RIVER VICTIM’S
BURIAL AT ALFORD
LYNCH — Funeral services
for Ed Kappell, of Omaha, for
merly of Lynch, were held
Thursday, April 20, at the First
Methodist church at Lynch. In
terment was made in the Alford
cemetery west of Monowi in
the family plot.
The body of Mr. Kappell was
found in the Missouri river
at Auburn. The body was iden
tified from the social security
number found in a plastic com
partment of his billfold.
Police said Mr. Kappell was
reported missing by his daugh
ter on November 28, 1949. At
that tin^e he was believed to
have gone to Sioux City in
search of work.
Survivors include: daughter
Loma Kappell, of Omaha; son—
William, who is in the armed
forces.
'Sandhill Billies'
New 4-H Club—
A stocker - feeder 4-H club,
Sandhill Billies, has been or
ganized with Karen Garwood,
president; Dale Doolittle, vice
president; Ellen Shermer, sec
retary, and Zane Edwards, news
reporter. .
Blaine Garwood is leader and
Gerald DeGroff is assistant
leader.
Bad roads prevented our
meeting until April 15, when
w"e met at the Gerald DeGroff
home. Mr. Dawes came and
showed moving pictures which
were enjoyed by all. Games
were played. Lunch was served
by Mrs. DeGroff and assisting
mothers. Club adjourned to
meet April 27 at the Deltert
Edwards home. — By Zane Ed
wards, news reporter.
District 14 Class
Wins National Honor—
The fifth grade of district 14
school has been named a prize
winner in a “Constellation Con
test” sponsored by “My Weekly
Reader.” The reader is the na
tional junior school newspaper
oublished by American Educa
tion Press, Columbus, O.
For writing one of the best
class stories on the 5 most im
portant uses of airplanes, the
class will receive a plastic mo
del of the new Constellation.
Mrs. Arthur O’Neill is teacher
of the class.
Ladies of the Lake
Meet at Knox Home—
The Ladies of the Lake home
extension club met at the home
of Mrs. Lloyd Knox Friday, Ap
ril 7, with 8 members and 3 vis
itors present__
Mrs. Alby Washechek. Mrs.
Ray G. Shelhamer and Mrs. J.,
A. Shellhamer were in Norfolk
Monday.
Miss Mary Joann Hynes, a
student at Briar Cliff college,
Sioux City, was home for the
celebration at St. Mary's acad
emy. Miss Hynes is the daughter
of Mrs. Loretta Hynes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Godel and
family went fishing at Swan j
Lake Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schluter,
of Lincoln, attended the jubilee
at St. Mary’s Sunday. Mrs.
Schluter is the former Mary Jo
Walker.
St. Mary’s academy graduates,
who were weekend houseguests
of Miss Mary E Carney were:
her sister, Mrs. Marguerite Cur
tis, and Mrs. Margaret Whisman,
both of Sioux City.
Ben Gilligan left Tuesday, Ap
ril 18, for business in Omaha.
Mrs. Thomas Semlak, of Nor
folk, was here for the jubilee
and visited her father, Thomas
Enright, and Miss Loretta. '
Mrs. Neil Ryan, of Sioux City,
a sister of John C. Gallagher,
was here at St. Mary’s for the
jubilee.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gal
lagher attended a bankers’
meeting in Norfolk Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brennan,
of Omaha, visited relatives
while here for the festivities at
St. Mary’s academy.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Meier,
who were married Saturday in
Los Angeles, Calif., arrived in
their plane Tuesday to visit P.
V. Hickey and J. W. Hickey.
They stopped at North Platte
Monday to visit Mr. and Mb’s.
Rex Horner. They plan to con
tinue on to Wisconsin where
I they will visit Mrs. Meier’s par
i ents.
Mrs. Margaret Agnes, of Nor
folk, was here for St. Mary’s ju
bilee. She is a sister of Mrs.
Mary McLeod.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Carrie Borg were Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Fox and Mary Arlene,
of Page, and William Herman.
Mrs. Augusta Lindberg was a
guest in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Landis
and daughter went to Lincoln
to visit relatives enroute to their
home in Payette, Ida.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcel
lus and family spent Sunday in
Wewela visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Schweigert and family.
They also visited with Mrs. Mar
| cellus’s father, George Robert
son, in Bassett.
Mrs. R. W. Merriman, of
South Sioux City, and her
daughter and husband, of Elko,
Nev., were visiting old friends
and relatives in O’Neill Thurs
day, April 20. Mrs. Merriman
was formerly Anna Kilmurry
and is a graduate of St. Mary’s
academy.
