Local Social Notes Mention Visits and School Moves
Mrs. Mary Pearse and relatives from Colorado visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rapp in Haxtun over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tremain will take their daughter Verona to Denver University for her freshman year at the school of Commerce. Carl Hitchison moved into the residence at 2218 Maple Street, previously home to Mrs. Glenn Johnson and family, as Lincoln plans to enter Nebraska University. Miss Radcliffe is a senior and Miss Ackerman a sophomore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tremain
Denver
Miss Verona
Denver University
School , of Commerce
Carl Hitchison
Maple Street
Glenn Johnson
Trasy Hosts Dinner For Rena McCleneghan And Marian Johnson
Mr and Mrs B O Trasy entertained at dinner Sunday for Mrs Rena McCleneghan and her niece Miss Marian Johnson. Johnson has resigned her position with the Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Company and will return to the home in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Trasy
Rena McCleneghan
Miss Marian Johnson
Hooper Woman Visits Son in Law Family and New Baby
Mrs Frank Shrabram of Hooper visits her son in law Leland Fell and wife and their newborn daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shrabram
Hooper
Leland Fell
Local Travel Notes From Sidney Residents
Mr and Mrs Louis Grage departed Wednesday for a two week vacation in Omaha and Iowa. Mr and Mrs A Kuhn left Sunday for a combined business and pleasure trip to Hastings and Omaha for Brown-McDonald store buying. They will take a week vacation before returning to Sidney. Mr and Mrs P L Martin and their daughter Janet left Wednesday for Northfield Minnesota where Janet will enter Carleton College as a first year student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kuhn
Hastings
Omaha
Brown-McDonald
Sidney
P. L. Martin
Janet
Weacnestay
Northfield
Minn
Carleton College
Four Sidney Residents Attend Druggist Meeting at Scottsbluff
E A Winter William Holthaus Glenn Hornbeck and Leonard Herrod traveled to Scottsbluff Sunday for a Druggist meeting and returned to Sidney Sunday night. Miss Martha Hammond takes a two week vacation from her duties at the Northwestern Bell Telephone office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Winter
William Holthaus
Glenn Hornbeck
Leonard Herrod
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Martha Hammond
Northwestern Bell Telephone Office
Miss Anna Christensen Visits Miss Bethene Wookey in Cheyenne
Miss Anna Jenette Christensen of Cheyenne was a weekend guest of Miss Bethene Wookey. The two were classmates at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jenette Christensen
Cheyenne
Bethene Wookey
Portrey Visits Parents In Scotts Bluff Frontier District
Rev Lawrence Portrey of Scotts Bluff spent Sunday afternoon to Monday evening at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Portrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Portrey
Scottsbluff
Frank Portrey
Weekend Guests and Local Travels in Chadron Nebraska
Pfe Elberne Jeuh rs and Mrs Leuhrs of Chadron Nebr and their houseguest Miss Neva Leuhrs of East Stanwood Washington were weekend guests at Mrs Leuhrs parents home. Lt and Mrs Dale Chambers were dinner guests at the Olson home Sunday. Mr and Mrs W E Gehrig will leave for Tooele Utah to attend the wedding of their daughter Marjorie Ropp and Lt Robert Ireland Friday. Mr and Mrs A H Jones of Hastings visited C C Jones before heading to Bayard for funeral services of Rev Thomas Osborne. Mrs Osborne is C C Jones and A H Jones sister. Albin Olson returned Monday from Lincoln where he had been attending the Methodist Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Elberne Jeuhrs
Leuhrs
Chadron
Nebr
Neva Leuhrs
East Stanwood
Washington
W. E. Gehrig
Tooele
Utah
Marjorie Ropp
Robert Ireland
A. H. Jones
Hastings
Mr. Jones
C. C. Jones
Bayard
Thomas Osborne
Albin Olson
Lincoln
Mrs. Alfred Tew Visits After Death Of J H O Neil
Mrs Alfred Tew arrives from Elk Grove California to attend funeral of J H O Neil. Miss Betty Neff Western Union manager takes leave for three weeks and Miss Jo Abel will assume duties during her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Tew
Elk Grove
Calif
J. H. O Neil
Betty Neff
Western Union
San Francisco
Jo Abel
Miss Neff
Misses Radcliffe and Ackerman Depart Last Week
Misses Josephine Radcliffe and Joanne Ackerman left last week in an unexplained departure noted by local records. No further details were provided about destinations or reasons for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Radcliffe
