Polk County Servicemen Sailors Return and Depart
Local news lists Polk County servicemen visiting home on leave or heading overseas. Donald Schutt completed boat training at Farragut Idaho and returned for leave. Lee Snodgrass serves with the Pacific Fleet now in Saipan. Verne Rodine sent to Goldsboro NC after furlough. Wesley Thelander headed overseas from New York. WAVES Seaman 2c Ordene Wallace from Bethesda to San Diego. Ernest Horacek to Officers Training School in New London. Milan Snodgrass heading to Santa Monica rest camp. Crawford Campbell on furlough in Fort Collins. Maurice Senn discharged from Army. Rolland Randell serving in France. Mary Frances Nelson of WAVES to Dallas. Hollig Campain visits Osceola on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Schutt
Farragut
Idaho
Walter Schutt
Tax levies higher in Shelby Osceola Polk towns
Nebraska counties show rising school levies with Stromsburg as the only town lowering both school and city taxes. Osceola and Polk raise school levies by 27 and 6.78 mills respectively while town levies shift, and county and state levies change modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Osceola
Polk
Stromsburg
Town Levies
District 54 School Opens with Iona Bump as Teacher
District No. 54 opened last Monday with Iona Bump teaching four beginners. Local residents report several family updates from Stromsburg to Omaha, including Mrs. Chas. Brand’s hospital stay, George Conkling Jr. on furlough, and Fern Wieseman visiting from Omaha. Roy Wyman travels to Colorado with grandparents, while Marilyn Jean McCormick visits Des Moines relatives and Lloyd Wamsley Jr. receives a new motor transport battalion assignment. Tommy Augustine returns from Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona Bump
Chas. Brand
Omaha
Stromsburg
George Conkling Jr
Millie Carman
Kearney
Chase Brand
Fern Wieseman
George ‘Wieseman
Donald McCormick
Charles Imm
Hwing
Roy Wyman
Colorado
Marilyn Jean McCormick
Des Moines Iis
John Wyman
Lloyd Wamsley Jr
Battallion
Tommy Augustine
Denver
Shelby Hospital News Births and Treatments Report
Osceola couple Mr and Mrs Verl Dunkle welcomed a baby boy named Robert Arthur on August 28. Ivar Oberg of Osceola announced a seven pound girl named Marilyn born September 2. Melvin Wieseman and Donna Watkins welcomed a seven pound daughter Twila Sue born September 1. Jacqueline Parry and LaVerne Abbott had tonsil removals. Donna Rae Addison also had tonsils removed. Mrs Hubert Russell from Osceola sought medical treatment. Glenn Augustine’s wife and baby were discharged and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Hospital News
Verl Dunkle
Osceola
Robert Arthur
Dunkle
Colby
Hubert Russell
Jacqueline Parry
LaVerne Abbott
Ghelby
Ivar Obe
Couple from Nebraska and Virginia Wed at Wahoo Church
Miss Pearl Lind of Wahoo Neb and Vance Bard Yeoman third class US Navy united in marriage Sunday August 27 at the Lutheran Church in Wahoo. Bard is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bard once Osceola residents now living in Wahoo. He graduated Stromsburg High School in 1940 and enlisted in the Navy June 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Lind
Wahoo
Neb
Vance Bard
Norfolk
Virginia
Lutheran
Frank Bard
Osceola
Stromsburg
Navy
Local guests visit families in the area over the weekend
Mrs Norwood Creekpaum of Omaha visited Sunday and Monday with Mr and Mrs O F Branting. Furloughs brought Pvt Crawford Campbell and family to Alexandria for a visit with Pauline Garber and John Brights. Harold Gondringer family hosted visitors from Hastings Columbus and Penoke Kansas guests with others nearby during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood Creekpaum
