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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1949)
North-Nebraska s Fastest-Growing Newspaper Pages I to 4 _____ _ _ __ \ _ VOLUME 69—NUMBER 2___ O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MAY 19. 1949_ _ PRICE 7 CENTS When You and I Were Young — Outpouring of People Greets Remnants of Company M Back from Spanish War 50 YEARS AGO May 18. 1899 Jesse, son of R H. Mills, had a hairstanding and bone-ach ing experience the other day. ] While at play with companions near the Nye and Schneider Co. elevator one of the boys threw Jesse’s hat into the el-1 evator and when he went in after it he became caught in the dump in such a manner as to bring the weight of the hea vy trap door accross his body. It was thought for a time that his injuries would prove fatal, but by due diligence he was brought out alright. The Frontier sees by the Ne braska Wesleyan, published by the Wesleyan university at Lincoln, that a former O’Neill boy, Oran Bowen, is winning distinction at the university as an orator. Oran is a young man possessing rare abilities, a clean character and will forge his way to the front. A great outpouring of people greeted the incoming passen ger train from the East at the Elkhorn depot Sunday night. As the train steamed in the O’Neill Cornet band struck up a familiar air and every neck was stretched and every eye strained to see the soldiers. Company M was on board and those who gathered on the same platform nearly a year ago to bid the boys farewell now clasped their hands in welcoming them home. Seven of the boys, Lt. Charles Hall, Sgt. John Ol son, Cpls. Foster and Wag oner Thomas Lunch, and Pvts. Frank Judd, Niles Ben- j net and Otto Clevish, got off at O'Neill while the others went on to their homes at Atkinson, Stuart and New port. The regiment left Augusta. Ga., on Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Several members stopped at different points on the way, hence the company was pretty well thinned out by the time it reached O’Neill. Carriages were in waiting for the men, who were driven to Hotel Evans, where they were banqueted. Mayor Harmon made a short but very appro • priate address, Col. Neil Bren nan and Lieutenant Hall also made short speeches. The boys were all looking well and show no special indications of having contracted anything serious from eating “embalmed beef.” Three sports of the hobo specie struck town sometime yesterday and attempted to create a famine in intoxicants by getting outside all the bug juice in town. About 6:30* when nearly all the clerks in Mann’s store were at supper, two of them entered the store. One of them engaged Jim Gal lagher’s attention looking over the makintosch stock, while the other chap concealed a suit about his person. As they were leaving the store, Mr. Mann saw the stolen suit. Night watchman Coyne was sent for, arrested the men and placed them in the city jail. The third party has not been seen j since the arrest. 25 YEARS AGO May 15, 1924 The recent Democratic con vention in Lincoln discloses | the fact that in order for the affairs to make a creditable showing the services of the en tire Holt county delegation and many former Holt county cit izens had to be pressed into service, and were otherwise recognized by the convention. Hon. J. A. Donohoe, one of the principal Democratic leaders of the county, was given a place upon the platform committee: Hon. John A. Harmon, another old wheel horse of the party, was recognized by the conven tion and placed upon the com mittee to select eight presiden tial electors. As a result Hon. T. V. Golden was chosen as one of the electors; J. F. O’ Donnell was re-elected state central committeeman from this county. Hon. Arthur F. Mullen, formerly of O’Neill, of course, was the principal man ipulator of the party machin ery and had much to do with the actions taken by the gath ering. J. H. Hanley, of Omaha, another former O'Neill man. and the manager of the cam paign of the "square six" commissioners, who were re cently elected in Omaha, was also an active worker in the convention. John Moler returned early last week from Marshalltown, la., where he was called by the death of his brother, Mark, who resided between Mar shalltown and Lamoille, la. Mr. Moler enjoyed the pleasure of eating dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hough, who were residents of O’Neill about 25 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hough are comfortably located in Marshalltown and have en massed considerable of this world’s goods and are enjoy ing life. Roy Parker, of Page, sold two loads of fat Hereford steers at $10.70 per hundred weight, within a nickle per hundred of the top price at the Sioux City market May 6. Mr. Parker, who is one of the big feeders of this county, pur chased the steers in Cherry county last Fall. The 35 head sold averaged 1,085. 