Osceola News Highlights Local Obituaries And Service News
Mrs John Miller, 67, of Osceola passes away at home Monday. First Lt. Rolland P Randall of Osceola awarded the Bronze Star for service as motor officer in the 75th Medical Battalion. Air Cadet Bill Norton left for Sheppard Field after a furlough. Ray Hastings’ name appears on a U S forces list in Belgium. Lt. (sg) Bradley on leave in Southwest Pacific then reassignment in San Francisco. Oliver Westberg recalls St Patrick’s Day 71 years ago when Osceola’s State Street hill had five houses. Local visits from Aurora, Lincoln AAA staff, Central City, and Wahoo residents noted.
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Osceola News
John Miller
Osceola
Rolland P Randall
Fred Randall
75Th Medical Battalion
France
Belgium
Luxemborg
Germany
Bill Norton
Sheppard Field
Texas
W. W. Norton
Jimmy
Ray Hastings
3521St Ordnance Maintenance Company
U S
Oliver Westberg
Oliver
State Street
Nebraska
Illinois
Chas D. Hastings
Aurora
B. J Brown
Jay Hastings
Mildred Nelson
Washington D. C
Lincoln
Triple A
Robert Kindred
Central City
Robert Sigler
S W Calhoun
Wahoo
Fred Wieseman
Local guests and notices in Lincoln area
Mr and Mrs Floyd Miller and Donald Miller visited Omaha and stayed with Mr and Mrs N. McNaught. Ernest Olson of Unity Canada stayed with Mr and Mrs Oscar Stromberg. Neighbors gathered at Jerold Ruzicka’s for Leonard Jisa before his army service. Mrs Nettie Carlson and family and others were Lincoln visitors. Mrs L Hill of Kansas cares for ill Mrs F Smith. Carlson and Gordon visited Art Samuelson near Stromsburg. The Lincoln Journal or Omaha World-Herald orders offered.
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Floyd Miller
Donald Miller
Omaha
N. &. McNaught
Ernest Olson
Unity Canada
Oscar Stromberg
Jerold Ruzicka
Leonard Jisa
Army
Nettie Carlson
Harvey Lind
Jackie Lavelle
Lincoln
L. Hill
Kansas
F. Smith
Home Nursing Courses Boost Care In Nebraska Schools
The Polk County Medical Society promotes Home Nursing training as hospitals overflow. Lincoln High School reports 7,284 girls aged 14 years over 14 years completed the course, equating to about 527 girls per year, with students describing personal benefits from improved self care to assisting neighbors and family during illness.
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Lincoln High School
Nebraska
Ingalls Family Earns $100 Carl Gray Union Pacific Scholarship
Four Ingalls siblings win the Union Pacific scholarship for outstanding 4-H livestock work. Prizes include Grand Champion Shorthorn beef in 1927 and Reserve titles at Ak-Sar-Ben and state fairs. Homer, Harold, Marie, and Robert pursued agriculture, college, and service, with military honors for Robert. All are children of Mr. and Mrs. John Ingalls of Shelby.
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Lincoln
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Indiana
Columbus
Shelby
Harold Ingalls
Greeley County
Navy
Idaho
Pacific
Marie Ingalls
Wilford Clark
Las Vegas
Nevada
Robert Ingalls
Army
Fifteenth Air Force
Italy
United States
Victorville
California
John Ingalls
Appreciation Note From Dorothy Ann Dahlin
A brief message thanks friends for cards letters and gifts received during a recent illness. Dorothy Ann Dahlin expresses sincere appreciation for the thoughtful expressions of support.
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Dorothy Ann Dahlin
Card of Thanks for Funeral Kindness
The family expresses sincere thanks for floral offerings singers minister and all who showed kindness and sympathy in the passing of our father.
Nebraska Officials Discuss Federal Aid for Postwar Roads
Wardner Scott Nebraska State Engineer has been in Washington on water use and federal aid for postwar highway projects. Foster May Nebraska radio announcer awaits clearance to go to Europe to broadcast from battle fronts. May interviewed officials including J Edgar Hoover. A new Army helicopter turned over to the C A A was shown at Washington National Airport. C A A urged to demonstrate the ship in Nebraska. FHA reports by end of June 1944 nine million twenty nine thousand twelve dollars loaned to twenty six thousand nine hundred eighty six Nebraska families.
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Wardner Scott
Nebraska
Washington
Foster May
Europe
May
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Civil Aeronautics Commission
Washington National Airport
C.A.A
Third District
Federal Housing Administration
War housing loans aid many families and war workers
The report details mortgage loans enabling 7,939 families to buy or build homes totaling 30,224,356 dollars, plus 3,858 war worker families in Nebraska receiving 13,989,150 dollars in loans. It notes demobilization plans and State Department staffing for postwar assignments, with a projected debt limit of 300 billion dollars and a 232 billion public debt in January 1945, 90 percent for war, affecting families of four.
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Nebraska
House
United States
Notice to Contractors for Sand Gravel Surfacing Bid
Sealed bids due April 5 1945 at 10 00 AM in Lincoln Nebraska for sand gravel surfacing on the Columbus Shelby detour Federal Aid Project No SNFA 866. 21.0 miles of gravel road to be resurfaced with 2695 cu yds of material. Bidders must meet 1939 act rules wage standards and bond 100 for contract. Plans available Osceola David City and Lincoln offices. Wardner G Scott State Engineer John T Anderson Butler and Josh Dworak Polk county clerks.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
State Capitol
Lincoln
Nebraska
Columbus
U S. Department of Labor
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Osceola
David City
Nebrasa
Wardner G Scott
John T Anderson
Polk County
Josh Dworak
Butler County
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March OF Time
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Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Ine
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