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VOLUME 66.—NUMBER 39. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947. PRICE 5 CENTS
NONAGENARIAN
EXPIRES HERE
(Mrs. Clara Ellen Bell
to Be Buried Friday
at Chambers
CAME TO HOLT IN ’87
Mrs. Clara Ellen Bell, 91, one
♦ of Holt county’s few nonagenari
• ans, died early Tuesday in the
O’Neill hospital. Death was
caused by complications accom
panying her advanced age.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church
in Chambers with interment in
the Chambers cemetery. Rev.
Kenneth J. Scott, of the O’Neill
Presbyterian church, will offici
ate.
Mrs. Bell, the former Clara El
len Nausdale, was born in Ohio
on December 25, 1855. On May
5, 1879 she was united in mar
riage with Willis Robinson Bell,
at Utica, O. They moved to Io
wa, coming to Holt county from
Red Oak in 1887.
The family settled in the Keller
community north of Chambers,
where the late Mrs. Bell was an
original member of the Keller
v Presbyterian church.
• Mr. and Mrs. Bell were the par
ents of two sons and one daugh
ter, all of whom survive. They
are Reed and Dale, both of Cham
bers, and Mrs. Hazel Miller, of
Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Bell resided with her son,
Dale, until she entered the hos
pital two weeks ago.
Mr. Bell died 26 years ago.
Harpers Celebrate 35th
Wedding Anniversary
PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Harper celebrated their 35th wed
ding anniversary by having their
immediate family for dinner
Monday noon. Those attending
were: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Har
per, Sandra and Jeanette, of O’
Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bee
leart, Bobbie, Brenda and Becky,
•and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stauf
fer, Randell and Kant, all of
Page.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper were mar
ried February 3, 1912, at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Skel
ton at Spencer. They moved to
a farm south of Page where they
continued to live until two years
ago when they bought a home in
Page.
Mrs. Ralph G. Rector, Recent
Bride. Honored —
* Mrs. Ralph G. Rector, formerly
Miss Betty Lyons, was honored
Tuesday at a miscellaneous show
er at the home of the bride’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Don O. Lyons.
The hostesses were Miss Peggy
Gribble and Miss Mary Young.
Mrs. Rector, who was married
January 24, received many gifts.
, SICK & INJURED
O’NEILL — Henry Tomlinson
entered a Norfolk hospital Sun
day where he submitted to an op
eration. . . W. A. Ellis has been
ill at his home here. . . Thomas
Donlin is much improved. . . Mrs.
Mary Katherine Conrad, of In
man, is recovering from an attack
of influenza at the home of her
niece, Mi's. C. W. Richter, jr.
CHAMBERS—Dr. and Mrs. J.
W. Gill returned Friday from St.
Elizabeth’s hospital at Lincoln
where they had been hospitalized
for sometime. . . Mrs. R. L. Scott,
wife of a Chambers schoolman,
submitted to an appendectomy
in a Norfolk hospital this week.
Her condition is “good.”
*PAGE — Calvin Harvey and
I Will Neubauer drove to Sioux
City where they met Mrs. Har
vey and Gene, who were return
ing from Rochester, Minn., wjiere
Gene had underwent an opera
tion. They arrived in Page Sun
day morning.
INMAN—Joe Gallagher went
to Omaha Saturday to visit his
sister, Mrs. Neil Chase, who has
been a patient at St. Joseph’s
hospital. . . Lewis Kopetka, sr„
departed Monday for Excelsior
Springs, Mo., where he will re
ceive medical attention.
• Future Subscribers
CLASSEN—Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ald Classen, of Chicago Heights,
111., a daughter, Patricia Claire,
weighing 7% pounds, born Thurs
day, February 6, in Chicago
Heights. The mother is the for
mer Helen Sullivan, daughter of
Mrs. Agnes Sullivan, of O’Neill.
LAURSEN—Mrs. Virgil Laur
sen, of O’Neill, a daughter, weigh
ing 8 pounds, born Wednesday, 1
February 5, in O’Neill hospital.
