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Newman Grove Reporter from Madison, Nebraska • 1

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V. if i'r i H' 1 fc5 -I ''a, r- 1 UsT- state V. AWARDED ECONQ PLACE FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN 1936 N. E. A.

CONTEST AND 8EC(ftfD PLACE FOR -BEST FRONT PAGE IN 1917 N. P. A. CONTEST VOLUME SS NEWMAN GROVE. MADISON COUNTY.

NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 80; 1949 NUMBER SS Charles Carlson Rites Aire Held V. REGISTER FDR -RATION BOOK 4 OCTOBER 21-22 Us 'b a Registnitioa at Auditodna Thuraday and Friday 1:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. AUXILIARY AIDS UNITED WAR FUND DRIVE Mra Art' Broberg Directs.

the Csnysss Made by Blockaiders Ilginfritz Speaks To Business Club At the regular meeting of the Commercial dub held at the City cafe last Monday evenlpg, Glenn Ilginfrits from the Nebraska Defense corporation at Meade, spoke to. the men following which be showed' a War propaganda, picture with a iSinm stereoptlcan. Mr. Gginfrita stated that the War- Man Power' commission' had reached the bottom of the and that there la dire need for workers both. men.

and. women at the various' war plants' in the state. 1 The shortage of war manpower has affected every community in the both essential and non-essential employers but if the war pfoductkm plants are to properly staffed every community in the" state will have to furnish a few more workers v-r Registration for Ration Book 4 will bo heM. in.Jho Newman Grove auditorium Thursday and'. Friday, 21 and 22.

Tho hoars for registration on both--' days will bo from L00 p. m. to L.i" is One adult, member of the fkm- -lly may i(ltcr for all members of tHe, family. The person' ragl-. ferinp must bring the Ration Book 8 of each person for ehotri la re31atering.

sure that nll to formation on the front this book la complete and correct. The tint step in the registration will Je to nil out the appUea- tlon form Thin form will he availabla at the nudltorimn. It re- quires tho name, age na4 sex. ot each rerson for whom yon are ru-Y j-? giatering, and tho signature undY-YY addresa -of. the applloaat yfv Be- rura to bring Ration Bonk 'YY' as yon cannot register-vtthont Beside District IS, tho BoUawiag Madlroa County register ot Newman Oiwve: Dto -trlcto 78, 10, 44, 14, 88, 87, II, 58, 74.

48, 18, 55. 49, 16, 12. 68, 41 nu 70. MUltorv Wedding In Pampa, Texae v. -v Drafting of fathers has provided only a small percent of the additional winkers that are needed and there also are many Jobs for women." Thousands of women and older men must be hired to flit new Jobs and replace young men who must transfer to the armed forces.

Before the end of this year over 9,700,000 will be in the armcdforces and in war industry. One pair out of every two pairs of hands in America must be turned to productive military, dr related The demand for workers Is not evenly distribute the land. Nebraska agreed to' furnish enough labor when the state asked for these production plants. Now it is the duty and responsibility of every citlsen in Nebraska to take these Jobs or help- find qualified workers who can be spared from their communities and are not engaged In other essential and agricultural wprk. -Housing conditions have improved and wages in Nebraska plants are high enough to enable workers to save a -little money and (considering living expenses) are Just as adequau ad wages on the west coast Uajon is not required work in any of the new' production plants in Nebraska.

Nebraska war workers have more good food at lower prieee-than- the-Workers on. the coast and many other industrial centers. The call, for 5,000 workers does notlncludeth deroands of ther qssertial employers nor the anticipated demand at Columbus Alumlnunx Extrusion plant is estimated' 1 1,700 production workers wHl be hired there early in 1944. Hiring is controlled by the War Manpower Commission through the Job stabilisation plan and ag- The regular October meeting of rl cultural workers must be cleared the Newman Grove Commercial MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR S. BARTELS The American Legion Participate in Manorial Services Sunday P.

M. Charles Jbhn Carlson was born November 15, 1868 ut Dal be Rlack-tad Lan; Sweden, and passed -away In the Lutheran Hospital at Norfolk, at 18:10 a. m. 12," at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 27 Coming to in 1882, He settled hear- Elgin, Illinois working in a dairy there for four. yean.

