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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1949)
Teen Tattler — Snooping Produces Variety of Gift Wants from City’s Teenage Crowd 1 BY PAT BRENNAN Haah! Well, that big day is sneaking up to Us, so I thought I’d better hurry and get that letter off to Santa. There are so many things that all you guys and gals want. First we’ll have a little news. “Madonna’s Choice”, a Christmas operetta, was pre sented last Monday night in honor of St. Patrick’s new priest here. Very Rev. Timothy O’ Sullivan, by the St. Mary’s music depart ment. Father O’Sulli van has come to take the place of the Rt. Rev. J. G. Me Namara. who died No Pat Brennan ("Father Mac’O DRS. BENNETT & COOK VETERINARIANS — O'NEILL — Phones: 318, 424, 304 In the Christmas mood, we 'wish you all happiness MERRY CHRISTMAS PISBORNE’Q Tlu Family SW» StoW O'NEILL James Harty, Mgr. BggmnGs OUR WARM AND SIM CEREST GREETINGS GO OUT TO VOU AT THIS 'HAPPIEST SEASON OF THE YEAR. ! O’NEILL INSURANCE AGENCY f Ben Oetter [ Woody Grim ! Phone 434 O’Neill I vember 2. He was a great loss to the tenagers of St Mary's. We take thi* opportunity to wish Father O'Sullivan the best of luck here at St. Patrick's and we hope he will feel at home as Father “Mac" always did. In basketball the O’Neill Eagles lost to Ainsworth but they won over Bassett. St. Mary's lacked two points of beating St. Joseph’s of Atkin son during the past week. Having snooped around the different meeting and gather ing places of the teenagers, I finally got the following letter off to Santa: Dear Santa. “You’ll really have to be something to get everyone what they want, but maybe if you hunt hal'd enough, you might be able to get one or the other. “Vcrle Rayla wants a re cord player. Marilyn Lindberg wants' a new flute. Bruce Mc Elhaney wants ‘El Oapitan’ played at every band concert. Don Hagen sick wants a Cadil lac (any year). Shorty Miles wants his football shoes bronz ed and used bookends in the senior classrooms. He also wants another undefeated sea son for the Cards six. “Hope Condon wants a dif ferent plaid scarf and a con vertable. Don Godel wapts his brother’s dancing shoes and his ability to hit the basket. “Ted Lindberg doesn’t want anything but he needs a pair of elevated shoes. Hank Man gan wants something ‘bright'. The barber shop quartet (Ed McCarthy, Larry Morris, Shor ty Miles and John OTNeill) wants an audition for televis ion- The chorus girls (Nancy Beha, Kiffie Golden, Berna dette Hynes, Loraine Siminson and Marde Birmingham) want a new accompanist and an en gagement for Christmas. Mary El.en Steele needs a new (voice after her last concert at St. Mary’s. The senior board ers need a new ‘spiral stair case.’ “Marilyn Mangan wants a certain blond guy with a new car. Pat Cullen wants some handsome guy to break her resolution. Jean Kallhoff wants good weather so that a certain someone won’t have any trouble coming across the orchard. Pat Mullen wants a French outfit to go with her French actions. “Maude Birmingham wants some hair (any color) Alice Scofield hopes for a 1950 Cad illac. Betty Gallagher (from Inman) wants a watch. Donna Crabb wants a “White Christ mas”. Charles Beilin wants more adventure and animal stories from the public library. "George Fuller, a sub-leen agr, wants a filling station to take care of all the Cad illacs and convertibles want, ed by a few of the teenagers. “Duane Weier wants a new bottom for his band uniform. Mary Murphy wants to see a city at Christmas time. John Bowen wants a bigger bass horn. Kathryn Judge wants a ‘fox’ and not a wolf. Helen Harty and Mary Lou Wilson would like all band money from St. Mary’s in before school dismissed. Marjorie Tro synski and Mary Hynes want the boy cheer leaders. “The basketball teams want more victories and the teen Tattler wants more news. “Thanks Santa”. , Merry Christmas to every one! Club in Luncheon— ATKINSON—The Utile Dulce club was entertained at Mrs Fred Jungman’s in a 1 o’clock luncheon. There was a gift ex change. Give The Frontier for Xmas! 1949 The candles are born \ ing low lor 1949. but £ ‘ tbebrigbl andcbeertol dawn ol a New Year is yours lor Ibe taking THE L. D. PUTNAM FAMILY THE NU - WAY CAFE — O’NEILL — Will be closed from 7:00 P.M. Christmas Eve until 8:00 A.M. Monday, December 26. Wishing all our friends and patrons a very Merry Christmas and a Haplpy New Year. MR. AND MRS. LLOYD CORK MR. AND MRS. JACK BARR REDBIRD NEWS Mrs. Albert Carson called in Redbird Saturday, December 10. Gene Hrbek was here Mon day, December 12. Miss Eva Truax was a visit or in Redbird Monday, De cember 12 Claude Pickering was in Redbird Monday, December 12. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas His cock were here Monday, De cember 12. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Luedt ke and John Coakley were vis itors in Redbird Monday, De cember 12. They were enroute to Dorsey where they visited Mr. and Mrs. George Kruse and family. Fred Turax, sr., was in Red bird on business Monday, De cember 12 Halsey Hull vsited in Red bird Monday, December 12. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wells and girls were callers here Mon day. December 12. Mrs. Florence Harris was in Redbird Monday, December 12. Mr. and Mrs. Will Podany were among the visitors in Redbird Monday, December 12 Fred Turax and Ray Wilson were among the callers here Tuesday, December 13. Robert Wells was in Red bird Wednesday, December 14. Mrs. Max Grenier and Mrs. Walter Tomlinson, of O’Neill, were in Redibird Thursday, De cember 15 Virgil Wilson was here Thurs day. December 15. Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Hull and John Hull were among the calers here Friday, Decem ber 16 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bes sert went to O’Neill on busi ness Friday, December 16. Mr. and Mrs. Will Conard Rnd daughter were in Redbird Fiay, Decembe 16. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ladely visited in Redbird Friday, De cember 16 Albert Carson was here Fri day. December 16. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruzicka, of Dorsey, were visitors at Pete Mores’ December 16. Claude Pickering translated business in Lynch Friday, De cember 16. Edward Carson was in Red bird Friday, December 16. Mrs. Clifford Wells was here Friday. December 16. T C. White, of Scottville, visited at Redbird Saturday, Deeemberl7. Dick Turax was in Redbird Saturday, December 17. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hiseock went to Lynch Saturday, De cember 17. Robrt Wells visited Beryle Bessert Saturday, December 17. ' Howard Graham was here Saturday. December 17. Edward Krugman. of Minn eola, and Harvey Krugman of Opportunity, were visitors in Redbird Saturday, December 17. Albert Carson and son were in Redbird Saturday, Deeem l?er 17 Mr. Connley and Mr. Pick ering were here Saturday, eve ning December 17. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cihlar were visitors in Redbird Saturday, December 17. A. A. Bessert and son, haul edwood to Redbird postoffice Saturday, December 17 Lee Wells autoed to Lynch Saturday, December 17. Mr. and Mrs. Pete More vis ited friends in Lynch Sunday, December 18. Send Package io Childrens' Home— ATKINSON — The Atkin son Extension club held a Christmas party at the home of Mrs- Ralph Ries1 on Wednes day, December 14. Mrs. War ren Marr was assistant hostess. The Christmas tree was weighted down with gifts. Each guest had brought a gift for her mystery sister—one for the grab bag and several for the box to be packed and sent to Mothers Jewel’s home for chil dren at York These gifts were many and varied. Mrs. Roy Ries and Mrs. John Silverstrand packed the box at the home of Mrs. Ries Friday evening and sent it on its way. Anyone is welcome to don ate to these boxes which the club hopes to send quite re gularly during the new year. A donation of $21 was given to the Atkinson hospital._ ATKINSON NEWS Mrs P. _ T. Schultz accam panied Charles E. Chace to Denver, Colo, Friday where she visited at the home of her son, Elvon, and family. Mrs. Chace and the children, who had been in Denver for sev eral weeks, returned home with them Sunday. They came home by way of Minden to see the Christmas lights. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Weller expect to leave Saturday or Sunday for an extended trip through Arizona and California. They will spend some time in Phoenix, Ariz., and Los An geles, Calif., and will be away about six weeks. Dean Keating, who is enroll ed at the University of Colo rado college of arts and scienc es at Boulder, came home Fri day, December 16, to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Opal Keating. Dean is taking a pre-medical course and is a member of the student council. He is a member of the univer sity’s men’s chorus and is a member of the freshmen bas ketball team. He will be home about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Burgess and family were in Norfolk Saturday, December 17, on a combined business and pleas ure trip. The Burgesses have just recently completed the re modeling of their farm home. It now has eight rooms includ ing an entirely modern kitchen, bathroom and utility room. They also have their own light and runnning water facilities. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brum baugh, of Bradshaw, are mak ing their home on the Elven White farm Northwest of At kinson. The Brumbaugh’s have two little daughters, Judy and Lonnie Mrs. Guy Stiedman, of Mar tin, S. D., visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Wefgo, Tuesday. Mercedes O’Connell, who is attending school at Mt. Scho lista in Atchison, Kans., came Friday to spend the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connell. Mercedes was honor student at St. Joseph’s hall last Spring. This is her first trip home since school began. Mr. and Mrs- Pat Corrigan went to Omaha Saturday, De cember 17, to visit Mr. Corri gan’s sister, Mrs. Julia Sam ples, who is in St. Joseph’s hospital there. They will also visit Mrs. Corrigan’s sister, Mrs. Corrigan’s sisters, Mrs Stanley Pomiictor, and Mrs. Alex Cwertnia. John Heinow ski is looking after the farm while they are away. James White is home from Norfolk to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S- White. Bud Bailin took his mother, Mrs. S. M. Bailin, to O’Neill Sunday where she boarded the bus to return to her home in Sioux City. Mrs. Bailin had been assisting in the closing of Bui Lin Bros. store in Atkin son. While here she was a guest at the home of Mrs. P. T. Schu’tz and an honor guest at many other Atkinson homes. The Bailins lived in Atkinson until the death of Mr. Bailin and had many friends and ac quaintances here who were glad of the opportunity to re new these relationships. Bud wi'l remain for a while longer, i Wilmer (“Bud”) West is ex pected home today (Thursday) from his station at Ft. Riley, Kans. Bud is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli McConnell. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shaw will leave Saturday, Decem ber 24, to spend Christmas with their son, Ned, and faim ily in Bassett. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shaw, of Lincoln, are ex pected Friday, December 23, and will accompany the elder Shaws to Bassett for the holi day. Jack and Ned are broth ers. Mrs. Edward Ries returned Sunday, December 18, from Omaha where she had been for medical treatment. Mrs. V. Faust returned Thursday, December 15, from Brookings, S. D, where she had been visiting at the homes of her mother, Mrs. C. W. Bell ville, and her sister, Mrs. W. B. Hanson. Viilt Ainsworth— Mr. and Mrs. C. E Arra smith and Mr. and Mrs.- Owen Herbert were in Ainsworth Sunday. JOHN R. GALLAGHER Aitorney-ai-Law rint Nan Bank Bldg. O'Neill Phone 11 May all the wonderful things that go with Christmas be yours in the fullest abundance this year. From all of us here to all of you-a most happy holiday O'NEILL CLEANERS •4" -i\ L. A. Becker, Owner Phone 30 O’Neill i ( d$ \i 1949 For a smile on every face and a carol in every heart \ we commend you to the spirit -Vy^ of Christmas. Happy holiday. Moore-Noble Lumber * 4 ‘ - t and Coal Co. O’NEILL PHONE 32