10 YEARS AGO May 18. 1939 Mrs. Althea Wertz died at her home south of Star at 5 a. m. last Monday morning, after a short illness of a severe at tack of flu, at the age of 79 years, seven months, 24 days. The funeral was held Wednes day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence. Rev. V. C. Wright, of the Methodist church, officiated and burial was in the Minneola cemetery at the side of her husband, who passed away on June 1, 1927. George Syfie, the merchant prince, cattleman and farmer of the Northern part of the county, was looking after bus iness matters in this city on Tuesday. George says that it is very dry in his section and that small grain has' been dam aged by drought. Russell Siders, son of Ever ett Siders, Northeast of O’ Neill, and grandson of Robert Taylor, who formerly lived North of this city, was killed in an automobile accident when he was struck by an automobile while riding a bi cycle on the streets' of Clarin da, la., a few weeks ago. 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McIntosh Jewelry "Where Price and Quality Meet" O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Home Ec Class Makes Dresses By DOROTHEA STORJOHANN Special Correspondent ATKINSON — This reporter recently visited the Atkinson high school home economics room, supervised by Dorothy Vahle. A display of four attractive dresses in the home economics display window attracted my attention. Tags on the dresses revealed the names of the seamstresses and the cost of each dress: A two-piece print dress, by Nor ma Anderson, was made at a cost of $3.33; a two-piece gabar dine dress, made by Darline Burgess, cost her $5; a brown ehambray, princess style, cost Ila Mae Johnson, $5. Virginia Ankney’s print two piece of rayon was made at a cost of $3.85. In the classroom, I found sev eral girls busily sewing on their dresses. A few questions and I found that Joan Brennaman, sophomore, was making an aqua percale dress, princess style. She said it cost her $3. Ruby Meyer, a freshman, was making a percale dress at a cost of less than $3. Maxine Seger, sophomore, made a green two-piece rayon for about $5. Shirley Steskal, sophomore, was working on a two-piece blue butcher-linen dress. Shirley Rohrs, sophomore, had finished her aqua butcher linen. Maureen Murphy, freshman, was pressing her coral butcher linen two-piecer. Percale dresses at a cost of about $3 each, were made by freshmen girls, Sandra Gilman, Ruth Miller, Kathleen Huebert, Darlene Bausch, Norma Jean Kenney, Bethene Anderson, Co leen Kennedy, Phyllis Watson, Glenna Enbody, and Carol Lech. Freshman Doris Bogues finish ed dress was of blue chambray. Vivian Lemmer, sophomore, also 1 made one of brown chambray. Arlene Greenwood, sophomore, made a two-piece of red suiting. Mary Coleman, sophomore, 1 had a blue gabardine suit. Other sophomore girls are Lois Ratliff, who made a red bolero suit dress; Onie McClurg, a frost point blue-grey suit; Don na Rae Wondercheck, a two piece rayon dress; Shirley Roth, a red gabardine two-piece dress; Joan Humphrey, a two-piece dress in aqua butcher linen; Na dine Everett, made a blue two- ! piece butcher linen suit; Betty | Scripture, a yellow two-piece ’ linen dress. | The home economics girls sponsored a tea Tuesday, for their mothers. Girls modeled their dresses and two films were shown, “You re on Your Own” and “Home Nursing.” sell was 15 years of age and j had been staying with rela- j tives at Clarinda attending school where he was a junior in high school. O’Neill Locals Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Down ey returned on Tuesday from Rapid City, S. D,, where they had spent a week on business. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. DeBack er left Sunday for Omaha where they spent a few days on business. James Bridges’ and a class mate, Keith Heftley, spent the weekend visiting the former’s mother, Mrs. Alice Biidres. Both boys attend Nebraska Wes leyan university in Lincoln. Keith Anspach spent the weekend visiting at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harden Anspach. Keith attends Norfolk busienss college. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hiatt and children were Sunday din ner guests at the Edward Mc Manus home. John F. Pribil returned Sat urday from a week’s stay with his son, Joseph Pribil, and Mrs. Pribil, of Newman Grove. Miss Audrey Nelson, of Spencer, was a weekend guest at the L. D. Putnam home. Mrs. Putnam and children drove her home Sunday and visited Mrs Putnam’s mother. Mrs. Ella Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yantzie Mr. and Mrs. Don Martin and Edward Martin went to Lake Andes, S. D, Sundav. Mr. and Mrs. WTilliam Wat son and daughter, of Ord, for merly of O’Neill visited at the home of Mrs. Theresa Murray and at Mr. Watson’s parents’. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson, in Inman Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gravbiel. of Neligh, were guests Sunday at the home of Mrs. Agnes Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mason attended a business meeting in Grand Island Saturday. Ralph H Walker left Mon day for Omaha where he re mained for a few days. Mrs Dale Buckmaster and Mrs. A. W. Carroll spent Sat urday in Norfolk op business. Hear Reports on District Meeting INMAN—The Woman’s Socie i tv of Christian Service met at the church parlors on Thursday, May 12. A covered dish lunch was served at noon. Mrs. Ralph Moore presided at the business session and Miss Elsie Krueger had charge of the devotionals. Mrs. Karl Keyes and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, jr., gave reports on the annual district conference and missionary so ciety meeting at Norfolk recent ly Honored on Anniversaries — INMAN — Mrs. Clarence Han sen and Mrs. Harvey Tompkins entertained at a birthday anni versary party Friday afternoon at the Hansen country home in honor of their sons, Roland and Roger. Their little classmates and teacher, Miss Mildred Key es, were guests. Games were en joyed. Refreshments, including birthday cake, were served at the close of the afternoon. ATTEND FUNERAL INMAN — Mr. and Mrs. Roy Farewell and family attended the funeral of their nephew, Marvin Farewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Farewell, on Fri day at Atkinson. Other Inman News Mrs. Tom Hutton was hostess to the YM club at her home" on Tuesday, May 10. Dinner was served to the guests at noon and the afternoon was spent socially. Mrs. Jennie Crosser was hos tess to the LL club at her home Wednesday afternoon, May 11. The time was spent with needle work and visiting. Mrs. Crosser served refreshments at the close of the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kesten holtz and family are now locat ed in the new “prefab” cottage recently erected on the L. R. and Harvey Tompkins ranch. South of town. Mr. Kestenholtz has been employed on this ranch for some time and his family is now with him. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith re turned on Tuesday, May 10, af ter spending several days at Emmet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Conard and Mary Lou. Mrs. Stuart Hartigan, of Nor folk, spent the past week at the E. L. Watson and Leo Mossman homes. Mr. and Mrs. Keith McGraw and John Patrick returned to Crete Monday after spending the past weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGraw. Ernest Brunckhorst, Kenneth Coventry, Fred Moore and Tom Watson spent a couple of days the past week at the Lake An des, S. D., fishing. Mrs. Stella Vargason and daughter, Linda, came on last Thursday morning. May 12, from Lusk, Wyo., and is spending a couple of weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. Earl Miller, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watson and daughter, Betty Joe, of Ord, spent the weekend here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wat son. Elwin Smith drove to Norfolk last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark and son. Tom, drove to Omaha Sat urday to meet their * daughter, Mrs. Ray Tjessem, and daughter, Sandra Joan, of Hinsdale, 111., who will spend a couple of weeks in the Clark home. Mr. and Mrs. James McMahan accompanied as Norfolk where . they spent the day. Miss Genevieve Brunckhorst, a recent graduate of the Norfolk beauty college, has successfully passed the- state board examin ations and is now a full-time op erator at the O’Neill beauty sa lon. The Ernest Brunckhorst home in the South part of town was the scene of a family gathering on Sunday when all of their chil dren were home for the day. Guests included: Mr. and Mrs. George L. Colman, jr., and fam ily, John Faye, Audry, Genev ieve and Barbara. George Conard, who has spent the Winter in Deer Island, Ore., returned to Inman Monday after noon. DRS. BROWN & FRENCH Office Phone: 77 Complete X-Ray LISTEN To the . . . OF Jingle Chef Each Wednesday, 9:45 A. M. "Vole* of The Frontier WJAG ... 