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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1950)
Teen-Tattler — Several Sentimental St. Mary’s Seniors Break Down and Cry Bv BARBARA BENNETT Hi kids! By now the summer band is well underway and has had several prac tices, getting ready for the concerts and trips we are going to be making. Sat urday we are going to march for the first time this year. Be sure not to miss it. Monday night, May 22, St. Mary’s had its May pro cession. Nancy Beha was crown ed as May queen. Her attend ants were Jean Head and Gay leen Scholtes. The seniors wore their caps and gowns to the ceremony . Afterward there was a dance in the gym. The Lions club beauty con test ended Wednesday, May 24. There were 17 entries, but not that many were able to attend. All of the girls looked lovely. The queen was Bernadette Hynes. She was chosen on her personality, poise and beauty. The SMA class night was Wednesday, May 24. The will, history and prophecy were read and some of the seniors receiv ed alumni pins and awards. Thursday morning, May 25, was commencement. One member of the class was absent, Hope Con don. She had a bad case of measles and mumps. There were about 5 or 6 scholarships awarded. The juniors wore their for mals and some were ushers. The scene was quite a sad one, man> broke down and cried before the ceremony was over. Tonight (Thursday), the high school kids of the Presbyterian church are having an ice cream social in order to raise money for summer conference. There will be pie, cake and ice cream. Everyone is invited. That’s all. So long till next week. ■» --I HARTZ ' Hybrid Seed Corn Following Numbers in Stock: 302 - 4297 - 4319 - 22 -12 A. P. Jaszkowiak Homeowned t Phone 98 O'Neill -- ^-**£8* CONSUMERS TO REMODEL OFFICE Bids Are Sought for Extensive Repair on. Headquarters Consumers Public Power dis trict is advertising for bids on construction and materials nec essary for rebuilding and mod ernizing its O’Neill district of fice. According to L. C- Walling, O’Neill district manager, the building will be extended to the alley in the rear to provide necessary store room and ser vice space at the downtown lo cation. Office space will also be rearranged so that the account ing department and engineer ing department will be provid ed with offices on the second floor and the sales floor and other department facilities wijl also be completely modernized. Mr. Walling said the building will be completely equipped with modern facilities through out, including modern floures cent lighting and other fixtures for the convenience of customers and for greatest efficiency of . the operating staff and a new modern glass front will be in stalled on the main 'street and the entrance changed. Mr. Walling said through this arrangement. Consumers offices will occupy both the first and second floors of the west side of the present build ing and that the second floor of the east side will be built into office space. The floor will be modernized and available for lease. Architects Helleberg and Helleberg, of Kearney, who de signed the new central area headquarters building recently completed at Kearney, have prepared the plans and specifi cations for the O’Neill building. Mr. Waling said bids will be closed June 20, and it is expect ed construction will get under way as soon as contracts can be completed and material ar ranged for after that- He said he expects the job to be com pleted before fall. Mr. Walling stated that the new building will greatly add to the appearance of main street since it will include the newest type front and attractive show windows. — I come in and meet SHOPSMITH! THE COMPLETE POWER SHOP IN ONE UNIT. SAVES YOU 60% IN WORKING SPACE, 60% IN TOOL COSTS You’ve read about it! You’ve heard about it! Now see it for yourself! 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Hoary-duty construction' tpoods from HO to WOO rpm. Complat* attachment tx, |21.1L Ralph N. Leidy O’Neill Phone 410 Municipal Band Parade Saturday O’Neill's municipal b a n d, j comprised of band students from i both the public school and St. Mary's academy, will parade through the business district Saturday night, June 3. This will be the first appearance of the massed band this season. First concert will be played the following Saturday. June 10, according to Band Director Ira George. Mr George said that all par ents who wish their children to start in beginners’ band may meet in the band room at the public school on Tuesday eve ning, June 6. For those who find the date inconvenient, Mr. George says parents should con tact him. W. W. Grimm Elected Insurance Director W. W Grimm, of the O’Neill Insurance Agency, on Tuesday, May 23, was among 17 elected to the board of directors of the newly-organized Nebraska As sociation of Mutual Insurance Agents. Meeting took place in Lincoln. CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION Pursuant to provisions of the state law, as amended in the year 1949, a Republican Dele gate Pre-Primary Convention will be held in O’Neill, Nebras ka, at the IOOF Hall, commenc ing at 2:00 o’clock p. m., on Sat urday, June 3rd, 1950, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Pre-primary Conven tion to be held in Omaha on June 13th, 1950; for the elec tion of a County Chairman for the ensuing two year term; and for the transaction of such other business as may be proper. Delegates to this convention shall be those delegates elected at the state-wide primary elec tion held in the year 1948 and those chosen to fill vacancies in the manner provided by law. IRA H. MOSS, County Chairman 4c. Selective Service Office Closes June 1-5— Mrs. W. H. Harty, secretary of the Holt county selective ser vice board, said Monday that the office in the courthouse annex building will be closed Thursday, June 1, through Mon day, June. She pointed out that young men reaching their 18th year are required to register within 5 days thereafter, and also stat ed that returnees should regist er at this office. Mrs. Ward Flanigan New Auxiliary Head— STUART — The American Legion auxiliary had its annu al election of officers at a regu lar meeting on Thursday, May 25. The following officers were elected; _ . _ President—Mrs. Ward Flan nigan; vice-president—Mrs. Bud Kunz; secretary — Mrs. Cliff Minninger; treasurer — Mrs. Frank Weichman, reelected for second term; chaplain — Mrs Eddie Schnieder; historians — Mrs. Geo. Shald and Mrs. Bill Wedige; sergeant-at-arma — Mrs. Alton Hoffman. Other Stuart News Mrs. Hattie Fox spent the weekend visiting in Bassett and Newport. „ , . Mr. and Mrs. Ted L- Scheis sler, of Lincoln, spent Monday afternoon, May 22, at the Wil fred Seger home. Mrs. Max Karo and Delores had a surprise birthday anni versary party for Dorthy on Thursday night, May 25. Lowell Seger had a theatei party in honor of his 13th birth day anniversary on Friday, MMr.2and Mrs- G. J. Seger left Saturday, May 27, for Lincoln and Prague. They were to spend Memorial day there. Marilyn Delosh, Alberta Hol brook, Elaine Hangemann, Ro land Peterson. Darrel Cobb, Marvin Mitchell and Warren Mitchell, all eighth grade pu pils of Stuart public school, were in O’Neill Tuesday, May 23 for the promotion exercises. Kay and Janice Myers spent last week at Lynch in the Henry Wester home. Roland Marcellus, son of Wayne Marcellus, of Bassett, is visiting in the Kelly Myers home this week. The Mary and Martha socie ty met in the church basement on Thursday afternoon. May 25. Mrs. Ina Myers and Mrs. Kelly Myers were hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. S .A. Marcellus and Mr. and Mrs. Hem^ Wes ter, of Lynch, returned from Greeley, Colo., on Thursday, May 25. They have been visit ing for a week with Purdy Marcelus .. , , Mrs. Wilfred Seger attended commencement exercises i n Newport on Wednesday eve ning, May 24. Miss Jeanne Mullen, of O - Neill, and Miss Barbara Gilg, of Newport, were guests of honor at a prenuptial shower given in the basement of St. Boniface church on Sunday, May 28. Th* hostesses were Mrs. Joe Wal linger, Mrs Frank Weichman, Mrs Lawrence Kaup and Mrs. 1 Wilfred Seger. | Mrs r. a Coffman, Mrs. Warren Roberts and Linda at tended a prenuptial shower for Miss Marjorie Rouse on Satur day, May 27, in Inman. Mrs Mary Stoltenburg, of Bassett, was visiting over the weekend