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LXV ' O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1945 NO. W
DUANE SAMMONS
HOLT PIONEER. DIES
AT AMELIA HOME
Homesteaded at Age of
21, and Lived Balance
of Life Nearby
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist Chu ch in Amelia
Saturday, January 27th, fo''
Duane 'Sammons, p:oneer Holt
Countv resident, who passed
awav Thursday at the Stuart hos
pital.
Duane Sammons, the fourth
son of David and Eleanor Sam
mons, wras born at Groveland,
111., April 10, 1865, and died
January 25, 1945, at the age of
79 years, 9 months and 15 days.
He lived in Illinois until his 20th
year, coming to Nebraska with
his father and younger brother
in the spring of 1885. At the age
of 21 he homesteaded near
Amelia, later locating on the
place known as the McGinnis
ranch. In 1901 he moved to the
Klace northwest of Amelia where
e lived until the time of his
death.
In 1902 he was united in mar
rioge to Mamie Pierce, who with
their three children, Lee, Mrs.
Hazel Ott, and Mrs. Bonnie Wat
son, all of Amelia, are left to
mourn the passing of a kind and
loving husband and father. Also
surviving him are a brother, Al
fred E. Sammons of Amelia,
eight grandchildren, several
nephews and nieces and a host of
friends.
The funeral procession en
route from his home to the
churcfh that he had helped to
establish, paused for a brief time
beside the still waters of the lit
tle lake where he had found so
much peace and contentment in
his later life.
Rev. Thomas J. Peacock, pas
tor of the M. E. Church, was in
charge of tihe services, assisted
by Rev. D. S. Conrad. Music was
furnished by Mrs. M. L. Sageser,
Mrs. Ernie White, Mrs. Belle
Widman, Harry White, Rev. Pea
cock, and Mrs. Clyde Widman,
pianist. Pallbearers were Arthur
Hiatt, S. C. Barnett, T. S. Doo
little, Harold Gilman, Elmer
Oetter and Vernon Sparks.
CHAMBERS ITEMS
Phyllis Carpenter, Reporter
MELVIN SANRED THORIN
Melvin Sanred Thorin, fifth son
of Charles and Clara Thorin was
born January 3, 1911, near Norden,
Nebr., in Keya Paha County. Re
port received states that he died
January 7, 1945 in France, at the
age of 34 years and 4 days as a
result of wounds received in action.
He grew to manhood near Ewing,
where he joined the United Breth
ren Church in 1927, and was very
active in young people’s work. He
moved to the vicinity of Chambers,
Nebr., in 1933, where he resided
until inducted into military ser
vice.
On February 2, 1942 he was
united in marriage to Miss Florence
Taylor of Chambers, Nebr., was
inducted into military service April
3, 1942. was sent to England in
March 1944. He was assigned to the
6th armored division of the 3rd
army, under General Patton.
He leaves to mourn his passing,
his wife Florence, one son, Lloyd
Melvin, mother, Mrs. Clara Thorin,
several brothers, Ernest A., Edwin C.,
Clarence R., Leonard A., Oscar M.,
Harold C., and Duane W. Eleven
nieces and nephews, other relatives
and many friends.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday at the Methodist Church in
Chambers, a double service being
held for Melvin and his father who
passed away on Tuesday. Rev.
Park conducted the service. A
quartet consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Adams, Mrs. Letha Cooke and
Ray Hoffman furnished the music.
Honary pallbearers were T. E.
Newhouse, Bayne Grubb, Donald
Grimes, Louis Rothchild, Duane
JfCarson and Charley Edwards.
Although this loved one can
never be with us in body, he is in
spirit and will always be remem
bered and have a place in our
hearts. We are proud of him. He
did not go out to seek fame and
glory, all he wanted was freedom
and peace and he gave his all
that this might some day be at
tained.
Mrs. Wayne Rouse and Mrs.
Robert Farrier accompanied Frank
Porter to Grand Island Friday.
Mrs. Sarah McMillan passed away
at her home at Payette, Idaho on
Saturday, January 27th. Funeral
services will be at the Chambers
Methodist Church Thursday after
noon. Mrs. McMillan was the mo
ther of Mrs. Sarah Adams of
Chambers.
