Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier
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VOLUME 66.—NUMBER 33. _ O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THUR SDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1946. _PRICE 5 CENTS
NO SNOW BLANKET
THIS CHRISTMAS
Proverbial White Yule
An Exception; Mercury
Rises to 56
BUYING IS HEAVY
That traditional “blanket of
snow” which proverbially covers
the Christmas scene was an ex
ception this yuletide in the O’
Neill area. The countryside
bathed in a sun that sent the mer
cury into the 50s with no snow
in sight. .
But snow or no snow, Christ
mas was in the air and the day
was solemnly observed in the
city. Most Holt county churches
sponsored the usual Christmas
services in commemoration of
Christ’s birth nearly two thous
and years ago.
Schools Dismiss
The O’Neill public school and
St. Mary’s academy dismissed pu
pils Friday for the annual Christ
mas vacation. The buses and
trains were filled with pupils
leaving to spend the holidays
elsewhere and college students,
teachers, and others returned to
sbend the yuletide in their homes
here. Innumrable family reun
ions were held.
On the commercial scene,
Christmas buying was heavy and
possibly hit an all-time high.
Shortages, however, restrained
considerable buying and some
stores reported a leveling-off of
yule sales a fortnight before
Christmas.
Higher prices contributed to
the increased volume, but some
stores reported more sales resist
ance this year than in 1945. Shop
pers generally found a greater
variety of items this year and
were prone not to take the first
item they saw.
Postal Record Seen
Postal workers have been too
busy to compute this year’s totals
and compare with previous years,
but they are certain that the vol
ume is heavier than in 1945, des
pite the embargo that was
brought about early in the month
due to the coal tsrike.
Postmaster Agnes E. Sullivan
said today (Thursday? that the
194(5 Christmas volume would
probably establish an all-time
high at the postoffice here.
The week’s weather summary,
based on daily readings at 8 a.m.
follows:
Date Hi Lo Moist.
December 20 41 16 T
December 21 40 28
December 22 41 24
December 23 _ 57 21 T
December 24 40 20
December 25 _ 45 28
December 26 _ 56 20
Balmy, Warm Yule
Week Here —
Christmas week, 1946, will be
remembered ds one of the balm
iest and warmest on record.
The temperatures were so mild
that overcoats were frequently
discarded during the daytime.
ELDERLY PAIrIn
AUTO ACCIDENT
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Saxton, 80
and 78, respectively, suffered
mostly from shock in an automo
bile mishap west of here early
Monday. The Ainsworth couple
was enroute to Denison, la., to
spend the holidays when their
machine, driven by their daugh
ter, went off the highway.
They were immediately taken
to the O’Neill hospital and were
dismissed today (Thursday).
Kick from Cow Results
in Fractured Leg
CHAMBERS — Mrs. E. H.
Russell suffered a leg fracture
recently when a cow she was
milking kicked her. She was
knocked-over and trampled by
the animal.
Mrs. Russell is being treated
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Glen Grimes, north of
here.
WHOLESALE FIRM OPENS
The Jerry D. Kusy company,
of Norfolk, has opened a branch
wholesale firm in O’Neill with
James Donlin in charge. The Ku
sy firm jobs fountain flavors,
candies, cigars, and cigarettes, j
According to Mr. Kusy, the O’- i
Neill branch will serve from O’
Neill west to Ainsworth, north
to Bristow and south to Clear
water.
FATHER DIES
William Ristow, 81, of Foster,
father of Fred Ristow, of O’Neill,
died at 2 a.m. Sunday at his
home. Funeral services were
held Tuesday at the Stark Val
ley Lutheran church. The late j
Mr. Ristow was born at Doeletz, f
Germany, coming to Nebraska at
the age of 16. He originally set
tied at Schuyler.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John Ressel, 23, of Chambers, !
and Miss Virgie Hartland, 17, of
O’Neill, December 23. I
Holt’s tirst 1947 Baby
to Be Showered with Gifts
The first baby to be born
within the confines of Holt
county in 1947 will be a lucky
tot, because a group of O’Neill
business firms are a self-ap
pointed reception committee.
