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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1944)
THE FRONTIER O H Cronin. Editor and Owner fcjterec at PoAoffke at O'Neill. Hebrajxa. as Secood Class Matter D H CrtiA Editor and Owner Baterec at Postofbc* at O'Neil, K - iiii as Secood Cla» Matter SUBSCRIPTION One Tear, in Nebraska -52.00 One Year, Outside Nebraska 2.2b Every sobscrtpucm is regarded W an Open account The names af subscribers will be instantly •amoved from our mao.r4 L*t at aspiration A time paid for, if Ik puli* nrr r «kaii be notified, other satoe Use subscription remarris in •arte at the des^&ated suhscnp twc once Every subscriber must anderstand that these coodincct* ■re made a part of the contract between publisher and subscriber Display advertising a charged tor ca t basis erf 25c an inch (one eohirr. wide) per week. W ant ads 10c per Irne, first mser-.nn Sabsecjucr t insertions 5c per line PAGE NEWS ITEMS (Continued from page one) Misses Clara and Evelyn £az uni erf Plain view, spent Sunday arvj Monday at the home of their parents, Hr and Mrs. Jerry Saz um Mr. and Mrs, Earl Bolin and fbzmiy, of Orchard, and Mr. and Mrs Ervin Held and family, of Venus, spent Christmas day at the home of the ladies parents. Mr and Mrs. Fred Wood, Mrs Myrtle Coon and ton Lester, were Christmas eve din ner guests at the Harvey Spang ler borne E E Reed. Royal. Mr and Mrs Harry Harper, Mr and Mrs Frank Bee lea rt and family, Roy Haynes and family and Mr and Mrs Oscar Reed were Christmas day darner guests of Mr. and Mrs Allen Haynes and Viola. The C L. C. Club held theu annual Christmas party Friday afteroofn at the R. D. Copes horn:* There were nine members pres and and eight guests, Mesdarrev Herbert Steinberg, Edgar StaufTer Dave Bowen, C. A Townsend Rollie Snell, Edward Soukup Ida Chase and Elsie C .rk Christmas gifts were ex changed The afternoon hours were spent with a contest, a sax a phone solo by Miss Jean Woods, accompanied by Miss Lois Parks at the piano; a duet by Gene Braddock and Bobbie Sor ensen A delicious lunch was served by the hostesses Mr. and Mrs, James Kelly and son and Mrs. William Kelly and children, of Inman, spent Christ mas day at the Owen Parks home. Mr. and Mrs Walter Asher and son Freddie, of Fremont, spen’ Saturday night and Sunday at the home of the latter* m it her Mrs. Margaret Anderson and Sun day night and Monday at the home of the former’* mother Mrs. Ethel Asher. The Misses Sylvia Belilj, Fgye Finch and Florence Cunningham who work at the Goodyear plant at Lincoln, are spending a weeks vacation with their respective parents v* a . a a a a IWMliVCO l.dvr iwovcu wuiu that Edmund Taylor. S2c, who finished his boot training at the Great Lakes Training Station this month, has been sent to a radio: school at Mad 1-on, Wis. The Get-to-Gether Club he’.d their Christmas party Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Evelyn Gray. Tnere were fiftee' members present and two guests. I » Mrs Keith Weyer and Mrs. Ger ald Sazama Christmas gifts were exchanged during the gen-j eral meeting. Silent prayer was offered for our boys in service : Singing of Christmas carols. A silver offering of six dollars was presented to the Nebraska Children's Home. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess Mr. and Mrs Walter Asher and i son. Freddie. Mr and Mrs. Sam | Coover, Mrs. Margaret Ande ;in and John Friday spent Christmas eve at the home of Mrs. Ethel | Asher. Mr and Mrs. Keith Weyer, Mt.j Pleasant, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs Gene Baber and family, Plain view;Mr. and Mrs. C. E, Walktr and family, Mr and Mrs. P T. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Snell were Christmas day guests of Mrs. Evelyn Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Cifford French and family, of Lambert:n, Minn, are spending a weeks vacation with relatives at Page. Mr. and Mrs. E. E Rosner and son, of Hastings, spent Sunday and Monday at the nome of Mrs. Rosner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs J. E. Smith. Loren Rakow, of Fremont spent the week end with his sis ter, Mrs. Margaret Anderson and father, H. A. Rakow. E»veiyn aim anarun nsnci were Plainview visitors Tuesday Mrs. Evelyn Gray has received word that S. Sgt. Virgil Chase is located at