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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1930)
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Mae Keyes THREE STARS DEBUT IN FOX MOVIETONE Patrons of the New Royal Theatre this week are getting their first glimpses of three new talking pic- j ture stars, Spencer Tracy, Claire j Luce and Joan (“Cherie”) Lawes, who are portraying featured char acters in the laugh provoking Fox 1 Movietone, “Up the River.’’ Spencer Ti-acy, previous to his screen debut in this movietone mirth- j quake had never attempted a comedy , role, is just as funny as the champion 1 jail breaker and emissary of cupid as j he was grim in the role of “Killer i Mears” in the Broadway stage sen sation, “The Last Mile.” Beautiful blonde Claire Luce, for- | mer premiere danseuse of Ziegfeld Follies, who enacted the leading fern-I inine role in the London production of “Burlesque” and the New York production of “Scarlet Fages,” por trays the character “Judy” and after watching her performance we can readily see why Hollywood is all agog over the potentialities of this lovely little lady. For the important role of the war den’s daughter, Director John Ford showed shrewd judgment in selecting Joan (‘Cherie’) Lawes, little actress. To get the most out of her role it was only necessary that she act natural as in real life she is the daughter of Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing Prison, New York, and prison walls and bars are every day things in her life. These players are but three of more than fifty featured in “Up The River,” which is rapidly proving it self to be the laughing sensation of the year. The story deals primarily with two amateur cupids, tough eggs and champion jail breakers, who ap point themselves custodians, guides and mentors to a pair of youthful prison inmates and conduct their ro mance to a satisfactory conclusion. John Ford, the director and Maurine Watkins who wrote the story are de serving of much credit for this splendid and hilarious film. At the New Royal. Sunday and Monday. Dec. 7 and 8. GOK IE-JOHNSON CH ARIVARI A GREAT SUCCESS The Gokie-Johnson charivari which began last spring and was postponed on account of the partici pants not being able to secure a suit able place to care for the vast crowd that took part in the charivari. The charivariers received a very liberal donation at the wedding and were an xious to find a building that would be large enough to hold a dance in con nection with the “feed.” Mr. Getch er, the captain of the party, moved away but turned over the money to Billy Murray and apointed him chief custodian; in order to hold the cele bration before the weather turned too THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter cold and disagreeable, he secured the consent to hold the celebration at the Jimmie Earley home, as it was about the center of the neighborhood. Shortly before eight o'clock on the evening of November 24th the crowd began to arrive and before a half : hour the house was filled to capacity; j everyone settled down to the old pas- : time, pitch; for an hour each one! added a little to the humor of the oc- j casion, which made the evening a most enjoyable one; about nine-thir ty the rugs and carpets were remov ed arid the lie hi fantastic was on; Reveler’s orchestra provided a variety of good music. The ladies served a delicious luncheon consisting of sand wiches pickles and coffee, which was ■ greatly enjoyed. Following the lun ! cheon, William < on ley, who presided :as toast-master, called the attention of everyone to a little program that j had been arranged that was fresh : from the mint, and created a 1 ot of i laughs and much applause. It would I be useless for me to attempt to ex j plain the various commotions that | occurred throughout the house dur ing the evening, but I could hear sev eral of the old stand-pats discussing J the general depression caused by fic i ricious values creating heavy burdens {on every taxpayer in excess of what j t hey can afford to pay; the conclusion i in a nutshell was that unless material resources far exceeded the present paltry allowances annually, they would turn this country over to the Izaak Walton League to use as a nat ural reservation for wild animals, as j the league seems to he able to man ' age their business on a subscription ] basis. This concluded the