CIRCUS THEMES AT
INMAN^ EWING
Bareback Riders, Clowns
Serve 29 Guests—
INMAN—Juniors and seniors
of Inman high school partici
pated in the annual junior-sen
ior banquet Saturday evening.
A circus theme was carried
out.
The high school assembly,1
where the banquet was held, !
was decorated with multi-col
ored penants and balloons.
Circus animals of every de
scription were around the
outer section. In the center
was a miniature merry-go
round with prancing steeds.
The tables in the form of a
square were placed around
the merry-go-round.
Three sophomore girls dress
ed as bareback riders and 4
sophomore boys dressed as
clowns served the 29 guests
which included the seniors, the
juniors, members of the fac
ulty and Miss Elja McCullough,
of O’Neill, Holt county super
intendent.
Miss Carolyn Watson at the
piano furnished appropriate
music.
Georgella Sobotka welcomed
the seniors and John Harte re
sponded. Tom Clark was toast
master. He introduced the
faculty members and students
who took part in the program.
LuElla Watson read the class
history.
r The class will was read by
Deloras Cadwallader, while
Leonard Sholes forecast the
future of the class.
Short talks were made as
follows: “The Good Old Days,”
Henrietta Sobotka: “Pink Ele
phants,” Supt. Ralph Gray;
“The Flying Trapeze,” Mrs.
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George.
Tne bareback riders and
clowns put on a “Stunt; ’ Der
itha Smith played a piano so
lo; 5 bovs sang the class song;
Joseph Coon offered the bene
diction.
Delmont Heck was crowned
king and Shirley Appleby was
crowned queen. They were
chosen the outstanding boy and
girl by a vote of the entire
high school. Their identity was
not revealed until after the
banquet.
Dancing concluded the eve
ning’s entertainment.
Mothers of members of the
junior class planned and serv
ed the dinner. These included;
Mrs. Ernest Brunckhorst, Mrs.
Dan Sholes, Mrs. James Hop
kins, Mrs. Edgar Baldwin
Mrs. Gene Clark, Mrs. Thomas
Hutton and Mrs. Harry Moore.
Gaily Colored 'Big Top'
Provides Banquet Setting—
EWING—Juniors and seniors
of Ewing high school got all
dressed up on Wednesday, Ap
ril 21, to attend a “circus.”
The occasion was the annual
junior-senior banquet and jun
iors chose “The Circus” as the
theme of the banquet. A gav
ly colored “big-top” covered
the tables which had been sei
for 60 guests. Sophomore girls
dressed as gypsies served the
guests. The “barker” for the
big show was Marvin Miller,
high school principal and spon
sor of the junior class. Circus
music was provided by Skip
Marquardt, junior class presi
dent. He also made the wel
come speech to the seniors,
who were represented in re
sponse by Phyllis Fry, class
president. .. >
Phyllis Gernousek acted as
toastmaster. She introduced
these students and faculty
members who took part in the
program: Rose Funk, who read
the senior class history; Betty
Shrader, senior class poem,
Roger Bennett, class will, and
Doris Jean Snider, class pro
phecies.
Bevota Chambers added a
“big top” touch by telling some
genuinely gypsy fortunes.
Short talks were made on the
"Senior” theme by: Marily
Woeppel, “Sincerity;” Lois
Hobbs, “Enthusiasm;” Walter
Sievers, “Nerve;” Evelyn Bar
tack, “Integrity;” Miss Elsie
Chase, commercial teacher,
“Opportunity;” Supt. A. S. Ev
ans, “Reward.”
The program closed with the
reading of an original poem,
“You Seniors,” by Violet Al
derson. , ,
The meal was piepaitu
mothers of members of the
junior class: Mrs. Earl Billings,
Mrs. Rose Lauhgrey, Mrs. L.
A. Hobbs, Mrs. Ed Cernousek,
Mrs. Ray Angus. Mrs. Roy
Donaway, Mrs. Alvin Walnof
er. Mrs." Marcella Chambers,
Mrs. George Montgomery, Mrs.
Nels Bergstrom, Mrs. Vic Mar
quardt. Mrs. Carl Bollwitt
Mrs. Herman Schroeder and
Mrs. Bill Schindler.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrv Ressel
spent Sunday in Plainview
visiting with Mr. Ressel’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Res
sel. On Saturday Elaine Res
sel and Oonnie Lou Williams
visited at the Ressel home in
Plainview.
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FOUR-FOOTED LOBBYISTS FOR ERP . . . Proponents of
the Marshall plan for European recovery have pressed even
a donkey (symbol of the Democratic party) into service as a
lobbyist for the program. The donkey is shown lumbering up
the steps of the capitol bearing a sign advocating the send
ing of draft animals to Europe as part of the plan.
