ANTELOPE FAIR
BIDS FOR WEATHER
Dates ‘Moved-Up’ Two
Weeks for 1947 Event
at Neligh
NELIGH — The annual Ante
lope county fair dates have been
•*moved-up” two weeks earlier
than usual in a bid for “fair
weather" to contract last year’s
rained-out fair. The 1947 Ante
lope county fair will be h Id at
Riverside park fairgrounds in
Neligh Saturday and Sunday,
August 30 and 31.
Undaunted by last year’s set
backs, the fair board has en
gaged "only the best entertain
ing" features. Be.ides the usual
agricultural displays, school, arts,
culinary and machinery exhibits,
there will be offered a paraue
of 100 baby beeves raised by
Aritelope county 4-H club mem
bers.
There will be a good baseDau
«ard- On Saturday afternoon,
Orchard meets Clearwater. On
Sunday. Oakdale is matched
with Bloomfield.
5 Running R«c*» Daily
Five running races each day
highlight the afternoon pro
-ams. Two professional horse
saces, one county race, one coun
% relay and a pony race are to
supply the thtills for fans in
a>i8 department.
The Neligh high school 40
piece concert band will furnish
the music for all programs, af
ternoon and evening each day. j
The Midwest Exposition Car
nival Co., will be on hand with
40 new concessions, six major
rides, live kiddie rides, and
■hows.
Free acts, appropriately inter
fered throughout tre afternoon
and evening programs each day,
are headliners in their particular
fields. .
The biggest feature of the fair
is the special night program with
SATURDAY
& SUNDAY
AUGUST 30 & 31
Annual
ANTELOPE COUNTY
FAIR
RIVERSIDE PARK
FAIRGROUNDS
NELIGH. NEB.
•
1 BIG DAYS—2 BIG NIGHTS
(4 complete programs)
Afternoon Features —
• LIVESTOCK PARADE —
More than 100 head of the
choicest Baby Beeves dis
played by Antelope County
4-H clubs (Saturday p.m.)
• BASEBALL GAMES —
Saturday p.m.; Orchard vs.
Clearwater; Sunday p.m.:
Oakdale vs. Bloomfield.
• FREE ACTS —
Christensen Duo; Flying
Hartleys; Musical Battons;
Four Cardov^s; Internation
al Rollos; Animal Acts.
• BAND MUSIC —
Neligh High School 40-piece
Concert Band. >
• MIDWEST CO. ~
Midwest Exposition Carni
val Co., of Louisiana . . .
Biggest in Nebraska this
season ... 6 major rides;
5 kiddie rides; shows; 40
new concessions.
.Evening Featured —
• J. C. MICHAELS "BIG
CITY GRANDSTAND CIR
CUS" —
Featuring Four Troupes of
the World’s Best 'Big City”
Arts ... A 2t4-Hour Floor
Show.
— Plus —
• REGULAR FREE ACT
PROGRAM —
Thiilling! Entertaining!
ADMISSION—Main Gate, 50c;
Grandstand. 80c; Box Seats.
1.00; North Bleachers, 50c;
Centerfield Bleachers, 40c;
Cars, 25c; Children 12 and
under, Free.
RESERVED SEATS (Grand
stand and Boxes) on Sale
from Saturday, Aug. 23 to
' Thursday, Aug. 28 in Ante
lope county towns, and in.
Neligh until 11 a m., August
30. Write or call Corner
Drug Store, Neligh, phone
109.
Attend Both Days —
— Bring the Family
the J. C. Michaels “Big City
Grandstand Circus," a 2 Vi -hour
floor show replete with enter
taining features extraordinary.
Four troupes take pa t in tnis
exclusive night feature and a
circus announcer with twelve
circus acts will perform under
the new grandstand iloodlights
at the fairgrounds. In addition,
i the regular fi ee-act program will
also be a part of the night show.
SEN. WHERRY IN
2-DAY HOLT VISIT
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, of
Pawnee City, Nebraska’s junior
senator, has announced that he
will visit Holt county on Sep
tember 10 and 11 while visiting
more than 50 towns in evc:y
legislative district in the state.
