Local Farmers Urged To Join Soil Bank By Oct 10
The conservation reserve is the only Soil Bank option for 1959. Farmers retire land from crops for up to 10 years and designate it to land, water or wildlife conservation. The government offers annual rental payments and helps with setup costs. Polk county 1959 avg rental is 16.00 per acre yearly. maximums vary by productivity. County committee will set two max rates. part use and full farm reserve differ. Signups close Oct 10, 1958. contract deadline Oct 24, 1958.
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Polk County
Richard C. Sealey
Sealey
Barn Destroyed By Lightning On Rural Farm
A bolt struck the D. B. Hulquest farm barn west of Osceola during a morning storm, wrecking the structure before the Osceola Fire Department arrived. The blaze remained confined to the barn with no other property losses as the building hadn’t been in use for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Hulquest
Osceola
Polk County Picnic Set in Long Beach on September 21
Announcement from Mrs. Clarine Anderson of Torrance California states the Polk County Picnic will be held at Houghton Park Atlantic and Harding in Long Beach California on Sunday September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarine Anderson
Torrance
California
Polk County
Houghton Park
Atlantic
Harding
Long Beach
Are you shark or sucker in everyday life
The piece muses on humans as sharks or suckers in daily acts like gambling at horses and betting on people, noting how everyone can play both roles in various situations. The author admits current uncertainty and jokes about preaching from a stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shypoke
New Books Placed on Osceola Memory Shelf
Two new books, From The Hills To The Sea by Rutledge and The Winthrop Woman by Se ton, join memory shelf offerings. Donation notes credit J Carder Throckmorton’s family and friends. Local Story Hour volunteers Mrs W H Norton and Mrs Bob Sigler Jr led activities for 30 children August 18 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard, the
Lionhearted
Webb
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hickok
Thorne
Space
Maloney
Big Tree
Buff Pretty Bird
Derman Cowboy
Sam and
Freddy
Chandler Buffalo Boy
Chandler
Rutledge
Winthrop
Seton
J. Carder Throckmorton
W. H. Norton
Bob Sigler, Jr
Soldiers in Lebanon Duty Highlight Anderson and Nyberg
Pvt Gary A Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Allen H Anderson west of Osceola serves with Task Force 201 in Lebanon assigned to Co C 79th Engr Bn He entered the Army in Oct 1957 trained at Ft Carson and last stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Task Force 201 includes airborne elements of the 24th Infantry Division Augsburg Germany and support troops airlifted to Beirut Also Army Reserve Specialist Third Class Ronald G Nyberg whose wife Marilyn lives in Lincoln completed two weeks of annual active duty training Aug 24 at Ft Carson Nyberg is with the 342nd Field Artillery Battalion Battery A in Lincoln
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary A. Anderson
Allen H. Anderson
West of Osceola
Lebanon
Anderson
Co. C
79Th Engr. Bn
Ft. Carson
Colo
Fort Leonard Wood
24Th Infantry Division
Augsburg
Germany
Europe
Augusburg
Adana
Turkey
Beirut
The
Soil Conservation Service
Army
Ronald G. Nyberg
Marilyn
Lincoln
Nyberg
Rose Nyberg
Polk
342Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Mrs Timm to Return to County Judge Office Monday
Mrs. Albert Timm is vacationing with her son in law Mr. and Mrs. W F Eiseman and children at Trevose Pennsylvania. She will resume duties at the County Judge's office Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Timm
W. F. Eiseman
Trevose
Pennsylvania
Wildlife club distributes 720 pheasant cocks to Polk County towns
The Polk County Wildlife Club with the State Game Commission released 720 pheasants to four Polk County towns on Wednesday. Each of the nine crates contained 20 birds all male cock pheasants. The birds are provided to improve local hunting prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Wildlife Club
