The Leigh World publishes a weekly column entitled Looking Back at the World, which is comprised of articles taken from earlier Leigh World files. A special thank you to the Leigh World for allowing me to reprint those articles. The following are selections from that column:
May 7, 1943 - republished April 26, 2017
Funeral services were held for Gottfried Marty, a resident of the country south of Leigh, on Saturday. Born in Canton Berne, Switzerland on January 13, 1867, he came to America, with his parents, when he was two years old. He was married on June 7, 1889 to Miss Marie Brock and to them were born twelve children.Marvin Rozmarin (Brother Leopold, C.S.C.) son of Louis J. Rozmarin, was graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Sunday, May 2, with Magna Cum Laude honors, having maintained a general average of 90.54% for his four years work. He received the Bachelor of Arts in Music, with a minor in English.
His bachelor's thesis was a musical composition for piano in sonata form entitled Ballade in A-Minor.
May 7, 1943 - republished May 3, 2017
The Rev. J.A. Bahnsen will be the speaker at the commencement program of Wilson High. Members of the graduating class are Palma Stazy Najman, Josephine Marie Kasik, Donald Berney Muhle, Karl Henry Grotelueschen and Earl Victor Wendt. The class motto is "perseverance Overcomes Everything."Leigh High School will graduate a class of seventeen: Pearl Schmidt, Lavonne Hanel, Norman Olson, Elmer Kasper, Roland Watchhorn, Eileen McMullin, Delores Nebola, Ardath Held, Jerald Held, Shirley Armstrong, Florence Fowler, Gordon Fajman, Raymond Fuhr, Richard Reichmuth, Robert Herink, Helen Kmoch and Jacqueline Best.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brock and their children were down from Wakefield, Saturday, to attend the funeral rites for his uncle, Gottfried Marty. They also visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brock.
Cremer Pharmacy, It's sweet to be remembered on Mother's Day, with the sweetest of all gifts--candy.
However, due to the inability to get candy we suggest: Stationery, toilet articles or cosmetics.Sgt. Walter Barjenbruch has advised his mother, Mrs. Alvin Barjenbruch, from "somewhere in the Middle East" that he is well and has recently made a sightseeing trip to Cairo, Egypt. Enclosed in his letter were some small silk handkerchiefs which he bought at an orphans' home in Bethlehem.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luedtke have received notice from the War Department that their son, Arnold, has been wounded on the battlefield in North Africa.
It is interesting at this time to note what last year's graduates from the Creston High School are doing at this time. Only two of the "grads" have remained at home. They are Ruth Janssen and Elva Brauner.
Verla is attending the Norfolk Junior College, Virginia Ritter is at Hastings College, Willard Claussen is in the University of Nebraska, Henry Louis Pieper is in the navy, Bernice Claussen is in school in Omaha and Harlan Sander has been in the University of Nebraska until last month when he received his notice of army induction. Doris Marx is attending Midland College, Geraldine Anson is working in the dormitory at the Mead Ordinance plant.
May 14, 1943 - republished May 3, 2017
Delores C. Herink, Leigh, was one of the candidates for a certificate of nursing from the St. Catharine's Hospital School of Nursing who were graduated from the Creighton University Thursday, May 13 at 10 a.m. at the annual commencement exercises in the university gymnasium.
Miss Herink is a graduate of the Leigh High School and while at St. Catharine's was a member of the Sodality.
After graduating from Creighton Miss Herink expects to join the Nurses Corps of the U.S. Navy. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Herink.Miss Audrey Lier, of Canton, S.D. became the bride of Staff Sgt. Duane M. Hunt of Sioux Falls, S.D. in a ceremony at Augustana Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls on Sunday, May 9th at high noon.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lier, of Canton and a graduate of the University of South Dakota.