His tour begins Monday and
continues through September.
The senator emphasized that
he "will not be on a political
tour; rather an informal series
of visitations.” He said that he
is “particularly anxious to talk
to as mapy people as possible
to get their views on the legis
lative and various government
programs which will be major
subjects at the next session of
congress.
Sen. Wherry will enter Holt
fountv from Ainsworth on Sep
_ML- m. _ _ He will
spend the night in O’Neill, re
maining until 10 a.m. on Sep
tember 11.
Nebraska's senior senator, Hugh
Butler, of Omaha, visited O’Neill
on August 5, and the Fourth
congressional district represen
tative, Dr. A. L. Miller, of Kim
ball, was an O’Neill day visitor. |
Delores Albers Weds
in Church Ceremony
CHAMBERS — A pretty wed
ding ceremony took place Mon-j
day at the Lutheran church in
Chambers when Miss Delores |
Albers became the bride of Gor
don Harley. The double-ring
ceremony was performed by
Rev. Leonard Dale befoie an al
tar decorated with pink and
white gladioli.
The bride, given in mairiage
by her father, wore a floor
length gown of white nylon
with a fingertip veil held in
place by a beaded coronet. t
She carried a bouquet of pink
and white carnations and gladi- 1
oli and was attended by her ; i
ter, Mrs. Louis Walter, as rr.a
tron-of-honor. Mrs. Walter was
attired in a pink floor-length
gown and carried a bouquet of
pink gladioli.
The bridegroom wore a brown
gabardine suit with a white car
nation boutonniere and was at
tended by his brother, Richard,
as bestman. John Albers, broth
er of the bride, served as ush
er.
The Wedding March was play
ed by Mrs. J. W. Walter and
Chloe Ellen Harley, sister of the
bi idegroom, sang two songs.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Albers, sr., for about 28
relatives and friends. The cake
was a 3-tiered angelfood decor
ated by a miniature bride and
bridegroom.
Atkinson
me young couple left for a
short trip to Grand Island and
Lincoln. They will make their j
home in an apartment at the!
Louis Harleys.
Mrs. Harley is the second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Albers sr., of Chambers, and is
a graduate of the Chambers high
school with the class of 1946.
Gordon Harley is the elder son
on Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley, of
Chambers, and is a graduate of
Chambers high school with the
class of 1946. He is employed
by Warren Gribble.
Injured When Auto
Strikes Oil Mixer
AMELIA — John Swanson,
who is foreman on a road job
on state highway 11, received 1
several cuts and bruises when
his automobile struck an oil
mixer.
A front spring on the auto
broke and was blamed for the
accident.
Mrs. B. Weyman New
President of WCTU
At the Friday meeting of the
Women’s Christian Temperance
Union at the home of Mrs. Clay
Johnson, Sr., Mrs. B. Way man
was elected president and Mrs.
Guy Young, vice-president.
Gerald Classen returned to his
home in Chicago Heights, 111.,
Sunday after visiting for two
weeks with his father, John
Classen, in Spencer, and with
Mrs. M. R. Sullivan and Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Sullivan, in O’Neill.
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O'Neill
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HOMECOMING FOR ODOM
Among the thousands who
were on hand at Chicago to
greet Bill Odom as he complet
ed his record-breaking solo
flight around the world (time:
73 hours, 5 minutes and 11 sec
onds) were his family and his
sponsor. Odom holds his son,
Ronnie, 3, and daughter, Ro
chelle. 6. At left are his fath
er and mother. Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Odom.
Firemen Enjoy
7-Day Respite
O’Neill’s volunteer firemen,
who answered 13 fire alarms
during the first 11 days of
August, are currently enjoying
a seven-day respite, according
to Fire Chief G. A. Miles.
There have been no alarms
during the week ending today
(Thursday), he said.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. William Kubit
sehek, of Omaha, arrived in O’
Neill Sunday. They are visiting
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. F.
