Walter F Chauner Dies at Bozeman Montana
Walter F Chauner 61 died Thursday morning April 28 at Deaconess hospital after an extended illness. He came to Bozeman in 1914 to coach at Gallatin County high school and served in many community roles. Survived by widow Effie, three sons Milton Ed and Richard, two sisters, four grandchildren, and a host of Montana associates. Funeral services were held Saturday in Bozeman with burial in Sunset Hills cemetery Masonic section.
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Walter F. Chauner
Deaconess
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bozeman
Gallatin County High School
Chauner
Montana
Osceola
Neb
Frank Chauner
University of Nebraska
Cornhusker
Moniior
Effie Clark
Boy Scout Council
Montana Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Effie Chauner
Milton
San Francisco
Calif
Edward
Richard
Montana State College
Albert Timm
Lawrence Twarling
Stromsburg
Frank
David
Milton Chauner
Cynda
Ronald
Ed Chauner
Sunset Hills Cemetery
Malek's Service Station Robbed After Midnight
Malek's Standard Station on the highway was broken into last Thursday night. Thieves forced entry by jimmying a lock and took six tires of three sizes from the stock. The station remained open late and the burglary occurred sometime after midnight.
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Malek
Osceola to Have New Public Library
Definite plans outline a brick library building 32 by 28 feet on the northwest corner north of the schoolhouse. The Roman Rancho brick will be used in the construction to create a substantial city structure. Construction will start once required legal procedures are completed.
Stacha Krance Receives Final Naturalization
Stacha Krance and two other war brides were naturalized in a David City ceremony with Judge Landis presiding. Krance, married to James Krance of Osceola, and the Belgian and Newfoundland natives, took the oath alongside Mrs. Glock and Mrs. Grimm as local civic groups and area students observed.
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Stacha Krance
James
Corn Palace
Osceola
David City
Stacha
United States
Landis
Krance
Maynard Glock
Fred Grimm
Ulysses
Rech
Chaudfontaine
Belgium
Jim
Glock
Grimm
Newfoundland
American Legion
Auxiliary
Rural social notes from last week across multiple families
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lewis visited the Gerhard Gronlund home for a birthday. Numerous visits occurred including David Jones with Carl Johnsons family and Claude Bowman’s group. Birth of Elaine Elizabeth to Elton Gabriel and Irene Jones. San Antonio couple Vernon Swanson visiting Stromsburg region. Community gatherings and dinners noted among local households.
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Edwin Lewis
Gerhard Gronlund
John Luchsinger
Syracuse
New York
Gilbert Gertsch
Don Schaeplers
H. Schaeplers
Lena Johnson and Sons
Delia Samuelson
Wallace
Paul Strand
Carlyn
Forrest Berggren
Stromsburg
Lowell Warnick
Bert Warnick
Pete Ehn
Forrest Hecht
Glen Green
Daisy K Anderson dies in California
Daisy Kunkel Anderson, daughter of David H. and Anna M. Kunkel, born December 20 1879, taught school in Osceola Stromsburg and Omaha, served in civic groups, married Frank H. Anderson in 1922. She died April 27 1949 in Sherman Oaks California leaving a husband daughter and son. Funerals were held in Los Angeles and Osceola with interment in Osceola cemetery.
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Frank H. Anderson
David H
Anna M. Kunkel
Osceola High School
Peru Normal
Stromsburg
Omaha
Presbyterian Church
Osceola
California
Sherman Oaks
Margaret Clover
la Jolla
Ross Anderson
San Francisco
H. E. King
Nebraska
Margaret Hartzell
Shakersfield
Charles D. Kunkel
Los Angeles
Californine
John A. Kunkel
Oman
Forest Lawn
Kepner
G. A. Randall
Riverside News Social Roundup of Local Visits and Guests
Misses Eileen Karges and Donna Waggoner of Clarks were in Omaha Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Johnson of Central City visited with her daughter and family Saturday. The Etzel family from Omaha spent the weekend at the Guy Smith home. Joe Karges and sister visited Melvin Burruss in Grand Island. C R Carlson and girls were in Columbus Saturday. Gust Carlson and girls visited Kasson Dolph family in Central City. Robert Mace visited his mother in Fullerton. Robert Carlson spent Saturday in York. John Voichaske and girls visited Eva Zelazny in Clarks. Locals attended a St Peters church basement gathering in Clarks. John Woichaske and girls visited Ed Zelazny in Osceola. Clarence Reitz of Holdrege arrived to spend days at the George Ageb home. Gerald Tomaswiecz and family from Rising City spent Sunday with Joe Tomaswiecz. Dan Hayes and Rev Paul Kannaby of Clarks dined with Norville Kirby. Walter Larson and family were guests in Edith Larson’s home.
