Nebraskan Weather Notes and Bond Issue Coverage Mark Autumn
The piece blends weather changes with community life, praising Lor raine Lewis for thorough school bond coverage. It notes warm sun, a cool breeze, Sunday clouds, and Monday rain, then shifts to local news about the pre Stromsburg bonfire rally, autumn leaves, and seasonal displays. It cites election day voting figures and a Rosh Hashana mention, plus hunting season reminders and safety notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Lewis
Lorraine
Nebraska
Mark Jones Wins Armchair Quarterback Contest
The third armchair quarterback contest ends in a three way tie with Mark Jones declared the winner. He earns a $5 merchandise certificate at the Record office usable at sponsoring merchants. Five entrants missed four games, five others guessed wrong on five games, while six or more wrong meant exclusion. Navy Lieutenant Nicholas J. Stas, husband of Nancy Johansen, serves in the Hawaiian Islands area in a four nation Pacific Allied naval exercise with Australia, Canada and New Zealand testing anti submarine and anti air defenses.
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Mark Jones
Navy
J.g
Nicholas J. Stas
Nancy Johansen
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Vikings Edge Bulldogs 17 0 in Stromsburg showdown
Stromsburg Burg defeats Osceola 17 to 0 as Parminter connects with Randy Johnson for a fourth quarter TD while Burg strengthens its lead in a hard fought showdown. Osceola stall and includes two safeties and a late game defensive stand. Parminter finishes 6 of 12 for 78 yards. Stromsburg gains 80 rushing yards to Osceola 68.
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James Winslow
Bulldogs
Stromsburg
Vikings
Osceola
Parminter
Bill Parminter
Burg
Randy Johnson
Viking
Polk County Historical Society Dinner Notes 1973
The Polk County Historical Society held its annual dinner at the Stromsburg Hotel Cafe on September 20 1973 with about sixty attendees. Music by Mrs Carl G Johnson autoharp and Civil War songs accompanied the event. Election results announced Mildred Flodman president Nina R Burke vice president Doris Grossnicklaus secretary and news reporter. Board members Lewis Dunn and Mrs Martin Anderson. holdover directors include Dwight Newcomer Bernie Gissler Otto Nelson and treasurer Philip Nyberg. Museum guides named for September 23 and an Osceola meeting planned for October 18. Firemen dinner at city hall drew sixty attendees and children enjoyed a ride on the fire truck.
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Polk County Historical Society
Stromsburg
Carl G. Johnson
Bernie Gissler
State Historical Society
Lincoln
Mildred Flodman
Nina R. Burke
Doris Grossnicklaus
Lewis Dunn
Martin Anderson
Dwight Newcomer
Otto Nel
Ison
Philip Nyberg
Frank Korinek
Walter Berck
Osceola
Lot Runoff Controlled On Rathje Farm
A livestock waste control system was installed at the Delmar Rathje farm five miles south and two east of Shelby on the Big Blue River. The system includes a debris basin, outlet structure, holding pond, and a pump line to spread treated liquid onto fields. It diverts solids, drains liquid to the pond, and irrigates fields to nourish crops while protecting the river.
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Delmar Rathje
Shelby
Big Blue River
Department of Environmental Control
The
Soil Conservation Service
M Augustin Wins Scholarship Award
Marla Augustin daughter of the Wayne Augustins receives a $150 scholarship for 1973 74 from the Frederick A Stuff Memorial Fund at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She is a sophomore English major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Marla Augustin
Wayne Augustins
Frederick A. Stuff
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Marla
College of Arts and Sciences
Nebraska Safety Crusade Cuts Traffic Fatalities Significantly
Governor J James Exon credits Nebraska news media for a traffic safety campaign August 1 to Labor Day weekend that reduced deaths by 40 percent from the prior year and cut the Labor Day toll by two thirds. Enforcement reached 2548 drivers and 24 087 vehicles were checked statewide with radar rascal and aircraft at 104 locations. Local sponsors funded billboards at about 300 spots and safety stands ran at rest stops. The effort followed outreach to 3100 Nebraska pastors and a near 60 percent pastor endorsement for July 29 Nebraska's Safety Sabbath.
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J. James Exon
Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol
Nebraska Women For
NRD Announces 1973 Cost-Share Plan for Conservation Projects
The Upper Big Blue NRD adopts a 1973 Cost-Share Assistance Program with a $70,000 annual budget. Fifty percent supports flood control erosion and road structures while 25 percent funds road and erosion work years. Irrigation reuse impoundments receive 25 percent plus 50 percent for intra-structure tubing. Applications available at SCS field offices and NRD HQ in York.
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Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District
NRD
Soil Conservation Service
Upper Big Blue Nrd
York
Upper
Big Blue Nrd
Big Blue
NRC
Nebraska
Blood Drive Seeks 90 Pints at Osceola High
Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Osceola High School Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Friday Oct 5. The drive aims for 90 pints with 18 to 65 year olds eligible. Osceola and the county have fallen short on recent drives. The local hospital can request blood from the Osceola chapter.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Osceola
Osceola High School
Sheldon Bond
Local Third Grade Tours City Library
A third grade class and teacher Irene Burritt toured the city library last week learning checkout techniques and reference sections. Students were impressed by the collection and many returned after school to borrow books for home reading. St Paul Lutheran ladies are selling lunch to raise funds.
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Irene Burritt
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies
Brookings Soccer Team Members Travel for Ohio Game
Mr and Mrs Calmar Boden and Mr and Mrs Bernie Gissler accompanied the Brookings South Dakota team by plane to Youngstown for a Saturday night college game. They also bused to Canton to visit the Football Hall of Fame as SD won 27 6.
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Calmar Boden
Bernie Gissler
Brookings, So. Dak
Youngstown
Ohio
Brookings
Bodens
Gisslers
Canton
South Dakota
Osceola
Farm Storage and Drying Loan Rates Hike to 8.75 Percent
The U S Department of Agriculture raises the Farm Storage and Drying Equipment Loan Program interest from 6.0 to 8.75 percent per year and increases the minimum down payment from 15 to 30 percent. Changes apply to Sept 17 1973 filings to curb rising borrowing costs and reflect current storage needs. The program funded on farm storage and drying facilities with CCC loans, peaking in fiscal 1973 with 41 046 loans totaling 156 6 million dollars for over 313 5 million bushels of capacity.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Department
Yvonne Zeleski Starts Teaching at Annie Jeffrey Elementary
Miss Yvonne Zeleski, a 1973 graduate of Kearney State College, begins her first year teaching fifth grade at Annie Jeffrey Elementary. She lives in an apartment with a roommate joining Joyce Graham this weekend. Her parents reside in Loup City and she has six sisters and three brothers.
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Yvonne Zeleski
Kearney State College
Yvonne
Osceola
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S. Monson
J. Gable
C. Lemp
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L. Watkins
D. Bond
N. Larson
P. Peterson
R Urban
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Carlson
M. Coffin
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Historical Society Dinner
Rathje
M. Augustin
Michael Johnston
Lyle Johnston
Denver
Denver Automotive and Diesel College
Terry McMeekin
Mr. Johnston
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