Polk County Servicemen News From Osceola Area
Osceola families report letters and visits from servicemen as Chester Buchholz describes a move between prisoner camps in the Pacific. Merchant Marine Bill Grossnicklaus visits cousin Dick Merrick in New Guinea, while Donald Pickett trains at Camp Roberts California. Lt Milan Snodgrass returns from overseas furlough and B 17 air crew arrival is noted alongside local residents Captain Herrmann and Vaughn Deay.
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Bill Grossnicklaus
Merchant Marines
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Dick Merrick
Alvin Merrick
Broken Bow
Osceola
Bill
New Guinea
Richard Gabriel reports life in Italy during wartime
T Sgt Richard Gabriel brother of Mrs Alfred Kuhnel writes from Italy about 37 bombing missions and Air Medal awards. He notes Italian harvests, crude farming methods, irrigation by cup systems, water melons the size of pumpkins, and local living conditions in Naples and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gabriel
Alfred Kuhnel
Fischamend Market
Austria
Italy
Naples
Anna Mawhor Woods Dies in Shelby at 45
Anna Mawhor Woods died at her Shelby home on Friday August 11 1944 after a long illness. Born in Ireland as Joseph and Ellen Mawhor’s fifth child she lived in Fremont County Iowa before moving to Nebraska then settled northeast of Shelby later in the city. Survived by husband Roby Woods and numerous nieces and nephews she was a Methodist and Eastern Star member. Funeral services by Rev. Lansing were at Shelby Methodist Church Monday at 10 AM with burial in Riverton Iowa.
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Anna Mawhor
Joseph
Ellen Mawhor
Ireland
Shelby
Fremont County
Iowa
Nebraska
Roby Woods
Anna
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Lansing
Shelby Methodist ‘Church
Riverton
Births and hospital notices from Shelby area
Mr and Mrs Raymond Branting announce the birth of a seven pound daughter on Friday August 11. She is named Carol Jean. Ernest Shonka of Surprise and Donald Armagast of Rising City had tonsils removed Friday morning. Mrs Anna Welch was admitted with a knee injury from a fall at Ellers Hall. Mr and Mrs Bill LeSuer Osceola share the birth of a baby boy Monday August 14 named Wilbert Gordon. Mrs LeSuer was formerly Eunice Anderson.
Polk County Fair Opens With 4H Exhibits At Midway
Polk County’s annual fair is under way with numerous exhibits from 4H clubs. A daily and evening musical revue entertains attendees while the Elwin Strong Amusement Co. occupies the Midway. Officials report war-related handicaps affecting operations.
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Polk County
Elwin Strong Amusement Co
Birthday and War News Roundup in Stromsburg Area
Mr and Mrs John Hiemer and family and Mr and Mrs Leonard Hiemer and son visited the Krumbachs to celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary. Mrs Dale Davis reported her husband Staff Sgt Dale Davis wounded in France is now in a hospital in England. Dorothy Richter had tonsils removed at Stromsburg hospital. The Hiemers hosted a birthday gathering for Mrs John Hiemer. The Herman Alt threshing crew met at Edwin Buse’s home with refreshments.
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John Hiemer
Leonard Hiemer
Victor Krumbach
Dale Davis
France
England
Dorothy Richter
Stromsburg
Leonard Hiemer and Son
Herman Alt
Edwin Buse
RECORD HONOR ROLL FOR Hollis Campain Carder
The list names Hollis Campain Carder along with new additions Fred A. Anderson Eugene Bernt H. T. Anderson Mrs. Harry Johnson mH. F. Augustine L. S. Hastings Frank Hewitt Mrs. John Jarmin Christine Horst Mrs. Dora Burgeson Fr. The roll highlights donors and community figures recognized in a local honors feature.
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Hollis Campain Carder Throckmorton
New
Fred A. Anderson
Eugene Bernt
H. T. Anderson
Harry Johnson
Mh. F. Augustine
L. S. Hastings
Frank Hewitt
John Jarmin
Christine Horst
Dora 'Burgeson
Save Bonds Every Payday Says Wartime Appeal
A wartime urging promotes buying more bonds to curb black markets and inflation. It encourages self motivation to figure out how many bonds to purchase and emphasizes national savings over competing for scarce civilian goods.