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Eileen Karges
Donna Waggoner
Clarks
Omaha
Robert Johnson
Central City
Marvin Mace
Kenneth Etzel
Guy Smith
Joe Karges
Grand Island
Melvin Burruss
St. Francis Hospital
C. R. Carlson
Columbus
Gust Carlson
Kasson Dolph
Robert Mace
Fullerton
Robert Carlson
York
John Voichaske
Eva Zelazny
St. Peters Church
John Woichaske
Ed Zelazny
Osceola
Clarence Reitz
Holdrege
George Ageb
Gerald Tomaswiecz
Rising City
Joe Tomaswiecz
Dan Hayes
Paul Kannaby
Norville Kirby
Walter Larson
Edith Larson
Mrs Edna Anderson Visits Osceola Daughters
Mrs Edna Anderson of Oakland is spending a couple of weeks in Osceola visiting her daughters Mrs Ethel Nelson and Mrs Bill Lesuer.
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Edna Anderson
Oakland
Osceola
Ethel Nelson
Bill Lesuer
Shrine Circus to Bring Best Acts in America
Shrine Indoor Circus runs May 9 to 14 at the Omaha city auditorium with sixty acts in a two hour show. Rick Wright signs leading performers from Cleveland Detroit and other cities including Bozo Harrell and the Flying Valentinos. The event features elephants dogs horses and aerial acts with matinees for shut ins and the public at 2 p.m. daily Wednesday through Saturday. Tickets available at Shrine box office Seiler Surgical and city auditorium box office.
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Omaha City
Rick Wright
Cleveland
Detroit
Mexico City
Piérott
Pirowette
Siam
Shrine
s_ twentieth circus
Kenneth Waite
Bozo Harrell
Flying Valentinos
Omaha
Seiler Surgical Company
South Seventeeth St
City Auditorium
East Side Recreation Reopens With New Owners
Two Wahoo men E J Swanson and Axel Forsberg own and manage East Side Recreation in Osceola after a May 1 reopening. They purchased the business from Joe Chantry and took over the building from Harold Walstead, redecorating interiors, removing pool tables, adding a shuffleboard, installing new booths, and inviting the public to visit and become acquainted.
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East Side Recreation
Osceola
E. J. Swanson
Axel L. Forsberg
Joe Chantry
Harold Walstead
Seniors Enjoy Different Class Routine Tour
The senior social class under Paul Major visited Beatrice Home for the Feeble Minded and the Lincoln reformatory and state penitentiary before returning.
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Paul Major
Beatrice
Reformatory
Lincoln
Mother-Daughter Tea at Methodist Church Hosted by World Friendship Group
The World Friendship Group of the Methodist Church sponsors a Mother and Daughter Tea at 3 30 p m Saturday May 7. Speaker Miss Margaret Seeck a former missionary in China for 30 years will lecture at a girls school. Tickets are 60 cents for mother and daughter and can be purchased by calling Janet Zedicher or Ros ilyn Kennedy.
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The
World Friendship Group of the Methodist Church
Margaret Seeck
China
Janet Zedicher
Rosilyn Kennedy
FFA Boys Hold Fun Feed and Open House
The Osceola FFA Chapel hosted a fun feed on April 26 in the auditorium to review FFA and Vocational Agriculture work for parents, business leaders, and school officials. Ed Watts served as toastmaster while Bob Husak and Vernon Boden reported on activities. Music by LaVern Richards and Lee Adams accompanied the event.
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Osceola Ffa
FFA
Ed Watts
Bob Husak
Vernon Boden
LaVern Richards
Lee Adams
Poppy Poster Contest Winners Named by Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsored a poster contest in grade schools to promote Poppy Day. Posters were collected and judged this week. Beverly Bush won first prize in the upper grades, Bonnie Gibbins second, Jill Grossnicklaus first in the lower grades, and Jean Inness second. Cash prizes were offered for the top two works in each division.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Beverly Bush
Bonnie Gibbins
Jill Grossnicklaus
Jean Inness
Poppy Saturday Planned in Osceola May 7
Osceola observes Poppy Day Saturday May 7 sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary with help from the Camp Fire Girls. Residents are urged to have a contribution ready when approached to support memorial and veterans’ activities.
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Osceola
American Legion Auxiliary
Former resident dies at Clarks in Sudden Passing
Mrs. Sam Bennett, 63, died suddenly at her sister's home in Clarks on Saturday morning April 30 after two years of residence there and prior illness. Funeral services were held in Clarks Tuesday afternoon with burial in Clarks cemetery. Survived by husband Sam Bennett of Ashton SD, son Raymond of this city, daughters Mrs. Robert Minnick York, Mrs. Melford Butcher Marshall Mo, Mrs. Clarence Gilbert Aberdeen Idaho, and her Clarks sister.
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Sam Bennett
Clarks
Ashton
South Dakota
Raymond
Robert Minnick
York
Melford Butcher
Marshall
Clarence Gilbert
Aberdeen
Idaho
Mr and Mrs S P Johnson Return From California Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs S P Johnson returned last week from a winter stay in California. The brief item notes their southern trip and homecoming.
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Mrs. S. P. Johnson
California
Co R Peterson Elected Legion Commander
The annual election of officers for Wm. Wolfe Post No. 91 American Legion was held Tuesday night. Commander C. R. Peterson won, with Robert L. Mills as 1st Vice Commander and Hermann Eklund as 2nd Vice Commander.