Omaha
O. F. Branting
P. B. Campbell
Crawford Campbell
Campbell
Pauline Garber
John Bright
Alexandria
Neb
Harold Gondringer
Walter Tschauner
Ronnie
Carl Tschauner
Jo Ann
Columbus
Frank Seberger
Lawrence Gondringer
Hastings
Orville Fox
Penoke
Kansas
Louisa Pehrson
Rudolph Swanson
Elmer Pehrson
Tred Randell
Hannah Lind
Gilbert Gall
Ray
Holdredge
Amelia Stinkruger
Joan Stinkruger
Petersburg Til
C. R. Timm
Franklin
Polk County 4 H stock shines at Platte County Fair
Entries from Polk County 4 H winners include Allan and Dorothy Deeter-Holstein heifers, Hopwood Brown Swiss cattle, Kresha market pigs, and Schott Angus stock all earning blue or red ribbons. Deeter also earns red for Dairy Showmanship. New 4 H Pure Seed Clubs formed, with pawnee wheat and cedar oats seed allotments. George Berck plans 20 acres of Balbo Sweet Rye for dairy use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte County
Polk County
4-H
Allan Deeter
Holstein Heifer
Dorothy Deeter
Holstein Hiefer Dale Hopwood
Kenneth Hopwood
Bobby Hopwood
Glen Kresha
Pen of Market
Raymond Schott
Angus
George Berck
Peterson Reunion At Buckley Park On August Day
The Gust A Peterson reunion gathered 74 relatives at Buckley Park on Sunday afternoon August 27 with 16 absentees. The 1945 reunion will occur on the first Sunday in August. Committee members were Mrs William Larson Mrs Ernfred Peterson and Mrs Reynold Peterson. Attendees included Gunard Peterson Wm Larsen Ernfred Peterson Emil Monson Ted Johnson Reynold Peterson and sons Herbert Anderson and sons Burdette Baker and sons Harold Ericson Roy Fjell and daughters Rolland Ekstrom and daughter Edna Peterson and sons LeRoy Dorothy Glennis and Deloris Lindblade and Miss LaVerne Peterson of Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust A. Peterson
Buckley Park
William Larson
Ernfred Peterson
Reynold Peterson
Ted Johnson
Herbert Anderson
Burdette Baker
Harold Ericson
Roy Fjell
Rolland Ekstrom
Edna Peterson
LeRoy
Dorothy
Glennis
Deloris
Lindblade
Luncheon guests and visits in Stromsburg region events
Mrs. Howard Haverland and two daughters of Broken Bow visited in the M. VanDorn home en route to Lincoln and the State Fair. Several families attended Labor Day events at the State Fair, and various local residents made weekend or weekday visits to relatives in Osceola Beatrice Omaha and Eugene Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Haverland
Broken Bow
M. VanDorn
Lincoln
Herman Anderson
Alice Jane
Nick Gerdes
Osceola
Fred Anderson
O. D. Graves
Omaha
Harold Covey
Mildred Snodgrass
Larry
Milan Snodgrass
EF. C. Nordlund
Harry Nordlund
Harold
York
Ridolph Carlson
Kermit Johnson
Margaret
Marian Nordlund
Wallace Strong
M. D. Strong
Marilyn
Kenneth Strong
Jane Whitaker
Polk
Addie Stanling
George Inness
Amelia Fredrickson
Myron Johnson
Gust E. Johnson
Wayne Lamb
Fairview Folks Host Visits and Dinners Across Area
Miss Frances McCormick from Omaha spent the weekend with home folks. Mrs. Marjorie Braxen left for Lincoln for new work after two months with her mother. Wm. Buchta of David City attended to business here Saturday. The Frizzells hosted relatives from Grand Island and Osceola for dinners. Caroline Oquist was ill last week. Gerald Tomassweitz begins Silver Creek high school. Several local families hosted guests at Sunday dinners and informal gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview News
Frances McCormick
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Marjorie Braxen
Christiana Sarrow
Lincoln
Wm. Buchta
David City
Roy Frizzell
Floyd Frizzell
Grand Island
Rayner Carlson
Emma Peterson
Stromsburg
Harold Martyn
Silver Creek
Art Dittmer
Near Havens
Joe Karges
C. L. Dake