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America
Local News Snapshots From Stromsburg Area
Stromsburg residents report weekend trips to Little Falls Minnesota to visit relatives and return home after about ten days. Olson and Butchens families and son spent Monday in Omaha visiting relatives and conducting business. Harold Spelts updates from Pearl Harbor as a gunner’s mate on a troop ship. A Sunday picnic at Buckley Park honored birthdays of Mrs Stromberg and Dick and Rolland George with several local families attending. Sgt Bennett arrives on furlough from Oklahoma City while Ralph Johnson in Seattle receives a Corporal promotion. Local visitors include the Nelson brothers from Penticton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Noreen
Little Falls
Minnesota
Minneapolis
J. L. Olson
C. P. Butchens
Omaha
George Olson
Olson
Harold ‘Spelts
Stromberg
Dick and
Rolland George
Clyde Ericson
Ed. Schinzel
Ernest Ericson
Donald Bennett
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Sgt. Bennett
Emil
S. F. Johnson
Ralph
Seattle
Washington
Wm. Nelson
Ben Nelson
Penticton
British Columbia
Thos. Kreis
Shelby area visitors and departures noted this weekend
Sgt. P Bockoven and daughter Ruth visited his parents in Shelby. O E Schroeter and family from Tennessee visited H E Lenhouts. Lenhouts, Schroeder, and relatives toured Broken Bow. Diana Hastert joined Susie Ruppert and others from Iowa in Shelby. Mark Duren headed to San Diego after month with Duren family. Celia Thelen returned to Omaha after a Shelby visit. Margaret Duren from San Diego visited Durens. Aletta Mae Long spent time in Columbus with aunt Lynn Rundell.
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P. Bockoven
Camp Butner
N. Y
Ruth
Lincoln
Sgt. Bockoven
C. W. Bockoven
O. E Schroeter
Tennessee
Shelby
H. E. Lenhouts
Susie Ruppert
John Hastert
Margaret Klein
Diana
Alton
Iowa
Lena Streff
LeMars
Charles T. Hastert
Mark Duren
San Diego
Calif
Hubert Duren
Celia Thelen
Omaha
Margaret Duren
Polk News Roundup of Visits and Guests
Mrs Gredda Bottom returns home from her mother Mrs Linnie Shafer in Polk County. Montages of out of town guests at Nyberg Stromberg wedding include Arvid Stran Berg Williamsburg L Ia Olson Omaha Maynard Erickson Lyons Neb Doris Nyberg Chicago Rae Anne Lindahl Newman Grove Neb Dr and Mrs C R Peterson Osceola Rodger Gustafson family Arnold Isaacson Albert Sundberg dinner guests Alvin Smith and Charles Scheapler Sundbergs T A Stevens families Alan Berggren Paul Strand Harold Baker Fairmont Gresham Buckley Park picnic for birthday anniversaries in Stromsburg. Several other dinners and visits across Stromsburg Bradshaw Aurora Clarks York Lincoln Lincoln area noted.
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Gredda Bottom
Linnie Shafer
Mincoln
Art Dose
Hampton
Lester Rhode
Minnie Smith
T. A. Stevens
Louie Welch
Wayne Stevens
Chambers
Charlie Scheapler
Alan Berggren
Stromsburg
Paul Strand
Harold Baker
Fairmont
John George
Gresham
Emma M. Peterson
Charles Smith
Aurora
Henry Blase
Ray Stunkel
Hilma Smith
Frank Scheapler
Elaine
Patty Piper
York
F. D. Shockey
Stromsbore
Willard Lindburg
Ed Johnson
Bradshaw
Leo Wurtz
Charles Lytle
John Bills
Robert Lytle
Charles Norquest
John Lees 76 Dies After Civic Life in Nebraska
John Lees born December 9, 1867 in Lisbon Iowa moved to Saunders County Nebraska in 1873. He served as Polk County Treasurer and on the County Board, taught school, and was active in Masonic and Odd Fellows. Survived by widow four sons and four daughters and numerous relatives. funeral at Shelby M E Church with interment in Shelby Cemetery.
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John Lees
Lisbon
Iowa
Abraham
Caroline Lees
Saunders County
Nebraska
Augusta Rosland
Polk County
Shelby
Lees
Polk
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Elmer R. Lees
Wheatland
Wyoming
Frank Lees
Laramie
Wahoo
Eva Arnold
Whitby Island
Washington
Walter
G. A. Randall
M. E. Church
First Pure Seed 4H Club Formed for 1945 in Polk County
The Arthur Deeter club with nine members is organized for 1945. Polk County boys contribute to the War Effort through agricultural activities including Wayne Coffin Billie Coffin Duayne Schmoker Virgil Johnson Harold Bernt and others. Home Demonstration leaders train club members in September with sessions in Polk County and a 4-H Conservation Camp at Seward.
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Arthur Deeter
Gaylord
Dayle Johnson
Stromsburg
Wayne Coffin
Billie Fyfe
Shelby
Polk County
Wayne ‘Coffin
Billie Coffin Duayne Schmoker
Virgil Johanson
Harold Bernt
Wilfred Kresha
Clarence Bernt
Weeley Jones
Kermit Larson
Harry Brazee
Nelle
Eva Bute
Aurora
Mary Elen Brown
Lincoln
Ruth Totenhaupt
June Frizzell
Greens Chapel Social Roundup of Visits and Gatherings
A flurry of family and friend visits fills Greens Chapel as residents host, travel, and birthday celebrations. Doris Knerr becomes Mrs. Nance of Columbus Ohio. several swaps and dinners entertain out of town guests from Los Angeles Dixon Omaha Denver Marquette and Lincoln. Local households welcome relatives from Arcadia Pawnee Park Osceola Benedict and Benedict with weekend reunions and a surprise party for Mary Alyce Croisant.
