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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1950)
FUTURE SUBSCRIBERS STUCKEY — Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stuckey, of Grafton, a son, born recently. Mrs. Stuckey is the former Eunice Chudo melka, of Inman. MEYERS — Mr. and Mi's. Marian Meyers, of Chambers, a son, Gaylord George, weigh ing 8 pounds, born Monday, May 15. SANDERS — Mr and Mrs Curly Sanders, of Ewing, a daughter, Janice Marie, born Thursday, Mav 11. GUTHMILLER — Mr and, Mrs. EmmanueJ Guthmiller, of Anoka, a daughter, l>orn at the Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch on Tuo<^ay, May 16. WELLS — Mr. and Mrs Lee Wells, of Lynch, a daughter, born at the Sacred Heart hos pital at Lynch on Monday, May | 15. JOHRFNG — Mr. and Mrs. I Ben Johring, of O'Neill, a son. bom at the Sacred Heart hos pital at Lynch on Friday. May 12 JOHNSON —r Mr. and Mrs. Milton Johnson, of Fremont, a | daughter, bom Friday, May 12 Milton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Johnson, of Mnnowl, and a graduate of the Lynch schools. McNALLY — Mr. and Mrs Harold McNally, of Ainsworth, a daughter. Sandra Lee. born Thursday, May 18, at O’Neill Hospital Mrs. McNally is the former Connie Lou Williams. DAVID — Mr. and Mrs. Verle David, of Inman, a daughter, Sandra Kay, weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces, born Wednesday, Mav 24, at O’Neill hospital. EARLEY — Mr and Mrs. James Earley, of O’Neill, a son, horn Thursday. May 24 at O’ Neill Hospital. This is the couple’s first child. HOSPITAL NOTES O'NEILL HOSPITAL Admissions: May 18 — Mrs. Harold McNally, of Ainsworth. 19 — Mrs. Bernard Montgom ery, of Walnut, medical, con dition '‘improved.’’ 20 — Claude Hamilton, of O’Neill, medical, condition “improved;” Mrs. Eu gene Adamson, of O'Neill, medi caU condition “good;" Charles Pierson, of O’Neill, appendect omy, condition “good." 22 — Mrs. Richard Faulhaber, of Ve nus, medical, condition “im proved.'' 24 — Mrs. Verle Dav id. of Inman; Mrs. James Earley i of O'Neill. Still in hospital: Lloyd Smith, j of Inman, condition “good.” Dismissals: May — 18 Lois Ratliff, of Atkinson. 19 — Mrs John Shultz and daughter, of O’Neill. 21 — Mrs. Mary Don lin, of O’Neill. 22 — Mi's Ber- . nard Montgomery, of Walnut 23 — Mrs Eugene Adamson, of O’Neill; Mrs. Harold McNally and daughter, of Ainsworth. STUART HOSPITAL Admissions: May 12—Roscoe Ames, of Atkinson, minor sur gery. 13 — Master Melvin Zah radnieek, son of Walter Zah radnic-ek, of Stuart, minor sur gery, 16 — Fred Karo, sr., of Atkirwon, medical: Master James Goebel, son of Francis Goebel, of Stuart, accident: Baby Loyd Eugene Jacox. of Newport, "gaining;” M'-s. Lola Humerick, of Stuart, “improv ing;” Mrs. Fluyd Whitaker, of Chambers, “improving” 19 — Marjorie and Mavis Rahn, of Dustin, tonsillectomy Dismissals: Mav 12 — Roscoe Ames, of Atkinson 13 — Mel vin Zahradnicek. of Stuart. 17 — Mrs. A. J. Buettner. and daughter, Joyce Elaine, of At kinson. 18 — Fred Karo, sr , of Atkinson. 19 — James Goebel of Stuart. 20 — Marjorie and Mavis Rahn, of Dustin. Here from Scottsbluff— H. J. Grasniick, of Scottsbluff, arrived Sunday, May 21, for a several weeks' visit with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grasmick. ROYAL THEATER - O'NEILL — Thursday, May 25 Starring Gloria Jean, Jimmy Lydon, John Hubbard, Frances Rafferty in AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL A dm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50c Children 10c. plus tax 2c; Total 12c Friday and Saturday May 26-27 Glen Ford, Ida Lupino in LUST FOR GOLD With Gig Young, William Prince, Edgar Buchanan. A dm. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50c Children 10c. plus 2c tax Total 12c Matinee: Saturday 2:30 Sunday - Monday - Tuesday May 28-29-30 John Ford’s WHEN WILLIE COMES MARCHING HOME Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet and Colleen Townsend. Adna. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50< Children 10c plus tax 2c. Tidal 12c Matinee Sunday 2:30 SICK & INJURED LYNCH — John Kopecky, of Bristow is reported “not so good" at the sacred Heart hos pital here , . . The L. Baker •hil dren have been having the ■chicken pox . . . Mrs. Friend Keeler has been on the sick list . . . Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Scott, of Butte, consulted Lynch doc tors Wednesday, May 17 . . . Robert Bowman, o f Bristow, w'ho has been ill the past months at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Theodore Lond quist, was brought to the Sac red Heart hospital for treat ment . . . Mrs, C. G, Pratt, of Bristow, has been a patient at Sacred Heart hospital the past ; wreek . . . Mrs. Melvin Johnson, ; of Bristow', is recuperating af ter a major operation at the Sacred Heart hospital The children stayed at the home of, their aunt, Mrs. Mildred Spang ler, near Ewing, during Mrs. . Johnson’s hospitalization . . .! L. S. Martinson, of Bristow, has been a medical patient at Sac red Heart hospital . . . Mrs Swan Pearson, of Bristow, un derwent a minor operation in an Omaha hospital last week . . . Mrs. Vac Jedlicka under- I went major surgery at the St. Catherine’s hospital in Omaha on Thursday, May 18. She went through the operation “fine" Mr. Jedlicka returned from O maha on Mopday eveing . , . Mm. Frank Cranford, of Lynch, underwent a minor operation Thursday, May 18, at the local hospital . . . Mrs. Arthur Reiser left for 4*er home in Butte Wed nesday, May 17, having been iismissed from the Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch , . . Mrs. Frank Vondika, of Verdel, is ‘improved’’ at the Sacred Heart hospital . . . Mrs. Harvey Scott, if Veddel, a medical patients at J the Sacred Heart hospital, is j “improved” . ■ . Frank Cuhel, nf Verdel, is ‘‘good" at the Sac red Heart hospital at Lynch . . . Mrs. Wilbur Reiser, of Spencer, is “improved" at the Sacred Heart hospital . . . Tonsillect omies at Sacred Heart hospital performed the past week were: Baby Michael Allan Tichy, of Niobrara; Bonnie Lee Wirth, of Verdel . . Mrs. Jerry Sixta is “getting" along fine" at Sacred Heart hospital flolowing major surgery . . . Mrs. Elsie Wilson, of Faribault, Minn., is “critical ly sick” at her home there. Mrs. Tom Hiscocks and Mrs- Retta Phelps, of Scottville, left for j Faribault last week to be with her Mrs. Wilson formerly liv ed at Redbird. CHAMBERS—Johnnie Brown and sister, Mrs. Wm Jutte, drove to Norfolk Saturday, May 13, to visit Mr. Jutte at the Lu theran hospital. They also vis ited Dr. J. W. Gill, who was also a patient in the Lutheran hospital . . . John Dankert, who has been ill for the past 2 weeks is reported “sightly improved” . . Arthur Miller has suffered an attack of influenza . . Wil liam Jutte returned Friday, May 19, from the Lutheran hos pital at Norfolk where he had been a patient for several weeks . . Mrs. Flovd Whitaker return ed Monday, lvlay 22, from a hos pital at Stuart where she un derwent a major operation on May 12 . . . Mr. and Mi'S. Edwin Wink took their son William to Neligh Sunday, May 21. where he will have his tonsils re moved. Mr. Wink expects to return Wednesday. Mrs. Wink and children will remain a few days with her parents, Mr and Mrs. L. A. Houston. ATKINSON — Little Larry Bonnenberger, son of Mr- and Mrs. Pete Bonnenberger, was taken to the hospital at Bassett Thursday. May 18. for medical treatment. His father reported that