Mrs H H Reckmeyer Dies of Heart Ailment
Obituary for Marinda Heitzman Reckmeyer born 1864 in Urban Pennsylvan ia. She died March 28 1947 in Osceola Nebraska aged 83. Survived by daughters Vera Vida Beckmeyer Margerite Sheets sister Verie Heitzman brothers Clarence Alvin William, niece and nephews. Funeral March 6 1947 at home with Rev G A Randall. burial Osceola cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinda Heittzman
Urban
Northumberland County
Pennsylvania
William
Manny Heitzman
Columbus
Nebraska
Osceola
Herman H. Reckmeyer
Valley Farm
Gladys
Daughers Vera
Vida Beckmeyer
Margenerite Sheets
Arnold, Neb
Margaret
Joann
Norna Sheets
Arnold
Verie Heitzman
Clarence
Alvin
William S. Heitzman
J. W. Buchta
St. Paul
Minn
Leroy Rhodes
Walter Terrmann
San Francisco
Calif
G. A. Randall
M. A. Mills
Phil B. Campbell
M. A. Anderson
Herman Anderson
W. O. Hansen
Don Byers
Local Social Notes From Fort Scott And Nearby
Mrs. Rose Brandt visits sister Mrs Homer Kulb in Fort Scott Kansas. Mr and Mrs Ross Richards visit Silver Creek. Mrs Lottie Minick stays with daughter Mrs Ben Schmoker. Mrs Marion Chase from Denver spends time with Mr and Mrs John Lockard. Mrs Clarence Van Nostrand of Shelby substitutes in District 63. Mrs Robi Koch of Grand Island calls on Walter Keehler. Wesley Chapel Womans Club meets with Mrs Arthur Deeter. officers elected: Pres Mrs Tom Sechmaker Vice Pres Mrs Alfred Kihnel Secy Mrs Edith Pichards Treas Mrs James Gibbins. Next meeting at Mrs Charles Rech in David City April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Brandt
Fort Scott
Kansas
Homer Kulb
Ross Richards
Earl Richards
Silver Creek
Lottie Minick
Ben Schmoker
Marion Chase
Denver
John Lockard
Clarence van Nostrand
Shelby
District 63
Robi Koch
Grand Island
Walter Keehler
Wesley
Chapel
Womans Club
Arthur Deeter
Tom Sechmaker
Alfred Kihnel
Edith Pichards
Secy
James Gibbins
Treas
Harry Brazee
Charles Rech
David City
Farmers urged to sign 1947 AAA farm plans by April 30
Farmers who have not signed a 1947 AAA farm plan must do so by April 20. Plans must show intended practices before execution and receive prior county AAA approval. Final deadline for plan signing to qualify for payments is April 30, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Mrs Leck McCormick Dies After Brief Illness
Frances Edith Evelyn Campbell born May 19 1876 Arbela Missouri died March 23 1947 Stromsburg hospital aged 70 years 10 months 4 days. She married R A McCormick December 3 1955. Survivors include husband Frank Campbell Arbela sisters Amendy Campbell Montana and others. Funeral March 26 Fleming Chapel 2 p.m. Rev H F Besabe. Interment Silver Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Edith Evelyn Campbell
Arbela
Stromsburge Hospital
R. A. McCormick
Baruxen Hejakl Wedding in Omaha Home
Marjorie J Baruxen of Omaha daughter of Christianna Sarow and Richard J Hejkal of Omaha wed on Sunday March 23 at the groom s brother s home in Omaha The Rev John R Glassey officiated The bride wore a blue sheer gown with lace bodice and silver slippers Attendants wore blue and white gowns Their daughter Georgetta served as ring bearer The couple will reside in Omaha after visiting the bride s mother and brother Here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie J. Baruxen
Omaha
Christianna Sarow
Richard J. Hejkal
Frank Hejkal
Grand Island
M. F. Hejkal
John R. Glassey
Benson Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Hejkal
Obituary notes Anna Chauner Ludlow
Anna Chauner Ludlow born in Germany February 10 1872 came to Osceola as a child and married John H Ludlow March 9 1890. She died March 24 1947 in Hastings Nebraska leaving sisters and a brother as survivors. Funeral services were held at Kepner Funeral Home and interment was in Osceola cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Chauner Ludlow
Germany
Osceola
Hher
Frank Chauner
John H. Ludlow
Hastings
Nebraska
Lucy Kimmel
Mobile
Alabama
Mollie Swanson
Fillmore
California
Louis Tschauner
Kearney
Mae Twarling
Stromsburg
Lillian Timm
Methodist Church
G. A. Randall
Jihad
Kepner Funeral Home
Merry Mixers 4 H Club Reports Sewing Boxes Progress