AMERICAN RED CROSS,
CHAMBERS BRANCH
Number of articles made and
turned in to county chapter from
(Continued on page four) _
The best investment in the
world: United States war bonds.
SMALL DOSES
PAST AND PRESENT
By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nabs.
Any efforts for national unity are
thwarted by documents coming out
of the White House that make fox
disunity.
Mr. Wallace professes to be champ
ion of the “little man.’’ The little
man, little business, has done j
pretty well in caring for personal
interests and all he wants now is to
be let alone to work out his own
destiny.
A modern scientific speculator
says: “Soil, however, is a develop
ment by nature produced with in- |
finitesima 1 slowness through a
million years.” An ancient, who j
wrote about 3,500 years nearer the
beginning of material things says
the job was done in six days.
Of those wearing the uniform of
the army or navy encounted in
travel all hteve had enough of it,
with one exception—a WAC. An
Ogallala Sioux Indian girl from
Pine Ridge told me she likes the
army. With military or Indian re
berve she replied to the question as
to what her duties were, “O, a
little of everything.
Dr. Henry R. Wriston, president
of Brown University, thinks “we
are steadily embracing the ideas of
our enemies. By some strange ob
servation we fight the Nazis phy
sically, we denounce them verbally,
and at the same time we tend more
and more to copy this essential
thesis.” I wonder, are the blood
and tears and treasure poured out
b y America t o overwhelm a
foreign monster only to have that
monster rear its frightful head at
home? The scholarly doctor thinks
there is too much emphasis on
bread and potato, new suits and the
latest in overcoats coming out of j
government sources and not enough '
on the ideals of democracy. Or in J
other words the good old Yankee j
doctrine of root hog or die. And
the national drift has developed
what one writer says is a “shoddy.
generation.”
A medical journal that has
weathered the vicissitudes for 60
years says to get your vitamins not
at the corner drug store but at the
corner grocery—in the shape of
fresh vegetables.
A husky old boy down at the
capital city, who campaigned in
the Philippines and along the
China border and describes him- j
self as a former U. S. soldier, told
me the talk of man ptjwer short
age is a lot of bunk. He had
combed the old town over for a
job and is now awaiting the answer
of bigwigs on his application to
sign up as a messenger boy. He
had been given a social security
number but no job when I last
saw him.
Debunkers are always busy. Here’s
one from Columbia University’s
food chemist: “You eat spinach
largely for its calcium, but the
oxalic acid in it forms an insoluble
compound with that calcium and
the body dosn’t get any.”
The ghost of Barret Scott would
write present day Holt county de
faulters down as mere pikers. He
made away with it all while he
was at it—all but 13 cents. There
are plenty of honest and capable
men and women in Holt county
that could take over the clerk’s
office with credit. I don’t know
what the board has done or intends
to do about the appointment, but
I would favor Mrs. Charley Mc
Kema for the place. She was a
candidate opposing Gallagher not
so long ago, is a native of the
county, capable, friendly and would
be an additional arrangement to a
pretty generally capable court
house force.
Someone eventually gets the
credit, their name hitched to a
certain thing that gives it popular
ity. Just now it is a motherly
madam known as Sister Kenny.
Hydrotherapy was in this country
more than a half century before
the lady from Australia stepped on
the stage. It came out of Battle
Creek, Mich., in perfected form.
Beyond that, our mothers and
grandmothers used a hot baked j
potato, blissfully ignorant of hy- j
drotherapy principles but g o 11
tangible results. It is not important
whose name popularizes a method
of treating the sick, does that me
thod bring healing to afflicted
humanity? Faith healers — mostly 1
fake—at one time were numerous.
A former O’Neill citizen, Az Perry,
gambler, saloon operator, owner of
a 4-horse stage coach line, hotel
landlord, railroad promoter and a
few other undertakings—when last
heard of was reported to have put
on the robes and solemn visage of
the faith healer, and he probably
made a good one. What O’Neill
turned out a generation ago,
whether genuine or suspicious, was
no second-rate stuff.
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A forlorn little depot in a small
OUR DEMOCRACY- — by Mnfc |
Looking Forward
-AN AMERICAN TRAIT ■
It'S INGRAINED IN AMERICAN CHARACTER
TO LOOK FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE -
AS A NATION AND AS INDIVIDUALS.