Mr. and Mrs. John DeGeorge
and daughter, Shirley, came
Saturday to spend a couple of
weeks with Mrs. DeGeorge’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mc
Kim, sr.
DANCE
Summerland
EWING
Sunday, April 30
Music By
’ Elmer Hall &
His Orchestra
lHappy Birthday,
s'
Do You Remember... j
just a year ago this Saturday when
you and 1418 others came to mar
vel at our thrilling display of
HOTPOINT appliances—and in
cidentally get a big red rose?
We have been more than satisfied
with your acceptance of our store
and the merchandise we sell. Dur
ing this year hundreds of you and
your friends have bought Hotpoint
appliances from us and with your
purchases have received the trou
ble-free service you have the right
to expect.
■
We don’t believe in the sensational
—but the best merchandise we can
get at the lowest price we can sell
it for.
We like O’Neill and have lots of
faith in its future. We hope the
feeling is mutual!
We invite you to stop in and see us
when you are downtown in O’
Neill. "LOOK TO HOTPOINT
FOR THE FINEST—FIRST!’’
M. E. JACOBSON. Owner
O'Neill — Phone 415
YESTERYEAR'S FASHIONS . . . Feature of
the St. Mary’s academy jubilee banquet was a
fashion show arranged by a committee headed
by Mrs. W. C. Birmingham. The review com
pelled the attention of the audience for more
than an hour. Models were St. Mary’s students.
Back row (left-to-right)—Kay Martin, wear
ing Mrs. O. F. Biglin’s mother’s wedding dress,
about 80-years-old; Anita Dillon, wearing eve
ning coat 40-years-old ancT evening dress over
75; Nancy Gaither, wearing cape belonging to
Mrs. H: E. Coyne’s mother, 75-years-old, and
blouse belonging to Mrs. Fred Gatz, over 50;
Suzanne Moss, wearing Mrs. E. M. Gallagher’s
wedding dress, 24-years-old; Helen Harty, ap
pearing in Mrs. O. F. Biglin’s wedding dress,
62-years-old; Lorraine Simonson, models Mrs.
L. A. Burgess’s dress about 35-years-old; Mary
Lois Kelly, wearing Mrs. F. E. Perkins’s grad
uation dress: Mary Ellen Steele, appears in a
90-year-old garb worn by Mrs. Stanley Sou
kup’s grandmother.
Middle row—Louanne Verzani, models coat
worn during 1869 golden spike celebration;
Sarah Lou Moss, wears 1922 evening gown
owned by Mrs. P. B. Harty; Jeanie Bosn, wears
dress belonging to Mrs. Sam Barnard, now over
100-years-old, hat belonging to Mrs. Esther
Harris and worn by Mrs. Harris’s grandmother;
Marilyn Beha models 50-year-old dress belong
ing to Mrs. J. P. Gallagher; Rose Anderson
models modern evening dress belonging to
Nancy Froelich; Rosemary Corkle wears 20
year-old dress belonging to Mrs. Jack Benson;
Helen Ann Wellenstein models 50-year-old
dress belonging to Mrs. J. P. Gallagher.
Front row—Catherine Wilson, Mary Eliza
beth Gatz and Caroline Wilson model night
gowns made by Mrs. Sam Barnard and her
mother for Mrs. Barnard’s trousseau, 63 years
ago.—The Frontier Photos by John H. McCar
ville.
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Those roarin' ‘20's . . . Rosemary Corkle, Rose Anderson.
Sarah Lou Moss and Suzanne Moss model dresses worn a quar
ter-century ago by Mrs. Jack Benson, Mrs. H. E. Coyne, Mrs. P.
B. Harty and Mrs. E. M. Gallagher, respectively.
Court of Awards, Tea
To Be Held Monday—
At the Girl Scout meeting we
made invitations for our moth
ers and we hope they will all
come to the court of awards and
tea Monday, May 1, at the Am
erican Legion auditorium at
4:15 p. m. Troop I will serve
the refreshments. Troops 2, 3
and 4 will put on the program.
They are in charge of the en
tertainment. — By Kay Allen
dorfer, Girl Scout scribe.
Max Berger, Wife
Go to Clearwater—
Mr. and Mrs. Max Berger,
who managed the Elite cafe
here from October 1, 1949, un
til it was damaged by fire last
month, have taken over the
former Stettner cafe in Clear
water.
They took possession Monday.
Frontier for printing of all
kinds.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD-Laura Persons to Ellen &
Fred Grage 4-15-50 $6,000-Lot
21 & So i-2 lot 22 Blk 43 Riggs
Add O’Neill.