The Merry Mixers 4 H Club met at the Fillinger home March 20 with leader Mrs Glen Richards noting sewing boxes are nearly complete in 4 H colors. Girls plan to start tea towels next. Boys studied knots and rope making for a Stromsburg demonstration April 12 under leader Ozzie Fillinger. County Agent attended. next meeting is April 17 at Albert Gabriel's place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Mixers 4-H Club
Ethel and
Donald
Albert Gabriel
Extension News Covers Grain Dust Treatments and 4-H Activity
Polk County Extension discusses Ceresan dust alternatives for grain seed, spray and sprinkle methods, and emphasizes seed treatment amid imports. It reports a new 4H Crops Club in Gresham, a 4-H Soil Conservation project with Mangelson farm, and a reorganized 1946 BDG girls club with members from Osceola and Shelby. It notes a Sheep and Wool Demonstration at Benedict and invites participation, plus an April 12 4-H party with Laurel and Hardy films and entertainment for all members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceresan
Polk County
Bill Stuhr
Benedict
K. C. Fouts
Glen Thacker
Midwest Coop
Ted Alexander
District News From No 18 and Nearby Locales
District No 18 reports Ralph Hasselbalch returning from Chicago after several days away. Birth Day Club members gathered at Lena Hecker’s Thursday. Adolph Bernt and Edsward Hubza visited near Bellwood Tuesday evening. Nels Hasselbalch suffered fractured ribs in a cattle yard accident and was hospitalized. A family dinner was held Sunday at Edward Hubza’s near Bellwood. Leo Glatter of Shelby visited Phil Micek on Sunday. Chas Tragarz and family traveled to Omaha Thursday to see hospital patient Mr. Tragarz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hasselbalch
Chicago
Lena Hecker
Birthday Club
Adolph Bernt
Edsward Hubza
Bellwood
Nels Hasselbalch
Edward Hiubza
Jlleo Glatter
Shelby
Phil Micek
Chas. Tragarz
Omaha
Tragarz
OES Chapter 24 to Hold Regular Meeting and Dinner
OES Chapter 24 will hold its regular meeting Tuesday April 8 at 8 p.m. District Supervisor Mrs Pauline Imooney of Hastings will be present An afternoon School of Instruction for officers and a dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the I.O.O.F. dining halls for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E
E.S. Chapter
Pauline Imoomey
Hastings
C.F
O.E.S
Out of Old Nebraska Sod Houses by James C. Olson
The sod house defined early Nebraska dwelling, from dugouts to above ground soddies. Timber scarce west of 98th meridian, builders used sod, forked trees for roof supports, and crude interiors. The State Historical Society holds over a thousand sod house photos, offering a respite from housing gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Nebraska
James C. Olson
State Historical Society
Great Plains
Kansas
Dakotas
Plains
98Th Meridian
Izidre Haumont
Broken Bow
The
Custer County
Easter Dance at Parish Hall Shelby
Parish Hall in Shelby hosts an Easter Dance on Sunday April 6 with music by Kay Mills. Admission is 75 cents tax included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellby
Kay Mills
St Francis Hospital News Hospitalized and Discharged List
St Francis Hospital reports new admissions in medical surgical obstetrical and newborn categories with patients from Osceola Gresham Silver Creek Rising City Shelby Bellwood and Osceola. Discharges include John Rech Neomi Hastings Walters Kosch Ransom Frizzell Hanson Davis and Peterson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cris F. Coons
Osceola
Daisy Walters
Gresham
Alexander MacQueen
Silver Creek
Myron Hanson
Paul Hoffman
Rising City
Elva Peterson
Exl
Thelma Peterson
Lyle Neujahr
Dorothy Kosch
Bellwood
Mildred Ransom
Shelby
Rudy Dawis
Lloyd Johnston
William Charles Kosch
Gregory Dean Ransom Marvel Jean Davis
Johnston
John Rech
Neomi Hastings
Walters
Dorene Frizzell
Rudy Davis
Farm Cleanup Week Aims to Cut Livestock Disease
Health authorities designate April 6 to 12 as the nations annual farm cleanup week to promote sanitation and disease control on farms. The plan urges cleaning livestock quarters and barns, removing manure, draining stagnant water, disposing of old straw, clearing debris, vaccinating pigs, and moving young animals to clean ground, with farm groups invited to cooperate.
