Polk County Lady Noted At Rural Homemakers Recognition Day
Rural Homemakers Leadership Recognition Day in Omaha on May 5, 1949, sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, featured Mrs. Rex Brigham as Polk County representative. Activities included registration, coffee, entertainment by WOW Radio, door prizes, frozen food demonstration, noon luncheon, a bus trip to the Aksarben Colosseum, the Mid West Home Show, a banquet, and a program with Omaha South High School performances. Laura Lane spoke on measuring oneself for greatness. souvenirs and certificates were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Rex Brigham
Polk County Project
Associated Retailers
WOW Radio
WOW Television Inc
Lovely Door
International Harvester Co
Aksarben Coliseum
WOW
Omaha South High School
Laura Lane
The
Country Gentleman
Fathers Entertain Mothers at Mother's Day Breakfast
Fathers of St. Vincent's parish hosted a Mother's Day breakfast at the parish hall on a Sunday morning. About 70 attendees enjoyed a breakfast and program with guest speaker Mrs. Malone of Lincoln. Gifts were presented to the oldest mother Mrs. Joe Gabriel of Fullerton and the youngest mother Mrs. Morris Senn, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers
St. Vincent’s Parish
Malone
Lincoln
Joe Gabriel
Fullerton
Alf. Kuhnel
Morris Senn
Louis Shemek
Marriage of Miss Vanda Galus and Fred Dittmer
Miss Vanda Galus of Silver Creek wed Fred Dittmer near Clarks in a Wednesday morning ceremony at St. Peter's Catholic Church Clarks. Attendants were Mildred Hahn of Columbus and Henry Galus, the bride’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanda Galus
Silver Creek
Fred Dittmer
Near
Clarks
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Mildred Hahn
Columbus
Henry Galus
Osceola High School Commercial Students Work In Offices
Six Osceola high school commercial students are receiving on the job training in local offices. The participants include Inez Swantek in the County Treasurer's office, Merna Quick in the County Clerk's office, Diana Buhl at Campbell & Nyberg, Maxine Grossnicklaus with the County Agent, Marjorie Johansen at the Superintendent's, Hanson, and Colleen Malek at Mills, Mills & Mills. Instruction is led by Miss Helen Hanhardt, with work spanning Wednesday to Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola High School
Inez Swantek
Merna Quick
Diana Buhl
Campbell & Nyberg
Maxine Grossnicklaus
Marjorie Johansen
Supt
Hanson
Colleen Malek
Mills, Mills & Mills
Eighth grade diplomas set for Osceola High event
Polk county will honor its largest eighth grade class in recent years with diplomas next Saturday May 14 at the Osceola high school auditorium. Supt Olive M McBeth will present diplomas after Dean F O McIntyre of Norfolk Junior College delivers the main address. District lists name graduates by district with numerous individuals across districts 1 through 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola High School
F. O. McIntyre
Norfolk Junior College
Underhill
Price
Olive M. McBeth
Crippled Children Drive Final Report Shows Local Giving
Mrs. Maud Nuquist releases final figures for the drive aiding crippled children. Half of the funds stay in Polk County for treatment. Town contributions include Osceola 299.00 Stromsburg 233.50 Shelby 109.25 Polkow 70.25 totaling 711.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Nuquist
Polk County
Edith Heilman
Osceola
Stromsburg
Shelby
Polkow
Obituary of Bertha Mastin Bennett in Marshall Missouri
Bertha Mae Mastin born January 6 1886 near Clarks Nebraska died aged 63 years 3 months and 24 days at her sister’s home in Marshall Missouri She married Samuel G Bennett of Polk Nebraska in 1910 and was a Cumberland Presbyterian Church member She is survived by husband four children Opal Butcher Ollive Gilbert Dorothy Minnick Raymond S Bennett sister Amy Kohlhof eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mae Mastin
Harris
Martha Mastin
Clarks
Nebraska
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Marshall
Samuel G. Bennett
Polk
Opal Butcher
Ollive Gilbert
Campbell Family Back from Eastern Trip