780 on Dial HOME EC GIRLS IN STYLE SHOW Page Pupils Complete 40 Dresses Despite Fire Loss PAGE—The home economics I and II classes of the Page high school, sponsored by Mrs. Ernest Bruce, presented a style show for mothers and friends on Friday, at 3 p. m. in the South room of the IOOF hall. The sewing classes have been held only during the last sem ester of school. Many beauti ful dresses were completely ruined by the fire of the school building, however, the girls continued their interests, pur chased new material and pat terns, and they completed a total of 40 garments for the semester. Each girl in the sew ing I class wr a s required to complete projects, and the sec ond year class had to complete three or more garments. The style show was divid-* ed into sections—aprons; dre ses; shorts; skirts and blous es. Betty Knudtson was the narrator and Genelle Park took charge of the recorder which supplied a steady flow of low, sweet music for the models. The girls entered the room through the book “Fashions of ‘49”. Little Connie Riege open ed the cover of the book for each one to step through. They tnen strolled down a path lin ed with roses to the platform on which they stepped. They turned around slowly in the middle of the platform, strolled gracefully to tne end, stepped off, and made their exit. Judith Trowbridge was the first model to appear, wearing her apron and scrubbing a fry mg pan with a chore girl and a can of Dutch Cleanser. She was followed by Maxine Parks, whose apron protected her while she cleaned with a broom. The cotton Summer dresses 1 were next in line. LaVonne Al bright, Beverly Kelly and Dor othy Canaday, all sewing II students, had dresses suitable for school, shopping or visiting friends. Norma Cullen, Maxine Parks, Erma Held, entered next in their cotton school dresses. Jud ith Trowbridge, Joyce Clasey, and Bessie Hartman had cotton dresses that would be attractive for visiting, shopping or club meetings. Loma Stevens, Nancy Heiss, Diana Fusselman and Norma Cullen modeled next, cotton dresses, that would be appro priate for the fair, evening dates or afternoon walks. Two pair of shorts were in the style show. The first were worn by Betsy Simmons, and she was ready for a game of croquet. Judith Trowbridge then appear ed with a hoe ready for work in her mother’s garden. Five skirts and blouses were modeled—Maxine Parks, Nancy Heiss, and Bessie Hartman had cool, neat outfits suitable for school, meetings, or class par ties. Erma Held and Diana Fus sclman were ready for a class play or to attend League in their skirls and blouses. One suit was successfully sewed by Beverly Kelly. It was soiled by the fire, but by quick attention. Beverly wash ed off the tar, and now has a neat, attractive looking suit. It is a cocoa brown, decorated with a pale blue bow worn at the neckline. LaVonne Albright’s eyelet blouse and pink butcher linen skirt made an appropriate cos tume for her first day at college. Joyce Clasey, entered carrying her white Bible on her way to attend local services in her ray on aqua dress with double col lars featuring scalloped edges which accented the round neck line. Dorothy Canaday was ready for graduation in her pale blue one-piece rayon dress. It cer tainly had an unusual peplum— the bottom featured points. Bet sy Simmon’s two-piece aqua butcher linen with a double row of tiny tan buttons down the front looked especially nice for graduation. Byrdie Ann Parks completed a delicate pink nylon blouse with lace trimming around the odge of the collar. To go with this she made a navy blue dod hn skirt. Beverly Kelly appeared next through the cover of the book in her pink butcher linen ac cented with large white pique collar and cuffs. A white belt, too, was used for trim. The last sewing II garment was modeled by Lavonne Al bright. It was a navy blue taf feta with large double collars. Its full skirt, and attractive bod ice made it especially nice for dancing, or evening dates. Little Panelle Bruce then modeled a pinafore that was made for her by Bessie Hartman. The style show was followed by a small, informal tea, poured by Beverly Kelly and Betsy Simmons. Iced tea and lemon ade, with home made cookies made up the refreshments. The guests signed the guest book as they left with the mem ory of many nice garments sew ed by high school students. Named Secretary of Class at Illinois 'U' — Miss Nadene Coyne, of O’Neill, has been elected secretary of the senior class at the University of Illinois college of medicine for the 1949-’50 school year. She is a daughter of Mayor and Mrs. H. E. Coyne. 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