Brown-McDonald’s will give
a baby Chatham blanket to the
first-comer of the new year;
the O’Neill Photo company will
present an, 8x10 enlargement in
a gold frame; McCarville’s have
PAGE'S SECOND
OLDEST IS 90
P. T. Stevens Quietly
Passes Milestone;
Born in Maine
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PAGE — P. T. Stevens, 90,
Page’s second oldest resident, Sat
urday observed his birthday an
niversary quietly at his home.
For the past two years Mr. Stev
ens has been confined to his bed.
He 'had enjoyed the best cf
health until that time.
Mr. Stevens was born at Dead
River, Me. When a small child,
he moved with his parents to
Iowa. On September 2, 1882, he
and Mrs. Stevens were married
at Walker, la. In 1886 they movt d
to Nebraska and settled on a
homestead near Middlebranch.
There they endured all the hard
ships of pioneer life. They moved
from the farm to Page on June
14, 1905, and have since resided
here. For many years Mr. Stev
ens operated a harness and shoe
shop here.
Of the Stevens’ nine children,
three live at Page. They are Mrs.
Evelyn Gray, Mrs. Leila Snell,
and Ralph. The other children are
Herbert, Atkinson; Lloyd, Long
Beach, Calif.; Guy of Norfolk;
Mrs. Florence Neilen, Sioux City,
la.; Mrs. Blanche Darr, Los An
geles, Calif.; and Mrs. Lulu Town
send, Portland, Ore.
During the recent war their son,
Guy, and eleven grandchildren
were in service. One grandson,
Glenn Darr, was lost in action.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens reside in
a small cottage in the west part
of town. It was built several
years ago after their original
town home was destroyed by fire.
Mr. Stevens received more than
40 birthday greeting cards on his
anniversary.
Page’s oldest resident is Mrs.
Ida Townsend. She passed her
90th milestone July 27.
O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Alvin Parks, Mrs. Albert
Derickson, Mrs. Dale Ravell and
their infants were dismissed this
week. . . Arthur Rouse, who suf
fered a broken leg recently when
kicked by a horse, was dismissed
Sunday.
Guests Come from Distance —
Miss Anna O’Donnell is enter
taining M. F. O’Donnell, of Dal
las, Tex., Edward L. O’Donnell,
of Denver, Colo., and Miss Pa
tricia O’Donnell, a student at
Rosary college, River Forest, 111.,
during the holidays. Her guests
arrived Saturday evening.
Nurse Visits Here —
Miss Maragaret Halva, a reg
istered nurse of St. Elizabeth’s
hospital, Lincoln, arrived Satur
day to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Halva. Miss Halva expects to be
here about two weeks.
Entertains Sioux Cityan —
Mrs. Sibyl Maring, of Sioux
City, spent Christmas with her
sister, Mrs. Alice Bridges. She
returned Thursday morning, her
nephew Zane Cole taking her
there by plane.
Miss Ann Clark, of Omaha, is
spending the holidays with her
sister, Mrs. Agnes E. Sullivan.
5 a baby sweater (pink for a girl,
blue for a boy); the Lindberg
Home & Auto Supply will give
a slumberide; McIntosh Jewel
ry has reserved a gold infant’s
ring; Gambles is offering a
clothesbasket; the Ralya IGA
store will set aside two quarts
of homogenized milk; the Un
ion store has packed an assort
ment of Heinz baby foods; Pen
ney’s will present a baby book;
and, for good measure, The
Frontier will issue the doting
parents a free one-year sub
scription.
On page three of this issue
of The Frontier may be found
the details of the contest.
The rules are simple. Par
ents whose infant can qualify
must write a letter to the First
Baby Contest Editor, The Fron
tier, O’Neill, noting the par
ents’ full names and addresses,
name and sex of the baby,
name and address of the at
tending physician, and date and
hour of birth.
