Inter-City Plan Aims to Clear Junked Cars
Osceola joins Stromsburg in a new community project to move derelict autos to a designated Stromsburg site, requiring 100 cars for equipment use. Residents urged to contact the Osceola Chamber of Commerce with junked autos. The piece also notes mosquito control efforts and a second chemical treatment applied to parkways and alleys.
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Stromsburg
Osceola
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Bill Zedicher
Chris Dahmke
Chamber of Commerce
Arch Klein
Tom Woibauer
Mrs. Fischer Rites Thursday In Osceola
Harriet Fischer 71 died Sunday after surgery in Chicago. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church Osceola with Rev. John Stalions and Rev. Richard Odgers officiating. Survived by sons Charles Fort Collins Colorado and Robert Chicago.
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Harriet Fischer
Chicago
United Methodist Church
Osceola
John Stalions
Richard V. Odgers
Fischer
Charles
Fort Collins
Colorado
Robert
Funeral services for Ed Almstrum in Lincoln
Ed Almstrum 76 died Tuesday at Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln after a period of ill health. Funeral arrangements are pending at Kepner Roberts Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Mrs Hubert Russell of Bishop California and son Kenneth of Kelso Washington.
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Ed Almstrum
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home
Almstrum
Lincoln Hospital
Hubert Russell
Bishop
California
Kenneth
Kelso
Washington
Valley Methodist Church Demolished to Mark End of Era
The Valley Methodist Church, closed in December 1966, was demolished last week after parishioners dissolved the congregation and transferred ownership to the Valley Cemetery Association. The former church now serves as a community hall and polling place, with no final disposition decided for the bell tower site.
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Valley Methodist Church
Valley Cemetery Association
Sheldon Bond
The
Cemetery Association
Partiaaly
Osceola Booster Club to Meet Sept 15 at City Cafe
Osceola booster group holds first meeting of the season Monday at 8 p m at City Cafe with a trial evening agenda after early breakfast routine. They will show game films and discuss memberships and season tickets as well as a group trip package to Near Minnesota and possible Green Bay pre game tickets. Used Girl Scout uniforms are being collected at Osceola Cleaners for distribution to local scouts.
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Osceola Bulldog Booster Club
City Cafe
Bernie Gissler
Osceola East Butler
Big Red
Minnesota
Bill Zedicher
Bill
Minneapolis
Zedicher
Green Bay Viking
Osceola Cleaners
Golden wedding open house for Adolph E Kuhnel
Mr and Mrs Adolph E Kuhnel celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house in Sacred Heart Parish Hall Shelby from 2 to 4 p m on Sunday Sept 21 Gifts not requested Heidi Ann Shaffer born August 24 in Culver City CA weighing 8 lb 1 oz Parents are Mr and Mrs Hugh Shaffer Grandparents listed Mr and Mrs Marvin Dawes Osceola and Mr and Mrs George Shaffer Phoenix AZ Visit at Bridgeport Hardy Huggler Sheldon with Mrs Huggler's parents Shelton Cox at Bridgeport last week
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Adolph.e. Kuhnel
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
Shelby
Shaffer
Heidi Ann
Hugh Shaffer
Culver City
Calif
Marvin Dawes
Osceola
George Shaffer
Phoenix
Ariz
Bridgeport
Hardy Huggler
Sheldon
Huggler
Shelon Cox
Bulldogs Scrimmage Shows Promise for 1969 Season
The Osceola Bulldogs held an under the lights scrimmage last Saturday highlighting Cal Coffin’s 57 yard end sweep for a TD and Leo Potter’s 35 yards as fullback. Ed Wieseman and Bob Gissler connected for a 9 yard TD pass with the same pair adding the extra point. The first game is Friday at East Butler as Osceola seeks to extend a 17 game unbeaten streak.
