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VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1942 NUMBER 14
PRIMARY ELECTION ON TUESDAY
BRINGS OUT A VERY LIGHT VOTE
Democrats Select Radio Announcer Foster May
As Their Senatorial Candidate; Wherry Has A
Walk-Away For Republican Nomination.
Nebraska Primary Winners
REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS
Senator
Kenneth Wherry, Pawnee City Foster May, Omaha
Governor
Dwight Griswold, Gordon Charles W. Bryan, Lincoln
^ Congress—First District
Carl T. Curtis, Minden R. G. Brooks, Wymore
Second District
Howard Buffett, Omaha Rep. Charles McLaughlin, Omaha
Third District
Rep. Karl Stefan, Norfolk George Hally, Norfolk
Fourth District
Miller or Howard Diedrichs or Lanigan
Lieutenant Governor
Roy Johnson, Sumner Harry Conklin, Scottsbluff
Secretary of State
Frank Marsh, Lincoln Harry Swanson, Omaha
State Auditor
Ray C. Johnson, Lincoln W. Marsh, Lincoln
State Treasurer
Carl G. Swanson, Aurora W. H. Jensen, Lincoln
Attorney General
W. R. Johnson, Omaha M. McLaughlin, Lincoln
Railway Commissioner
Davis or Knickrehm Maupin or Good
FOR LEGISLATURE. 28th DISTRICT
Holt Keya Paha Rock Boyd Totals
Stanley Soukup-112 5 21 32 170
Tony Asimus_778 79 179 263 1299
Wm. Lloyd Brady -251 67 122 103 543
Emerson E. Wakefield - 23 26 28 * 151 228
Adam L. Koenig-.-120 22 33 267 442
Farmer W. Withers-488 32 126 30 676
Ross Amspoker-144 431 294 57 926
Crist Anderson-.-160 54 84 237 535
The primary election of 1942 is
history and some surprises were
pulled by the electors that has
left many of the old-time leaders
a little groggy. The, biggest up
set was the nomination of Foster
May, Omaha radio announcer, as
the democratic candidate for
United States senator, winning
over Congressman Coffee with
a plurality of about 10,000. Ac
cording to the returns tabulated
in this morning’s dailies, the
democratic vote on United States
senator was 86,322, of which May
Received 35,900, or about one-third
of the democratic votes cast.
On United States senator the
republicans cast 90,485 votes, of
which Kenneth Wherry received
59,768 votes, or a clear majority
over both of his oponents of
29,051. The vote over the state
was very light, in fact the light
est primary vote for several
years.
The vote in this county was
also very light, being especially
so in the country precincts. Even
in the cities less than half the
usual vote was polled. The con
test for the democratic nomina
tion for supervisor from this dist
rict and the contest over the nom
ination for county treasurer on
the democratic ticket was the
center of interest in this city. The
contest on these two offices caus
ed a number of republicans to
vote democratic ballots, in O’Neill
and Grattan precincts.
In the race for the democratic
nomination for county treasurer
Jack Arbuthnot of this city won
with a majority of 7 votes over
Tom McDonald of Atkinson, with
39 mail ballots out. It is not
thought they will change the re
I suit. In the contest for the dem
' ocratic nomination for supervisor
from this district John Sullivan
won over W. L. Hanley of Grat
tan precinct.
The race for the democratic
nomination for County Assessor,
betwwen Mike F. Kirwin and
John Alfs, both of O’Neill and
both old time residents, was close
and interesting. Alfs won the
nomination with a majority of
about 100.
The only other county office
over which there was a contest
was the republican nomination
for county attorney, but there
was not much of a contest as
County Attorney Cronin won re
nomination easily.