The contest editor assumes
that the first baby will arrive
during the first six days of the
new year, and therefore all en
tries must be postmarked not
later than 6 p.m., Monday, Jan
uary 6.
400 Vets Off Rolls
for Failure to Comply
Nearly 400 Nebraska World
War II veterans taking training
or educational courses under the
GI bill of rights remain off the
subsistence payrolls because they
have failed to report their earn
ings as required by law, accord
ing to Ira M. DeWalt, a contact
representative for the Veterans
administration.
He explained that the wage re
ports were due November 5, that
the subsistence allowance of 1,500
Nebraska veterans were original
ly suspended for failure to com
ply.
“About 75 percent of those sus
pended,” DeWalt said, “have been
reinstated by reporting their in
comes in response to followup
letters sent out by the VA’s re
gional office.”
Conies from Ohio —
Charles Shatto, of Delaware,
O., spent Christmas here with his
wife and daughter. Mrs. Shatta
was the former Loretto Carr.
INMAN PAIR WED
HALF-CENTURY
Coventrys Hold Open •
House Sunday for
Family, Friends
INMAN—Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Coventry, longtime residents
of Inman vicinity, have been
married a half century.
• f'arly 100 guests gathered
Sunday at “their home to help
them commemorate their wed
ding day. Open-house was held
between 2 and 5 p.m.
The Coventrys were married
December 2?, 1896 at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Smith, at Olds, Alberta,
Canada. They began housckeep
; ing on a homestead near Olds,
and in 1904 they moved to a farm
six miles south of Inman. In 1914
they moved • into Inman where
they have continued to reside*. Mr.
Coventry was a partner in the
Watson & Coventry store until
the partnership was dissolved in
1918.
Mr. and Mrs. Coventry are the
parents of three daughters and
two sons. Thev are: Mrs. Sher
man (Louise) Grazier, of Jeffer
son City, Mo.; Mrs. James (Car
rie) McMahan, Mrs. Kenneth
(Hessie) Smith, James Coventry
and Kenneth Coventry, aU of In
man.
Mrs. Elwin Smith, of Inman,
was in charge of the guest book
during Sunday’s open-house.
Numerous gifts, flowers and cards
were received
3-Tiered Cake
The table for the bride of a
half-century ago was laid with a
lace cloth. A three-tiered white
wedding cake, topped with a
swinging golden bell, was the
centerpiece. Guests were served
a tray lunch which was carried
out in gold - and - white colors.
Refreshment hostesses were Mrs.
James Coventry, Mrs. Kenneth
Coventry, Mrs. James McMahan,
Mrs. Sherman Grazier and Mrs.
Keneth Smith.
Members of the couple’s imme
diate family present included
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Grazier
and George, Jerry, James and
Sharon oue.-M^l of Jefferson City,
Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. James McMa
han and Patricia, of Inman; Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and De
ritha, Yvonne, Beverly and Bert,
of Inman; Mr. and Mrs. James
Coventry and Kpan, Kay and
William, of Inman; Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Coventry and Ronald,
Richard and Robert, of Inman.
Also present were John J. Smith,
of Three Hills, Alberta, Canada,
a brother of Mrs. Coventry, the
only guest who was also present
at the wedding in 1896; Mrs. L.
S. Mapes, of Fremont, a sister of
Mrs. Coventry; Millie Munroe, a
cousin of Mrs. Coventry; Lilly
Bruner, Mrs. King and Miss Al
my, all of West Point.
Enjoy Excellent Health
Unable to be present were two
grandchildren, Mrs. Betty Wright,
of Harrisburg, Pa., and Miss Don
na Grazier, of Jefferson City, and
the only great-grandchild, Vicky
Lou Wright, of Harrisburg, Pa.
Both Mr. Coventry, 75, and
Mrs. Coventry, 71, enjoy excel
lent health.
CHAMBERS SICK & INJURED
CHAMBERS — Howard Beei
submitted to an appendectomy at
a Norfolk hospital Friday. . . Dr.
and Mrs. J. W. Gill are both pa
tients at St. Elizabeth’s hospital
at Lincoln. . . . Glen Grimes, re
cently treate at the O’Neill hospi
tal, is now at his home north of
Chambers.