Smyrna, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Finley enter tained the following guests at a dinner Christmas day; Cpt. Le land Finley, Camp Robinsin, Ar kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Gailen Miller and family, Niobrara; Mr. and Mrs. LeVern Finley and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Al len and daughter. Miss Mane Heiss, of Lincoln, spent Sunday and Monday visit ing relatives at Page The primary department of the Sunday School had a Christmas program at the Methodist church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn French entertained the following rela tives at a dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Heiss and Marie, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heiss and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heiss and family and Mr and Mrs. Ivan Heiss and family.' Christmas day guests at the George French home were* Mr:: and Mrs. Cliffird french and fam-i tv ■ .n i .»*•/!It* > v JB&ftftl pfh tg j %, ro '> >uin)od Prt Harold L. Stone Jr.. Galf poct. Miss.. tt, i*B« beta*** War Bonds healed his arm. frae tured by a ballet ia Franee. He rad bee* sear chine bosses for Sari and was cramline oat U es cape en-mr sbelluu mhea the blow strath. Sergt- Norris Pendergrass. Roseburg. Ore.. ?1. suffered a broken leg. broken jaw and flesh wounds when Nazi threw a grenade into tank in which be was riding. AH his wounds are mend ing satisfactorily because War Bonds provided him with the best medical care overseas and in America. Permanently waited out of the war when a r.fle grenade blew np close to his left fo>t in F rance. P.F.C. Martin Grabanowitch 2». Mil waukee. Wise., erf the Rangers says War Roods are the best inrestinrnt people can make. They are restoring him to eirilian nsefulness. He says bay War Ronds. Hit in the head and leg by mor tar shell fragments while taking a hill. Pvt. Robert B. Graham. Pontiae. Mich.. 26. says he is glad people boT Mar Bonds. They sup plied treatment for those wounds and his fractured humerus. li. S. 7 reajurj Utfarmr-' iJy. of Lamberton, Minn ; Mrs Merle Brouse. Valentine; Mr and Mrs O. W French and family. O'Neill;; Mr and Mrs Merwyn French and family, Mr and Mrs. Wallace French and Alice, Mr and Mrs . Leonard Heiss and Mark and Mr and Mrs. Alton Braedock and Jo Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Allen were guests Monday at the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sprague Mr and Mrs Ralph Larson ana son and Mrs. Amelia Larson, were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Carl Michael at Clearwater Mr and Mrs. Lowell Miller and Mrs Max Miler and son. of Lin coln. visited relatives at Page and Ainsworth over the Christ mas holiday. Mr and Mrs. George Rost were Christmas day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R D. Copes. The MtesoB Neva and Sybil I ekes, of Lincoln, visited over Christmas at the home cT their fiarenta, Mr, and Mrs Sevan ekes Mr. and Mrs Lowell Mill and Mrs. Max Miller and son, of Lin coln, Mr and Mrs. N G. Miller. Mr. and Mrs Art Miller and son. and Mr. and Mrs Arnold Stewart, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Christmas day. jar ana nit- a. d. m lju c «uu 'daughter spent Christmas day at the Floyd Black home at Ewing. Mr and Mrs. LeRoy Cunning ham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cunningham and family, Mr and Mrs H. J Stevens, Misses Maude Martin and Effie Stevens ard E E. Stevens were Christmas d.n ner guests of Mr and Mrs. L. R. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs Will Luebbers, of Osmond, visited at the P. E Kis ser home Monday afternoon. A large crowd enjoyed the Christmas program given by the !trade pupils at the auditorium as! Thursday evening. Mr and Mis Lowell Miller and Mrs. Max Mi’h-r and *o*\ rf. Lin coln, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Car son. and W E Snyder were gue- s of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snyder, of Ainsworth Sunday Miss Fontelle Wood, of O 'a v spent the Christmas holiday witt her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edfar Wood. John La mason, of Adam?, Nebr., is spending a week’s va cation with relatives at Page. Mr and Mrs Jerry Lamas* n and Mr. and Mrs. Jihn D. Walker spent Chris*mas eve at the Max Wanser home. PAGE METHODIST CHURCH