Overshot Objective Yields Unintended Grant Sart Victory
In a Belgian snow storm Captain Walter I. Berlin of Company A sixth Armored Infantry misread orders and held Sart after overshooting Grant Sart. Lt. Col. Orr corrected it by ordering Sart capture. Berlin then hurled Mission accomplished from Sart, while the unit later received a Presidential Unit Citation for Reckner’s company, now in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Army
Belgium
Walter I. Berlin
Co. A,lston
6Th Armd. Inf. Regt
Grant Sart
Sart
William B. Orr
1St Bn. Co
Edward Reckner
C. W. Reckner
Germany
Lindblade Jones Wedding Reported in Osceola
Lindblade Jones was married Sunday March 18 at 4 p m in the Swed Mone Lutheran Church. Rev Alfield Franzen performed the ceremony for Dorothy Lindblade daughter of Joe Lindblade and Milton Jones son of Edwin Jones with Glennis Lindblade and Milton Peterson as attendants. The bride wore powder blue with pink roses and pink carnations adorned corsages. Mrs Jones is Osceola class of 1939 graduate and rural school teacher. Mr Jones farms on his father's land and they will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindblade
Jones
Osceola
Polk County
Ernest Salchow
Arborville
Osceola Hospital
Baptist Young People’s Society
P. W
Elmer Anderson
Allen Samuels
Hennie Seymour
Eden Shenk
Wm. Ziegelbein
York
Bert Warnick
Dorothy
Rawleigh Williams
Charles Carlson
Sadie Clark
Henry Olson Jr
Shelby
Henry Olson
A. C. Bates
Frank Adelson
Milton Anderson
William Ziegelbein
Alvin Smith
Seth Piper
Clark Anderson
Oak
Nebraska
Merle Lavelle
Arthur Emken
Benedict
Stromsburg Hospital
Ed Widge
Omaha
Bill Naslund
Central City
Iva Olson
Denver
Roy Davenport
Aurora
Lloyd Stromberg
Oscar Stark
Dayton
Fd Widga
C R. Peterson
Polk
St Francis Hospital
That City
Harold Green
Glen Green
Homer Green
Walter Green
Clyde Green
Charles McGinnis
John Adelson
Johnny Preston
Tenry Olson
Selma Benson
Adolph Kroger
Here
Will Kroger
Frank Nelson
Ralph Upton
Clarence Bryant
Carl Netloff
Stromsburg
Frank Benke
Harold Yohe
Filley
Conrad Jones
Wymore
Loneta Anderson
Lincoln
Clara Anderson
Oscar Jones
Clem Meerkatz
Nettie Jones
Carl Mundt
Hampton
Herbert Mundt
Alice Tindquist
Henry Mundt
Ames Lind
Joe Lind
Otto Wilshusen
Gayland Lind
Raymond Sundberg
Osceola Hospital Watch For Appen dicitis In Albert Sundberg
Albert Sundberg was taken to St. Francis hospital in Osceola Tuesday night with suspected appendicitis. He had been unwell for days and Dr Blome ordered observation at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sundberg
St. Francis Hospital
Osceola
Albert
Blome
Myr
Gordon Bush
Clarks
A. M Johnson
Elfie Johnson
Milton Johnson
Richard Johnson
Verlin Johnson
Army
Harold Cramer
Emken
Polk
Henry Cramer
A. Randall
Union
First Baptist Church
Frank Cohagan
Ord
Jerald
US Navy
Texas
News of the Servicemen and Village Election Notes
Billie Grimes on six day leave to Grand Island to visit his mother Mrs Mable Grimes and son Pvt Edwin Doremus informs his mother Mrs Joe Blin that he is now with the army in the Philippines. Village caucus resignations yield ballot list: Leo Wurtz C J McCoy Dave Ekdahl C H Smith. school ballot Harold Nelson Clarence Bryant Walter Nelson Elwood Sandell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Grimes
Mable Grimes
Grand Island
Edwin Doremus
Joe Blin
Phillipines
Leo Wurtz
C. J. McCoy
Dave Ekdahl
C. H. Smith
Harold Nelson
Clarence Bryant
Walter Nelson
Elwood Sandell
Phillips 66 Sponsors 6 PM KIAB News Broadcast
Floyd Lyle of the local Phillips 66 station announced that Phillips 66 will sponsor the 6 p.m. news broadcast daily except Sunday over KIAB. He called it a thank you for customer loyalty and invited listeners to tune in for local regional and world news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips 66
Floyd Lyle
KIAB
Mr. Lyle
State Engineer Notes Condition Of Road 66
Lincoln state engineer Wardner G Scott says road 66 needs construction and cannot stay passable in current weather. He requests legislative funds to include reconstruction in a post war program once funds are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardner G Scott
Lincoln
Scott
Polk County Home Demonstration Council Meets for Winter Meeting
Eighteen members and presidents of project clubs gathered at the courthouse on Tuesday for the annual winter meeting. County Chairman Miss Nelle Wisely presided. Plans were made for Achievement Day at Osceola late April. Mrs Lloyd Hahn of Polk was elected County Chairman for a two year term. State office attendees included Miss Mary Ellen Brown and Miss Lou Davis.
