CROP drive urged as Sunday calls extend efforts
Local residents may again hear volunteers Sunday September 28 seeking grain and cash gifts for the World Council of Churches CROP relief drive. The program stresses low operating costs and direct aid to undernourished people worldwide. A calendar note highlights Thursday as Church Night to avoid conflicts with school and church activities. NSN Editor.
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World Council of Churches
St. Paul Lutheran Church
United Methodist
St. Vincent
Cyo
NSN
Engagement notice for Sharon Grosch and Bernard Cuba
Mr and Mrs G W Grosch of Silver Creek announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Kay to Bernard C Cuba son of Mr and Mrs Joe P Cuba of Genoa Miss Grosch is a Silver Creek High School graduate now employed as secretary at the Grosch Irrigation Co Sharon is a Genoa High School graduate who recently returned from Vietnam and is engaged in farming A late spring wedding is planned.
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G. W. Grosch
Silver Creek
Sharon Kay
Bernard C. Cuba
Joe P. Cuba
Genoa
Miss Grosch
Silver Creek High School
Grosch Irrigation Company
Viet Nam
Polk County Recertified for Three-Year Brucellosis Program
Polk County earns recertification as a modified Certified Bovine Brucellosis Area under the Market Cattle Testing method. The county reported 1,269 negative samples from 6,750 beef breeding cows, with 59 reactors for a .7 percent infection rate, and dairy herds to be screened at least twice over three years to maintain status.
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Polk County
Polk
Nebraska
Businessmen from four towns to meet in Stromsburg
Businessmen from Shelby Osceola Polk and Stromsburg plan a common session in Stromsburg Monday evening at 8 in the Viking Center. York businessmen allied with Aurora opponents will discuss the Farmer Store 40 acre site near York and urge local attendance.
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Shelby
Osceola
Polk
Stromsburg
Viking Center
York
Aurora
Cerny named to Army fresh grid team
Jack Cerny of Osceola has been named to the West Point freshman football team and chosen to scrimmage against the varsity in preparation for New Mexico. He will join the cadet backfield and also join the West Point Catholic choir for concert tours this year.
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Jack Cerny
John Cerny
Osceola
West Point Military Academy
New Mexico
Cerny
West Point Catholic Choir
Osceola Bulldogs Tie Stromsburg Vikings 6-6 in Friday Clash
Osceola Bulldogs and Stromsburg battle to a 6-6 deadlock at Stromsburg as Burg stymines OHS through a tough defensive game. Potter and Ed Wieseman lead Osceola in rushing and passing while Burg counters with stopper defense and a 35 yard scoring pass from Stallings to Engel. The B team blanked Burg 28-0 Monday and Osceola hosts Clarks this Friday marking the home season opener.
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OHS
Burg
Stallings
Engel
Osceola
Potter
Ed Wieseman
Bulldogs
Cal Coffin
Dick Wyman
Randy Bond
Bob Gissler
Eddie Wieseman
Leo Potter
Jerry Cerny
Evan Wieseman
Lynn Boden
Keith Peterson
Bill Norton
Marv _Simonsen
Larry Neujahr
Bryce Anderson
Stromsburg
Clarks
Jay McDonald Wins Armchair Quarterback Award
Jay McDonald wins this week's Armchair Quarterback after breaking the tie on the Osceola-Stromsburg score. Bernie Gissler and Jay both missed two of 14 games, with Jay having the smaller tie breaker point spread. Don Hiemer notably missed one point on the final score. Republicans plan a fund raising dinner October 7 at Osceola High School auditorium with Gov. Norbert Tiemann as speaker. Tickets $5. county officials and Paul Monson can provide details.
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Jay McDonald
Bernie Gissler
Jay
Osceola-Stromsburg
Bernie
Duane Gabriel
Mervin Rystrom
Ken Rodene
Don Hiemer
Shelby
Osceola
Norbert Tiemann
Osceola High School
Paul Monson
Birth of Son John Philip Chapin in Omaha
A son, John Philip, was born September 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chapin of Omaha. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Philip Nyberg of Osceola.
