In the March 1962 five citizens out of Wilber, Nebraska, Senator Joe T
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Brand new NEBRASKA CZECHS Off WILBER Of the Helen Novak Baer Regarding the publication Czechs and you will Nebraska Modified of the Vladimir Kucera and you can Alfred Novacek 1967
Vosoba, Court Eugene Zajicek, Pastor William Temperature ranges, and you may Walter A great. Baer created the idea of developing an effective Wilber Czech company to have the objective of (1) perpetuating Czech culture and you may heritage, (2) and make Wilber the Czech Capital regarding Nebraska, (3) bringing a tourist destination by the holding an annual Czech Event, and you may (4) strengthening a museum toward maintenance off Czech literature, community, and you may items.
One to band of four males are stretched to a committee from seven, incorporating Josef J. Novak, Beam Houska, and you may Josef Horacek. Which panel upcoming additional six female: Mrs. Milo (Arlene Sobotka) Korinek; Mrs. Ed (Flower Svoboda) Prucha; Mrs. Edward (Lulu Nespory) Kohel; Mrs. Emil (Alice Svehlak) Kostka, Mrs. Nelson (Blanche Novak) Searcy; and Mrs. Walter (Helene Novak) Baer.
For each class fulfilled separately and chatted about arrangements for organization, a beneficial Czech Event, and you can general facts. Pastor Temperature and you may Helene Baer consolidated the option of the two groups and you may drew up standard arrangements and you will committees toward Earliest Annual Czech Event to have 3-4/August/1962.
Nebraska Czechs regarding Wilber
The fresh age from all of these groups was basically that team would be to end up being entitled “New Nebraska Czechs,” you to people citizen conveyed his want to be a member because of the signing the state lineup, that zero membership dues be needed, and that Senator Vosoba draft Stuff away from Incorporation by Laws. (more…)