Following is the county vote
on the several candidates:
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For United States Senator
Voyle D. Rector-—-126
Hugh B. Ashmore-216
Kenneth S. Wherry-478
For Governor
Dwight Griswold---711
Charles J. Warner-199
For Lieutenant Governor
Roy William Johnson-172
William L. Randall-- 107
Harvey E. Glatfelter__ 29
Jack Devoe-34
/John McArthur-115
m Rufus M. Howard __171
#arry L. Reed-110
For Secretary of State
John S. Samson_38
George L. Williams-96
Frank Marsh-503
Leo N. Swanson-160
For Auditor Public Accounts
O. M. Campbell-105
Henry Behrens_47
Ray C. Johnson, Pres. Aud-485
R. V. Johnson, Lincoln, Neb—110
For State Treasurer
W. M. Miller_251
L. B. Johnson _172
Carl G. Swanson-333
For Attorney General
Walter R. Johnson . 520
John W. Cooper- 197
For Railway Commissioner
C. E. Marshall_ 78
M. A. Larson, Central City— 91
James O. Kerns-25
Clarence M. Davis-64
O. H. Brinkman - 18
Ray R. Larson - 86
Roy J. Mandery-33
John Knickrehm-52
O. W. Johnson_43
C. A. Ross-67
Fred E. Risk_65
Lloyd E. Peterson-52
Albert S. Johnston -44
A. R. Edmiston - 20
For Congressman, 4th Dist.
A. L. Miller_330
H. G. Wellensiek-41
William A. Stewart-55
E. F. Myers- 33
Bert Howard -206
Earl Rasdal-113
COUNTY TICKET
For County Clerk
Walter G. Sire -669
For County Treasurer
J. Ed Hancock -684
For Clerk of Dist. Court
Ira H. Moss_776
For County Attorney
George B. Clark-:-164
Julius D. Cronin-713
For Register of Deeds
Esther Cole Harris-762
For County Assessor
L. G. Gillespie -640
Supervisors
First District, J. C. Stein,
O’Neill.
Fifth District, H. W. Hubbard,
Chambers.
Seventh District, Ed J. Matou
sek, Atkinson.
DEMOCRAT TICKET
For United States Senator
William Ritchie-25
George W. Olsen- 7
Harry B. Coffee- 373
Lawrence W. Moore-.*— 9
John C. Mullen_190
Foster May -549
Terry Carpenter_123
For Governor
Stanley D. Long-182
Roy M. Harrop_ 102
Charles W. Bryan_841
For Lieutenant Governor
Harry P. Conklin_550
Edward A. Dosek_142
Wm. H. Smith_299
For Secretary of Slate
Lloyd C. Constable_142
Harry R. Swanson_761
Phil H. Kohl 142
For Auditor Public Accounts
W. Marsh_912
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Mrs. Margaret Armstrong
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong pass
ed away at the home of her
daughter in Norfolk last Monday
morning at 2:30, after an illness
of several months of ailments in
cident to advanced years, at the
age of 87 years, 8 months and 13
days. The body was brought to
this city Tuesday morning and
the funeral was held from St.
Patrick’s church on Wednesday
morning at 9 o’clock, Father
O’Brion of Emmet officiating, and
burial in Calvary cemetery at the
side of her husband who passed
away thirty-three years ago last
April.
Margaret Minton was born at
Wilkesbarrie, Penn., on October
23, 1854. She grew to womanhood
in her native city and was mar
ried there to James Armstrong.
Shortly after their marriage they
came to Holt county, arriving
here on March 4, 1879, making
the trip by stage coach from Wis
ner, at that time the end of the
railroad. Mr. Armstrong took a
homestead northwest of O’Neill,
where they made their home for
about a quarter of a century.
They then moved to another farm
a couple of miles east and a mile
south of their former home. Mr.
Armstrong passed away in 1909
and a few years after his death
Mrs. Armstrong moved to this
city, where she resided until
about twenty years ago when she
moved to Norfolk and made her
home with her daughter, Mrs.
Bess Finley, where she resided
at the time of her death.
Mrs. Armstrong was the mother
of eleven children, five of whom i
preceded her in death. Three sons
and three daughters are left to
mourn the passing of a loving
mother. The children are: James,
Sheridan, Wyo.; Michael, Wasta,
S. D.; Joseph, Sheridan, Wyo.;
Mrs. Ellen Erwin, Sheridan, Wyo.;
Mrs. Mayme Reiser, Wasta, S. D.;
Mrs. Bess Finley, Norfolk, Nebr., j
all of whom, were present for the I
funeral services. She is also sur-1
vived by twelve grand children
and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Armstrong was a charm
ing woman and was one of the
real pioneers of Holt county, be
ing a member of the first colony
that came from Pennsylvania,
after the settlement of O’Neill in
1874, she and her husband com
ing here five years later. She en
dured all the hardships and pri
vations of the early settlers in
Holt county, without a word of
complaint. She was happy when!
