Commencement Exercises Set For May 20 at Musec Theatre
The annual high school graduation will be held Tuesday evening May 20 1941 at 8 o'clock at the Musec Theatre. The program includes music by June Meek invocation by Rev. Lapthorne address The Graduate's New Frontier by Judge Messmore presentation of the class granting of diplomas awards by C K Porter superintendent M A Mills, and a benediction by Rev. John Oberg.
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Musec
Lapthorne
Clutsam
New Frontier
Messmore
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Osceola Couple's Grandson Wins Prize on West Coast
Four month old Michael Kresha, son of Gerhart and Lavota Kresha of Bakersfield, California, and grandson of Osceola farmers Adolph Kresha Jr., earns Infant King honors in a Bakersfield baby contest. He and his family span Osceola and Los Angeles connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kresha
Gerhart Kresha
Bakersfield
Calif
Adolph Kresha
Osceola
Master Michaels
Michael
Lavota Boats of
Los Angeles
Sophie Kresha
Polk County Rural Pupils Rehearse Operetta for Courthouse Lawn
A rural Polk county district 16 school group and teachers rehearse an operetta to be staged on the Osceola courthouse lawn May 24. About 1,200 pupils perform under Miss McBeth, county superintendent, with Miss Evelyn Babcock as pianist. the event may be filmed in technicolor by the state superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Osceola
Miss McBeth
Evelyn Babcock
Ebert Thelander Marriage Linked to Sutton Osceola
Wilma Jane Ebert and Mervin Thelander wed at Sutton Congregational Church on May 11. Wilma, formerly a teacher and Kearney College attendee, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W H Ebert Jr. Thelander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thelander of Osceola, is a 1932 Osceola High School and University of Nebraska agriculture college graduate who has farmed as superintendent at Geneva's girls training school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebert—-Thelander
W. H. Ebert, Jr
Sutton
Wilma Jane
Mervin Thelander
Carl Thelander
Osceola
Congregational Church
Kearney College
Thelander
University of Nebraska Agriculture College
Lincoln
Girls Training School
Geneva
Showers for Recent Bride Held at Larson Home
Last Saturday Mrs. Wm. Larson hosted a shower for her daughter Mrs. Rolland Ekstrom near Swede Home. Thirty four relatives attended with games, gifts, and a blue red white decoration theme. A luncheon and decorated angel food cake closed the day. That evening Mrs. Dewey Sigler and Mrs. W. Ray Hill hosted another shower for Mrs. Ekstrom with more friends bearing gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Larson
Rolland Ekstrom
Larson
Dewey Sigler
W. Ray Hill
Polk County Bar Association to close Saturdays in summer
Members of the Polk County Bar Association announce law offices will close Saturday afternoons during May June July and August. Secretary W W Norton signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Bar Association
Polk County
W W. Norton, Secy
Poppy Day Memorial Set for May 24 in Honor of WWI Dead
Memorial poppy day planned for Saturday May 24 honors World War I dead. Auxiliary volunteers will distribute poppies made by disabled veterans at Lincoln Veterans Hospital and all proceeds fund welfare work for the disabled and families of the dead.
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America
Lincoln Veterans Hospital
Stoner News Highlights From Local Rebekah Meetings
Rebekah members visited the Gresham lodge last Wednesday evening. Stoner Club hosts planned for May 21 with Mrs Violette Johnson and Mrs Anna Johnson as organizers and Mrs Hazel Johnston leading. The annual Stoner school picnic set for next Sunday at the schoolhouse. Holly Grossnicklaus celebrated with relatives arriving to mark his birthday. The James McKeag family reported arrival in Portugal after a rough voyage. Martin Scholz shows improvement after a finger infection. Horace and Mrs McKeag visited Fullerton with Mrs Walter Russell. Sunday visits spread among Stoner families at multiple homes including the Grossnicklaus, Youngstrom, Brown, Burritt, and Erks households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Grossnicklaus
Charles Stewart
Bernice Brown
Rebekah
Gresham Rebekah Lodge
Stoner Club
Violette Johnson
Anna Johnson
Hazel Johnston
Wm. Angell
Stoner School
Holly Grossnicklaus
James McKeag
Wallace
Portugal
Martin Scholz
Horace McKeag
Fullerton
Walter Russell
Charles Youngstrom
Will Davis
Silver Creek
Harry Pierson
LeRoy Brown
John Erks
Will Burritt
John
Erasmus Burritt
Stoner
G. Hendrickson
Lulu
Laura Hendrickson
Glen Hendrickson
Jbarl
Maurice
Walter
Merle Watts
Ed Watts
Local District 18 party honors multiple birthdays
Mrs Wilhelm Kosch hosted a district 18 gathering at her home Monday night for the birthday anniversaries of her husband Ruth Ann Benda and Mrs Orville Enyeart. Prizes went to Betty Hasselbach Roy Benda Hileen Branigan and Orville Enyeart. Miss Eileen Branigan visited Council Bluffs with her sister Agnes then returned home. Carl Benda Genoa visitors stayed with Gus Benda. Omaha youths visited Frank Lassak home. Johnny Micek spent Monday in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Kosch