Mr and Mrs P B Campbell returned from a ten day eastern tour with their son Crawford visiting the Conservatory of Music at Rochester New York for his spring vacation. They attended the Symposium concert there featuring master and doctoral students, and Crawford contributed a composition. The journey included Ithaca Cornell and Dr Clyde E Moore, former Osceola schools head, then Niagara Falls Canada and other spots before Detroit and Chicago where they met Helen Gregg Farren formerly of Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Campbell
Crawford
Conservatory of ‘Music
Rochester
New York
Campbell
Ithica
Clyde E. Moore
High Flying Kite Contest Returns at Fair Grounds
The Cub Scouts will hold the postponed high flying portion of their kite contest at 2 30 Sunday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. The event was delayed earlier in spring awaiting better weather and will resume as planned with this second part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Fair Grounds
Social Security Expert to Visit York Post Office
A Lincoln SSA representative will be at the York Post Office at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday May 19 1949 to answer questions about Old Age and Survivors Insurance rights and obligations under the Social Security Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Office
Social Security Administration
York
Civil Service Exam Offered for Truck Driver Post
The Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Truck Driver (Medium) with hourly pay from 0.94 to 1.62. Openings exist with the Corps of Engineers in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. Applications may be obtained in Omaha Nebraska or Saint Paul Minnesota and must be received by June 9 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Corps of Engineers
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Army
Jackson Street
Omaha
Eighth
U. S. Civil Service Region
Post Office and Customhouse
Saint Paul 1
Minnesota
Rural District 18 Socials Report Weekend Visitors
Mr and Mrs John Gonka and Ted near Duncan called on the John Micek home on Friday. Joyce Scow spent the weekend in Shelby at Harold Blevins. Mr and Mrs Mike Collins of Omaha visited with Mr and Mrs Frank Andersen Saturday evening. John Kubicek drove to Brainard Thursday for a funeral. Mollie Ballou of Idaho visited her brother and sister in law Adolph Bernta couple of days last week. Frank Andersen also visited relatives in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gonka
Ted
Near
Duncan
John Micek
Joyce Scow
Shelby
Harold Blevins
Mike Collins
Omaha
Frank Andersen
John Kubicek
Brainard
Mollie Ballou
Idaho
Adolph Bernt
Swede Home News Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Paul Gustafson hosted a Sunday dinner with several relatives while others spent the weekend with families across Genoa Lincoln and Wahoo. Attendees included the Ekstroms, Kershaws, Gustafsons, Johnsons, and Brantings among many neighbors. The May Queen crowning at Luther College drew Rosalie Ekstrom and others traveled to Wahoo. A 90th birthday celebration in Freemont featured Nellie Olson’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gustafson
Henry Peterson
Hilma Toline
Frank Oquist
Harold W. Johnson
John Gestrine
Carola Johnson
Lincoln
Lena Johnson
Rolland Swanson
Burwell
Gerald Holm
Frank Thelander
Chicago
Althea Thelander
Donald Anderson
Omaha
Ellen Anderson
John Johnson
Robert Willits
Jerome Smith
Mervin Johnson
Nellie Olson
Fremont
Herman Jones
Earle
Milton Anderson
Creighton
Orville Jones
Walter Bush
T. C. Fitch
Tom
North Platte
Polk County
Arvid Branting
Geo. Smith
Riverside social notes highlight regional visits and meals
Mr and Mrs Silas Hoffer drive a new Studebaker. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Joe Karges and Doris in Columbus. Palmer guests Mr and Mrs Paul Waite join the Clarks hosts the Mace family. Carlson and Marlene visit Grand Island to see her mother at St Francis hospital. Jennings and Shirley visit Clarks. Carlson family hosts. Lambs dine with Mrs Eva Roth in Silver Creek. Gordon Mace hosts Marvin Mace family and Herman Kohl Jr. in Clarks. Riverside school picnic set for Sunday May 15 at the school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Hoffer
Studebaker
Joe Karges
Doris
Columbus
Paul Waite
Palmer
Russell Mace
Clarks
Gust Carlson
Marlene
Grand Island
St. Francis Hospital
Harold Jennings
Shirley
Raymond
C. R. Carlson