The groom is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt. He graduated from the Leigh High School in 1936, attended Doane College two years and in October 1942 was inducted into the U.S. Army.Honor Day Awards were awarded at the regular convocation period on Tuesday forenoon. The following pupils received awards:
Cheerleaders: Marilyn Ahrens, Charlotte Eby. Leigh High Echo Staff: Shirley Armstrong, Jacqueline Best, Lavonne Hanel, Eileen McMullin, Elmer Kasper. Library Awards: Marjorie Mackenstadt, Angela Novotny, Delores Nebola, Eileen McMullin, Florence Fowler, Ludmilla Kasik, Ruth Stevens, Dorothy Fowler, Marilyn Ahrens, Priscilla Fowler, Jeanette Hobel. Basketball Awards: Gordon Fajman, Richard Reichmuth, Alvin Reichmuth, Merlin Moran, Johnny Glandt, Lawrence Gernstein.
Football Awards: Gordon Fajman, Richard Reichmuth, Alvin Reichmuth, Robert Starkey, Johnny Glandt, Lawrence Gernstein, Richard Lowe, Merlin Moran, Allen Schreoder. Football Student Manager: Gordon Hoff. Basketball Student Manager: Valerian Schleuter.
Girls' Glee Club: Alyce Sucha, Bardeene Trofholz, Jeanette Hobel, Pearl Schmidt, LaVonne Hanel, Betty Wullschleger, Lorinda Kramer, Delores Nebola, Florence Fowler, Ardath Held, Camilla Popelka, Elva Hunteman.
Lillian Dniels, Velma Oltmer, Charlotte Eby, Shirley Armstrong, Lois Reichmuth, Jacqueline Best, Lumilla Kasik, Marjorie Mackenstadt, Dorothy Fowler, Bernice Thalken, Helen Kmoch, Marilyn Ahrens, Mildred Ann Jenny, Priscilla Fowler, La Vonne Loseke.
Boys' Glee Club: Valerian Schlueter, Robert Herink, Robert Stevens.Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Belohrad entertained at dinner, Sunday complimentary to Miss Helen Novotny and Valentine Belohrad, of Clarkson, whose wedding will take place on Saturday. Places were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kafka, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Drahota, of Humphrey; Miss Sylvia Belohrad and Arthur Arnold, of Clarkson. A lace tablecloth was presented to the honor guests.
Richard Westcott's dog "Corky" will be the first Creston dog to be inducted into the U.S. Army of dogs for defense.
There has never been a war in which dogs have not participated. Now 125,000 dogs are wanted for service with the Army, Navy and Coast Guard service.
The dogs preferred are pure or crossbreeds of Airdales, Collies, Retrievers, German Shepherds, Police, Great Danes, French Poodles, Huskies, Newfoundlands, St. Bernards, and Great Pyrenees. The dogs will be trained as sentries, messengers for pack duty and for sledge work. They must not be less than 18 inches high at the shoulder, of suitable temperament, at least one year old and weight must be within certain limits.
Richard's dog "Corky" has been accepted and will be inducted in Omaha, May 23rd. The ceremony will be conducted by the Nebraska Kennel Club. Corky will then be sent to Ft. Robinson, Nebraska for training.The Senior Class of 1943, with 27, is the largest class ever to be graduated from Creston High School.
Members of the graduating class are: William Anson, LeRoy Anson, Harold Theilen, Nora Kapels, Helen Kapels, Russell Wardenburg.
Twila Henry, Melvin Sanders, Junior Conyers, Leonard Becher, Evelyn Rosendahl, Rene Peterson, Dorothy Busch.
Kenneth Myer, Marjorie Morlok, Pearl Wurdeman, Laurence Helbush, Milton Lueschen, Eunice Prang, Roland Rosendahl, Lavern Wurdeman, Lois Brauner, Dena Decker, Gertrude Wiemer, Martin Dirks and Jim Donnelly.
May 14, 1943 - republished May 17, 2017
Miss Helen Novotny and Valentine Belohrad, of Clarkson, were united in marriage in the Catholic church at Clarkson, Saturday morning.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Novotny and graduated from the Clarkson High School in 1938. The bridegroom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Belohrad. He was graduated from the Clarkson High School in 1932.Miss Adeline Reininger became the bride of Pvt. Merle E. Brown on Friday afternoon in Columbus. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reininger and graduated from Leigh High School in 1940. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown and he graduated from Clarkson High School in 1940.
