Blizzard Edition Requests Continue
Oakdale, Nebr.
The Frontier,
O'Neill, Nebr.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find 20c for a copy
of The Frontier for March 9
covering the Hurricane Blizzard
and one copy of the next week’s
issue, March 16.
We think you covered the
storm better than most papers
did and we’d like to save the
copies for future historical in
terest. .
Since we had to endure such
a storm we’d like evidence to
back us up when we tell a fu
ture generation.
Thank you,
MRS. E. G. TAYLOR.
• • •
Emmet, Nebr.
March 19, 1950.
The Frontier:
If you still have extra copies
of the Blizzard Edition will you
please mail to these addresses.
(1) Mrs. Ed Boles, Chadwick,
Mo.; (2) Ed Rzeszotarski l917
So. 29 st., Omaha, Nebr.; (3) z.
Rzeszotarski, 1145 West 31 P1-.
Chicago, 111.
Enclosed is 30c. Sincerely,
GAINES RZESZOTARSKI.
• • •
Emmet, Nebr.
March 20, 1950.
Editor of The Frontier:
Enclosed find 20c for which
please mail 2 copies of The Fron
tier to my sister at the follow
ing address: Mrs. Roy BrittaU,
South West City, Mtx, the March
9 and March 16 editions.
Sincerely^ BESSU£ BURGE.
• • •
Chambers, Nebr.
March 20, I860.
Frontier,
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find 20c for which
please send me storm edition of
March 7 and March 16 of The
Frontier.
Yours respectfully,
A. R. BELL.
• • •
Stuart, Nebr.
March 20, 1950.
Dear Editor:
Please find $1.25 enclosed for
The Frontier. Send us the Bliz
zard issue and paper as long as
$1.25 wil reach.
Yours truly,
MRS. JAMES NACHTMAN
(Editor’s note: The Frontier continues to receive hundreds
I of requests for extra copies of our Blizzard Edition, which was
published on March 9. Only a few extra copies are still avail
able. We anticipated the demand, printed hundreds of extras,
and are being called upon to send them to all corners of the
country. Many people are requesting copies for mementoes of
the historic Hurricane Blizzard of March 7, 1950. Samples of
some of the mail requests follow:)
Johnstown, Nebr.
March 18, 195G.
O’Neill Frontier,
Sirs:
Enclosed dime for copy of
i your Blizzard Edition of O’Neill
Frontier. As we lived in the In
man territory 30 years ago, we
are still interested in old neigh
bors.
Yours truly,
McConnell bros.
• • •
Niobrara, Nebr.
March 17, 1950.
O’Neill Frontier,
Dear Sir:
I am enclosing 10 cents for
which please send me a copy of
the blizzard issue o your paper
if you still have some. If they
are all gone, you may send a
later issue. Thank you.
Yours truly, _ .
MRS. NIELS NIELSEN.
• • •
Columbus Nebr.
March 17, 1950
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me,
March 9, and March 16 Fron
tier issues of the snow storm. I
heard you say over WJAG sta
tion yesterday you still have
some left.
I am enclosing 20 cents and
thanking you, I am your truly,
WILFORD SNYDER
• • •
Jackson, Nebr.
March 18, 1960.
The Frontier:
Heard over WJAG that extra
copies of The Frontier telling
of the big blizzard of March 7
may be obtained at 10c each. I
am enclosing 30c for 3 of them.
Thanking you, I am
MISS HELEN BEACOM.
• • •
2320 So. St Aubin
Sioux City, la.
March 19, 1950.
The Frontier:
Heard you over radio that you
still have some of The Fron
tiers left—“Blizzard Edition of
March 9.” Enclosed find 10c for
one and thanks. Reespectfully
MRS. F. MELADY.
, Atkinson Nebr
Dear Sir:
Find enclosed $2 60 for 1
year’s subscription to The Fron
tier also 1 copy of the blizzard
edition of March 9.
Yours truly,
LORNE E. HICKOK
• • •
Wausa, Nebr.
March 20, 1950.
Enclosed find 20c for which
send me both copies for your
Blizzard Editions.
Yours truly,
MRS. WILL WULFF.
AMELIA NEWS
Mrs. Viola Travers is spend
ing a few days at home. She
has been working at the Dar
old Baker home in O’Neill for
several months.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Milton, of
Denver, Colo., Harry White
and granddaughter, V e n i t a
White, were dinner guests of
Mrs. Julia White on Friday. The
Miltons expected to return
home during the weekend. Mrs.
Milton was formerly Clarice
White.
Mrs. George Fogle and sons
expected to leave this week for
their home at Ft Benning, Ga.,
after spending several weeks
visiting her mother, Mrs. Gertie
Adair, and other relatives.
Miss Agnes Forbes, of Bas
sett, spent the weekend at the
Peter Frahm home.
Doc Clemens plans to leave
this weekend for Pickstown, S.
D., to find employment at the
Ft. Randall dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Porter,
Marvin and Robert, of Basin,
Wyo., spent the weekend at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Backhaus.
Charles Bligh and Mrs. Lew
ine Wickham, of Valentine,
visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pierce, and daugh
ter, Raedee Wickham, on Sat
| urday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shipman,
1 of Moline, 111., arrived Satur
1 day evening to visit her moth
I er, Mrs. Delia Ernst
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George Becks Are
Married 25 Years
CELIA — Sunday. March 19,
was the 25th wedding anniver
sary for Mr. and Mrs. George
Beck. Her family planned a sur
prise celebration in their honor
at the home of Mrs. Beck’s sis
ter, Mrs. Dwaine Lockman, and
1 family at Stuart.
Those present were: Mr. and
i Mrs. Mahlon Shearer; Mr. and
Mrs. John Weichman and
daughters, Vita Marie and Le
j ola Jane; Mr. and Mrs. Ober
ding; Mr. and Mrs. George
Weidge and children, Donnie
and Patty; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Mlinar; Mr. and Mrs. Charley
i Mlinar, sr„ and Dale; Mr. and
! Mrs. Edward Mlinar; Mr. and
j Mrs. Clarence Johnson and
daughter, Marval Jean; Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Smith and daugh
ter, Leila; Mr. and Mrs. George
Beck and son, Duane.
The Becks received many
beautiful gifts.
Other Celia News
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfax
bought a new Chevrolet pickup
in Stuart March 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Black
more attend the 22nd annual
homecoming of the Rebekah
lodge in Norfolk Friday, March
13.
Mrs. Vernon Beckwith visit
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Blackmore, over the
weekend. Mr. Beckwith came
out Sunday. March 19.
P. W. Kilmurry visited the
Frank Kilmurry family Thurs
day, March 16.
Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg re
ceived a picture of O’Neill’s
main street after the March 7
blizzard, from relatives in
Michigan. They had taken it
from the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Vincent Osborne helped “plow
out" several farmers in this
community Thursday, March 16.
Buddy, Paul and Billy Fock
en visited Benton, Shirley and
Dennis Colfax Sunday after
noon, March 19.
Bernard Blackmore opened up
the road Tuesday morning,
March 14, so the Focken and
Colfax children could attend
school. In the afternoon he haul
ed a stack of hay for Mr. Colfax.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Black
more were in Atkinson Wed
nesday, March 15. Mrs. Black
more had a tooth extracted.
I Mr. and Mrs. Emil Colfax and
son, Dermis, visited the Clar
ence Focken family Thursday
; morning, March 16.
Mrs. c-onnie rncKei ana sons,
Donnie and Ronnie, accompa
nied Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoff
man to Norfolk Friday, March
| 17. They returned the same day.
Mrs. Leonard Chaffin and
! Charles and Edith visited the
Mark Hendricks family Friday
afternoon, March 17.
Miss Ruth Lindberg went to
O’Neill Friday, March 17, after
school to spend the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lindberg, but Saturday’s
snow storm “scared her out”
and she returned to the Mark
Hendricks home Saturday aft
ernoon, March 18.
Alice and Karen Focken vis
ited the Hendricks school Fri
day, March 17. Alice is a fresh
man in Atkinson high school.
There was no school in Atkin
son that day.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hendricks
and son, Arlin, were in Atkm
son Monday, March. 13. They
were dinner guests at the Lloyd
McDowell home.
Celia Homemakers' club meet
ing, which was to have been
held March 22, has been post
poned to Wednesday, March 29
and will meet at the Terwilliger
home.
Mr. and Mrs. D F. Scott
drove out to the farm Thursday
i morning, March 16, to see how
things were and to bring out
supplies for Dorothy.
Benton and Shiiley Colfax
are new pupils at the Hendricks
school.
Mrs. Blanche Pease arrived
Sunday afternoon, March 19
from a trip to Omaha when
she attended the breakfast and
banquet for the women’s divis
ion of the Nebraska Press asso
ciation. It was estimated that
1,000 persons attended the press
banquet, which was served by
Ak-Sar-Ben. Mrs. Pease arrived
in O’Neill Saturday but owing
to the snowstorm that day, her
husband was afraid to come for
her that evening
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Focken
and dauhter, Marjorie, left
Tuesday, March 14, by auto tor
a trip to Kansas City and south
ern Missouri. Clarence Focken
did their chores while they
were gone. They came home
Friday. After they left Norfolk
going south there was no snow
on the roads. . .
Alex Forsythe visited the
George Beck family Sunday
evening, March 19.
Lambert Heads
Junior Ak Show
-- ,
Stan Lambert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Lambert, of Ewing,
is show chairman of the Junior
Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show to
be held in Lincoln April 1.
The event is sponsored an
nually by Block and Bridle, an
imal husbandry club at the Uni
versity of Nebraska college of
agriculture.
In addition to directing stu
dents entertainment, Lambert
will supervise ag students com
peting in showmanship contests
and the girls’ riding contest.
Exhibitions by professional
j and student riders will be an
I extra attraction this year, ac
cording to Lambert,
i A senior, Lambert is vice
1 president of Alpha Zeta, ag
men’s honorary society, and a
i member of the university live
stock judging team. He is past
president of both the ag YMCA
\ and Farm House social frater
nity.
INMAN NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins
left last Thursday for Omaha
where they will spend a few
days visiting their son, Dr.
Charles Tompkins, and family.
Dr. and Mrs. C. W- Aiexan
I der and Mrs. Donald Noe and
daughter, Gayle, spent last
! Thursday in Gordon visiting
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Goodin and
family. Mr. Goodin is recuper
ating from a broken back which
he received in a plane wreck in
i December.
Miss Barbara Brurtckhorst,
who attends college in Norfolk,
spent the weekend visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Brunckhorst
Miss Dotty Moore and Tom
Clark, who attend college in
Wayrie, spent the weekend in
the H. T. Moore and E. E. Clark
homes. , , ,
Mrs. uonaia 1NOC auu uau^u
fcer returned to their home in
Watorbury Friday after spend
ing a couple of days with Mrs.
Noe’s sister, Mrs. C. W. Alexan
der, and Dr. Alexander.
Vaden Kivett went to Madi
son Friday to bring Mrs. Kivett
and son home- They have been
visiting Mrs. Kivett’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A .Penwell.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cole
man, sr., spent Friday in Nor
folk on business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E- Clark took
their son, Tom, to Wayne Sun
day where he attends college.
, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stuckey
of Grafton, came Monday to
spend a few days visiting Mrs.
I Stuckey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Chudomelka. Mrs. Stuckey
! was formerly Eunice Chudomel
I led.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stuckey
were guests Tuesday evening,
March 14, in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, jr.
Miss Josephine Conger, of O
maha, came Saturday to visit
| her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
i Conger, sr.
Jeudi Club Meets—
Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak was
hostess to the Jeudi club last
Thursday evening. Group met
at the M & M for dinner, retir
ing to the Jaszkowiak home for
bridge. Winners were Mrs. C.
V. Sullivan and Mrs. Norman
Gonderinger.
Mrs. Hugh McBride and son,
! of Los Angeles, Calif., spent
i Tuesday and Wednesday, March
■ 14 and 15, visiting Mr. and Mrs.
■ Richard Perry.
Elizabeth Becker
Expires at Lincoln
ATKINSON — Funeral ser
I vices were held Monday, March
20, at 2 o’clock in the Lutheran
! church in LincoLn for Mrs, Eliz
| abeth Becker, who passed away
i at her home in Lincoln aboi^t
. 3 a. m. Friday, March 17.
, Eleven of Mrs. Becker’s 12
children were in Lincoln for
the services.
Mrs. Becker, who was the
former Mrs. J. Krumb, lived
in Atkinson vicinity for many
years.
Her daughter, Mrs. Irvin Van
Cleave, of Stuart, and Mi's.
Fred Braun, of Atkinson, went
to Lincoln last Thursday to be
with their mother. They arriv
ed in time to spend the last
hours with her at her bedside.
Others attending the services
from Atkinson were: Fred
Braun and 2 sons and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Collins and daughter.
Other Atkinson News
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis McDow
ell, of Lincoln, have named
their little daughter, Mary
Westfall. The name Westfall
was the family name of the lit
tle lady’s great - grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Jarvis, of Atkinson.
Mary, has 2 little brothers
Loyd Jarvis and Johnathon j
Criss. Her mother, the former
Eleanor Kvan, was a grade
school teacher in the O’Neill
schools for several years. Mary
was born March 13.
Cpl. R P. Tooker, formerly
stationed at Camp Carson, Colo.,
left Tuesday, March 21, for Ft.
Stoneman, Calif. He had been
spending the past 3 weeks vis
iting his mother, Mrs. C. F..
Humphrey, and other relatives.
Mrs- C. F. Humphrey spent
a few days at the home of her
son, R. E. Tooker, and family,
in Casper, Wyo. She returned
Saturday, March 18. She was
accompanied by her daughter
in-law and little granddaugh
ter. who will visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
.-jShS. .i
Coleman. Mrs. R. E. Tooker w
the former Marjorie Coleman.
Mrs. Anna Becker, of Casper,
Wyo, came Sunday to visit her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Hen
ning. On* Monday, March 20,
the ladies drove to Norfolk to
visit Mrs. Henning's sister. Mrs.
Rosalia Jensen, who is in Our
Lady of Lourdes hospital there.
They also visited with their
niece, Mrs. Martha Vail, of An
chorage, Alaska, who had flown
from there to Norfok to be with
her mother. Mrs. Vail was Mar
tha Jansen.
Mrs. Anna Weller gave a
birthday dinner here at her
home Sunday, March 19, to
honor her daughter - in - law,
Mrs. Francis Weller, jr.
Mrs M L. Moody and son ar
rived Friday, March 17, from
Cashmere, Wash., to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice Cavanaugh,
sr., and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Perry, Mr. and Mrs- ,
Henry Kuhfah and Mr. and *
Mrs. Maurice Cavanaugh, jr.
LIVESTOCK SALE
TODAY
THURSDAY. MARCH 23
In Resuming Our Weekly Livestock Sales, We
Will Be Glad To Serve Every Farmer and
Rancher In The O’Neill Region.
The rebuilding of the O’
Neill Livestock Market’s
Sales Pavilion is nearly
completed. However, there
will be certain inconven
iences.
A ■■■■■■■ —■■■ »■■■■■ II I .■■■■■
Until the installation of all
the facilities has been com
pleted your cooperation
and support is earnestly
solicited.
I ML I... ' ' '—h.
N-O-T-l-C-E
FORMAL OPENING
of the O’Neill Livestock Market will be held
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
In conjunction with the Formal Opening, the O’Neill
merchants have generously donated many prizes that
will be given away absolutely FREE at the March 30
sale. On the same day, March 30, many O’Neill mer
chants will join in putting on a Bargain Day merchan
dising event.
THE O’NEILL LIVESTOCK MARKET IS YOUR
MARKET. WE OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SELL YOUR CATTLE & HOGS IN A BRISK,
LIVELY MARKET EVERY THURSDAY
O’Neill Livestock
MARKET
Verne and Leigh Reynoldaon, Managers
Phone 2 O’Neill
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| FARM IMPLEMENTS FOR SALE
New UTU Minneapolis-Moiine Tractor
New VAC Case Tractors
New DC Case Tractor
New Grain Drills both Minneapolis-Mo
line and Case
New 14” and 16” Plows both Minneapol
lis-Moline and Case
New Manure Spreaders; New Idea, Case
and Minneapolis-Moiine
New Minneapolis-Moiine 69 Harvester
New Case and Minneapolis-Moiine Listers
Mounted Cultivators for both Case and
Minneapolis-Moiine Tractors
New Disc Harrows both Minneapolis-Mo
iine and Case
New Case 12-ft. Sulky Rake
Ju*t Arrived . • • Shipment of CASE SULKY RAKES
WM. KROTTER CO. OF O’NEILL
Phone 531 — O’Neill, Nebr.
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O’NEILL
TRANSFER
John Turner, Prop.
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Daily Trips
Omaha to O’Neill
O’Neill to Omaha ^
Irregular Trips
O’Neill to All
Nebraska Points
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Telephones:
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Your Patronage
Appreciated
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ROCKEV'S BIG ANNUAL
CLEAN-UP
SALE
FRIDAY. MARCH 24
Ewing, Nebraska
Sale Starts at 1:00 O’Clock P.M.
USED FARM MACHINERY
2— 8-ft. Grain Drills
3— 300-gallon Fuel
Tanks
1—18-in. Single
Plow (Tractor)
1—1948 KBS-5
Truck
1—1938 Pickup
IHC D2
1—1937 Pickup
IHC
1—1940 Panel
Pickup IHC
1—1940 Chevrolet
Car, Deluxe
1—1930 Whippet
Car
1—Ford V-8 Car
{ 3—IHC Cream Sep
arators
1—Electric Wash
ing Machine
1 —Second-Hand
Refrigerator
1 —Du All Manure
Loader
1—1500-watt Light
Plant, 110-volt
2—3000-watt Light
Plants, 110-volt
1—“C” Tractor,
nearly new
1—'“C” Cultivator,
nearly new
1—“H” in A-l
shape
1- Cub Tractor
with good Mow
er
1—Reg. Tractor
(Fair)
1—182 IHC Lister,
nearly new
1— Case Side Rake
in A-l Shape
2— Wagon Boxes,
new
3— Used Oil Heat
ers
Some Hay Rakes
Apartment Size Gas
Stove
1—Electric Range
Some New Hog
Pans
Some New Bushel
Baskets ,
Terms: CASH, or arrange with
Clerk before the Sale
ROCKEY IMPLEMENT CO.
BUV WANSER, Auctioneer
FARMERS STATE BANK, Clerk
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