looking after the care and wel
fare of her family. She had a host
of friends in O’Neill and vicinity,
as was attested at her funeral
Wednesday morning when doz
ens of her old neighbors were in
to pay their final respect to a
splendid woman and a real pio
neer.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sin
cere and heartfelt thanks to the
many old friends and neighbors
for their many acts of kindness
to us following the death and
burial of our beloved mother.
Your kindness to us in our hour
of sorrow will ever be held in
greatful remembrance. — The
Armstrong Family.
O’Neill Boy Gets Nice
Civil Service Promotion
Lester Shoemaker of Omaha,
who has been employed in the
Civil Service commission at Fort
Crook, Nebr., for the past year
and a half, has received an ap
pointment as Administrative As
sistant in the War Department.
His headquarters will remain at
Fort Crook, however, he will
travel to military posts through
out the continental limits of the
United States in charge of all ad
ministration in connection with
government vehicle repair crews.
The promotion and new position
brings him a salary of $3,600.60
per year. Lester is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Shoemaker of this
city.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Bernard Ferris and baby
dismissed Saturday.
Mrs. A. J. Sexton dismissed on
Saturday.
Mrs. Lyle McKim dismissed on
Saturday.
James Carney dismissed Sat
urday.
Mrs. Francis Sullivan, a girl,
born Monday, August 10.
Miss Myrtle Hammerlin and
Miss Lucille Courtney of Spencer
and Mrs. Dwight Hammerlin of
O’Neill left last Friday for Engle
wood, Calif., where Mrs. Ham
merlin will join her husband, who
is in the U. S. Army there, and
the others will visit friends.
SOUTHWESTERN I
BREEZES i
By Romain* Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vertina, Jr.,
of Verdigre, stopped at the Riley
ranch last Friday on their way
home from the Burwell rodeo
and bought a pure white Short
horn bull.
Tom Baker was aroused from
Sunday morning slumber by the
yip of coyotes out among the cat
tle. So he hustled to the rescue
of any calf that might be in line
for a coyote breakfast, and found
all safe. ■ — i
Sheriff Duffy, out this way with
election supplies, stopped long
enough Friday to give us the glad
hand, and there was no politics
in it. Peter says he is resting easy
for the first time since he entered
the arena of politics, as no foe
has arisen to contest his right to
another term.
The human species does some
pulling against nature. White
nails on shapely feminine fingers
are daubed a dirty red and the
flowing tresses of fair heads are
shorn to be done into darky
kinks. And the ladies of color
steam the kinks from their wooly
heads. -
Maybe if we all had stood be
side our bit of scrap before a
camera to have our pictures
printed in the papers, the collec
tion would have been doubled.
Notice that a child when about
to try a stunt says, “Look, watch
me now!” Apparently we are still
kids. The pleasure in doing civil
ian war work lies in getting our
names and pictures printed for
the public to see.
The primary brings an annual
harvest of advertising to the
newspapers and some regrettable
slurs from the light-weights
among the candidates. The old
convention system was not whol
ly perfect, but candidates were
selected with extreme care, and
that system is still good enough
for selecting presidential candi
dates. The primary loads up the
ballot with a multitude of strang
ers and about all the voter can do
is take a pot-shot at it. Maybe
for this reason only about 25 per
cent of the rural voters go to
the polls.
The call of Bob White has been
heard from out the hedges, the
first time for several seasons.
Some partridges have come to
add a graceful touch to our as
sortment of prairie game birds,
but the lordly pheasant struts
about to show them he is going
to be the boss. A lone bittern
stood in stately silence out on the
meadow while the haying crew
hurried with their work and as
the noisy machines worked closer
he spread broad wings and float
ed away in the air. The country
has been pretty well barbered
and the grass birds have hunted
cover wherever available.
There was left in the mail box
one day last week three identical
documents, sent out from Linooln
under the agriculture frank, per
taining to the AAA. I am not one
of them nor do I wish to be.
