chorus and a film. A separate note mentions a covered dish supper at 6:15 October 17 at the Methodist church basement hosted by the Brownes and Girl Scouts. William Ward Ory, 75, of Earlham Iowa and former Osceola Hotel owner, died September 22. Two fires reported: a grain drier at Smith Grain Co burned with smoke but little damage. milo damaged, and a fire at Jerry Holm farm damaged a broader house while other buildings were saved.
The first October baby at Annie Jeffrey Hospital is a boy named Kent Edward born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blender of Benedict. He arrived October 7 weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. Sigler Garage offers a $3 prize in merchandise for Baby of the Month winners.
Wm Norton Jr of Osceola and John Falk of Stromsburg help plan the annual state Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day dinner to be held in Omaha on November 1. Ted Sorensen will be principal speaker and is a Nebraskan native and special assistant to President John F Kennedy.
The Homecoming parade will start at 2 p m Friday with 15 floats under the theme Popular Songs. Floats proceed from the mortuary to Bush Drug then around the square and back to the school, later used in half time ceremonies for the Silver Creek Osceola game. Sidewalk Sale draws shoppers as merchants advertise bargains across town.
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