Atkinson 3d Ward At Half-Strength (Continued from page 11 Galven were victors in toe board of education race Galyen, hacked bv both factions, won 227 votes; McKee, a Citizens candidate, 236. Unsuccessful school candidate was Robert Homer, Peoples party, with 215. Smallest Voter Turnout In Years At Stuart— STUART—This westernmost Holt county town of Stuart us ual!'' expects 200-to-400 voters at the polls in the municipal elections. Not so this year. A scant 136 ‘ regulars” turned out. But the formality was there, anyway. There had been cau cuses and there were 4 candi dates for 2 vacancies on each the village board of trustees and board of education. Results: , J. G. Brewster, Citizens can didate. defeated Carl Bernt, Taxpavers candidate, for town council, 79-59: Mark Nelson, Taxpavers party, bested Walter Smith." Citizens party, 73-44. T E McGuire outsped all other candidates by collecting 102 votes and was returned to the board of education. Ernest Dodd managed 80. The unsuc cessful school candidates were Ward Flanigan, with 41, and Stanley Cobb, with 29. Tuesday’s turnout of the elec torate was considered the small est in many years. Smith. Harper New To School Board— PAGE — Melvin Smith and Mrs Maude Harper are new members of the Page board of education. They were elected over Harold Heiss and Lloyd Fusselman in Tuesday s munici pal election. The vote count: Smith. 51; Harper 45; Heiss, 41; Fuselman, 37. Heiss and Fusselman were up for reelcc tl0Elected to the village board of trustees were: Melvin Smith, with 53 votes; Lester Riege, 47, A J. Braddock, 45. Smith and Riege are new members and Braddock is a carryover. Unsuccesful town board can didates were Harry Harper, with 40; J. R. Russell, 26; J. E. Smith. 25. .. Retiring members of the vil lage board are Jerome Allen and P. E. Nissen. Brown Polls Most Votes at Chambers— CHAMBERS—Tuesday s vil lage election was a quiet affair. Elected to the village board of trustees were Walter Brown, with 77 votes; Kenneth Werner, with 62, and W. D. Reninger, with 60. Unsuccessful candidates were Glen Adams, with 55, and Ed Thorin. with 43. Thonn is re tiring from the board and for the past several years has serv ed as chairman (mayor). C. F Gillette, Edwin Wink and James Platt each received a lone write-in vote. Wink was named police mag istrate, collecting 7 write - in votes. Lynch Rejects Sunday Beer— LYNCH—A Sunday byr pro po^al, entitled "Sunday Sa loons.” dominated the scene Tuesday in the Lynch munici pal election. There were 104 votes cast "against” Sunday beer and 85 votes cast "for." Elected to the board of edu cation for a 3-year-term were Frederick King and A1 Rosicky. Named to the town board for 2 - year - terms were Richard Ducker, Pat McMeen and Clay ton Thompson. There was a "write-in” candidate that was successful for a 1 -year-term on the town council. Jack Darnell i rills the vacancy. Wallace CouTtney was elected police magistrate. The beer issue helped stimu late election interest. Emmet Returns First; O'Connor. McMillan Win— EMMET— As usual, the vil lage of Emmet was the first Holt county locality to count I its votes and announce to the ! world the victors. James O’Connor, with 18 votes, and Cecil McMillan, with 20, were elected to the village board. Tom Perkins and Alex McConnell picked up 1 each. Larry Tenborg was given 19 votes for post of village clerk. He will begin his second term. Homer Mullen, who resides in O’Neill but works in Emmet. I received 1 vote. O’Connor has been on the village board for 16 years, Mc Millan 12. All candidates were "write-ins." Welke and Huffman Returned to Board— EWING—E. L. Welke and M. B. Huffman were returned to the Ewing town board for 3 year-terms in Tuesday’s munici pal election. Welke collected 79 votes, Huffman 54 in the ballot ing. . New member of the council will be Duane Fudge, who cor nered 67 votes. Other contestants were A. C. Gibson, with 52; William Wolf and Roy Wright, with 26 each. Fudge and Gibson become new members of the board of education. They replace E. A. Harris and Vic Marquardt. The count: Fudge, 77; Gibson, 71; Art Funk, 36; George Adrian, 35. Inman Voting 'Quiet'; Only 29 Cast— INMAN—The Inman village election of April 4, 1950, was a “very quiet" affair. Only 29 votes were cast and candidates : had no opposition except for a handful of stray “write-ins.” Reelected to the village board I of trustees were I. L. Watson, with 28, and F. E. Keyes, with ! 29 Renamed to the board of | education were K. F. Smith, with 29, and Chris Reimers. with 24. St. John's CYO Plans Skating Party— DELOIT The Catholic Youth organization of St. John’s par ish will hold a skating party on I Tuesday, April 11, at Neligh, according to Quentin Pojar. Par 1 ty begins at 7:30 pjn. MERIT EXAMS Twenty O’Neill high school seniors took merit examina tions Saturday. Miss Esther Kinnier adminstered the tests. M , - ■ ■■ ■ ■ Frontier for printing. Maureen Schaaf Is 7-Years-Old EMMET — Mrs. Elmer Schaaf entertained the pupils of dis trict 20 .and their teacher. Mis Helen Martens, to a birthday anniversary party on Monday afternoon in honor of her daughter, Maureen, who obser- , ved her seventh birthday anni- j versary, Sunday, April 2. Ice cream and cup cakes decorated with the Easter theme were served. Mrs. John Schaaf and children and Jeanie Kay Fore man and Darroid Perry were guests. Miss Martens will entertain her pupils to an Easter party today (Thursday). An Easter egg hunt wi 1 be held and eggs will be colored. Olher Emmet News Mrs. Walter Pease visited Mrs. Agnes Gaffney Wednesday afternoon, March 29. Mr. and Mrs. Don Engler, of Stuart, were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Joe Babl home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newton and family spent Sunday after non at the Bob Fox home. Mrs. Henry Patterson return ed home Monday after spend ing the past week visiting Mrs. Antisdeli and Mrs. Osborne Patterson at Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lind berg. of O’Neill, and Mrs. Max ine Lawson and son, of Long Island, N. Y., spent Saturday visiting at the Wm- Newton home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles ADart j and son, Dercy, were Sunday ! dinner guests at the Kieth A- j bait home. Mrs. Agnes Gaffney visited Mrs. Clara Jennings at Atkin son Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Jack Murphy and daugh ter, Maureen, and Norma Lou Foreman, Marybelle O’Connor and Sharon Wagnon attended the spring music concert at At kinson high school Sunday af ternoon. Helen O’Connor spent the past week at Royal visiting Mr. and Mrs. Willard Van F*eet. Mr. and Mrs- Cecil McMillan spent Sunady visiting at the Harold McMillan home in New port. Bernard Spry, of O'Neil, spent the weekend visiting Donnie Wagnon. M iss Norma Lou Foreman was an overnight guest of Margaret j Reed, of O'Neill, Friday eve i ning. Dean Perry has been carry- | ing the mail from O'Neill to Winner,' S. D., due to washout of the raiiroad tracks east of Lynch. Mrs. Ervie Kloppenborg and daughter and Sharon Wagnon visited Mrs.. Kloppenborg’s sis ter, Mrs. Dick Knapp, at Or chard last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Swick re I turned to Clinton on Wednes day, March 29, after spending the past month in Emmet Miss Leah Serck won fifth place in the history division of Kearney Friday, March 31, out the state scholastic exams at of 94 students competing. Miss Serck with 26 other O’Neill stu dents competed in various sub 19*ts _ Altar Society Meets— EMMET — The Altar society of the church of Epiphany met on Wednesday afternoon, March 29, at the parish rectory with 11 ladies present. The afternoon was spent cleaning the church for Easter. HOTPOINT PRESENTS HOLIDAY PROGRAM Jacobson's, Hotpoint appli ance dealer in O'Neill, is join ; mg with 13-thousand dealers ! throughout the country who are | cooperating with Hotpoint, Inc. in presenting a special Easter Sunday radio broadcast over the entire Columbia Broadcast ing System network of 175 sta tions. The “Hotpoint Holiday Hour-’ will feature . Charles Boyer. Paul Douglas. John Garfield, Otto Kruger. Deborah Kerr. Dorothy McGuire and Rosalind Russell in the stage and screen success, "Dinner at Eight.” The program will be heard in O’ Neill from 4 to 5 p. m. Easter Sunday over KFAB The well ■ known play was written by Edna Ferber and George S Kaufman. M. E. Jacobson said that this is the second in a series of "Hot point Holiday Hours” to be fol lowed by other programs this ! year. The first in the series. The Man Who came to Din ner.” was presented last Christ mas O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES Admissions: March 30—Linda Rouse, of Chambers, medical, condition “improved." 31 —Mrs. Larry Bourne, of O’Neill; Mrs. George (”A1”> Klein, of O’Neill; Terry Adams, of Chambers, re admitted. medical, condition “improved.” April 5—Jo Ann Aim, of Dorsey, medical, condi | tion "good." Dismissals: March 31—Linda Rouse, of Chambers. April 2 — Mrs Don Loy and son. of O’ Neill. 5 — Mrs. Larry Bourne and daughter, of O’Neill. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Under the law, the last date assessment schedules can be re ceived without a possible pen alty Is April 20, 1950. If at all possible, contact this office or .vour precinct assessor and be assessed by that date and avoid a special assessment and possible penalty of 50 per cent of the assessment L. G. GILLESPIE, ♦k County Assessor. IRA W. LAURSEN, ORCHARD, DIES Died Friday in O'Neill While Visiting At Son's Home Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Evangelical United Brethren church in Orchard for Ira W. Laursen. 56. Rev. C. R. Anderson officiated and burial was in the Orchard cemetery. Mr. Laursen died, apparently of a heart attack, Friday at the home of a son, Virgil, of O’ Neill. He was found at 11 a.m. in the garage at his son’s home. Hymns were sung by the Strope male quartet, of Walnut, with Mrs. Bernice Strope as ac companist. Pallbearers were: Den Van Dover, of Creighton; Elmer Ra kow, of Neligh; William Young, of Orchard; Lewis Hansen, Charles Montgomery and Ted Kenison, all of Venus. Born October 19, 1893, at Wal nut, the late Mr. Laursen wa; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Laursen. He attended the Wal nut school and York institute at York. On March 8, 1916, he married Julia Butterfield at the home of the bride’s parents at Venus. They lived on a farm near Ve nus for 33 years, moving into Orchard on March 16, 1949. Mrs. Laursen died a year ago to the day. March 30, of her husband’s death. Survivors include: sons—Vir gil, of O’Neill; Arden, of Venus; 4 grandchildren and a broth er—Fred Laursen, of Venus. Favorites Top Spring Concert ATKINSON — Those who at tending the spring concert Sun day, April 2, presented by the vocal music department of At kinson high school, spent a most enjoyable afternoon. The program was varied and could not fail to supply at least one favorite selection for all music lovers. Among the best known selec tions were “Stout Hearted Men,” by Romberg; “March of the Musketeeis,” by Friml; "Hawaiian War Chant,” ar ranged by Hugo Frey; “Asleep in the Deep," by Grant Welles ley; “Lassie of Mine,” by Bow .es; waltz, Wait Till the Sun Shines. Nellie,” by Ster iing-Tilzer; Kerns’s “Look for the Silver Lining,” Cains’s ar rangement of “Bells of St. Michael’s Tower,” Hahn’s “The Green Cathdral”; "Everytime I Feel the Spirit,” arrangement by Dawson, and others. A freewill offering was taken which will be used to defray expenses in attending the dis trict music contest at O’Nei'l on April 13, and the Northcen tral Nebraska conference vocal music clinic at Valentine. OHS Cinder Squad In Meet with Neligh Coach Marvin Miller’s O’Neill high track team was to have gotten its first test of the 1950 season Wednesday afternoon against Neligh in a dual mee*. “This test will give us an op portunity to see just exactly the strength of our squad,” Miller said. Members of the team who Tuesday were in best shape for the meet, according to the Eagle coach, were Don Kloppen berg, Don Calkins, Don Lan man, Don Beckwith and Louis Pierson. In addition to Beckwith, Cal kins, Lanman, Kloppenberg and Pierson, Coach Miller named the following to make the trip: Ted Lmdberg, Darrel Wein gartner, Billy Lyons, Claude Cole, Lester Perry, Don De Groff, Bob Shaw, Don Riley, Clifford Dick, Tom Ressel, Billv Marcellus, Dave Eby, Gene Fredrickson, Don Godel and Rav Harmon. A special freshman relay team was to have competed. Another meet has been sched uled. On May 5 the Eagles will tangle at Neligh in a freshman sophomore dual contest. Thirty-three candidates have turned out for the Eagle team and daily outside workouts have been held. Airport Improvement Would Cost $2,500 Members of the O’Neill city council met in special session Wednesday, March 29, to hear civil aeronautic officials from Lincoln give suggested improve ments for the municipal air port. The suggested improvement program would cost in the neighborhood of $2,500, accord ing to Mayor H. E. Coyne. Aeronautic officials suggested to the council they cut upkeep expenses by doing away with 2 of the 4 runways. Suggested improvements would be repair ing the hangar, insulating it niaking it possible to be worked in the year around. No official action has been taken on the airport improvement, Mayor Coyne said Todate, the hangar at the air port, damaged as a result of the historic storm of March 7, has not been repaired Mayor Coyne said he estimated the hangar’s I damage at $150 Margaret Ann Long, Bride-Elect, Honored LYNCH — Miss Margaret Ann Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Long, of Lynch, was honor guest at a prenuptial mis cellaneous bridal shower Tues day evening, March 28. at the Spencer Community hali. The room was decorated in white, orchid and blue. Dolls dressed as bride and bridemaids decorated the piano and man tres. Lace tablecloths and tapers covered the tables. Mrs- Joan Pucelik sang “Al ways" and Lorraine Prchal and Mrs. Pucelik sang several duets. Mildred Boska led the group ! in guessing games and the pri- j zes won were presented to the bride - e»ecL Mrs. Ray Long, mother of the | bride-to-be, assisted in opening the gifts. — Other Lynch News The Glen Craig children are staying at the Fred Spencer home while Mrs. Craig accom panied her husband to Califor nia. From there, Sgt Craig sails for Japan. Mrs. Craig and the rhildren hope to join Sergeant Craig as soon as arrangements are made. Boyd county home demonstr ation project leaders’ training meetings to be held at Lynch and Butte March 28 - 29 wer° postponed indefinitely due to bad roads and high waters. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Streit, of Pickstown. S. D., spent sev eral days with the former’s mother. Mrs. Hannah Streit, al so at the Edward Streit home. Louis Novak and Lawrence Kaikowski were Tuesday eve ning, March 28. visitors at the Lee Barnes home southeast of Lynch. The Guy Hull family has moved to a farm south of Red bird and the Don Allen family is moving into the Hull resi dence, which the Allen’s pur- ; 1 chased some time ago. Emil Dryak and Frank Far- j nik, of Knoxville, were in town Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Veldon Lee and Douglas spent Saturday at the William Stauffer home. Mrs. Emma Mahlendorf spent last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Josephine Boska. Mrs. Tillie Novak and Louis spent Wednesday evening, March 29. at the Howard De Vall home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jehorek spent ?ast week in Omaha where Martin attended a wel ding school. The Richard Kraemer family entertained relatives from Lin coln Sunday. Albert Kaikowski, Richard Kraemer and Louis Novak were Butte visitors Wednesday March 29. The Catholic iadies are spon soring a food and bake sale at the Lynch Lockers Saturday, April 8 Elaine Koenig, of Spencer, was a Sunday visitor at the i Clem Dione home. Mr. and Mi's. Jack Darnell ! and children were O’NeiJJ vis itors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Vomacka entertained at Sunday dinner at the farm home northwest of i Lynch in honor of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Han sen. of Spencer, for their sil ver wedding anniversary. Mrs. C H. Mills visited at the Anton Kaikowski home during the fiood hours last week. Mr. and Mrs- C. H. Mills spent Friday and Saturday of last week at the Guy Norwood home. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rohde motored to Verdel Friday after non after* their daughter, who teaches the Jacot school. Mrs. W. T. Alford was ten dered a birthday party by the Birthday club Tuesday evening. March 28. Mrs. Ed Hoffman baked the birthday cake. The self-invited guests brought and served a lunch. Mrs. Alford re ceived many gifts. PAGE LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart moved Monday to the house on the Page high school grounds. The interior has been entirely remodeled. Mr. Stewart will be the janitor at the school the coming year. I Mrs. Myrtle Coon visited her brother-in-law and sister-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, at Clearwater Sunday. Mr. Smith is “seriously ill.” She had accompanied Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson as far a% Clear water. They went on to Neligh to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dorr, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mitchell were guests Sunday evening of Mr and Mrs. Alton Braddock. Mr and Mrs. George Park and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stewart, Sherry and Mickey drove to Fremont Saturday to visit at the Dale Asher home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Asher and son, of Woodbine, la., were Sunday i guests there. On their return j to Page Sunday evening, they stopped at Norfolk for a short visit with Mrs. Cora West. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Myers, of Linco'n. parents of Mrs. Mar ion Mitchell, came to Page Mon- | day. Mrs. Mitchell and son, Jim mie, returned to Lincoln with j them Tuesday where she goes ! for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Anna Thompson return ed home Sunday after spend- | me part of the winter with her father, John Nelson, at Taylor Mrs Jim Kelly and son and Mrs Wm. Kelly and children, of Inman, were dinner guests Sunday at the Owen Parks home Mr and Mrs Herbert Stem I berg transacted business aj Ne % ligh Wednesday forenoon,] March 29. They went to Oak dale where they were dinner guests at noon of their cousins, ] Mr. and Mrs. Guy Tay'or. Miss Birdie Ann Parks, of Wayne, spent Friday night