We LOOK FORWARD TO GROWTH AND PROGRESS
IN AMERICA-TO MAKING OUR OWN PLANS,
ACHIEVING OUR OWN SECURITY, PUTTING OUR
SAVINGS INTO WAR. BONDS, SAVINGS BANKS
AND LIFE INSURANCE — TO ACCOMPLISHING,
OUKSFLVES, THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO.
Farm Loan Arrangements for
World Warjl Veterans
Explained by Holt FSA
Machinery for government guar-<
antee of farm loans to World War
II veterans through GI Bill of
Rights provisions was set in motion
in this part of the state in a meet
ing of Farm Security Adminis
tration county committeemen and
others in Butte on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
This meeting was called by FSA to
instruct county personnel and the
county FSA committees in this area
in their new duties connected with
administration of the GI Bill, Ray
L. Verzal, county FSA supervisor,
stated. The Gl-guaranteed loans
will be made by banks or other
lending sources, and the Veterans’
Administration will guarantee half
the amount of the loan provided
the amount guaranteed does not
exceed $2,000. Eligible lonas will
draw 4 per cent interest. Loans
for chattels will run for the reas
onable length of life or usefulness
of the chattels bought, and in the
case of real estate the loan limit
is 20 years.
Under arrangements worked out
between the Veterans’ Adminis
tration and the Department of
Agriculture, the local committee
which will certify the loans will
consist of the already established
county FSA committee. When act
ing in connection with GI matters,
this committee will be known as
the Veterans’ Loan Certifying Com
mittee, and may later be enlarged
by one member who will be a vet
eran of either World War and who
will preferably be abusinessman. Ex
cept when performing GI connected
duties, this three-farmer committee
will continue its normal duties
pertaining to the FSA program of
rural rehabilitation and farm
ownership.
Another way in which the De
partment of Agriculture cooperates
in the GI farm program is through
another county committee known
as the Veterans’ Advisory Com- j
mittee, set up through activities of
the extension service and working
closely with the county extension
agent. This committee will advise
with veterans who want to know
about local farming conditions,
where to look for assistance in
getting loans and in other advisory
matters. The Farm Credit Admin
istration is assigned responsibility
for making appraisals on real prop
erty as the Veterans’ Administration
may request.
After the Certifying Committee
town hits the bottom of lonely
dreariness.
Of the two hundred and five bil
lion dollars in government war
contracts the past four years Ne
braskans got over one bililon one
hundred and twenty-seven million
dollars, twenty-seven counties get
ting in on the divvy Holt didn’t
get a dime. Have the O’Neill
Bourbons disappeared from the
picture?
(FSA county committee) certifies a
loan, it is then up to the Veterans’
Administration either to issue a
loan guarantee under which the
government guarantees to the lend
er the repayment of a portion of
the loan, or to disapprove the loan
and refuse to make the guarantee.
Veterans’ Administration will, of
course, proceed largely on the
recommendation of the Certifying
Commitee, since the committee is
made up of local men who know
local farming conditions and have
a good idea as to whether or not
the veteran is likely to succeed
with the loan.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that the farm loan phase is
only one of several benefits provid
ed through the GI Bill of Rights.
Local Service Men’s organizations
and veterans’ groups stand ready to
help advise veterans as to ways to
obtain full benefits of the Act.
It was explained that FSA’s re
sponsibilities in connection with
the certifying of Gl-garanteed loans
are entirely separate from FSA’s
regular program of supervised
credit which has been in operation
for nearly ten years, serving fam
ily-type farmers unable to get suit
able credit from other sources.
These regular FSA services have
already been made available to a
large number of discharged veter
ans, and will continue to be avail
able. FSA has already loaned near
ly one and a half million dollars to
discharged World War 11 veterans
for loans in connection with their
plans to get started farming, for
such things as feed, seed, livestock,
equipment and farm operating costs.
In addition, over $240,000 has been
loaned to War II veterans for pur
chase of nearly 50 farms under the
regular Bankhead-Jones Farm Ten
ant Act administered by FSA. In
cidentally, the GI Bill further ex
tends eligibility for loans under the
Bankhead-Jones Act to include
veterans as though they were ten
ants.