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St. Don Hennings
Doris Knerr
David Nance
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence Twarling
G. E. Anderson
Los Angeles
C. R. Collins
Dixon, Ir
W. F. Dunn
Morris Dunn
Osceola
O. R. Woods
Arcadia
D. D. Newcomer
Mabel McKeag
Lincoln
W. L. Obrist
Vaughn Deay
San Francisco
Buckley Park
Hannah
Olga Torell
Omaha
A. S
Jas. McKeag
Elmer Gleim
Special World-Herald Offer Encourages Savings
A promotional message urges readers to save on a World-Herald subscription through a limited time deal. The text emphasizes reduced prices and the value of ongoing access to the paper.
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World-Herald
Polk County Boy in the Service of Uncle Sam
Stanley T. Olson, 21, Osceola high school graduate, entered the army February 1943. He completed basic training at Camp Beale, California and is now stationed in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Donald Pickett
Bruce Pickett
Army
San Diego
Camp Roberts
California
F. O
Sam Byers
Osceola
Lincoln Air Base
Pfe. Murray Crouse
Sam T. Crouse
Osceola High School
Univ. of Nebr
Nebraska Univ. School of Medicine
Omaha
Polk County
Sam
Stanley T. Olson
Otto E. Olson
Camp Beale
Calif
Hawaiian Islands
Destructive Hail Storm Strikes Polk County
A severe hail storm hit the northeast Polk County region last Sunday, starting near Osceola and moving toward Butler County. Hail up to seven inches in circumference damaged fields with losses potentially reaching 75 percent in some areas, while about an inch of rain was reported.
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Polk County
Osceola
Butler County
Shelby
Soldier Voting Under Liberal Soldier Voting Law
Secretary of State Marsh urges service members to use a postal ballot and apply before Sept 1. State ballots with all candidates go out to an address on file after Oct 1, with address change possible if transfers occur. If no state ballot by Sept 1, voters may delay sending federal ballots until Oct 20. federal ballots cover president vice president and Congress. Ballots must be mailed before midnight Nov 6 and counted if received by Nov 30.
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Marsh
Wesley Chapel WSCS Meeting Notes and Local Visits
The Wesley Chapel Society of Christian Service held its monthly meeting with Mrs. William Camp a. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Floyd West. Albert Bonne returned from military duty in Europe to spend furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Bonne. Nearby visitors included Mary Rose Schott Hubert Girard and Mrs Edmund Gabel. The Wesley Chapel Club families enjoyed a city park picnic. Otto Olson recovered from an operation at the Veterans Hospital in Lincoln and is doing nicely. Mrs Olson traveled to Lincoln midweek and returned Friday. Mrs Sarepta Brigham of Lyons is visiting relatives this week.
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Wesley Chapel
WSCS
William Campa
Floyd West
Albert Bonne
Ed Bonne
Mary Rose Schott
Hubert Girard
Lincoln
Edmund Gabel
Shelby
Louis Schott
Wesley Chapel Club
Otto Olson
Veterans Hospital
Olson
Sarepta Brigham of
Lyons
Betrothal of Betty Jean Jerner to Lt Marshal Dowe
Osceola readers learn of the betrothal of Betty Jean Jerner of Lincoln to Lt Marshal Dowe a B 24 pilot who has just returned from active duty with the 15th air force in Italy The couple plan a wedding in the near future Miss Jerner completed her junior year at the University of Nebraska
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Osceola
O. E. Jerner
Lincoln
Betty Jean
Clark Dowe
Jerner
University of Nebraska
15Th Air Force
Italy
Rodeo Set at St Marys Pilsno Church Grounds
The third annual rodeo at St Marys Pilsno Poland Church in the valley will feature saddle bronc and bareback riding steer and calf roping and other rodeo thrills. Events begin at 1 30 pm with music by a high school band followed by a dinner and dance in the evening. Public invited.
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ST. Marys
Pilsno
Stoner Picnic Set for Osceola City Park on August 20
The annual Stoner picnic is scheduled for Sunday at Osceola city park. Th e event details confirm attendance and date.
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Stoner
Osceola City Park
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Uncle San
W. D. Buchholz
Chester
Buchholz
War Bulletin
V— Raymond Tlamka
Louis Tlamka
Milan Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Mildred Snodgrass
Larry
Massachusetts
Victor Herrmann
A. J. Herrmann
Captain Herrmann
Okla
Pvt
Hamilton Field
West Coast
Murray Crouse
Anna Mawhor Woods
Polk County Fair
U. S
Dorado
Georges Schreiber
Shelby News
Aletta Mae Long
Mrs
Lynn Rundell
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