Joy and Saddness Mingled
in Uncovering $3,440
ATKINSON — How would
you like to find a wad of dirty
old U. S. greenbacks (or cur
rency, if you prefer the term)?
And how would you like to be
almost certain that it’s a case
of ‘finders-keepers’?
Mrs. John Zahradnicek, who
lives northwest of Atkinson,
uncovered $3,440 recently, but
her reaction was not the usual.
It was a mingled feeling of joy
and sadness. The joy is easily
explained, but the sadness is
brought about because the
money belonged to her aged
mother, who might well have
used it for her own welfare be
fore she died in 1939 at the age
of 89. •
While moving an old reed
organ, which had stood in a
storage room of her family
home for many years, Mrs. Zah
radnicek discovered the roll
which her mother, the late Mrs.
Cecelia Voigt, had hidden
away, presumably because of
a mistrust in banks.
Mrs. Voigt had made her
home with Mrs. Zahradnicek
after a disastrous bank failure
had taken her son’s savings
and had caused him to be des
pondent, Mrs. Zahradnicek re
counts.
The money, all in large-sized I
bills, was taken to a bank for
safekeeping.
The organ was a second
handed one that had been pur
chased by Mr. Voigt when Mrs.
Zahradnicek was a small girl.
A Mason & Hamelin, walnut
finished instrument, it “had lots
of gingerbread,” its present
owner remembers.
The organ gradually fell into
disuse and was relegated to a
corner during the period of
Mrs. Voigt’s residence in the
Zahradnicek home. After her
death, the room was converted
into a storeroom and the or
gan remained unmolested.
Recent remodeling prompted
Mrs. Zahradnicek to move the
organ onto the porch, where
the treasure was revealed.
Mrs. Voigt’s will left the res
idue of her estate to Mrs. Zah
radnicek, so she has little doubt
but what the find will be hers
for keeps.
Mrs. Zahradnicek is a Gold
Star mother. Her son, Harry,
was killed on Luzon during
World War II and the body is
buried there. Another son,
Walter, campaigned in Africa
and Italy and after the war was
won, the carelessness of a com
panion almost cost him his life.
A bullet from an “unloaded”
German Luger pierced his
shoulder and severed a large
artery and a nerve which led
to the fingers of his right hand.
3 LODGES PICK
1947 OFFICERS
Three O’Neill lodges recently
elected officers for 1947.
Masons (Garfield lodge 95, AF
&AM) — Paul Shi ek, master;
Larry Johnson, senior warden;
Jack Davis, junior warden; John
Harbottle, secretary; H. L. Lind
berg, treasurer.
Eastern Star — Esther Harris,
worthy matron; Mrs. Paul Shi
rek, associate matron; H. J.
Kruse, worthy patron; H. L.
Lindberg, associate patron; Mrs.
Ella Porter, conductress; Mrs. Ed
na Kruse, associate conductress;
Mrs. Bright, secretary; Mrs. Lor
enz Bredemeier, treasurer.
Odd Fellows (Elkhom Valley
lodge 57) — Emmet Crab, noble
grand; C. H. Sweitzer, vice-grand;
Elmer Bowen, secretary; L. G.
Gillespie, treasurer.
Neligh ^Voters Okay
Airport Proposal
NELIGH—The city of Neligh
Tuesday voted a $10,000 bond is
sue to purchase approximately
| 100-acres of land one mile south
of the city for a municipal air
port. The land, owned by Louis
SPafahl, an extensive landholder,
would cost $100 Per acre.
The count was 376-64 in favor
j of the proposal. The movement
was actively backed by the
Chamber of Commerce, American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign
I Wars, and Rotary club.
Neligh has plans for a class 2
airport which will be built with
state and federal funds.
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RALYA RETURNS
Clayton Wayne Ralya, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Ralya, ar
rived here Christmas to spend
two days with his family. Mr.