Returning veterans interested in
farm loans under GI Bill provisions,
according to the way Mr. Verzal
summed it up, will find a lender
willing to make a loan, and will
then either visit the County Veter
ans’ Advisory committee through
the county agent’s office for further
advice, or see the Certifying Com
mittee through the county FSA of
fice. The veteran should have a
good idea of what farming he wants
to do, what property he wants to
buy, and how he wants to conduct
his enterprise.
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Lotis June Storjohn of O’Neill,
is one of the 139 University of
Nebraska students to graduate
mid-term. She received o bache
lor of science degree in educa
tion in the teachers college. No
formal exercises were held, but
mid-term graduates may take
part in the commencement exer
cises in the spring.
SENATOR WRITES
FROM LINCOLN
Lincoln, January 30, 1945
Monday of this week was the
last day for Che introduction of
bills and two sessions of the sen
ate were held that day, so all
could get under the wire. Twen
ty-one bills were introduced at
the morning session and 18 at
the afternoon session, making a
totol of 348 for the session, which
is about 50 less than were intro
duced two years ago.
One of the most controversial
measures of the session went
into the hopper at the afternoon
session. It is LB238, introduced
by Hubka of Beatrice, and is a
2 per cent sales tax. It is esti
mated that this will raise $12,-;
000,000 per annum. The bill is one
of the most comprehensive of the
many sales tax bills that have
been presented to the legislature
in recent years. Its principal pro
visions are that 2 per cent of the
revenue, whidh is estimated at
$12,000,000 a year, would go to
the state for administration of
the act, 30 per cent to the state
assistance department, and the
other 68 per cent to the schools
of the state. The bill has the
backing of the Nebraska State
Grange and several school organi
zations.
If the estimates of the advo
cates of the bill are correct
$12,000,000 annually, it would
mean that $240,000 would go to
the state for administration. The
assistance department would re
ceive $3,528,000, which is twice
as much revenue as the depart
ment ever received Irom the 1
cent gas tax and the school fund
would receive about $9,000,000.
Tins would be apportioned out to
the schools of the state. The tax
if adopted, would become effec
tive July 1, 1945, and would be
placed upon the gross receipts
from retail sales or tangible prop
erty sold at retail. It would not
apply, however, to gross receipts
for transportation services, to
sales not in excess of 15 cents,
ticket sales to state and county
fairs and other educational and
religious functions, motor fuels,
sales of goods upon which a state
excise tax greater than 2 per
cent has been collected, sales of
seeds, commercial fertilizers,
livestock and poultry, grains, hay,
commercial concentrates or min
eral feeds. Neither does it ap
ply to sales made by religious
and educational institutions.
The administration of the act
and collection of the tax is given
to tlhe tax commissioner and re
tailers are to make periodic re
ports to his office on blanks fur
nished for that purpose.
Another pension bill went into
the hopper Monday. It is to pro
vide a retirement system for
state employees. Employees are
to contribute 4 per cent of their
wages to the fund and the state
must contribute an amount suffi
cient to pay the state pension.
This is the third retirement bill
introduced at Uhis session. One
covers all school employees and
another covers all municipal em
ployees and those of any politi
cal subdivision of the state. They
will all have tough sledding.
A united effort seems to be on
here to eliminate normal train
ing from Nebraska high schools.
School officials in the 28 sena
torial districts—wlho wish to re
tain this in their high schools—
should send in their objections to
its elimination, so we can pre
sent them to the proper commit
tee when the time arrives.
Former Senator Tony Asimus
was a legislative visitor last
week, and was warmly greeted
by his many friends in the
Senate.
We will try and give you a de
scription of some of tlhe other
“hot measures” before this ses
sion, next week. |
Respectfully yours,
D. H. CRONIN
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Peter Ruda of Bristow, a
baby girl born Saturday.
Mrs. Bernard Stewart, dis
missed Saturday.
Mrs. Leonard Dusatko, a baby
girl born Monday.
Mrs. Marie Summers, Stafford,
dismissed Tuesday.
George Spindler, dismissed
'tuesday.
Mrs. Bernard Cavanaugh, dis
missed Tuesday.
Leland Caskey, Venus, dis
missed Saturday.
The Weather
High Low Mois ;
January 26 - 44 22
January 27 - 37 20
January 28 - 32 20 T
January 29 - 32 13 .02
January 30 - 15 2
January 31-20 0
February 1-24 0
MARRIAGE LICENSES
To Raymond Junior Hoffman,
Bassett and Betty Jane Butler,
Stuart, on January 25th. They were
married the same day by Rev.