he was a “very sick boy” Hit that he seemed to be re sponding to treatment . . . Mrs. Joe Stoecker. who was in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at j Norfolk, returned to her home | Sunday. May 21. and is report- j ed as “doing well . . . Barbara Ballon is on a liquid diet and her condition is considered “sat isfactory” . . ■ Mrs. Ron Kroupa is “very ill.” Her condition has been reported as unchanged for several days . . . A seige of meas les seems to have a hold on the vounger Fry of the community but no serious cases have been reported as y^t. O’NEILL — Mr* Carl Lor enz is staying with her mother. Mrs. Walter Spangler, who is recuperating , . . Joseph Jareske returned Wednesday, May 17. from Rochester, Minn., with Mr. and Mrs Claude Hamilton . . . Manford Ross is “much bet ter" this week . . . C. R Hill had a fingernail torn from his right hand in a grass seeder accident. PAGE — Mrs. J. E. Smith, who entered a hospital at Nor folk on Thursday, May 18, re turned home 3 days later. Her condition is “about the same.” DELOIT — Joe Ann Huff man returned from Omaha Wed nesday, May 17, and is “much improved.” NORTH OF STUART — Cal vin Allvn, son of Mr. and Mrs James Allyn, had chickenpox this week. Rev. Brownfield Deliver* Baccalaureate Sermon— PAGE — Baccalaureate ser vices for Page high school sen iors were held Sunday evening, May 21, in the school auditor ium. Rev T. O. Browmfield deliv ered the sermon, “Looking For ward.” Joyce Clasey played both the processional and the reces sional. Patrick Boyle, sr„ 84, died Monday, May 14. Burial was here on Saturday. He resided many years on Holt-Wheeler line. Rural 8th Graders In Promotion Event ■*' ■1 * ■ *■ One hundred and ninety-five j rural Holt county eighth grad ers Tuesday, May 23, were grad- I uated in promotion exercises held at the O’Neill public I school auditorium. The program, an all-student affair, began at 2 p.m. Eight students from rural i and town schools who received top honors in the eighth grade achievement tests were: Rural—Kathryn Hoffman, dis trict 134; Carole Enbody, dis trict 79; Aletha Holliday, dis trict 88; Marilyn Weyhrich, dis trict 146; Joellyn Kennedy, dis trict 110; Kay Johnson, district 192; Betty Spangler, district 110; Mary Ann Allyn, district 1 H8. Town—Jean Welke, Ewing; Duane Booth, O’Neill; Fred Fet row. O’Neill; Mrailyn Fetrow, O’Neill; Evelyn Asher, O’Neill; Darryl Jarvis, Atkinson; Chas. Peterson, Atkinson; Ronald Pet erson, Stuart. • According to Elja McCullough, Holt county superintendent of public instruction, 93 students received “above average” in the achievement tests. Students receiving the high est grades in a current events test were: Fred Fetrow O’Neill; Walter Rutherford district 88; Charlotte McVay, district 135; and Duane Booth, O’Neill. ' Marilyn Fetrow, O’Neill and Jean Welke, Ewing, received the highest grades in the test “Ge ography of Nebraska.” Judged best penmen were: Rural— Alberta Scheuths, dis trict 46; Town—Jean Welke, Ewing. Receiving top honors for par aragraphs written on soil con servation were: Evelyn Asher, O’Neill and Richard Doty, dis trict 14. In the written spelling ex amination 3 students spelled 45 out of 50 words correctly. Stud ents were; Carole Enbody, dis trict 79; Judy Jeffries, Ewing; and Jean Welke, Ewing. Top honors for the best tu berculosis essay went to: Betty Gartner, district 156; Mary Ann Kallhoff, district 227; Marjorie Stamp, district 118; Vernon Johnson, district 17; Verlee Bollwitt, district 227; Betty Spangler, district 110; and Ar lene Walters, district 16. Graduation program included: Prayer, Larry and Perry Dawes; flag salute led by Scout Harold Dexter; “Three Little Maids,” district 18; vocal