May 21, 1943 - republished May 17, 2017
Delores Nebola was announced as an "A" scholar for all four high school years. She also was awarded the Nebraska Regents scholarship and the State Teachers scholarship. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nebola.Miss Leona M. Hunteman, formerly of Leigh, was united in marriage to Orvil S. Salmen of Mountain Home, Arkansas.
She graduated from Leigh High School in 1927 and was well known in the music circles of the community at that time. She attended school in Lincoln and graduated from the Michigan State Normal College. For the past five years she has been on the teaching staff of the Michigan State School for the Deaf at Flint.
She will finish the school year and join her husband in Mountain Home in June.Reverend A.R. Hyatt of the Congregational Church delivered the Baccalaureate address at the ceremony in the high school gym on Sunday evening. He based his sermon on the text from the Psalm: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
In comparing the graduates life to that of a tree, he encouraged them to live useful lives.David Milander, principal and sponsor of the Senior class presented the Class of '43 to the Board of Education. Wendall Woodward presented the diplomas to the class of seventeen, nine girls and eight boys.
The class included: Raymond Fuhr, LaVonne Hanel, Richard Reichmuth, Jacqueline Best, Shirley Armstrong, Florence Fowler, Delores Nebola, Ardath and Herald Held, Gordon Fajman, Pearl Schmidt, Roland Watchorn, Norman Olson, Elmer Kasper, Eileen McMullin, Robert Herink, Helen Kmoch.The new President of Woman's Club announced the chairman and committees for the next year: Program - Mrs. N.L. Westcott, Mrs. E.D. Luedtke and Mrs. A.E. Albert; Membership - Mrs. Herman Jensen; Girl Scouts - Mrs. Marvin Stovall; Publicity - Mrs. Ted Wagner; Defense - Mrs. C.A. South; Historian - Mrs. Jack Bachman; Red Cross - Mrs. George Summers, Mrs. T.C. Wagner and Mrs. Louis Boning; Library Board - Mrs. Fred Walter and Mrs. T.F. Plageman.
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Duane Hunt, of Sioux Falls, S.D., who spent a part of their honeymoon last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt, were given a surprise, Thursday evening. Friends gathered and threw a housewarming party.
In the group were Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Phillips, Mrs. Minnie Reynish, Mr. and Mrs. F. Otto Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens and family, Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Wullschleger and son and Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Trojan.
May 28, 1943 - republished May 17, 2017
Eight Colfax County women were the first of their sex to be called to serve on Jury Duty.
The law was passed by the Legislature and District judges have ruled the Colfax County Court House is properly equipped with restroom facilities for women so they have been included in the call.
The eight women chosen are: Mrs. E.M. Adams, Mrs. Mary Adams, Miss Vlasta Dudek, Jessie Eberhart, Mrs. Henry Hefti, Mrs. Ralph C. Nash, Mrs. Carl J. Ritzdorf, and Mrs. Leonard Babcock.The wedding of Miss Wilhelmina M. Meyer of Humphrey and Corporal Norman Muhle of Leigh was held at St. Francis Catholic Church at Humphrey
Corporal Muhle is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alroy Muhle and is with the armed forces and at the present time is an airplance mechanic at Potye Field near Monahans, Texas.Jackson in Columbus is paying women and girls 40c an hour for Army laundry work.
June 4, 1943 - republished May 24, 2017
Roland Reichmuth graduated from the University of St. Louis on May 19th and was given the title of S.J. in the Jesuit order.
Mr. Reichmuth, S.J. is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reichmuth and was born at Leigh on May 5, 1922.
He was graduated from the Leigh High School in 1938 after attending Creighton University one year entered St. Stanislaus Seminary at Florissant, Missouri to study for the priesthood in the Jesuit order.Heavy storms reeked havoc on the area this week. Corn planted on the hillside washed out and will need replanting. Fences washed out, a chicken house was moved a number of yards from its foundation at the O.C. Weber farm and 300 chicks succumbed in the twister, gardens were badly washed and two goats, staked out for pasturage in the south part of town were drowned.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mohnsen had as their guests on Sunday, Mrs. Edith Hull and daughter, Luella, of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. William Hull of Connecticut, Mr. and Mrs. Art Behrens, of Scribner, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mohnsen and Rosalind and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Mohnsen.