Whether this triple barrage was
the result of extravagant bung
ling, or the mail carrier conclud
ed they amounted to nothing and
he might as well get them off his
hands, the resultant waste is the
same. The rate our government
is plunging into debt, these
swivel-chair farmers scattered all
over the country should at least
practice the fundamentals of ec
onomy by eliminating duplica
tions. —
According to reports that float
ed out over the state, the First
district had a spellbinder of the
old school of political orators
seeking congressional honors in
the democratic primary. I rather
hope he “got there,” that there
will be at least one district in the
state which can be entertained
during the coming campaign with
hair-raising oratory. The coun
try is flooded with the common
place from the radio, from pulpit,
platform and through the press.
A practical fire-eater may not be
so much as a statesman, might not
be a howling success as a justice
of the peace, but is at least enter
taining. We are being fed husks
that neither entertain, enlighten
nor inspire. Our rich language
has fallen into decay while speak
ers and writers drum our ears
and benumb our brain with an
endless flow of dead words. If a
Nebraskan can raise the glowing
torch of decadent eloquence he
will have done something more
worthwhile than going to con
gress.
Mrs. Joe Sengleman
Mrs. Joe Sengleman died at her
home 23 miles northwest of this,
city last Friday morning at 5:30,
after an extended illness, at the
age of 70 years and 18 days. The
funeral was held last Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30 from the Luther
an church, in this city. Rev. Wm.
Vahle of Atkinson officiating, and
burial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Wilhelmena Prahl was born at
Rechwichdorf, Germany, on July
19, 1872. She grew to womanhood
in her native land and there on
September 4, 1894, she was unit
ed in marriage to Jochem Sengle
man. Thirteen children were
born to this union, five sons and
eight daughters, all of whom are
living and were in attendance at
the funeral. The children are:
Meta, O’Neill; Ernest, Gregory,
S. D.; William, Clearfield, S. D.;
Alma Mochmueller, Clarkson,
Nebr.; Irma and Jake, O’Neill,
Greta Timmerman, Star; Hans,
Vivian, S. D.; Clair Arbo, O’Neill;
Paula, O’Neill; Fredia Brown,
Chambers; Harta Doty, O’Neill;
John, Gregory, S. D., who with
their father are left to mourn the
passing of a kind and affectionate
wife and mother.
Mrs. Sengiciran came to this
county in 1910, thirty-two years
ago, coming with her family from
Pierce county. She was a splen
did woman and had a host of
friends over the county, especial
ly in the country tributary to
O’Neill, where she was well
known, who will regret to learn
of her passing.
Lottie Weidman Dead
Mrs. Lottie M. Weidman, of
Plainview, passed away at her
home in Plainview this (Thurs
day) afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the
age of 56 years. The funeral will
be held at Plainview at 2 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Weidman
was the former Lottie Robertson,
daughter of the late John A. Rob
ertson.
O'NEILL SCHOOLS
TO OPENSEPT7
The opening date of the O’Neill
Public School will be Sept. 7. Pu
pils in the grades will assemble
in their respective rooms at nine
o’clock on that day to receive
their texts and assignments. The
West Ward School will open on
the same day and at the same
time.
High school students will re
port to the study hall on the sec
ond floor. Their forenoon will be
devoted to registering for their
classes and making adjustments
in their registration of last spring i
that may be necessary.
All students will be dismissed
for the remainder of the day. All
classes will meet at their regular
time starting Tuesday.
The first faculty meeting will
be held on Saturday afternoon,
Sept. 5.
Education is the foundation of
democracy. It is to the interest of
each individual and for the wel
fare of our country1 that he or she
secure as much educational de
velopment as is possible. Give
your young daughters and sons
the advantage of a high school
education. Encourage them to at
tend high school and follow a
course of training that will en
able them to better meet the
needs of every-day living and en
joy a richer life.
Students attending the O’Neill
High School this year will have
the opportunity to select their
courses from a wide range of
subjects. Training will be offered
in the fields of commerce, voca
tional agriculture, college pre
paratory normal training, home
economics, and so on. This
school has the offerings of an out
standing music department in
both band and vocal. The ath
letics program presents rich ex
periences for the personal devel
opment of the student.