Feodor C Kattner. Minister Sunday School at !0 a. m. Classes for all age groups. Worship Service 11 a. m. For children in the church basement with Mrs. Kattner in charge. For adults in the sanctuary. ] with the minister in charge Youth Fellowship Watch-Night Service closing with the ringing of the church bell at 12 o’clock. Misses Jeanette Riley, Marilyn. Donnabeth and Suzanne Bressler came Friday to visit at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hayre. Mr and Mrs. Virgil Terrill and j daughter. Dixie, of Sterling, 111, are spending a week's vacation with the former’s parents, Mr and Mrs. C. J. Terrill and the For Best Results and satisfactory returns, bring your livestock to the O’Neill Livestock Com. Co. H. S. Moses and G. P. Colman, Managers Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska WHERE BUYER AND SELLER MEET We Sell Every Monday .alter s motr.er, Mrs Myrta Van Conett Mr. and Mrs C. A Townsend, Mr and Mrs E. Roy Townsend and Mrs Nora Peterson were Christmas day dinner guests of Mrs. Ida Townsend and Mrs Eva Hjifiter. Mrs Minnie White, who has oeen on the sick list for several days appreciated the Carols sung for her Christmas eve. Mr and Mrs. Warren Kernedy and daughter, of Omaha, and Mrs Walter Schneider and family, of Plamvjew. Mr and Mrs. Harley Kennedy and family and Mr. and Mrs Forrest Henderson and fam ily were Christmas, day guests of Mrs Nora Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Plen Nickel and sons. Mr and Mrs. Earl Parks and sons and Mrs. Austin Nickel and children were guests Christmas day at the Alfred Ulry home. Mrs. Myrta Van Conett and daughter, Yvonr.e, entertained at a Chr stmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs Virgil Terrill and Dixie and Mr and Mrs. C. J. Terrill. Mr. and Mrs Keith Weyer. who have been visitJng relat ves at tPage and Ainsworth, returned to their home at Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Wednesday Mr. ana Mrs. c.ari i>uss ana family and Mrs Venice Bressler and family of Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson and famiy, of O’Neill, enjoyed a Christmas day dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hayne. Marilyn and Dorr, a be lie Breesler and Jian and Joe Nuss stayed to spend the week with their grandparents. Mrs Gailen Miller and children and Cpl. Leland Finley were call ers Christmas day at the home o' their grandmother, Mrs. Minnie White Mrs. E J. Smith and daughter, Mrs E E Rosner also ; visited at the White home. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Terrill and family of Rembrandt. Iowa are spending a week visiting relatives at Page and Royal Mr and Mrs. Raymond Heiss and family. Mr and Mrs Harold Heiss and family and Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Bergstrom and son spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrsfl Fred Cu’.llen. Mrs Rose Fridley, of Nirfo k, is visiting at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Katherine Boise. Mr. and Mrs. A B. McClure en tertained Mr. end Mrs. Sam Coover at an oyster supper Sun day evening. Mrs. Earl Closson assisted at the Ewing telephone office Friday and Saturday of last w-eek. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Terrill en tertained at a family dinner Wed-1 nesday: Mr and Mrs. Virgil Terrill and Dixie, Mr and Mrs. Arthur Ternll and fami y an t Mr. and Mrs. Ott Terrill and family. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wood and family and Mr. and Mrs. E. C Wilber were guests of Mr. ard Mrs. E. A. Edmisten Christmas day. Mr and Mrs. Warren Kennedy and daughter, of Omaha, spent j from Friday until Tuesday visit- j ing at the home of the former’s Sarents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley [ennedy. Mrs. Nora Peterson, of Grand Island, spent Christmas with I Page friends. Mrs. Margaret Barrett, Richard and Lorraine are visiting rela tives at Pierce and Norfolk. Mrs. George Lubbers left Wed nesday afternoon for Farragut, Idaho, where her husband, Geo. Luebbers S2-c is stationed. Mr and Mrs Harlan Parker and daughters, ah Ashland and Mr and Mrs Les Getter ana fam ily of Ewmg. spent from Saturday night until Tuesc-y night at the home Mr and its. Roy Parker They enjoyed an oyster supper Christmas eve and a Christmas day dinner Monday. C A Woods, of Lincoln, and sons Dale