When You and I Were Young —
Tenement Houses Needed;
Holt Volunteers Organized
60 YEARS AGO
April 26. 1888
1 Several of our athletic young
fellows have for a long time
I b e e n talking of organizing a
club and at last the organization
has been effected and will be
known as the Star Athletic club
Walter Tesch is captain; Grant
Sanders, secretary; Tim Hanley,
treasurer; Dennie Cronin, prop
erty man.
They have horizontal and par
allel bars, Indian clubs, dumb
bells, spring boards, trapese and
all of the other modern appli
ances for developing the
1 muscles.
The group will be known as
the Star Athletic club.
Mr. James Frazer has de
cided to locate in O’Neill and
has rented Mr. Mack’s store
room and will put in a stock
of groceries. One more business
enterprise for our town. We
now have 2 wholesale grocery
houses, 6 retail groceries, 3
general merchandise stores, 1
shoe store and 1 exclusive dry
goods store.
The K.P.’s will give a May
party at the rink next Tuesday.
The Knights will appear in full
dress uniform. They have se
cured, at considerable expense,
a fine string band of finished
musicians from Niobrara to
play for their party.
50 YEARS AGO
April 28, 1898
| A special telegram was re
ceived at our office this after
noon announcing that the
American fleet had bombarded
the port of Mantanza in Cuba
and had silenced 4 batteries. A
solid shot from one of the
American guns exploded a
l magazine and killed 20 span
ish soldiers.
For the past week John
Skirving has been engaged
in receiving names to form a
company of Holt county vol
unteers. The boys want to or
ganize a company and then
tender their services to the
governor. The company will
be composed of 24 from Stuart
and about 40 from this city.
Several O’Neillites would like
i to enlist if they could secur.
commissions as colonels or
I generals.
Married, at Lincoln, ai 10
a. m., Monday, April 18, Ed
itor Romaine Saunders, of
the Leigh World, to Miss
Rose Meals, of O'Neill.
A castle of Royal Highland
ers was organized in this city
Wednesday night with 65
charter members. Officers
are: R. R. Dickson, T. V.
Golden, Neil Brennan, H. R.
Henry, Clarence Selah, J. B.
Mellor, C. F. Englehaupt, Nel
son Kane, J. C. Carney, O. F.
Biglin, M. A. Coykendall, E.
M. Merriman, C. L. Davis, O.
O. Snyder, J. P. Mann.
Grant Heineriekson expects
to move his restaurant and
bakery today into the Heiner
ickson building on Douglas
street. This is a desirable lo
cation for a restaurant. ,
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Public Dance
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EDDIE OSBORN
and His Orchestra
Thursday, May 13
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25 YEARS AGO
April 26. 1923
The course of the river has
been changed south of the old
Hershiser place one mile west
of O'Neill. The ditch has just
recently been finished and con
nected with the river at each
end. This will be a great help
to the bridges in that locality
when the spring rains begin.
The marriage of Leslie
Hough and Miss' Elsie Mary
Grass of this city was solemn
ized at St. Patrick’s church on
Wednesday morning at 6 o’
clock with Rev. J. E. Duhamel
performing the ceremony.
J. F. O’Donnell and S. J.
Weekes attended the meeting
and banquet of the bankers of
Group III at Norfolk Monday.
J. S. Hoffman was signal
ly honored at a meeting of
-ne Niobrara Presbytery last
week when he was the unan
imous choice of the Presby
tery as the delegate to tne
general assembly held in In
dianapolis next month.
Fire was discovered in the
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Wednesday evening. The fire ■
seemed to be confined to the
Kitchen which was a mass of
flames when discovered.
Entertain at Breakfast—
Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh and
Mrs. Loren Nelson were host
esses to 16 guests at a break
fast on Tuesday morning at
the Osenbaugh home. Guests
included the members of Cir
cle 2 of the Presbyterian La
dies’ Guild.
The Frontier: 7c per copy.
SUMMERLAND
Ewing
Sunday, May 2
Music by
TERRY GORDEN
and His Negro Orchestra
Mr. and Mrs. Don Enright
ind children and Mrs. F. A.
TConnell spent Friday in
Dmaha.
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see what we carry in stock for your
baby? Or, what we have for gifts for
other folks’ babies? We don’t like to
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we think you'll be just a little sur
prised at what you CAN find; and,
of course, we do stretch dollars here
the same as elsewhere in our store.
Our Regular Stock
Batiste Dresses
1.59 to 2.49
Darling little dresses of fine-count batiste
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