Ralya works for the Standard Oil
company in Charleston, W. Va.
AUTO TABS GO ON
SALE JANUARY 2
—
State Reverts to War
Policy to Save
on Metal
j The sale of 1947 tabs to be at
tached to 1946 license plates will
begin Thursday, January 2, it was
announced today (Thursday) by
County Treasurer J. E. Hancock,
whose oTic" in the Holt rounty
courthouse issues the automobile
licenses.
Mr. Hancock points out, how
ever, that the supplies have not
yet been received, but are ex
pected this week.
The use of the tabs for 1947 is
a conservation measure, he px
nlnins. It is the same practice
that was employed during the
war years. Complete plates were
issued for 1946.
All motor vehicle owners must
turn in their 1946 registration
certificates when they apply, the
treasurer points out, and they
must also Day their automobile
tax for 1946 and any delinquent
tax against the vehicle, according
to state law.
Vehicle owners have the month
of January only in which to se
cure their 1947 tabs. Affer Jan
”3>-v .31 th° owners will bo sub
ject to arrest by peace officers if
their vehicle is found in use on
'ho highways.
Mr. Hancock exnects the usual
last-minute rush for new regis
tration certific°toS and tabs, but
he urges Tv’of,orj<;f<? to do thpir li
cense buying early and avoid
queues and delays. During Jan
uary the office will not open un
til 9 a.m., enabling Mr. Hancock
and his assistants to spend an un
interrupted hour with routine of
fice work and thereby clear the
way for the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. rush
for tabs.
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST (O'Neill)
Church school, 9:55 a.m. Class
es for all the family, Lorenz
Bredemcier. general superintend
ent. Worship, 11 a.m. Year’s clos
ing communion service. Metho
dist Youth Fellowship, 7:30 p.m
Rev. Dale K. Wostadt, pastor o'
thp Tilden Methodist church, will
speak. All young people are cor
dially invited.
METHODIST (Inman)
Herbert L. Rouse, lay pastor
Worship, 9:45 a.m. Year’s clos
ing communion service. Church
school, 10:45 a.m. Harvey Tomp
kins, general superintendent,
classes for all the family. Every
one welcome.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD (O'Neill)
Rev. J. M. Cummings, pastor
Sunday-school, 10 a.m.; wor
ship, 11 a.m.; evangelistic service,
8 p.m. Wednesday Bible study,
8 p.m.
METHODIST (Page)
Rev. Carl B. Rayburn, pastor
Sunday-school, 10 a.m., Edgar
Stauffer, superintendent. Wor
ship, 11 a.m.
GOES TO UTAH
Miss Genevieve Biglin departed
for Salt Lake City, Utah, today
(Thursday.)
Hospital Push Is
Moving to Country
Hospital
Helpers
The tentative list of township,
village and town committeemen
and committeewomen follows:
Antelope: Lyndley J. Crumly,
chairman, Luvern VanConett,
both of Page.
Atkinson: J. W. Rocke, chair
man, Mrs. Lulu Dunn, Mrs. Eli
McConnel, Thomas Slattery, El
vin S. White, all of Atkinson.
Atkinson Village: Mrs. James
Berrigan, Frank J. Brady, C. N.
Gonderinger, Ralph J. Kelly, Mrs.
A. G. Miller, Mrs. E. C. Weller, all
of Atkinson.
Chambers Village: Leo T. Ad
ams, chairman, Louis C. Harley,
Mrs. Gladys Oxford, Mrs. C. E.
Tibbetts, J. W. Walter, all of
Chambers.
Chambers: Mrs. G. H. Grimes,
Herman Held, H. R. Holcomb, C.
V. Robertson, all of Chambers.
Cleveland: Calvin Allyn, chair
man, Charles M. Mulford, Mah
lon Shearer, all of Stuart.
Coleman: Carroll C. O’Neill, of
O’Neill, chairman; Wm. D. Lan
gan, Mrs. A. M. Reed, John F.