Robert Blecha, formerly of Leigh, is a member of the class to be graduated from the West Seattle, Washington High School next week. He was a classmate of the students in the Senior class before moving to Seattle last summer. He and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Emil Blecha have spent the year in Seattle.
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Wolken, Sunday, were Mrs. Victor B. Wolken and daughter and Mrs. A.A. Kriz, of Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fisher and children and Mrs. Harry Philson of Central City and Miss Margaret Wolken.
Mrs. Paul Gorman went to Fremont Sunday to attend Midland college for the summer in order to renew her certificate. Margaret Gorman will also attend Midland.
Also attending Midland this summer is Miss Anita Oldigs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Oldigs and Miss Dorothy Jacobson of Newman Grove who has been teaching in District 65 in Platte County.During the Memorial Day services the Marshall of the day read a list of more than 50 Creston men who are currently in the service. There are 18 veteran graves in the cemetery.
June 11, 1943 - republished May 24, 2017
Receiving 1.8 inches of rain on the last day of May and rainfall every night in June we have registered nearly 5 inches of rain.
Vegetation has shown remarkable growth and prospects are the best ever.The twister which visited the O.C. Weber farm south of Leigh during the storm of May 31st, made a number of freak turns. All the doors on the south side of the house were torn open. A cloth was removed from a table without overturning a milk pitcher and cream pitcher which was setting on it.
A chicken house was practically wrecked and shingles were torn from the roofs of two double corn cribs. Smaller buildings were moved. Cpl. Arthur Weber, stationed at Camp Crowder, Missouri has been granted a ten-day furlough and is here to help repair the buildings.
Mr. Weber estimates the damage at $1,000.Alfred Eller has just been promoted to Petty Officer in the Coast Guard, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eller.
Mr. Eller enlisted in the Coast Goard in October 1938, and was discharged after serving a three year term. At that time he served on the west coast for the greater part of the time.
In March of 1942, he enlisted again, and this time he was sent to a camp near Baltimore, Maryland and has been in service there since that time. His work is that of training men.
Eller was born in Colfax County on August 13, 1910 and is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eller.
June 11, 1943 - republished June 7, 2017
Charles and LeRoy Anson started work at the park and pool, Tuesday. The boys have assisted their father at the Creston pool in the park for several years, and are well qualified to take over the job. They hope to have the pool filled by Sunday.Charles Briard, son of Elmer G. Briard, of Creston, has been wounded in action in the African battle front according to word received by his father.
A daughter Virginia Lee was born June 5, to Sgt. and Mrs. Orville L. Neville at the Lutheran Hospital at Columbus. Sgt. Neville is with the armed forces in Africa, serving under General Patton.
Mrs. J.H. Hunt was honored by friends and neighbors at a dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Zabka at their home in Dodge on Sunday. The gathering honored Mrs. Hunt before her departure for Wyoming, where she will re-establish her home. Regret was expressed at her leaving and well wishes for the future were extended.
Places were set at dinner for Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Botsch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trojan, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Imholte and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Malena, Vaclav Malena, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Zabka and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hockameier and family, of Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. George Humicek and Mr. and Mrs. Zabka, of Dodge.
June 18, 1943 - republished June 7, 2017
Mr. Proesser, of Bancroft, father of Mrs. David Milander, died in a Sioux City, Iowa hospital Monday morning. He had been sick for a week with meningitis. Joseph Sucha took them to Norfolk to board a bus that took them to Sioux City on Saturday after the received the call to come.