selec tion, Ken Garwood; group songs, district 23. Clarinet solo, James Cronx; “Town Meeting,” St. Mary s academy of O’Neill; group songs, district 55; entertainment, dis trict 183; trumpet solo, Duane Booth; O’Neill public school; junior high chorus, O’Neill pub lic school; entertainment, dis trict 213; • _ Holt county chorus, grades a, 6, 7 and 8; presentation of di plomas, by Miss McCullough. STUART NEWS Mrs. Ray Schafer, of Atkin son, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Frances Roberts. Mrs. Edith Atkinson is spend ing a few days with her daught er, Mrs. Joe Timmermans Mrs. Clyde Brainard and sons called on Mrs- R. A. Coffman on Saturday. May 20. Leslie Sweet brought h i s •school term in district 136 to a close with a picnic on Sunday, May 21. A large crowd attend ed and enjoyed a dinner and an afternoon of visiting. Gus Obermire and son, John, returned from Flordia on Sat urday night, with a truckload of rodeo stock. Mr and Mrs. Gus Obermire and family visited with her | mother, Mrs. Mary Henning, in Atkinson on Sunday afternoon, May 21. Mr. and Mrs. R A. Coffman | and Rex, al/o Mrs. Frances Rob i erts visited with Mr. and Mrs. j Joe Stoecker in Atkinson Sun day evening, May 21. Sam Timmermans, of Atkin son, visited with his mother. Mrs. Josephine Timmermans, on Sunday, May 21. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Craig and daughters, of Hamaltown, la.. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Matousek of North Platte and Mr. and Mrs Orville Paxton were Sun day. May 21, guests in the Riley Paxton home. Visit Halva's— Mr. and Mrs. Fred B Soueek, ; of Walnut, were Sunday, May 21, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva. f ^ ::1 r 1j _■ METHODIST (O'Neill) Rev. V R Bell pastor Church school. 10 a. m., clas ses for all ages. Worship service, 11 a. m-, sermon, special music. International Fellowship, 5 p. m. Senior MYF. 7:30 p. m. Next Sunday we will have Memorial Sunday services. The Missionary Circle will meet tonight (Thursday) at the parsonage. Mrs. Paul Moseman fs assistant hostess. The senior choir will practice toriight (Thursday). The Dorcas Circle will meet Friday after noon, June 2. with Mrs. Vernon Lorenz The cabinet of the WSCS met Monday afternoon with Mrs. C. W. Porter for planning of the vear’s work They were instal- 1 at the last monthly meet ing The teaching staff of the dai ly vacation Bible school met Monday evening for completion of Dlans. The school opens at 9 j o’clock on Monday, June 5, and will continue for 2 weeks. Chil dren 4 years and through the Sth grades are invited and urg ed to attend. We will leave for annual con ference on Monday, May 29, for a week. There will be Sunday-school as usual on conference Sunday. June 4. We invite you to our service. WESLEYAN METHODIST {O'Neill) Rev, Melvin Grosenbach, pastor Thursday, May 25, prayer meeting, 8 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study also for the I———-Si children. Because of rain last Thursday we did not have our quarterly meeting so the reports will be given this week. A tape recording of the 50th anniversary service for the W. B. Lambs will be played after the evening service. Sunday, May 28: Sunday - school, 10 a.m.; worship ser vice, 11 a.m.; young people’s service, 7:30 p.m.; evangelistic service, 8 p.m. May 29-June 2 are the dates for our daily vacation Bible school for children, ages 5-14. All children will be welcome to attend. There will be both morning and' afternoon classes, beginning at 9 a.m. The time is near for another camp meeting here in O’Neill. Rev. Carey and Rev. Biggerstaff are our evangelists again this year. Mrs. Carey is our song evangelist and children’s work er. There will