Storjohn, all of Spencer.
Conley: Joseph E. Koci, chair
man; John Albers, Adelbert Fau
quier, all of Chambers.
Deloit: F. M. Hupp, chairman;
R. A. Bartak, Carl Holz, Ewald
Spahn, all of Ewing.
Dustin; Edwin Engler, chair
man, Charles L. Lofquest, both
of Stuart.
Emmet Village & Emmet: Guy
Cole, chairman; W. P. Dailey, Jess
Wills, all of Emmet.
Ewing: Joseph Thoendel, jr.,
chairman, Casper Larson, both of
Ewing.
Ewing Village: J. Q. Archer,
chairman; S. W. Brion, Lyle P.
Dierks, R. G. Rockey, all of Ew
ing.
Fairview: D. C. Schaffer, of O’
Neill, chairman; Arthur Hiatt,
Lee Sammons, both of Amelia.
Francis: Robert H. Clifford,
chairman; Mrs. Frank Dobrovol
ny, Mrs. Will A. Sitz, all of At
kinson.
Golden: Harry A. VanHorn, of
Page, chairman; D. D. Wiseman,
of Orchard; Geo. Wright, of In
man.
Grattan: Clarence Ernst, chair
man; Hugo Holz, Joe F. Peter,
Russell Shoemaker, ail of O’Neill.
O’Neill City: Leo Moore, chair
man; Tony Asimus, F. E. Parkins,
L. D. Putnam, R. H. Shriner, Wil
lis T. Speltz, all of O’Neill.
Green Valley: Mrs. M. A. Karo,
chairman; S. A. Bouska, E. O.
Slaymaker, all of Stuart.
Holt Creek: Mrs. Fred E. Boett
cher, chairman; Ray Gotschall,
both of Atkinson.
Inman Village: I. L. Watson,
chairman; Lewis Kopecky, both
of Inman.
Inman: George L. Colman,
chairman; R. M. Gannon, both of
Inman.
Iowa: Roger Bowen, of Page;
Grace Huston, of Middlebranch.
Lake: Carl Lambert, chairman;
Magnus Goranson, Leo Lyndon,
P. W. Summerer, all of Ewing.
McClure: Lloyd Gibson, chair
man: Ralph Hoffman, Kenneth
i aRue, Helen Hhoendel, all of
Ewing.
Rock Falls: William Grutsch,
chairman; Mrs. James Curran,
Henry Vequist, all of O’Neill.
Sand Creek: P. W. Kilmurry,
chairman; Mrs. O. A. Hammer
burg, Mrs. R. L. Pease, all of At
kinson.
Saratoga: Dollie Reiser, chair
man, of Butte; Ralph S. Coburn,
of O’Neill; Mrs. H. V. Kirkland,
of Atkinson; George Syfie, of O’
Neill.
Scott: Mrs. Herman Schollmey
er, chairman, of Dorsey; Mrs. Al
bert Carson, of Redbird; Leo Far
ran and E. W. Richter, of Dorsey.
Shamrock: Cyril Peter, chair
man; Ray Hoffman, C. L. Kiltz,
all of Chambers.
Sheridan: Mrs. Robert Martens,
chairman; J. A. Beck, Joseph R.
Matousek, George Meals, Charles
Prussa, all of Atkinson.
Shields: Alfred Drayton, chair
man; James T. Early, Mrs. Wm.
J. McDonough, John Schmidt, all
of O'Neill.
Steel Creek: Ray Siders, chair
man, of O’Neill; T. J. Graham, of
Dorsey; H. H. Miles, of Dorsey;
E. J. Revell, of Star.
Paddock: Mrs. George E. Rect
or, chairman; Mrs. A. L. Borg,
Paul Nelson, S. R. Robertson,
Howard Rouse, all of O’Neill.
Pleasant View: Casper Winkler,
chairman; Louis Goeke, William
Troshynski, all of Atkinson.
Swan: L. W. Barthel, chairman;
Raymond Garwood, Roy Worden,
all of Amelia.