Community Notes From Stromsburg and Surrounding Areas
Social visits span Oklahoma to Nebraska as families gather for dinners and birthdays. Rev. Walter Cahill undergoes surgery in Omaha. Gerald Hulburd’s death in Iowa prompts family travel. Attendees include the Knage, Donelson, Fusby, and Hulburd families with relatives in York Lincoln and Don City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Dewey Porter
Cherokee
Oklahoma
A. B. Lind
Arthur Hultquist
Ernest Johnson
George Zieg
York
W. A. Atkinson
Cookville
Tennessee
Emma Gentry
Walter Cahill
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Ernest Ericson
Clyde Ericson
Ed Schinzel
W. G. Herrmann
Carrie Knage
Addie Standing
T. H. Graves
Rosetta Knorr
Glen Knerr
C. F. Donelson
Arnold Thoren
Don City
Iowa
Gerald Hulburd
Beloit
Lloyd Hulburd
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Harland Fusby
Russell Krebs
Don
Jim
Alvin Reed
Doris
Lynn
Wilbur Nantkes
Elmer Fusby
Harland
Zella Donelson
Lincoln
Weddings and Dances Held in Shelby Parish Hall
Staroscik Gabriel wedding dance at Parish Hall Shelby on Tuesday April 8 with music by Bobby Mills Jernek Stava wedding dance at Parish Hall Shelby on Wednesday April 9 with music by Ted Schroeder at 9:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staroscik-Gabriel
Shelby
Bobby Mills
Ted Schroeder
Slick Chick Of 1947 Planned For Osceola Area
Osceola business men with Osceola and Shelby Hatcheries plan to sponsor a chick contest to provide local girls with a group of baby chicks. Details not finalized, watch for updates from merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Shelby Hatcheries
Social Calendar Highlights for April Meetings
Beulah Cemetery Society plans a Friday gathering at Mrs. Dorothy Headlee's Stromsburg home with Nelle Wisely assisting. Mrs. O. O. Wallace hosts N.B.B.O. bridge club Monday evening at her home. Sentre Nous meets Wednesday evening at Mrs. Tom Reece. Mrs. A. F. Nuquist entertains Gab-O-Lots Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Cemetery Society
Dorothy Headlee
Stromsburg
Nelle Wisely
O. O. Wallace
N.B.B.O. Bridge Club
Sentre Nous
Tom Reece
A. F. Nuquist
Fairview Funeral Attendance and Local Visits
Miss Vertie Al Heitzman and siblings attended the funeral of Mrs. Reckmeyer. Emmi Alt Ky da and Adolph Kuhnel jr guests at Joe Karges home. Anna Karges and Adolph Kuhnel sr. of Shelby visited. Hoffer and Carlson families visited Mrs. Carl Holmes. Zelazny family dined with Mr. and Mrs. Voichoska. Karges attended evening call. Carlson children ill with measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview News
Vertie
Clarence Heitzman
Reckmeyer
Emil Alt
Kyda
Adolph Kuhnel Jr
Anna Karges
Adolph Kuwhnel Sr
Shelby
Joe Karges
Silas Hoffer
C. O. Carlson
Carl Holmes
John Zelazny
Clarks
John Voichoska
Carlson
Junior Choir to Present Easter Cantata at Church
The Methodist Church Junior Choir of 35 voices will debut Easter Sunday at 4 PM in white robes. Directed by Mrs. R O Peterson, soloists Judy Zentz and Steve Sigler lead with Sharon Berck Bonnie Gibbins and Dick Rand ar LaVerne Richards in a duet. Members are pupils from the first eight grades with piano accompaniment by Mrs Hollis Campain Jewel Morgan and Young Adult Group volunteers. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist ‘Church
R. O. Peterson
Judy Zentz
Steve Sigler
Sharon Berck
Bonnie Gibbins
Dick Randar
LaVérn Richards
Hollis Campain
Jewel Morgan
Local News Notes on Guests and Local Happenings
Weekend visitors include Miss Donna Pratt and David Pickerel of Lincoln visiting Mrs. Esther Pratt and Marcia. L.M. Merrick visited Eugene Day in Weeping Water and returned via Osceola with Hannah Monson and A. F. Nuquist. Mrs. Leroy Johnson recovering after major Rochester operation. Mr. Johnson to be with her. Ida Klein returns to Beatrice after winter stay with Richard Matheson family. Miss Wylma Fleacher to sing at Methodist Church May 8. Snow adds moisture. March warmth aids spring planting. James McBeth family in Lincoln. Donald McBeth stays on. Morgan family back from California. Myron Hanson improving. Pickett duo plus L. E. Pickett visit Grand Island. Seventeen new American Legion Auxiliary members elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Pratt
David Pickerel
Lincoln
Esther Pratt
Marcia
L. M. Merrick
Eugene Day
Weeping Water
Osceola
Hannah Monson
A. F. Nuquist
Leroy Johnson
Rochester
Minnesota
Johnson
Ida Klein
Beatrice, Nel
Richard Matheson
Wylma Fleacher
Methodist Church
Methodist Young Adult Group
James McBeth
Donald McBeth
G. W. ‘Morgan
California
Myron Hanson
Morgan i
Bruce Pickett
L. E. Pickett
Genoa
Grand Island
Floyd Frizzell
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. H. Reckmeyer
Bill Kearney Farm
Wesley Chapel
Ae Eee
Killers
Ava Gardner
Burt Lancaster
News and Cartoon
Judy Canova
Jack“Armstrong
Abie’s
Joan Dru
Richard Norris
Dorothy Lamour Ray Mill
Baruxen
Hejkal
WNU
Warren Noble
Joe Sedlak Jr
Teader
Oscar Thomas
Phillip Fredrickson
Robert Thomas
Bob Fredrickson
Ralph Bond
Tommy Gonnerman
Melvin Davidson
Milton Thomas
M. R. Huberty
California Experiment Station
Los Angeles
New Agriculture
R. J. Mangelson
Mangelson
Ray Pierson
Rex Brigham
Roy Grossnicklaus
Delores Grossnicklaus
Maxine
Elaine Grosshicklaus
Marjorie Johansen
Merna Quick
Dorothy Brigham
E. A. Hedlund
Polk County Extension Office
ST. Francis Hospital
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