Joanne Ackerman
Mrs Childs and Keith Visit Miss Harriett-Holt in Sidney
Mrs Fred Childs of Bridgeport and her brother Max Keith of Honolulu were guests of Miss Har riett Holt in Sidney on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Childs
Bridgeport
Max Keith
Honolulu
Harriett-Holt
Sidney
Flight Officer Paul Anderson and wife visit Sedalia kin
Flight Officer Paul Anderson and Mrs. Anderson stay with Mrs. Keith Spiker at her parents’ home Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Miller on Friday. They were neighbors of Lt. and Mrs. Spiker during stationing at Sedalia Missouri and are en route to their home in Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Spiker Visit to Blair Nebrs and Scottsbluff Hosts
Mr and Mrs T C Spiker left Thursday for Blair Nebraska for a visit. Mr and Mrs Louie Helzer of Scottsbluff were overnight guests of Mr and Mrs John Helzer on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C
Spiker
Blair, Nebrry
Louie Helzer
Scottsbluff
John Helzer
Butterfield Family Mourns Nebraska Nephew Death
Mr and Mrs M E Butterfield were summoned to Lyman Nebraska Sunday by the death of a nephew who was killed in an automobile accident Saturday night. Mrs Garnett Hannan of Big Springs visited Sidney Monday as guest of Miss Harriett Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Butterfield
Lyman
Nebraska
Helzer Guests Dinner at Dix Home of Brothers
Mr and Mrs John Helzer were dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Russell Brothers in Dix on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helzer
Mrs. Russell Brothers
Dix
Mrs Elwell and party visit Lincoln for university entry
Mrs John Elwell drove to Lincoln on Wednesday with her daughter Miss Jane Elwell and Misses Marjorie Anthony and Frances Back to enter the State University. Mrs Evison of Denver and Mr and Mrs J M Eames of Kansas City arrived for a visit at the Rogers home. Evison and Eames are sister and brother of Mrs Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elwell
Lincoln
Jane Elwell
Marjorie Anthony
Frances
The
State University
E. J. Evison
Denver
J. M. Eames
Kansas City
Missouri
R. H. Rogers
Evison
Mr. Eames
Rogers
Dimerys visit in Friend Nebraska marks son in law promotion
Mr and Mrs Dimery return from Friend Nebraska where they visited Captain Carl Schlumberger Mrs Schlumberger and their son Marty. Captain Schlumberger and family were on leave with his parents and received a promotion to Captain while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Dimery
Friend
Nebraska
Carl Schlumberger
Schlumberger
Marty
Captain Schlumberger
Miss Gladys Bell Attends Northwestern Bell Conference
Miss Gladys Bell, chief operator at Northwestern Bell Telephone, traveled to Grand Island on Wednesday to attend a telephone conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Bell
Northwestern Bell Telephone Office
Grand Island
Death Calls Osborne Family Kin in Bayard
Mrs. William Cruise returned from Alameda California after two months with her husband Fireman first class William Cruise who left for overseas duty. Relatives Mrs Charles Osborne of St Paul Nebraska Miss Emily Osborne of Chicago Mrs Ben Bracken of Minden Nebraska and Mrs Roland Scott of Lincoln were invited by Rev Howard Osborne due to the death of his father The Rev Thomas Osborne of Bayard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cruise
Alameda
Calif
Wiliam Cruise
Mr. Cruise
Charles Osborne
St. Paul
Nebraska
Emily Osborne
Chicago
Illinois
Ben Bracken
Minden
Roland Scott
Lincoln
Howard Osborne
Osborne
Thomas Osborne
Bayard
Fraundorfer Dinner Honors Courier's Brother Return
Mr and Mrs Frank Fraundorfer hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Cpl Joe Fraundorfer and Mrs Fraundorfer. Guests included Mrs Sol Willis Sr and Mrs Gordon Niemeller with two children. Cpl Fraundorfer has served since February 1941 and received an honorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank .Fraundorfer
Fraundorfer
Cpl
Joe Fraundorfer
Sol Willis Sr
Gordon Niemeller
Cpl.Fraundorfer
Old Settler’s Reunion At Lodgepole On Labor Day
Mr and Mrs Frank Fraundorfer and daughters Marlene and Mrs Gordon Niemeller and her two children attended the Old Settler s Reunion at Lodgepole on Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fraundorfer
Marlene
Gordon Niemeller
Lodgepole
Upcoming church events at St Patrick and Methodist sites
Thursday the Altar Society meets in St Patrick's School Auditorium. Friday September 28 the W C T U meets at the Methodist church at 10 30 a m followed by a covered dish luncheon at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's School