Verdigris: R. L. Heiss, chaiman,
of Page; L. G. Bernholtz, of Page;
Joe Gallagher, of Inman; Edgar
Stauffer, of Page.
Stuart: George Wallenger,
chairman; Joseph Kaplan, Joe
Kaup, jr., Bea L. Morgan, John
Shald, all of Stuart.
Stuart Village: John J. Ramm,
Arthur J. Runnels, both of Stuart.
Page Village: A. G. Braddock,
Assistance Sought from
Township, Village
Committees
CITY DRIVE ENDING
The year-end drive for funds
for O’Neill’s new 200 thousand
dollar nonprofit hospital will be
moved to the country Friday
wh^n solicitors will depart
from the M & M cafe at 8 a.m.,
following an early-morning group
breakfast.
The rural drive will be con
ducted through township com
mitteemen and committeewomen,
who have been asked by the gen
eral committee to assist with the
canvass.
Meanwhile, the solicitors in the
city are finishing their door-to
door canvass, but reports are in
complete and no uptodate figures
are available this week.
The renewed hospital push was
begun three weeks ago following
the general committee announce
ment that contributions to the
nonprofit hospital plan were “de
ductible” from “taxable net in
come.” A specific ruling in this
case was made by the deputy
commissioner for internal reven
ue, Treasury department, Wash
ington, D. C.
The rural drive will also in
clude visits to nc --1' villages and
towns, where representa
• tives have also been asked to as
sist with the canvass.
ROBERT CHILDERS,
WIFE WED 40 YEARS
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Childers Sunday celebrat
ed their 40th wedding anniver
sary at their home west of here.
Present for the occasion were
the following members of their
immediate family: Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Childers and family, of
Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Childers and son, Harold, Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Childers and
daughter, Jean Marie, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Childers and Miss
Helen Childers, all of Genoa; and
Lyle Childers, at home.
Other guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Clouse, of Bartlett; Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Jarman, Mr. and
Mrs. Evert Jarman and family,
Miss Margaret Green and Mr.
John Alderson, all of Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Childers were
presented with many gifts, in
cluding a chest of silverware
from their children, a blanket, a
bouquet of roses and a gift of
money from other guests.
W. E. Williams
Buried at Atkinson
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ATKINSON—W. E. Williams,
61, a former resident of Atkinson,
was buried here Sunday follow
ing funeral services in the Pres
byterian church in which Rev.
W. C. Birmingham, Methodist
pastor, officiated.
Mr. Williams died suddenly at
Corpus Christi, Tex., where he
had been residing for two years
with a daughter, Phvllis.
Members of the Masonic and
Eastern Star lodges attended the?
rites in a body and Masonic serv
ices were conducted at the ceme?
tery. ^
Protivinsky Family
in Ohrislmas Reunion —
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky
en»" tained Christmas day at a
family gettogether the first in
eight years. Their guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thomas, of
Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Claude.
Johnson, and family, of Sioux
Falls, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. John
Grutsch and son, of O’Neill; and
Mr. and Mrs. John Protivinsky.
The latter is on terminal leave
from the Navy.
Wyoming Visitors H-r-' —
Mrs Lorena Duffy and daugh
ter Mary Lou, of Casper, Wyo.,
and Mr and Mrs. Rov Garee, of
Long Pine, spent Christmas with
thei" Darents, Mr. and Mrs. Lor
en Simonson.
Future Subscribers
HYNES — Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Hynes, of O’Neill, a daughter,
weighing six and one-fourth
pounds, born Thursday, Decem
ber 26, in O’Neill hospital.
E. E. Allen. David E. Bowen, P.
E. Nissen, W. E. Wanser, all of
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Willowdale: Elmer Juracek,
chairman; N. A. Linquist, Ben
Miller, E. C. Wertz, all of Star.
, Wyoming: Vern Sageier, of
Amelia; Mrs. Edgar Jungman, of
Amelia; Neal Sloan, of Chambers,
Glenn E. White, of Amelia.