Rex
Tom Meacham
Polk area notes mark engagements and near miss fire
Ed Stevens of Lodgepole Nebr visited Polk Tuesday and Wednesday with the Stevens families. Jeanelle Kroger stayed with grandparents near Hordville. Walden and Billie McNaught returned to Omaha after two weeks with Kroger relatives. Mervin Samuels celebrated tenth anniversary with friends visiting. Mrs. Dahlin learned her nephew drowned near Oberlen Kansas and three other youths perished. Local couples attended a golden anniversary at Overton. Lt. R R Stevens visits Grafton this week. P T Wurtz remains bed bound with heart ailment. A near disaster at Cramer Oil Co station ended when Cliff Cramer extinguished a gasoline pump fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Stevens
Mervin Samuels
R. E. Dahlin
Oberlen
Kansas
Matilda ‘Erickson
Rockford, Ill
Dablia
Seth Piper
Arborville
Hennie Seymour
John A. Johnson
Cliff Cramer
Cramer Oil Co
James
Cliff
Record Honor Roll Names and Sale Notice
Record honors list includes Karl Lux A Lindholm L R Israel Kermit Monson Arthur S Nelson Chris Huggler Jr Howard Boden Leonard Kropatsch DeLoss Buchholz Allen Zelasney Algot E Yungdah Mrs Ben Finecy Mrs Clyde Kennedy Lloyd Moser Howard Moser Mrs Meta Olson Charles Moser Mrs Raymond B Fritz Johansen Lemoyne Anders Robert Miller and a sale notice for a Reed Baby Buggy and a 9x12 Axminster Rug at Kepners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Lux
C. A. Lindholm
L. R
Open house marks 50th anniversary for Carnine couple
Long Beach New s notes Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carnine of 3511 Myrtle Ave celebrate half a century of marriage with an open house at 3 PM. Eight years in Long Beach, they came from Denver with a daughter in Los Angeles and other children in Denver. They have nine grandchildren and were married at Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bealch
A. B. Carnine
Myrtle Ave
Long Beach
Carnine
Denver
Colo
Flrence Buckley
Los Angeles
Blanche Ashwood
George Carnine
Alvin Carnine
Polk County
Osceola
Judicial harmony noted in Fifth District of Nebraska
Two district judges, L S Hastings and Harry D Lands, maintain high approval from the Nebraska supreme court for their decisions. With two judges serving six counties, court actions face no delay and attorneys can request prompt appearances by train or bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar
Wheels of Justice
Nebraska Supreme Court
L.S. Hastings
Harry D. Landigs
Nebraska California Picnic Marks First Annual Buckley Park Event
A Nebraska California picnic was held at Buckley Park on Sunday as the first of a planned annual series. Attendees included F. W. Mouden, John Renner, and couples from Stromsburg Benedict Silver Creek and Silver Creek area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckley Park
F. W. Mouden
John Renner
Herbert K. Anderson
Isnag
Stromsburg
Anton Johnson
Benedict
Walter E. Peterson
Chapin
Emmanuel Klien
Silver Creek
Gunnard Peterson
Merle
Wialdean
Roger Johnson
Flock worm treatment offered by Crouse-Tex Drug Co
The notice advertises Salsbury's Avi-Ton as a worming product for flocks, sold by Crouse-Tex Drug Co. It presents a brief sales pitch without additional details on usage or pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salsbury
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Osceola Bulldogs Football Schedule 1944 List
Osceola high school announced its 1944 football schedule for the Bulldogs. Conference games are marked with a star. The slate includes games at Stromsburg and Silver Creek and home matchups against David City and Silver Creek. Open date October 20 and Genoa game October 25 are listed among the fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