Dawson J. Park, pastor of O’Neill
i Methodist Church.
BRIEFLY STATED !
Tho Alpha Club met January
24th at the home of Mrs. George
C. Robertson at which time of
ficers were elected to serve for
the present year. Money was ad
vanced to renew subscriptions to
magazines being sent to boys in!
service and a contribution was
made to the infantile paradysis
fund1.
Mrs. P. W. Davenport of Tarkio
Mo., came Wednesday to visit
several weeks at the home of
Mrs. Lulu Quigg and her mother,
Mrs. Pace.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rickly
spent Thursday in Fullerton on
business.
Mrs. Carl Widtfeldt went to
Fremont Friday and returned
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Coil went
to Sioux City Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas went
to Norfolk Sunday and on Tues-1
day Mr. Thomas submitted to an i
operation. Latest reports are that
he is in a serious condition. He
is at Lutheran Hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira
George in a Sioux City hospital;
Friday a son. The little one;
passed away Saturday. Our sym- i
pathy is extended to them at this
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Price were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Martin Sunday.
Mrs. Elsie Slattery was very
much surprised Monday evening to
receive a phone call from New
York. It was her brother, Arthur
J. Ambrose of the medical corps
of the Royal Air Force of Eng
land. Mrs. Slattery has not seen her
brother for 25 years. Mr. Ambrose
could not disclose why he is in
the United States but did tell her
he would visit her some time this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wrede and
son Donny left Wednesday for
Rochester, Minn., where they will
go in regard to Donny’s health.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Price have
received a card signed by their
son Stephen Price who is a Ger
man prisoner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Curran re
ceived a telegram Saturday from
their son Joe Curran who has re
cently returned from a year in Af
rica. Joe is with the Seabees.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jonas
were in Norfolk Monday on busi- j
ness.
Word has been received here j
that Archie L. Sargent, son of Leon
Sargent of this city, has received an j
honorable medical discharge. He'
has been with the 134th Engineers!
medical corps and was overseas 34
months. His home is at Seal Beach,
Calif.
Mrs. Ralph Voecks has recently
heard from her husband who is re
portedly with the First Army.
Ralph said that one other American
soldier and himself recently cap
tured five German soldiers who put
up the alibi that they were Poles
instead of Germans.
George C. Robertson returned
Saturday from Lincoln and Omaha
where he had gone on business. He
also visited his daughter, Mrs. R. P.
Orth of Lincoln, and son and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Robertson
of Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jonas of
Grand Island spent the week-end
here visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Herb Russ and daughters,
Misses Henrietta and Herberta Russ,
have returned to Lincoln, Nebr.,
from Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Her
berta was stricken with infantile
paralysis while in California and
she is now in the Orthopedic Hos
pital in Loncoln where she is being
treated by the Sister Kenny method.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McElvain an.i
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker and
small daughter returned from1
Omaha Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ford and Mr.
and Mrs. Milo Williams of Butte
visited Mr. Williams’ mother, Mrs
Marguerite Brown at the hospital
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hewett and
son Gary spent Monday and Tues
day visiting his sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parker.
Miss Kathryn McCarthy returned j
to Grand Island Monday after vis- |
iting here with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Jones visited
over the week-end with Mr. and1
Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka en route from
Redfield, S. D., to Ft. Worth, Tex.
Sunday evening dinner club met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Rooney.
Master Sergeant James Holsclaw
of Morocco, Calif., came Friday to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Holsclaw and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clifton vis
ited Sunday with their daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Me-j
Elhaney.
Virgie Ott came home Friday
after being in the Veterans Hos
pital in Lincoln for several weeks.
Herb Russ went to Lincoln Sat
urday and visited with his wife and
daughters until Monday.
CACTUS CLUB MEETS
The Cactus Club met at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Wrede
January 23rd. Most of the mem
bers were present.
“Time Savers in Sewing” was
the lesson which was well given
by Mrs. Rudy Johnson. Different
kinds of aprons, button holes,
seams, taylors’ tacks, plackets
( and jiffy zippers were shown.