GORAHIT—Mrs. Albert Gora
hit, of O’Neill a son, weighing 8
pounds, born Thursday, February
6, in O’Neill hospital.
Mr. Mordhorst, 65,
Buried at Pierce
Walter Scott Mordhorst, 65, a
Holt county resident since 1937,
died January 29 in the Lutheran
hospital at Norfolk following a
several weeks’ illness.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mordhorst, he was born
March 10, 1881, at Bonnet, la. He
was married in Davenport, la.,
on January 29, 1908, to Miss An
na Bell Schwitzer, of New Lib
erty, la. To this union was born
one daughter, Evalyn, who died
at the age of 10.
In 1919 the family moved to
Pierce where they resided until
1930, then moving to Norfolk
where Mr. Mordhorst was en
gaged in business. In 1937, they
moved to Chambers and a year
ago moved to O’Neill.
Survivors include the widow;
one sister—Mrs. Ernest Schaefer,
of Pierce; four brothers—George,
of Osmond; Edgar, of McMinn
ville, Minn.; Charles, of Rapid
City. S. D., and Ferdinand, of No
tus, Ida.
Three sisters and one brother
pieceded him in death.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at the Lutheran church
; in Pierce with Rev. P. J. Wirth,
I of Orchard, vacancy pastor at the
i Christ Lutheran church here, de
livering the funeral sermon, as
sisted by Rev. M. Scheips, o<
Pierce. Interment was in the
Prospect View cemetery at
Pierce.
HORTICULTURAL
EXPERTS COMING
Demonstrations Planned
Saturday in Response
to Requests
E. H. Hoppert, extension horti
culturist, and Earl G. Maxwell,
extension forester, both of the
University of Nebraska, will
demonstrate pruning, landscaping
and tree-planting to Holt count
yans Saturday in a two-meeting
visit to the county.
Their coming is in response to
a number of requests from farm
and ranch people in the Atkinson
and Stuart vicinities.
The first demontration is sched
uled for the O. A. Hammerberg
farm, 10 V2 miles north of Atkin
son, at 2 p.m., and the second
meeting will be held at the
Cleveland church at 8 p.m. At
both places colored pictures will
accompany talks.
County Agent A. Neil Dawes,
of O’Neill, states that both Mr.
Hoppert and Mr. Maxwell are ex
perts in matters concerning trees,
fruits and landscaping.
“Most fruit trees can be made
to produce more fruit if proper
care and pruning are given,” Mr.
Dawes said. “Small fruits, such
as raspberry, blackberries, grapes
and cherries, have a definite place
on Holt county farms and ranch
es,” he continued.
Meeting Not Held
Because of Weather
The Holt soil conservation dis
+1 ict did not hold its annual meet
ing on Friday as scheduled be
cause of the adverse weather, ac
"o din" to D. E. Bowen, chair
man. A large percentage of those
to appear on the program were
snowed in and, were unable to at
tend. A number of cooperators,
business and professional men
gathered. A discussion program
followed by slides on soil erosion
and conservation were substitut
ed. Plans for holding this meet
ing at a later date are indefinite.
GO TO LINCOLN
Four 4-H leaders — Mrs. Jess
M"llor, of O’Neill; Mrs. Vern Sa
geser, of Amelia; Mrs. A. Neil
Dawes, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Mar
tin Helmricks, of Ewing — last
week represented Holt county at
the fourth annual leader-training
meeting at Licoln.
Hear Violinist —
The ladies of the Presbyterian
guild met today (Thursday) at
the (home of Mrs. C. E. Yantzi.
Mrs. Lorenz Bredemeier, a guest,
played two violin solos entitled:
“Salut d’Amour” and “Dancing
Dolls.’’
Contract Club in Session —
Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek will be
hostess to the Contract club to
night (Thursday.) Last week’s
winners at the home of Mrs. W. <
H. Harty were Mrs. Edw“ard
Campbell and Mrs. Hugh J. Bir
mingham.
