Armchair Quarterback Contest crowns Henggeler winner
Norman Lenggeler of Lincoln wins the Record's first Armchair Quarterback Contest and $5. He and seven others hit 11 of 14 games with a near perfect tie breaker. several top entrants misfired on key games including the Fullerton Loup City 0-0 tie and other upsets. Deadline for week two is 5 p.m. Friday with the third weekly contest in today's Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lenggeler
Lincoln
Henggeler
David City
Fullerton-Loup City
Cozad
Aurora
Grand Island
Kearney
Mead
Shelby
Carl Carlstrom
Polk
Tim Engel
Clarks
Bob Treadway
Bernie Gissler
Stromsburg
Melvin Ransom Jr
Dennis Jones
Osceola
Gary Garey
Omaha
Stan Hoffer
Columbus
Roger Augustin
Kent Rodene
O. D. Rodene
Jerry Cerny
Jayne Sipes
Kenny Burs Ritt
Terry Anderson
Jim Green
John O. Cerny
Seward
Central City
Silver Creek
Lincoln High
Aquinas
C. C
Loup City
Fullerton
St. Edward
Genoa
Palmer
Wolbach
St. Paul
Wood River
East Butler
Norris
Car driven by Mrs. Gerese Mrkva rolls after gravel near Swede Home
A Utah woman, Mrs. Gerese Marie Mrkva, lost control of her car two miles west of Swede Home around noon last Wednesday. The vehicle rolled over but she sustained no apparent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerese Marie Mrkva
Utah
Mrkva
Polk county service men address feature planned by The Record
The Record intends to print names and addresses of Polk County area men overseas in mid October to help readers mail Christmas letters and packages. Submissions should include current addresses and return addresses, even if previously printed, to ensure up to date information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Quickies Brighten Serious World In Community Notes
Reception at the Methodist church honored Rev. Richard V. Odgers and family and Osceola school faculty with a covered dish supper and mixer. Cheryl McKeag won the Winnie Peterson scholarship for the second year, and several births were recorded including Jerome Prososki and Harold Mace families. Newborns include Michael John O'Brien and others with weights listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Richard V. Odgers
Osceola School
Cheryl McKeag
Patty Gullberg
Nancy Mills
Charles Roberts
Wesleyan
Howard McKeags
Winna Peterson
Quickies Contest Invite for Reader Submissions
The paper invites readers to submit quippy lines or rough sketches for a weekly Quickies prize. Prizes range from 1 to 2 dollars with a Christmas drawing for a portable radio. The note encourages light, nonpolitical notes to brighten readers' days.
Lions Donate to Leader Dogs and Community Projects
Osceola Lions Club members voted 25 to Leader Dogs to fund training for guide dogs and teach the blind to use Leader Dogs. The meeting, led by Jack Conrad, also covered a fire bell memorial, CROP fundraising, a pancake feed plan for Oct 8, 50 fruit cakes for Christmas sales, a Girl Scouts beautification project, and a trap shoot setup at the county fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Lions Club
Leader Dogs School
Jack Conrad
Lions International
Old City
Fire Department
Girl Scouts
County Fairgrounds
Mayo clinic trip and wedding festivities in Osceola
Leonard Mrvicka and Raymond Miller accompanied Mrs Mrvicka to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to have her body cast removed. Sherry Jane Kinder and Mrs Staroscik attended the wedding of Francis Staroscik and Alice Ray Anderson in Columbus on September 6. Mrs Phoebe Morgan’s belated birthday was celebrated with a Columbus dinner hosted by her granddaughter Mrs Don Zeilinger of David City, followed by visits to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Mrvicka
Raymond Miller
Mrs Mrvicka
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Sherry Jane Kinder
Mrs Staroscik
Francis Staroscik
Alice Ray Anderson
Columbus
Phoebe Morgan
Don Zeilinger
David City
Hoffman
Trip
St. Paul
Anapolis
Osceola Bulldogs Fall to David City Scouts 25-12
Osceola kept pace to 12-12 at halftime but wore down as David City surged ahead in the second half. Gene Hookstra and Glenn Hookstra fueled the Scouts with yardage and a late fourth quarter touchdown sealed a 25-12 victory. Danny Jerup left midgame with a broken leg. Friday Stromsburg visits for an 8 p.m. kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Bulldogs
David City
Gene
Glenn
Hockstra
Danny Jerup
Husky
Lincoln
Saitvere
Gene Hookstra
Don Augustin
Jack
Cerny
Bulliogs
Cal- Kropatsch
Hookstra
John Nelson
Danny Dunn
James Caro
Goldenrod
Augustin
Gissler
Urban
Kropatsch
Johnson
Sterup
Roberts
Schmoker
Dunn
Stromsburg
Vikings
Powerhouse Park
Polk County Crops Weather Report Summary
Rainfall for the week ended Saturday was none with surface and subsoil moisture adequate. Crops: irrigated excellent, other conditions good. alfalfa third cutting 100 percent. corn 10 percent not in dough, 30 percent in dough, 50 percent dented, 10 percent mature. Fall seeding legumes 75 percent complete. pastures average. Main farm work includes silage, land prep for fall seeding, and storage prep for fall harvest. Field crops show a record-breaking crop trend per local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Krohn
Lions International Peace Essay Contest Seeks Entries
Lions club officers urge entries for the World Peace Essay Contest with top prize of 25000 and total awards of 50000. Open to youths aged 14 to 22 as of January 15 1967. Osceola winner advances to district competition and possibly to final judging. contact Lion member or President Jack Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Lions International
Osceola
Lions
Jack Conrad
Odd Bits and Nissus Odd Bits and Nissus
A September morning in Osceola brings a lightning strike that shatters 30+ windows across five homes. Fire sirens misaligned reveal car congestion and absent firemen. townsfolk react to a chaotic day with humor about flowers and local talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Trotter
Osceola
America
Martin Roberts
Children invited for Osceola photo session on Sept 21
Appointments are now open for a Osceola Record Citizens of Tomorrow photo session on Wednesday Sept 21 at Osceola Hotel from 10 am to 5 pm. The free pictures carry no obligation to buy and copies may be ordered. call Mrs Doris Grossnicklaus at 747-2431 to book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Doris Grossnicklaus
Osceola School Enrollment Totals 465
Osceola public schools report a total enrollment of 465 for the year, with 253 in grade school 80 in junior high and 132 in high school. Grades are listed from kindergarten to twelfth, and Superintendent Virgil Bugbee notes the open house will be September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Virgil Bugbee
Bugbee
Shelby man killed in pickup crash near Prague
Dean Reisdorf, 39, of Shelby, died in a Sunday morning pickup collision a few miles northeast of Prague. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church in Shelby. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Mike Reisdorff and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Reisdorf
Shelby
Prague
Shelby Sacred Heart Church
Mike Reisdorff
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jerome Prososki
Rt. 3
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Mace—Russell Roy
Harold Mace
O’brien
John O’brien
Michael John
Beaudt Sogether
Osceola News
Ronald Hruska
Ulysses
Seward Hospital
Hruska
Charles Gabel
Hruskas
Steven
Steve Trotter
Newcomer — Russell Roy
Jeffrey Memorial Hospital
Eldena Sapp
Ronal Peterson
Bob Peterson
Mich
Osceola Clarks
Medy Branting
Portland
Ore
Cheryl
Charles Youngstrom
Veteran Hospital
Jeffrey Memoorial Hospital
Serra
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