The
State Game Commission
Polk County
Local Students Enroll In Colleges For Fall Term
Mary Anderson practices teaching in David City while finishing her University of Nebraska senior year. Mervin Ransom returns to Lincoln School of Commerce to study accounting. Ray Watts, discharged from Naval Air Command, joins Kearney State Teachers College. LeRoy Dings plans to attend Kearney State Teachers College after Army service at Ft. Sill. Jeanne Inness resumes studies at the University of Nebraska and will teach music at Beth Miller School. Herm Anderson returns to the University of Colorado Veterinary Medicine program at Ft. Collins. Daryl Swanson begins his second year at the University of Nebraska after Monday trip to Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Herman Anderson
David City
University of Nebraska
Mervin Ransom
Lincoln School of Commerce
Ray Watts
Whidbey Island
Wash
Naval Air Command
Ray
Kearney State Teachers College
Ft. Collins
Colo
Veterinary Medicine
Daryl Swanson
Lincoln
Mauritz Swanson
Blood Mobile Unit Collects 72 Pints In Shelby Osceola Visit
Eighty donors answered the Red Cross call at Shelby during the Osceola-Shelby visit. Mrs. S. D. Evins notes 63 Shelby donors and 17 from Osceola with eight rejects. Total reached 72 pints by 4 PM after departure to North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Shelby
Farmers Receive Feed Meeting Details in Polk County
A livestock feeding and outlook meeting is set for Friday evening September 12 at 8:00 at the Osceola Methodist Church basement. Speakers are Guyer, Extension Animal Husbandryman, and Phil Henderson, Extension Economist, both from the University. They will cover cattle swine and sheep feeding, rations, markets, and marketing outlooks. The event welcomes all with feeding or marketing questions.
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Polk County
Osceola Methodist Church
Guyer
University
Phil Henderson
University of Nebraska
Phil
OHS Class of 1958 Grads Pursue Diverse Paths
Members of the 1958 OHS senior class split into further education and work. Mardell Berck and Bill Kepner attend the University of Nebraska with Bill pledging Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Betty Lou Nash goes to Wesleyan University while Ronnie Carlson Bonnie Rodene and Kathryn Imhoff enter Luther College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Air Force
Mardell Berck
Bill Kepner
University of Nebraska
Bill
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Betty Lou Nash
Wesleyan University
Ronnie Carlson
Bonnie Rodene
Kathryn Imhoff
Luther College
Karen Wieseman
National Business Institute
Omaha
Mystery Farm Homesteaded In 1870 East Of Osceola
The Mystery Farm home of Mr and Mrs Delmar Augustin lies 3 miles east and 5 1 4 miles north of Osceola on 160 irrigated acres owned by Ed Augustin. Delmar and Dixie Augustin married in 1956 have two children and belong to Osceola St Vincent Catholic Church. Cattle and hogs are kept on the farm, one of the county’s oldest homesteads begun in 1870 by M C Stull. Guessing contest winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Augustine
Osceola
Delmar
Ed Augustin
Douglas
Vicki
Osceola St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Osceola St. Vincent’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Augustin
Dixie Walgreen
M. C. Stull
Mark Gondringer
Wayne Augustin
Ardis McMeekin
Births Report From Annie Jeffrey and St. Mary's Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Roy Trotter welcomed a baby boy named Steven Roy born Monday September 8 at Annie Jeffrey Hospital weighing 10 pounds 6 ounces. Steven Kent Johnston was born Sunday September 7 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce and is the Johnston family third son. Mr and Mrs Ray Richards of Columbus announce a baby girl named Julie Ann born Thursday September 4 weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces with two sisters Connie Jo and Sandy. Mr and Mrs Gene Cole of Columbus are the parents of a son weighing 9 pounds 3 ounces born last Wednesday September 3 at St Marys Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Trotter
