Osceola Airman Bails Out of Mustang
Lt Bud Deeds US Army Air Corps writes home about bailing out off the coast in a Mustang, being picked up by a fishing boat, needing a hot bath and a brief hospital stay, and reporting no serious injuries apart from a shiner. Hospital fund drive in Osceola continues with pledges nearing $4,590 and a May 19 Madame Curie premiere at Muse Theatre to aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlossie Deeds
Bud Deeds
U. S. Army Air Corps
England
Five Pound Fourteen Ounce Baby Born in Osceola
A five pound fourteen ounce girl was born Wednesday May 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hastings of Osceola. They returned home Monday. Mrs. Harold Heaston left the hospital Friday for home in Gresham. Mrs. Albert Gabriel and baby were dismissed Monday to their home near Osceola. Adolph Gabel of Shelby visited for X rays Monday. Mrs. Oscar Conbitt of Shelby entered the hospital Monday for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Hospital
Thomas Hastings
Osceola
Harold Heaston
Gresham
Albert Gabriel
Baby
Adolph Gabel
Shelby
Oscar Conbitt
Polk News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Local residents gathered for baccalaureate services in Clarks as the Adelsons and Gustafsons visited relatives. Families from Clarks, Lincoln, Stromsburg, and Omaha shared meals and conversations at several homes. Rexall Drug Store denies a spring sale while urging readers to watch weekly ads for savings. Partygoers marked Frederick Dornburg’s second birthday with family gatherings in Columbus and neighboring towns.
Early Osceola Resident Buried Here
Funeral services for Ida May Bonner 86 who died Friday at Loveland Colorado were held Wednesday at First Methodist church in Columbus. Burial was in Osceola cemetery. She was born Ida May Davison March 7 1858 in Homer Illinois and moved with her family to Nebraska in 1871. She married James T Bonner January 1 1878 and the family lived in Osceola and later near Columbus. She joined the Methodist church in 1904 and remained active 40 years. Survivors include eight children 25 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren with several attending from California Washington and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May Bonner
Loveland
Colo
First Methodist Church
Columbus
Osceola
Ida May Davison
Homer
Ill
Nebraska
Stromsburg
James T. Bonner
Bonner
Platte Valley
Clear Creek Mill
Methodist Church
Childen
W. D. Bonner
Salt Lake City
E. V. Price
Compton
California
Bessie Adkins
Ernest E. Bonner
Prosser
Wash
Mahlon D. Bonner
Anna Harrold
Tacoma
M. A
Salem
Ore
Ayers
Calif
Morris Marshall
Eddyville
Besse Adkins
Mahlon Bonner
Local Socials mark visits and family gatherings
Mr and Mrs W J Herrmann hosted Sunday guests. Tom Schmoker visited Omaha to see his wife in Immanuel Hospital where she is recovering. Osceola and area families held a Sunday picnic at the skating rink to honor Philip Pyles and wife. Visitors arrive from Lincoln Connecticut Hayward and more. many Sunday dinners and outings noted. George Hewitt attends electrical school in Kentucky. Ben Schmoker and others attended a Dist 14 picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Burns
Lincoln
Cloyd Burns
Connecticut
Burt Burns
Hayward
Calif
D. C
Leo Albers
Richard ‘Merrick
Maurice Scholz
Valley
Wm. Campann
Earl Miller
George Hewitt
Kentucky
Ben Schmoker
Dist
Swede Home News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Cpl and Mrs Allen Peterson of Camp Adair Albany Oregon visited Thursday with the Fredricksons. Numerous Peterson Fredrickson and Sarow family members spent time with relatives. A Mother's Day program is set by the Dorcas Society for May 13 at Swede Home Church. Several local families hosted dinners and attended services including a funeral at Hordville. Lt Floyd Fredrickson visited Lincoln Air Base and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Allen Peterson
Camp Adair
Albany
Oregon
Gordon Fredrickson
Wallace Fredrickson
Amelia Fredrickson
Ansjel Fredrickson
Kenneth Petersons
Ronald Sarow
Rudolph Appleton
Celia ‘Swanson
Conrad Lindholm
Anna Appleton
George Heckman
Pfc
Wendell Appleton
CampForrest
Tennessee
Dorcas Society
Wm. McKeag
Shelby
Christianna Sarow
Wm.Campbell
Hordville
Floyd Fredrickson
Lincoln Air Base
Henry Peterson
Arthur Ekstrom
Clarence Carlson
Frank Bolton
H. W. Bolton
Benedict
Local notes from Shelby on furloughs moves and visits
Raymond Grossnicklaus left for Camp San Luis Obispo after a 21 day furlough with his parents and Polk county relatives. Mrs Willard Beeman moved furniture to Grand Island where the couple bought a house. St Ann Sodality and Sacred Heart church members hosted Mothers Day refreshments. Ernest Funkhouser’s son Clarence, in the U S Navy at Camp Roberts, California, reports a brief furlough. Mrs Evans of Albion cares for the Rosenberrys in poor health. Mrs Albert Blevins spent the week in Shelby returning to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Grossnicklaus
