The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, April 27, 1950, 1 SECTION, Page 8, Image 8

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HIPKE — Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Hipke, of north of Stuart,
a son. born Monday, April 24,
at the Stuart hospital. The Hip
ke's have 2 other sons. Mrs.
Hipke was Helen Mellor.
HOFFMAN — Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Hoffman, of Stuart, a son,
William John, born Saturday,
April 22. at Stuart. William
John is the first infant born in
the Stuart community hospital.
Mrs- Hoffman is the former
Mary Ann Shald.
KUHNEL — Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Kuhnel, of Crawford,
a daughter, Nancy Mary, born
at Crawford Sunday, April 9,
Mrs. Kuhnel is the former Mary
McCallister, of Lynch.
BERG — Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Berg, of Smith Town Branch,
N. Y-, a daughter, Jacqueline
Ardeen, weighing 7 pounds 10
ounces, born April 15. Mr. Berg
is a Boyd county man.
MILLS — Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ald Mills, of Riverton, Wyo., a
son.Jerrry Lee, bom Saturday,
April 8, weighing 8 pounds 8
ounces. Mr. Mills is a former
Lynchite.
LUBER — Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Luber, of Neligh, a son, born
Tutisday, April 18, at a Neligh
hospital. The Lubers are known
at Lynch and in northeast Hoi*,
county.
PEASE — Mr and Mrs. Ralph
Pease, of Niobrara, a daughter,
born at the Sacred Heart hos
pital in Lynch Saturday, April
15.
HAMMON — Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Hammon, of Lynch, a son,
born at the Sacred Heart hos
pital at Lynch Tuesday, April
18.
HEIDEMANN — Mr. nd Mrs.
Albert Heidemann, of Niobrara,
a daughter, born at the Sacred
Heart hospital at Lynch, Fri
day, April 14.
REISER — Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Reiser, of Spencer, a daugh
ter, born Friday, April 14, at
Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch.
McCallister — Mr. and
Mrs. James McCallister, -of
Spencer, a daughter, born Fri
day, April 14, at Sacred Heart
hospital at Lynch.
STORJOHANN — Mr. and
Mrs. William Storjohann, of
Spencer, a daughter, born Tues
day, April 18, at the Sacred
Heart hospital in Lynch.
NORTON — Mr. and Mns.
Rudy Norton, of Corvallis, Ore.,
a daughter, Marki Kris, weigh
ing IVi pounds, born Tuesday,
April 11, at Corvallis. This is
the first grandchild for Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Couch, of Bladgett,
Ore., formerly of O’Neill. Mrs.
Norton was Bonnie Couch.
LOFQUEST — Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Lofquest, of north of Stu
art, a daughter, born Tuesday,
April 18. at the Bassett hospital.
Mrs. Lofquest is the former
Betty Montgomery.
STRONG — Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Strong, of O’Neill, a son, j
born at O'Neill hospital, Satur
day, April 22, weighing 9%
pounds.
SPARKS — Mr. and Mrs.
William Sparks, of O’Neill, a
daughter, Eileen, born Satur
day, April 22, at O’Neill hospi
tal, weighing 5 Ms pounds.
EPPENBAUGH — Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Eppenbaugh. of O’
Neill, a daughter, Margaret
Lynn, weighing 9Vfe pounds,
born Sunday. April 23, at O’
Neill hospital.
KNIGHT — Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Knight, of O’Neill, a son,
Michael Allen, weighing 10
pounds, born Tuesday, April 25,
at O’Neill hospital.
O’NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES
Admissions: April 19 — Mrs. j
Anson Closson, of O’Neill, med
ical, condition “good.” 20 —'
Mrs. James Donahoe, of O’Neill, j
medical, condition “good.” —
Francis Hall, of Venus, medical, I
condition “fair.” 22 — Mrs. Les- '
ter Strong, of O’Neill; Mrs. .
Bill Sparks, of O’Neill: Ken-|
ny Lieb, of York, medical, con
dition, "improved ” 23 — Mrs.
Earl Eppenbach, of O’Neill. 24
— Mrs. J. W Boehme, of New
port, accident, condition, “im
proved." 25 — Mrs. Allen
Knight, of O’Neill.
Still in hosDital: Mrs. Charles
Peterson of Atkinson.
Dismissals: April 21 — Mrs.
Anson Closson. of O’Neill. 22—
Mrs. George Butterfield and
daughter, of Venus; James Bo
ham, of O’Neill; Harold Pet
erson. of O’Neill; Mrs. Ken
neth Ellingson and daughter, of
O’Neill 23 — Kenny Lieb, of
York. 24 — Mrs C E. McVay
and daughter, of Ewing. 25 —
Mrs. Robert Evans and son, of
O’Neill; Mrs. Lester Strong
and son, of O’Neill.
Officials. Farmers
Discuss Road Location—
LYNCH — Boyd county com- i
missioners and farmers residing
northwest of Lynch met for a
roundtable discussion on where
to locate the best and cheapest
road northwest of Lynch. The
problem arose after the bridge
west of Andy Classen’s was
washed out.
A decision to reconstruct the
old gravel hill road north of j
town was made and a road con
' struction crew began work at
once.
Mrs. Thelma Davies, of St
Joseph, Mo., is spending her va
cation with her sister, Mrs
George Squire.
SICK & INJURED
LYNCH — M. P. Black, of
Verdel, entered a Veteran's hos
pital last week for imedical
care . . . Mrs. John Hewitson, of
Lynch, is recuperating at 'the
home ot her daughter, Mrs.
Lawson Lightfoot, at Bristow
following a few days’ tussle
with llu . . . Melvin Haselhorst
stepped in a hole, falling on a
stone and hurting his knee
“very severely.” The past week
he has been forced to use crut
ches and the injury is still
“very painful” . . • John Ko
pecy, of Bristow, w'ho has been
a patient in the Sacred Heart
hospital several weeks, had his
left leg amputated Tuesday,
April 18. His condition at pre
sent is "satisfactory.” . . . Frank
Mulhair, sr., who had rallied
the first of the week, turned
worse and is again in a “criti
cal condition” . . . William
Crawford, of Atkinson, brother
of Wilmer Crawford, of Lynch,
entered the Sioux Falls Veter
an’s hospital where he under
went the amputation of his leg
that was injured in the service.
His wife is at Sioux Falls nea.
him . , Mrs. Nellie Sinkey was
taken to the Sacred Heart hos
pital Thursday, April 20, after
being cared for at Mrs. Mikkel
son’s for several weeks . . .Ju
nior, 17-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Katt, of Omaha,
became “sereiously ill’ and was
taken to an Omaha hospital.
Mrs. Katt is the former Lau
rena Christenson, of Lynch . . .
Leon Marshall, of Verdigre, un
derwent a tonsilectomy at the
Sacred Heart hospital Monday,
April 24 . . . Nando Grimm, 87,
is “quite ill” a victim of the
flu . , . M. P Stenger is “get
ting along fine” after being
confined to his home for sever
al weeks with the flu, follow
ed by a heart attack.
O’NEILL — Lyle McKim, jr.,
accompanied Dale Potts and
son, Gerald, to Omaha Tuesday
where Gerald will submit to
major surgery . . . Meta
Martin is a patient in a hospit
al in Rochester, Minn . Mrs. Wil
liam Egger and Marvin Ander
son went to St. Joseph’s hospital
in Omaha Wednesday, April
19, to bring back Mr. Egger who
had been a patient there for
4 weeks. He is “quite a lot
improved” . . . Mrs. Jack Tay
lor is “improving some” at
home . . . Mrs. Manfred Ross
was able to go out this week
. . . John S. Havelka was in O
maha Wednesday, April 19 and
last Thursday for imedical treat
ment . . . Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Lorenz, Mr. and Mrs. George
Hartford and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Harris were in Sioux
City Sunday to visit Mrs. Wal
ter Spangler, who is a patient
in the methodist hospital. Mis.
Spangler had had an operation
last Thursday and since has had
her tonsils removed Mrs. Lor
enz remained to stay with her
mother . . . Mrs. Bernard Matt
hews, of Lincoln, who was in
O’Neill for the St. Mary’s jubi
lee celebration, is in “good”
condition in St. Elizabeth’s hos
pital. She suffered a compound
leg fracture in an accident on
the St. Mary’s campus when a
bleacher collapsed. She was
treated here, taken to Lincoln
CELIA — Gary, 5 months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy
Hoffman, was operated on Wed
neseday, April 19, in a hospital
in Norfolk . . . Patricia, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. Frank
Kilmurry, fell while playing
outside Thursday, April 20, and
cut her hand. Two stitches were
needed to close the wound . . .
.lack Winnings entered Our
Lady of Lourdes hospital in
Norfolk for an emergency op
• reation Saturday, April 15,
and left the hospital Wednes
day, April 19. He stayed with
friends, the Gene Lee family,
till Friday, April 21, when he
returned home ... Alec Frickel
went to Sioux Ci»'.y Wednesday, I
April 19, to consult a doctor 1
and remained in Methodist hos
pital for treatment. He was ex
pected home Tuesday, April 25
INMAN — Ralph Brittell suf
fered a skull fracture Tuesday,
April 18, while sawing wood at
the Tompkins farm. He was
taken to Omaha where it was
necessary to operate. He was
accompanied to Omaha by Mrs.
Brittell and Harvey To>mpkins
Mr. Tompkins returned to In
man Wednesday, but Mrs. Brit
telll remained with her hus
band, whose condition is de
scribed as “good” . . . Michael
Gallaghesr was dismissed Fri
day, April 21, from a Norfolk
hospital where he had been a
patient.
ATKINSON — Mr and_Mrs.
John Mi.lnar returned from O
maha Monday, April 24. Mr
Milnar has been in Clarkson
hospital there . . . Floyd Butter
field is convelacing at the home
of his sister, Mrs. William Ber
ner, in Norfolk following sur
gery at the Our Lady of Lourdes
hospital there . . . Mrs. John
Ward is in a Norfolk hospital
convelacing. Mrs Ward is the
wife of Supt. John Ward, of
Atkinson public school and is
the eighth grade teacher here.
NORTH OF STUART — Clar
ence McClurg, of Grand Island,
is recuperating from a serious
seige of pneumonia. Mr. Mc
Clurg is a brother of Elmer Mr
Clurg and is well-known in the
Cleveland community . . . Tom
Berry is spending some time at
the home of his son, Bill Berry.
Mr. Berry had the misfortune
of cutting a thumb badly while
working on machinery. His
father is assisting with the farm
work.
PAGE — Mrs. Owen Parks,
teacher in district 110, was tak
en suddenly sick last Thursday
morning, April 13, and was con
fined to her home last week.
She is “improving " There wras
no school held in the district
Thursday or Friday. Mrs. Frank
Cronk is the substitute teacher
this week .... Miss Jane Parks
was sick recently with “strep”
throat and was unable to take
part in the music contest at O’
Neill.
STUART — David Moses,
young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Moses, who has been
ill with pneumonia, returned to
school Thursday, April 20 . . .
Mrs. Pete Engler, who has been
“critically ill,” shows improve
ment . . . A. F. Bartlett, who
has been in ill health the past
few weeks, is a patient in the ;
Stuart community hospital.
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Lois
Adams returned last week from
the Lutheran hospital in Nor
folk where she had been a pa
tient.
St. Mary's Alumni
Converge on City
(Continued from page 1)
From the entrance of the
banquet room to the impro
vised stage the decorations
in gold, purple and white
crepe streamers exactly plac
ed, forming a canopy effect.
Base of the room’s support
poles were decorated in gold
with yellow daffodils protruding
from the top of the paper. Daf
fodils were placed in vases on
the tables. Other festive decor
ations hung from the ceiling
and around the windows.
Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli- j
van, church pastor, issued the ;
welcome and eulogized in be- j
half of the late Rt. Rev. M. F. I
Cassidy and the late Rt. Rev.
J. G. McNamara, his predecess
ors.
Cletus Sullivgn spoke on “Our
Clergy” and a mixed octet, com
posed of John O’Neill, Larry
Morris, Edward McCarthy, Fran
cis Flood, Marde Birmingham,
Nancy Beha, Loraine Simonson
and Bernadette Hynes, sang
“Put On Your Old Gray Bon
net” and “Set Down Servant."
Mrs. O. D. (Constance Biglin)
French spoke on “Alma Mater”
and a boys’ duet sang “Give a
Man a Horse He Can Ride.”
A tribute to “The Sisters” was ;
paid by Mary Donlin Regan, and
a girls’ trio sang “The Night Has !
a Thousand Eyes.” Mrs. C. J.
(Marie MacLeod) Gatz deliver
ed the “Welcome, Class of 1950.”
Response was made by Mrs.
Gatz’s son, Jack, member of the
class of 1950.
“Style Marches On” was title
of the style review.
Menu: Tomato juice, golden
glow salad, ham with pineapple,
scalloped potatoes, green beans,
rolls, relishes, cake and ice
cream, coffee.
Officers of the alumni associ
ation, sponsor of the reunion,
are: Mrs. H. E. (Anna Dwyer)
Coyne, president; Mrs. H. J.
(Bess MacLeod) Lohaus, vice
president: Miss Beverly McCar
thy, secretary; Mrs. A. J. (Hel
en McCaffrey) O’Donnell, treas
urer. Officers carry over an
other v^ar.
Garden Skit Staged
By South Forkers—
The memDers of the 212 South
Fork club and their parents
enjoyed a party at the school
house in district 212 on Friday
night, April 14.
Kenneth Backhaus and Gary
Holcomb, our recreation lead
er, had a series of relay and
contest games planned.
The garden club put on a lit
tle skit illustrating methods of
controlling garden pests. Jea
nene Backhaus was the garden
er, Gale Holcomb was a cab
bage worm, Harold Farrier a
cucumber bug, Raymond Strong
a potato bug, Joe Hoffman a
tomato worm and Kenneth
Backhaus and Gary Holcomb
were the big .red roosters.
Our next regular business
meeting will be on Friday eve
ning, April 28, at the home of
Gary and Gale Holcomb. — By
Gary Holcomb, substitute re
porter.
650 Young Chicks
Perish in Fire—
PAGE — About 650 young
chickens were lost when an
early morning fire Thursday, ■
April 20, severely damaged a '
brooder house at the Marvin
Stauffer farm, northeast of
Page.
The fire was discovered about ,
5 a.m.
TRAFFIC COURT
Three youths, Jerry J. Tom- j
jack, of Ewing; James E. Gran,
of Gordon, and Lawrence Pribil,
of O’Neill, were arrested late
Sunday by Patrolman Fay Robe
son and Frank Dineen on
charges of “reckless driving."
In H W. Tomlinson’s justice
court they paid fines of $50
each plus costs.
Wayne Petersen, of Inman,
was fined $10 and costs in Jus
tice Tomlinson’s court here Sat
urday. He was arrested by Pa
trolman Fay Robeson and charg
ed with “failure to stop at a
stop sign.”
William (“Bill") Green paid
| a fine of $10 and costs in Jus
| tice Tomlinson’s court Tuesday
on a charge of “reckless driv
I ing.”
AMELIA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Orland Fryrear
! were in O’Neill Saturday, April
15‘
John Smith and son, Jackie,
, came recently to get their fur
niture that they left here when
I moving to their new home at
V’erdigre.
Mrs. Peter Frahm has been en
joying a visit from her friend,
1 Mrs. Rowher, of Gretna. She re
turned to her home Sunday eve
ning, April 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Adams and Don
nie, and Mrs. Etta Ott were sup
per guests at Mrs. Julia White’s
, Tuesday evening, April 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed White were Sioux City
visitors recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burge
and Robert visited the Dean
Burge famliy in Omaha Wed
nesday and Thursday, April 12
and 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Johnston, |
Mrs. Ray Andersen, Mr. and 1
Mrs. Lee Sammons and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Travers and Harold
called on Mr. and Mrs. Pete |
Frahm Sunday, April 16.
Miss Connie Werner, of Cham
bers, spent April 15-16 with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. W. Waldo.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Doolittle
spent Sunday, April 16, visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barnett.
•Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Ed
wards, Arlis and 2^ane, Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Butterfield and Dor
etta, and Mrs. Donald Houston
were dinner guests April 16 at
the Charlie Edwards home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Winter
mote, of Chambers, visited at
the Lawrence Barnett home
Sunday, April 16.
[ Mr. and Mrs. Blake Ott en
tertained the following at a
waffle supper Saturday, April
15: Mrs. Julia White, Mrs. Etta
Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Adams
and Donnie.
Mrs. Emmett Carr and child
J ren are staying with her fath
er, Art Waldman. Karen Ann
Carr is a new pupil in the grade
j school.
Mrs. Frank Pierce, Mrs. Rob
ert Leder, Mrs. Emma Lindsey
and Mrs. Delia Ernst and little
Charles Carr called on Mr. and
Mrs Tom Baker and Mrs. Fan
nie Riley Sunday, April 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White, Mrs.
Julia White, Mr. and Mrs. El
mer Coolidge and Calvin were
dinner guests April 16 of Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn White. The din
ner Was in honor of Mrs. Ed
White’s birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Forbes
took their aunt, Mrs. Leonard
Forbes, to her home near Rose
April 16. Mrs. Forbes had spent
the week visiting at the homes
of her niece; Mrs. Bill Black,
and nephews, Irvin and Alvin
Forbes.
Sons of the Soil to
Identify Twigs—
On Friday evening, April 21, j
the Sons of the Soil met at the 1
home of Edward and Charles
Pierson.
We discussed the most suit
able trees for this area.
We will meet at the home of
Roger Babutzka on April 30.
Our leader, John Etherton, is ;
going to bring tree twigs for
us to identify.
Mrs, Pierson served lunch.—
By Charles Pierson, reporter.
I Bad Roads Force
Several Postponments—
The Up-and-At-lt 4-H club
met at the home of Doris and
Patty Pierson on Friday, April
21.
Because of road conditions
and the weather our meetings
had been postponed several
I times.
All members were present but
1. Two new members were vot
j ed in. They are Nina Burival
: and Viola Closson.
An interesting demonstration
was given on the proper way to
set the table.
After the meeting, we enjoy
ed a recording of “A Place in
the Sun,” our 4-H song, by Fred
Waring.
Our next meeting will be held
at the home of our president,
Aliet? Whaley, on the afternoon
of May 7.
After the meeting Mrs. Pier
son served lunch.—By Patty
Pierson, news reporter.
Visit at Butte—
BUTTE — Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
Cihlar, of Redbird, were Tues
day, April 18, visitors at the
William Podany home at Butte. j
Sunday, April 23, visitors at the
Podany home were-Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Podany, of Page; Mrs.
Rose Podany, of Lincoln and
Mr and Mrs. A1 Liewer, of
Butte. v
CHANGE JANITORS
PAGE — Soien Sorensen, sr., |
has resigned his job as custod
ian at the Page school and Roy
Stewart has taken over the du
ties. Mr. Sorensen will leave to
day (Thursday) for Wausa
where he will work with Floyd
Wertz a9 a carpenter for an in-1
surance company.
(
| Janet Judge
Wins Scholarship—
ATKINSON — Janet Judge,
! St. Joseph’s hall senior, has
been announced winner of a
scholarship award provided by
Mt. Scholastica college. Atchin
son, Kans., on. basis of 4-year
prep performance.
St. Joe will graduate its sen- J
l iors on May 18.
Miss Nadine McNally, of
Schuyler, and Billie McNally,
I of Grand Island, spent the
J weekend at the Richard Tom
linson home and attended the'
1 golden jubilee celebration at St.
| Mary’s academy.
LEGAL NOTICE
(First pub April 27, 1950)
T. F. Nolan, Attorney
NOTICE OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Estate No. 3606
In the County Court of Holt
County. Nebraska, April 26th, '
•
In the matter of the Estate of
William H. Harvey, Deceased.
All persons interested in said
estate are hereby notified that
the administrator with Will an
nexed of said estate has filed in
this court his final report and a
petition for final settlement and
distribution of the residue of
said estate; and that said report
and petition will be heard May
17th, 1950, at 2 o’clock P M. at
the County Court Room in O’
Neill, Nebraska, when all per
sons interested may appear and
be heard concerning said final
report and the distribution of I
said estate.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
„ ‘ County Judge.
(County Court Seal) 51-53
A FEW OF THIS WEEK’S
FOOD SPECIALS
MOTHER’S BEST FLOUR
50-lb. Bag.$3.49
— On Coupon Deal —
POTATOES
For SEED or TABLE
$1.99 100-lbs. to $3.89
We Have Certified Seed
s c
WEINERS
2-lbs. for 69c
, _ V
Fine Quality '
RARE TREAT
EARLY JUNE
PEAS
7 No. 300 cans 79c
GREEN TOP 1
CARROTS
2 large bunches 15c
LARGE NAVEL j
ORANGES
Lb....10c
DELICIOUS OR WINESAP
APPLES
3*- -.29c
I —1■—1—1—
SERVIT BRAND
OLEO, 2 k 45c
RARE TREAT
CATSUP, 2 at 35c
__ •
YELLOWSTONE
Cream Style or Whole Kernel
CORN, 5 Cans2 79c
MINUTE
Steak u. 85c
BEEF
Roast Lb. 51c
$
RING
Bologna u>. 39c
SNACK BAR
SPECIALS
RICH CREAMY
MALTED MILKS, ea. 17c
ICE CREAM, pints.. 20c
WE HAVE SOME
STARTED BABY CHICKS ON HAND
WHITE ROCKS (1A QF WHITE WYANDOTTES
WHITE LEGHORNS 4>IU.7J NEW HAMPSHIRE REDS
Per 100 Chicks plus Starting Charge
A FULL LINE OF
NUTRENA
POULTRY
and
HOG FEEDS
SHELHAMER
FOODS
O’NEILL PAGE
PHONES 56 - 78 PHONE 53
Prices Effective Thurs.-Fri.-Sat.
April 27 - 28 - 29
EGGS
26c doz.
CASH
Subject To
Market Change