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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
1
A NSN editorial argues that public access to official proceedings is essential and that citizen insight improves governance. It urges school board members to open communication with readers, noting meetings may discuss private matters but should still inform taxpayers and parents through transparent reporting.
The seventh grade float Give Henderson a Hawaiian Punch won first in Group I. Junior Class took second with Soup Up The Team. Eighth grade entry Wheaties Breakfast of Champions placed third. In Group IE, third graders with Henderson Is Our Only Business won first. Fourth grade Mincemeat took second and sixth graders Something to Crow About placed third.
Homer Hastings purchases the M and S Transfer Terminal Building from Marvin Mick of David City. Hastings plans to move his auto and machine repair business from the southeast edge of Osceola to the new location after 52 years in the trade and 26 years serving the community. The M and S Transfer Co. has moved its Osceola offices to the Crouse Building on the east side of the square.
Mr and Mrs Pete Stromberg of Clarks celebrate fifty years of marriage with an open house hosted by their children on Sunday October 27 at the Clarks Lions Club. Friends and relatives are invited from 2 to 4 30 p m. The couple requests no gifts.
Miss Nan Craven of Wenatchee Washington is engaged to Richard M Hager son of Mr and Mrs Peter M Hager of Spokane The couple are both seniors at Washington State University with Nan majoring in sociology and Richard in architecture No wedding date set
Osceola fire crews responded to a blaze at the Farmers Co op Grain elevator on Monday around 4:00 pm. Firefighters emptied a two thirds full concrete silo by loading 12 to 14 thousand bushels of milo into six boxcars, with no burned grain found though some grain was wet.
Osceola resident Merve Ransom Jr. won this week’s Armchair Quarterback entry with only two wrong picks in 12 games. Ten entries had four wrong, 43 contestants missed five or more, and nearby players Kelly Gross, Eldon Johnson, Walt Koehler, and C Gordon Carlson also placed.
Booster Buck list adds 12.00 to last week 22.00. Total 34.00 from local contributors Mrs. Carl R. H. Johnson Charles Massie Herman Anderson Steve Georgevu Sheldon Bond Victor N. Cerny Rising City Chamber of Commerce adds 50 plus 36.00 from a Midget Benefit Game. Ten Rising City youngsters play on Midget teams. More donations welcome at The Record office or with Dennis Johansen manager coach.
Alan John Lewis weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces was born October 13 to Mr and Mrs John Lewis of Omaha. The Lewises also have a son named Jeffrey. Maternal grandmother is Mrs Philip Timm.
O H s School announces the 1968 69 Student Council picks Freshmen Sharon Green and Terry Anderson Sophomores Debbie Carlson and Dick Wyman Juniors Pam Snodgrass and Evan Wieseman Seniors Sherry Soukup Steve Sterup and President Jack Cerny The council sponsored a homecoming dance last Friday and report cards due Wednesday Teachers Convention gives two day break October 24 25 Several juniors and seniors attended Educational Planning Night October 9 at Stromsburg Representatives from Nebraska higher education and armed services spoke at sessions including Clarks Benedict Genoa Gresham Hordville Palmer Silver Creek Stromsburg Area high schools attended were Clarks Benedict Genoa Gresham Hordville Palmer Silver Creek and Stromsburg Bulldogs scheduled to play Silver Creek October 13 Polk October 23 OHS reserves host Clarks October 21 and the student body thanks transportation hosts and boosters for floats and contributions from local businessmen for the event.
Mr and Mrs Phil E Donaldson of Omaha announce the engagement of their daughter Phyllis Ann Donaldson to Norman Choat of Osceola son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Choat of St Edward The couple plan a summer wedding Miss Donaldson is a Nebraska alumna active in Gamma Phi Beta Alpha Lambda Delta and Pi Sigma Alpha She studied in Spain this summer and will attend El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City next year Mr Choat a Nebraska graduate taught in Osceola and Shelby community schools and served in Bolivia with the Peace Corps prior to teaching in local schools The engagement was announced by the families and the couple plan to marry next summer.
The Polk County Republican Central Committee announces Senator Roman Hruska will headline a fund raising dinner at Stromsburg High School Auditorium on October 30 at 7 p.m. Congressman Dave Martin and state officials will also appear. high school students may attend free after the dinner.
You need not retire at 65 to get Medicare protection but must file an application in the three months before age 65. Lincoln representative Eugene D. Hotz will visit Osceola on October 21, 1968, from 9:00 to 11:30 A.M. on the Courthouse second floor.
Ed Wieseman stars on offense and defense as Osceola pins Henderson 7 0. Wieseman scores the only TD and adds an extra point, rushes for 50 yards, and makes 9 tackles. Osceola ends Henderson drive threats late, preserving the shutout in a hair raising clash.
Miss Sherry Soukup daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Soukup was crowned 198 Homecoming Queen at halftime Friday night October 11. Sharing honors with her was 1968 Homecoming King Delmar Jones son of Mr and Mrs Myron Jones. Attendants were Miss Chris Mills and John Wobig beside Miss Barbara Gullberg and Jack Cerny.
The writer apologizes to Cardinal and Tiger fans for misplaced optimism and jokes about reverse logic in sports predictions. He notes his shift away from sportscasting to other topics and recalls a magazine subscription cancellation and an unresolved transfer of time remaining.
City of Osceola and county workers move fast to clear the Davis Creek bed southeast of town. The aim is to reduce lowland flooding by removing silt and debris that have clogged the stream through town. Earlier in the fall the northwest edge was cleared and now bulldozing should improve water flow during seasonal runoff.
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