Superintendent Grill and Mr.
Hanna, principal of the high
school,, will be very much pleas
ed to talk with you about the
program that will be offered and
your interests.
Many young people coming to
school at O’Neill are eager to
work for their board and room
or work for a business firm. Some
find it necessary to do this in or
der to continue their education in
school. Therefore, if you can use
the services of a student at any
time, the school would appreciate
to learn of your needs and to as
sist you in employing a worthy
student.
If you have rooms or room and
board for students or teachers,
kindly call the superintendent’s
office.
HOLT COUNTY'S SCRAP CAMPAIGN
HAS MET WITH PLEASING RESULT
Nearly A Million And A Half Pounds Collected
Throughout Holt County In The Nation’s Huge
Drive; Much Scrap Could Yet Be Turned In.
The salvage campaign in Holt
county resulted in 1,313,319 lbs.
of metal and 4,494 lbs. of rubber
being collected. Each pound of
rubber counts as much as five
pounds of scrap. This makes Holt
county’s grand total 1,335,789
pounds, or 80.70 lbs. per person.
Committees feel that there still
is a lot of scrap in the county
which can be sold. This scrap is
needed badly and all those who
have been too busy to move their
scrap are urged to do so as soon
as possible. The amount of scrap
sold and donated at the various
towns is:
O’Neill _ 372,487 lbs.
Burlington R. R. 225,000 lbs.
Stuart _198,872 lbs.
Atkinson_ 148,774 lbs.
Inman_122,474 lbs.
Page _ 79,692 lbs.
Ewing_ 62,536 lbs.
Chambers —_ 49,489 lbs.
Emmet _ 45,390 lbs.
Sold out of county— 31,075 lbs.
Total_1,335,789 lbs.
Organizations and their collec
tions which deserve special men
tion are:
Methodist Youth Fellowship,
of O'Neill_104,330 lbs.
Steel Creek Calf Club, Oppor
tunity _102,905 lbs.
St. John’s Church_ 31,236 lbs.
Emmet Elkhorn Valley Calf
Club__. 22,200 lbs.
Boy Scouts, Atkinson 7,940 lbs.
Sandhills Feeder Calf Club,
of Emmet_8,960 lbs.
Roundup Calf Club, of Emmet,
_ 5,450 lbs.
Business firms disposing of the
largest amount of scrap were
Townsend Bros., Page, 12,000 lbs.
Ford Garage, Stuart, 10,000 lbs.
Midwest Motor Co., Ltd., O’Neill,
9,625 lbs. Lohaus Motor Co., of
O’Neill, 4,550 lbs.
Individuals selling and donat
ing 10,000 lbs. of scrap, or over:
Anton Wallinger, Stuart, 21,410
lbs; Otto Baumeister, Stuart, 12,
300 lbs; John Hytrek, Stuart, 10,
500 lbs; Fred Dobrovolny, Atkin
son, 10,430 lbs; Joe Krobert, Stu
art, 10,290 lbs. Mrs. Mabel Shobe
of Page sold 11,280 lbs. of scrap
and was the highest ranking farm
woman in the county.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to voice my sincere ap
preciation of the manner in which
the salvage committees, scrap
dealers, organizations and indi
viduals worked in the Holt Coun
ty Salvage Campaign; to thank
those individuals who made it
their patriotic duty to take time
from their work and sell or do
nate scrap. I also wish to urge
those who have been busy to sell
their scrap as soon as possible.
Every effort is being made to
concentrate all scrap in railroad
centers, where it can be readily
shipped to steel mills for con
sumption.
JAMES W. ROONEY,
Salvage Chairman
4-H Clubs Have Delivered
137,535 Pounds of Scrap
Several Holt county 4-H clubs
turned in an outstanding job
when the final results of the scrap
campaign were revealed. Four
clubs in the county reported 137,
535 pounds delivered during the
campaign, with the Steel Creek
Calf Club, led by Ray Siders of
Opportunity, leading with 102,
905 pounds. Other clubs reporting
a good job were the Emmet Elk
horn Valley Calf Club with 22,
220 pounds, under the leadership
of Gaines Rzeszotarski. The Sand
Hills Calf Club, led by Dewey
Schaffer and the Roundup Club,
led by Clarence Ernst of O’Neill,
turned in 6,900 and 5,450 pounds,
respectively.