Robert Carlson
Orville Lamb
Eva Roth
Silver Creek
Gordon Mace
Marvin Mace
Mar
Herman Kohl
Riverside
First Annual Spring Band Concert at Osceola High
Osceola school band presents its first annual spring concert in the high school auditorium next Monday May 16 at 8 00 p m. The program includes band numbers a bass horn solo by Raymond Miller a trumpet solo by Ruth Sigler and a cornet section number. Awards will be given to outstanding band members and service awards to helpers. The 34 member band includes 14 new this year and earned a Good rating at Fullerton music contest. Admission is free. all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Raymond Miller
Ruth Sigler
Fullerton
Osceola Leader Honored as Page at Grand Chapter
Mrs. H. S. Eklund past worthy matron of Osceola chapter O E S was appointed by the Grand Worthy Matron to serve as page at the annual Grand Chapter in Norfolk this week. Osceola chapter sent several members to participate, a mark of distinction seldom granted to a member from Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Eklund
Osceola
Norfolk
Mrs Laverne Dake Dies After Long Illness
Leora Retha Young born August 6 1910 Fullerton Nebraska died May 4 1949 at St Francis hospital after months of illness. She married Laverne Dake on March 3 1937 and they lived on a Fairview farm with son Rex. Survivors include her parents sister niece and two nephews. two siblings preceded her. Funeral at Fairview Church with Osceola cemetery interment conducted by Rev. G A Randall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leora Retha Young
John
Edith Young
Fullerton
Nebraska
St. Francis Hospital
Fullerton High School
Presbyterian Church of
Fairview
Dake
Philip Barns
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Osceola
G. A. Randall
Annual Book Review and Tea Held by Women’s Society
The Womens Society of Christian Service hosts its annual book review and tea on Friday May 13 at 2 30 p m Mrs Carl Johnson reviews First Ladies by Mary Whitton with special music featured in the afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Society of Christian Service
Carl Johnson
Mary Whitton
Cub Scouts to Get New Club House in Laura Olseen Home
Den No 2 of the Scout Cubs met Monday night at the club house and are remodeling an old shed to create a room for meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
den No
Laura Olseen
Cubs
Mothers and daughters attend church tea event
Nearly 85 mothers and daughters gathered at the Methodist Church for a tea sponsored by the Girls' World Friendship Group. Miss Margaret Seeck, a former China missionary, spoke, and the program featured musical numbers and toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Girls’ World Friendship Group
The
Margaret Seeck
China
Social calendar listings for May meetings
St Francis Hospital Auxiliary meets May 16 at 7 30 p m with Mrs M A Mills Jr Wesley Chapel Club gathers May 18 hosted by Mrs Tom Schmoker assisted by Mrs Harry Hennings Eastern Star Kensington meets May 17 at Mrs G A Randall Ride A Wees host May 20 Mrs Herman Bohl American Legion Auxiliary holds May meeting Osceola Project Club meets May 17 with Miss Lesta Mace program led by Mrs Huston WCTU meets May 12 at Mrs J D Scott Osceola Garden Club meets May 17 at Miss Lesta Mace household back-to-back social group notices list local clubs and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary
M. A. Mills, Jr
Wesley Chapel Club
Tom Schmoker
Harry Hennings
Eastern Star Kensington
G. A. Randall
Herman Bohl
American Legion Auxiliary
Osceola Project Club
Lesta Mace
Huston
WCTU
J. D. Scott
Osceola Garden Club
Osceola Seniors to Finish Formal Education Next Week
Twenty seven Osceola seniors will complete their high school education with events next week. Baccalaureate services occur Sunday night in the school auditorium with Rev. G Hubert Underhill delivering the sermon. Commencement exercises follow on Wednesday night May 18 at eight o clock with Dr. G W Rosenlof delivering the address. Diplomas will be presented by W W Norton and awards and speaker introductions by Supt. Leonard Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
G. Hubert Underhill
G. W. Rosenlof
Polk County 4-H Judging Day Planned at Columbus