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Henry Grossnicklaus
Polk County
Willard Beeman
Shelby
Grand Island
St. Ann Sodality
Young Ladies of Sacred Heart Church
Ernest Funkhouser
Clarence Funkhouser
U. S. Navy
Camp Roberts
California
Evans
Albion
Nebraska
J. R. Rosenberry
Albert Blevins
Rosenberry
Columbus
Servicemen's Column Updates on Overseas Duty
Pfo Lester C. Moore left Florida April 13 for overseas duty. His wife and son stay with her father in Childress Texas during the absence. Ernest E. Horacek promoted to Coxswain and transferred from Fort Lauderdale to St. Marys Florida as an instructor of physical culture. He taught in Osceola schools before enlisting. W Hubert Russell called for Navy active duty, departed Osceola Wednesday for Omaha for orders to the basic training base. Kenneth Almstrom reports from Hawaii, stationed somewhere there after a Pacific Island posting. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Everetts visited Osceola from Shreveport Louisiana, joining Hooper Nebraska for the weekend. Robert M. Moore promoted to ISk 3-c and transferred from U S S Louisville to U S S Castor, en route back to the states from the South Pacific. assignment to another ship pending. Senior Sen Frederick McFadden of the Army Air Corps serves on Corsica. letter describes Mt Vesuvius eruption witnessed. Pvt Carl G Gustafson of Camp Callan California, and Mrs Gustafson and Sharon Lou return to Lincoln. he will leave for camp after furlough. wife and daughter stay in Lincoln. LeRoy Rhodes' son-in-law Ensign William Biles Jr promoted to Lt jg. they are at Portsmouth Virginia awaiting ship repair. Pfe Jack Hastings informs his parents he is with the Army Air Corps on the Admiralty Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Horacek
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
St. Myers
LeRoy Rhodes
Ensign William Biles, Jr
Social notes from Stromsburg and Lincoln gatherings
Mr and Mrs R E Nelson and Mrs R L Mackerang attended a Lincoln tea Sunday for parents. Phyllis Nelson is a sorority member. Ira W Ready hosted dinner with Svante Stenbeck of Denver and Mrs C C Goodrich. Sgt Merwin Rystrom on furlough visited with Alvin Rystrom family. Mrs Leland Hintz Jr spent weekend in Ashland for the Junior Senior banquet. Funeral attendance for Emma Tinker in Waco noted. George and Peterson families share visits in Polk and Lincoln areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Nelson
R. L. Mackerang
Lincoln
Chi Omegan Sorority
Phyllis Nelson
Ira W. Ready
Svante Stenbeck
Denver
Colo
C. C. Goodrich
Merwin Rystrom
Tinker Field
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Alvin Rystrom
Sgt. Rystrom
Leland Hintz Jr
Ashland
Nebraska
Hintz Jr
H. R. Anderson
Bittie Anderson
Mabel
Laverna
B. C Stromberg
Emil S. F. Johnson
Paul Coover
Polk
Record Honor Roll Names and Garden Note
Honor roll lists Victor Cenny Hilbert Buchta Raymond Parks Carl Gustafson W. A. Burritt Mrs George Mx Paul Monson Mrs Emma Joy Mrs Flora Fentz John C. Peterson Leonard Wiesema Mrs Anna Swan Mrs Maude Calkin Earl Richards Dan Magnuson Jack Hastings John Irland new new For added beauty plant some flowers in your Victory Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Cenny
Hilbert Buchta
Raymond Parks
Carl Gustafson
W. A. Burritt
George Mx
Paul Monson
Emma Joy
Flora Fentz
John C. Peterson
Leonard Wiesema
Anna Swan
Maude Calkin
Earl Richards
Dan Magnuson
Jack Hastings
John Irland
Corn Freeze Explained by AAA Office
Farmers outside the corn freeze area can aid the war effort by keeping corn flow steady to market for feed. County Chairman Robert Taddiken notes urgent corn needs and says 60 day government sales limits apply in designated Nebraska counties and four other corn belt states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ‘CC. Taddiken
Nebraska
COUNTY EXTENTION NEWS Dipping vat and oats for barn use
The item notes Polk County 4H awards for 1943 and lists recipients Glennis Tiindblade Raymond Schott Glenn Kresha Osceola Ricobert Anderson Stromshure Norman Tooker. Advice on planting crops includes sweet corn among peas and guidelines for tomatoes with short season varieties such as Bounty Red Cloud Firesteel and Sioux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Glennis Tiindblade
Raymond Schott
Glenn Kresha
Osceola
Ricobert Anderson Stromshure
Norman Tooker
Silver Creek
Bounty
Morgan couple to mark 50th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Oscar T Morgan celebrate their golden anniversary with a May 17 event at their Osceola home. An open house from 7 to 10 p m will welcome friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar T. Morgan
Osceola
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