High School
Stromsburg
David City
Clarks
Silver Creek
Polk
Alt Genoa
Swede Home News Social Visit Notes
Mrs A A Anderson and son of Oakland Nebraska spent several days in the area staying with her sister Mrs Art Ekstrom and family. Mr and Mrs Frank Bolton and Mr and Mrs Donald Hanquist visited Mr and Mrs Luther Rhodes at McCool on Sunday. Mrs Martha Walgren and family Mr and Mrs Evald Plieski and Mrs J G Carlson of Osceola were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Ekstrom Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Anderson
Oakland
Nebr
Art Ekstrom
Frank Bolton
Donald Hanquist
Luther Rhodes
McCool
Martha Walgren
Evald Plieski
J. G Carlson
Osceola
Arthur Ekstrom
Mrs Anna White obituary notices longtime Georgia resident
Mrs Anna White, born April 29 1851 in Montezuma New York, died August 31 at age 93 after a two week illness at her daughter Mrs O T Morgan's home in Osceola. She married George A White September 7 1869 and had seven children. husband and five children predeceased her. Surviving are two daughters Mrs D M Hardman of Fairbury and Mrs O T Morgan of Osceola, three brothers Sen of Wichita Kansas Asa of Logan Kansas and George of California, plus 4 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren. Services were held at the Fairbury Funeral Home and she was laid to rest in Fairbury Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Anna Traver
Montezuma
New York
O. T. Morgan
Osceola
George A. White
D. M. Hardman
Fairbury
O. T. ‘Morgan
Sen
Wichita
Kansas
Asa
Logan
George
California
Social calendar Osceola events for coming week
Activities include Sisters of the Skillet at Mrs. O F Coons home Tuesday evening Mrs George Inness hosts Entre Neus Wednesday September 13 NEBO Club at Mrs Martin Roberts Friday evening Osceola O E S meets September 12 at 8 p m WCTU at Mrs Joe Wiese man Thursday September 14 230 pm Maple Leaf Club September 21 at Mrs Edgar Wisely home Osceola Date change noted Announce club dates and meeting places by phone or mail to ensure publication
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wieseman
Maple Leaf Club
Edgar Wisely
Osceola
Greens Chapel WSCS Set Sep 14 Meeting
Greens Chapel WSCS will meet September 14 and the Brotherhood will hold its meeting the evening of September 14. Several local residents visiting and kinfolk gathered for family birthdays and hospital updates across Omaha York Lincoln Cortland Shelby and Gothenburg.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam
Lee Snodgrass
Pacific Fleet
Saipan
Tech
DeVerne Rodine
Goldsboro
N. C
Rodine
Cpl
Wesley Thelander
Frank Thelander
New York City
Ordene Wallace
The
WAVES
Bethesade
O. O. Wallace
San Diego
Calif
Ernest Horacek
Coast Guard
Florida
Coast Guardsmen
New London
Connecticut
Mr. Horacek
Santa Monica
Snodgrass
Pvt
Ft. Collins
Wweek
Mrs
Set
Maurice Senn
Army
Topeka
New Guinea
Fred Randell
Rolland Randell
France
Mary Frances Nelson PA
Leonard Nelson
Dallas
Texas
June Fitzgerald
Lowell
Massachusetts
Nelson
Hollig Campain
Camp VanDorn
Wm. Campain
Edna May Kumpf
Henry Kumpf
Wacs
Des Moines
New Orleans
LaGarde General Hospital
Bard—Lind
PrFc
Wayne Nassi
U.S. Treasury Department
Ennett
Osceola Bulldogs
Swede Home News
Anna White
Greens Chapel
WSCS
Brotherhood
Elmer Kindberg
York Hospital
James McKeag Jr
Lutheran Hospital
Carole Hanson
Andrew Hanson
W. Fr. Wynn
Kenneth Mentink
Cortland
N. S. Abolt
Virgil Hennings
Cc. W. Hennings
Martha Myers
Mary Fern Myers
Gothenburg
Earl Burke
Lloyd Adelson
Sandra Lee Adelson
F. W. Powell
Henry Olson
Maribeth Powell
D. E. Powell
Albert Bloom and
Anna Frey
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