Musketeers Meet —
The Four Musketeers Pinochle
club met Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. L. G. Gillespie. Mrs. L.
A. Carter won high honors.
Entertains Martez —
Miss Helen Biglin was hostess
to the Martez club Tuesday. Win-'
ners were: Mrs. Ira Moss and Mrs.
F. N. Cronin.
ROADS RESTRICT
1947 TAB SALES
Hancock Estimates One
Third Owners Without
New Certificates
Nearly one-third of Holt coun
ty’s motor vehicle owners have
yet to purchase their 1947 auto
mobile license tabs and certifi
cates, it was estimated Wednes
day by County Treasurer J. Ed
Hancock.
Bad road conditions during the
last week in January and thus
far in February prevented many
motorists from making their pur
chases before the February 1
deadline, when it became illegal
to operate vehicles on old licenses
and certificates.
A total of 6.500 certificates are
expected to be issued during 1947,
Mr. Hancock explained. These
include passenger car, trucks, mo
torcycles and scooters.
Sales exceeded the 3,600 mark
this week, Mr. Hancock report
ed.
The Nebraska safety patrol has
announced that persons driving
without 1947 tabs are subject to
arrest under state law, and from
now on the patrol will keep a
j sharp lookout for outdated li
j censes, the announcement said.
City Life vs. Rural Life.
South Side Club Topic —
The pros and cons of “City Life
vs. Rural Life’’ were discussed
Wednesday afternoon in the
meeting of the South Side club
at the home of Mrs. D. C. Schaf
fer. Mrs. Leon Puce was the
moderator in the discussion
which took the form of a “Town
Hall” meeting.
There were 12 members and
one guest present. A covered
dish luncheon was served.
Illinois Visitors Here —
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Hamilton
and two daughters, Jo Ellen and
Janet, and son, Bobbie, of Mon
mouth, 111., arrived Friday and
visited until Tuesday in the
Claude Hamilton home and with
other relatives and friends.
ATTENDS ASSESSOR'S MEET
County Assessor L. G. Gillespie
departed Tuesday for Lincoln to
attend a statewide meeting of
county assessors and to visit the
state legislature in session there.
JUDGE MULLEN
DIES IN TEXAS
•3d Member of Early Holt
Family to Die Within
a Year
Funeral rites for Judge Robert
R. Mull n, sr., 69, of Alice. Tex.,
former Holt county resident, who
died Monday at his home, were
held Tuesday at Alice.
Judg^ Mullen, a brother of the
late Arthur F. Mullen, was the |
third of the Mullen family of
nine brothers and sisters to die
within a year. Two nuns of the
Dominican order, Sister M. Janu
arius and Sister M. Rosalyn, died
in 1946.
He was a former county judge
of Jim Wells county, Texas,
where he resided 35 years.
Surviving are his wife, Ella;
sons, Robert R. and Maurice, of
Alice; daughter, Mrs. Morgan
Young, Houston, Tex.; two broth
ers, James, in Montana and John
C., of Omaha; three sisters, Mrs.
Mary Mullen, of Omaha; Mrs.
John O’Donnell, of San Francis
co, Calif., and Mrs. J. L. Beri
gan, of Atkinson.
__
Mrs. James O’Donnell
Buried at Hamburg, la.
_____
INMAN — Word has been re
ceived here of the death Satur
day of Mrs. James O’Donnell at
Hamburg, la.
The O’Donnells are former In
man residents.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at Hamburg.
Details have not been received.
Survivors include the widower
and a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Mi
chaels, of Sidney, la.
Delta Deck Meets Tonight —
The Delta Deck club is meeting
this evening (Thursday) at the
home of Mrs. Frank Froelich.
Last week’s winners were Mrs.
Charles McKenna and Evelyn
Stannard.
Mark Anniversary —
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz F. Brede
meier entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Spendlove Tuesday, which
was Mrs. Bredemeier’s birthday.