Methodist Church
Flight Officer Dutton Granted Honorable Discharge
Armed Forces Flight Officer Howard Dutton received an honorable discharge from the Army Air Force after duty in Alaska. He arrived at a Port of Embarkation and planned to go overseas, then traveled to Sidney, visited Scottsbluff with his wife, and later joined her at Harold Keith's home. The couple then headed to Devil's Lake North Dakota where Dutton will resume work as a flight instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard ‘Dutton
Army Air Force
Alaska
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Mr. Dutton
Neches Tanker to Represent Oilers at Tokyo Bay Landing
In a Sidney letter, Q. M. 3c Jack Wolf of the U S Navy reports his ship Neches a tanker chosen to represent the Oilers at the Tokyo Bay landing as the 11th ship to land. The Neches crew had earned a Washington citation for fueling their 1000th battleship and had previously downed a Japanese suicide plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wolf
Sidney
Q. M
Jack Wolf
U. S. Navy
Neches
Tokyo Bay
Washington
Furlough Returns for Pfc. Jack Dedrick in Denver Plans
Pfc. Jack Dedrick arrived Saturday from Tucson Arizona to spend a week with his mother Mrs Russell Dedrick. After furlough he will report to Lowry Field in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dedrick
Tucson
Ariz
Russell Dedrick
Lowry Field
Denver
Furlough for Frank A. Matthes Jr. Arrives in Boston
Frank A. Matthes Jr. begins a thirty day furlough with his mother Mrs. Martha Matthes. He arrived in Boston on Aug 29 aboard the Mayo Brothers after serving in the European Theater with the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces and will report to Santa Ana California after the furlough.
Hornicek A O M 3c Leaves Detroit After Leave
Gordon L. Hornicek A O M 3c departed Grosse Ile Detroit Michigan after a twenty day leave spent with his wife and his parents Mr and Mrs John Hornicek of Lodgepole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon L. Hornicek
Grosse Ile
Detroit
Michigan
John Hornicek
Lodgepole
Dalton servicemen on furloughs from overseas posting
Pfc Martin Thurow spends twenty days with his brother Arnold Thurow and family in Dalton while stationed guards at Camp Polk Louisiana. Howard Lynn Rathman takes a thirty day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Rathman of Dalton. He and his brother Freddie briefly saw each other in Germany and were in Marseilles at the same time but did not know it until after leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Thurow
Arnold Thurow
Dalton
Pfc
Thurow
Camp Polk
Howard Lynn Rathman
Fred Rathman
Freddie
Germany
Marseilles
France
Glenwood Martin Arrives in United States from Overseas Duty
Glenwood Martin of Dalton has reached the United States after overseas duty, a message relayed to his wife at Fort Morgan Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Martin of
Dalton
States
Fort Morgan, Colo
Seaman Pelster Serves at Pacific Repair and Training Base
At an Amphibious Base in the Pacific seaman first class B A Pelster, Dalton, serves with a repair and training unit that supplied troops and landing craft for major invasions in the Marshalls, Gilberts and Okinawa. The unit maintains a 24 hour seven day week schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
E. B.A. Pelster
Dalton
Marshalls
Gilberts
Okinawa
Navy Carrier Ticonderoga Aids Pacific War Effort
Sailors aboard USS Ticonderoga in Tokyo Bay under Admiral Halsey helped seize key Japanese bases. The carrier raid against Kure and Honshu damaged the Hyuga battleship, while nine enemy planes were shot down. At sea, USS Talita supplied 130 ships in Palau after delivering 6,000 items across Guadalcanal to Palau and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ticonderoga
Tokyo Bay
Ralph Hammond
USNR
Sidney
Pacific
Japan
William F. Halsey
USN
U. S
Kure
Honshu
Hyuga
Navy brothers and fiancée await home furloughs
A. R. M. 2c James W. Sterling and Stanley Brestel, both in the U S Navy in the Hawaiian Islands, enjoyed a recent visit in the service. Cpl. Louis Serling, also Marguerite Sterling’s son, and Pfc. Leland Trouttman, Sidney youths, shared a recent overseas duty visit. Set. Clifton Thurston, Potter native, arrived in New York aboard the General Brooke and expects a furlough home soon. he has served with the Ninth Air Force in Europe for twenty two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Sterling
Marguerite Sterling
Sidney
Stanley Brestel
Walter Brestel
Dalton
Cheyenne County
U. S. Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Cpl
Louis Serling
Pfc
Leland Trouttman