evening program J and at the wee small hours of the morning the strains of “Home Sweet | Home’ were played, after which the | guests departed for their homes, j thanking Mr. and Mrs. Early for ! their hospitality and wishing Mr. ^nd Mrs. Gokie many, many years of ! health and happiness. ^ BABIES BORN AT STUART A baby girl was born on Saturday, November 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Andy Johnson. A baby daughter was born on Sun day, November 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Davis, of Newport. Mr. and Mvs. Alois P. Wewel are the parents of a baby girl born Sat urday, November 22. I VERSON—KELLER Mr. Forrest Iverson and Miss Hel en Keller were united in marriage at | the Methodist parsonage, Wednesday , afternoon, December 3rd. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keller, of Newport, who accompanied the couple, and the groom hails from Stuart. They will make their future home on a farm near Stuart. CHAMBERS—PR l DEN Mr. and Mrs. Ed Prnden, of Bris tow, Nebraska, announce the mar riage of their daughter, Marcella to Mr. Roy L. Chambers, of Lynch. Ne braska, at the Methodist parsonage in O'Neill, on December 3rd, 1930, Rev. Benj. Kuhler performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Man son of Lynch accompanied the young Couple. Mr. Chambers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chambers, and the bride and grcom will reside on a farm in that vicinity. SHKRM ENNIS PURCHASES THE SHOE HOSPITAL Sherm Ennis has purchased the Shoe Hospital of L. L. Cornell, lo ured in the old Merchant hotel build ing on west Dougins street. Mr. En i is took possession Monday. Vr, Cornell will remain with Mr. K: nis for some time and assist in the repairing of shoes. The hospital, un the new management will con lini 1 to give its customers the best ii shoe repairing and would be pleas ed to have the people of this vicinity all and get acquainted. CORA MAE POTTER (Chambers Hun) After n confining illness of five weeks. Miss Cora Potter passed away at t> p. m., December 1st, 1930, at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs, Katie 1 -ier, two miles west of town. 1 Cora Mae Potter was born April 0, l IhrfS, at Blair, Nebraska, coming to Holt County with her parents at the age of two years, where she has lived most of the lime. She was an earnest Christian ami attended church, ser vices as long as her health permitted. Passing away at an early age of for ty-seven years, seven months and itwenty-one days. She leaves to mourn her death, one sister, Miss Clara Smith, of Page; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Katie Potter, of this place; uncles and aunts and sev eral nieces and nephews, besides Qth e relatives and friends. Short funeral services were held at the home at 1 p. in., conducted by Rev. Paul Brooks. Those from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. El mer Smith and son Willie and family, Leo and Lester Parker, all of Pago. Interment in the Chambers cemetery. CORPORAL EAGEN PLAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED The play “Corporal Eagen” which was to have been uresentod by the Methodist Ladies nex* Tuesday and Wednesday, has been cancelled. Lack of interest by those who were to take part in the presentation is given as the cause of the cancellation. Mrs. R. B. Mellor, Mrs. H. W. Al linger, Mrs. Homer Mullen and Mrs. Edward Gatz entertained a large number of friends at a seven o'clock dinner followed by Monte Carlo whist at the Golden Hotel, Thursday even ing. The high score prize was won by Mrs. R. L. Jodran; Mrs. George Whitney won the all-cut; Mrs. Bea Rentschler, the Consolation. SCHOOL NOTES “School Notes” have been taken over by three enthusiasts, Gladys Useful, Beautiful, Desired Gifts A Large Selection To Chose From Most cherished among the memories of 1930 are thoughts of the pleasant relations we have en joyed with those whom we have been privileged to serve. And now as we face a New Year we trust it will hold in store for you, our friends, many rich experiences in health, plenty, happiness. Our store is filled with hundreds of articles that make useful gifts for the loved ones. We would be pleased to assist you in your selection of appropriate gifts. Below are a few suggestions: ELGIN WATCHES Ladies’ Elgin Watches $25.00 anc up GENTS’ STRAP WATCHES $14.85 to $42.00 SHEAFER PEN & PENCILS $3.00 to $10.00 STEWART-WARNER RADIO Complete $94.75 and up w. B. GRAVES Hough, Joan Selah and Corrine Smith. They aim to give you the low down on anything hereabouts. Anything you wish to know? Tell us. M. R. H. 0 Junior Play “The play’s the thing.” Como and see! The Juniors of O'Neill high school are presenting a play, "It Happened in Hollywood.” Friday, December 12, in the high school auditorium. We will appreciate your patronage, and we’ll see that you got your money’s worth. The characters are as follows: Jarvis, the Pembroke butler, | Charles Myers. Messenger, messenger boy, Scott Hough, Tom Garrity, a press agent, John Harhottle. Alan Tremayne, with “movie” as pirations, Ned Allendorfer. Josie Pembroke, daughter of the house, Marjory Brittell. Princess Dolores, her dearest friend, Thelma Saunders. Phyllis Duganne, reporter on “The Movie News,” Elizabeth Henry. Bert, temporarily a chauffeur Francis Dempsey. Doreen Donning, “a movie star,” Marjorie Gillespie. Dolly O'Connor, a comedy actress, Louise Davies. Mrs. Pembroke, the mistress of the house, Helen Hancock. Sir Humphrey, the prince's guar dian. Andrew Schmidt. “It Happened In Hollywood" is a colorful and eventful comedy with never an appeal to slap-stick humor, yet so full of youth, zest and laugh ter that everybody will enjoy. Alan Tremayne from Kansas City, has come to Hollywood to crash the mov ies. A friendly press agent passes Alan off as Prince Umbert who has just left Europe for Hollywood to es cape a marriage in state. The two rent the Pembroke mansion from a butler left in charge and who has no right to rent it in the Pembrokes’ ab sence. Josie Pembroke returns from Europe with her friend Princess De loris, who will have ringside seats on all the fun. The real Prince Umbert appears followed by Josie’s mother and the Princess’ guardian. The mov ie people are there for in thfe mean time Alan has made pood in the mov ies and has a little hungry star camp ing on his trail. Come and see what happens next. Coaches: Principal Roy W. Carroll and Miss Elsie Pu:ilek. Miss Lawlor, our dramatic teacher, took part in a play, “Suppressed De sires,” given at the Woman’s Club, Wednesday evening. Our orchestra played for the O’Neill Woman’s Club Wedensday evening. Basketball practice started last week; we are looking forward to a good team. We have the following games scheduled for the season: Dec. 19—Bassett, there. Jan. 9--St. Mary’s. Jan. 15—Bassett, here Jan. 16—Atkinson, there. Jan. 20—St. Mary’s. Jan. 23—Chambers, here. Jan. 30—Butte, here. Feb. 3—Orchard, there. Feb. 5—Page, there. Feb. 13—Long Pine, here. Feb. 20—Butte, there. Feb. 24—Ne-ligh, here. Hu* iMobrarn Valley School Men’s Club will meet in Butte on Saturday, December 13, for a noon-day lunch eon and a business meeting during the afternoon. Junior beauties? See them in Hol lywood. Mr. Carnll is a delegate to the As sembly meeting of the State Teachers Association which meets in Omaha on Friday, December 5. Supt. Miller is to represent this lo cality in the meeting of the Delegate Aseembly of the State Athletic As sociation which meets in Omaha on Saturday, December 6th. Civics: Did you know that for every murder in England there are 65 in New York City and 100 in Chi cago? The Civics class is consider ing' this and other current American and World Problems. We have a weekly newspaper, “The News Re view,” put out by the New Yorlj Times and Ginn & Co. Quinton and Gerald Smith havoen-j lered school. They formerly lived in i Superior, Wisconsin. This gives us four Smiths in the Freshie family. Violet Anderson has quit school She is an honor student and we hate to lose her. Come back, Violet, the Freshies need you. Geraldine Madison, one of our stars in the Junior play, is out of school with the measles. Ralph (Tuffy) Auten is back on1 crutches. Ralph broke his ankle in the Neligh-O’Neill game. Honor Roll AH pupils having grades of 90 or above are as follows: Freshmen: Violet Anderson, Nona Bressler, Pearl Burge, Mae Lnng mack, Burdette Miller, and Eleanor Youngkin. Sophomores: Helen Cole, Luella Crandall, Elsa Lou Ohmart, Nila Renner and Patrice Robertson. Juniors: Helen Hancock, Elizabeth Henry and Mae Meyer. Seniors: Katherine Grass, Alice Page and Helen Toy. / The B. Honor Roll consists of all those whose grades averaged 90 or above: Geneva Fox, Della Grutsch, Rebecca Haskins, Phyllis Hough, Thelma Saunders, George