Ruth Ann Benda
Orville Enyeart
Betty Hasselbach
Roy Benda
Hileen Branigan
Eileen Branigan
Council Bluffs
Agnes
Carl Benda
Genoa
Gus Benda
Omaha
Frank Lassak
Johnny ‘Micek
Lincoln
Mothers' Day program hosts guests and awards
Wesley Chapel notes report a Mothers' Day program at the Methodist parsonage with the Shelby Missionary group as guests. Prizes were given to the three oldest mothers and the youngest was named. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huggler and daughter Mrs. Martha Grim mond returned from California and were in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Christian Service
Methodist Parsonage
Shelby Missionary Group
T. D. Richards
Retta Brigham
Jessie Lucas
Delmar Richmond
Charles Huggler
California
Omaha
Martha Grimmond
Margie Richmond
Railroad Retirement Board
Kansas City
Denver
Ben Schmoker
George Larsen
State Farmers Union Creamery Board of
Superior
John Henthorne
Aurora
Osceola
A. E. Dawes
Lulu Burns
Norlin
Columbus
Hospital admits patients with infections and surgeries
Janet and Melvin Davidson of Gresham had their tonsils removed at the hospital on Monday. Mrs. Leo Kresha entered the hospital Monday with an infected foot. Fred Huggler was admitted Monday for a severe throat infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Hospital
Janet
Melvin Davidson
Gresham
Leo Kresha
Fred Huggler
Kodak Finishing at Daniels Studio in Columbus
Kodak finishing service offered at Daniels Studio in Columbus and mail film handling described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
Daniels Studio
Columbus
Mail Films
Wheat quota vote set for May 31 in Polk County
Polk County and wheat producers nationwide plan a May 31 referendum on marketing quotas. County A A A chair Robert C Taddiken urges all eligible farmers to vote, noting quotas keep price support loans and prevent surplus price drops.
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Europe
America
Polk County
Robert C. Taddiken
A‘aa
AAA
Taddiken
Aged Shelby Resident Called by Death
Erasmus Krumbach born December 6 1855 in Hitorf Rheimprovinz Germany came to America at nineteen. He lived near Shelby then moved into town and married Marie Benda in 1881. Funeral services were at Sacred Heart Shelby May 14 with burial in Shelby cemetery.
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Erasmus Krumbach
Erasmus
Helena Krumbach
Hitorf
Rheimprovinz
Germany
America
Shelby
Marie Benda
Mianie Carpenter
Anna
Sacred Heart Church of
M. A. O’boyle
Hastings Social News Briefs Across Polk County
Miss Della Mae Madison and the Madison family host visits from Hastings and Red Cloud relatives. Columbus guests stay with the Strand family. Recital by Marie Branting in Wahoo and Baccalaureate at Swede Home are noted. Several local families attend gatherings and honor events with varied visits and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Mae Madison
Hastings
E. D. Madison
Merrill Strand
Columbus
Oscar Strand
Frank Nelson
Central City
Will Kroger
Marie Branting
Wahoo
C. R. Lindholm
Ed Madison
Roger Hill
Red Cloud
J. C. Smith
Ashton
Rawleigh Williams
A. K. Crow
Martin Baack
P.T. Wurtz
E. A. Flodman
Robert Stohl
Clarks
Lawrence Lind
Curtis Fiodman
Marvin Fredrickson
Carrol Fiodman
E. A. Fiodman
Thede Moberg
Carl F. Juergensen
Cheney
Kansas
Hiram Tewell
Stromsburg
Ed Coover
Sheep and Wool Show Planned in Stromsburg May 21
Plans for a county sheep and wool show in Stromsburg on May 21 have been completed. Sponsored by the Polk County Lamb and Wool Association, Stromsburg High School, and the Polk County Extension Service, entries are invited from all county sheep owners. Judging by Ed Janike from the College of Agriculture will start at 10 AM, with a program at 1:30 including talks, music, and prize presentations by the Stromsburg Commercial Club and county figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Polk County Lamb and Wool Association
Shropshire
Hampshire
Ed Janike
College of Agriculture
Frank Bard
Don Frisbie
Ray L
Osceola Garden Club Sponsors Flower Display
The Osceola Garden Club hosts a flower display May 21 22 at the Gamble Store. Bring bouquets minis or flowers Wednesday afternoon. At 8 pm May 22 E G Maxwell Extension Forester will speak at a public meeting at the Court House. Storage space offered by Osceola Ice and Locker Storage for flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola Garden Club
Gamble Store
E. G. Maxwell
Extension Forester
College of Agriculture
Garden Club
Court House
Osceola Ice and Locker Storage Company
Annual Picnic and Community Notices at High Prairie
The West Side News reports the Annual Picnic set for Friday at High Prairie School House on May 16. Social notes include Mrs Hattie Anderson hosting visitors with Mrs Axel Fredrickson, a wedding at Sutton, Sneak Day to Omaha, and multiple family gatherings across Aurora, Marion Town, Chapman, and surrounding areas.