Jeudi Meets Tonight —
Mrs. Melvin Rizicka is hostess
to the Jeudi club this evening
(Thursday.)
Ralph Walker and Donald Mc
Kenna left Sunday for Omaha
on a business trip.
Missionary Harris . . . ex
pects assignment near Shang
hai,
MISSIONARY ON
WAYJO CHINA
Miss Ruth Harris Sails
from San Francisco
February 15
Miss Ruth Harris, of O’Neill,
daughter of Mrs. Esther Cole Har
ris, will sail from San Francisco,
Calif., on February 15 enroute to
China, where she will begin a
five-year term in missionary
work. She is sponsored by the
Methodist church.
Having recently completed pre
paratory training in the East, she
spent the weekend here with her
mother and family, and departed
from O’Neill late Tuesday.
Miss Harris’ ship, the SS Ma
rine Lynx, will dock at Shanghai,
from where she will go to Peip
ing to study at an interdenomina
tional language school for mis
sioaries. Her permanent assign
ment has not yet been announced,
but she expects to be stationed
initially in the Shanghai area.
Traffic Violations
Up 21% in 1946
Capt. C. J. Sanders, Nebraska
safety patrol, reports that traf
fic violations in the state increas- j
ed 21 percent in 1946 over 1945.
The patrol’s activity report for j
19^6 shows that 1,908 accidents;
were investigated, which was a |
56 percent over the 1,222 investi-1
gated in 1945.
The patrol’s report shows that
out of the 7,385 arrests for dan
gerous traffic violations, the prin
cipal charges were: 1,820 for
speeding, 729 for failing to ob
serve stop signs, 716 for reckless
driving, and 601 for driving while
intoxicated. The 7,385 arrests
resulted in $68,902.89 in fines be
ing paid by violators. This mon
ey was accrued to the public
school fund.
Other hazatdous practices re
sulted in 5,119 motorists receiving
written warnings; 17,614 violation
or “must repair’’ cards were giv
en other motorists for having
faulty equipment on* their auto
mobiles.
Over 12 thousand motorists in
distress on the highways receiv
ed the attention of the patrolmen
through various forms of aid.
Other service was given through
the 590 safety programs which
were given to schools and civic
groups. Stolen cars were recov
ered numbering 116, and 5,218
accident - causing obstructions
were removed from the highways.
While violations were up 21
percent, highway fatalities in
creased from 210 in 1945 tb 267 in
1946.
Mrs. Spath Honored
at a Party —
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Frank
Spath was honored at a Saturday
afternoon party at th* home of
Mrs. W. H. Smith. There were
32 guests present, and Mrs. Spath j
received numerous gifts.
Mrs. Kenneth Adams and Mrs
Vernon Smith were in charge of j
the program.
Mrs. Spath is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. J. W Gill.
HUSKER FILM COMING
On Wednesday there will be a
film, “The Cornhusker Idea,”
shown at the band room in the
O’Neill public school. The film
concerns the University of Ne
braska. There will also be a film
on Japanese postwar recreation j
and education. There is no ad
mission charge.
Accompany Father to Norfolk —
INMAN—Mrs. James Coventry
and her sister, Mrs. William Turn-1
er, of Chambers, took their father,
Henry Tomlinson, of O’Neill, to
Norfolk Sunday where he en-1
tered a hospital for surgery.
Mrs. L. A. Burgess and daugh- j
ter, Joan, left Sunday for Denver, j
Colo., for a short stay.
MRS. EDWARD FEES
HEART VICTIM
Chambers Woman Dies
in Lincoln Hospital
After Long Illness
CHAMBERS—Funeral services
were held Monday at 2 p.m. in
the Baptist church here for Mrs.
Edward Fees. 82, a longtime resi
dent of the Chambers community,
who died at St. Elizabeth’s hos
pital at Lincoln last Thursday.
Burial was in the Chambers
cemetery near the grave of Mrs.