be something for young people, children and adults, morning, afternoon and evening services. Sunday services will be in the public school auditorium. Each Sunday afternoon will be given over for a missionary service. Dates for the camp are June 8 18. You are invited to attend. CENTER UNION (O'Neill) Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, pastor Sunday, May 28: Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday-school, 11 a.m.; young people’s service and Bible study, 7:30 p.m. Missionary meeting at Clar ence Ernst’s Wednesday, May 31, 8 p.m. If we shall have a harvest we must sow seed to produce the kind of harvest that we desire. This is true in the realm of see : mg a harvest of Christian prin | ciples. Where you see a lack of Christian activity no doubt i there is a lack of sowing and re j ceiving the teaching of the Bible. Think it over. FEDERATED (Stuart) Rev. Orin Graff, pastor. Unified service, 10 a. m. Ser mon: -Apology of a Christian." Acts 22:1-22. Mary and Martha society will | meet today (Thursday) at 2 p. J m. Mrs. Mabel Krotter and Mrs. i Don Krotter will be the hos | tessess. Choir will meet, today ' (Thursday) at 7 p. m ---r Atlend 4-H Regional Conference— Joan Beea and Mary Taggart, ! both of Chambers, Ro'bert Mar- j tens, of Atkinson, and Leona Fern Beckwith, of Emmet, attended the eastern regional rural youth conference held Fri- I day, Saturday and Sunday, May j 19-21, at Curtis. The Misses Beed and Taggart represented the South Holt Rur al Youth club while Martens and j Miss Beckwith represented the O’Neill Rural Youth. Representatives will give a complete report to members at the next regular meeting of their respective clubs. Also attending with the Rural Youth from Holt county was A. Neil Dawes, county agent. (First pub. May 25, 1950) NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR SUPERVISORS OF THE HOLT SOIL CONSERVA TION DISTRICT TO ALL OWNERS O F LANDS lying within the bound aries of the Holt Soil Conserva tion District, Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of June 1950, an election will be held for the election of two su pervisors to hold office for a ¥ term of four years for the Holt Soil Conservation District of the State of Nebraska, to fill vacancies created by the expir ation of the terms of two of the present supervisors. The names of the candidates are as follows: Ernst, Clarence—O'Neill. Heiss, R. L.—Page Karo, A. Max—Stuart Lambert, Carl—Ewing i All persons, firms, and cor- * porations who hold title to any land within the boundaries of said District are eligible to vote at said election. Polling places will be opened on the above date between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P. M. as follows: Holt County Courthouse An nex Basement—O’Neill. Landowners who find that they may not conveniently vote at the polls on the election day fo AUre a ballot and Form “LD-KA at any time prior to the election at any of the fol lowing places, and vote by seal- . ed ballots: * Ewing Cooperative Creamery, Ewing. Ewing Sale Barn, Ewing. Nebraska State Bank, Cham bers. Cooperative Bank, Inman. Cooperative Bank, Page. Star Post Office, Star. Atkinson Sale Barn, Atkinson. Tri-County Bank, Stuart. First National Bank, O’Neill. County Extension Agent’s Of fice, O’Neill. O’Neill Sale Barn, O’Neill. Nonresident landowners, or those who wish to vote by mail may apply in person, or in writing, to the District Election Officer Dave E. Bowen, of Page, f Nebraska, requesting a ballot. Dated this 17th day of May, 1950. STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE A. K BAXTER, (Seal) for E. G. Jones, 3-5c Executive Secretary. 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