Burial Services for Lt. C. B. Schrunk Held in Anthon
Lt. C. B. Schrunk died following a plane crash in the South Pacific during a mission in the Marshall Islands. He succumbed March 29 while evacuating to Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, after injuries sustained on March 27.
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Anthon
Iowa
C. B. Schrunk
South Pacific
Lt. Schrunk
Marshall Islands
Tripler Army Hospital
Honolulu
Hawaii
Humphrey Democrat
Twenty-First Spring Feeders Day Planned at North Platte
The twenty-first annual event will be held at the North Platte Experiment Station on Saturday. Highlights include testing 10 different winter rations using 110 head of yearling steers to assess feed efficiency and performance.
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North Platte
Lincoln County Tribune
Fire Destroys Juhl Home and Lukasiewicz Garage
Clarks Fire Department dropped a hose into a irrigation well to reach an inexhaustible water supply and battle a blaze at the Edwin Lukasiewicz farm and the Lester Juhl residence. A strong north wind fed flames that destroyed the Juhl home and the Lukasiewicz garage and damaged Havens machine shop. Fire originated in the Juhl home. nothing could be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks Fire Department
Edwin Lukasiewicz
Lester Juhl
Juhl
Lukasiewicz
Havens
Clarks News
Doane College Student Attends National AFWCW Convention
Blanche Kostka a Doane College student attended the 13th national convention of the Athletic Federation of College Women at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor with about 400 girls from 40 states. The gathering discussed operation of women athletic associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Kostka
Doane College
National Convention of Athletic Federation of College Women
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Wilbur Republican
Fire department members to attend State Fire School
Several members of the fire department plan to attend the 14th annual State Fire School at Grand Island next week. The event is hosted by St Edward Advance and draws fire service personnel from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
St. Edward Advance
Bee Nebraska couple announce six family servicemen
Mr and Mrs Joe Bila of Bee Nebraska announce that their family now includes three sons and three sons in law serving in the armed forces, as reported by the Ulysses Dispatch.
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Joe Bila
Bee, Nebr
Ulysses Dispatch
Fire destroys Bau mann Bros building in Grafton
A fire early Saturday morning in the Bau mann Bros building at Grafton destroyed the structure and its contents. Loss was estimated at 150000 dollars. A stock of new tires valued up to 30000 dollars and thousands in auto parts oils and greases, plus 16 refrigerators and several vehicles, lay in a charred heap within ninety minutes.
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Baumann Bros
Grafton
Geneva
Nebraska Signal
St Pauls baseball uniforms arrive for new season
St Pauls team will wear smart new uniforms after arrival. The Phonograph notes the Mid Nebraska Night League affiliation. Local disaster reports include Bari Lou Phillips minor tongue cut after car fall into muddy ditch, with no major injuries.
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St. Paul
St. Paul Phonograph
Robert Phillips
Bari Lou
Dawson County
Miss Sally Stringer Accepts Guest Pianist Invite
Miss Sally Stringer accepts an invitation to serve as guest pianist for the Decoration Day Week luncheon of the Traffic Club of Kansas City Missouri Central City Republican.
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Sally Stringer
Traffic Club of
Kansas City
Central City Republican
Julius Schuster Celebrates 90th Birthday in the Valley
Julius Schuster, living on the valley, marked his 90th birthday on April 20 with cards and visits from friends. He moved with his father, sister, and brothers to the present farm in 1877 and has remained there ever since.
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Julius Schuster
Julius
Polk County Real Estate Tax Equalization Plan Outlined
The J. M. Cleminshaw Co of Cleveland will appraise and classify Polk county properties to aid the assessor in tax equalization. The firm will value all property by uniform methods, aiming for equitable assessments without regard to ownership. Benefits include full coverage of taxable property, transparent value determinations, and consistent comparisons across properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Cleminshaw Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Polk County
Dianne Buhl Cited At Midland College
Dianne Buhl was tapped into Cardinal Key, a national honor society for women, at Midland College in Fremont Nebraska last week. Selection was based on personality character leadership and scholastic rating.