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Home Demonstration Council
Polk County Home Demonstration Council
Nelle Wisely
Osceola
Lloyd Hahn
Polk
Mary Ellen Brown
Lou Davis
Mrs Carrie Johnson Visits Friends in Osceola Area
Mrs Carrie Johnson of Clarks spent several days last week visiting the families of Grant Johnson Martha Walgren and Clarence Carlson in Osceola. Sunday evening visitors included Mr and Mrs Art Ekstrom and family. Edwin Drewel of Alda spent the weekend with Grant Wilits and daughter Rena Mae Willits, joined by Blm Creek girls in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Johnson
Clarks
Grant Johnson
Martha Walgren
Clarence Carlson
Osceola
Art Ekstrom
Edwin Drewel
Alda
Grant Willits
Rena Mae Willits
Blm Creek
Lincoln
Martin Hoffman
Estor ‘Lackey
John Bills
Paul Norquest
York
Charles Norquest
Lyle Cockle
George Otte
Eldon Anderson
Dorothy Bedient
Harold Bedient
George Holdeman
Willard Lindburg
Dean
Florence Shockey
Dr. Morris
M Harold Bedient
Fred Bedient
Harold Stark
Lewis Stark
Aurora
Herbert Bedient
C. A. Whittemore
Baptist Church
Ralph Fisher
Everett Cramer S
Hillis Sterner
Lincoln School of Commerce speaker outlines Ten Keys to Living
P. H. S. Ray Rice from the Lincoln School of Commerce addressed Polk schoolstudents on Ten Keys to Successful Living. The District Declamatory Contest is set for Brainard on March 21 with Doris Reckner in drama at 9 a.m. and Dorothy Ehn in humor at 3 p.m. Spring Vacation spans March 29 to April 2. The Mixed Chorus and Junior Band stage a concert March 23 at 8 p.m. Regents Exams are scheduled for Doris Reckner, Daryl Sterner, Betty Creech, Flain Garling and Delwyn Lindholm on March 26 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Ray Rice
Lincoln School of Commerce
Polk
Brainard
Doris Reckner
Dorothy Ehn
Daryl Sterner
Betty Creech
Flaine Garling
Delwyn Lindholm
Polk County farmers receive 1944 AAA payments and 1945 plans
Ninety five percent? actually 85 percent of Polk County farmers have received 1944 AAA payments ranging from $100 to over $300 per farm with an average under $50. Treatments include bindweed control and hayseed harvesting with specific per acre or per pound rates. Robert C Taddiken named community service director of Polk County War Price and Rationing Board by John G. Aldrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Polk County
Robert C Taddiken
John G. Aldrich
OPA
Local news notes Polk area community events
Dull entries recount hospital discharge for a Salchow infant and a long list of social visits. Many visits to homes of Seymour Olsen Nelson and others fill days with dinners luncheons and gatherings in Polk Stromsburg and Aurora.
Arborville Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Arborville residents hosted guests from York and Aurora for dinners and weekend visits. The Gremlin Playmate Club of Polk schools plans a waste paper drive next Saturday to aid the war effort with collection after 2 p.m. Volunteers will collect wrapped paper by calling Mrs. Strand, Mrs. Fredrickson, or Mrs. Cramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gremlin
Polk
Paul’ Strand
Marvin Fredrickson
C. L. Cramer
Stromsburg Social Roundup mentions visits and travels
Mrs Reuben Swanson returns from Omaha after surgery at Immanuel hospital. Many locals host dinners and visits including the Hastings family from Aurora, the Stevers, and the Lindburgs near Polk. Verlin Johnson leaves for Fort Leavenworth for army induction. Families from Cool California and Lincoln area visit. The Johnsons from California return with daughter Mrs Harvey Drum. Rumors note Elner Ahlquist entertaining. Shostroms and families host. Frank Davis back at work after illness. A new sidewalk is being built north of Mrs Fred Blase’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromsburg
Reuben Swanson
Omaha
Immanuel Hospital
Ray Stever
Chas. Hastings
Aurora
Ben Berger
W. L. Lindburg
Polk
Verlin
Cool
California
Amy Myers
M VanDorn
Evan Myers
Nelle Scott
University In
Lincoln
Wallace Scott
Emil S F. Johnson
Harvey Drum
South Pacific Theatre of War
Elner Ahlquist
Ira Shostrom
Hjalmar Shostrom
Donald and
Marlyee
Frank Davis
Fred Blase
Polk County Sheep and Wool Association Banquet and Notes
Polk County Sheep and Wool Association holds a banquet in Stromsburg at the Victory Hotel on March 29 with talks by W W Derrick and Arthur Morrill as master of ceremonies. The 4 H Tractor Club meets and demonstrates air cleaner parts and tools with a next lesson on carburation set for March 30. Popular couple Mr and Mrs Rudolph Gustafson celebrate their twenty fifth anniversary with a church supper and ceremony. New ceiling price charts for apparel and furnishings will be distributed under the retail price regulation with required pricing charts due April 20 and in-store copies for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension News
Polk County Sheep and Wool Association
Stromsburg
Victory Hotel
W. W. Derrick
University of Nebraska
Midwest Cooperative Marketing Association of
Kansas City
Arthur Morrill
Rudolph Gustafson
Polk
Hardville Baptist Church
R. C. Gustafson
Hardville
Gustafson
Anderson
Ladies Aid
Elwood Sandell
Doyle
Dean Weimer
Alfred Gustafson
Joe Johnson
August Johnson
York
OPA
Omaha
Swede Plain Youth Fellowship meets at Johnson home
The Swede Plain Youth Fellowship gathered Monday evening with Miss Lois Johnson at the Phillip Johnson home. Officers were elected and after the meeting refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting is planned for the Harvey Lind home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Johnson
Phillip Johnson
Harvey Lind
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Glen Stevens
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Arborville News
Leand Bowers
T TD Otte
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Caryl Sterner
C W . Reckner
Pete Schrader
Everett Cramer
Floyd Merchant
Violet Perkins
Jim Barr
Wayland Livestock
Oscar Thomas
Lysle Hopwood
Wayland Club
Victory 4-H
Dick Merrick
Palk County
KMMJ
Union Iray Services
G. A. Randall
Polk Ministerial Association
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