In he moved -to Nebraska and on a near 8L Edward for about '4 years then moved to Newman 'Grove where he was employed as a store clerk for 2 yearsTComlng to Lindsay in l892, where he was engaged in the, mercantile business until the time of his. death, i Mr! Carlaon -waa united marriage to ciara Christina Hed-berg of Looking Glass Juno 8, 1888, To this unton were horn four children, Nettle, Carl and Cheater of Lindsay andJFloyd-PH. Mato Great laitea Naval Station, Illinois: Ho waa vary much devoted to. hit family and home. He waa baptised and confirmed In the Swedlah Lutheran Church, united with the Methodist church at Undaay-oa- November 2,.

1114, of which he was faith-fuFmemberrTAlthough he-was ot a reserved nature, he; took, great interaat in nil lobal and pnbUo enterpriaaa. He waa affllUated with the O. F. Lodge at'New man Orovk Those left to mourn his departure are his children, and and grand son, Charles John Carlson of Lindsay, also two brothsrs, Getfrey ot Colema, South: Dakota and Albert of Newman Grove, and two slatars, Mrs. Allida Llndars-Jold and Mra.

Sknllo Stenatrom who reside In Sweden; besides other relatives and boat of Merida. FUneral services were held Fjriday, October 15, at 1:06 p. m. from the Carlaon home and 1:10 from the (Jndsay Methodist church. Utsvont-wa nude- to Hope Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Leo Schaechsr, Dave Connelley, Dewey. Lindquist. Paul WyanL John Hoagland, Walter Pretier. Honorary pallbearers were John Rausch, Hubert Ra-maekera, H. B.

William Winkler, Ed Weldner, Mike Le-bene. Dim Halloran, Cha.Tea Petp erson.AugusUXsirson,M lLNel: on, George Buseelman, Fred Schmaedeke. Present foom din-Unce were Mrs. E. J.

Cblberg, Lincoln Mra. Fred Robertson, Ainsworth and relatives and from' Albion, Newman Grove, St Edward, Genoa, Monroe, Madlaon, Norfolk and Columbus. More Scrap Tin Is Urgentlg Needed Save all of your tin and after properly preparing all of your tin Cana for easy; shipment bring in. The collection of tin is an lmoprtant part of our salvage campaign. You may bring this tin to Newman Grave had put It with the other that has been col; lecteJi which la in the Vogt Ca(e building; weat of the.

First -Na tional bank. G. E. Kennedy states that A soon as a load of tin has been brought In; a truck-will take It to Norfolk for shlpmen Muller Farm Brings $5830 The Joe Muller7 farm located south of Newman Grove 'brought per. acre, and was' sold to Jqe rMuller.

'personal property 'brought gbod prieea'. This- la one of. Rlatte countys better farms. Weather Reports. ry: May Be Published Washington.

The Office of Censorship has relaxed Its restrictions on publication and. broadcast of forecasts and other weather Information because of improved defense and other war amdltions," -Effective at midnight October 11, newspapers wen permitted to publish any weather "Information deaired-except unofficial forecasts and unofficial weather maps. Hitherto they have been restricted to weather news oT their own lo- TTha diminishing, benefits from weather Byrou, censorship said, now appear to be overbalanced by- the inevitable handicaps -imposed on ship-' ping and other, essential activities by inadequate weather Art Broberg! president-of tjie American Lesion' Auxiliary, loeal chair i of the War Fund Drive, H. L. Gerhart, to have charge of the War Fund Drive in Newman Broherg with the assistance of.

the block-alders is visiting jeacti home in Newman -Grove. The Fond Drive began. Monday morning and will, continue through- the week. The; blockaiders' plan-to-cijmplete their visits earty in- the week. The donations the Wr Fund sire voluntary donations, bht.lt has been suggested by those who are directing, the drive In- our state that a day's earnings should be a fair basis for the donations.

The blockaiders are this -wpek giving their -time to the United War Fund Drive In New-rmanrGrovrareMesdames -Merlin Flood, Mafgaret A- H. Gustavson, W.L. Douglas, Pul Hlnmgn, Art Broberg, Ml EL Opencensky, Tom Qowler, Cam Olson, Win. Hastings, Ernest Davis, Homer McDonald, Ed Kennedy, H. Gerhart, Norman Bmitheram, Carl SJurson, Gerald Kroeger, B.