Emanuel Troutman
Set
Clifton Thurston
Palmer Thurston
Potter
New York
General Brooke
Marcheta Benedict
Sgt
Thurston
Ninth Air Force
Europe
Technician Fifth Grade Jeanne Crabb Returns to U S From Manila
Technician Fifth Grade Jeanne M. Crabb daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivan E Crabb of Sidney has returned to the United States under the army redeployment program after serving in Manila with General Headquarters, Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne M. Crabb
Ivan E. Crabb
Sidney
United States
Army
Manila
General Headquarters, Army
Military Families Share News of Service and Honors
Sergeant Johnny Waithorn, nephew of Mr and Mrs Harold Stoll of Dalton, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on September 6 1942 and trained in San Diego California. He served in Tarawa Tinian and Saipan earning a Presidential Citation and Bronze Star, later returning to the United States in 1945 to attend Officer Candidate School at Camp Lejeune New River NC. James Ross promoted to Painter 3/c serving with Navy Seabees in the South Pacific. Cpl Crabb a Nebraska graduate joined the Womens Army Corps June 2 1943 and has served in the Pacific Theater since September 1944. An unnamed air force airman completed twenty months overseas with service in England. A serviceman from New York went to Fort Leavenworth and received an honorable discharge. Mrs Smith and their son stayed with Mr and Mrs Jess Tompkins in Sidney. Master Sergeant Don Jorgenson, son of Mr and Mrs A J Jorgenson and husband of Evelyn Tompkins Jorgenson, arrived at Camp Shanks and phoned his wife about the arrival. they and their young daughter Helen Ann remained with his parents in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Waithorn
Harold Stoll
Dalton
United States Marine Corps
San Diego
California
States
New Zealand
6Th Marine Division
Infantry
Tarawa
Tinian
Saipan
Camp Lejeune
New River
North Carolina
Pacific
Cpl. Crabb
University of Nebraska
Women’s Army Corps
Army Air Force
England
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Sidney
Don . Jorgenson
A. J. Jorgenson
Evelyn Tompkins Jorgenson
Camp Shanks
Lafler to be stationed at Fort Worth after San Diego graduation
Charles Lafler is spending a delay en route with his parents Mr and Mrs Leon Lafler. Pvt Lafler recently graduated from the Vultee Aircraft School in San Diego California and will be stationed at Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lafler
Leon Lafler
Pvt. Lafler
The
Vultee Aircraft School
San Diego
Calif
Fort Worth
Texas
Sergeant Robert Smith Arrives at Camp Shanks New York
Sergeant Robert Smith arrives at Camp Shanks in New York on a Wednesday, as part of wartime deployment movements. The report notes routine processing and assignment procedures for troops arriving at the base amid ongoing military operations.
Fat salvage need stressed to people
The Office of Supply of the U S Department of Agriculture says peace does not end American fat and oil shortages. Homemakers should continue saving used fats as most uses persist and explosive needs have only one discontinued. Recovery and rebuilding will take time, so households must maintain fat-saving practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pacific
Office of Supply
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rolling Pin Cover Helps Flour Stay Out of Dough
A homemaking tip advises covering a rolling pin with a child's white stocking cut at the foot. The flour is placed inside the stocking so it remains dry and prevents flour from scattering onto the dough during rolling.
Card of Thanks for Canteen Helpers at North Platte
We thank those who traveled to North Platte to assist at the Canteen on Saturday September. Mrs. Charles Gathman Mrs. George Bartels Mrs. Grover Larson helped and are gratefully named for their service and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Charles Gathman
George Bartels
Grover Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Pearse
Colorada
Frank Rapp
Haxtun, Colo
Andy Rapp
Louis Grage
Iowa
Bene Gee
Potter American Legion
Potter, Nebraska
OP. M
FOX Inter Mountain Theatre
Western Pacific
Gerald J. Fraundorfer
Talita
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Rendova
Bougainville
Guam
Leyte
Palaus
Navy
Palau Islands
James Ross
South Pacific
Navy SeaBees
Sgt, Johnny Watchorn
Robert Smith
Wednes
Jane Powell
Ralph Bellamy
Constance Moore
Morton Gould and Hed Oncheatra
Greenlees
Invisible Army of the
Philippines
Anthony Quinn
IN the News
Jimmy Lydon
Ginger Rodgers
Ray Milland
Sere Jamesica
Battie Bele Kary
Leo
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