Fees’ husband.
Rev. Lawrence McElheran,
church pastor, officiated. The
pallbearers were T. E. Newhouse,
Darrel Gillette, W. A. Smith, Ev
Lrette Wintermote, James Cava
naugh, and Chester McClenahan.
A quartet, composed of Mrs. Le
tha Cooke, Ralph Cooke, Mrs.
Wayne Rowse and Leo T. Adams,
accompanied by Mrs. James C.
Rasmussen, furnished the music.
Born in Illinois
Mary Ellen Horton, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hor
ton, was born February 22, 1864,
in Illinois. The family moved
from Illinois to Kansas when
Mary Ellen was five-years-(rtd.
On October 8. 1887, she became
the bride of Edward Fees. They
became the parents of seven chil
dren, three of whom preceded
their mother in death.
The Fees family resided in Cus
ter county before moving to Holt
in 1917, settling on a farm eight
miles northwest of Chambers. In
1924 they moved into Chambers
where Mrs. Fees spent the re
mainder of her life. Mr. Fees
died on April 9, 1939.
During the past two years she
spent considerable time in Lin
coln due to failing health.
Leaves 12 Great Grandchildren
Survivors include: one daugh
ter—Mrs. William Workman, of
Lincoln; three sons—Alvin, of
Vallejo, Calif.; Chester, of Cham
bers, and Robert, of Lincoln; one
brother—John, of Utah; 10 grand
children, and 12 great-grandchil
dren.
Among those from a distance
attending the rites were Mrs.
Workman and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Fees, all of Lincoln; Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Gordon, sr., and son,
Alvin, jr., and Ted Gordon, all of i
Bradshaw; and Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest Fees, and daughter, of Sar-!
geaht
WILLIAM GUMB
BURIED MONDAY
Longtime Rout h - Holt |
Resident Buried
at Chambers
CHAMBERS—William Gumb,
sr., 86, a longtime resident of the
Willow Lake and Dallah vicini
ties, di d suddenly early Satur
day following a heart attack.
Funeral services were ^held
Tuesday at the Methodist church
in Chambers with Rev. Dawson
Park, of Neligh, officiafing. Bur
ial was at Chambeis. Six grand
sons were pallbearers.
The Pte Mr. Gumb was born in
England.
Survivors include four daugh
ters. Mrs. Emily Thomas, of Bur
well: Mrs. H ttie Bailagh; Mrs.
Lizzie Dexter, of Amelia: and
M s. Georfe Rows'3, of Chambers
one son, William, jr., of Burwell;
and numerous grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Gumb died sev
eral years ago.
BOB BURNS TO APPEAR
IN JOHN DEERE SHOW
The illustrious Bazooka Bob
Burns will headline the film bill
here Tuesday in the John Deere
day program to be presented at
the O’Neill public school audito
rium, under the sponsorship of
the Lloyd Collins Implement
firm, of O’Neill.
There will be a free show at
9:30 a.m. for the benefit of school
children, followed by a second,
show at 1:30 p.m., to which ev
eryone is invited. A free lunch
will be served at noon at the
school.
Besides the Bob Burns film,
which is entitled, “The Windjam- ,
mer,” there will be four other all
new, shortlength films.
CDA in Business Meeting —
The Catholic Daughters held a
business meeting Tuesday eve
ning at the Golden hotel. Follow-1
ing the session, cards were
nlayed. High score was won by
Helen O’Donnell, and the door ■
prize went to Mrs. Edna Coyne.
A lunch was served bv the ,
committee composed of Elenore
Pruss, Helen Armbruster, Lois
Saindon, Cleta Shoemaker, Ag- !
aes Claire Hickey, Mrs. F. J. Fish
»r, Rose Mary Langan, and Ger- ;
trude Streeter.