A. Johnson, George Newboff, Jack Hi card, Vic Johnson Albert Johnson, Henry Knud-son, Art Larson, Wm. Busteed, Fred Brown, Ethel Johnson. The amounts to be raised are assigned on a population Mats. The quota! for Madison county is 15,290.

Newman Grove was assigned a quota of (651.68. Albion Girl Featured In -Look -Magazine (Albion Weekly News) Thq October 19 issue of Look --magaaine- features Betty' Bach, tbs former Elisabeth Thompson -of Al Won, in an article, entitled, "Odd Job Woman." Betty Bach's hus- band enlisted 'soon after Pearl 1 Harbor, and Mrs. Bach immediate- ly began looking for a suitable 'war Job. Seemingly she, found it with the USO where her energy and talents, have beep getting results. Mrs, Bach is the duaghter of Mrs.

F. Thompson Albion. Checks Books Of Red Cross F. Leo Durkee, assistant re-, gional director of the Midwestern -Area of the American National Bed Cross, and Miss Elisabeth GerneRs of the" state office were in' NrWman Grove tp check the ''records' of the Newman Grove branch last week. They also the records all other towns of the county.

In the past the records have not been ade-: quately 'reported to 'the -6L Louis crvu- Grove, 'because the funds were turned directly, to the county treasurer, had received no -credit fw the- -Reif Cross After complete analysis -otrthe-reCords-due-t-mliuyaAjilt en ancTthe bonks were found' to be. correct Hyeafter a -monthly linancial will- be glvep. Fred Lyon Quits Transfer-Business Fred Lor'on who has operated a transfer line between Newman Grove, and Omaha and for many years, last week discon-Jinued thls It rieces-" nary to "discontinue thevLincoln rim several weeks vaga because of. dilficulty in securing help. Since-, that time Lyoh been fimfElng the -v Vitbout extra Mr." Lynn has-rented the Oscar Skilfstad farm, and will move-tbere as soon as Mr.

and Mrs. Skfllstad move Into Newman Grove. "Thr: Weather Twenty -one hundredths of an inch of rain fell iaat'night here. The rain was quite; general over this rart of the state and re-Miffs indicate that more 'fell along tfte'Elfchorn- The rain was greatly welcome it will make corn husking easier. No record of is ayaiisble-as the thermometers fit' the-Soil Conservation office are.

bejng. The Reporter has Jut received the accoant of tho military wedding of MiM Arlene Broherg end Lt. Martin Cranta releaaed by the Public Relations. Offleo. of Pampa Army Air Flald Paaspe, Texas.

The account of tho wed-ding appeared in th. 8eptvmber Issue of 'the Reporter, but at that Brf'torTaMtaRaM0iar release was not available. PAMPA ARMY- AIR FIELD; PAMPA, TEXAS (Special to the Newman Grove Reporter)- 4a a lovely, formal wedding osrsnuny here In Pampa Army Air-FloWa post chapel at I p. m.AaguSt 10, the former Mlsa Arlene Broberg daughter of and 'Mrs. Lawrence -Broberg-ot Newman- became tho bride of Lt Mutin' rants, son of Mr.

and Mra. Evat E. Cranta, algo of Newman Grova. Capt Mhnrlce P. Goner, poat chaplain, officiated at the ceremony, which took place only a few.

hoars after Cranta reeafo od hla silver pilot's wings and Reserve Officers second lion tenant's commission in the Army Air Tho bride wore white satin wedding gown with taco inserts 1 and a fingertip halo illusion vriL j3ht carried 'one rod rose. Miss Rhoda Hemenway of Now Y. waa maid of honor and wore an embroidered, pink organ-floorlength gown. Xiko tho aha carried rod roea. Beet loan was Lt Maurice Cul- Terwell.

Corp. Jamea Havard of Houa-ton, Texas sang Oh Promise Me" (De Kqren) while tho solemn vows were said. Prior to tho W8-. ding, Mix. Virgil Gay lone" (Sigmund Romberg) and LAmOuur Toujours IAmour" (Rudolph Frlml).