and Richard Wood S2-c spent from Tuesday until Thurs day at the R D, Copes horn?. Jean Woods, who had spent Chrtstmas at the home of her par ents at Lincoln, returned to Page with them. JLcr.ard Woods S2-c is stationed at Farragut, Idaho, and had spent a few days at Lin coln before coming to Page. Mr, and Mrs Gordon Rakov, and son returned to Minneapolis, i Minn.. Wednesday, after visiting relatives here. Second Ll La veme Stevens left for Lincoln Wednesday, alter spending Christmas with his wife and other reatives at Page. chambersItems — (Continued from page one) W O. Jarman came nome Fri day from the hospita in Omaha, where he has been for several weeks recovering from an injury to his jaw. He is reported as gc*tmg a!or.g nicely. i It. and Mrs Lawrence Barnett and family, id Hastings, arrived i he. e Saturday to visit his parents, ll-.r. and Mrs Stace Barnett and 1 with her parent*, Mr. and Mrs. T. E Alderson and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lape Lenz and Luetta eni*.iain«c the following geests at a Cl>ri*trr,as drnn.r at their place Sunday afternoon: Mr. ar 1 Mrs. Louis Iiarlty and family, Mr, and *Mrs. Victor Har- j ley and daughter*, and Norman ; small son at Mr and Mrs. Vernon Harley; Mrs. E. M. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harley and family and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beck and family of Hooper, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny couch and | Eunice went to Royal Monday to spend the day with relatives. The following people had j Christmas dinner with Mr. and | Mrs. C. W. Rothchild: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rothchild and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rothchild and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sanderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Troxel Green and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shores. John Nachtmartand son, Edwin motored to Omaha Wednesday of last w'eek to be present at the Ordinatiin to the Priesthood of his nephew. Francis Price. He was accompanied by the Price family of O’Neill. During his absence John Ritterbush took care of the stock on tbe Nachtman ranch. Father Price Will offer up his f.rst Soemn Mass at St. Patrick's in O'Ne 11 on December 28. ?t 10 o’clock to which the public is cordially mv.tea. James Platt arrived home Wed nesday, December 20, from the Norfolk hospital, where he had recenty submited to an operation Miss* Celesta Gleed arrived home from Lincoln by bus Wed nesday evening of last week, for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Grimes and family and Mrs. E. H. Russel drove to Sargent Sunday of last week to spend the day visiting relatives. Miss Doris Kiltz came to Cham bers by bus from Denver, Col., Thursday of last week to spend a short vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kiltz. Dinner guests of Mr. arw Mrs. Clarence Tibbet’s Sunday after noon were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cooper, Mr. and Mrs Hale Osbourn and Sharon, all from Winner. S. D.; Gordon Coop er, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs Don ald Grimes and Bonnie, Mrs. Genevieve Bell and Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Cooper. Mrs. Lela Crandall came home Wednesday from Sioux City, to spend Christmas with home folks. Paul Roth took Mrs. Rena Fey erherm to O’Neill Sunday from where she left for Wayne to spend her vacation visiting at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Phyle and fam ily. Hamilton Spence accompan ied them to O’Neill, going from there ti Norfolk to visit re a'ives. The country schools near Chambers held their Christmas programs on various days and evenings of the past week. The snow, which began Thursday afternoon and continued we'l in to Friday night, only added to the Christmas spirit with its white ness, and the little school houses were crowded with parents and •£r iends of the pupil*. District 156, taught by Genelle Held, had District 107, Marian Carpenter teacher, and tfce schiol east of town, taught by Mrs. Duane Car son. had their programs Friday evening. Joyce Catron, teaching in the Lone tree district, held her program Fnday afternoon. Dis trict 163, taught by Phyllis Car penter and the Cavanaugh school taught by Mrs Heinz, both had