Polk County 4-H announces an all day judging event at the County Fair grounds in Columbus on May 23 for Dairy Swine Beef Sheep and Horses. 4-H members from Columbus Colfax Platte and Butler counties will participate with demonstrations fellow club leaders urged to arrange rides and lunches. The session runs 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and will emphasize fault and excellence in class placings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
County Fair Grounds
Colfax
Platte
Butler County
Burdette Baker
Herbert Anderson
Poppy Day Sales Reach Record Peak
A new record for Poppy Day sales was reached here Saturday as over $100 was contributed to the cause. The annual sale was sponsored by the legion auxiliary with Camp Fire Girls selling the flowers. Both organizations are praised for their splendid work and record local totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Camp Fire Girls
Visit of Bohl and Koch Families at Grand Is
Mr and Mrs Herman Bohl and their children visited their mothers Mrs Peter Bohl and Mrs Robert Koch at Grand Island on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Bohl
Peter Bohl
Robert Koch
Mrs Kelley Attends Omaha Luncheon and Style Show
Mrs D T Kelley visited Omaha in the absence of Dr Kelley in Minnesota. She attended a luncheon and style show at the Blackstone Hotel on Wednesday afternoon as guest of Mrs Hansa wife of Dr Wm Hansa. The event was sponsored by the state medical auxiliary with costumes furnished by Aquila Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Kelley
Omaha
Former Resident Nettie Hubbard Buried in Osceola
Burial services were held at Osceola cemetery Saturday for Mrs. Nettie Burley Hubbard 88 who died at her daughter Mrs. Thomas home in Lincoln. She lived in Osceola about 40 years ago and was mother to Ivan and Merton Burley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nettie Burley Hubbard
Thomas
Lincoln
Hubbard
Wellington Burley
Ivan
Merton Burley
Odd Bits of Osceola News Share Local Laughs and Repairs
Smick Williams talks Mys tery Tune on Stop the Music and Keith Fellers schemes a senior watch prank. Osceola patches roads as asphalt material arrives in car loads. Gardens bloom with spring, and audiences enjoyed A Letter To Three Wives at the theater. A woman jokes about repairmen on telephone poles while driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smick Williams
Stromsburg
Buffalo
Smick
Keith Fellers
Hamilton
Maxine Grossnicklaus
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Helen Hanhardt
Janice Coffin
Lila Lee Fozzard
Alice Lindquist
Milton Marak
Jack Brand
Leonard Richards
Jo Ann Wieseman
Billy Bryan
Herman Carlson
Patsy Lockard
John Miller
Dale Anderson
Wesley Larson
Marion Nielsen
Maurine Lee Peterson
Lucille Bernt
Herman Anderson
Sharon Berck
Anita Branting
Lella Colby
Carlene Dinges
Gregg Eklund
Bonnie Gibbins
DeLois LeSuer
Richard Miller
Caroline Rhodes
Aretha J. Richards
A. C. Schott
Larry Snodgrass
Margie Weiser
Lewis Whitmore
Paul Rosenberry
Dick Ruth
Bill Thomas
Shirley Carman
Reginald Zelazny
Joyce Heins
Xenia Jones
Donna Carlson
Barges
Ruby Arin* Morris
Marybelle Hennings
George Burritt
Danny Charles Burritt
Jack Ray Conrad
Janet Mae DeBaets
Patricia Ann Doty
Alyce Marie Gabel
Charles Leon Gabel
Thomas Gerald Kerkman
Nancy Ann LaMunyon
Bill Robert Ray
Marlene Jeanne Schinzel
Mary Lou Taddiken
Jeanene Dawes
Dorothy Tworek
Yvonne Anderson
Donald Nyberg
Ronald Nyberg
Roberts Tewell
Ronald Tewell
Dixie Lee Peterson
Billie Church
Vada Church
Bryan Nelson
Richard Peterson
Bobby Kreis
Tommy Kreis
Christine Wegman
Donald Gable
Alfred Hanson
Pearl Larson
Ronald Barker
Karen Imm
Elbert Omachi
Richard Anderson
Keith Kreis
Benton Kirby
Sheryle McCoig
Jeannette Osentowski
Rosa Lee Swedenburg
Marilyn Ericson
Maury Watts
Jerome Reisdorf
Roger Watts
G. H. Underhill
Eugene Olson
Larson
Rosebud Waltz
Dot and
Phil March
Fillmore
Jenonne Dawes
Connell
E. W. Price
Liberty Bell
March
LaVerne Richards
Sousa
Sam G. Bennett
Campbells
Swede Home News
Riverside News
Osceola School
University of Nebraska
W. W. Norton
Leonard Hanson
Polk County Extension
Clear Creek Feeders
Lyle Ernst
Rudy Brunkhorst
Melvin Ernst
Herman Ernst
Don Henggeler
Ray Luchsinger
Virgil Spits
Frederick Flamme
T. W. Hamilton
Bruce Anderson
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