The wedding much from Lohengrin (Wagner) was used for. tho processional and MendolMsohn'a wedding Y' much" waa used for tho races tonal. Lt K. -L. Burhyte gave the bride away.

Lt. and 'Mra. Cranta now reside -at 619. Sherman Liberal, 'V: Anriouunce Engagement Mr. and -Joe Johnson announce Bar-' is overseas was- promoted to Tech- nical Sergeant in September.

MARKET REPORT Deslcry were paying the follow ing prices Ini the Newman Grove Wednesday, October 20: jCorn j-- 12c dot. Bsj-ley Oats Cream Eggs Me 60c and 47c re 15c 22c -17b 210- Roosters Heavy hens HsavjrJ springs Leghorn hens Legbprnsprlnga Memorial services for Stanley Bartela, Slc will be held in the Shell Creek Lutheran church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and thd American Legion will participate. Rev. pastor of the chyrch, will officiate. According to a telegram from the-navy Stanley-died by drowning on September 28 in the performance of his duties In the service of his -country.

Stanley Alden Bartels, Seaman First Class, was born in Boone county, Nebraska, on July 28. 1922 and baptized In the Shell Cfcek Lutheran church August 18 of 'the same He was confirmed on May 81, 1986, and graduated from the Newman "Grove high schopl with class oM94L Stanley worked oq nfarm-from the time of his graduation until he enlisted in the U. 8. navy 'on Sept, 22, 1942. After having been stationed in San Francisco while, he was sent over seas on Dec.

22 last yeaV Stanley Bartel was preceded in death by his father who died three years agq, Survivipg are his mother, Mrs. Bertha, Bartela of Norfolk, two brothers! Pvt. -Archl-bold Bartels of Camp Hale, and Harlan at home, and. a sister LaVerne-of Norfolk: also his grandfather' Mr. August Thompson and- An gnats Bartels of Newprnn GrovqT five Porter and Monroe Thompson, -Frank and Edward.

Battels hi Newman Grove, and Bartela of- Onvahg; thnee aunts, Mra. Oscar. Levoa and -Mra. Arvld Jenson of Newnjan- Grove and Mrs. Brie of New' Ulm, besides a great number 'ef friends.

Family Gathering. A. family gathering was held at the home of Mr. anl. Lloyd Eng Octolu-r Those- present Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Johnson and Leonard family, Mr. and Mrs. Wiknnes Neliwn, and' -Mrs. notice All members of thq American Legfon are Tequeatod to( meet at theelty hall next afternoon at 8:15 o'clock Jiepre (be meirorial J.

services foy Stanley Bartels at the Shell Crook H. GERHART, Commander club was well attended last Monday evening! business was transacted following which'-R. A'. Johnson gave a talk explaining the United War-. Fund drive of which he is the district chairman.

Mr. Johnson explained that the drive had been planned to take cars of all the war charities and save the cost of the various war organisations conducting their own drDres. He said that the cost was reduced to as little as three percent -of the ampunt Raised while 1( every organisation made their own drive the percentage would in some cases amount to almost half ef -the-emetmiHralaed The drive amounts to about the tanis-a-the- Just Hod Gross drive and on account of it there will be no Bed Cross drive next spring. The nation' must -raise (125,000,000 of which. Nebraska's share la (950,000.

Guests of' the evening were three' of Newman' GrovB's young business men', who soon.be In war service. They were Collins who has. enlisted, in ther Sea-Bees as an oiler, and -mechanic; Roy Peterson 'arid, Orville Larson' who- will respond to the draft, leaving October 28,. Signal Corps Training I'fc. Viiyll telephone at Yfiunwoody, Minneapolis, -July 2.

Christensen was then -to Attend Meeting Of Red Cross The regular October meeting of (he board of directors of the Mad! iron County! Red Cross chapter held at Tllden Tuesday night waa attended by two carloads from Newman meeting was heM following splendid chicken dinner at the Lutheran church. The basement was packed with visiting members and cltliena of Tilden. Albert Evan), aaalatan: manager, Midwestern area, 7 American Red Cross, S(. Louis waa the gueet speaker. Mr.

