Local editor praises cluttered desks and Nebraska politicking
The column recalls Doris Grossnick Jans and Pink Thayer injuries, praises cluttered desks of Kermit Salyer, and mocks Nebraska GOP maneuvers around Senator Roman Hruska. It argues voters should back Mickey Mouse if needed and criticizes deficit bonds while urging road funding restraint. The piece ends with the Polk County CROP Drive kickoff and fundraising appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Grossnick- Jans
Minnesota
Pink Thayer
Thayer
Paula Cotter
Kermit Salyer
Rocky Mount
Publishers Auxiliary
Herb Ames
Francesville
Indiana
Herb
Nebraska
Roman Hruska
Tiemann
Hrusk
Hruska
Mickey Mouse
Armchair Quarterbacks Contest Opens in Osceola Record
The Osceola Record announces the second weekly Armchair Quarterbacks Contest with a $5 weekly prize. The deadline for entering the first contest is 5 p.m. Friday and the winner will be announced next week after rules and regulations are published on the football page.
Local Midget Football Teams Sought for Fall Play
Boys aged 10 to 13 weighing 75 to 110 pounds are invited to join two midget football teams being organized here. An organizational meeting will be held Wednesday at 8 p m in the High School Auditorium, with sponsors Charles Roberts Ron Christensen and Denny Johansen helping. Attendees should bring a parent, and financial assistance is being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roberts
Ron Christensen
Denny Johansen
Osceola Schools enroll 53 new pupils this year
Superintendent Virgil Bugbee reports 53 new pupils enrolled in Osceola schools this year, 38 kindergartners and 15 in other grades. The list names new pupils by grade including Sara Bender, William Bender, Janice Hewitt, and others. The district also logged 1,938 hot lunch meals in the first week, with daily counts from Monday to Friday. Sunday featured a dinner for Art McVeigh’s 25th wedding anniversary with many relatives in attendance and a modeled wedding attire highlight.READY Coach McKeever forecasts a strong, fast Osceola football team as they travel to Dwight for the opener Friday at 7:30 p.m., followed by Stromsburg on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldog roster lists lettermen and newcomers across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Virgil Bugbee
Sara Bender
Skip Hewitt
Steven van Hoosen
William Bender
Danny Reed
Janice Hewitt
John van Hoosen
Michael van Hoosen
Karen Bender
Kenneth Kozicek
Larry Neujahr
David Reed
Pamela van Hoosen
Forrest Kin
Kathy McVeigh
Art McVeigh
A. E. McVeigh
Hattie Turner
Belgrade
Joel Sullivan
Ella Neve
Omaha
Joan Michael
Kearney
Leo Krausnick
Mike
Scottsbluff
Hugh Pierce
Bert Kalb
Nelle Sheets
Grand Island
Albert Timm
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
Tex
Paul McKeever
Osceola High School
Dwight
East Butler
Stromsburg
Bulldog
Bryce Anderson
Lynn Boden
Calvin Coffin
Ron Girard
Bob Gissler
Jim Green
Larry
Annual ASC county committee election deadline nears
Polk county ASC chairs Richard C. Sealey urges timely mail ballots for farm program oversight. Voting spans September with 3 regular and 2 alternate seats, plus delegates to county convention. Eligibility extends to farm operators and participants. ballots due by September 19 with tabulation September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC County Committee
ASC
Polk County
Richard C. Sealey
Ularly
ASCS
Laso
Hospital Report Names Dismissed Patients Across Several Towns
The report lists patients including Mrs Adolph Grossnicklaus in Osceola Anna Sundberg in Stromsburg Richard C Widga in Polk William Dake in Osceola Mrs Ellen Tilberg in Stromsburg Marion Phillips in Stromsburg Mrs Bernice McClung in Shelby and others. Dismissals include Mrs Lawrence Theis and baby girl Osceola Marvin Simonsen Edward Boden also of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Grossnicklaus
Osceola
Anna Sundberg
Stromsburg
Richard C. Widga
Polk
William Dake
Ellen Tilberg
Marion Phillips
Bernice McClung
Shelby
C. R. Esau
Esther Shelmadine
Charles Nuttelman
Gresham
Oscar Johnson
Carl A. Thelander
Clyde Smith
John Aden
Rising City
Lawrence Theis
Marvin Simonsen
Edward Boden
Weather team letter men names noted in report
The article lists weather son Doug Jones, Calvin Kropat, Thomas Rodene as letter men along with Vic Sterup, identifying those who earned varsity status and sewed letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Jones
Calvin Kropatsch
Thomas Rodene
Vic Sterup
Sunset Views and Daily Anecdotes in Osceola
A column collects local scraps from Osceola residents about sunset views from homes near fair grounds, Granddad’s Day plans, Dr. Jeffrey Day publicity, fashion show visions, emergency numbers, and a humorous mouse incident. The piece mixes community sights, local humor, and playful reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Mrs Conkling
Ray
Pat Walgreen
Andrew Hanson
Osceola
Jack Tindall
Granddad
Hugh McMorris
World Herald
World Herald Had Some Stories About Dr. Jeffrey
Dr. Jeffrey Day
Rawlins
Dr. Jeffrey
FBI
Omaha
Chris Dahmke
Chris
Osceola School Enrollment Rises by 13 Pupils
Osceola schools report 478 students this year up from 465 last year, a baker's dozen gain. High school up 3 to 135, junior high down 1 to 79, grade school even at 203. Eighth grade remains largest with 48 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Baker’s Dozen
Virgil Bugbee
Osceola Teen Wins Silver in 4H Music ID Contest
April Walgren of Osceola earned the silver medal in the 4H Music Identification Contest at the Nebraska State Fair. Contestants tested on 25 tunes by American composers. Medals awarded at a singout in the Open Air Auditorium before about 800 4 H participants forming the mass chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
April Walgren
Osceola
Nebraska
Paul Walgrens
Fair Grounds
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. R. McBride
State Highway Advisory Commission
Eugene Sterup
Rebecca Lynn
Lawrence Thies
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Ellis G. Waller
John Pokorney
Richard W. Wacheldorf
Everett Giles
Elsmere
Nebr
David J. Govern
Columbus
Freddie L. Thomas
York
Steven G. Trautman
Geneva
Roy Schultz
Leon Wombacher
Sharon K. Schlesinger
Darrel E. Green
McCool Junction
Norma J. Marsh
Donald J. DeWispelare
David City
Thomas F. Pierce
Oklahoma City
Okla
Leon J. Kroenke
Jacquelyn L. Tucker
Marilyn K. Tenniges
Becky J. Hodgson
Hutchinson
Kans
David L. Rezabek
Dorchester
Linda Ann Parminter
Warran John Gillette
Smith’s Sth
Osceola Locals
Ray Hastingses
Minnie Cadwell
R. N. Hastings
Oscar
Larry Cudeback
Dawn
Exeter
Harry Imm
Lila Schultz
Zis
Kathy Hewitt
Jim Hastings
Kansas City
Joe Sullivans
Tommy Hastings Sr
Social Security
Lincoln
Merry Mixers
Jim Fras
South Pacific
Pamela Jones
Nancy Johnson
Shelly Johnson
April, Walgren
Connie Jones
Debrah Johnson
Debrah Wolfe
Hi Lo Pr
Eldena Sapp
Walgren
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!