Abdouch, Lyle Green, Mamie Lou Simonson. Ever been to Hollywood? Here’s your chance. Grade Notes The little folks of the First Grade and Kindergarten took part in a Mother Goose Review at the Wo man’s Club, December 3rd. All but nine of the Kindergartners have been out with the measles and over half of our first graders have been entertaining them. Miss Arbuthnot reports the 7th and 8th grades to be working on Christ mas carols for caroling Christmas Eve. The first six grades are to present an operetta, “The Quest of Santa Claus,” Thursday evening, December 18th. Watch for announcements. If you limit your Christmas Gifts to Personal Friends send them Your Photograph Made by O’NEILL PHOTO COMPANY Time is Short O Y A THEATR E O’Neill, Nebraska HOME OF OOOD PICTURES . Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6 Wm. Boyd in “HIS FIRST COMMAND” See Boyd in a story you will enjoy., Matinee Sat., 2:30; 10-25c; night ad mission 10-40c. Sundav and Monday, Dec. 7-8 “UP THE RIVER" Just a bunch of irregular fellows— getting their comedy degrees in the college of hard knocks. For rowdy,, i rough and ready wit, this is the sea son's best. You’ll laugh inside and' lout. Matinee Sunday, 2:30; 10-35c; j night adm. 10-50c. Tuesday & Wednes., Dec. 9-10 ‘THE LADY OF SCANDAL” With Ruth Chatterton in the most amazing role of her stage and screen career, with Basil Rathbone, Ralph Forbes and Nance O’Neill. A woman on trial for her love, courageously facing the whispers of scandal. Wed nesday is Family Night.. Thursday, December 11 I “ESCAPE" Headlines of the nation shout stories of sensational prison breaks. Now learn the truth in this scoring drama I of a man inside gram walls nnd his break into a world of women. I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES _ Sunday School 10 a. ni. Mr. C. E.‘ Yantzi, Supt. Morning Worship, 11 a. m.; “The i Church, Ordained of God.” C. E. Prayer Meeting, 0:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Rev. j -Kuhler will preach. We invite you to the above ser vices. M. D. Johnson, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES Benj. Kuhler, Pastor " Doer, Jimmy come to Sunday I School? We have a place for him. j And for Lula Belle. And also in the Epworth League I every Sunday evening a’. 6:30. Especially do not forget next Sun day morning, when Dr. Schreeken-, gast, Chancellor of Nebraska Wes leyan University, will have a mess age of importance. He is just com ing to give us one of those unusual inspirational addresses with which he is so abundantly charged. Do not wjyt till some one tells you how much you missed by not being there, for that is what they will say to you if you do not come. All young folks who wonder and question about so many wonderful things have a chance for enlightenment. The evening preaching service wiil again be with the Presbyterians, in their church. The theme will he, ‘The Greatest Wonder of the World.’ "Let us not forsake the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is,” to worship the living God. These are no preaching contest services. We preachers are simply doing our best to make God and Christ real to you. lie seems to have been taken away from all too many lives. Lyric Theatre ATKINSON Only Theatre in North Nebraska Equipped with Western Electric Sound System. “Sound Pictures At Their Roof” Thursday, Friday, Sat., Dec. 4-5-1* “UP THE RIVER” In again, out again, fun again in this comedy sensation. This picture is a WOW. More fun than a circus. Sun. Mon. Tues. Dec. 7-8-9. 3 Days Constance Bennett in "SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY” Star of “Common Clay” in a picture that you will pronounce perfect. A young gill marries her employer in order to foil a designing woman. She blossoms forth into a society woman of great allure and thereby wins the love of her husband. Exceptional high class entertainment. Wed., 1 Niirht Only, Dec. 10th George Sidney, Charles Murrav, in “AROUND THE CORNER” A rip-roaring riot with the screen’s funniest team; true ti life characters and plenty of romance and riotous climaxes. Thusday and Friday, Dec. 11-12 “LADIES OF LEISURE” A drama of New York night l’fe! Thrilling, daring, jazzy. gay! Exotic settings, daring sequences, pretty girls. It is one of the very finest talk ing pictures released this season. It will easily win a place in the list of the,“ten best pictures" for this year.