November Wedding Plans for Gonsier-Ksiazek Couple
Mr and Mrs Frank Gonsier of Central City announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Gonsier of Grand Island to James L Ksiazek of Clarks, son of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Ksiazek of Clarks. Patricia is a Clarks High School and Grand Island School of Business graduate and works as a secretary in the Grand Island District Court. James is a Clarks High School graduate and Navy veteran now farming. A November 22 wedding is planned.
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Frank Gonsier
Central City
Patricia
Grand Island
James L. Ksiazek
Clarks
Alonzo Ksiazek
Dick Watts Wins 1969 Nebraska Appaloosa Sportsmanship Trophy
Osceola resident Dick Watts earns the Nebraska Appaloosa Horse Club Sportsmanship Trophy at the State Fair for outstanding behavior and conduct. The traveling award, dating from Charley W. Peterson Memorial origins, will stay with Watts until the 1970 State Fair.
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Dick Watts
Osceola
Nebraska Appaloosa Horse Clubs
Charley W. Peterson
Watts
Nebras
Albert Croisant Dies After Prolonged Illness in Shelby
Albert Croisant of Shelby died Sunday night after a long illness at Annié Jef frey Hospital. He was 76. Services were held Wednesday at United Wesley Methodist Church in Shelby.
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Albert Croisant
Shelby
Annié Jeffrey
United Wesley Methodist Church
Mrs Paul Walgren to Attend P E O Centennial Convention
Mrs Paul Walgren will attend the P E O Sisterhood Centennial Convention as an official delegate in Des Moines Iowa September 29 to October 2. She is president of Osceola P E O Chapter CN. About 6000 delegates and visitors from 50 states and six Canadian provinces expected at the 49th biennial meeting. Mrs E L Gardner of Ojai California president of the Supreme Chapter will preside. Hostesses will be Iowa P E O chapter members.
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Paul Walgren
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Des Moines
Iowa
Walgren
Osceola
P.E.O
Canada
E. L. Gardner
Ojai
California
P E
Brother undergoes spinal surgery in Los Angeles
Mrs. Harry Sterup learns her brother Max Carter of Las Vegas recently had surgery to remove three vertebrae with a bone graft in Los Angeles. He expects discharge soon and plans to return home at 2105 Isabelle, Las Vegas, Nevada, where he previously resided in the Shelby area.
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Harry Sterup
Max Carter
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Isabelle
Nevada
Carter
Shelby
50th Anniversary Open House at Polk Methodist Church
Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson observe their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Polk Methodist Church on Sunday September 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. Friends and relatives invited. no gifts please.
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Richard Johnson
Polk Methodist Church
Three local auto crashes cause damage and minor injuries
A trio of accidents over a week left only one driver with minor injuries. Oswald Cerny’s pickup and Earl Wieseman’s tank truck collided northeast of town on Sept 16, with Cerny treated for cuts. Sept 18 a California couple’s out of control car on Hiway 81 totaled the vehicle. they were uninjured. A State Patrol car driven by Trooper John Iske struck a runaway pony on Hiway 30A, destroying the patrol car and killing the pony.
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California
Oswald Cerny
Earl Wieseman
Cerny
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Stromsburg
John Iske
Bob Lux
Hiway 30A
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Steven
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Arlene Fischer
Kops
Beneict
Ken Krieg
W. F. Monson
U.S.C.A
Army Fresh Grid
Gregg Kresha
Vikings
Tiemann
Patricia Gonsier
Francis Urban Farm
University of Nebraska
Mead Field Laboratory
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rising City
St. John’s
Rising
Ia Appaloosa Horse Club
Starla Hand
Sportsman Trophy
P. E. O. Centennial Convention
Fullerton
Leonard Kropatsch
Kenneth Kropatsch
Sonny. Zwiec
Fulleron
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