their programs Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Childers drove to Elgin Friday to get Helen Childers and Mrs. Vernon Smith, who arrived there from Wichita. Kansas. A friend of the two young ladies, who had spent her vacation at Niobrara, drove to Chambers after them and they all left for their work at Wichita Monday afternoon. Mrs Wilfred Martfeld and son. John Edward, of Avoca, Arkan sas, are visiting at the John Martfeld home. Miss Marian Carpenter went to Atkinson Wednesday to spend the rest of the week at the H. O. Stevens home. Dr. Loran Coppoc, of Omaha, submitted to an appendicitis oper ation in the Imanuel hospital at Omaha, where he is an intern. At this writing he s reported as improving. Mr and Mrs. Charles Spath and family went to Page Satur day night to attend a shower in the Gus Spath home, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Spath. Mardell Butts of Hastings, spent a short Christmas vacation at home. LAST WEEK'S NEWS (Received too late for publica tion last week.) SGT. ROBERT OETTER MISSING IN ACTIION Mrs. Reba Oetter received wird from the War Department on Monday, December 11, that her husband, Sgt. Benjamin H. Otter had been missing in action since) November 24 in France. Sgt., Oetter entered the service last March and was stationed at Camp Roberts, Cal. He was home in August on a furlough, while en route to New York. He sailed from there in September . Mrs. Cecil Thornton has so’d the fixtures in her cafe in the west part of town to the Martes. Friends at Chambers have re-1 teived word from Lurlin Collins that he has been shifted from1 Evansville, Indiana, to Farming dale, Long Island, New YorK. He is in the experimental branch I if the factory of the Repub lic Aviation Corporation. One of i His duties is to fly the personal | plane of the president of the ( :orporation. John Walter, sr„ and Mrs. Rena Feyerherm were supper guests of' Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Walter Thurs day evening of last week. Mrs. Nellie Stark left for St. Paul Monday, after receiving a 1 ;all that her grandson, John Lil,, son af Mr. and Mrs. Bob Starr, had broken his arm in two places and had been taken to Omaha, j where he was in a hospital. Pvt. Robert Peltzer left Sunday for Camp Butner, N. C., after spending a short furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs Reuben Peltzer and other relatives. Delbert Robertson arrived! home from the hospital at Ro chester, Minn., Sunday. When his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. | Robertson, left last week it was though he would have to remain for several weeks His cond.tion improved sufficiently so that the doctors allowed him to come home for a short time. He will i return after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Dqnald Grimes and 6onnie had supper Thursday af last week with Mr. and Mr*. Glen Grimes and family. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ncwhousr received word that their son, Keith, had been promoted from Dorporal to Sergeant Set, New louse is stationed at Muskogee, Dklahoma. Chester Fees S. 2-c met I’vt Darrel Schipman on the streets of| Honolulu. These biys are both from Chambers and the meeting >vas a pleasant surprise to «fteh >f them. Margaret Thornton who teach ?s near Page, spent the week en t, with home folks. Mrs. Cecil Thornton, who had, seen visiting relatives at Okiaho na City, Oklahoma, for the past nonth, yarrived home Thuurnday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lape Lenz enter :ained Mr. and Mrs. John ('huh and Eunice at dinner Sunday, In ionor of their dauchter, l.uetta * eighteenth birthday. The young people of the Mrth xlist cliurch met on Wednesday evening olf last week at the Ei tie .1 ^ Farrier home to practice songs for the Christmas eve program. Refreshments of apples and pop corn were served. Mrs. Mary deed came home Saturday night from Lincoln, where she has been visiting rela tives. . Phyllis Wood arrived home Fri day from Fremont, to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry- Wood and Dale. Elaine Adams has been ill with the flu Mrs. Alma Farrier left Tuesday for Red Oak, Iowa, to spend Christmas with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrg. Brig *4 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter, Mrs. Wayne