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Steven Roy
Steven Kent
Lyle Johnston
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Johnston
Ray Richards
Columbus
Julie Ann
Connie Jo
Sandy
Gene Cole
St. Mary’s Hospital
City
Local Conservation Men On Air Next Saturday
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors led by Bruce Anderson and Raymond Burke visited the State Fair to present the conservation exhibit. Burke and Harold Gilman recorded a radio segment for Station WNAX Yankton to air Saturday September 13 from 5 to 6 PM. Numerous cooperators are advancing conservation efforts with land leveling, waterways, dam interests, and group drainage projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Bruce Anderson
Raymond Burke
Gordon Fredrickson
Lawrence Meacham
Harold Gilman
WNAX
Yankton
Osceola Record Reaches Eighty-Fifth Year Of Publication
The Osceola Record begins its 85th year of continuous publication with past editors and owners noted. Former editor Mr. Douglas served in the military, W. J. Herbes of California once owned the paper, and Perry N. Sapp edited for about a decade. Donald Waterman, the present publisher, bought the paper in July 1957 after moving from Hill City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Donald Waterman
Record
Mr. Sapp
Hill City
Kansas
Children Pictures Shown At Osceola Hotel Saturday
Waltz Studios will display proofs of children’s pictures on Saturday at the Osceola Hotel from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for the Citizens of Tomorrow feature in The Osceola Record. Parents may view proofs and may order additional prints directly with the studio representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltz Studios
Citizens of Tomorrow
Osceola Record
Osceola
Sruean
Social clubs schedule sept events and meetings
Calendar lists multiple group meetings in Osceola and York including Social T and C Extension Club on Sept 16 in York, Hospital Auxiliary Sept 15, Beulah Cemetery Society Sept 19, Osceola Project Club Sept 16, F A N Project Club Sept 15, Wesley Chapel Club Sept 17, Odd Fellows Sept 15, Eastern Star Sept 16, Lions Club Sept 17, Osceola Garden Club Sept 16 with plant exchange and driver stories responsive to roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T&c Extension Club
McCloud
York
Hospital Auxiliary
Beulah Cemetery Society
Eva Willits
Linnie Hoffer
Osceola Project Club
Earl Bond
F.A.N. Project Club
Waldean Johnson
Wesley Chapel Club
Osceola Park
Alfred Kuhnel
Merle Dawes
Odd Fellows
Eastern Star
Kensington
Vernon Johnson
Lions Club
Osceola Garden Club
Emil Monson
Ross Richards
Kepner Family Moves to Lincoln for Bill Nebraska Admission
Mr and Mrs Raymond Kepner and their son Bill traveled to Lincoln last Thursday as Bill entered the University of Nebraska campus for enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kepner
Bill
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
David City Here Friday For '58 Pigskin Opener
Osceola hosts David City in the '58 football opener at the Fair Grounds with 8:00 p.m. kickoff. Coach Kenneth Sipes leads the Bulldogs featuring 11 lettermen and a transfer lineman from Lincoln High as they face the Dawgs in Osceola before a hoped for strong crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David City
Osceola
Kenneth Sipes
Bulldogs
Fair Grounds
Sipes
Les Taylor
Jim Tangeman
Lincoln High
Gary Peterson
Don Kropatsch
Ron Gondringer
Kenny Burritt
Clair Huggler
Hardy Huggler
Jim_Kropatsch
Bob Dinges
Larry Frizzell
Leroy Rein
Curtis Bryan
Unseasonal Heat Lingers as Fall Forecast Delays
Unusual September conditions bring rainfall of 2.25 inches in ten days and persistent heat into midweek with a cool front arriving later. U. S. Government charts show highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s, a 76 degree reading last Friday, and a 52 degree low Wednesday morning. Crop prospects appear strong, with corn and milo maturing and remaining green. Irrigation for 1958 is light and nearing completion.