J. Kubitschek.
Miss Norma Ellis and Maurice
Carr, both of Allen, spent the
weekend at the Virgil L. Laur
son home.
Mrs. Amos Hoeger, of Burke,
S. D., left Monday after an ex
tended visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka
returned Tuesday after a
month’s visit with "Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Streibel, of Engelwood,
Calif. While in California the
Ruzickas attended the Holt coun
ty picnic at Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ross and
family returned Monday after
spending the week at Antioch.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Johnson,
of Madison, Wis., arrived Tues
day to be guests for a few days
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vir
gil L. Laurson.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kelly re
turned Tuesday after spending
two days in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hallock,
of Lead, S. D., left Monday af
ter spending a week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton.
Peter Price, S. J., left Monday
for St. Mary’s, Kans., after
spending the weekend at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Price.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Ralya, Mrs
Archie Hanna, Mrs Ethel Tische
and her daughter. Willa Marie,
all of Wood Lake, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday at the home of
Mr and Mrs. Earl Ralya.
Miss Dorothy Willson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark L.
Willson, who is attending busi
ness school in Omaha, was home
for the weekend.
Miss Ardis Graybil, of Chica
go, 111., arrived Wednesday for
short visit at the home of Mrs.
M. R. Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs.
C. V. Sullivan.
Return to Omaha
EMMET—Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney Livings returned to their
home in Omaha Sunday after
spending two weeks visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kee,
of Emmet.
It Pays to Pay by Check
There are so many advantages to
a checking account—yet it costs
so little. Simply figure the many
places you have regular bills to
pay each month—then figure the
time and effort it takes to pay
those bills, if you have no check
ing account. To pay by check is
the business-like, economical, safe
way to disburse money. Stop in
today and open a checking ac
count here.
O'NEILL NATIONAL BANK
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
PAIR OF BABES
When this couple of Babes
got together, the talk natural
ly turned to sport—mainly be
cause one is Babe Ruth, king
of swat, and the other is Babe
Didrikson Zaharias.
sick & INJURED
PAGE — Loren Parks, son of 1
Mr. and Mrs. Eail Parks, sub
mitted to an appendectomy in
St. Vincent’s hospital at Sioux
City last Thursday. His condi
City last Thursday. His condi
tion is reported to be “good." . .
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Gray left
August 13 for Sioux City where
Mrs. Gray entered St. Vincent’s
hospital for medical care. Mr.
Gray remained in the city. . . Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Russell took
their daughter, Jacquiline, to
Sioux City Monday night to a
hospital following an attack of
appendicitis.
O’NEILL—Mr. and Mrs. Low
ell O. Johnson drove to Lincoln
Saturday to get his sister, Mrs.
Matie Weller, who has been in
the hospital there. They took her
to her home in Atkinson. . .
Mrs. Hugh Ray left Monday
for Thaxton. Miss., where her
mother, Mrs. R. S. Worthington,
is seriously ill.
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Guy Cole
Emmet, Neb.
AMELIA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Swengel
end sons, Peter and John, of
Logan, la., and Marcus Swen e1
and F. E. Swengel. of Pla nviaw,
visited at George Fullerton home
last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curran
and sons, of Ardell, and George
and Mrs. Gertia Minahan, of O’
Neill, were Sunday dinner guests
in the Art Waldman home.
Bill Dierks put down a well
Monday for Mary Gilman Sej
ken, and Lee Sammons is lay-1
ing a foundation for a new
house on land nearby.
Mr/ and Mrs. Crege Be ker, of
Lincoln, are visiting relatives at
Chambers, Amelia and Atkin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morgan
and family, of Ainsworth, were
Sunday dinner guests in the
Clarence Fry and the Ed Cody
homes.
Robert Adair has returned
from Cody where he had been
working on a ranch.
Grandma and Lou Backhaus
were Sunday dinner guests in
the Frank Backhaus home.
C. F. Small is the owner of a
new tractor.