Several other calf clubs have
taken part in the campaign, but
results are not available at this
date. All clubs should submit the
receipts as soon as possible.
The Steel Creek Calf Club has
done an especially fine job and
their entry of nearly 50 tons in
the state-wide contest for both
4-H clubs and junior organiza
tions should make a very fine
showing for Holt county.
Price Trends On Livestock
Go Upward Here Monday
Stronger prices were the rule
at the local livestock auction last
Monday, with practically all clas
ses sharing in the upturn. Re
ceipts were some heavier than a
week ago and the demand for all
kinds was broad. Buying action
was brisk in face of sharply ad
vancing price trends.
Calf supplies are still limited,
as is usually the case at this sea
son. However, a few good steer
calves drew prices in the high
thirteens with an extreme top of
$13.90 on 300 lb averages. Heif
ers in this class reached $12 on
the best grades.
Yearlings were more plentiful
than in recent weeks and the
bulk of supplies cashed from
$11.75 to $12.25, with a few going
higher. Yearling heifers paid up
wards of $12 on the lighter
weights. Bulk moved at $10.50
to $11.50.
Two-year old steers of medium
quality bulked from $11 to $11.75.
Heifers sold mostly from $10.25
to $11.00.
Cow receipts were heavier this
week and the good beef cows
showed an advance in price.
Commoner grades held about
steady. Top on beef cows was
$10.15, paid sparingly. Bulk cash
ed in the high nines. Commoner
kinds sold mostly from $7.50 to
$9.00. Heiferettes reached $10.65.
Bulls scaling 1460 lbs. paid up to
$10.55. Bulk of the bull offering
placed in the tens.
Hogs, likewise, showed a def
inite spurt in price. Butchers
scaling from 225 lbs. to 270 lbs.
cleared at $14 on the long end of
the day’s supplies. Sows ranged
in price from $13.25 to $13.55.
Feeders reached $17.10 on one
bunch of 50 pounders; bulk rang
up prices ranging from $16.65 to
$16.95. Next auction will be held
on Monday, August 17.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sullivan,
a girl, Monday, August 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brown of
Chambers, a girl, Sunday, Aug
ust 9.
Mrs. Anna McCartney and Mrs,
James Parker were in Lynch on
business Wednesday.
Gets Year In The Pen For
Writing No-Fund Checks
L. R. Ayers was arrested by
the deputy sheriff at Gering on
August 7 on a warrant charging
him with issuing and passing a
no-fund check on Asimus Bros,
for $15. He waited until another
shift went to work there and
cashed another one for $20.00, on
the New Deal Oil Company. This
fellow was also wanted by the
authorities at Sterling, Colo., for
a check which he gave to the
Terry Carpenter filling station
there for $15.00. Peter W. Duffy
went out to Gering on August 8
and returned with him August 9.
On August 10 he pled guilty in
district court and was sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary.
C. C. Bergstrom took him there
on August 13. This fellow was also
wanted by the Government for
evasion of the draft. He is 29
years old and married and sep
arated from his wife. He was
prosecuted under the new law,
which makes giving a check
when the party has no account
at the bank, a felony.
O’Neill Man A Winner In
Consumers Power Contest
District winners in all-employe
educational contest conducted
throughout the personnel of the
entire system of Consumers Pub
lic Power District were announc
ed today by L. C. Walling, divis
ion manager for this area. The
winners for this district are: Fred
O. Robertson of Ainsworth, first;
L. A. Walker of Hartington, sec
ond; C. E. France of O’Neill,
third; and Erwin Ulrich of Ains
worth, and Mary J. Allen of
O'Neill, both honorable mention.
Consumers District conducted
this contest to reaquaint and re
view among its more than 1,000
employees the general policies
and principles upon which Con
sumers was founded, stated Mr.
Walling. The ready acceptance
and the enthusiasm shown by the
employees for the contest was
most gratifying, he added.
Mrs. Cleda Brady and Mrs. Car
rie Hunter returned last Thurs
day from Valentine, where they
had been visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCormick.