Miss Donna McElvain
Becomes a Bride
Miss Donna La Marr McEl
vain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph McElvain, was united in
marriage Saturday. February
lil, to Jack Everitt. son of the
late Mr. and Mrs George Ev
eritt, of Columbus, Kans. The
5:30 p. m. ceremony took place
in the Tiiiden Methodist church
with Rev. W C. Fawcll offici
ating.
The bride wore a brown gab
ardine suit and brown and gold
accessories. Her corsage was of
red roses. She also wore pearls,
a gift from the bridegroom
The Misses Lois and Audrey
Ritter, of Tilden, were the
bride’s attendants. Miss Lois
wore a light green suit and
green accessories. Miss Audrey
wore a beige suit.
Mr Everitt wore a grey bus
iness suit. His boutonniere was
a white carnation.
Fojowing the ceremony,
there was a wedding dinner in
Norfolk.
Mrs- Everitt is a graduate of
St. Mary’s academy, class of
1949.
Mr. Everitt. who is from At
lanta, Ga. graduated from an
Atlanta high school. He served
5 years in the Navy during
World War II and was over
S63S.
After a short trip, the cou
ple returned to O’NeiJ. They
expect to move to Sioux City
where Mr Everitt will be em
ployed as a radio entertainer.
Johnson-Thomazin
Nuptials Exchanged
CHAMBERS — Miss E d n a
Johnson, daughter of J. C.
Johnson, and Leonard Thoma
zin, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Thomazin, were married Sun
day, February 12, at the Thom-'
azin home. Rev. J. Florentine
Anderson officiated.
Mrs. Gregor Andreasen, sister
of the bride , served as the
bride’s attendant. Mr. Andrea
sen was bestman. Mary Andrea
sen and Frances Johnson, nieces
of the bride, were candlelight
GTS.
Mis. Robert Ridemour, of
Columbus, sang “God Bless
This House,” “I Love You Tru
ly” and “The Lord’s Prayer.”
A reception for 30 guests fol
lowed the ceremony. Mrs. Law
rence Johnson, of Omaha, sis
ter-in-law of the bride, poured
and Mrs. Ova Neilson, aunt of
the bridegroom, served.
The couple will make • their
home in St. Edward.
Mr. Thomazin was formerly
of Chambers, living on a ranch
southwest of town for a number
of years.
Kathleen McDermott
Became a Bride
Miss Kathleen McDermott,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
McDermott, and Cecil Grenier,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gren
ier, were united in marriage
Tuesday at 8 p. m. at St. Pat
rick’s rectory. Rev. Alex Onak
performed the double-ring cer
emony. ,
Mrs. Hattie Kmdlund, the
bridegroom’s sister, was maid
of-honor. Eugene McDermott,
of Long Pine, the bride’s broth
er, served as bestman.
The bride appeared in a teal
blue suit with black accessories.
Her corsage was of wh te car
nations and pink snapdragons.
Her sweetheart necklace was a |
gift of the bridegroom.
The maid-of-honor wore a
brown suit with brown acces
sories. She had a corsage of
pink carnations.
The bridegroom and bestman
wore brown business suits and
white carnation boutonnierres.
A reception was held for the
immediate members of the fam
ilies at the home of the bride’s
parents.
After a short wedding trip,
the couple will reside in O’Neill.
Mr. Grenier is employed by
Harding Creamery.
Prepare for 1950
Red Cross Drive
EMMET—Mrs. Guy Cole, of
Emmet, chairman of the Holt
county American Red Cross
drive for 1950, said Tuesday
that an organization meeting
will be held Monday in O’Neill
at which time supplies will be
distributed to the community
chairmen.
Holt’s quota for 1950 is $2,000.
Community chairman are:
O’Neill — Mrs. Thomas
Greene: Emmet— Mrs. P. W.
McGinnis; Atkinson—Mrs. Har
vey Shaw; Stuart—Mrs. Stanley i
Cobb; Chambers—J. W. Walter;
Ewing — Mrs. James Pruden;
Page—Mrs. R. D. Copes; Inman
—George P. Coleman.
Ferdinand Krutx
Dies Wednesday—
Ferdinand Krutz, 78, of O’
Neill, died Wednesday about 5
p.m. here. Funeral arrangements
are incomplete. Survivors in
clude: son—Ferdinand, jr., of |
O’Neill; daughters—Mrs. Beulah j
Puglia, of East Chicago, 111., Mrs.
Viola Fallsen, of Tilden, Mrs.
Rhoda Myers, of Painview, and
four brothers.
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MRS. JOHN SLIZOSKI
Miss Lois Hawk
Weds At Ewing
Miss Lois Hawk and John
Slizoski, both of Ewing, were
united in marriage at St. Peter’s
Catholic church here on Satur
day morning
The bride appeared in white
satin with a sweetheart neck
and long train. Her fingertip
veil of illusion lace was held
i nplace by a tiara of seeded
pears. Miss Rosemary Slizoski
and her sister, Miss Esther,
were maid-of-honor and brides
maid.
The former Miss Hawk was
graduated from the Ewing high
school with the class of 1947.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hawk, farmers liv
ing near here. Mr. Slizoski is
tie son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Slizoski, of near Ewing.
Rev. Peter Burke, of St
Peter’s church, officiated. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the
American Legion headquarters.
Collins Sale
Tops Calendar
(Continued from page 1)
of cattle, 5 head of horses, farm
machinery and other items. <See
advertisement on page 16 )
Saturday, February 25: Col
lins sale.
Monday, February 27: Wal
lace O’Connell will auction at
public sale the personal property
belonging to Art Fuhrer at the
farm located 7 miles north of
Atkinson on highway 11 and
then 1V4 miles west. The sale
will begin at 1 p. m.
Wednesday, March 1: Mrs.
Jens (Marianne) Hansen will
sell at public auction at the O’
Neill Livestock Market 2 tracts
of land, each 160 acres. One
tract is located 4 miles south
and 2Ms miles east of O’Neill or
3xk miles west of Inman. The
other tract is located 4 miles
south and 3% miles east of O’
Neil or 2% miles west of Inman.
Ernie Weller, of Atkinson, is
the auctioneer, and the sale
will begin at 2 p. m. on the sale
date regardless of the weather.
(See advertisement page 14.)
Friday, March 3: Gilbert F.
Beriash, of O’Neill, will sell his
personal property at the place
located 6 miles north of O’Neill
on highway 281, then 1 mile
east and another mile north.
Included in the sale will be 54
head of cattle, 3 head of horses,
7 brood sows, a complete 'ine
of farm machinery, some chick
ens and many other miscellan
eous items. Col. O’Connell will
be the auctioneer and the O’
Neill National bank will clerk.
(See advertisement page 20.)
Fire Destroys
Livestock Mart
(Continued from page 1)
L. D. Putnam, builder and
former owner of the sales pa
vilion, who lives about GO
rods east, reported he rushed
to the scene about 11:30 p. m
just as the roof and walls of
the structure thundered to the
ground. Putnam built the
structure in 1937 and held his
first sale February 8, 1937, 13
years ago.
“Reconstruction of the pavil
ion will begin as soon as possi
ble,” Grady reported. The Rey
noldsons said no sales are
planned for at least one week.
The Reynoldsons had leased
the market from the Civic club
December 1, 1949.
Prior to the time the new
managers took over the pavilion
it was designated the Fredrick
son Livestock Commission com
pany, operated by James G
Fredrickson.
DeVall Infant
Dies at Lynch—
SPENCER— Elzy John Wil
liam DeVall, infant son of Roy
and Geraldine DeVall, of Spen
cer, died Saturday a few hours
after entering Lynch hospital.
The boy was born November 25,
1949. Pneumonia was the cause
of death. Survivors, besides par
ents, include: great-grandpar
ents—Elze N. Johnson, of Spen
cer; Mr. and Mrs. William De
VaU, of O’Neill; grandparents—
Mr. and Mrs. John Stanek, of
Spencer.
New Projector
Used First Time
CHAMBERS — Sunday eve
ning marked a very enjoyable
time at St. Paul’s Lutheran
church when the members of
the Ladies Aid entertained their
families at a party.
One table was decorated es
pecially for those whose birth
day anniversaries fell in the
months of January and Febru
ary. ...
One table honored the birth
day anniversaries of George
Washington and one Abraham
Lincoln, each in keeping with
the occasion. The third table
was decorated in the Valentine
theme.
A new sound projector pur
chased by the church was on
hand and pictures were shown
for the evening’s entertainment.
Other Chambers News
Guests of Mrs. Charlotte Hon
eywell for Sunday dinner were:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Urban and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour
Harkins and Helen Gorgan and
baby, all of Ewing; and Mr. and
Mrs. John Honeywell and Ray
mond Urban, of Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter
and Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Eason,
of O’Neill, were Sunday guests
in the H. W. Hubbard home.
Mrs. Anna Albers spent Sat
urday afternoon and night in
the Charles Fauquier home.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Dierking
were Saturday evening visitors
in the A. A. Walter home.
Geneva Rasmussen came
from Denver, Colo., last Friday
and is spending a couple of
weeks with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Rasmussen, and
family.
The Valley Center school en
joyed a Valentine party at the
school Wednesday afternoon,
February 15. Games were play
ed and refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hubbard
went to Omaha Monday on bus
iness.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grimes
and Bonnie and Mrs. Genevieve
Bell were Sunday dinner guests
in the E, R. Carpenter home.
Mrs. Esther Woods held a
farm sale at her place north oi
town on Friday, February 17
which was well attended. Good
prices were received, especially
for the cattle. Lunch was serv
ed by the Lutheran Ladies Aid
Mrs. Woods and son, Chauncey
plan to remain on the place foi
the present. Her son-in-law anc
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Christenson, of Omaha, have
been assisting them since Mr
Woods’s death.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Coopei
spent Sunday with her sistei
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Se
well Johnson, and family al
Emmet.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V Robertsor
attended a purebred Hereforc
show and sale at Valentine or
Monday. February 20.
Superintendent Eckdahl anc
L. A. Dale took 2 car loads o
boys of the Chambers basket
ball team to Lincoln to see th<
Nebraska - Colorado basketbal
game Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Steven:
and children drove to Atkinsor
Sunday to visit his parents, Mr
and Mrs. H O. Stevens. Mr. anc
Mrs. Dean Stevens have pur
chased a farm near Atkinsor
and expect to move there aboui
March 1.
Mrs. Nellie McIntosh
Remembers Storm
PAGE — Mrs. Nelle McIntosh
was surprised Sunday when
she returned home from church
to find her son, Floyd, and fam
ily there They had arrived
soon after the church hour and
had dinner well underway when
she returned. They had also
brought a freezer of ice cream.
This was in honor of her 74th
birthday anniversary.
Mi's. McIntosh is one of the
early settlers of this commun
ity. She can tell of many hard
ships endured by the early
pioneers- Her most ouftstand
l ing incident she says was the
blizzardof ’88.
Her parents had gone to Da
kota to visit relatives and left
the three oldest at home to iook
after [the chores and other work.
She recalls there was very little
fuel in the house and that was
soon gone. They [then had to
stay in bed to keep from freez
: ing.
Mr. McIntosh died 17 years
ago- Since then she lived in a
little home in the east part of
town. She raises a big garden
and has a nice flock of chick
ens and cares for an invalid
daughter. She seldoms misses
church services and is an ar
dent worker in the WSCS.
Other Page News
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heiss,
who have spent the winter in
the west coast states called
home Tuesday evening to let
the children know they were
starting home soon. They will
visit their daughter, Mrs. W.
W. Johnson and family at
Stromberg for a couple of days
on their way home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dailey, of
O’Neill, were dinner guests
Wednesday- February 15, of
Mrs. Nelle McIntosh. Mrs. Dai
ley is a niece of Mrs. Mcflntosh
and was reared in her home
after she was 3-years-old.
The farm sale of Mrs. Eva
Cunningham and Dick Cunning
ham was held Wednesday, Feb
ruary 15, 2 miles east of Inman.
Mrs. C. A- Townsend enter
club books for 1950. The books
taint-d the Justa-mere club at
a 2:30 dessert luncheon Friday
afternoon with 7 members 'pre
sent. Guests were, Mrs. Eva
Muri'.en, of l iman, and Mrs. T
O. Brownfield. The ladies vis
ited and did needlework.
Elmer Trowbridge, who had
gone to Wisconsin with his
brother. Elton, and two com
panions, of Saratoga. Wyo., re
turned home Friday. Mr Trow
bridge went for a pleasure trip.
The rest of the group were in
terested in dairy cattle.
The Golden Rule extension
club met at the home of Mrs1.
Lorenz Reige Tuesday, Febru
ary 14, for an all-day meeting
Fourteen members wejre pre
sent. Mrs. Charlie Sorensen and
Mrs. Robert Nissen presented
part II of the lesson on “Cloth
ing” All. present joined in the
demonstration of applying zip
pers. The club received new
books, a .good record of club
_ _
meetings and lessons for the
year At this meeting plans for
a family night party were com
pleted. Tht party was to be held
at the Donald Nissen home
Friday evening, February 17.
The hostess served a lunch with
Valentine decorations.
Mrs George Fink spent Fri
day with Mrs. Frank Snyder
while Mr. Fink attended a sale
Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Henry.
Carol Ann and Kieth. Mr and
Mrs. Derrill Henry, all of Col
ridge, Ross Fink and Billy
Zemple, of Page, were dinner
guests Sunday at the Frank
Snyder home. Lloyd Henry and
Mrs. Snyder are brother and
sister.
All the Harper families en
joyed a get-to-gether Sunday
when they met at the Gordon
Harper home at the air base at
O’Neill in honor of Mr. Har
per’s birthday anniversary.
Those present were: Mr and
Mrs. Gordon Harper and daugh
ters, Sandra and Jeanette, Mr.
and M rs. H. S. Harper, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Beeleart, Bobby,
Brenda and Beekie, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Stauffer. Randy,
Kent and Val. A no host dinner
was served at noon.
Mr. and Mrs- William Neu
bauer spent Thursday evening
with Mr. and Mi s. Allen Haynes.
Miss Barbara iTiowDi idge and
Carroll French went to Walt
hill Friday to attend the spirit
ual life retreat for leaders of
Youth Fellowship. Carroll is a
district officer and Barbara a
sub district officer.
A nice size crowd attended
the old time dance at the Legion
hall Saturday evening.
Twelve members of the Gol
den Rule extension club and
their families enjoyed a party
at the Donald Nissen home Fri
day evening Refreshments of
chili soup and pie were served.
The evening was spent with
cards.
The /'T,’rican Legion auxil
iary sponsored a benefit card
party at the Legion hall Mon
day evening. February 20. A
larg" crowd was present- The
pro cob were $30 Prizes were
awarded to the fal owing: Pin
ochle high, to Mis. Lorenz Nis
! sen and Vernon Dorr; pitch
, high—Mrs. Harry Harper and
Glenn Stewart; bridge nigh —
i Mrs- William Simmons and
John Lamiason; All cut prizes
, —Mrs. Kenneth Braddock and
Harry Harper. Rcfrcshifrents of
coffee and sandwiches were
served at the close of the eve*
nring.
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