Mrs. Herman Medlen (nee
Myrtle Doolittle) and sons, of
Red Cloud, were visiting in the
Tom Doolittle home last week
and attended the Burwell rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fryreari
and Gletha and Mr. and Mrs. Or
land Fryrear attended the fair
at Bartlett Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Reis and Mrs. Ray
mond Wickham drove to O’Neill
Monday to meet Mrs. Reis’ niece,
Miss Joyce Graham, of Sioux
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Link Sageser and
Mr. and Mrs. Bower Sageser and
daughter were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.” and Mrs. Vem Sa
geser and Floyd.
Mis. Bette Widman called on
Mrs. Julia White Monday.
Many Amelia folks attended
the Burwell rodeo last week.
Mrs. Orland Fryrear and Miss
iArdene Anderson are attending
summer school in O’Neill.
Mr. and M:s. Ralph Remington
and family, from Wash;ngton,
are visiting friends and relatives
here aVid at Chambers.
Mrs. Etta Ott went to Sioux
City Saturday to visit her broth
er.
Mr. and Mrs. Bower Sageser
and daughter, o f Manhattan,
Kans., this week are visiting
the Link Sagesers, Vern Sages
ers, and Clyde Widmans.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson and
son, Larry, of Valentine, stopped
at the Frank Pierce home and
the Raymond Wickham home on
Augnst 13.
Frances Jean and Kathleen
Cronin, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Cronin, of Grand Is
land, arrived Sunday for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty
and other relatives.
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INMAN NEWS
The Misses Vivian and Ruth
Stevens, of Norfolk, spent the
weekend with thei- parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Stevens.
Mrs. Roy E. Tjessem, of May
wood, 111., came Sunday to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Clark. Mrs. Tjessem was met
in Sioux City by the Clarks.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Tomlinson
and daughter, of O’Neill, spent
Sunday in the Earl Watson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sawyer
and sons left Sunday for Arcadia
where they will visit relatives
and friends.
Bert Kopejtka left Sunday for
Walthill where he will be em
ployed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chudomelka
spent the weekend in Dodge and
Schuyler visiting relatives. They
were accompanied back to Inman
by th-ir daughter, Euni e, who
has spent a week visiting in
Schuyler.
Miss Elza Ke^tenholtz returned
Sunday from Walthill where she
has been visiting her father,
Harry Kestenholtz.
Mrs. Merlin Luben and chil
dren, of Clearwater, spent Sun
day visiting Mrs. Luben’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fraka.
Mrs. Leonard Liedy and son,
Russell, of Minture, Colo., and
Donald Wolfe, of Carbondale,
Colo., came Sunday to visit in
the Harry McGraw and Walter
Jacox homes.
Couple Honored ai Picnic
PAGE—A picnic was held at
the Page park Friday evening
in honor of Miss Irene Rose, of
Brunswick, and Ralph Gray, of
Page. In attendance were: Mrs.
William Rose, of Brunswick;
Miss Effie Lewton, Milwaukee,
Wis.; Mrs. Keith Weyer.of Essex,
la.; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Baber
and family, of Plainview; Mrs.
Evelyn Gray, Mrs. Hanna Ste
vens, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Walker and family, all of Page.
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PCA Heads to Go
to Fremont Meet
Directors and officers of the
O’Neill Production Credit asso- »
ciation will attend a regional
conference at Fremont on Au
gust 28 and 29.
) Representatives of five Ne
braska short-term credit cooper
atives will be at the two-day
meeting. Attending from the
O’Neill association will be D. C.
Schaffer, of O’Neill, president;
C. F. Clark, of Burwell, vice
president; Ott Oberg, of Ericson,
director; Ray Siders, of O’Neill,
director; Otto Krupicka, of
i Spencer, director; and James W.
Rooney, of O’Neill, secretary
treasurer.
Visit in Kentucky —
Mr. and Ivl s. rlenry Magnan
1 and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Moore re
I turned late Sunday irom St.
Catherine’s, Ky., where they had *
been to visit the Magnan’s
daughter, Sister Del Ray, of the
Catholic Dominican order. Sis
ter Del Ray, the former Kath
erine Magnan, will teach this
fall at McCook.
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