The funeral will be in Bancroft on Wednesday.The following men of Colfax County will report for training in the near future:
Army - Fred Hoppe Jr., Richland; Alois Vaclav Karel, Howells; Frank Joseph Limbach, Howells; Charles Vesely, Howells; Harold J. Kaspar, Schuyler; Charles Weldon Patten, Richland; Louis J. Pavel, Clarkson; Ray Lloyd Liles; Harry Beeman, Chronister, Schuyler. Was transferred to this board from Cheyenne, Wyoming [sic].
Navy: William Herman Kaspar, Schuyler; Louis Arthur Kramar, Schuyler; Joseph W. Fiala, Howells.
Marine Corps: Lambert Karel Blecha, ClarksonAt the annual school board meeting Monday evening a levy of $5,500 was approved. A budget of $16,250 was set at Leigh with the tax levy $4,250 less because of that amount on hand.
The Leigh Commercial Club has placed milk bottles in local businesses to collect donations to send cigarettes to service men abroad. If enough money is collected they will be able to purchase them at 5c a package. A famous Navy Admiral states "I know of nothing which serves to keep our fighting men in better spirit then plenty of good American cigarettes."
June 25, 1943 - republished June 7, 2017
Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Wullschleger were honored jointly, Sunday at a dinner which marked their silver wedding anniversaries. The dinner was given at the clubhouse by a group of friends.
Merlin Phillips and Edna Reynish were married in Kearney on July 15, 1918. They came to Leigh in 1921 and they have two sons Raymond and Merlin Jr.
Otto Wullschleger and Nellie Armstrong were married in Omaha on May 26, 1918. They made their home on the Wullschleger farm east of Leigh. They have two children, Ema Jane and John Robert.
Guests attending were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt and Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens, Ruth, Bobby, and Judith, Mr. and Mrs. F. Otto Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Trojan and Tom, Mr. and Mrs. John Wullschleger Jr., Betty, Raymond and Kenneth, Mrs. Anna Wullschleger, Mrs. Rachel Whinnery and Mrs. Minnie Reynish.Mr. and Mrs. John Wiegert left this morning for Beremerton, Washington, where he has been given a war service appointment in the navy appointment.
F.J. Klietsch, maintenance and engineer of the state highway department, estimated that the recent heavy rainfalls had done about $100,000 worth of damages to roads and bridges in the state. In several places highways had to be closed when bridges were washed out or severely damaged.
Old age assistance clients will have a boost of approximately $4.64 in their June allotments. This was due to legislation passed by the last unicameral which increased the maximum grant from $30 to $40 per month.
Cam Moran left Tuesday for Valley, where he has a position as a manager of the elevator. Louis Davis, a former Creston resident is second man at the elevator.
Mrs. Moran and Fern will join him in Valley in a few weeks. At present their home is quarantined as their granddaughter, Margaret Ann Moran, who is spending part of the summer with them, has scarlet fever.
July 16, 1943 - republished June 21, 2017
Raymond Stevens, former coach at Creston, will receive his pilot's wings and a Lieutenant Commission the latter part of August. He has been in the Army Air Corps since July, 1942.
Stevens expects to receive a 10-day furlough after graduation. The future is uncertain but he expects to be sent across for actual combat training in September. Stevens has been recommended as a pilot of heavy aircraft which means he will fly a B-17, better known as a Flying Fortress.Richard Westcott, whose dog Corky was the first dog from this part of the state to be enlisted in the dog army, received a letter from Camp Robinson where Corky is being trained as an army "Sentry." The dog's trainer reported that he had progressed satisfactorily in the work and now that his first six weeks of training has been completed, Corky will be sent on, destination being a military secret.
July 16, 1943 - republished June 28, 2017
Frank Hobel, San Diego, California, formerly of Leigh, was elected vice president of the San Diego Co-operative Poultry Association at its annual meeting on June 3rd.
Frank is another in the long list of "small town boys who made good." He has operated a chicken farm in California for 14 years. He has one of the largest chicken ranches in Southern California and has close to 20,000 producing white Leghorns.A party was given at the Julius Littleman home on Thursday evening, July 1st in honor of the eleventh birthday anniversary of their daughter, Norma.