and Saturday at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs- Owen Parks. Her sister, Jane, accom panied her to Wayne Saturday afternoon to stay until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert'Stein berg and Naomi spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Helen Steinberg and John. Mr and Mrs. Arthur Miller and son, Gien, of Chamnbers, spent Saturday at the home of Mr Miller’s father, N. G. Mil ler. Mr. and Mrs Edgar Stauffer were dinner guests Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer, sr. Mrs. Clifford French, of Lam berton. Minn., is a guest there. Afternoon callers were; Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer, jr., and son and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Koop man, of Norfolk, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tegeler, of Page Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Kate Fue berth of Osmond. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nissen were dinner guests at tne ueorge Luebber’s home. In the after noon the Nissen’s drove to Plainview where they visited at the Wm. Nissen home. Mrs. Mary Wolfe, of Redbird, rame Monday to spend a few days with her brother and wife, j Mr. and Mrs- J. N. Carson. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hayne and family, of San Francisco, Calif., visited Saturday after noon with their aunt, Mrs. Wii ton Hayne. Mrs. Roy Gotch, of Allen, j spent Sunday night and Mon- | day forenoon with her niece, Mrs. Gerald Lamason. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Gill and sons and Mrs. Atta Lock man, of Stuart, visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell. Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Held and 2 sons and Mrs. Lewis Held, of Venus, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin held. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mari cle and son, Scott, of Albion, spent Sunday at the John Lam ason home. Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer, jr., and son and Mr. and Mrs. Aivin Koopman, of Norfolk, were dinner and supper guests of Mr- and Mrs. A. L. Dorr Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Held at tended funeral services Mon day afternoon at Orchard for Mrs. Held’s uncle, Ira Laursen4 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nuss and i r —— son, Joe, and Mrs. Venice Bres sler, of Wayne, were dinner and supper guests of Mrs. Wil ton Hayne Sunday Mr. and Mrs. 4 Roy Johnson, sr., and 3 daugh ters and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson jr., and 2 children, of O'Neil, spent the afternoon and were also supper guests. The HOA club met with Mrs. Richard Asher Tuesday after noon, March 28, with 13 mem bers present. The afternoon was spent doing needlework for the hostess. Next meeting will be with Mrs. LaVem Fin- J ley. The Pinochle club met with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shaw Saturday evening. Mrs. Pleci Nickel and Rtmard Mosel were high score winners, and Mrs. Bernard Mosel and Franjdin Nickel low. Lunch was served by the committee. Mrs. J. I. Gray was hostess to the Just-a-Mere club Friday afternoon. There were 7 mem bers present. The afternoon was spent with needlework. ine Page Improvement club met with Miss Maude Martin Monday evening with 12 mem- P bers present. Mrs. Dave Bowen and Mrs. Eva Cunningham were guests. The members pian tc plant a tree Arbor day. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Finley vis ited Sunday at the A. W. Con tois home at Neligh. Mrs. Clifford French, of Lam berton, Minn., came Thursday, March 30, for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer, sr., and other rela tives. She came to Page with Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French, of O’Neill, who had visited at the French home at Lamberton. Mr. and Mrs. Larbee Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelly drove to Norfolk Friday to visit V Mrs. John Burtwhistle, of Pil ger, a patient in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital there. They came home by Wayne to bring Miss Beverly Kelly home. She visited here until Saturday aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder, of Norfolk, were dinner guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder. They had visited their son, Victor Snyder, and family at Atkinson and their son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, at Inman, and were on their way to their home at Norfolk. Rev. and Mrs. T. O. Brown field spent Friday and Saturday at Lincoln where they visited Mr. Brownfield’s mother and P sisters. 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