Evans has re-, crintly. returned from China ana India where "he silent "18 months ai' acting director or China relief for the Red Cross: Tier gars' very interesting talk concerning Is experiences, while Those attending from Newman Grove were and -Mra E. Kenned), Mra. Mark Wagers, Mra. W.

Brown, Mra. William Mlsa Nldra Besson, and Mr. andJMnulX IL Price! The hext; meeting' will be held-December 14 In. Battle. Creek.

Notice': Red Cross Sewing, room is being moved to the City Hsll. All Interested are' to meet tHere' day afterrioon at 2:00 o'clock to Newman Grove has 58 Navy Kit to- nuke These may be taken home if anyone to sew at home, Yarn for Red Crisis' knitting mat also bo bbtained at the Sewing' MRS. MARK Chairmim.bf Production. W.C.T.U. Meets The W.C.T.U; will meet at the home of Mrs, Ed Broberg October.

27 at 2:80 6'clock. Louise 8ec! Robert" Anderson Is here visiting from Chicago, came ick. Saturday from Lincoln where she had beta visiting (n the heme of her brother Johnson and family. by 'county extension agents gnd selective service boards for non-agricultural Jobs before the employment-service can consider Jf the government had not. set upjhese.

hiring controls, hundreds of individual employers would probably come into every community in Nebraska and offer higher wages, along special inducements end, thereby, cause In each community in every state. War M.anpowei Commission representative', Charln bill be in Newman Grqve on Friday, October 92, at the City Hall. be-tween' 1:80 and-tf3()-pr-tmTT-te-re- crut workers for these pants. Honor Guest at Shower MrS. Bud Reed, thd former Judith Frolatad, was tendered shower Sunday jafter noon at 'the chuich parlonT The table, was' decorated In military-colors and centered with a decorated cake appointed, (or.

occasion. A. O. Satrefr bad-charge of the- table decorations and the cake was baked, by Mrs. Anderson.

A short-program Uras 'prepared. There was a- large crowd, and Mra. Reed received -ntany lovely gifts. Lunch of coffee, and sandwiches' Wad Those from "distance that attended were Krapier and Miss Clair. flruland of Omaha And MrkTlud Schwank'and daiigh-'ters.

of i iMrs.Yt. E. Ralph Ol-aon has spent the' past. few weeks jwith her parents, Olaont met her hi Minneapolis before1 'coming lq Newman Grove-last Mfa Olson will to turn trVleat Virginia her hifshaniLjvhere he la on maneu- Emsrick Gofdsn'Rod Club The Emericle Goldenrod ljib met at the home- ofYcora Berg with-' 20 members several visitors, A. Av! Hprritrks snd Margaret aiiii MrsT Gordon McIntosh.

FOr- entertainment ARie Reeves showed a lot'ofplcturea andj photor cards of ThlglTS.taff Sgt Merle Newboff who the engagement of their daughter, Mias Genevieve' Johnson, of Seattle; to Pfct' Donald Barbour of Canto, N. Pfc. hour la a member ofttie 212 Neg-Imental band, of Seattle. No wedding date ha been set la Willard AmlersoA' and Isiyiori. Mr.

and 'Casper. 'and w.eks basic raining. Word reoelv- Mr. and Mra. Chris Summed from his parents, and Mrs.

Jwnd gnd Matlelfa, ('snip Kohler. California for six l-u-iiiMni lmiupanA' ami vf nn air Is where hec son Lloyd Reeves Is located. Abble anil Cora Bel-g. will, answer. roll call.

Helen Grant -and Maud' McIntosh will furnish jbeih Cook will be our next hostess, November 11. Elisabeth Cook, Have Joined LqRoy Liraon and Leon paaed. e'xgmln- have ationa necessary to Join the JBeq-, Bess. will: be sworn ln.TOct- ober 21. After that, they, will be given seven days before leaving foy a training center.

It was the Univepiity of Galifor: nla. Agricultural Cqllege. Mrs. Tens 8iilanbusch, Mr. and Mra, Eiiiest---Duhachekr i Elsie Duhaehek, Cieo Duhachek -And Geraldine were dinner guests In Gib Home of Mr.

and Ed Duhachek.

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