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Dianne Buhl
Cardinal Key
Midland College
Fremont
Nebraska
Baseball Banquet Honors Last Year's Central Nebraska Champion
The annual Central Nebraska baseball league banquet will be held Thursday April 26 at Fuller ton. Genoa, last year’s winner, receives the honor and a meeting will finalize this year’s rules and schedule. A film of last year’s World Series will be shown. attendees from Osceola expected, tickets through Dwight Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Nebraska Baseball League
Fullerton
Genoa
Midget Ball Club Schedule Announced
Polk county midget league sets a 12 game season with seven inning twilight games subject to weather. Friday night dates include Stromsburg at Polk Osceola at Shelby May 25 and a June schedule featuring matches among Shelby Stromsburg Polk and Osceola.
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Polk County
Stromsburg
Polk
Osceola
Polk Stromsburg
Shelby
Shelby Stromsburg
Polk Osceola
Berger Family Guests At Earle Miller Home
Mr and Mrs Elmer Berger and son of Polk were Saturday evening guests in the Earle Miller home.
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Mrs. Elmer Berger
Polk
Earle Miller
Polk County Extension Women Tour Grand Island Event
A group from the Polk County Women’s Extension Council traveled by chartered bus to Grand Island on Monday April 23. They toured Staley Park the Veterans Hospital Daily Independent and broadcasting station KMM4J before attending the Shrine Circus at the Airport then returned home.
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Polk County Extension
Grand Island
Polk County Womens Extension Council
Osceola
Staley Park
Veterans Hospital
Daily Independent
Kmm4j
Jeanne Inness Presents Piano Recital at Home
Jeanne Inness hosted her first piano recital for about 25 relatives and friends Sunday afternoon. She performed sixteen Chopin pieces in a simplified form arranged by John Schaum, with guests later served tea and light refreshments in the dining room. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Walter Donnelly and Mr and Mrs Clyde Pearson of Genoa.
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Jeanne Inness
Jeanne
John Schaum
Walter Donnelly
Clyde Pearson
Genoa
Social Calendar details May meetings and postponement
The PEO meets May 3 with Bess Warwick in an evening session. NBBC is to be entertained May 4 by Mrs. Marie Johnson. Valley Ladies Aid gathers May 2 with Mrs. Bruce Pickett. Effie Fernandez and Addie Wieseman as hostesses for Guest Day. Rebekah Kensington postponed to May 3 at Fannie and Edna McCray home.
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PEO
Bess Warwick
NBBC
Marie Johnson
the Valley Ladies Aid
Bruce Pickett
Effie Fernandez
Addie Wieseman
Rebekah Kensington
Fannie
Edna McCray
Osceola Hardware and Appliance Announces Opening
The Osceola Hardware and Appliance announces a formal opening next Saturday April 28. Mr and Mrs Ray Conrad who bought the store two weeks ago plan a big day with coffee and doughnuts from 2 p m and several valuable door prizes with no obligation to win.
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Osceola Hardware and Appliance
Ray Conrad
Fred Branting
Conrads
Air Force Enlistments Open After Training Center Delay
Air Force enlistments reopen with a doubled Polk county quota. Men may contact the Recruiting Sergeant at the Osceola office Friday 11:00 to 3:00 p m or the David City office Wednesday 11:00 to 3:00. Arrangements will send recruits directly to training centers from Osceola or David City.
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Air Force
Army
Polk County
Osceola
David City
Polk County Man Enlists in April Service Call
Melvin Gulbrandson of Stromsburg volunteered through the local board and received his call. National Selective Service HQ says no May call, but Polk County board already received a May call. cancellation status is unclear.
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Polk County
Melvin Gulbrandson
Stromsburg
National Selective Service
Polk County Board
Victor VanHorn Dies in Grand Island
Victor VanHorn age 65 longtime Osceola and Grand Island resident, died Tuesday morning at a Grand Island hospital after illness. He leaves his widow and daughter Glenna, and is brother-in-law to Joel Hanson. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at the Stromsburg Methodist Church with burial in Stromsburg Cemetery.