Frosh in Dance —
The freshman class at the O’- 1
Neill high school held a dance ]
Wednesday evening at the school. '
UNION STORE
PLANS REOPENING
The reopening of the Union >
;tore, a grocery firm situated at |
he corner of Fourth and Clay
ilreets, will be Saturday, it was1
mnounced this week by Manager i
S'ed Allendorier. A full-page ad
vertisement in this issue of Thej
frontier contains the formal an
loucement for the firm, which
s owned by R. G. Shelhamer.
The Union store on January 15
was gutted by flames which broke j
aut within a few hours after the |
mostly Coyne hardware blaze. The
firemen were successful in con- •
taining the flames on the main!
floor enabling quick repair and
an early resumption of service.
The interior of the store has
been completely renovated, the
store enlarged, and new fixtures,1
heating and lighting systms in
stalled. The building is owned
by the Farmers Union.
2 O’Neill Students in
Midyear Class at ‘U’
LINCOLN—Betty Marie Stor
john, of O’Neill, Saturday re
ceived a bachelor of science de
gree in home economics at the
University of Nebraska at the
first midyear commencement held
since 1918. Helen Marie Hagen
sick, also of O’Neill, received an
associate degree in commercial
education.
ELKHORN NFLA
PAYS DIVIDEND
630 Will Share in $4,767
Distribution by Land
Bank Co-Op
More than 630 Boyd, Holt and
Wheeler county farmers and
stockmen will share a $4,767.50 di
vidend declared recently by thp
Elkhorn Valley National Farm
Loan association here. Dividend
checks were mailed to members
of the farm loan cooperative this
week, according to Harry E. Res
sel, of O’Neill, president of the
boifrd of directors.
The $4,767.50 represents a five
percent dividend on the capital
stock, all of which is owned by
farmers and ranchers who have
Federal Land bank loans, Mr.
Ressel said.
The dividend, Mr. Ressel ex
amined, followed receipt by the
association of a six percent di
vidend on the stock it owns in j
.he Federal Land Bank of Omaha |
Own Same Amount
The president pointed out that
nembers own the same amount of
stock in the association that the
association owns in the land
aank. The dividend from the
aank, he said, enabled the asso
ciation to add to its reserves as
veil as pass out checks to mem
aers.
Besides Mr. Ressel, other di
rectors of the Elkhorn Valley Na
;ional Farm Loan Association are:
L. W. Barthel, of Amelia, vice
president; E. J. Revell, of Star,
Z. C. Jacobsen, of Butte; J. Vic
tor Johnson, qf Atkinson; Carl
Lambert, of Ewing, and Frank C.
Kruntoiad, of Ewing.
The secretary-treasurer of the
^••oup is Lyle P. Dierks, of Ew
ing.
I »wi« Rothschild
Honored at. Surprise —
CHAMBERS — Lewis Roths
child was honored Sunday at a
surprise dinner at his home
northwest of Chambers. Guests
included Mr. and Mrs. John Hon
eywell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roth
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Spann, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tib
betts, Walt Richards, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Taylor and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Darold Cough, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Thorin and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Spath, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Blair and family, and Mr.
and Mrs. Reed Bell.
RECEIVES VISITORS
D. H. Cronin, 77, of O’Neill, re
tired publisher of The Frontier,
his week received numerous vis
itors in St. Vincent’s hospital at
Bioux City, where he is a patient,
rhese included his daughter, Miss
Geraldine Cronin, who arrived
ate Tuesday from San Francisco
Galif. Others included Julius D.
Uronin, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cron-t
n, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Harty, Am- j
arose Biglin, and Mrs. Fred H.
Butts, of Santa Barbara, Calif.,
Mrs. D. H. Cronin’s sister.
RETURNS FROM EUROPE
CHAMBERS—Lt. Thelma Kiltz,
in Army nurse, returned last
rhursday from occupational duty
n the American zone in Ger
nany. She is spending a 10-day
eave with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L- Kiltz, after which she
vill report to Ft. Dix, N. J.