FRED 0. ZINK OF
STUART. CHOSEN
COUNTY CLERK
W?ns on Third Ballot,
5 to 2; 16 Applicants
on List
Fred O. Zink, 56, of Stuart, a
republican, Tuesday was chosen
by the county board of super
visors from a list of 16 applicants
as county clerk of Holt County.
Mr. Zink's election came on the
third ballot taken by the board.
The vote was 5 to 2, the two
votes going to Herman R.
Schrader of Atkinson, and R. L.
George of O’Neill.
Mr. Zink, a well-known farmer
and rancher 12 miles north of
Stuart, has long been prominent
in township affairs, but has
never held county office before,
although his sister, Miss Flor
ence Zink, served two terms as
I county superintendent of schools
about 30 years ago. He succeeds
William F. Serck. who was clerk
! but 17 days, and John C. Gal
lagher, who was elected to the
office in November, 1942, but
who resigned November 14, 1944,
after a shortage in his office ac
I counts was found.
Others who applied for the po
sition were: George W. Holcomb
Amelia; Thaine E. Mitchell,
Chambers; Mervin H. Butler,
Ewing; Mrs. Jennie Callen and
Herman R. Schrader, all of At
kinson; Carl Lorenz, Virgil W.
Ott, Mae Shoemaker, Harry
Clauson, William Becker, How
ard M. Perkins, Ernest G. Price,
James J. Mullen, Robert P. Par
kins and R. L. George, all of
O’Neill.
Page Beats Inman to Cop
County Basketball Crown
Spectators were treated to
some fast, well-played basketball
games this week at the high
school gymnasium. Page was the
winner in the Holt county tourna
ment, but only after battling
througlh tough opposition that
twice found them victors by only
a few points. In the finals they
defeated Inman. St. Joseph’s won
the consolation game from
O’Neill
In the first game of the tourna
ment Monday evening Page
shaded Atkinson 27 to 25. Wed
nesday afternoon Page outplayed
Chambers, 36 to 12, St. Joseph’s
defeated Ewing 35 to 15, Inman
won over St. Mary’s 27 to 25, and
O’Neill outpointed Stuart, 30
to 23. Wednesday evening Page
beat St. Joseph’s 23 to 20 while
Inman defeated O’Neill, 29 to 20.
In the finals Page emerged
victorious over Inman, 32 to 20,
and St. Joseph’s beat O’Neill,
32 to 21.
PAGE NEWS ITEMS
PAGE METHODIST CHURCH
Feodor C. Kattner, Minister.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Christian education is necessary
for Christian living.
Worship services at 11 a. m.
For the children in the church
basement with Mrs. Kattner con
ducting the services.
For the adults in the sanctuary
with the minister conducting the
services.
Youth Fellowship at 8 p. m.
This church is entering whole
heartedly into the crusade for
Christ as launched by the Me
thodist church. Every Methodist
should join as “Methodism Marches
On.”
The Page Project Club met with
Mrs. Harry Harper on Thursday,
January 25th for the lesson on
“Time Savers in Sewing.” Roll call
was answered by fifteen members
and three visitors who gave sewing
hints. A lap board to use when
doing-»#4iid sewing was demon
strated. Also a wrist pin cushion
and a practical method to put
zippers in garments. Mrs. Ray
mond Heiss, reading leader, read
an article on “Peacetime Military
Conscription.” A covered dish
luncheon was sefved at noon.
Members will entertain their hus
bands at the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aughe and
family of Orchard, Mrs. Evely Gray
and Mrs. Ethel Asher were din
ner and supper ts ~f MV. and
Mrs. Otto Matschullat Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Russell were
dinner gusets Thursday of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Braddock.
Mrs. C. A. Townsend entertain
ed the Just-a-Mere Club at her
home Friday afternoon. Nine
members and two guests, Mrs. Geo.
Rost and Mrs. O. B. Stuart were
present. Rook was played at two
tables. A delicious lunch was
served by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barr of
O’Neill were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Lloyd Cork.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell of
Butte, Nebr., have been visiting at
the Larabee Kelly home.
Mr. and Mi's. J. M. Kennedy
and son Bruce and Dean Skinner
of Ainsworth, Nebr., who had at
tended a basket ball game at
O’Neill Friday evening came to
Page and also attended the Card
Benefit at the I. O. O. F. hall.
The Pinochle Club met at the
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