Rowse and baby and Mrs. Robert Farrier were Norfolk shoppers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Staley moved into the vacant house at the T. E. Alderson place recent ly. They plan to work for Mr. Aldeerson the coming year. Charley Grimes and boys and Mrs. T. E, Newhouse visited Mrs. Grimes at the Stuart hospital Saturday. They report her con dition improved. Elvera Sorenson had supper at the John Dankert home Saturday evening. Relatives here have received word that Pvt. Delbert Nissen is now in the Philippines. Mr. ar,d Mrs. Clarence Grimes and family and Clair Grimes and Miltton drove to Tilden Sunday. Clair and Milton visited Mr. Stew ard and Mrs. Edward Grimes and twin daughters. The Clarence Grimes family visited at the Steward home and also with Mrs. Grimes’ sister, Mr. and Mrs Paul Corkle and family. Donald Cavanaugh left Thurs day for the Great Lakes Training Station to enlist in the Navy. Mr and Mrs. John Albers and Delores and Mrs. Lewis Walter were Nirfolk shoppers Monday. A seven o’clock dinner was served at the Tangeman home Sunday evening. Those present w-ere: Mrs. Alma Farrier, Mr. and Mrs. Hylas Farrier and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Farrier an! boys and Mrs. Robert Farrier and Dickie. luck crion arove up irom raw ing Sunday, to get Mrs. Brion and Ronnie, who have been stay ing at the J. W. Walter home. They are now visiting at the dome of his parents at Ewing. Ruby and Ei leen Jones accom panied their father, Ed Jones to Elgin Saturday. Rev Park was a caller at the Louis Rothchild home Sunday evening. Miss Carol Page, of O’Neill, who teaches southwest of Amelia, spent Sunday at the George At kinson home. Mrs. Chas. Edwards was quite sick several rdays last week. Mrs. Blanche Edwards helped care for her and the chidren. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson and Ardith Roth made a business trip to Grund Island Thursday of last week, Mr. an Mrs. Stanley Elkins en tertalned the following guests at dinner Sunday in honor of the birthdays of her brother. Ray Grubb, and their son Kidney Lee: Mrs. Lola Grubb and Ray, Mr. and Mrs William Woods, Mr. and (Mrs. Bayne tjrubb and daughter, Mr. and Gauis Winter mote and Carolyn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones and Ruby were all sick with the flu last week. Mr. and Mrs. Troxol Green and daughter were supper guests at the Louis Rothchild home. Rev. and Mrs Park and Robert and Mrs Alrria Ear rlrr had dinner Wednesday of Inst week with Mrs. Nellie Starr. Dinttrr gurqtn At the George Fullerton home at Amelia Sun luy wei*- Mi and Mrs. Vein •ugesar and Floyd, Mi. arid Mrs. hares Hpath and dauughters, Vlary I.oi» ahtl Angie, Mr. and Mrs M 1,. Hagenar, Mi and Mi’s. I1.rule Johnston anil Mr. and Mrs. F ftrnall and (family, Mi and Mis Kuln'ii Peltzer •rid Mi and Mrs Alfred Walter lio'/» p, ItanPui Wednesday exf as) week |o attend the funeral .f tie ft nephew, MMM 3-c Hubert lloeffner, who was killed in a :daoe erash at t,ak*' City, Florida, at Friday, Derember H. The funeral was tield in the Congre rntmiiml i imi'h at Stanton. Pvt. Ifolaui t’alt/ar arrived in Stan on Wednesday evening, hut was i feW home too lata II attend the funeral Pvt Peltzer is from 'amp Mutnei Durham, NO. Pvl and Mrs, Wvert Gorgan ir rived Saturday from Camp Wallers, Teaas, for a short fur lough Pvl ({organ will leave I anna tv % Hnr California, from when- he expects to be sent over* seas. Mrs . Gorgan will remain here. Mrs. LeRoy Holcomb drove to Stuart Monday for treatments at the hospital. Mrs Cecil Thornton returned Thursday from a three weeks' visit with relatives at Oklahoma City, Okla. She reports the weather there as being unusually cold with rain and light snow. Donald Alderson, jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Alderson is staying with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Alderson and attending school. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harley and girls were visitors at the Earl Diolittle home at Amelia Sunday. Floyd Whitaker attended the : pure-bred Hereford Cattle sale at Grand Island on Thursday of last week, where he purchased j a bull and heifer. “The Helping Hand Club of the Amelia Community met with Mrs. Beryl Waldo on December 14 for I their annual Christmas party. Eighteen members and five visit I ors were present. They were served a delicious Christmas din ; ner with all the trimmings. An I enjoyable program of music end games was arranged ty Mrs. Blake Oit and Mrs. Lee Sam mons after which the gifts from their mysterious sisters were passed and namts drawn for next | year. Delores Primus, teacher in the Berry School and pupils, gave a Christmas program and held a ! basket social at the school house ‘ Thursday evening of last week. ; Owing to the bad roads not a large crowd attended but an en • joyable evening was spent. Ten dollars was taken in from the box social, which is to be used for play ground equipment and maps. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Carson and Patty had dinner Sunday at the Harry Scoftt home. Harry is suffering frim three broken ribs. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ritterbush were Sunday visitors at the Al bert Ritterbush and Arnie Mace homes. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thorin and LaVonne were callers at the John Nacfrtman home Sunday evening.1 SCHLECHT-MOLLHOFF A pretty wedding was solem nized in St. Paula Lutheran church Buffalo Creek, near Tilden at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, December 10, 1944, when Miss Leona Mullhoff became the bride of Victor Schlecht, off Clear water, Nebr. A white arch decorated with pink, blue and yellow roses and a tiry attace fence outlined en twined with sweet peas outlined the altar. Preceding the ceremony Mrs. : Kenneth Berg, of Meadow Grove, * | sang, “Whither Thou Goest," ac companied on the piano by Mrs. Walton Grant, also af Meadow Grove. They wore green and pink formals respectively. The bridal party advanced diwn the aisle to the Strains of Moonlight Revere wedding march played by Mrs. Awald Saume, sister of the groom. Miss Emma Mullhiff, sister of the bride, and Miss Victoria Schlecht, twin sister of tht groom, acted as bridesmaids; the former wore a pink silk brocaded floor length dress and corsage of vari gated carnations with white ac cessories. The latter wore a sheer pink marquisete over p nk silk, flior length dress with white accessories and a corsage of vari gated carnations. They were attended by Alvin Schutt and Wilbur Reinke, cous ins of the groom. They wore dark brown and dark hue suits respectively and each wort a white carnation They preceded Paul Mullhoff the groom’s best man, a brother of the bride; he wore a blue pen cil stripe suit and a white car natiin. Mrs. Paul Mollhoff, h.s wife, acted as matron of honor; she wore a sheer, light blue floor length dress over blue taffeta and pink and white accessories and a corsage of pink carnatons. They preceded the little flower girls, Lois Sanne, niece,,°L# groom, and Judy Kay Mollhoff, niece of the bride; they wore floor length rose colored taffeta gowns and carried white baskets of rose buds and sweet peas. The bride beautifully attired in a floor engtn gown of s-^eer white rayon brocade, with sniricd front bodice; was accompanied by her father to the altar who gave her to the groom, who appeared from the vestry. He wore a darK blue suit and wore a white car nation. Tbe bridal veil and train v*aa of white illusiin bordertd in Chantill lace and cap was em broidered in small pearl beads. She wore a bracelet and necklace a gift from the groom and carried a boquet of pink rose buds and baby's breath tied with ribbon streamers, which complettd the bridal ensemble. The double ring ceremony was used, Rev. Gerhard Walter a cous in qf the groim, read the marriage lines. ... . i Arnold Sanne. brother-in-law of the groom and Theodore Whit wer were the ushers. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents near Tilden. A sumptuous six o clock dinner was served to about fifty relatives. The pink and blue color scheme prediminated in the table decorations. A three tiered white wedding cake decor ated in pink roses and tiny blue doves, topped with a minatuie bride and groom formed the cen ter piece. It was baked by the bride’s sister, Miss Emma Moll hoff. Mrs. Walter Lang and Mrs. Harold Sanne were "waitresses. The bride is a charming young lady, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mollhoff and grew to womanhood in a farm near Tilden. She graduated from the Tilden High school with the class (Continued on page five)