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West Side News
High Prairie School
Dora Fisher
Lulu Olson
Pearl Matheson
Osceola
Hattie Anderson
Axel Fredrickson
Joe Fjell
Marion
Mervin Thelander
Wilma Ebert
Sutton
High Prairie
Omaha
Wm. Larson
Rolland Ekstrom
Will Fjell
Fjell
Emma Christensen
Harold Wolf
Rollen Christensen
Raymond Christensen
Aurora
George Anderson
Gordon
Chapman
Town
Russell Fjell
Harmony Club Hosts Mothers at St Andrews Breakfast
Emil Zimmerman visited relatives and will spend the summer in the area after returning from Los Angeles. Altar Society card party at Mrs. Leo Albers’ home drew 32 guests with hostesses Mrs. Frank Messing Mrs. Tom Prososki and Miss Sophie Kresha. Veronica Mae Gabriel baptized with sponsors Mrs. Henry Ebel Jr. and Walter Bernt. Marilyn Messing attended a Mary Klein birthday gathering in Shelby. Mary Anne Staroscik and Polk County Junior Fair Board officers spoke at Lincoln KFAB broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Andrews
Harmony Club
Emil Zimmerman
Los Angeles
Leo Albers
Altar Society
Frank Messing
Tom Prososki
Sophie Kresha
Leo Kresha
Osceola Hospital
Albert Gabriel
Veronica Mae
Henry Ebel Jr
Bellwood
Walter Bernt
Marilyn Messing
Mary Klein
Shelby
Mary Anne Staroscik
Polk County Junior Fair Board
Lincoln
Kf‘ab
Picnic in Griffith Park Draws Osceola Residents
A group of former Osceola youths held a Sunday picnic at Griffith Park in Los Angeles on May 4. Attendees included Sam Carson, the Moser families, Edward J. Woodsum, Margaret Huggler, Lawrence Cremeen, Walter Kostroh, Harlan Fusby, Harold Johnson, Mabel Backlund, Burdette and Merle, Leonard Fellows, Kenneth Miller, Roy Wisely, George Kostroh Jr., Clarence Cremeen, Virgil Meacham, Harry Wisely, Rex Eyler, and M L Cremeen and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Osceola
Griffith Park
Sam Carson
Howard Moser
Edward J. Woodsum
Margaret Huggler
Charles Moser
Francis DeLand
Lawrence Cremeen
Walter Kostroh
Harlan Fusby
Vernon Johnson
Harold Johnson
Mabel Backlund
Burdette and
Merle
Leonard Fellows
Kenneth Miller
Roy Wisely
George Kostroh Jr
Clarence Cremeen
Virgil Meacham
Harry Wisely
Rex Eyler
M. L. Cremeen
Social notes from Stromsburg hosts frequent extended visits
Mrs Wren Sherwood entertained in honor of her daughter and family from Van Nuys California. Sixteen family groups and about sixty five relatives called. Several local and nearby families visited for meals and Sunday calls across Hartington Bladen York Lincoln and Shelby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Wren Sherwood
John G. Meisner
van Nuys
California
Wallace Strong
John Bamesberger
Gust Troester
Dregnor
Hampton
J. H. Toelle
W. A. Atkinson
Loyal Knorr
Joyce
Howard Thompson
Alex Swan
Walter F. Nelson
Harold Swan
Kay Marie
C. M. Hoffmaster
Bob
York
Carrie Powell
Herbert Schwedep
Lincoln
Thomas Patak
Glen Duncan
F. M. Leibee
Shelby
Herman Anderson
Hackberry Community Weekend School Gatherings and Notices
Hackberry school listings show Victor Friday at the schoolhouse Liberty Blue View and Pleasant Prairie Sunday at Buckley Park Willow Hedge delays school for another week The Vacation Bible School opens Greens Chapel Monday May 19 All are welcome WSCS meets May 22 Several social visits and family gatherings noted with relatives from Ohio Lincoln Benedict and Stromsburg and local travels for Memorial and Mother’s Day events and a music contest in Topeka Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackberry School
Victor
Liberty
Blue View
Pleasant Prairie
Buckley Park
Willow
Joe McCarty
Jess Stark
York
Richard McCarty
Lincoln
Evett Loreman
Benedict
Roy Hurd
Jennie Hurd
Abbie Richards
Donna Marie Twarling
Lawrence Twarling
Topeka
Kansas
Margaret C. Anderson
V. Powell
Martel
A. P. Carlson
Carol Hult
Horton
Oregon
J. W. Toline
Vance
Harlan Toline
Joe Peterson
Wahoo
Clarence Carlson