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Wm. Wolfe
American Legion
C. R. Peterson
Robert L. Mills
Hermann Eklund
Lowell D. Hanson
Howard J. McDonald
Fred W. Schuman
Raymond Sedlak
Ralph Deland
Elmer Berger
Alex Mills
Earl Wieseman
Raymond E. Schott
William P. Barry
Ivar Oberg Elected President of School Board
Ivar Oberg was elected president of the Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday night. Reorganization for the coming year named Herman Anderson as vice president and I. D. Huston as secretary.
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Ivar Oberg
Board of Education
Herman Anderson
I. D. Huston
P. E. O. Osceola Chapter Hosts Mothers Day Luncheon
The Osceola Chapter of P. E. O. will hold a Mother's Day luncheon today at 1 pm at the home of Mrs. Maud Nuquist. Each member brings her mother or a guest, followed by a short program.
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Osceola Chapter
Maud Nuquist
Swede Home Hosts 63rd Nebraska Conference Convention
The Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of Swede Home hosted the 63rd annual Nebraska Conference convention April 24 to 26. Delegates heard from leaders on Home Missions and Foreign Missions with speakers including Rev. Leslie Carlson and Missionaries David Vikner and Eleanor Danielson. Officers named include Rev. Clarence P. Hall as President and Rev. J Sabin Swenson as Vice President.
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Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Woman’s Missionary Society
A. A. Christenson
Axtell
Arthur L. Peterson
Chappell
C. A. Landin
Fremont
E. E. Crantz
Holdrege
C. P. Hall
Lincoln
Warren E. Johnson
The
Brotherhood
Philip Johnson
Stromsburg
Mrs Timm and Daughter Arrive in Osceola from Chandler
Mrs. Mark Timm and her daughter Mrs. A J Manthey arrived in Osceola last Thursday from Chandler Arizona. They plan an extended stay at Mrs Timm's home.
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Mark Timm
A. J. Manthey
Osceola
Chandler
Arizona
Mrs. Timm
Polk County Extension News and Farm Advisories
Damaged wheat plantings promote seed wheat sales with claims of scarcity and new varieties, though markets show no shortage. Extension notes fruit spraying timing and formulas, weed district service charges for 1949, and guidance for scheduling 1949 spray work with district equipment and contractor Vincent Lane in Osceola.
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Nebraska
Polk County
Sherf
Arden F. Sherf
University of Nebraska
University Entomology Department
Vincent Lane
Osceola
T. Osceola
Osceola School Activities Fill Final Two Weeks
Osceola schools schedule end of term with multiple activities over the next two weeks. Events include the Junior-Senior banquet on May 6, Baccalaureate May 15, and Commencement May 18 with Dr. G W Rosenlof delivering the address. Twenty-seven seniors graduate in 1949.
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Osceola
G. Hubert Underhill
Methodist Church
G. W. Rosenlof
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Rosenlof
Phyllis Elin Anderson
Duane M. Swanson
Sidney M. Sigler
Victor L. Mangelsen
E. Lee Adams
Adrian F. Kresha Thomas L. Sterup
Merna Lee Quick G. James Inness
Robert L. Johansen Maxine M. Grossnicklaus
Thomas H. Ball
Colleen J. Malek
Junior Girardin Dianne W. J. Buhl
Phyllis Ann From
Mary Ann Berck
Delores J. Grossnicklaus
Jeanice Ann Schott
Laura A. Hartson Lois Teresa Dinges
Ramona Walgreen
Marcia Lou Schneider Burton W. Brazee Lawrence N. Shemek Margie J. Johansen
Inez
Ruth Swantek
NBBO and bridge clubs schedule May social events
The NBBO bridge club meets Friday May 6 at Mrs Geo Malek. Night Owl club hosted by Mr and Mrs Don Byers on Monday May 9. Entre Nous meets Wednesday May 11 with Mrs Leonard Hanson. Mrs Robert Mills hosts Gab-O-Lots on Wednesday May 11. Maple Leaf Club gathers Thursday May 12 with Goldie Schmoker. Program theme is Methods of Lawn Improvement. roll call will be answered with a Mother's Day poem.
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Nbbo Bridge Club
Geo. Malek
Don Byers
Night Owl Bridge Club
Entre Nous
Leonard Hanson
Robert Mills
Maple Leaf Club
Goldie Schmoker
Odd Bits of News About People You Know
A column notes local incidents and humor from Osceola and Shelby area, including a fisherman’s tale of a big catch rumor and a broken rod, a former soil conservation agent now selling irrigation gear, an alumni banquet sweethearts invitation note issue, a man seen dressed for fishing while returning west, a naturalization remark, and a state weight test on freight trucks with 10 percent violations and warnings issued.
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Jack Steeple
Harold Jones
Jack
Silver Creek
Harold
The
State Highway Patrol
Shelby
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Swede Home News
Daisy K. Anderson
Riverside News
Shrine Circus
America
Co. R. Peterson
Legion
Polk County Extension News
R. C. Pierson
Ray
Carl Wieseman
Joe Fjell
Joe
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