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Osceola Bulldogs
Cal Coffin
Leo Potter
Ed Wieseman
Bob Gissler
Bulldogs
Bob Géissler
Larry Neujahr
Jon Tenniges
Marv Simonsen
Evan Wieseman
Lynn Boden
Jerry Cerny
Keith Peterson
Caloffin
Dick Wyman
Randy Bond
Russ Jacobsen
Ken Kozisek
East Butler
Lions Sponsor Girl Scouts and Midget Football Benefit
The Osceola Lions voted to donate 45 dollars to the Girl Scout Fund Drive and to continue as sponsors for local troops. They announced Lion prep shoots starting September 24 with a second shoot on October 6 to benefit the local midget football team.
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Osceola Lions
Lion
Midland College honors 65 students at Academic Honor Convocation
Sixty five Midland College students were honored Monday at the Academic Honor Convocation. Students with a 3.50 GPA or higher in the second semester of the 1968 69 school year were recognized. Anita Peterson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Peterson, was among them as a freshman.
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Midland College
Anita Peterson
Milton Peterson
Osceola and Shelby Welcome New Spanish Teacher Miss Richardson
Miss Nancy Richardson will teach Spanish in Osceola and Shelby public schools with 15 hours weekly in Osceola and 13 in Shelby. A Wayne State graduate, she holds a BA in Education with Spanish major and English minor. She previously taught English and Spanish at Fremont Jr High and has connections in Polk County.
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Osceola
Shelby
Nancy Richardson
Jr. Hi
Wayne State
Fremont Jr. High
Richardson
Jamison
Nebraska
Polk County
Julius Johnson
Moritz
Ivan Johnson
Polk
Custer State Park
Black Hills
Mexico
Pud
Methodist
Miss Richardson
Gary Conrad
Samaritan Home Resident Dies in Lincoln
Mrs J A Thompson 80 long time Polk County resident died Friday at Bryan Memorial Hospital Lincoln after major surgery Wednesday Funeral services were held at Wesley Methodist Shelby with burial in Osceola Surviving Leonard of Omaha Noel of Corpus Christi Texas and three grandchildren all of Corpus Christi Obituary next week.
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J. A. Thompson
Polk County
Good Samaritan Home
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Wesley Methodist Church
Shelby
Osceola
Leonard
Omaha
Noel
Corpus Christi
Texas
Farmland field rep returns from Kansas City kickoff
Albert W. Graham of Osceola recently attended a two day Farmland Industries Kick off Conference in Kansas City Missouri. The session on September 3 and 4 introduced Farmland's 1970 marketing and distribution program.
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Albert W. Graham
Osceola
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Missouri
Promotion Sunday at United Methodist
Mr and Mrs Sheldon Bond led the promotion service at United Methodist Church on Sunday morning. The third grade Bible recipients were Scott Watts Jimmy Mangelsen Glen Miller Lyndon Wieseman Joe Graham Delores Demper Harold Johnson Greg Wieseman and Joyce Van Hoosen.
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Sheldon Bond
United Methodist Sunday School
Mr. Bond
Scott Watts
Jimmy Mangelsen
Glen Miller
Lyndon Wieseman
Joe Graham
Delores Demper
Harold Johnson
Greg Wieseman
Joyce VanHoosen
OHS Bulldogs open 1969 season at East Butler
Osceola Osceola high school notes report the eighth ranked OHS Bulldogs begin the 1969 campaign Friday September 12 at Dwight facing East Butler in a 7 30 p m kickoff. The piece also covers class officer elections and staff changes.
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OHS Bulldogs
Dwight
East Butler
Gordon
Sunday Journal
Star Football Supplement
Bill Peterson
Mark Tenniges
Debbie Mickey
Chris Hayes
Mary Cerny
Kurt Anderson
Randy Neujahr
Mike Sterup
Margie Simonsen
Murray Schmoker
Bob Gissler
Susie Davis
Bill Pliefke
Larry Neujahr
Keith Peterson
Leo Potter
Ed Wieseman
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Occurs
Mrs. Fischer
Lions
Girl
Samaritan Home
United Methodist
Duane Gabriel
Harvest of Harmony
Schreiter
OHS
Nancy Gordon
Charles Hays
Victor Sterup
Hays
Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Philip Timm
Crouse
Ee Ransom
Mr. and Ervin Ransom Sr
Farmers Co-op Grain Anid Feed Company
Nelson
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