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Victor VanHorn
Grand Island
VanHorn
Glenna
Osceola
Joel Hanson
Methodist
Stromsburg
Genie McGlasson Addresses Auxiliary at Child Welfare Luncheon
Mrs Genie McGlasson of the State Hospital and Rehabilitation directs the American Legion Auxiliary spoke on her rehabilitation work and Poppy Day at a Friday luncheon for 70 attendees in the Auxiliary rooms. Proceeds benefit the Child Welfare Fund.
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Genie McGlasson
State Hospital
Poppy
American Legion Auxiliary
Genie
Virginia Monson
Florence Mills
Fran Craven
Keith Fellers
Mary Anderson
Sue Staroscik
Hospital Patients Listed By St Francis
Mrs. Mabel Thompson Shelby Rilma Johnston Osceola Mrs Homer Bollinger Osceola Ralph Johnson Osceola Casper Mikkleson Utica are named among medical notices at St Francis Hospital.
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Mabel Thompson
Shelby
Rilma Johnston
Osceola
Homer Bollinger
Ralph Johnson
Casper Mikkleson
Utica
Three Baseball Teams Prepare For Year's Play
Three local baseball teams gear up for the season despite showers. The town team trains in the school gym awaiting better weather, while the Polk County Midget League plans summer play with Victor Sterup directing both the Midgets and the Junior Legion team. A May 5 turnout at Fair Grounds Park is requested for tryouts with Midgets at 1 pm and Juniors at 2 30 pm. Volunteers are asked to help clean the diamond next Sunday at 2 pm with tools provided.
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Polk County
Legion
Victor Sterup
State Legion
Sterup
Fairgrounds Park
Junior Legion
University honors bestowed on Osceola students
At the annual University of Nebraska convocation in Lincoln on Tuesday Mary Sigler and Dorothy Gissler received honors. Sigler earned one of six Gus Prestgaard scholarships and Gissler won a Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben scholarship. This brings Osceola’s total honored students to five. Previous acknowledgments covered Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jensen and John Mills. Miss Sigler is the daughter of Dewey and (Mrs.) Sigler. Miss Gissler is the daughter of Rudolph and (Mrs.) Gissler.
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University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Mary Sigler
Dorothy Gissler
Miss Sigler
Gus Prestagaard
Miss Gissler
Knights of Aksarben
Osceola
Donald Jensen
John Mills
Odd Bits of News From The Town
A collection of local items notes the Gas Company’s new service truck amid a weather plagued spring for farmers. Dr Earl Gullberg sick in Omaha hospital, suspected thyroid issues, hopes to return soon. Osceola Implement Service adds a 100 foot Quonset hut to its site. Poppy Day will be led by the American Legion Auxiliary on May 6. U S stamp booklet revised edition issued by Government Printing Office available for 60 cents. Pat Wisely renews and sends regards to Stinky with memories of past roads and irrigation work.
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Earl A. Gullberg
St. Joseph Hospital
Omaha
Doc
Osceola Implement Service Company
American Legion Auxiliary
U. S
Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
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Schuyler
Colfax County Call
Glen Kerr
Bellwood
Kramer High School
Columbus
Future Farmers of America
Rosemary Hoffman
Platte Center
Dwight Bush
Air Port
George Berck
Floyd Frizzell
Mesdames George Traden
Geo. Berck
Lavelle Lamoree
Forrest Berggren
Burdette Baker
Rex Brigham
Alvin Burke
Rolland Swanson
Paul Swanson
Lulu Ward
Mary Grossnicklaus
Calmer Dunn
Fred Bond
Hugh Schmoker
Allan Anderson
Lee Johnson
C. Clarence Carlson
Margaret Crosby
Sharon Berck
Marjorie Wieser
Anita Branting
Mrs
Dave Jones
ST. Francis Hospital
Skinny Green
Pat
Stinky
Department of Roads and Irrigation
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