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U. S
Harold E. Klingman
Osceola Record Names New Local Correspondent
Mrs. Robert Sigler Jr. is announced as the new voice for local items in The Osceola Record, joining the paper as correspondent to cover community notices and happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Osceola Record
Robert Sigler, Jr
Paul Bahr Visits Portland Family and Friends
Paul Bahr of Portland arrived Sunday to visit his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Wm Bahr and friends. He departs home Friday. Mrs Maria Fulwider hosted 15 ladies Tuesday at 9 30 am coffee for Mrs James Tangeman aiding her to settle in this area. Tangeman teaches 8th grade with his wife in Fulwider's apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bahr
Portland
Oregon
Wm. Bahr
Maria Fulwider
James Tangeman
Tangeman
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital News Highlights
A list of patients and status updates from Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital includes residents across Stromsburg Osceola Silver Creek Shelby Polk Fullerton Rising City and David City. Names featured are Mrs Mark Hendrickson Mrs Lucy Reisdorff Mrs Martha Schupbach Mrs Oscar Person Gaila White and others with multiple families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telander Peterson
Stromsburg
Mark Hendrickson
Silver Creek
Lucy Reisdorff
Martha Schupbach
Osceola
Oscar Person
Polk
Marion Thomas
Shelby Gaila White
Shelby
Richard Combs
Floyd Dellmore
Steven Widga
Linda Merritt
Gerald Obrist
Merle Peterson
Sheldon Bond
Daniel Francis
John Schneider
James Brazda, Jr
John Carlson
Charles Koza
Fullerton Co
M. Johnson
Homer Hastings
Fred H. Topil
Rising City
Earl Burritt
Louis Cohenour
Lyle Johnston
Roy Trotter
Philip Waller
Norris Anderson
Stromsurg
Fred Wescoat
Laura Hendrickson
Osce
James Hayhurst
David City
Grain Storage Building Under Way in Osceola
Construction of a 150000 bushel grain storage building progresses in Morningside Addition Osceola. The 130 by 70 foot B and C steel structure owned by Tom Hofbau will be completed in two weeks to store 1957 corn with circulating air for preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside
B & C Steel
Tom Hofhbauer
Busy Belles Elect Officers At First Fall Meeting
The Busy Belles Extension Club held its first fall meeting September 3 at Mrs. Donald Alt’s home. Nine members and one visitor attended. Officers elected for 1959 include Vice President Mrs. Victor Mangelsen Secretary Mrs. A. C. Schott Treasurer Mrs. Morris Senn Edgar Klein will auto become president. a social hour followed the short business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belles Extension Club
Donald Alt
Victor Mangelsen
Secy
A. C. Schott
Treas
Morris Senn
Edgar Klein
Clem Marak
Real Estate Transfers In Shelby Osceola Stromsburg Osceola
Deed transfers record Hubertina Thelen sells half of Lot 3 Block 1 Original Village Shelby to Willis M. McMeekin and wife. Laurel W. Lewis and wife transfer to Polk Co Soil & Water Conservation District East 50 feet of South 100 feet Lot 2 Block 9 Original Town Osceola. Edna V. Carlson sells Lot 6 Block 3 Morrill Add to Stromsburg. Emory W. Zentz and wife buy from Carlson then sell Lot 4 and North Lot 5 Block 12 Smiths Fifth Addition to Osceola. E C Nordlund administrator lists estate Wm Carlson to Evelyn I Main NE 25-14-3. Lula Burns to Norman T Hofbauer South 5 6ths Block 7 Nance Morrill Addition Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubertina Thelen
Willis M. McMeekin
Shelby
Laurel W. Lewis
Polk Co. Soil & Water Conservation District
Osceola
Edna V. Carlson
Emory W. Zentz
Morrill
Stromsburg
Donald H. Cerny
Smith
E. C. Nordlund
Wm. Carlson
Evelyn I. Main
H. R. Burns
Lula Burns
Norman T. Hofbauer
Nance & Morrill
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By Bess Shelmadine
Orion
Morrow
Hornblower
West Indies
Forester
Apollo
Barker
Erech
Renault Winthrop
Wellman
Maddux
Hammond
Shahn
Mamma
Ad Fitzgerald
Blood Mobile
Betty Richards
Alice Harrison
Judy Walgreen
Nyla Pehrson
Love Library
Donnie Larson
Bonnie Mentink
Shirley Mickey
Rodger Wright
Vance Fineey
C. R. Carlson
DeVerne Johnson
Denver
Dennis Prell
Ray Cole
United States Air Force
Mystery
Board of Education
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital Hospital News
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