with Miss Theresa Levi. Jerry Henderson, student in Doane college at Crete, arrived home Thursday, May 25, for summer vacation Wm. L. Yost took a group of Boy Scouts to Wolf lake on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Coffman, of Larado, Mo., also Henry Coff man and Miss Dorthy Webb, of Kansas City, Mo., visited last week with Mr. and Mrs R. A. Coffman. They also tried local fishing. Most Corn Has Been Planted— DELOIT — Practically all the farmers in the Deloit vicinity have finished planting their com crop for 1950. It is almost time for some of them to be putting up their alfalfa. Other Deloit News Mi's Jewell, of Dallas, S. D., is visiting at the Ralph Tom jack and John Bauer, jr., homes. Mrs. M. B. Huffman and Mrs. Brion, of Ewing, visited Fri day night, May 26, at the Stan ley Huffman home. Elayne Reimer spent Satur day, with Zoe Ann Huffman, who is convalesing at her home. Mrs. Howard Manson’s music pupils gave a recital on Satur day, afternoon, May 27. Maxine Nissen and Ernest Uhrenholdt were married on Friday, May 26, at Elgin. Max ine is one of Deloit’s farmer teachers. Marlene Reimer and Lois Rossou accompanied a bus load of teachers, including Miss Elja McCullough, of O’Neill, and Fred Dale, of the Wayne col lege, on a 5 - day tour of the 6tate this week. Ewing high alumni from here who attended the banquet with their families were: Elizabeth Bauer Bartak and son, Jack Bartak, Fern Sisson, Refin, Au drey Tomjack Koenig, Rose Burke Funk and daughter, Rose Funk, Henry Reimer, and El eanor Larson Reimer The ban quet was held at Ewing on Tuesday evening, May 23. Sev eral came from a distance and one hadn’t attended for the 50 years since graduation. • Two hundred and twenty - eight at I tended. The pupils who finished the I 8th grade at Deloit were: Dona I Sisson, Rosetta McDonald and 1 Elvin Van Ostrand; Elayno Reimer in district 29 Alberta Scheuth, at St. Johns. Real Estate Transfers WD-Allen G Hill to Ray Hill & wf 5-19-50 $3,500-NWy4 28 29-10. WD-City of O’Neill to Lee Wyant 5-10-50-correction deed Lot 5 blk H McCaffertys 2nd Add O’Neill. WD-James C Flannigan to Robert A Ramm 2-24-50 $600 West 100 it lots 5 & 6 blk 2 Stuart. WD-Harry A Cadwallader to R L Shald & wf 5-16-50 $3,000 i W' .SW'4 5-30-15. Sheriffs deed - to Harold T MeGraw 5-10-50 $40-Lot 8 blk 3- Inman. Sheriffs deed - to R H Shrin er 5-24-50 $2,450-Lots 4 & 5 blk 50 McCaffertys Add O’Neill. WD-Nels Jacobsen to Don J & Alice Clark 5-22-50 $1,500 - Lots 21 & 22 blk 6 Ewing-subj to $1,000. WD-Clyde E Streeter to Jo seph B Peters 5-26-50 $6,000 - SWy« 34-30-11. WD-Martha A Evans to James S Evans 5-13-50 $l-Lots 15 & 16 blk 30 O’Neill. WD-Lucille A Powell to Mark M Nelson & wf 5-16-50 $600 - Lots 8 & 9 blk 6 Ha Hocks 2nd Add Stuart. Clay H Johnson to Roy D Johnson & wf 5-22-50 $1-Part SEV4SEy« 25- Twp 29- Range 12. WD-J M Langan to John B McGrew & wf 4-19-50 $2,800 - Lot 15 Blk 6 llallocks Add Stu art. WD-Nels Jacobsen to C L Sisson &• wf 5-19-50 $2,020-Lots 19 & 20 Blk 6 Ewing. QCD-Paul Parshall to Anna Parshall 5-22-50 $l-Lots 11 to 18 inc blk 1 Collins 2nd Add Atkinson. QCD-Frank Gallagher to Hil da M & Helen A Gallagher 4 19-50 $1- Lots 1-2 & 20 blk C Fahys 2nd Add O’Neill. WD-Charles L Harding to John Kennedy 5-20-50 $350-Lots 4 A 5 blk 17 Mathews Add O’ Neill. WD-Lester C Anson to Hen ry J Kuhfahl A wf 5-8-50 $4,750 Lots 9 A 10 blk 1 Fahys Park Add O’Neill. WD-David Bellar to Orville Mc-Kim A wf 5-16-50 $250-So 42 4 ft of lots 8 A 9 blk H O’N A Hagertys Add O’Neill. WD-Alice E Eidemniller et al to E Petersen 2-2-50 $500-Lot 3 A East 15 ft lot 4 blk N Fahys Park Add O’Neill. DANCE % DANCELAND O'NEILL Duffy Belorad & His Orchestra Saturday, June 3 Adm. & Dance $1 SPECIAL OFFER By The O’NEILL PHOTO CO. O’Neill, Nebr. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY THE O'NEILL PHOTO CO. will furnish The O'Neill Frontier with baby pictures lhai will be used in connection with a feature story. This offer good only with a photographic order amounting to $5.00 or more. You select the size you wish from our complete line of fold* ers—easels, enlargements and frames. 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