Chas
Coleberg
Stanley Harless
Gust Johnson
Ulysses
Willard Anderson
Mabel McKeag
Daughters
Gerald Obrist
Harry Obrist
Www
L. Obrist
Lincoln couple visits Osceola for Merrick family weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Banks of Lincoln traveled to Osceola on Saturday to spend the weekend with the Merrick families, sharing time and hospitality during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Banks
Lincoln
Osceola
Merrick
Baccalaureate Service Set for Osceola High Class of 1941
Osceola high school will hold baccalaureate services for the graduating class of 1941 at the Methodist church Sunday evening May 18 at 8 o clock. The ceremony features a prelude processional readings prayers scripture invocation sermon and benediction with Rev Lapthorne and Rev John Oberg among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Methodist Church
Borowski
Maurine W
Schumann “Rairest
Jesus
Bohm
Lapthorne
Grainger ‘Maurine W
Schumann
Malotte
John Oberg
Fairview Residents Share Visits and Local News
Fairview society items report appendicitis surgery for Mrs. Ray Norris in Stromsburg and birthday celebration for Mrs. D. L. Heinemeyer in York. Several families visit relatives across towns including Walt Hill, Fullerton, Beatrice, Genoa, and Central City. moving plans noted for Jay McCormick and Osceola relatives. multiple weekend gatherings and Mother's Day visits documented with C. E. Norris, C. M. Johnson, and Dake households hosting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview News
Ray Norris
Stromsburg
Geo, Heinemeyer
L. R. Meacham
York
D. L. Heinemeyer
LaVerne Dake
Rex
Fullerton
Oscar Christianson
Walthill
Mark Johnson
Jay McCormick
Osceola
Harold Skinner
Bradshaw
C. E. Norris
Frank Novacik
C. M. Johnson
Mable Wyman
Ruth
Central City
Hazel Norris
Dannebrog
H. A. McCormick
Wm Dake
C. F. McCormick
Beatrice
Lillian Reitz
Radgner Carlson
Genoa
Carl Holmes
Clarks
Harold Martyn
Silver Creek
Cecil Larson
Grand Island
Rayner Carlson
C. O. Carlson
Mina Buchta
Calmer Dunn
John
Lutheran Church Memorial Day Services Planned
Next Sunday marks the fifth Sunday after Easter with Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11 00 The sermon theme That the World May Know There is no evening service due to the Methodist Baccalaureate service The pastor Rev John Oberg preaches Remember Thy Creator Harmony Society meets next Thursday at Mrs Clarence Anderson s home Doris Boden is program leader Bible School runs May 26 through June 6 Plan to send children to the school A memorial day service is set for 11 00 next Sunday inviting the entire community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
Harmony Society
Clarence Anderson
Doris Boden
Bible
Plann
John Oberg
Methodist Church announces May 18 services and events
Rev Albert W. Lapthorne presides with Church School at 11 am and morning worship at 10 am. A baccalaureate sermon for the high school seniors will be given by Rev John Oberg. Vacation Bible School runs two weeks starting June 2. WCTU meets at the Parsonage on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Albert W. Lapthorne
John Oberg
Lutheran Church
WCTU
Farewell Party for AAA Clerks at Poll County Office
Raymond Grossnicklaus hosted a farewell gathering for the Poll County AAA staff and spouses Monday evening. The event honored Donald Johnson and Dale McMeek of Shelby who have served three years in the Triple A office and have joined the U S Air Corps. Attendees played bridge and enjoyed refreshments with a patriotic theme, and each honoree received a five year diary from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Grossnicklaus
Pollk County
AAA
Donald Johnson
Dale McMeekin
Shelby
U. S. Air Corps
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Stoner News
Wesley Chapel
POLK
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