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1939: Wausa Swedes start baseball season with a win
May 11, 1939
WAUSA — The Wausa Swedes scored two runs in the last of the eighth to down the Mann Sporting Good’s team of Soo City, 8-7 Sun. Wausa scored 5 runs in the first inning on two errors an three hits, one of which was a home run by Clarence Jahn, first sacker. The Mann’s big inning came in the fourth when they scored six runs on a walk, one error and four hits, one of them a home run by Palmer, left fielder. Hoppe started on the mound for Wausa, allowed two hits and struck out five in the three innings he pitched. Henrickson and Anderson pitched the fourth and fifth innings and allowed five hits and seven runs. Lefty Jahn took over the job at this point and struck out ten of Manns’ sluggers and allowed two hits for the remainder of the game. Fox and Peterson, Wausa, each made three hits to lead the Wausa hitting attack. Sunday was Wausa’s first game of the season and the play indicated the Swedes will have another good ball team this year.
May 11, 1944
WAUSA — This section of Nebraska is being blessed with an abundance of rain this spring and at times almost an overabundance. On Wednesday evening this community had a shower of .82 of a inch, and further south a considerably larger amount. The creek three miles south of Wausa swelled to such proportion that as Mr. and Mrs. Burbridge, of Bloomfield were coming up from Norfolk the water was so high over the road that it came up within a few inches of the top of the seat in their car, which caused their car to stall. For a time they felt their lives were in peril, but fortunately some trucks came along and were able to help them thru and were towed to Wausa by Wm Kirby. Reports her this morning are to the effect that a considerably acreage is under water in the Osmond territory.
May 13, 1954
WAUSA — Work on the doctor’s office building is ahead of schedule and barring a major obstacle, the structure will be completed easily by the July 15th deadline. The roof is now completed, windows have been installed, and the lower portion of the “shake” shingles have been applied to the outside of the building. The contractors plan to have the interior finished by the first week in June so painting crews can move in. Many more loads of rich, black dirt have been hauled to the premises and are now being leveled to provide the proper lot level. There’s no doubt about it, “it will be a handsome addition to Wausa!” May 7, 1964
WAUSA — Weather disturbances with churning clouds, rain, wind and a hint of hail kept residents here nervously watching the skies or trying to separate radio reports from static-laden broadcasts. Showers with strong wind hit this area Tuesday afternoon and evening but fortunately no damage has been reported. The evening shower contained a small amount of hail. The total rainfall for Tuesday is reported to be about .95 inch. Tornadoes knifed through much of Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, however. The winds caused damaged to Tilden, scene of a violent tornado two years ago, swept two Burlington cars off the tracks east of Hastings and damaged 25 homes and the Union Pacific depot at St. Edward. In Tilden plate glass windows were blown out and the roof ripped from the depot.
May 11, 1989
WAUSA — The close of the 1988-89 bowling season marked 25 years that Viking Lanes and Viking Restaurant have been in operation. To commemorate the anniversary, the board of directors of Wausa Recreation Center, Inc., on behalf of the corporation and stockholders, held a drawing each week at the Restaurant giving a $5 meal ticket. At Viking Lanes, trophies were awarded at the respective banquets to each bowler on the team for each league that bowled the highest series during the season. The Monday Night Mixed League winners were the team of Johnson and Bloomquist and Seagren.
May 12, 1994
WAUSA — Identical twins Christina and Carisa Bloomquist will be the Wausa High School commencement speakers Sunday, May 15, when the 17 members of the Class of 1994 will receive diplomas. Christina (Tina) is the valedictorian and Carisa the salutatorian of the class. The graduation exercises will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. After being presented by Superintendent Robert W. Rogers, the class members will receive diplomas form Dwain Kumm, president of the School District 76R Board of Education. Dale Wamberg, principal, and Marcia Wakeley, counselor, will present scholarships and other honors to class members. The school band will play “Pomp and Circumstance” as the class enters and leaves the auditorium. There will be additional band and vocal selections. Selected by the class members the Rev, M. Eugene Tollefson, pastor of Thabor Lutheran Church, will deliver the invocation and the Rev. Duane Lukes of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Osmond, the benediction. The graduating class is: Scott Anderson, Tammi Beaudette, Rebecca Bengston, Carisa and Christina Bloomquist, Shawn Clausen, Loren Claussen, April Kumm, Jeffrey Nelson, Burneice Rickard, Thomas Sukup, Aaron Thorell, Marty Thorell, Daniel Vanness, Eric Vanness, Brian Wakeley and Jason Wilbeck.
May 12, 2004
WAUSA — Local voters decided Tuesday to keep Steve Banks in his post as Knox County Dist. 6 Supervisor and narrowed the crowded field to fill three Wausa School Board vacancies. Scott Kinkaid was the top vote-getter in the field of seven candidates in Tuesday’s Primary Election for the Wausa School Board.
