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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1973
Page
1
The first column by the new editor outlines the corner desk diary style and aims to shape The Record in Nebraska. She notes being the fourth woman editor, welcomes feedback, introduces staffer James Winslow for sports, and mentions local weather observer Viola Wieseman. Registration reminder: vote by September 14.
Weather data show August rainfall at 1.49 inches versus an 1.11 inch August average. Year to date total reaches about 24.70 inches, with an annual average to date near 24.45 inches.
Labor Day weekend saw heavy work at Annie Jeffrey Elementary as Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs and their four children spread a new two inch asphalt surface over about 3000 square feet of the school playground. Joel Hobbs and Randy Ruhlman operated the equipment, hauling crushed gravel from Columbus and heating the mix to 325 degrees before tamping and rolling. The team, recently relocated from Newman Grove, plans campus work at Peru State College after completing the project.
Polk County 4 H youth excel at the Nebraska State Fair with blue and purple ribbons in demonstrations livestock judging and song contests. Participants include Dan Rosenquist Cindy Tooker Lori Rosenquist Bob Peterson and the Country Cousins led by Mrs Gerhardt Lux with multiple blue ribbons and a tenth place team finish. Final results forthcoming next week.
Polk County marks its fourth year in the Food Stamp Program with an average of 58 participants monthly. From August 1972 to July 1973 stamps worth 18,738 were used, with participants paying 10,642.25. The act’s amendment now allows all food for human consumption, including imported corned beef and Danish ham, plus garden seeds, to be bought with coupons. The program, run by USDA Food and Nutrition Service with Nebraska Public Welfare, aims to aid low income households.
The Upper Big Blue NRD honors rural Osceola couple Mervin and Mrs. Ransom Sr. with an Award Farm Picture for Conservation. Their farm features one irrigation well one fish pond leveled 36 acres a floodwater retarding structure 5 acres seeded in critical area 3625 feet of diversions and active water management. Other recipients include Edgar Luebbe Milford Thomas Votipka Exeter Otto Brothers Phillips Leo D Barry York and Donald R Keller Harvard.
Osceola schools schedule their annual open house for Thursday September 13 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Faculty introductions, teacher contacts listed, and refreshments follow visits. Also notes insurance form distribution and IRS guidance on 1973 estimated tax payments and filing deadlines. Bert Gissler handles insurance claims. Richard P. Vinal comments on Form 1040-ES requirements.
Mr Chapman becomes head football and track coach and assistant basketball coach at Osceola High School. He teaches world history and junior high social studies. Mrs Chapman teaches junior high language arts and writes spelling reading grammar and composition. They moved here in July to meet the community.
Voter registration urged as District 19 faces a 1 242 000 bond with a 9 8 mill levy increase due Sept 25. Loan not to exceed twenty years, potential refinances every five years if cheaper rates arise. Absentee ballots available. register by Sept 14 to vote.
Kenneth E. Frick of ASCS outlines how U S consumers are part of a world food system with rising demand and affluence. He cites per capita consumption gains and export growth in beef, soybeans, grain, and livestock products, linking U S policy to international supply and price trends. The piece also notes the 1974 feed grain program details announced by Earl L. Butz, including 89.0 million acre 1974 allotments and no set-aside for 1974 77 crop years.
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