Mrs. Johnson Entertains —
Mrs. Larry Johnson entertained j
he MM club Wednesday night at
i dessert lunch. There were three i
ables of bridge, Mrs. Guy Cole,'
Mrsu Arlo Hiatt, Mrs. H. G. Kruse!
vinning high scores.
WINTER RETAINS ‘
ITS ICY GRIP
Mercury Tumbles to 13
Below in Renewed
Storm Conditions
ROADS HAZARDOUS
Winter kept its relentless icy
grip on the O’Neill region this
week.
Renewed storm conditions Fri
day, coming on the heels of the
winter’s worst storm two days
earlier, sent the mercury to be
low the zero mark where it
stayed for three successive nights.
The lowest reading—13-below—
was taken early Saturday, ac
cording to Government Observer
Elmer Bowen.
«5The weather moderated Mon
day when the county was bathed
in a bright sun that melted con
siderable snow in a 47-degree
temperature.
The region was lashed again
today (Thursday) by a strong
nui lowest gale, moving in from
northwest Canada. The temper
ature dropped from the high 20s
to 14 degrees at 8 a.m.
Snow Flurries
Snow flurries accompanied to
day's frigid blast. High winds,
with some hitting 72-miles-per
hour, were reported at northeast
Nebraska points. No heavy snow
is expected here.
Road conditions continue to be
difficult and hazardous.
Trains and buses have been
running almost on schedule with
a few exceptions.
The Northwestern Bell Tele
phone company reported no long
distance service breaks at the
toll center here. The Consum
ers Public Power district re
ported a one-minute interruption
in electric service Monday due
to winds, but no serious diffi
culty anywhere in the district.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour readings at 8
a.m. daily, follows:
Date Hi Lo Moist.
January 31 17 —5
February 1_21 —13
February 2 25 —12
February 3 47 20
February 4 20 —3
Febrcary 5 25 —2
February 6 44 14 T
Chamber to Hold
Dinner Meeting
The regular monthly meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce will
be held at the Golden hotel din
ing room at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday,
it was announced this week. Din
ner will be served.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter, of
Brookings, S. D., spent the week
end at the home of Mrs. Carter’s
sister, Mrs. Harden Anspach. An
other sister, Miss Loretta Hughes,
accompanied the Carters to their
home. She will remain for & vis
it.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Armbruster
and family spent Sunday in Nor
folk visiting at the home of Mrs.
Armbruster’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Dobney.
Mrs. R. R. Reed, of Orchard,
spent the weekend at the J. C.
Bazelman home.
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson spent
Monday and Tuesday in Norfolk
with her husband, who is in a
hospital recovering from an op
eration.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sullivan
went to Omaha Wednesday for
ten days. Mr. Sullivan is attend
ing the Kaiser-F azer mechanics’
school.
Edward Campbell, George
Hammond and Miss Veronica
Coyne drove to Omaha Monday.
The men resumed their studies
at Creighton university and Miss
Coyne continued on to Chicago,
111., where she is studying.
Mrs. Kevin Kocin or Creigh
ton, visited h r mother, Mrs. W.
H. Harty, from Saturday until
Tuesday. ,
Mrs. Alien Ki k, of Spencer, on
Wednesday, visited her father,
Thomas Donlin, who has been ill.
Mrs. Vernal Koenig and daugh
ter Mary Jo. of R~d Bluffs, Calif.,
accompanied Mrs. Kirk and will
remain in Spencer until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Peters
and family, o' Campbell. Minn.,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam W. Griffin last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aithur Dexter at
tended the funeral of Mr. Dex
ter’s grandfather, William Gumb,
Tuesday at Chambers.
The Elkhorn Project club do
nated $40 to the Infantile Paral
ysis fund. The money was raised
by a card party held at the Gol
den hotel January 19.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, of Grand
Island, was called here today
(Thursday) by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Ross Ridgeway. Mrs.
Sullivan is a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Loretta Hynes.
J. C. McCarville, sr., and his
son, John, and Fred Saunto at
tended a buyers’ convention in
Omaha this Week.