WD-Rasper W Harley to Fred
J Jungman Jr 4-5-50 $350 -Lot
3 Blk 17 Bitneys Add Atkinson. 1
WD-Wrn F Conner to Harold
R Harris & wf 3-29-50 $300-Lot
7 Blk 18 Ewing.
WD-V J Krysl to Donald J
Krvsl & wf 4-17-50 $l-N,:!SEtt
33-E' 2 34-29-16.
WD-Pearl E Stewart et al to
Mary Gruenberg 5-6-48 $7,700
NMjSEVi- SEViSEVi 5- SVsSVi
4-28-16.
WD-Edward C Smith to
Louisa A Lowery 3-6-50 $1-Part
Outlet C Northside Add Cham
bers.
WD-Louisa A Lowery to Ed
ward C Smith 3-6-50 $1-Part
SEV4SWV4 20-26-12.
WD-Edward Krugman to Ed
win L Krugman & wf 4-18-50
$1,600-No 75 ft lot 1-East 75 ft
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lots 13 & 14 Blk 3 Collins Add
Atkinson.
WD-Stanley Soukup to Rus
sel R Herley 3-31-50 $l-Lots 12
17 & 18 Blk 2 Mathews Add O’
Neill.
WD-Lillie Hopkins to John D
Alder 4-13-50 $1,600-Lots 6 & 7
Blk 6 Western Townlot Co 1st
Add Inman.
WD-Home Owners Loan Corp 1
to Zella & Robert E Cook 3-13
50 $l-Lots 15 & 16 Blok 35 O’
Neill.
Mrs. H. S. Moses entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Verzal and Mr. j
and Mrs. Hank Martin at din- j
ner Sautrday evening, April 22.
MAY DAY DANCE
AT BUTTE
MONDAY, MAY 1ST
The dance they are all talking about . . the
beautiful DOLL DANCE . . with Rex
Pine and his orchestra. An oldtime waltz
contest at I I :30 ($ I 0 to winning couple) ;
$5 to most beautiful girl selected; corsage
to the oldest lady attending dance; $5 to
man dressed best in hardtime clothes.
IT WILL BE A RIOT OF FUN
Regular Admission
TURN OF CENTURY ... In
1900 Mrs. J. P. Gilligan wore
the gown (above) modeled by
Marcella Mullen. Mrs. Gilligan
is mother of Bennett Gilligan,
O’Neill druggist. _ \
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O'NEILL, NEBR., THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 19S0—PAGE 9
American Red Cross
Drive Officially Ends
EMMET — Mrs. Guy F. Cole,
of Emmet, chairman of the Holt
county Amerian Red Cross fund
raising drive, Tuesday declared
that the 1950 campaign had of
ficially ended.
Receipts this year totalled
$2,575.54, Mrs. Cole reported.
Last town or community to re
port was Atkinson, which a
counted $436 10 in memberships
and contributations
Holt county’s quota was 2
thousand-dollars.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Ewing, Nebr.
April 17, 1950. ,
Dear Sirs:
You are to be commended for I
your effort to make Easter what
it properly should be: the day
that marks the division of all ‘
history. The Resurrection of
Christ is the source of our faith,
our hope and our strength in
this troubled world in which we
live.
Sincerely yours,
REV. PETER BURKE.
For a healthier flock, main
tain clean chicks, sanitary
quarters. Simply follow a scien
tific sanitation program — and
disinfect regularly. Prevent ex
ternal parasites and germs from
spreading disease to your birds.
You’ll save birds and profits!
FOR EASY SANITATION,
GERMEX OR PAR-O-SAN
Depend on Ua for
Poultry Service
Ralph N. Leidy
— O'NEILL —
COYNE HDWE.
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For National Hardware Week
Sat of 4 IRWIN SCREWDRIVERS
Special ___ 89c Set
DISSTON 84>oint, 26-inch "HANDSAW
Special ....... .. $3.49
| ATKINS “SILVER STQL”
Keyhole & Compass Saw With
“Perfect Grip” Tenite Handle
'Ct^ppjnj 10-inch - $1.19
Opetldl 12-inch _ $1.39
Folding WOOD RULE, 6-foot
Special 69c
Stanley 2-Tone BLOCK PLANE
Special $1.49
IRWIN WOODBORING SET
Boring range 3-8 to I /i~inch
Special , $3.38
Bristol Steel CASTING ROD, 4V2-ft.
Special $3.79
COYNE HARDWARE
O’Neill Phone 21
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
* r—
LeRoy & Irene’s
• We have taken over the establishment of Mary Mae Ba
zelman. We intend to serve only the finest.
• We pledge ourselves to strict observance of the laws.
YOUR PATRONAGE WILL BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED
FREE LUNCH MONDAY, MAY 1ST
I Hours 12-1 and 8-9