Those in attendance at the party were Verona Schroeder, Ethel Mai Woodward, Patsy Busse, Shirley Loseke, Marlene and Velda Held, Greta Lee Kumpf, Muriel Motycka, Marilyn Bruhn, Mavis Nebola, Bernice and Darlene Jenny, Delores Mackenstadt, Maxine and Donna Jean Jonas.
Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hubenka, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Jonas and family, of Schuyler, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mackenstadt, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Littleman.
July 16 [sic - 23?], 1943 - republished June 28, 2017
Members of the Sunnyside Club and their families enjoyed their annual picnic at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dasenbrock and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dasenbrock on Sunday.
The bountiful dinner, featured platters of fried chicken spread on long tables on the lawn. Social visiting and recreation filled in the hours between the noon-day dinner and the evening meal.Lawrence Matthes informed the press Tuesday at Monday evening about 8:30 a bomb was dropped in the Elroy Salmons pasture across the McKinsey Lake.
Tuesday at about 6:00 another bomb was dropped on the Louis Rottler farm, southeast of Stanton.
Both bombs were considerable distance from the army bombing range southeast of Stanton.
July 25 [sic - 23?], 1943 - republished June 21, 2017
Miss Mildred Brauner became the bride of Leo Daniels in a late June wedding at St. Paul's Church on Wednesday evening. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Brauner and was confirmed in St. Paul's Church. The groom being the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Daniels.Miss LaVane P. Urbanek, of Clarkson became the bride of Jack R. Alkire of Stanton. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Urbanek, of Clarkson and a grandaugther of Mrs. Barta of Leigh. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Alkire, of Stanton. He wore his navy uniform and following furlough he will return to Farragut for Naval training.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dunn, of Louisville, were Leigh visitors on Monday. While here, Mr. Dunn who is the newly elected superintendent of the Leigh Public Schools went over some business matters with the board of education. He also rented the V.D. Vaught residence property which they will occupy when they move to Leigh.
August 6, 1943 - republished June 28, 2017
Dr. Selby, director of the State Department of Health, reported only nine polio cases in the state so far in 1943 in response to inquiries regarding an epidemic.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., has warned the State Health Department to expect a wide-spread national epidemic. States hit the hardest so far in 1943 have been California, Texas and Oklahoma and the disease now seems to be traveling north.
Dr. Selby said the epidemic could not be warded off as the carrier of the disease has never been isolated or determined. The assumption has been that polio was carried by flies and through deposit of filth but this has never been proved.There will be a cut in the admission price to the 1943 Nebraska State Fair. The fair board announced that the charge will be 25c instead of 50c.
August 13, 1943 - republished June 28, 2017
State Superintendent Wayne Reed emphasized the seriousness of the teacher shortage in Nebraska by pointing out there are at least ten to fifteen percent fewer teachers available in Nebraska for the opening of the fall term than there are in other states in the Midwest.Miss Helen Weber, working as an assistant in engine repair at Hill Field, Utah writes her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Weber, that she got in a little time as a helper on the Susy-Q, world famous battle plane of the South Pacific. The Suzy-Q is laid up for repairs at Hill Field and will be completely overhauled.
It wlll be recalled that this well known battle-scarred veteran of the war was the first B-17 to encircle the globe. She is known in every combat area as the "fighting-est flying fortress" in the world. Her squadron has been decorated five times.
Miss Helen likes her work at Hill Field and is kept extremely busy.Mrs. O.L. Neville, who is residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.K. Luedtke while her husband is with the armed forces, received word that he is now in Sicily. He was with the first group of Americans to land in Africa under Gernal Patton.
August 13, 1943 - republished July 5, 2017
Military Wedding Dance at the Lakeside Ballroom in Clarkson on Sunday, August 15, honoring Sgt. Evon Brdicko and Miss Lillian Konicek.
Popular and Old-Time music will be provided by the Silver Moon Orchestra of Prague.July 1st found the hybrid corn companies of Nebraska admittedly worried over the problem of detasseling. A careful job of detasseling had to be done this summer to insure seed for next year.
Most of the boys making up the detasseling crews of other years are now in the armed forces so a call went out and the response exceeded hopes. About 3,0000 boys, girls and housewives volunteered with the greatest per cent high school youngsters.
Five boys and girls from Creston have been employed by the Yager Seed Company. They agree that the work is hard and hot and must be painstakingly done, but that it is a good feeling to look over a field and know that they have done their bit toward helping in food production, and been well paid and well treated while they worked.
Detasseling lasted nearly three weeks for the Creston young people. They worked every day regardless of rain and heat.
August 20, 1943 - republished July 5, 2017
Miss Ruth Anna Helen Jenny became the bride of Elton Gilbert Copley on Tuesday. The ceremony was performed in the Lutheran Church at Kearney.
The bride is the third daughter of R.G. Jenny. She graduated from Leigh High School in 1932 and received her B.Z. degree from Midland College a few weeks ago. She has taught in the public schools at Creston and Tekamah.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Copley, of Riverton. He attended Hastings College and the University of Nebraska and received his B.Z. from the State Teachers College at Kearney. It was while he was superintendent of Creston Public Schools that he met his future bride. During the past year Mr. Copley hold a government appointment as supervisor of schools at Salinas, Puerto Rico. He has a year's leave of absence and he and his bride will teach at Thedford High School.The village of Tarnov in Platte county was bombed early Monday morning. The bombing was accidental and was done by planes in routine practice flight which overshot their range, according to Seventh Service Command officials in Omaha. Residents of Tarnov were badly scared although the bombs did not explode. Damage was mostly confined to roofs of houses.
Army men were sent out from Omaha and eleven families were moved out of the village of 70 persons. None of the bombs exploded and all buried themselves in the earth. The holes are from 18 to 20 inches in diameter.Fred Daniels, of Leigh, Nebraska has been nominated for the "Typical Midwest Farmer" crown.
The final selection will be made September 4th at the "Food for Victory" rally to be held in Yankton, South Dakota.
Mr. Daniels is 59 years old, has been farming all his life. He is now farming 380 acres of good farm land and is assisted by one of his sons. He has under cultivation 150 acres of corn, 82 acres of small grain, is milking 10 cows, and has 12 other cattle, 120 head of spring pigs, together with 6 old sows. His wife is taking care of 1,000 chickens.
Three of his sons are in the U.S. Army, one in Panama, another in New Caledonia, and a third is in Australia.
August 20, 1943 - republished July 12, 2017
A wire from the War Department, Washington, D.C., delivered by the American Legion Post from Clarkson on Monday advised Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Thalken that their eldest son, Pfc. Bernhard Thalken, was "killed in action in the defense of his country in North Africa on July 31." He was a member of Company A-39th Infantry.
Survivors are the parents, two sisters, Mrs. Helena Koch, Creston and Bertha, at home and three brothers, William, Raymond and Fred, Jr.
This is the second loss reported among Leigh boys who are serving in the armed forces. The first was Frank Novotny, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Novotny, who was reported "missing in action."Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kumpf, Greta Lee and Tommy, left on Sunday for Nevis, Minnesota, where they will spend their vacation in the Rabeler summer home at the lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Otto Nelson and Misses Esther and Julia Nelson spent Monday at Oakland at the home of their brother, C.B. Nelson.
The Nelsons' son, Sgt. Harold Nelson and his wife are here from Fort Nomnouth, N.J., and were among the relatives who spent the day together.
August 27, 1943 - republished July 12, 2017
Donald Franzen celebrated his 5th birthday on Thursday of last week and in his honor his mother, Mrs. Ed Franzen, entertained a group of friends.
Present were Guy and Shirley Engelbart, Norman and Shirley Hoveling, Carolyn Miller, Lynton and Betty Lee Marty, Carolyn Franzen and Lilas and Myron Franzen. Mrs. Albert Franzen and Mrs. Carl Hoveling were also present.Henry F. Rosicky is enjoying his annual vacation from his duties as mail-carrier on Route 1, accompanied by Mrs. Rosicky and the children they left Friday, for a trip to the Colorado mountains.